'Objects In Space'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Pete and I are idly thinking of a condo for when we eventually move from this house. While condo fees and sharing walls with people are not thrilling, no yard care and someone to take care of things if they go wrong sound very enticing.
(We have learned the hard way that we are not DIY home repair people.)
The flip side of condos taking care of some things is having a condo board making decisions about your shared living space that maybe aren't the decisions you'd make. And you have to pay for those decisions. Plus, condo fees.
With townhouses, I have definitely appreciated not having to worry about lawn care and landscaping. We are not lawn care people.
With my townhome I have a small front and back yard. My back yard is mostly patio/deck. But I back up for a green space so there is pretty lawn back there that I don't have to care for.
But I back up for a green space so there is pretty lawn back there that I don't have to care for.
That's ideal!
The one thing that has us semi-seriously consider moving from this place is its lack of back yard. It's convenient having the parking pad but no contained outside space of our own is a drag. (Especially when we're feeling too lazy to walk the dog and the only reason she wants to go out is boredom.)
I do love our fenced-in backyard for Kato. We can open the door, and out he goes, and if it's raining or snowing, he's the only one who gets wet.
My apartment will need to have a balcony or patio where I can sit out in the air. That is my non-negotiable.
We can open the door, and out he goes, and if it's raining or snowing, he's the only one who gets wet.
My sister use to love that about her house and yard. Now their neighborhood apparently has coyotes, so she has to stand outside with her snack-sized dogs while they do their thing, especially at night.
I just put a deposit down on replacing my back fence. The HOA is extremely specific on the construction so the price ended up being 50% more than I had expected. But I adulted. Signed the order and paid half.
Current fence is less than 4' tall and if Jack jumps on it just right, I think it would just fall down. Replacement will be a 6' privacy fence. We will lose some of the view of the green space, but with the elevated deck, it won't feel so closed in.
Timelies all!
Our townhouse has postage stamp sized yards. Gary can mow them with a weed-wacker.