Comments on: House painting about 80% done http://www.myoldhouse.com/house-painting-about-80-done/05-01-2007 Issues and Events involving our Home in Independence, Missouri Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:30:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Admin http://www.myoldhouse.com/house-painting-about-80-done/05-01-2007/comment-page-1#comment-10619 Admin Wed, 01 Aug 2007 20:43:12 +0000 http://www.myoldhouse.com/word-press-diary/?p=69#comment-10619 Well, in response to your comment, Lee, I tried that well over a year ago. The water department's records were obviously a bunch of baloney. I'm at work as I type this, so I don't have the papers in front of me, but I did save them. Their records showed that for water service and electric service... something like 1969 for one and 1980 for the other. (In fact, I may have those exact years posted in another post on this blog somewhere. Can't remember.) Well, I knew that those dates were completely laughable. Even with the old asbestos siding on, I felt the architecture argued strongly against this. And we were told to go to the City Records department and ask them. Well, they had a date of 1889, which told us that the previous owners must have called them to get info regarding what to put on the MLS record for the realtor! Anyways, when I asked them where they got that date, they said they just put whatever the owner tells them. Which reminds me, I need to call them or stop by there and tell them the correct year now. Thanks! -= Dave =- Well, in response to your comment, Lee, I tried that well over a year ago. The water department’s records were obviously a bunch of baloney.

I’m at work as I type this, so I don’t have the papers in front of me, but I did save them. Their records showed that for water service and electric service… something like 1969 for one and 1980 for the other. (In fact, I may have those exact years posted in another post on this blog somewhere. Can’t remember.)

Well, I knew that those dates were completely laughable. Even with the old asbestos siding on, I felt the architecture argued strongly against this.

And we were told to go to the City Records department and ask them. Well, they had a date of 1889, which told us that the previous owners must have called them to get info regarding what to put on the MLS record for the realtor! Anyways, when I asked them where they got that date, they said they just put whatever the owner tells them.

Which reminds me, I need to call them or stop by there and tell them the correct year now.

Thanks!

-= Dave =-

]]> By: Lee W http://www.myoldhouse.com/house-painting-about-80-done/05-01-2007/comment-page-1#comment-10614 Lee W Wed, 01 Aug 2007 17:32:47 +0000 http://www.myoldhouse.com/word-press-diary/?p=69#comment-10614 The city's water department has records on when the water was brought to the property. You may want to call them. It helped us pinpoint the date our foursquare was built. Good luck, you're doing fabulous work. I feel your pain with restoring the old home. The city’s water department has records on when the water was brought to the property. You may want to call them. It helped us pinpoint the date our foursquare was built. Good luck, you’re doing fabulous work. I feel your pain with restoring the old home.

]]> By: EARLENE SWEENEY http://www.myoldhouse.com/house-painting-about-80-done/05-01-2007/comment-page-1#comment-5616 EARLENE SWEENEY Mon, 14 May 2007 17:17:41 +0000 http://www.myoldhouse.com/word-press-diary/?p=69#comment-5616 LOOKING GOOD DAVID HOPE TO BE UP IN THE NEAR FURTURE TO CHECK IT OUT. TELL MY NEICE HELLO. LOOKING GOOD DAVID HOPE TO BE UP IN THE NEAR FURTURE TO CHECK IT OUT. TELL MY NEICE HELLO.

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