dcat22

Just posted more info on this thread: http://www.houstonarchitecture.info/haif/i...showtopic=17123

The sign is gone after Ike...but I hope this turns out well. It's the closest place to me (except for one, I'll mention in a moment) and looks promising. Some links to others in the franchise that post pics and prices: http://www.anytimefitnessutah.com/rates.php http://www.lindonfitness.com/rates.php And the place I found the most reviews, good and bad, despite the name of the site is: http://anytime-fitness.pissedconsumer.com/ The new club of course really depends on the local owner, since its a franchise, so we shall see -- however, the corporate site does mention "Our exclusive systems integration allows you to run a safe and secure 24-hour operation with dramatically lower, if not completely eliminated, payroll costs." so they probably vary wildly. Prices seem a little high to me, considering its basically a self service equipment room -- but its also a few blocks away. (Might be a little off topic for this forum, but I've always thought Slava Boxing & Fitness (http://www.slavaboxing.com) looked interesting -- seems more about fitness than boxing, right at 610 and Yale. Anyone been there?) Cheers!

Not sure if these all count...kind of 1 and 1/2 of these are cars: Daily Driver: Tesla Roadster Electric (teslamotors.com) To get to the airport, road or sky: Super Sky Cycle (thebutterflyllc.com) To leave the airport: F-1 Rocket (teamrocketaircraft.com) I should say if time were no object too...those last two would take a few years to build.

Nope! It's a nice deal we ran into mostly by accident, that was never listed...just in the right place at the right time. Some more digging online, and I think the answer is no...but I'm still going to go checkout the deed restrictions in person. Thanks again!

Thanks gwilson and musicman for all the info! Great tip about double-checking with the electrician on permit issues. The house "should" be up to code, from a full rewire, but...I'll stress the point. I did have one other related question... The seller is representing there is no HOA. The house is a little east of Yale, in between 610 and 20th in the Heights area. I've done a lot of digging online, and only found "there is no good list" of HOA's or anything remotely helpful. Maybe I'm just missing something -- but is there any good way to verify this? Thanks again!

I know there are a few threads about permits and DIY -- and until now I didn't know you couldn't do you own electrical work. (I was going to call someone for this electrical job though, since it will be a subpanel, plus outside wiring...) Anyway, we're about to buy a Heights bungalow, and will close in about a month... We were planning a bit of DIY over the next year: 1. No permits, basic stuff before move-in: - Painting and Cleaning - Refinish hardwoods - Hardware, locks, screens, yard, fans, etc. etc. 2. Main house, but not sure if we really need permits...especially if it's all done over time while living in, not all at once as a "remodel": - Pocket door for bathroom (work in one wall with no conduit/elec/bearing) - Bathroom light/fan combo - Some attic insulation fixes, and plywood flooring - Replace pedastal sink w/ vanity - Maybe replace toilet - Replace bathroom window with block glass - Replace various plumbing fixtures - Replace various lighting fixtures (not new circuits, etc) - Concrete driveway (inside the lot) - Decking and garden features (The house already had a rewire, panel, service upgrade with permits done.) As I understand it, doing all those jobs above at once is a "remodel", and needs a permit, but one at a time, over the year is more basic maintenance and a permit would not really be needed. Am I way off? 3. Detached Garage Buildout -- planning to pull a general remodel permit, and have an electrician do the electrical - Wiring to garage subpanel, circuits for lighting, tool outlets, window unit AC (electrician) - Some roofing/framing fixes - Concrete smoothing/staining polishing - Sheetrock/finishing 4. Other things that we think would need discrete permits that we might do: - Outside lighting - GFCI breakers, etc - Carport/deck arbor - Attic vent fans and some roof work So, I guess my question is...how right or wrong am I? The information with the city seems a little vague -- and I'm a bit hesitanet to call the city, as listed out it sounds like a big remodel job, but over time it's not that much. I would like to be able to sell it at some point without a lot of trouble too. And, generally speaking I want to do things right. (The electrical part about DIY in houston annoys me a little -- I've done code perfect inspected work myself, and I've seen terrible paid jobs. But, not much to do about that I suppose...and I don't want to screw up a new panel/outside run either ) Thoughts? Thanks much (from a longtime lurker, first time poster...)!