There are a number of these 1950s-style bungalows throughout Old Carlsbad, many of them occupied by their original owners (and kids who return). I’m not sure she was one of the originals, but the tax-assessed value is $68,049!
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Avondale had better street, better layout, far better condition and a much better ocean view. I think this home is way overpriced, given the condition.
I forgot to add…You can’t remove the nicotine. We went through this with our grandma’s house. The contractor said the best you can do is “seal” it in, but sometimes you still get the smell and the nicotine can seep back through and show through really light colors. Wash with TSP then do two coats of heavy duty primer. If you want white walls you’ll probably have to do more.
Just re-do the drywall. A sheet is what? $13 nowadays? 10 sheets for the room is $130. Factor in $1000-2000 for labor and the nicotine is really gone.
I love this video.
That style of house is big up here in Minnesota. You can stuff a lot of R-Value insulation up in that attic and that shape of roof lets the snow melt off slowly and is easy to rake (as opposed to the steep roof that may break your neck with a small avalanche the week you were too lazy to rake it). It sure looks out of place down there by the ocean though. Sheesh!
I agree with Jeeman on the drywall. That amount of bio soot (it was inhaled first before it wound up on the wall) isn’t going to scrub off or cover up. That house needs to go right down to the studs for new drywall and down to the bare wood on the floor for new uerythane. And if I went that far I would do (as you suggested) what the neighbors did and adds a 2nd story and a contemporary coastal look all around.
This is an older house so it probably has plaster walls (like my grandma’s house had). Can you just install drywall on top of the plaster wall?
If the walls are plaster and their original finishes were the old oil-based paints rather than latex, a good TSP scrubbing will probably be enough to removed enough tobacco deposits for a new coat of non-latex primer to seal them. It’s the porosity of latex paints and paper-faced drywall that makes them hold the odors.
The walls are only part of the problem. the ceiling can be the true nightmare – especially if it has the popcorn treatment. Besides the asbestos issue, it can be very absorbent.