You would think they would install some type of halon system in residential to avoid all the water damage. 
This one is for me....
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They sure did love their curves.............that ceiling was weird though.
Those walls you wanted to take out.......... you can't put a post there? What purpose does that whole thing serve? Just built around the support beam?
I am kinda with your wife on the staircase curve.....that is neat and different.
I am guessing you have another living area to escape to while this mess is happening?
Kim
There is already a post there inside the wall but if I take the walls away then I'll have a post in an odd spot. If I get rid of the post completely it will require a a 30' glulam beam and a whole lot of heartache shoring up the house until its ready to be installed. I don't think its worth it.
There are other places to escape in the house
What did they blur out in this photo? Was it the guys wife in a sexy boudoir setting? 
What did they blur out in this photo? Was it the guys wife in a sexy boudoir setting?
I don't think its blurred, there's a giant bird of paradise there. The window was probably really dirty. I remember those windows being badly water spotted.
Good eyes!
Now that the arches are gone I think the hallway arch looks out of place. I think it should get squared off.
I'd also like to make an opening in the wall at least open up room somewhat
I'd also like to make an opening in the wall at least open up room somewhat
You would think they would install some type of halon system in residential to avoid all the water damage.
Halon kills people
Really? Maybe it’s not halon that I’m thinking of. What’s the type of suppression system used in gas stations?
Now that the arches are gone I think the hallway arch looks out of place. I think it should get squared off.
I'd also like to make an opening in the wall at least open up room somewhat
See, me, I’m a fan of arched doorways. Back east everything was friggen square, so to me it “softens” up the room.
I like your idea of another opening in that wall to give the room more “space” feeling, maybe make that an arch too, with a downward light to highlight a nice piece of art.
A lot of them use a dry chemical agent like what is in an extinguisher since gas(oil) and water don't mix. The other option is a class B foam like AFFF
Neither would really work in a house though since the powder would create a suffocation hazard and the foam would require an injection system and/or large storage tanks. Water is cheap and readily available - not to mention its very effective.
I like the arches too but they close off the space and being off centered makes them look random and out of place. All the other openings are square in the house.
Oh, yeah, well if all other doorways are square, then that would look out of place. Carry on. 
- Jun 12, 2011
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I have a ball valve on the main water line coming into my house. One quick flip of a lever shuts down all water. That would be even more important if I had residential sprinklers.
Mine has the same but the sprinkler supply is tied in before the valve.... that was until I did a little surgery ?
Oh I LOVE the idea of making an opening there with a piece of art in it. Stain glass pretty hanging in i? Pretty vase with real flowers? A water feature????
Kim
Kim
Uhhh... um....yeah. I was thinking a scaled sculpture of Matt wearing his favorite pair of dolphin shorts.Oh I LOVE the idea of making an opening there with a piece of art in it. Stain glass pretty hanging in i? Pretty vase with real flowers? A water feature????
Kim
I really like the idea of the opening but my wife talked to our neighbor who is an interior designer and the two of them are ganging up on me. They said it's going to be too choppy and wouldn't look "right."
If I was to bet on it I would assume I'll lose this battle.
Two females vs one male=girl power! You are SO sunk! So how do the girlS feel about the arches? LOL
- May 23, 2015
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I’ll send you a bunch of my modeling photos so you can peruse them and pick out the one you want....I can’t post them as they’d violate the site rules. I also know a sculptor here in town that does AMAZING “living art”. He even incorporates fondue fountains into his pieces. You can get a cheese flow from any part of the sculpture you prefer. Just let me know, and I’ll see if he’s back from his “Peruvian spirit walk” journey.