Shack On a Stick in San Anselmo
Another Marin POS fan sent this one in. The write-up for this San Anselmo POS goes something like this:Blah blah blah needs some definite TLC blah blah blahThis picture was taken by the reader who had this to say:
You had asked if I had any pictures of the San Anselmo wreck that I saw on Sunday. I had to go by that area today so I snapped a couple of pictures. I tried to take it from the side because it is on these ~scary~ looking stilts and looks like it will blow down in a stiff breeze! This architectural wonder is $699,000.This shack on a stick comes in at 3 br 1 ba, built in 1965, 1536 sq ft. Asking $699,000.
The side wood thingy is leaning dangerously to the left. The for sale sign says view, but it is in the woods. Hmmm, I think if you were standing on the roof with a telescope you could see hills…
posted by Marinite at 5/16/2006 03:44:00 PM
9 Comments:
Personally, I'd be pretty concerned about living in a lot of these hillside homes; has anyone else noticed that many have simple wood supports? Your home is only as safe as its weakest link. Quakes aside, I'd hate to think how termites or dryrot could lead to something catastrophic (or expensive).
Personally, I'd be pretty concerned about living in a lot of these hillside homes
I'd be worried about an Oakland hills type of fire...I fact I heard that it's difficult to get fire insurance for these types of homes
Houses on stilts are never a good idea. My father used to own one in Fairfax. He sold it after only three years. It's still standing as far as I know, but I sure as hell never would live in such a contraption in such an earthquake- and landslide-prone area as this.
Ha! That fish eye lens is hilarious. The nerve!
No, that's not a fish eye lens. That's just how warped REality is in Marin. To a Marinite all the walls are planar but to the rest of us it's warped.
Ok, sad attempt at humor.
Heh, yeah, I was -ahem- taken in by the listing too. That's why I had to go see what it actually looked like. Hopefully I can save other poor souls from having to drive there, at least. Bad realtors! Very bad!
"No, that's not a fish eye lens"
--That's the view from an actual fish; the home is still underwater from last winter.
look! in the bathroom! is that a LEPRECHAUN under the toadstool?
I cannot stop laughing at that title :"Shack on a Stick". Indeed. That is what it is.
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