Smallest Space Lived in Happily

I will definitely post pictures. I ordered my refrigerator and stove online from Lowe’s last night and it arrives on the 23rd. Apartment size stoves have to be bought online so I just did both. I also found a single door refrigerator with the freezer on the bottom. After seeing the size of my condo yesterday I put 4 more small furniture items up for sale. Although it’s the same size as my first condo the layout is different so I had overestimated. The patio can hold my new table that I bought a month before I knew about my husband. Luckily I bought smaller than what I had. 2 of my comfy outdoor chairs will fit. I already sold the other 2.

IL, based on your recommendation I got the 24” stove instead of the 20”. The dishwasher is among the white cabinets and is white so I am leaving that. My refrigerator is stainless steel and the stove is a combination of stainless and black. With the black granite countertops it should look good. Also I was able to get a regular size refrigerator. Not huge but big enough for 2 people with a decent size freezer when my son lives with me. I went with a single door instead of French door because I was concert about how far I could open the left door with the stove. Plus the one thing I don’t like about my refrigerator now is that if you don’t close the left side first it often doesn’t shut all the way. This is really the fun part now choosing everything.

So exciting!!! Congrats again and have fun with all the preps!

So my house and condo were supposed to close today and it’s not happening. The buyers will be in the same town on Monday so will sign in California. My condo will close by Wednesday at the latest. I have the movers scheduled for the 28th and hopefully I don’t have to move them for the 4th time. I am hiring my son’s friend to help so it will go faster with 2 people working. The walk through was videotaped and sent to the buyers and just waiting for them to sign off on it. The buyers called me and asked for information about the utilities and said how much they loved the house so that’s good.

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So my house and condo were supposed to close today and it’s not happening. The buyers will be in the same town on Monday so will sign in California. My condo will close by Wednesday at the latest. I have the movers scheduled for the 28th and hopefully I don’t have to move them for the 4th time. I am hiring my son’s friend to help so it will go faster with 2 people working. The walk through was videotaped and sent to the buyers and just waiting for them to sign off on it. The buyers called me and asked for information about the utilities and said how much they loved the house so that’s good.

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So why didn’t it close again?

Because the wife is in California and the husband in Texas for work.

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Because the wife is in California and the husband in Texas for work.

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Hunh. I’m sure there’s nothing nefarious about this or anything to worry about, but I just find this odd.They have a contract to deliver a check to you on April 16. I guess. Whatever, I don’t know enough about the situation to comment.

A contract means nothing:)). If it did I wouldn’t be getting my condo. Those sellers have had to sign countless addendums to extend my closing. I made my offer in February and they are still waiting. I am not worried because if they walk now they lose their 4K because they have accepted all the inspections, etc and all conditions have been removed from the contract. It’s just frustrating as I want to get going remodeling my condo. Plus they called me last night to ask about utilities and were going on how much they liked the house. The husband is in the military and that’s why he was gone.

Terry it is going to be so great when you get into your new place! Photos to follow, I hope.

Continued crossed-fingers and good luck!

Yes we are moving into it on the 28th and will take pictures to share. My new appliances come on the 23rd. My son’s friend is going to help so things should go quickly with 2 people. I also bought a fancy chandelier for the dining room. I bought a matching pole and table lamp since the living area is open so it should look good with all 3 matching. The only thing I am not remodeling until my son is gone is the bathroom. With only one too difficult to have it out of commission because he will be working. I am going to take out the bathtub and have a tiled walk in shower with a seat. I also want a high toilet like I have here. Really makes it easier to get up when my back is out.

I have been thinking of bidet for our upstairs bathroom in Hermann. They seem to be popular. But then that bathroom will get the least use, so...maybe not.

My son said all the bathrooms in Vietnam have one and he loved it.

Many hotels in Europe have them. I had a step-aunt who put one in her bathroom in CT in the 70s, and I had no idea what it was or how to use it. I think if I were going to redo a bathroom today, I would consider one.

Got to use a bidet in Japan for 10 days and it was wonderful. They had some neat bathroom appliances there. Thanks for the reminder as I had forgotten these.

I should say that I’m thinking about a bidet attachment. Our bathrooms are so tiny that a separate bidet from the toilet would not be viable.


Are people actually putting in bidets instead of toilets?

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Are people actually putting in bidets instead of toilets?

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It was the only option in the quality hotels in Japan which have very small but wonderfully efficient bathrooms. Not to be gross but once your bum is gently bathed in warm water, it takes no time getting used to it.

It just seems weird to have a wet butt:)).

So my realtor emailed me and said that the buyers sign Monday and it gets overnighted here . It will arrive late Tuesday morning. They will try to close both on Tuesday. Worst case is mine closes Wednesday.

I installed a bidet attachment on a toilet for my wife. It took some doing to adjust it from power wash to a more gentle stream, and there is no warm water option. On reflection, I probably should haven’t gone for the cheapest option. On further reflection, I shouldn’t have laughed when my wife shot into the air the first time she tried it.

Idahl, thanks for the laugh even as I commiserated with her discomfort and shock. Ewww, a cold jet!

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I installed a bidet attachment on a toilet for my wife. It took some doing to adjust it from power wash to a more gentle stream, and there is no warm water option. On reflection, I probably should haven’t gone for the cheapest option. On further reflection, I shouldn’t have laughed when my wife shot into the air the first time she tried it.

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I should probably try one before I go to all the trouble they have one installed. Given my lack of love for gadgets, it might be a figurative pain in the ass as well as a literal pain in the ass, ha ha.

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I should probably try one before I go to all the trouble they have one installed. Given my lack of love for gadgets, it might be a figurative pain in the ass as well as a literal pain in the ass, ha ha.

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How does one try out a bidet? Call all the neighbors, find one with a bidet, and ask if you can come over to enjoy their facilities? :laff:

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How does one try out a bidet? Call all the neighbors, find one with a bidet, and ask if you can come over to enjoy their facilities? :laff:

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Or, phone hotels around asking if any of their rooms have a bidet and stay there overnight. Funny to think of test-driving a bidet...:~)

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Or, phone hotels around asking if any of their rooms have a bidet and stay there overnight. Funny to think of test-driving a bidet...:~)

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“Hello, could you tell me what temperature your bidets are set at please? I’ll also need to know the thread count of your sheets and towels, and whether you have a waffle maker for the free breakfast.”

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Or, phone hotels around asking if any of their rooms have a bidet and stay there overnight. Funny to think of test-driving a bidet...:~)

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Can't imagine... don't even take a bath at a hotel much less for something so personal. Also, can't imagine letting ANYONE watch me use a bidet.

After this discussion I am off of this idea! There will not be a bidet in the irislily household.

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After this discussion I am off of this idea! There will not be a bidet in the irislily household.

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Have to ask - what the deciding factor for this final decision, the cold water at Idahl's house or the test driving?:devil:

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Have to ask - what the deciding factor for this final decision, the cold water at Idahl's house or the test driving?:devil:

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Thanks for the laugh!

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Have to ask - what the deciding factor for this final decision, the cold water at Idahl's house or the test driving?:devil:

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the potentially cold water thing is something I had not thought about. Eek.

And really, it’s another gadget to go wrong, another thing to pop off and leak all over. already I didn’t hook up an ice maker in my condo because I am fearful of it going bad. Surprisingly, this 100 year old building has a water line for an ice maker in the kitchen.

My son and I were wondering if I will have a water line in mine that was built in 1979. Of not he can run one off the dishwasher. I need my ice:)).

I have known two people that had serious leaks from refrigerator water lines. We just use a silicone ice tray.

I loved my fridge that had an ice maker. That was 11 years ago. I have heard such horror stories about leaks I have never had one again. Maybe it's time.

Get a good plumber, Terry, and go for it!

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I loved my fridge that had an ice maker. That was 11 years ago. I have heard such horror stories about leaks I have never had one again. Maybe it's time.

Get a good plumber, Terry, and go for it!

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I read somewhere that ice maker lines leaking was the #1 kind of insurance claim on households. Then I think jp1 corrected me? Dont remember, but that “fact” whether false or real is still lodged in my brain.

Tybee, my son is like his dad and is super handy. He will do it. I don’t know anyone that ever had a leak.

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I read somewhere that ice maker lines leaking was the #1 kind of insurance claim on households. Then I think jp1 corrected me? Dont remember, but that “fact” whether false or real is still lodged in my brain.

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I had heard that ice makers were the top reason for refrigerators to need service calls, and I've avoided them on that basis.

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I had heard that ice makers were the top reason for refrigerators to need service calls, and I've avoided them on that basis.

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Same here. No ice maker and no water dispenser. I've also had people mention that the lines to these extras get really dirty but rarely cleaned. Readily admit this is not first-hand personal info, but for those who have them, how often are the lines cleaned?

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I read somewhere that ice maker lines leaking was the #1 kind of insurance claim on households. Then I think jp1 corrected me? Dont remember, but that “fact” whether false or real is still lodged in my brain.

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Off the top of my head I don't recall this one way or the other. My guess, though, would be that in single family homes it's probably wind and storm damage and in multi-unit buildings water damage from burst pipes of some sort. When I was an insurance broker in NYC we had a lot of residential buildings as insureds. The five or six main carriers that actually covered habitational there worked together whenever a claim came in to stop the problem and rip out the wet drywall quickly to prevent the much greater expense of mold from happening and then would haggle over which carrier's client was responsible later since depending on where the pipe broker it could be either the HOA, the tenant's own pipe, or a neighbor of the insured's pipe that was responsible.

Regarding ice makers, we had one in our city apartment, but don't have one here. I don't miss it but SO does. Personally I prefer not to waste half the freezer space with a big piece of machinery.

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Off the top of my head I don't recall this one way or the other. My guess, though, would be that in single family homes it's probably wind and storm damage and in multi-unit buildings water damage from burst pipes of some sort. When I was an insurance broker in NYC we had a lot of residential buildings as insureds. The five or six main carriers that actually covered habitational there worked together whenever a claim came in to stop the problem and rip out the wet drywall quickly to prevent the much greater expense of mold from happening and then would haggle over which carrier's client was responsible later since depending on where the pipe broker it could be either the HOA, the tenant's own pipe, or a neighbor of the insured's pipe that was responsible.

Regarding ice makers, we had one in our city apartment, but don't have one here. I don't miss it but SO does. Personally I prefer not to waste half the freezer space with a big piece of machinery.

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space devoted to ice maker was a factor in my decision as well for my apartment sized frodge in my condo. Imdont use ice cubes often; DH uses them daily, but thatbis because he is outside working and he drinks large glasses of tea. In our condo, he will not be working outdoors, so I think a small tray of ice cubes will suffice.

I toyed with the idea of getting a freezer, a tiny one, for the “beverage station “I am making in my condo, but I’ve since decided that’s a lot of trouble and it’s hard to find a freezer that will fit the dimension. I’m just gonna put a cabinet there.

I have not had good experiences with ice makers. I had two basic refrigerators from 1985-2012: one cost $75 and the other $50. Neither had water lines and both worked like champs. Then I bought a floor model refrigerator at Lowe's because I fell in love with the ice/water dispenser at a house we rented on vacation and I had at least 2 sales calls over the next year or so to fix the ice maker. So we replaced that fridge and that ice maker gave us problems, too.

I'm back to ice cube trays. My water filter is attached to my sink, not my refrigerator.

The house and condo closed shortly before 5pm. Max had a dental on the far side of town and it turns out the office to pick up the keys was close so was able to get them. My son started working and I marked which paint colors I wanted on the walls. His friend comes tomorrow to help. Very excited!! I use ice daily in my water so definitely want a ice maker.

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The house and condo closed shortly before 5pm. Max had a dental on the far side of town and it turns out the office to pick up the keys was close so was able to get them. My son started working and I marked which paint colors I wanted on the walls. His friend comes tomorrow to help. Very excited!! I use ice daily in my water so definitely want a ice maker.

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How wonderful, Terry!!