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anyone know what song the violinist was playing at the end?

Underpaid the violinist

I hear the folks down at Paddy's can help with trash problems

I would have kept the cabinets and put them in the basement.

So often these old houses lose the personality of the old place

I’m just catching up on your build, binge watching. If you do the built in seating you can use underneath the bench as storage. Flip up the seats or put doors under the seats for storage.

Humanity spirit needs so badly to recover that exiting way of building, I always say to me friends that even the most sophisticated Zaha Hadid building cannot even come close to any random romanic or gothic church. Architecture is our 3rd clothe !!!! Great project btw, I will buy that book for sure.

I love the mock-up of the kitchen! A burnt orange accent wall would be very flattering for the space, breaks it up without being so dark that it makes it look smaller. If you aren’t a huge fan of the idea of IKEA cabinets and want something more custom, there’s several home-reno TH-camrs I’ve seen tackle building their own cabinets that you could refer to - if you’re up for the challenge!

Man, I really wish the demo guy were wearing masks/PPE. They're breathing in a ton of dust.

You can get special sliding brackets that allow you to put a hinge on your cabinet doors that cover the fridge. This allow for two pivot points (ie cabinet door and fridge hinges) that work in unison

Wow, you have to have a GC license to work on your own house in PA ? That sux

well alot is lost having 2 grunts demoing this gouse, sad.

I did a kitchen renovation last year and almost took the IKEA cabinet route myself. Eventually I went with Barker cabinets, which are made to order flat pack cabinets, but plywood instead of particle board. You can also get custom sizes and it's not a whole separate price tier - just a slight upcharge per cabinet for each additional dimension you add. My tiny kitchen order only worked out to about 1.5-2k more than my Ikea order would've been in the end. Worth considering especially since you're designing everything from the ground up anyway.

While this series is interesting, I don't quite understand the point of buying an old house, and then tear down everything that makes it an old house and make it look like every other random house built in the 2020s.

ELIEL SAARINEN MENTIONED!!! FINLAND MENTIONED!!!

My opinions on that kitchen, for what it's worth: You don't have enough good space to nook. Dedicated to just one person? Unless someone else brings their own chair? And then returns it later? That's going to get old fast. Ideally, too, a nook would be better at a window - hint, hint - but that would crash your sight lines... That nook space would be better for something more "dramatic" built-in, whether it be for a sink/wet bar combo - with open shelving? - or for "tall" deals, like a pantry, and/or for a true wall fridge (yes, splurge on this, if for no other reason than for aesthetics), and/or for an oven/microwave unit. Or you could reconsider trying to incorporate that small powder room, again! If you DO get a second floor tenant, then it's going to get old (again, probably quickly) for you and others on the first floor to climb to the third floor for bathroom access. Just sayin'... Are you still reading this? Don't put the dishwasher at the end of the kitchen. By design, it's always going to be in good proximity for doing it's dirty work; but, when unloading from a far corner of the kitchen space, it'll make it seem like the task is taking twice as much effort as it should (when possibly having to walk the full width of the kitchen)... To recap a bit as referenced, above: A cooktop would do well in a long run of cabinets - with the sink towards one end, the cooktop towards the other, and the dishwasher in-between - because two full-width, pots & pans storage areas below it = chef's kiss! Also, think tilt-out utility inserts for top-drawer space, too! Why put a pantry in a spot that compromises a countertop run, when countertop space is at a premium? Also related: The "work triangle" has its roots in making post-war tract homes with cramped or undersized kitchens more sellable. NOT that it's a bad concept; but the truth is that it's a lot like the wisdom that "breakfast is the most important meal of the day" - which Kellogg's first coined to sell Corn Flakes... Nice channel! Happy New Year - or as Asians sometimes say: Hope you get lots of money!

I think I would consider just redoing the front section. Sell it, move to next project.

Did you get salvage $ from the meal pipe & radiators

Super yes to the movable island!! Either the width of the place it seems beneficial

Re:hacking the fridge pls be careful cuz main difference between built in and stand alone fridges is how they’re ventilated. Stand alone fridge requires airflow around it while built in have it from behind under and over. Accumulated heat can shorten life of the fridge and be a fire hazard so pls be careful with that

Intriguing that such a young architect is using designs from the 1960s. !

Why the wall is made out of wood instead of brick ?

"...nearly 100 years old" - really dates this video. Really looking forward to the exterior construction!

Your kitchen color scheme should mirror those found in the beautiful General Electric Building image from your book, “Highrises: Art Deco Book.”

Awesome project Chris! I’m an architecture student in Philadelphia, and this is an awesome project!!

Unrelated to this video, but I feel like you should consider compiling the three videos you made about building that art deco skyscraper lamp and repost it some time in the near future. I feel like your new audience would love it and it’s a shame that those videos have so few views. Just a thought. Keep up the great work!

I saw your first video in my recommended when it came out and just saved it to my watch later because the thumbnail was so cool. Completely forgot about it until a few days ago and watched the entire playlist between work for university. The progress even without the permits and doing it largely by yourself was crazy week by week so I am super excited to see it ramp up now that I'm all caught up! I also love your editing style and humour. You have definitely become one of the youtubers I will always look for when opening the app! Also demoing looks so fun😂

I hope the channel blows up too, man

Do yourself a favor. Add two layers of Type X fire rated drywall that is both tape and mud seam with each layer staggered joints in the attic on both neighbor walls. This attic drywall will stop fire from spreading through your attic, from the neighbor houses on each side of you. Type X drywall has a 4 hour rating that delays burning. This drywall obviously cost a little more but is extremely low cost insurance. That house is small so the extra cost isn't much and personally I would use Type X drywall for the entire interior of your house.

change the round table area to a booth!!!

Not of fan of the green cabinets. Reminds me of the Sears Kenmore appliances from the '70s.

Since you’re tearing down the middle section, you should keep the old pine shingles and make an accent wall

I just redid my kitchen with the TheRTAStore and they turned out awesome. Plywood, wood faces and dovetail drawers. Way better than ikea.

So exited to own a piece of his towns history but wanted to rip it all out

From girls dream to mans dream …

Mac and Charlie renovate an 1850’s Rowhome.

You can do Ikea cabinet frames and then there are some companies that make nicer looking doors for Ikea cabinet frames.

Been following this. Really enjoying the series.

I hated that arch a little less than I hate that green stucco. Sorry, not sorry.

One of the coolest series on TH-cam, and one of my favorites. Chris, I'm loving following your journey man! It's one of my dreams to renovate an old home someday so each video is a thrill to see your progress, super sweet

Watching this makes me realize how much you’ve done to the row house in just a few months!

Oooo! Shorts too! What a fantastic channel!

You could have donated the cupboards and countertops and sink to Habitat for Humanity, and also any windows exterior doors interior almost all reusable. Just an idea

I love me a Chris Hytha video

love the editing like always, the outro is great!

Liking so you can get your custom cabinets and stone countertop!

Apart from being an architect, homeowner and renovator, Chris is a talented video artist. Every video is a treat. I follow religiously.

How much did you pay for it?

Great series, would 100% recommend watching!

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