Future of the House

[ToroidalBoat]

https://imgur.com/a/rJduVB3

Somehow that scene looks like the opening scene from some 1980s horror movie.

 

[AnOminous]

It's a grainy silhouette after dark. Could be anyone. It's suspected now that 14 BC has an "R" at the end of the address for Barb, that large packages are delivered to the rear of the house and someone is coming by once a week to collect the mail.

If Barb is still there, that split-level entry is probably too dangerous for her by now. We also don't know that she has any power to resist any more.

 

[Hogar Grupal]

Everything the chandler's touch goes to shit.

Technically, it's the Weston side that does that. Unfortunately, the Chandler name just got dragged to the mud. Whenever it's mentioned that the Chandler name produced an engineer who served in WWII, an optometrist, a mathematics genius, and will soon add demented sexual deviant, which will make people scratch their heads and say "what happened there?"

Somehow that scene looks like the opening scene from some 1980s horror movie.

Makes the Baker house from RE 7 look like the house from Fresh Prince of Bel Air.

Mark my words some retard will buy it "ironically"

I don't know if this would happen, but what if the bank were to put the house up on auction? I can see Sockness flying in from San Fran in a pathetic event to try and save the temple. I can also imagine some rich, 20 year old 'influencers' buy the house to make it into a content house.

 

[Ophelia]

which will make people scratch their heads and say "what happened there?"

Usually, their brain will make the connection and realize it’s the other side of the family that brought the rot and ruin.

I can see Sockness flying in from San Fran in a pathetic event to try and save the temple.

I don’t follow Sockness; is he still into Chris?

 

[TestTubePuppy]

Barb living by herself would generate less than a bag of trash a week. Banana peels and protein meal replacement shakes don't fill multiple trash bags. She isn't there. Someone is stopping by the house once a week to pick up mail and haul a few bags of hoard out to the curb to be picked up by trash collection.

Barb may be dead by now. We'll never know. Those dogs lived in the house for quite a while without being let out into the yard. I remember seeing a photo that showed the floor in Chris's playroom and the carpeting looked filthy. It doesn't take long to trash a house. Barb and Chris are experts in efficiently and swiftly doing that. I'm sure no one really is motivated to really do a lot to clean up the place. The only thing that would spur them to action would be a notice from the health department, and in that case, the family would probably tell the bank to go ahead and take the house and its contents and deal with it themselves.

 

[The Foxtrot]

Yeah. 2014 would still be considered a pretty recent renovation. And not a minor one, either. Considering how severe the fire was, it must have been a complete, down to the studs, total revamping of the interior. New walls, new studs, new framing, new everything, all up to code. There's a lot of value just with that in and of itself. Even if the house needs things like new carpet or repainted walls or other cosmetic renovations, all the structural bones of the house itself are intact. A few rooms filled with Chandler filth isn't going to affect that much.

If AngryCops could turn a Crack House into a Crack Home, I firmly believe 14BC could be turned into one as well. But then again, the question is who would? A bank's probably not going to invest the time to hire contractors to fix the place up 100%, and I doubt there's a house flipper who'd be willing to do it with all the infamy and baggage that would come with owning Chris Chan's House.

 

[Hogar Grupal]

I don’t follow Sockness; is he still into Chris?

I checked the CWCki. Apparently, Sockness is done with Chris.

 

[CFC-12]

If Barb is still there, that split-level entry is probably too dangerous for her by now. We also don't know that she has any power to resist any more.

Who knows if she's even able to walk at all anymore after her car accident. You don't just spring back from a severe wreck like that when you're 80.

God the more I look at the Chandler's house layout the less sense it makes to me. I've been in split-level homes before but none quite as claustrophobic or illogical as 14BC. The door is so high on the house it requires stairs to get up to it but then stairs to go down to the basement. No master bathroom. At least 3 bedrooms but only 1 shower/tub. Only other way out is through the second floor kitchen. Obviously it's not some insane labyrinth of a home sans the hoard, but it really just makes me wonder why it was built the way it was.

 

[Cybertonia]

God the more I look at the Chandler's house layout the less sense it makes to me. I've been in split-level homes before but none quite as claustrophobic or illogical as 14BC. The door is so high on the house it requires stairs to get up to it but then stairs to go down to the basement. No master bathroom. At least 3 bedrooms but only 1 shower/tub. Only other way out is through the second floor kitchen. Obviously it's not some insane labyrinth of a home sans the hoard, but it really just makes me wonder why it was built the way it was.

It was the late 70s. Home architects were still high on coke and disco and only had the brain power to come up with "JUST TAKE 2 RANCH HOUSES AND PUT EM ON TOP OF EACH OTHER!"

 

[Hogar Grupal]

Who knows if she's even able to walk at all anymore after her car accident. You don't just spring back from a severe wreck like that when you're 80.

God the more I look at the Chandler's house layout the less sense it makes to me. I've been in split-level homes before but none quite as claustrophobic or illogical as 14BC. The door is so high on the house it requires stairs to get up to it but then stairs to go down to the basement. No master bathroom. At least 3 bedrooms but only 1 shower/tub. Only other way out is through the second floor kitchen. Obviously it's not some insane labyrinth of a home sans the hoard, but it really just makes me wonder why it was built the way it was.

Ironically, after the first house fire and reconstruction, the house was relatively clean, until it was hoarded up again. If there was another house fire or calamity that ends up befallen the house, with the clutter, Barb's age and injuries, I don't think she'll make it out.

 

[TaterBot]

Not having a master bathroom is retarded though. I want to slap the shit out of the retard that designed the place. Other than that, it should be a pretty easy flip. Roof is newish, so no worries there, and now I've taken a good 5 minutes to refamiliarize myself with the interior and it's fucked. The layout is so fucking retarded. Nothing about it could be considered a modern selling point, it's way too claustrophobic.

The wall between the kitchen and living room has gotta go, but it's load bearing, so you'd need at least one column which will probably look weird and fuck with the flow of the space. God dammit, the more I look at the layout, I just don't know. I think other farmers are right, tear this piece of shit down and start fresh. No amount of laminate, tile, and granite countertops is going to fix problem of the house being designed by an idiot.

not sure what definition of "Master bedroom" is being applied here, but I always figured the room across the hall from Chris' old upstairs bedroom was supposed to be a primary/master bedroom, since it was the only room with connected bathroom. The Chandlers just piled junk in there. The Chandlers (mainly Barb) were at fault for the screwy arrangement of how they used the house. i agree with you that the layout is retarded but I'm not a fan of split-level houses.

 

[Tennis-Ball-Tony]

Only other way out is through the second floor kitchen.

There's actually a door on the first floor, in the laundry room, but ever since Chris's first house tour video, it can't be seen from the inside because there's so much shit piled up in front of it. Post house fire, apparently it was (or still is) bags of shit, still wet from when the firefighters put the fire out. That's where Chris found the original "Classic".

The other weird thing about Chris's house I always forget but are shocked to see, is that right off the kitchen backdoor, you step out onto a staircase then right in front of the door is a free standing, two story structure with a screened in porch. I've only seen it in shadows and it looks black and dingy. I have never heard Chris mention it, and I think the only picture that has a part of it is one the old pictures of his cats.

Spoiler: This picture

 

[ToroidalBoat]

the more I look at the Chandler's house layout the less sense it makes to me

It's oddly fitting that such a freakish house would be home to a freakish lolcow.

 

[AnOminous]

Ironically, after the first house fire and reconstruction, the house was relatively clean, until it was hoarded up again.

And of course Barb threw a complete shit fit that they'd thrown out her barbage and accused them of stealing, even though without them the whole place would have been a total loss. Hoarders are such absolutely shitty people.

 

[Hogar Grupal]

Who knows if she's even able to walk at all anymore after her car accident. You don't just spring back from a severe wreck like that when you're 80.

God the more I look at the Chandler's house layout the less sense it makes to me. I've been in split-level homes before but none quite as claustrophobic or illogical as 14BC. The door is so high on the house it requires stairs to get up to it but then stairs to go down to the basement. No master bathroom. At least 3 bedrooms but only 1 shower/tub. Only other way out is through the second floor kitchen. Obviously it's not some insane labyrinth of a home sans the hoard, but it really just makes me wonder why it was built the way it was.

Bob had the money and wanted to buy a new house for his new life. Barb wanted a house to live in, so I assume this was the only one that was on the market that fit their budget at the time. Unfortunately for Bob, he never realized that the house, being claustrophobic as is, will be even more so with Barb's hoarding, and contributing towards his future death (the bed bugs).

 

[Ophelia]

Not having a master bathroom

not sure what definition of "Master bedroom" is being applied here,

What is a “master bathroom”? Does it have a bidet?

 

[CFC-12]

The other weird thing about Chris's house I always forget but are shocked to see, is that right off the kitchen backdoor, you step out onto a staircase then right in front of the door is a free standing, two story structure with a screened in porch. I've only seen it in shadows and it looks black and dingy. I have never heard Chris mention it, and I think the only picture that has a part of it is one the old pictures of his cats.

I didn't mention that thing but it definitely crossed my mind. Some sort of enclosed deck/porch/gazebo/sunroom thing??? IIRC the only good look at it we've gotten was that one ween who recorded the perimeter of 14BC right after Chris got arrested. It's covered in some creeping vine plant and doesn't seem to serve any obvious purpose. Really not sure what it's supposed to be. I've never seen something like it anywhere else.

Oh, also another thing: The exclusive usage of ghetto window air conditioners instead of central air. Surely a suburban home built in 1977 would have central ductwork for heating? Yet they never bothered to rig up central A/C even during the renovation? Or is the house so full of shit that all the vents are blocked rendering central climate control useless? Again, I have no idea. When you really study it 14BC is just one weird thing after another.

It's kind of a shame. You can clearly tell from the garden/gazebo/yard furniture etc that it was probably a really nice property at one point. Bob must have put a whole lot of work into it in the 80s and 90s. Really sad to see how much it's been neglected over the years.

Ironically, after the first house fire and reconstruction, the house was relatively clean, until it was hoarded up again. If there was another house fire or calamity that ends up befallen the house, with the clutter, Barb's age and injuries, I don't think she'll make it out.

This is the greatest indictment of the Chandler mentality imo. It's like a microcosm of all the poor life choices that have led to their current situation.

After a disaster, where your home is destroyed, you effectively have nothing but the clothes on your back and your life, do you choose to make a change for the better to prevent more disasters from befalling you in the future? Or do you just go back to business as usual and choose to learn nothing? A house fire is one of the most devastating things a family can endure and yet once they moved back in to 14BC they chose to just go right back to their usual bullshit and keep filling their house with trash and filth. A literal life or death scenario STILL wasn't enough to get them to change their ways. Barb and Chris seem to be almost fundamentally incapable of learning from their own mistakes no matter what the risks are.

 

[ToroidalBoat]

What is a “master bathroom”? Does it have a bidet?

In American houses, it's the biggest bedroom, which I think usually has a bathroom with it.

 

[Tennis-Ball-Tony]

I didn't mention that thing but it definitely crossed my mind. Some sort of enclosed deck/porch/gazebo/sunroom thing??? IIRC the only good look at it we've gotten was that one ween who recorded the perimeter of 14BC right after Chris got arrested. It's covered in some creeping vine plant and doesn't seem to serve any obvious purpose. Really not sure what it's supposed to be. I've never seen something like it anywhere else.

I went back and looked at Chris's outside tour of his house and it just pops into view a few, short times, but the thumbnail shows it has windows all the way around it and not screens like I thought. I had initially thought it might be some outdoor place to eat since it's right off the kitchen, but it's strangely constructed. The bottom part seems to be completely enclosed.

Even on warmer days it looks like it would get hot in there with the windows open vs it being a screen porch, but it seems to have a good view of the yard.

What's really mysterious, is that Chris never talked about it. At all. He'll talk about the various sheds, gazebo, etc.., but nothing about whatever that is/was. He stated in that original video that the kitchen door was completely blocked and from that thumbnail, it looks like it's entirely full of shit, maybe even a couch.

 

[Optimus Prime]

I went back and looked at Chris's outside tour of his house and it just pops into view a few, short times, but the thumbnail shows it has windows all the way around it and not screens like I thought. I had initially thought it might be some outdoor place to eat since it's right off the kitchen, but it's strangely constructed. The bottom part seems to be completely enclosed.
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Even on warmer days it looks like it would get hot in there with the windows open vs it being a screen porch, but it seems to have a good view of the yard.

What's really mysterious, is that Chris never talked about it. At all. He'll talk about the various sheds, gazebo, etc.., but nothing about whatever that is/was. He stated in that original video that the kitchen door was completely blocked and from that thumbnail, it looks like it's entirely full of shit, maybe even a couch.

It looks similar to the house next to mine, which originally had an open-air deck with a roof and thin walls so it visually blended with the main house, but no windows. Then a new family moved in and they had it enclosed with proper walls and windows to become some kind of sunroom that could still function like a deck when the large windows (similar to the ones on 14BC there, actually) are open, but could also be used in bad weather or the cold months.

I suspect it was a conversion to a deck made by the previous owners before Barbara moved in, and by the time Chris moved in it had already fallen to Barb's hoard and as such Chris would have zero interest in it, especially if it was rendered inaccessible from the kitchen. The house fire itself we know was indirectly caused by the kitchen being so full of crap (both metaphorical and literal) the Chandlers were reduced to using water from the bathroom for the Keurig instead of in the kitchen as intended.