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Faux ensuite

Started by Ottawanyc
about 14 years ago
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In a one bedroom and the bathroom has two doors: one from living room and one from bedroom (thus the faux ensuite). The bedroom door area is quite spacious and I was thinking of just getting rid of the door and putting in a good sized walk-in closet instead. Does anyone have a two door setup and actually find it that useful? Anyone know what a project like this might cost? (Have to get rid of door, do work on bathroom side, including some tiling and then a new door for closet and all the built ins. space is maybe 5x5. Thanks!
Response by 300_mercer
about 14 years ago
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Member since: Feb 2007

Did you stop whining and close without giving the condo board what you needed? To your current q, for 1br, no need of a bedroom door unless you are expecting someone to be sleeping in your living room. I would just permanently lock the door not do anything else. You can put a closet on top of that.

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Response by NYCMatt
about 14 years ago
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"Does anyone have a two door setup and actually find it that useful?"

This woman found it extremely useful: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGB1EtBqdEQ&feature=relmfu

It's explained :40 into the video.

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Response by alanhart
about 14 years ago
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The very last thing Sally Jesse Raphael needs to be concerned about is rappers coming in through her bathroom window.

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Response by Ottawanyc
about 14 years ago
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Thanks Matt - that's pretty decisive! Also what my place currently looks like.

300 - Yes, well sort of. Was a bit of a fiasco, with Board playing lawyer and deciding what I should have in my contract, not realizing that what they were doing was tortious interference and were totally setting themselves up for a lawsuit if anything went wrong. I still think it is moronic that these condo boards act like co-op boards. But my saga is done. Thanks for that suggestion - guess any easy solution.

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Response by NYCMatt
about 14 years ago
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"I still think it is moronic that these condo boards act like co-op boards."

Everyone wants their building to be a condo until they get in.

THEN they want it to be a co-op.

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Response by Ottawanyc
about 14 years ago
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Trust me I do not want it to be a co-op. What is upside: stupid board hassles everyone and makes it hard to sell your place and a pain in the ass? That makes for an unpleasant building, lowers the value, and opens you up to get sued. If I wanted a co-op I would have bought one. There is a reason that everywhere else has gotten rid of the stupid concept of co-ops.

But enough about that, what about my stupid closet!

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Response by huntersburg
about 14 years ago
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Ottawanyc, if you lived in NYCMatt's co-op, your simple disagreement with him above would yield punitive action by Matt's co-op board, up to and including an inflatable rat in front of your doorway.

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Response by jim_hones10
about 14 years ago
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i saw a great layout with a sink and toilet and vanity, then a pocket door separating the tub, and another sink. almost like gaining a half bath while still having an en-suite bath. pretty clever.

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Response by alanhart
about 14 years ago
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That sounds like the typical arrangement in 1950s London public housing, except each part of it has an entrance from the common area. jim_hones posh = post-Blitz low-income projects.

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Response by jim_hones10
about 14 years ago
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Did i say posh fuckface? Clever. Go suck a cock faggot.

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