Any Architects or Home/Building Designers Around Here?

Sunnywindo · Post by **Sunnywindo** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 3:21 pm

Yes? No? Maybe?

Sara (who has some practical, possible future career related questions to ask)

jsluder · Post by **jsluder** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 3:24 pm

In high school, I used to draw dungeon floorplans for playing Dungeons & Dragons. Does that count?

MarkB · Post by **MarkB** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 3:27 pm

I've watched This Old House for twenty years, does that count?

MarkB

I.D.10-t · Post by **I.D.10-t** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 3:34 pm

MarkB wrote:I've watched This Old House for twenty years, does that count?

MarkB

Was that with "Tim the Tool" man?

Doesen't the Jerry Freeman do that kind of stuff?

jsluder · Post by **jsluder** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 3:42 pm

I.D.10-t wrote:
MarkB wrote:I've watched This Old House for twenty years, does that count?

MarkB
Was that with "Tim the Tool" man?

Nah, it was Tim's arch-nemesis Bob Villa (originally), followed by Steve Thomas and now Kevin O'Connor. Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor was on Home Improvement.

I.D.10-t · Post by **I.D.10-t** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 3:45 pm

jsluder wrote:
I.D.10-t wrote:
MarkB wrote:I've watched This Old House for twenty years, does that count?

MarkB
Was that with "Tim the Tool" man?
Nah, it was Tim's arch-nemesis Bob Villa (originally), followed by Steve Thomas and now Kevin O'Connor. Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor was on Home Improvement.

I bow to your vast knowledge.

Sunnywindo wrote: Sara (who has some practical, possible future career related questions to ask)

You have to write the important things big or people will miss it.

jsluder · Post by **jsluder** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 3:53 pm

I.D.10-t wrote:
Sunnywindo wrote: Sara (who has some practical, possible future career related questions to ask)
You have to write the important things big or people will miss it.

Miss what?

Sunnywindo · Post by **Sunnywindo** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 5:18 pm

I.D.10-t wrote:
jsluder wrote:
I.D.10-t wrote: Was that with "Tim the Tool" man?
Nah, it was Tim's arch-nemesis Bob Villa (originally), followed by Steve Thomas and now Kevin O'Connor. Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor was on Home Improvement.
I bow to your vast knowledge.
Sunnywindo wrote: Sara (who has some practical, possible future career related questions to ask)
You have to write the important things big or people will miss it.

Er, yes... quite right. Sorry, let's try that again.

CALLING ALL ARCHITECTS OR HOME/BUILDING DESIGNERS: HAVE SOME PRACITCAL, POSSIBLE FUTURE CAREER RELATED QUESTIONS TO ASK, PLEASE!?!?

There now, is that better? Pity the board doesn't support flashing neon text the size of an elephant... but we'll see if this helps any.

Sara (Who honestly does help there is someone in one or both of these careers on the board she could chat with.)

MarkB · Post by **MarkB** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 5:26 pm

Ya don't have to yell! But it is noisy in here tonight.

I did a Google and this was the first hit:

http://www.designcommunity.com/discussion/17992.html

also:

http://architecture.about.com/od/forums ... ndex_a.htm

MakrB

cowtime · Post by **cowtime** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 9:46 pm

Try this forum- there's several who frequent that one(it's my other daily board visit) Heck, half the folks there are practically in the business since they are so knowledgeable about the subject.

http://americanbungalowmagazine.com/ubb ... hreads.php?

Sunnywindo · Post by **Sunnywindo** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 10:36 pm

Wow! Thanks!

I did do some searching on Google, Ask Jeeves, etc. before posting this thread and ran into the About.com site, which was helpful a fair deal in the architect department but not in the home/building design department, all the links related to that seemed messed up or not helpful to what I was looking for. Since I had a username and password there, tried to access the related forum, but it wouldn't let me... even though I could log into other stuff it errored out when trying the architecture forum. I hope it's just a temporary glitch. After so many pages of non-helpful stuff, I got frusrated and came here. Course, someone else would have better luck googling and knowing something... thank goodness! Forums, other than the about.com one that might be helpful. Yeah!!!

Thanks Mark and Cowtime!

Sara

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 10:48 pm

If you have a kitchen question I may be able to help. That's my line of work.

Flyingcursor · Post by **Flyingcursor** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 4:21 am

Tony, did you design that? It's outstanding. I want a decent kitchen. I hate my kitchen.

Sara, maybe you should stay at a Holiday Inn Express. It's supposed to make you an expert on any subject according to the TV.

cowtime · Post by **cowtime** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 9:29 pm

Tony wrote:If you have a kitchen question I may be able to help. That's my line of work.

Dang, I wish I'd remembered that a few months ago. I just met with our cabinet maker yesterday after spending almost a year trying to come up with our kitchen. I't s a nightmare to work with- 4 doors, 3 windows and a pantry. I finally came up with something that may just work and the cabinet man is even using the shop drawings from original cabinets from the 20s. I hope that when we are done it will look like it was original to our house. (there has never been ANY cabinets, originally, only in the pantry)

I was going to put real linoleum back on the floor but when we ripped up the two layers of vinyl and the 1/4" plywood, lo and behold, there's the original oak. I just can't cover that up.

Got any suggestions for countertop? That would be period(1920)? Cabinets will be flush doored, painted an off white with polished nickle w exposed hinges,cabinet latches,etc. like they use to make way back when.
The cabinet man is using a 1 1/2"X18" piece of oakthat I had saved for years from a tree on my dad's farm, for one wall. I will need top for the space between the stove& fridge and also at the end of my sink. The sink is one of the old 5'6" cast iron, double bowl with double drainboards and the dishwasher will have to go at the end of that, so needs a top. I'm thinking either soapstone or apx. 2" hex tile.

springrobin · Post by **springrobin** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 9:27 am

Hi Sara- That was my major in college although not my final career resting place. Maybe I can answer some questions for you, though....

Robin