Comments on: Under the Raised Roof Ridge of a Renovated Spring Branch Woods Ranch http://swamplot.com/under-the-raised-roof-ridge-of-a-renovated-spring-branch-woods-ranch/2012-08-21/ Houston, Texas real estate development, home buying, landscape, and design Sat, 18 May 2013 21:48:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Jimmy Lyons http://swamplot.com/under-the-raised-roof-ridge-of-a-renovated-spring-branch-woods-ranch/2012-08-21/#comment-289149 Jimmy Lyons Sat, 06 Oct 2012 03:54:18 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=46153#comment-289149 I liked the kitchen renovation, and also the great room which has so much light. I liked the kitchen renovation, and also the great room which has so much light.

]]> By: Patrick http://swamplot.com/under-the-raised-roof-ridge-of-a-renovated-spring-branch-woods-ranch/2012-08-21/#comment-273147 Patrick Tue, 21 Aug 2012 23:20:08 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=46153#comment-273147 Enough with the yellow rooms.I like yellow: in ONE room. What is with home owners painting too many rooms fricking yellow? And the 1980's want the added on room back,especially the saltillo tile floors.PaulP: I agree 100% with your comment re: the fish eye lens photos. They purposely distort the rooms dimensions to make them appear larger/longer/bigger than they really are. It pleases the home owner who is talked into doing it by the realtor,who only cares about getting the sale.And if they say otherwise,remember: they're sales people and work on commission.Nothing wrong with that,it's just the b.s. psychology they use to yank the home owner around. The other photo trickery I despise is too much Photoshop,especially over tinting the exterior shots(examples: too pink sunsets,weirdly acid green lawns /pools that are too blue,etc. Realtors: lay off the fricking Photoshop. It looks fake & crappy and buyers KNOW it and are turned off. They think: if the photos are doctored what else is doctored in/on the house? And viola: you have lost a potential sale!! And lest you think I don't like salespeople: my grandfather was a VERY successful salesman and I used to be in sales. Enough with the yellow rooms.I like yellow: in ONE room. What is with home owners painting too many rooms fricking yellow? And the 1980′s want the added on room back,especially the saltillo tile floors.PaulP: I agree 100% with your comment re: the fish eye lens photos. They purposely distort the rooms dimensions to make them appear larger/longer/bigger than they really are. It pleases the home owner who is talked into doing it by the realtor,who only cares about getting the sale.And if they say otherwise,remember: they’re sales people and work on commission.Nothing wrong with that,it’s just the b.s. psychology they use to yank the home owner around. The other photo trickery I despise is too much Photoshop,especially over tinting the exterior shots(examples: too pink sunsets,weirdly acid green lawns /pools that are too blue,etc. Realtors: lay off the fricking Photoshop. It looks fake & crappy and buyers KNOW it and are turned off. They think: if the photos are doctored what else is doctored in/on the house? And viola: you have lost a potential sale!! And lest you think I don’t like salespeople: my grandfather was a VERY successful salesman and I used to be in sales.

]]> By: Lost_In_Translation http://swamplot.com/under-the-raised-roof-ridge-of-a-renovated-spring-branch-woods-ranch/2012-08-21/#comment-273101 Lost_In_Translation Tue, 21 Aug 2012 20:32:47 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=46153#comment-273101 Does anyone see them getting anywhere close to this dollar amount for this house? It fronts a major thoroughfare, is zoned to the wrong spring branch schools and the remodel is "ok" at best. 350k if it doesn't stagnate on the market, 300k if it does. Does anyone see them getting anywhere close to this dollar amount for this house? It fronts a major thoroughfare, is zoned to the wrong spring branch schools and the remodel is “ok” at best. 350k if it doesn’t stagnate on the market, 300k if it does.

]]> By: Spoonman. http://swamplot.com/under-the-raised-roof-ridge-of-a-renovated-spring-branch-woods-ranch/2012-08-21/#comment-273091 Spoonman. Tue, 21 Aug 2012 20:14:20 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=46153#comment-273091 I looked at a home recently which had a raised roof like this. The engineering was not done correctly and vertical paneling in a first-floor room clearly showed that the house had been bent by the extra load. The extensive mold throughout wasn't helping either. I looked at a home recently which had a raised roof like this. The engineering was not done correctly and vertical paneling in a first-floor room clearly showed that the house had been bent by the extra load.

The extensive mold throughout wasn’t helping either.

]]> By: Al http://swamplot.com/under-the-raised-roof-ridge-of-a-renovated-spring-branch-woods-ranch/2012-08-21/#comment-273088 Al Tue, 21 Aug 2012 20:04:51 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=46153#comment-273088 That toilet in the master bath would make an interesting (and difficult) target, don't you think? That toilet in the master bath would make an interesting (and difficult) target, don’t you think?

]]> By: J. http://swamplot.com/under-the-raised-roof-ridge-of-a-renovated-spring-branch-woods-ranch/2012-08-21/#comment-273087 J. Tue, 21 Aug 2012 19:54:42 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=46153#comment-273087 The Great Room looks like a Holidome. I expected to see lots of excited kids on their way to pee in the pool. The Great Room looks like a Holidome. I expected to see lots of excited kids on their way to pee in the pool.

]]> By: PaulP http://swamplot.com/under-the-raised-roof-ridge-of-a-renovated-spring-branch-woods-ranch/2012-08-21/#comment-273080 PaulP Tue, 21 Aug 2012 19:19:19 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=46153#comment-273080 I abhor the current practice of realtors using fisheye lenses to capture images. It completely distorts the sense of size and scale of each and every room. This set of images is possibly the worst offender that I've seen. I abhor the current practice of realtors using fisheye lenses to capture images. It completely distorts the sense of size and scale of each and every room. This set of images is possibly the worst offender that I’ve seen.

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