House of the Day: 433 Waverly Avenue
First thought: This three-story carriage house at 433 Waverly Avenue in Clinton Hill is absolutely gorgeous. Second thought: Houses in Clinton Hill are not selling for close to $1,000 a foot last time we checked. As longtime readers know, we’re not generally in favor of exposed brick in townhouses, but in this case, juxtaposed with…
First thought: This three-story carriage house at 433 Waverly Avenue in Clinton Hill is absolutely gorgeous. Second thought: Houses in Clinton Hill are not selling for close to $1,000 a foot last time we checked. As longtime readers know, we’re not generally in favor of exposed brick in townhouses, but in this case, juxtaposed with the beautiful exposed beams, totally works. The current owners, who picked this place up for $1,203,100 before renovating it, also dropped some serious coin on the fixtures. But $2,225,000? Just don’t see how it happens in this market.
433 Waverly Avenue [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
No, that’s not what I was saying. You remove the shingles from the roof. You build a new roof structure about 2 feet above the old roof. You lay insulation on the old roof and then you lay shingles on the new one. It will be much better than insulation between the beams, becuase there should be at least a foot between insulation and the roof.
flat insulation on top of the roof sheathing will not help you. In the summer you will bake and in the winter you will help heat the boro.
Scene 2 is an example of when you really wish you could un-see something.
“Why do people like to look at machine-milled joists?”
Hilarious.
Snark….there are two scenes that I remeber from that movie: 1. the cha cha heels scene and 2. the skid mark scene.
I’m sure the roof is insulated. When you do this you need to put on a new roof, with insulation between the old one and the new one. I did it in the country. And you are not supposed to have insulation in the interior floors–it’s bad for ventiallation. Brownstones don’t, unless someone added it.
I didn’t notice that sam. If that top floor has nothing between those joists and exposed planks and the roof then there will be an incredible heat loss.
Only a Cockeyed Optimist would pay this price for this house.
“Cruel, Snark.”
I didn’t get my cha cha heels for Xmas, so I’m in just that sorta mood.
why do people like to look at machine-milled joists?
I guess one can save a lot on insulation -this place has none- and then palm it off as “Balinese” or “rustic”. But most of the heat will go up through those exposed joists and boards.