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   Guest_ | Jun 21, 1999 05:33am | #1

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   Welcome Schoob,

   Not to worry, but I and, I suspect, most of the crowd like specific questions about specific problems.

   BTW It's not detail that makes a house a home, it's the love of a good family.

   Need help with any construction related problems, just ask away and stand back.

   Gabe

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   Guest_ | Jun 21, 1999 09:24am | #2

   *Jeez Gabe, it isn't that big a deal is it?

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   Guest_ | Jun 23, 1999 12:24am | #3

   *Schoob. the hollywood madam said, "A house is not a Home."and the poet tells us that "it takes a heap of living to make a house a home." GeneL

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   Guest_ | Jun 23, 1999 12:50am | #4

   *Schoob,Ditto Gabe's note about being specific.I suppose those associated with "fine homebuilding" aren't too wild about "cookie cutter duplexes," but they do help make a living, and they can provide affordable shelter for younger families. Your "rental" comment also leads me to believe that you're a bit snobbish.The young couple that is able to afford the rent for the cookie cutter duplex so that they may have a family will be the ones making a home.

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   Guest_ | Jun 23, 1999 01:39am | #6

   *Schoob,Best of luck with your upcomming home/studio. I will be glad to add my advice, right or wrong, good or bad, solicited or not.The little house that my wife and I bought back many years ago ( we could only afford a little house, I am a carpenter you know ) is so small that we have to use one small bedroom as a closet.We could now afford a much larger house, but I doubt that we will ever move. That house has become "home". We have tons of memories with that little house that you can't replace with more square footage.What the place looks like or how well it's built means nothing. What goes on inside the front door is what makes a house a home.Call again,Ed. Williams

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   Schoob | Jun 23, 1999 01:39am | #5

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   Hello everyone this is my first post so please be kind! I am A Sculptor who has worked my way through college building cookie cutter duplexes and asisting in the wood shop. Nearing the end of my college days, I am looking for ways to combine my love of sculpture with my love of living spaces(and distaste for poorly built rentals). I would appreciate any advice that anyone could offer.

   On another note I am going to, God willing, buy an older building in downtown K.C. and turn it into my home/studio. Any helpful, or not so helpful, tips on how to approach this project would also be appreciated.

   ...And in conclusion if there is anyone I can help in the areas of cast bronze, iron, aluminium, or welded steel, just let me know.

   Schoob