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Something Good (Tom Hiddleston x Female Reader) Part 58
Summary: While walking through the construction of your new home just four days before the wedding, Tom's mind flashes back over memories from the last few months since the proposal and movie premiere at Christmas.
I hope the flashbacks aren't confusing. I tried to put space between them to show when we are jumping to a flash back. All flashbacks are in the few days after the proposal at Christmas and the current time is April, four months later.
This chapter is nearly 11, 000 WORDS!! I still can't believe it. After this chapter, we only have TWO chapters left in the main series. Please be sure and send in one shot ideas, even if you want to send them anonymously.
I just want to thank everyone once again for all the love of the last week as I struggled with some things in my personal life. I am in a much better headspace now and can't wait to wrap up Hollywood and Georgia's story.
~J~
P.S. The songs I used for inspiration is The Rest of our Life by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill until the scene at the old house, My Person (Wedding Edition) by Spencer Crandall for the old house scene, and Speak to a Girl by Tim and Faith for the final part when Hollywood and Georgia talk things out.
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Tom pulled up in front of the chaos that was the construction site to see that he had beat the builder here. After being in London the last few weeks for meetings, he was surprised to see that walls now stood where there was only wood frames before. It was beginning to look like a home now and it amazed him to see the blueprints coming to life in front of his eyes.
Climbing out of the ranch truck, he glanced down the hill and smiled. Only a mile from your mother’s house, the new home that was being built for the two of you was on top of the hill you loved most on the property. The view was incredible. The kitchen window and master bedroom on the back of the house would have an amazing view of the sunrise, while the wrap around front porch would have a perfect view of the sunset each night from the porch swing he would eventually have installed for you.
In the late afternoon sun, the entire front of the two-story home was lit up and invited him inside to explore. Even though the inside only had sheetrock up over the studs, it was enough to divide the layout of each room. For the first time, he was able to see the elements of your new home in London that had been incorporated into this one. His mind drifted back to that day after the premiere when the two of you had seen the home for the first time…
It had already been a long day after meeting Jen for coffee and looking at house after house. Each of them had been beautiful but none of them felt… right. Of course, some of them had major flaws that he saw or you cringed at.
“Is house hunting really this exhausting, babe, or are we just being picky? I mean we don’t really have to one now. We could just extend the lease at the rent house in Atlanta for now.”
Tom glanced over at you from the driver’s seat of the Jag he kept here in London before returning his attention to the road and Jen’s car in front of him. With a sigh, he pinched the bridge of his nose.
“I don’t feel like we’re being too picky, love. There are just so many more things to consider this time. Hell, last time I bought the house through email after seeing a few pictures. I was also single and didn’t plan to spend too much time there due to my filming schedule. I didn’t even paint anything for the first two years!”
You let out your own frustrated sigh and leaned back against the headrest.
“What do you say we call it a day after this one? I just want to spend the evening relaxing in the tub at the hotel and sleep until we have to head to your mom’s in the morning.”
He brought your hand up to his lips and kissed it with a smile.
“Only if I get to join you in the bath, darling.”
As he turned off the main road into the neighborhood, he saw you roll your eyes at him as you shook your head.
“That will only lead to another night in the bed without sleeping, Thomas… Although, I guess we should enjoy the privacy while we have it. The next week will be spent under the same roof with both of our mothers and most of your family. I have a feeling with the excitement of the engagement, we will have even less privacy than last year.”
A smirk spread across his face as he recalled the previous Christmas and the special memories it held.
“You have to admit baby, it was fun to sneak kisses when no one was watching. I still can’t believe that was only last year that we said we loved each other, and here we are, getting married and hopefullypurchasing a home together.”
You looked over at him and smiled as the memories all came back to that amazing week together.
“At least you won’t have to sneak away with me for a New Year’s kiss…”
“Oh, I still plan to sneak away with you baby girl, it just won’t be for a kiss this time…”
The look he shot you made you adjust in your seat as his eyes scanned your body before returning to the road. Tom threw on his signal as he followed Jen into a gated community. With a confused look on your face, you started flipping through the folder she gave you for the day with the listing for the homes you were viewing. He didn’t need to ask as the two of you spoke without words. Neither of you remembered there being a home in a private community.
Feeling the car come to a stop, you flipped through the book one last time before you felt him grab your arm.
“Love?”
You looked up at the home in front of you and gasped. It was gorgeous. The private drive curved up to a massive two-story home with large windows on the top floor that you just knew let in tons of light. Both of you were speechless as you climbed out of the car. Jen gave you a cautious smile.
“Now, I know this one wasn’t on the list, but based on some things you said at the last house, this one came to mind. It just came on the market a few days ago, but I felt it was worth looking at. It’s a private gated community with its own private park a few blocks away that is just for residents so you can take Bobby for runs without worrying about the press. It’s not the same primary school as Ben and Sophie, but it’s still a great school. This one doesn’t have an attached garage, but one can easily be built. It does have Tom’s kitchen requirements with an office downstairs. The yard space is smaller than the others, but I felt that the private park would make up for it.”
Quickly noticing that neither of you had stopped smiling yet, she took a deep breath.
“Shall we?”
Tom placed his hand on the small of your back before kissing the top of your head.
“After you, my love.”
The front door opened to a spacious living room with a fireplace and high windows that let in tons of light into the room. Knowing exactly what Tom was looking for first, Jen pointing to the door to the right. He pushed the swinging door open to find the biggest kitchen he had ever seen. It had obviously been updated recently and the appliances looked brand new. There was an island in the middle of the room with barstools on the far side that faced the stove top on the other side. He smiled as the image of him preparing dinner appeared with little ones on the bar stools as he helped them with their studies. The scene only improved as he spotted the large dining table in the corner with a wall of windows behind it.
“This home doesn’t have a formal dining room, so this is the only place for a table. The windows behind it are actually doors that open up onto the garden for parties.”
“Just like Fiji…”
You smiled up at him as you remembered opening the wall of glass in the condo on the beach first thing every morning together as you drank coffee.
“Just like Fiji, George.”
Pushing back through the swinging door, you were guided into a spacious home office across the hall. The windows over looked the garden, or what you referred to as a back yard. While it wasn’t huge, it was enough for a swing set or other play equipment for kids. The laundry room was through the next door with a mud room area leading into the yard. It was a similar set up to his first home.
“Perfect spot for a doggy door, darling.”
Bobby had spoiled the two of you in Atlanta with him being able to come and go as he pleased.
The staircase curved up and around to the bedrooms on the second floor. The top of the landing held two bedrooms with a guest bathroom connecting the two. Having access to the bathroom off both rooms, as well as the hallway was a nice feature. The end of the hall led to a set of double doors that open to the master suite.
“This is my favorite part of the house. The master over looks both the front drive and the garden below and the windows let in a very generous amount of natural light. The bathroom has both a roomy shower and a soaking tub with jets and leads to two walk-in closets on either side.”
After glancing at the bathroom and wishing you could take a bubble bath at this very moment, Jen quickly returned to the bedroom to direct you to the other side of the entrance from the hallway.
“Tom, this feature isn’t something you mentioned, but I immediately thought of you when I saw it.”
She opened another set of doors to a private space contained just off the master bedroom with more windows that overlooked the yard below. His eyes lit up as he wandered inside.
“It would be a perfect second office if you wished to have a space of your own in the privacy of your room. It’s closer than going downstairs if you need to make a quick call or need to film an interview. The previous owners actually used it as a nursery for their newborn until the felt comfortable enough to move the baby down the hall to his own room.”
He looked back at you with tears in his eyes as he walked to the windows to look out onto the yard below. Jen quickly took the hint and gave the two of you some space to talk. When she left the room, you wrapped your arms around his waist.
“You see it all too, don’t you babe?”
With a shaky breath, Tom nodded. Even though he couldn’t speak, you could feel everything he felt, and it was overwhelming.
“Getting kids ready for school while you cook breakfast. Dinners together at the table. Christmas morning in the living room with a massive tree in front of the large windows in the corner. If you still choose to not act anymore, maybe you can still do theatre or go into teaching. You’d have the office space downstairs and also up here. Maybe do more charity work with your free time. If you don’t want the office space up here, I’m not against putting a little bundle of joy in there instead…”
The suggestion made him raise his eyebrows as he turned to wrap his arms around you.
“This place certainly has plenty of space for a big family, sweetheart. I wouldn’t be apposed to finding other activities to engage in with my free time…”
Your laugh filled the empty room and made him smile.
“Well, what do you say, Hollywood? Is this the one?”
Glancing around the room, he let out a sigh of relief.
“What do you think, Georgia? It’s your home too.”
Pulling him down for a kiss, you gently pressed your lips against his before staring into his eyes.
“You’re my home, Thomas William. To answer your question though, I certainly can picture a life here together… I guess we should break the news to Jen that our search is over.”
Tom carefully made his way up the mostly completed stairs to the second floor. After quickly glancing in the various rooms, he stopped in what would eventually be the bedroom he would share with you. To his right, he could see the start of his office. Over the last few months since moving into the new home in London, he had enjoyed the office upstairs more than he had planned to in the beginning. Because of that, the home here on the ranch wasn’t going to have an office downstairs. It would just have a small one off the master bedroom with a hallway entrance as well. The plan was to split time between the two homes and he planned to spend more time relaxing here instead of working. Time here was about letting you unwind and ground yourself once more. It would be about letting you ride in the pastures and feel the wind whip through your hair. It was going to be family dinners with your mom and nights at JB’s dance hall before ending the night on the porch swing. London was his roots, but Georgia was all about yours. As he stood to look out what would be the large window that looked down at Catherine’s, his mind once again drifted off to Christmas in London and the moment that started the two of you down the path you were on right now…
Just as the two of you expected, it was pure chaos when you arrived at Diana’s the following day. Everyone met you outside and couldn’t wait to congratulate the happy couple. You held it together until you locked eyes with your mother. Tom watched as you teared up and ran to her for a hug. Over your shoulder, Catherine gave him a wink as she held you in her arms and looked down at the ring before giving you a kiss. Once you were passed off to Diana and his sisters, Tom got his turn.
“Hi, darling.”
His soon to be mother-in-law pulled him into a tight hug. She seemed to grow even closer to him over the last few months since he made sure to bring her baby home each weekend for time together. It had become a routine now. After driving out on Friday night, Saturday was spent doing projects around the house or ranch, dancing at JB’s that night, and family breakfast on Sunday morning before driving back into town for filming the next week.
“You did good, son. I’ve never seen that girl smile so much in her life.”
It certainly was a change from last year after driving out in silence. This time the two of you laughed and discussed plans for the house and briefly talked about wedding plans, knowing it would be the topic of the week with everyone. After getting settled in and enjoying dinner together, Tom retired to the living room with his nieces while you, the moms, and his sisters all sat around the table and began the discussion on the upcoming wedding. Everyone was excitedly throwing out ideas and in the beginning, you were engaged in the topic. A few minutes later, he looked up at find you staring off in the distance with a blank look. As he went to stand, he heard you politely excuse yourself and retreat out onto the back patio, quickly grabbing your coat as you rushed by it. Just as Cat stood to follow you, he rested a hand on her shoulder. Understanding that he would handle it, she smiled up at him as he walked by.
When you heard the door open, you quickly wiped the tears from your cheeks and kept your back to them. The jingle of his dog tags quickly approached as Bobby whined at your feet. Leaning down to pet him, you knew that the pup hated to see you upset.
“Mama’s fine, sweetie. Go. It’s almost time for bed.”
With the command, he ran out into the snow and sniffed around for a spot to do his business. As you stood, his arms wrapped around your waist. He stayed silent until you were ready to talk. Swaying the two of you side to side, he rested his chin on your shoulder and just held you. With a quiet unsteady voice, you whispered more into the night than to the man behind you.
“He should be here…”
You could hear the pain in his voice as he held you tighter.
“I know, baby.”
A sob escaped as the tears fell harder.
“I mean, I obviously knew this was something Daddy was going to miss. It just didn’t hit me until now that it’s here and it’s real… He’s supposed to be here for this, Tom. He should be giving us his blessing and walking me down the aisle. He should be dancing with me at our wedding. He should be giving you that talk and shaking your hand. It’s not fair. Daddy should be here. He was supposed to be here with us…”
He felt your legs give out as you finally turned to face him. Had he not already had his arms tightly around you, you surely would have fallen against the snow covered concrete. With all his strength, he held you up as you cried into his chest. The thick coat muffled your screams as the grief washed over you like it was fresh once again. His own tears fell as his heart broke for you. It was a pain he had yet to have to endure and he wished more than anything that it was something you hadn’t been forced to experience at such a young age. No girl should have to lose their father at nineteen just as they were truly experiencing life. Knowing there was nothing to say, he just held you and let you mourn the loss of something so precious.
After a few minutes, your cries began to quiet, and he felt you begin to support your own weight once more. It didn’t mean he loosened his grip on you yet. When you lifted your head and looked up at him, he finally spoke while wiping your remaining tears away while caressing your cheeks.
“I’m so sorry, baby. I would take the pain away from you in a second if I could. I want you to know that you aren’t alone though, darling.”
He turned your face to look over his shoulder to the room full of amazingly strong women behind the two of you.
“Every single one of them love you more than life itself. I know it will never fill the space in your life that he filled, but he would want you to be happy and enjoy your day… our day. I wish I had the chance to ask for your hand in marriage and have him hand you off to me at the altar. I wish I was given the chance to meet the man that helped shape you into the incredible woman that I know and love. Just know that you aren’t alone, sweetheart. You’ve got me, George. Every single day for the rest of our lives.”
You finally looked back up at him and gave him a sad smile before hugging him tighter.
“I know, babe. It just comes in waves. I thought it would get easier the longer he was gone, but it never does. I’m just scared to take this step without him. It’s the first major life event I’ve had without him and I don’t know how to do this.”
He placed a soft kiss against your lips and rested his forehead against yours as you began to shiver from the cold and emotions.
“It’s okay to be scared, love. I’m right here through it all. Anytime it’s too much or you need a minute to breath, you know what to do. If you decide to forego the wedding all together, I will marry you right here on mum’s back porch in the cold the second we can get a minister here. Just say the word, Georgia Girl.”
It felt good to hear you laugh. Tom leaned back to smile at you as he tucked the hair out of your face.
“If you decide you want the biggest wedding I can afford, I’ll give it to you baby. Everything I have is yours if you’re willing to put up with me as your husband. I can promise you one thing. We will find a way to honor your father through all of it because he gave me the greatest gift. Every single life event we have together will have a way to honor him, starting with the day we get married.”
You relaxed into his arms as you nodded.
“Thank you, babe. You have no idea how much that means to me.”
Leaning into his chest, you stood on your toes and went in for a kiss. Holding your face in both of his hands, he leaned down and gave you a deep kiss before following it with a few short kisses.
“Anything for you, darling. I love you so very much.”
“I love you too, babe. Will you please dry off our fur baby so we can go back inside now? I’m freezing.”
Looking up, the dog was no where in sight. With a grin, he reached up and covered your ears with his hands before winking at you. A loud whistle escaped his lips causing the pup to reappear from behind the greenhouse and dash through the few inches of snow to where the two of you stood. You handed him the towel off the table behind you giving him one more kiss before the dog arrived.
“You’re getting pretty good at that, Hiddleston. I’m impressed.”
Once back inside, your mother instinctively knew what had been bothering you, even if she didn’t say a word.
“You alright, darlin’?”
Giving her a smile and a nod, you took your seat again. This time, Tom sat right beside you and held your hand as he took over the discussion for you.
“Well ladies, where did you leave off?”
Diana smiled at him before looking around the table.
“I suppose the first thing to figure out is when. Have you two discussed dates at all, love?”
He looked over at you with a raised eyebrow.
“Well, George? I’m good with it if you are. I meant what I said, my love.”
After exchanging a look, you nodded and locked eyes with your mom.
“April 17th.”
Her gasp made the other ladies at the table look between the three of you. Tears were already filling both you and your mother’s eyes, so Tom spoke up.
“As long as you’re willing to share your wedding anniversary with us, Catherine. Y/N and I would like to honor Jimmy as much as possible.”
Now all the women in the room were crying, which meant his tears began to form as well. Standing and moving towards you, your mother hugged you both tightly and kissed both of you.
From his position at the window, Tom could see the builder’s truck off in the distance as it came around the curve on the dirt road leading up to the long private drive to Catherine’s. The drive had simply been extended to head up towards the house you and he would be sharing on the property. Knowing he still had a good five minutes before the builder arrived at the top of the hill, he turned and slowly made his way back down to the truck to greet him.
As he crossed the front porch, his phone vibrated in his back pocket. Rolling his eyes, he already knew who the text was going to be from, even though it was now getting extremely late in London.
Please answer the phone. This is a chance you can’t pass up, Hiddleston. Just hear me out.
Luke had been bothering him for weeks to take an audition for a new film. He claimed the director and producers had requested him personally, but he knew he had quit the business for a reason. That reason had also needed his full attention since that night on his mother’s back patio. You hadn’t been the same since the two of you had started planning the wedding. To say the last four months had been tough would be a gross understatement. It was as if you were mourning the loss of your father all over again. You had been distant and cold at times, while angry and short-tempered during others. It had been a true test to the strength of your relationship. In his heart, he knew that you were hurting, and it was a pain he didn’t understand. Luckily, you were able to turn to your mother for support on the rare occasions you chose to talk it out with someone. He just wished that person you went to for comfort was the one you had agreed to marry.
Tom sat down on the front steps and replayed the latest fight over again in his head. He was still angry with himself at the way he had acted. Usually, he stayed quiet and just tried to hold you, but as time had passed, you started to refuse to be touched. During one particularly rough night, you had finally agreed to seek help. Between the anxiety and depression medication and your appointments with Dr. Ryan, your moods had leveled out more but there were still the occasional switch that through him off balance. The latest one had taken place on a night that he was preoccupied with press interviews for the premiere of the second season of Loki. He shouldn’t have been so short with you, but he didn’t know how to help you and it drove him mad. After all these years, he thought he knew what you needed from him. The woman he had been living with for the last few months was someone different, and he never knew if this one needed affection or space. No matter how hard he tried, it seemed like he always got it wrong. If he tried to hold you, you would pull away from him. If he gave you space, it never failed that you would grow more distant until he would find you crying alone somewhere in the house. Your usual hiding place was the garden off the kitchen. It broke his heart that you seemed to only accept his embrace when you were on the edge of an attack or hysterically crying. He already felt like a failure as a husband, and the two of you hadn’t even made it down the aisle yet. The words he had said to you two nights ago as he packed his bag to make the trip back to Georgia for the wedding still echoed through his thoughts.
What do you want from me, Y/N?
If he had asked the question in a calm soothing tone that showed he cared, it might not have been so bad. Instead, the words had an edge to them as he raised his voice and frustratedly threw his clothes into the suitcase. They were said in anger and left a bitter taste in their wake. In a panic, he had turned around just in time to see your expression before you turned and walked out of the room. Tom had tried to follow you, but you put your hand up to stop him without saying a single word. You hadn’t spoken a word to him since. Not when you came to bed later that night, during the seven hour flight to Atlanta the following morning, or in the two days since that night. He had certainly tried. The guests were set to arrive the day after tomorrow and the two of you weren’t speaking to each other.
Per Dr. Ryan’s request, the two of you had done today’s session separately. He arrived in the morning and you been set to arrive just after lunch today. The therapy sessions had started out as helping you and shifted at some point to include a weekly appointment together to focus on the relationship. It had helped to some degree, but today’s session had been especially brutal. Dr. Ryan certainly earned the fees she was charging him. His mind had been racing since he left her office this morning. In between all the questions and concerns occupying his focus, one certain memory continued to find its way into the center of it all. The last time he had felt that he had been able to give you what you needed…
The drive back to London on New Year’s Day was a quiet one but a comfortable one. Tom continued to glance over at you as you rested your head against the back of the seat with it slightly reclined as you watched the snow-covered fields pass outside the passenger window. He smiled as he recalled the night before. Not only did he get his kiss at midnight without having to hide it from everyone, the two of you had escaped to the darkness of the back patio for the last of many make out sessions during the week. It had become a thing for the two of you when it was time to let Bobby outside. Once you retired to the bedroom though, things only heated up further. Knowing you certainly weren’t quiet about the pleasure he gave you, his hand remained over your mouth during it all unless his mouth was on yours to muffle your moans. Since you were only running on a few short hours of sleep, he wasn’t surprised when your eyes closed on the journey back to the city.
Once he was down the street from the house, he squeezed your hand to gently wake you up from your nap. The drowsy smile on your face was short lived when he pulled into the driveway and your eyes focused on the place you had once called home with him. The panic was already beginning to show in your features. To defuse the situation before it truly began, he placed his hand on your cheek and turned your attention back to him.
“Darling, it will be alright. I’m right here. Once we get everything packed, we never have to step foot inside of it again. I promise. I love you and we’ll do it together. Alright?”
You simply nodded your head and whispered a quiet “love you too” before gazing back at the structure. He knew now that he had been right to sell the home. If you reacted this way to seeing it again, there was no way to build a life together here anymore. Quickly making his way around to your side of the Jag, he opened the door and took your hand. Pressing his lips to yours first, he grasp your hand tightly in his and made his way to the front door. As the door slowly swung open and he turned on the light, neither of you moved from the threshold to step inside. In his mind, he could already hear your cries echo through the space from the last night you were here. Both of you took a deep breath before making your way inside to the living room. Without anyone home to switch the heating on, the room held an icy chill to the air. Somehow it felt like the atmosphere wasn’t just from the snowy weather outside. It also came from the hatred, heartache, and pain that the home now held.
“I’m going to adjust the heat for us. Will you be alright, love?”
Even though you gave him a smile, his experience told him that you were far from alright. Placing a kiss on your forehead, he let go of your hand and made his way down the hall to the panel on the wall for the downstairs controls. Tom hadn’t heard you pass behind him to the stairs, so it surprised him to see you at the top of the landing when he bound up the staircase to the upstairs panel outside his bedroom. You were standing in the doorway outside what had been your bedroom with a pained expression on your face. Even though you had opened the door, you seemed to be frozen in place in the hallway. Taking his place beside you, neither of you spoke as you stood and stared into the space. Just as he had promised, he hadn’t touched a thing, leaving the room preserved exactly as you had left it that morning. It was almost like stepping back inside the memory once more. The only difference was the space beside the bed where the carpet was indented from all the nights he had been seated there for hours with a glass of whiskey. He was ashamed to see the rings from the glass and the square indention where the bottle had rested against the plush fibers.
At the same time, you both reached out and locked your pinkies together. From the corner of his eye, he watched your head turn to look up at him with tears in your eyes and a look of confusion forming. It only took a single look to realize that you both were struggling right now for different reasons. When your eyes locked on each other, the tears broke free. His vision blurred as he wrapped his arms around you so tightly he thought he might hurt you. Pulling you away from the doorway, he carefully dropped himself to the floor in the hallway with you in his lap as he rested his back against the wall. It was the same place he had planted himself the night you flew home from the charity event alone and barricaded yourself on the other side of the wall behind him. Through his own sobs and cries, he whispered reassurances against your ear and helped you breathe through your own pain.
Neither of you knew how much time had passed as you sat in his lap with your arms and legs wrapped around him. His arms were wrapped tightly around your back with his face in the crook of your neck. Coming back to the moment when you pulled your head back to look at him, Tom realized that the heat had been on long enough to warm up the hallway. You rested your forehead against his and after a few minutes, he finally found the courage to break the silence for the first time.
“I’m so sorry, baby. We had years of amazing memories here and I tainted them all in a matter of months.”
You took a deep breath and played with the curls under your fingers on the back of his head.
“I just didn’t expect it to all come back like that. It’s just that it was just like coming back from your mom’s last year. I was on top of the world and then it all came crashing down when I saw you with her and then broke your heart out of anger. You were right to sell it, babe. Even though I finally have you as mine, this place just… it’s still my prison. I spent so many days and nights just staring at these walls and surviving the mental and emotional hell that I was in. I just want to leave it all in the past with all of that pain and move on to our future… together.”
He tilted his head to kiss you before resting his forehead against yours once again while tracing circles on your back. You had every right to those feelings, especially with the week lining up with the events of last year. A fresh start was exactly what the both of you needed. The words fell from his lips without any doubt.
“Let’s do it baby. Leave it behind… all of it. The house and everything in it.”
You sat up to fight him until you saw the seriousness in his eyes.
“Thomas…”
“I mean it. I’ll call Jen and have her let the buyers know that they can have it all and get rid of what they don’t want. She can donate it to charity. I don’t care. You and I will go find new things to fill our home with that have no memories tied to it. Start completely fresh. We’ll take the sentimental items with us and leave the rest.”
As you glanced around, the idea did sound good in a perfect world, until your logical side kicked in.
“Tom, do you know how much it would cost to replace that much furniture? It’s a sweet gesture but ridiculous.”
His hand came up to tuck your hair behind your ear and focus your attention back on him.
“Georgia, I would happily spend every dime to my name to prevent you from feeling a single ounce of pain. In the same way you don’t care about how much I have in the bank, neither do I my love. Its only there to take care of you. We both need a fresh start and if I have the ability to give that to us, I’m taking it. Darling, I will spend the next six months building IKEA furniture if that’s what you want. I don’t care. I want our new home to only be filled with you and me and none of the pain that this place holds.”
Even though the notion seemed over the top to you, he knew you would be better off once you got over the price tag. Finally giving him that sigh of defeat, he chuckled and pulled you in for a kiss.
“It’s settled then. Let’s box up on the things we want and tomorrow, we go shopping. Can you do one thing for me, though?”
“Is giving in to your shopping spree not enough, Hollywood?”
He gave you the first genuine smile since stepping foot inside the home again.
“One more night of good memories to end it on a happy note. I want to spin you around the living room and eat takeout at the coffee table.”
The smile you returned only made his wider.
“Pizza or Chinese?”
He lifted you from his lap and stood before helping you to your feet.
“Hmm… pizza.”
“With extra cheese? Oh, and breadsticks?”
“Like you have to ask, George…”
After the order was placed, the two of you put together the boxes that Jen had dropped off in the living room days ago and went room by room together. The decisions were made together on what held great memories and was worthy of coming to the new house. Of course, pictures and family heirlooms went straight into the box. With a deep breath, he unlocked the door to the office. Watching you bite your lip as you glanced at the mirror on the wall above him, an idea came to him.
“My favorite memory in here was the times I got word back that I gotten a role I really wanted or the nights I would facetime you while working. Of course, it didn’t compare to having you here with me as we went over my schedule or you sat in that chair over in the corner and read while I worked…”
The happy memories made you smile.
“That really is a comfy chair…”
His eyes lit up as he glanced over at it.
“Take it?”
“Take it.”
He pulled out his cell and snapped a photo of the item to send to the movers. After gathering up the rest of his work-related items in a box marked for the office, along with the photographs and items he loved. The door was closed for the last time as the two of you made your way up the stairs. Since your room was the closest to the stairs, that was the one you started on first. Tom’s new game made it easier to step inside this time.
“My favorite memory was of course sharing the bed with you that night. Our first time… times… together were certainly memorable.”
The blush that formed on his cheeks made you giggle.
“That they were… while I would have to agree, I also loved all the times you would sing at the top of your lungs to your music while in the shower or dancing around your room without realizing I could hear you.”
Your head whipped around with wide eyes that made him double over in laughter. Now you were the one blushing.
“Noted. My private concerts weren’t so private apparently. At least you could only hear them and not see my amazing dance moves.”
His eyes narrowed as he leaned against the wall with his hands in his pockets.
“I may have peeked a few times. When I heard you go from the room back to the bathroom to get ready, I knew you were already dressed. The hairbrush as a microphone was the best part.”
“THOMAS WILLIAM!”
“I never could resist you, love. I may have also known that by standing on this side of the doorframe, I could see you in the mirror in the bathroom, but you couldn’t see.”
After you gave him a challenging look, he stepped to the side and pointed to the bathroom before crossing his arms. You glared at him as you turned on your heels and made your way into the bathroom. Taking your place in front of the sink, you glanced up into the mirror to see that the doorway of the bathroom did indeed block the man from your line of vision. Hearing him chuckle at your reaction, he soon appeared in the doorway beside you with his large frame filling the space.
“Told you, George. They were my private concerts all along…”
As much you tried to pretend to be upset, it was impossible when he stepped closer to you in the small space and winked at you before pulling you in for a deep kiss. Both of you were breathless when he finally pulled away.
“Anything in here you want to take, baby?”
Obviously, nothing was left in the bathroom since it came with you the first time. Stepping by him to look around the room, you smiled and grabbed the one remaining photograph you had left behind before. It was the one of the two of you that he loved so much. With a kiss on top of your head, he reached around to take it and wrap it before securing it in the box on the bed. After deciding that the rest of the room would stay, you stopped and grabbed his folded t shirt off the dresser that he had placed there and tossed it to him on your way to the closet. The luggage set remained where it was along with the expensive designer clothes that he had purchased after you moved in with him.
“The luggage can come with us. I’m not attached to any of the clothes or shoes, but I would be okay with taking any that you love.”
With a nod and a smile, he retrieved the luggage and placed them open on the bed and returned to the walk in closet to browse the items. You smiled as you stood outside the doorway and watched him carefully consider the items. Each time his eyes would light up, he would smile and remove the item to hang on the empty bar behind him. Once he had pulled the shoes to go with them, he smiled and gathered them to pack into the luggage.
“Alright, Hollywood. Why those?”
Tom grinned as he looked up at you and resumed securing the items in the garment bag.
“Those three there were my favorites from the press tour when you first took over as my assistant. This one was the dress you wore in New Zealand when we went to dinner with Chris and Elsa. The night may have not gone according to plan, but the sight of you in this dress just did things to me, darling. The rest are ones that looked damn sexy on you. You would look beautiful in scraps, but the confidence you have while wearing these just make it impossible to keep my hands to myself.”
You couldn’t argue with the man, especially with the little black dress that you were secretly happy that he had picked out for you.
His bedroom of course took more time to pack up. Tom had only taken a small selection of his wardrobe with him to Atlanta, fully expecting to return in a few months. After helping him pack the remaining clothes from the dresser and the suits in the closest in the luggage from your bedroom, he moved on to the various pieces of furniture through out the room. You called out to him from your place on the bed against the headboard.
“Do I dare ask what your favorite memory in your bedroom was, Thomas?”
In the mirror in front of him in the bathroom, he rolled his eyes at you and continued to throw items from the linen closet into the box in front of him.
“Very funny, darling.”
Once the rest of the items were packed, he set the box down on the bed beside you and pulled out his phone to take pictures of pieces for the movers.
“I have many actually and all of them are you, baby, even if you barely spent any time in this room. I have tons of nights where I would fall asleep talking to you on the phone and wake up with a text from you before you went to bed yourself. The one night I got to hold you in my arms in this bed was the best one in this room. I still love that you came to me when you were cold.”
The memory came back to that night after returning from Fiji. Even in your sleep, you found a way to him.
“I was so nervous that morning when I woke up next to you with no memory on how I got there. I already knew I was in love with you and was so scared that you didn’t feel the same way. That’s not the only night I slept in your bed though, babe. Don’t you remember our movie night when I broke my foot?”
Tom looked off and smile when the memory came back to him.
“You’re right, love. I carried you upstairs so you could soak in my bathtub then we fell asleep in my bed watching movies.”
“That was one of my favorites nights on the trip. It was the only time I saw you rest and relax. You fell asleep curled up against my side as I played with your hair. It was adorable.”
He came and wrapped his arms around you and held you against his chest.
“I wish I had made a move long ago so I had more memories of you in this room, baby.”
Just as he went in for a kiss, the doorbell rang downstairs, causing you to laugh.
“Dinner is served, my love.”
After enjoying the pizza at the coffee table, Tom connected his phone to the speaker system in the living room and played all your favorite songs as the two of you danced for hours. After one more slow song with the lights dimmed, the two of you said goodbye to the home and made your way back to the hotel.
Tom was snapped from his thoughts as the builder parked next to the ranch truck. During the meeting, Luke’s texts and calls continued to come through. It was nearing 1am in London. The man was certainly persistent. The final text he sent had Tom slightly nervous.
You left me no choice. Sorry, mate.
His phone was very silent for the next few minutes until your ringtone began to play. Excusing himself, he answered it and stepped away. After getting the cold shoulder from you for two days, he didn’t know if it was a good thing you were calling.
“Hi, baby.”
The coldness of your voice send a chill down his spine. No greeting. Just straight to the point. Not a good sign.
“Where are you?”
“Uh… at the house meeting with the builder, love. Is everything alright?”
He could hear a lot of movement around you that he couldn’t make out. You were certainly more focused on your task than speaking to him.
“Meeting’s over, Hiddleston. Back to the house. Now. We need to talk.”
The phone beeped as you ended the call without another word. He tried to hide his panic as he quickly apologized and wrapped things up with the gentleman in what was supposed to be the kitchen to your new home.
The entire drive down the hill, Tom prepared himself for the worst. He analyzed every interaction over the last few months. After leaving the house behind, the last few months had been a pendulum of good days and bad days. One minute you seemed happy with him and just as he got comfortable again, you were cold and distant. He couldn’t do anything right and seemed to be the source of your anger. He had spent more nights on the couch than he would have liked before deciding to purchase furniture for the guest room across the hall from the master bedroom. Sadly, he even had a few changes of clothes tucked away in the dresser for the particularly bad nights.
After putting the truck in park and killing the engine, he wiped the tears that had begun to fall. His mind went to a dark place as he imagined what was waiting for him inside. Nightmares of calling and cancelling with vendors and guests just four days out from the wedding flashed across his thoughts. Was this the time you walked away? Would you tell him you had fallen out of love with him? Would you ask him to leave your mother’s house? How could he fight for someone that didn’t want to be fought over?
No longer able to put it off any longer, he stepped out of the truck and slowly made his way inside. He spotted Catherine sitting at the kitchen table with a tired look on her face. Without a word, she looked at him and pointed to the stairs. That’s when he heard the heavy footsteps above him and a drawer on the dresser slam shut, causing him to jump. Giving her a nod, he took a deep breath and pulled together the last bit of courage he had and made his way up the stairs. Just as he reached the top, another drawer slammed shut. Not bothering to knock, he slowly pushed the door open to find your suitcase open on the bed with various items scattered across the bed. He had to fight back the urge to vomit as his stomach formed a tight knot.
“Darling?”
You appeared from the closet and glared at him as you threw a dress and a garment bag down next to the half-packed suitcase.
“Please don’t do this, baby. Don’t leave me, again. Can we please talk this out?”
He watched as you stopped and sighed with your back to him.
“I’m not leaving you, Thomas. We’re both going.”
Turning and noticing the panic and tears in his eyes, you tried to put your anger aside for a minute to calmed him down.
“Sit down.”
Hesitating with a confused look, he finally moved when you crossed your arms and pointed to the bed beside you.
“I planned to talk it out from the plane, but it looks like we’re doing this now. I owe you an apology, babe. I know I haven’t been the easiest to deal with the last few months. I’ve taken my anger out on you and you never deserved that. I’ve been scared, Tom, but I never thought about leaving you. Is that really what you thought I was doing today? You thought I was walking away?”
His tears shifted into tears of relief as he tried to control his breathing. Finally finding his voice, he tried to read your expression.
“You’ve been so distant, love. You quit talking to me. You shut me out. When I snapped at you, I watched you close yourself off completely. I thought you had changed your mind about marrying me, Y/N.”
Comforting him in the best way you knew how in the moment, you lifted his chin to look up at you as you stepped in front of him beside the bed. When you kissed him, you both put everything into the single passionate gesture.
“I’m right here, Hollywood. I’m not going anywhere. I just lost myself for a little while, but Dr. Ryan smacked some sense into me today.”
“Open and upfront…”
You sat down on the bed beside him with your back against the headboard.
“I see she gave you the same speech this morning. Apparently our truthful and honest was a great start, but works to end a fight, not prevent one from starting. We both tend to hold back from having tough conversations. Who would have guessed, right?”
He gave you a slight smile as he took your hand in his, needing the physical connection with you. Knowing he needed to understand, you started first.
“Open and upfront, I’ve been scared and taking my anger out on you because you were the closest thing I have that reminds me of the safety I had with my dad. I’m angry at him that he isn’t here. I’m angry at the cancer that took him from me. I’m angry that I have to get married without him and have babies without him. You asked me what I wanted from you and I’ve been quiet because I don’t have an answer for you. What I want, you can’t give me, babe, because I want him. I don’t know how to do this without him. Dr. Ryan has helped me see that I haven’t been running. I’ve been searching for the safety I had with him. Daddy knew me better than I knew myself. He kept me grounded and sane. He was my anchor and without him I’ve just been drifting through life… until I found you Thomas William. I think that’s what drew me to you. It’s why you feel like home to me. The last few months I have been wanting him without realizing that what I needed was right in front of me. I’m sorry I made you think that I was leaving. I made my decision last summer when I came back. I chose a life with you and that hasn’t changed.”
Knowing it was his turn to say the difficult things he had been thinking about all day, he took both of your hands into his and took a deep breath.
“Open and upfront, I’ve been scared too, my love. I’ve been scared that I would say the wrong thing or do something to hurt you and you would leave again. I neglected you and failed to put you first Oscar’s weekend and I lost your heart and had to spent years loving you as your best friend without being allowed to call you mine. I chose my pride instead of fighting for you causing you months of pain and suffering before losing you from my life completely. Darling, I am terrified that I will make a wrong move and be forced to watch you walk away again, except I will have to spend the rest of my life without you next time. Every time you were angry with me without letting me fix it or pushed me away, I held my breath waiting for the final blow. Each time I slept in the guest room, I awoke with the slightest noise in case it was you leaving while I was asleep again. I became familiar with every single creak and groan that house makes. I know the sound of the neighbor’s car doors. I know the floorboard that squeaks in our bedroom between your side of the bed and the bathroom. I know how often you toss and turn in bed when you’re restless. After working with Dr. Ryan, I have come to realize that I have held on to the trauma of losing you because of the guilt that I feel for hurting you. I hold onto it as a way to punish myself for the pain I’ve caused you. You have never needed saving, Georgia. You have always been the strongest person I know, and it scares me because while I know you love me, I also know that you don’t need me, baby. When you aren’t around, I feel heavy and can’t breathe. Since the day you walked into my life, you have been my oxygen. The times we have been apart, I can’t function. I don’t know to live without you anymore. I don’t know how I did it for 32 years to be quite honest. While that may be the case for me, the times we have been apart, you have lived your life. You have moved on without me when you chose to. Last year when you made the decision to walk away from me… you thrived. You were no longer suffocated and you traveled the world. You went on adventures and sought out beauty in the world while I drank myself to sleep in your bedroom floor every single night. It may hurt, but you survive just fine without me, my love. You may have chosen to live your life with me, but I’ve caused you to change your mind in the past. In order to be open and upfront with you, sweetheart, I must tell you that I constantly live in fear that today is the day I will no longer be blessed to have you in my life.”
You were speechless. You had never seen him so vulnerable and broken. Making sure to get your point across, you held his face in your hands and placed yours directly in front of his.
“Thomas William Hiddleston, just because I hide my pain, does not mean I do not need you. You acknowledge your emotions in ways that I never have. I do not thrive without you. I hide. I put up a front to pretend I’m fine. I may have forced myself to move on, but I was simply putting my life on pause and living each day on the surface. While my mother can see past the mask I wear, you are the only person who has ever had the privilege of being let inside. Babe, you know my thoughts and emotions with a single look. You are the only person I am truly vulnerable with. I don’t thrive without you, I thrive because of you. You’re the stronger one. Even when you’re hurt and in pain, you still feel. You feel it all, babe. That’s strength to me. I shut everything out. I need you to truly live and be free. I need you to be myself and open myself up to life and all it has to offer me. I need your light to keep me from hiding in the darkness. That is why I need you to fly to L.A. tonight and take this audition.”
In his relief, he had honestly forgotten about the suitcase you had been packing.
“That’s what this was about, darling? The stupid audition?”
Luke’s text. That’s what he was apologizing for. He had called you to force his hand. Just before you went to speak, he continued.
“I told him that I’m not going. I don’t care that they are asking for me personally. The last few months have just solidified my decision to quit acting, my love. I will never choose work over you ever again. You are my priority now. I won’t risk losing you over some role that they can just give to the next guy.”
Your expression shifted and he saw it coming. The anger returned and you stood to pace the room as you unleashed.
“Are you kidding me? Just some role? Are you really that stupid to think that I would just sit back and let you pass this up because you’re afraid? Thomas William, listen to me and listen to me good. I know I told you that I didn’t fit into your world, but I was wrong. The movie premiere showed me that. The issue was never fitting into your world, the issue was going through your world alone. Until that night, I had never felt protected. When you made me feel important, I felt guided and safe. You never had to choose between me and acting. I just needed you to choose where I fit in your life. I either needed to be completely removed from the spotlight or protected from it. You always tried to make me stand beside you as an equal in your fame and fortune and I’m never going to be that for you. I don’t have the same experience or the same status that you and Ben, Chris, Rob, Scar, and everyone else have, babe. I never had a problem with you being in front of the world. I just needed to be able to support you in my own way and be able to live a normal life without your work taking over. I need it to be your job, not your life, sweetheart. It’s your calling and I’ve seen how much happiness it brings you. I don’t want you to wake up one day and resent me for giving this up. What kind of wife would I be to you if I let you pass up your one chance? They won’t offer it to you again, baby.”
“If you are sure you want me to continue acting, that is something we can discuss, but we are getting married in four days, Georgia. We are not flying out to L.A. for an audition. Work can at least wait until after the wedding.”
The look of confusion morphed into frustration as your eyes narrowed and your voice lowered.
“You didn’t read the script, did you? I bet it’s still in the damn box too! That’s why you’re so calm about this… where is it Thomas? Where’s the fucking script?!”
Rolling his eyes, he knew you weren’t going to drop this until your point was made.
“Sitting on my desk in London where I left it. Why are you so bloody set on this?”
A growl escaped as you clenched your fists and fought back the scream that tried to escape.
“I could just strangle you sometimes, Thomas! Tablet. Where is it?”
With a finger, he pointed at his carry on bag in the chair across the room. He watched your back as you retrieved the device and logged into the secure portal used to send files back and forth for work.
“Good thing Luke always uploads your documents to the cloud then.”
You forcefully pressed the tablet into his chest when you found what you were looking for and crossed your arms without removing the glare from your eyes. When he pulled the device back to read it, his eyes skimmed the cover sheet. It contained the name of the film and the list of the directors and producers attached to the projects. As he glanced over the usual information, you carefully watched his eyes scan the screen until they double backed over one line in particular and he went extremely pale. His voice was shaky as he softly read the words aloud as if he wasn’t sure they were truly there.
“T-Tom Hiddleston reading for the role of J-James Bond?”
Your eyes had glistened over as you watched all the emotions pass through him.
“H-how? This can’t be right. Surely, this must be a mistake. Luke said they asked for me. How is this possible?”
He nervously licked his lips and stared at the screen. The movement made it impossible to focus on the words until he realized his hands were shaking.
“When you refused to hear him out, Luke knew to call me to talk some sense into you. Daniel Craig’s contract ended and the team decided they want you to replace him in the franchise. It’s real, Tom.”
When he still hadn’t moved, you knelt down in front of him and pulled the device from his hands to force him to look at you.
“Hey… Hollywood, focus on me. Breathe for me.”
When he finally let go of the breath he had been holding in, you smiled at him and stroked his cheek.
“I love you and I will be with you every step of the way. Now we need to finish packing, babe. We have a flight to catch.”
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Jacob Lawrence
Jacob Lawrence (Atlantic City, NJ September 7, 1917; Seattle June 9, 2000) was an African-American painter known for his portrayal of African-American life. But not only was he a painter, storyteller, and interpreter; he also was an educator. Lawrence referred to his style as "dynamic cubism," though by his own account the primary influence was not so much French art as the shapes and colors of Harlem. He brought the African-American experience to life using blacks and browns juxtaposed with vivid colors. He also taught, and spent 15 years as a professor at the University of Washington.
Lawrence is among the best-known 20th-century African-American painters. He was 23 years old when he gained national recognition with his 60-panel Migration Series,painted on cardboard. The series depicted the Great Migration of African Americans from the rural South to the urban North. A part of this series was featured in a 1941 issue of Fortune Magazine. The collection is now held by two museums. Lawrence's works are in the permanent collections of numerous museums, including the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum, the Phillips Collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum, and Reynolda House Museum of American Art. He is widely known for his modernist illustrations of everyday life as well as epic narratives of African American history and historical figures.
Life
Jacob Lawrence was born in 1917 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Jacobs's parents moved him and his siblings from the rural south to the north for a chance at a better life. They divorced in 1924, after which his mother put him and his two younger siblings into foster care in Philadelphia. When he was 13, he and his siblings moved to New York City, where he reconnected with his mother in Harlem and then she put him in and Lawrence was introduced to art shortly after that, when their mother enrolled him in after school classes at an arts and crafts settlement house in Harlem, called Utopia Children's Center, in an effort to keep him busy. The young Lawrence often drew patterns with crayons. In the beginning, he copied patterns of his mother's carpets; one of his art teachers noted great potential in Lawrence.
After dropping out of school at 16, Lawrence worked in a laundromat and a printing plant. He continued with art, attending classes at the Harlem Art Workshop, taught by the noted African-American artist Charles Alston. Alston urged him to attend the Harlem Community Art Center, led by the sculptor Augusta Savage. Savage secured Lawrence a scholarship to the American Artists School and a paid position with the Works Progress Administration, established during the Great Depression by the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Lawrence continued his studies as well, working with Alston and Henry Bannarn, another Harlem Renaissance artist, in the Alston-Bannarn workshop.
On July 24, 1941, Lawrence married the painter Gwendolyn Knight, also a student of Savage. They were married until his death in 2000.
In October 1943 (during the Second World War), Lawrence enlisted in the United States Coast Guard and served with the first racially integrated crew on the USCGC Sea Cloud, under Carlton Skinner. He continued to paint and sketch while in the Coast Guard, documenting the experience of war around the world. He produced 48 paintings during this time, all of which have been lost. But after the war he created his famous War Series. Jacob Lawrence in 1941 ended up marrying Gwendolyn Knight. She supported his work and even helped him with captions for many of his series of paintings.
Back in New York, Lawrence continued to paint. He grew depressed, however, and in 1949, he checked himself into Hillside Hospital in Queens, where he stayed for 11 months. He painted as an inpatient. These works differed from his usual artworks because they displayed sadness and agony. Shortly after leaving Hillside, Lawrence turned to theater.
After many years in New York, in 1970 Lawrence and Knight moved to the Pacific Northwest, where he had been invited to be an art professor at the University of Washington. They settled in Seattle. Some of his works are displayed in the university's Meany Hall for the Performing Arts and in the Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science & Engineering. Lawrence's painting, Theater, installed in the main lobby of Meany Hall, was commissioned by the University in 1985 for that space.
Education and Career
For Jacob Lawrence's education he took works Progress Administration art classes in New York (1934-1937) and he also studied at Harlem Art Workshop in New York in 1937. Harlem provided crucial training for the majority of black artists in the United States. Lawrence was one of the first artists trained in and by the African-American community in Harlem. Throughout his lengthy artistic career, Lawrence concentrated on exploring the history and struggles of African Americans. He often portrayed important periods in African-American history. The artist was 21 years old when his series of paintings of the Haitian general Toussaint L’Ouverture, who led the revolution of the slaves that eventually gained independence, was shown in an exhibit of African-American artists at the Baltimore Museum of Art. This impressive work was followed by a series of paintings of the lives of Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman, as well as a series of pieces about the abolitionist John Brown.
Lawrence was 23 when he completed the 60-panel set of narrative paintings entitled Migration of the Negro, now called the Migration Series. The series was a portrayal of the Great Migration, when hundreds of thousands of African Americans moved from the rural South to the North after World War I, and showed their adjusting to Northern cities. It was exhibited in New York at the Museum of Modern Art, and brought him national recognition. His early work involved general depictions of everyday life in Harlem and also a major series dedicated to Black History (1940-1941). In the 1940s Lawrence was given his first major solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, and became the most celebrated African-American painter in the country. Jacobs was teaching at Black Mountain college after World War II, where he was influenced by the teaching of Josef Albers. This is when his form and design changed in his style of realism.
The "hard, bright, brittle" aspects of Harlem during the Great Depression inspired Lawrence as much as the colors, shapes and patterns inside the residents' homes. "Even in my mother's home," Lawrence told historian Paul Karlstrom, "people of my mother's generation would decorate their homes in all sorts of color... so you'd think in terms of Matisse." He used water-based media throughout his career. Lawrence started to gain some notice for his dramatic and lively portrayals of both contemporary scenes of African-American urban life as well as historical events, all of which he depicted in crisp shapes, bright, clear colors, dynamic patterns, and through revealing posture and gestures. However, his mother still hoped he would choose a career in the Civil Service.
Shortly after moving to Washington state, Lawrence did a series of five paintings on the westward journey of African-American pioneer, George Washington Bush. These paintings are now in the collection of the State of Washington History Museum.
Lawrence illustrated an adaptation of Aesop's Fables for the University of Washington Press in 1997.
Lawrence taught at several universities. He continued to paint until a few weeks before his death in June 2000 at the age of eighty-two. His last commissioned public work, the mosaic mural New York in Transit, was installed in October 2001 in the Times Square subway station in New York City.
Special Works Of Art
And the Migrants Kept Coming and In the North the Negro had Better Educational Facilities) series dedicated to black history.
The 41 pictures of the Touissant L’Ouverture series (1937-1938) are addressed to Haiti's struggle for independence in the 19th century.
Harriet Tubman (series), 1938–39
Frederick Douglass (series), 1939–40
The Migration Series was shown at New York’s Downtown Gallery in 1941. Lawrence became a nationally known figure virtually overnight because of this series.
John Brown (series), 1941–42
Recognition
As a result of his active social Realism it brought him recognition. He broke the "color barrier."
1941, he was the first African American artist to be represented in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
1970, the NAACP awarded him the Spingarn Medal for his outstanding achievements.
1971, he was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Associate member and became a full Academician in 1979.
1974, the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York held a major retrospective of his work.
1983, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
1990, he received the U.S. National Medal of Arts.
1995, he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
1996, the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University awarded him the Algur H. Meadows Award for Excellence.
1998, Washington State awarded him its highest honor, The Washington Medal of Merit.
His work is in the permanent collections of numerous museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum, the Phillips Collection, the Brooklyn Museum, the National Gallery of Art and Reynolda House Museum of American Art. In May 2007, the White House Historical Association (via the White House Acquisition Trust) purchased Lawrence's The Builders (1947) for $2.5 million at auction. The painting hangs in the White House Green Room.
When Lawrence died on June 9, 2000, the New York Times described him as "One of America's leading modern figurative painters" and "among the most impassioned visual chroniclers of the African-American experience." His wife, artist Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence, died several years later in 2005. Jacob Lawrence made 319 artworks in his life. Before he died, he and his wife set up the Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Foundation. It serves as the official Estates of both artists. It maintains a searchable archive of nearly 1,000 images of their work. The U.S. copyright representative for the Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Foundation is the Artists Rights Society. Major traveling exhibitions of his works have been presented in museums across the country.
Legacy
Jacob Lawrence retrospective exhibition, Over the Line: The Art and Life of Jacob Lawrence, February 6–May 4, 2003, Seattle Art Museum
The Seattle Art Museum offers the Gwendolyn Knight and Jacob Lawrence Fellowship, a $10,000 award to "individuals whose original work reflects the Lawrences' concern with artistic excellence, education, mentor ship and scholarship within the cultural contexts and value systems that informed their work and the work of other artists of color."
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MEXC Exchange Research: Cardano (ADA), The Public Chain for Smart Contract will be Launched Soon
Cardano (ADA)
Cardano, similar to Ethereum, is a smart contract platform committed to becoming a new generation of lower-level basic public chains that are more convenient, faster and smarter, and completely open-source. The founder, Charles Hoskinson was also one of the co-founders of Ethereum. At present, the development progress of Cardano is a smart contract platform, which is called the first blockchain project “driven by scientific philosophy and research”, and its development team is composed of a large number of expert engineers and researchers from around the world. Cardano adopts PoS consensus mechanism that does not require mining and an Ouroboros consensus algorithm.
There are three main official participants in the Cardano project: the Cardano Foundation, Cardano’scommercial incubation company Emurgo and the technology development company IOHK. The Cardano Foundation will promote Cardano to a broader community, popularize cryptocurrency knowledge, and excel in regulatory communication. IOHK is the engineering and code development organization behind Cardano technology. Emurgo is committed to integrating the platform with businesses.
Cardano Foundation
Cardano is operated by a non-profit company called the Cardano Foundation. The foundation provides multiple development directions for Cardano and the whole blockchain business. They are committed to extend Cardano to wider communities, popularizing cryptocurrency, and communicate with the government for supervision. The foundation provides a standard framework to promote cooperation between enterprises. The service is similar to the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) of the Ethereum network and NEO’s partner Onchain. Even though it is not a non-profit organization, it can also connect the public blockchain with the government and enterprises. Blockchain platforms such as NEO, ETH and Cardano are distributed. They provide a centralized publishing organization for enterprises, just like the publishing house of the platform.
Input Output Hong Kong（IOHK） (Technical Support)
IOHK is an academic institution that provides solutions for enterprises and governments to develop blockchains. The agency is led by Charles Hoskins and Jeremy wood, former CEO and executive assistant of ETH.
Among the three institutions behind ADA, IOHK is the most relevant entity of the project, led by Charles Hoskinson and Jeremy Wood. Charles first co-founded Invictus Innovations company, which issued BitShares, and then moved to Ethereum as the CEO! At present, he is the CEO of IOHK! Jeremy used to be an executive assistant of Ethereum. He also worked as a CSO in IOHK for nearly three years.
IOHK supports Cardano and has 17 research teams. These teams have been responsible for the development of Cardano’s technology and digital wallet. IOHK also supports other blockchain projects, including Ethereum Classic.
Emurgo
Emurgo, based in Japan, helps existing enterprises and invests in related industries by integrating blockchain technology to connect businesses to the Cardano blockchain. IOHK, Cardano Foundation and Emurgo have a clear division of labor and are associated with each other.
Layered Technology
In short, the information that Bitcoin can support is general value transfer data, such as the transfer parties, transfer time and transfer amount. Ethereum, the second generation blockchain, supports more information, such as transfer conditions, reasons, entities involved, etc., which are metadata. Ethereum refers to the connection between actual value transfer and associated metadata as smart contracts, which are programmable contracts.
However, for Ethereum, since there is no separation between settlement and calculation, these information is stored together, regardless of whether metadata needs to be included all the time. The more data in each transaction, the higher the cost, and the more difficult it is for the blockchain to store the information.
Cardano separates transfer and information \. They separate the platform by dividing it into two different layers:
Cardano Settlement Layer (CSL): It is responsible for the token economy and the balance of all user accounts. Cardano’s native token ADA trades through this layer.
Cardano Computation Layer (CCL): Smart contract functions are in this layer and support regulatory elements such as digital identity.
The block reward will be issued every 3.5 minutes. The distribution frequency is as follows: initially, 2,000 ADA tokens will be generated for each block, with a total of 37,44,961 blocks; In the second stage, each block produces 1000 ADA tokens, totaling 37,44,961 blocks; In the third stage, each block produced 500 ADA coins, a total of 37,44,961 blocks. By analogy, it will take about 24 years to halve each block of 37,44,961 and produce three blocks per minute until all of them are released. 75% of the ADA coins generated in each block are used as the reward of the holders, and 25% are used as the reward for technology development and ecosystem builders after the project is launched. As long as users participate in the R & D and development of Cardano application, they may be rewarded.
Development Roadmap
According to Cardano roadmap, the development stages of Cardano network mainly include the following five stages:
Byron: The guidance phase allows users to trade and transfer ADA tokens.
Shelly: The decentralized stage where it becomes a completely decentralized network.
Goguen: Develop and integrate the smart contract platform in the smart contract stage. (Will be launched soon)
Basho: The scalability phase where the smart contract is improved to increase performance, security and scalability.
Voltaire: The governance stage where IOHK introduces a financial system and governance to ensure the long-term development of communities and projects.
Tokenomics
Token: ADA (ADA is named after Augusta Ada King-Noel: A mathematician in the 19th Century, who was recognized at the first computer programmer and the daughter of a poet named Byron)
Total: 45 billion tokens（Ranked 5th for current market value）
Current circulation: 32,066,390,668tokens（Data sourced from CoinGecko on August 2）
Public Sale: 57.6%, 25927 million tokens, Completed
Ecosystem Support (IOHK, Emurg0, Cardano Foundation): 11.5% , 5185 million tokens
Mining: 30.9% ,13.887 billion
Practical Analysis
Practical Value
Becoming the nodes
Staking Mining
Participate in node election voting
On-chain transaction fees
Possible existing challenges
There is still a big gap between the development progress and the full realization of technology
Ecosystem competition
ADA’s ecosystem domain
Partial Ecosystem Projects
IDO Platform
CardStarter
Token: CARDS
CardStarter was launched on March 29, with a focus on becoming the Launchpad and incubator of the Cardano network. It is planned to introduce a decentralized trading platform and AMM, namely CardSwap, in the third quarter. CardStarter sets up a hierarchical system through its token CARD, and token holders obtain the corresponding proportion of investment quota according to the amount pledged.
At present, CardStarter is deployed on Ethereum, and then migrated after the smart contract platform is deployed in Cardano. At the same time, CardStarter stated that all projects supported by CardStarter are ready to be launched on Cardano’s website.
Occam.fi
Token: OCC
Occam.fi is the smart DeFi layer under the Cardano ecosystem. It is mainly composed of three components: Launchpad platform OccamRazer, decentralized exchange OccamX and governance layer OccamDAO, OccamRazer as the main component.
Occam.fi has deployed OccamRazer on Ethereum in mid-April and will deploy OccamX and OccamRazer to the Cardano mainnet. OccamRazer allows the project to raise funds in various ways, including fixed-price mechanism, dynamic rise or fall mechanism, IDO joint curve mechanism, auction, etc. Besides, it also sets up a hierarchical system for users participating in IDO according to the amount of OCC staked.
TrustPad
Token: TPAD
Trustpad is a decentralized multichain IDO platform, including supporting coin security smart chains, Ethereum, Solana and Cardano. It aims to help project parties to raise funds and help early investors screen relatively safe investment opportunities.
DEX and Liquidity Protocol
Adax
Token: ADAX
Adax aims to become a DeFi solution in the Cardano ecosystem. It will introduce a DEX protocol that can provide token exchange and NFT transaction functions. Among them, the DEX protocol will be based on the AMM model. Adax plans to officially launch its platform after the launch of Cardano smart contract in the third quarter of this year, integrate IOHK ERC20 bridge and support cross-chain in the first quarter of next year.
deFIRE
Token: CWAP
deFIRE is a DeFi platform designed for the Cardano ecosystem. It provides execution services and order routing services for DEX token transactions and provides intermediary services between order flow initiators (such as wallets) and final execution platforms (such as DEX).
DeFinity Network
Token: DEFX
DeFinity Network is jointly launched by DMALINK, a foreign exchange dealer, and WeOwn, a technology company focusing on blockchain services. It claims to be a decentralized trading solution suitable for foreign exchange market, digital currency and central bank digital currency. DeFinity uses existing frameworks (including WeOwn, Ethereum, Polkadot, Binance Smart Chain BSC and Cardano) to build a decentralized ecosystem with interoperability. IDO was previously conducted on CardStarter and Occam. According to the roadmap, the project will launch its DEX platform in 2022.
Orion Protocol
Token: ORN
Orion Protocol is a liquidity aggregation protocol that will aggregate each CEX, DEX and exchange pools into a decentralized trading platform. It is committed to find solutions to the fragmentation of assets in the cryptocurrency market, NFTs market and traditional finance and gather them into one place.
Orion Protocol and Cardano development company IOHK reached cooperation in April this year and will become Cardano’s liquidity aggregator.
NFT
ADAZOO
NFT Token: LACIE
Virtual Land Token: LAND
ADAZOO hopes to build an NFT game based on Cardano, with its NFT collection, LACIE. Users holding LACIE are eligible to participate in the game. Players can get more LACIE rewards and continuously upgrade their roles during the game. In addition, players can also buy the virtual land token, LAND, and LAND holders can earn income from each transaction in their territory. ADAZOO aims to be one of the first NFT-based games running on the Cardano blockchain.
Bondly
Token: BONDLY
Bondly is designed to bring the first batch of certified digital goods to the sports, music, E-sports and collectibles markets. It also has NFT exchange platform NFTSwap, e-commerce gateway BProtect and other products supporting DeFi. Bondly Finance will be the first DeFi project on Cardano. On July 14 this year, Bondly was attacked. Bondly said that it would launch a secure multi-sign ERC20 contract for the revised Bondly token and provide the new token to the owner according to the snapshot taken before the incident.
CardanoSpace
CardanoSpace is a website that supports all users in creating websites. The website is a 100x100 grid website. Each cell in the grid is an NFT. The NFT holder can determine the image and message content displayed in its grid and add a link URL. Currently, CardanoSpace is selling the grid in batches.
CardanoTales
CardanoTales is the first to release a Cardano-based blockchain hybrid RPG (role-playing game). Playable items and characters in the game are tokenized as Cardano NFTs (CNFTs), obtained or recovered through activities and/or in-game battles, or in special events.
PlayerMint
Fungible Token: PMX
PlayerMint is a toolkit that can obtain revenue in the Metaverse. It consists of two types: fungible token and Non-fungible token (NFT). The fungible token PMX, as the toolkit asset, can be obtained through game performance. The NFT is minted or traded by players with PMX, and the metadata will be stored in IPFS and Arweave. The protocol will be deployed in game environments such as Fortnite and social environments such as Discord or Twitch.
Oracles
Charli3
Token: C3
Charli3 is the first decentralized Oracle project built on the Cardano network. The system verification functions include multi Oracle node consensus, forced node staking using native tokens, anti-Sybil attack, etc. Charli3 announced that DEXTools price data will be integrated.
Lending Protocol
Aada
Token: AADA
Aada is the first decentralized lending protocol based on Cardano, allowing users to deposit assets to earn interest or borrow assets. With the Cardano ERC20 converter (ERC cross-chain Cardano) launch, a large number of assets will easily enter the cheaper Cardano chain.
Aada is currently establishing a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO), and the platform fees will be allocated to AADA token holders. Aada will release the front-end MVP and release the beta version in this quarter.
Liqwid
Token: LQ
Liqwid is a decentralized lending protocol for the Cardano system. It establishes a decentralized market for lenders and borrowers to interact seamlessly by providing funds, minting interest-bearing qTokens, borrowing assets and participating in governance. Its solution is based on the Cardano UTXO model and is used to build secure and low-cost transactions. The Liqwid protocol aims to enable any liquidity provider or user to obtain interest and liquidity on demand and enable developers to use a Web3 world of open financial applications.
Others
SoMee
Token: SOMEE
SoMee is a social media platform focusing on privacy, freedom of speech and security. Users can earn rewards by publishing content, comments by liking and sharing. SoMee will also add short videos for posting, video calls and other functions later. Its wallet, SoMee wallet will help users manage and track rewards, have built-in transaction functions. At present, SoMee has released a beta version and has been updated many times.
Somee also conducted IDO on CardStarter, which will be integrated on hive blockchain before the end of August, and then built on Cardano after Cardano smart contract is ready.
Ledgity
Token: LTY
Ledgity is a digital solution specially designed for financial consultants. The Cardano ecosystem connects crypto assets and DeFi investment solutions with traditional finance through an intuitive, secure and transparent financial service platform. Digital solutions provided by Ledgity include account aggregation tools, regulatory tools, CRM tools and communication channels.
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MEXC Research: Cardano (ADA), The Public Chain for Smart Contract will be Launched Soon
Cardano (ADA)
Cardano, similar to Ethereum, is a smart contract platform committed to becoming a new generation of lower-level basic public chains that are more convenient, faster and smarter, and completely open-source. The founder, Charles Hoskinson was also one of the co-founders of Ethereum. At present, the development progress of Cardano is a smart contract platform, which is called the first blockchain project “driven by scientific philosophy and research”, and its development team is composed of a large number of expert engineers and researchers from around the world. Cardano adopts PoS consensus mechanism that does not require mining and an Ouroboros consensus algorithm.
There are three main official participants in the Cardano project: the Cardano Foundation, Cardano’scommercial incubation company Emurgo and the technology development company IOHK. The Cardano Foundation will promote Cardano to a broader community, popularize cryptocurrency knowledge, and excel in regulatory communication. IOHK is the engineering and code development organization behind Cardano technology. Emurgo is committed to integrating the platform with businesses.
Cardano Foundation
Cardano is operated by a non-profit company called the Cardano Foundation. The foundation provides multiple development directions for Cardano and the whole blockchain business. They are committed to extend Cardano to wider communities, popularizing cryptocurrency, and communicate with the government for supervision. The foundation provides a standard framework to promote cooperation between enterprises. The service is similar to the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) of the Ethereum network and NEO’s partner Onchain. Even though it is not a non-profit organization, it can also connect the public blockchain with the government and enterprises. Blockchain platforms such as NEO, ETH and Cardano are distributed. They provide a centralized publishing organization for enterprises, just like the publishing house of the platform.
Input Output Hong Kong（IOHK） (Technical Support)
IOHK is an academic institution that provides solutions for enterprises and governments to develop blockchains. The agency is led by Charles Hoskins and Jeremy wood, former CEO and executive assistant of ETH.
Among the three institutions behind ADA, IOHK is the most relevant entity of the project, led by Charles Hoskinson and Jeremy Wood. Charles first co-founded Invictus Innovations company, which issued BitShares, and then moved to Ethereum as the CEO! At present, he is the CEO of IOHK! Jeremy used to be an executive assistant of Ethereum. He also worked as a CSO in IOHK for nearly three years.
IOHK supports Cardano and has 17 research teams. These teams have been responsible for the development of Cardano’s technology and digital wallet. IOHK also supports other blockchain projects, including Ethereum Classic.
Emurgo
Emurgo, based in Japan, helps existing enterprises and invests in related industries by integrating blockchain technology to connect businesses to the Cardano blockchain. IOHK, Cardano Foundation and Emurgo have a clear division of labor and are associated with each other.
Layered Technology
In short, the information that Bitcoin can support is general value transfer data, such as the transfer parties, transfer time and transfer amount. Ethereum, the second generation blockchain, supports more information, such as transfer conditions, reasons, entities involved, etc., which are metadata. Ethereum refers to the connection between actual value transfer and associated metadata as smart contracts, which are programmable contracts.
However, for Ethereum, since there is no separation between settlement and calculation, these information is stored together, regardless of whether metadata needs to be included all the time. The more data in each transaction, the higher the cost, and the more difficult it is for the blockchain to store the information.
Cardano separates transfer and information \. They separate the platform by dividing it into two different layers:
Cardano Settlement Layer (CSL): It is responsible for the token economy and the balance of all user accounts. Cardano’s native token ADA trades through this layer.
Cardano Computation Layer (CCL): Smart contract functions are in this layer and support regulatory elements such as digital identity.
The block reward will be issued every 3.5 minutes. The distribution frequency is as follows: initially, 2,000 ADA tokens will be generated for each block, with a total of 37,44,961 blocks; In the second stage, each block produces 1000 ADA tokens, totaling 37,44,961 blocks; In the third stage, each block produced 500 ADA coins, a total of 37,44,961 blocks. By analogy, it will take about 24 years to halve each block of 37,44,961 and produce three blocks per minute until all of them are released. 75% of the ADA coins generated in each block are used as the reward of the holders, and 25% are used as the reward for technology development and ecosystem builders after the project is launched. As long as users participate in the R & D and development of Cardano application, they may be rewarded.
Development Roadmap
According to Cardano roadmap, the development stages of Cardano network mainly include the following five stages:
Byron: The guidance phase allows users to trade and transfer ADA tokens.
Shelly: The decentralized stage where it becomes a completely decentralized network.
Goguen: Develop and integrate the smart contract platform in the smart contract stage. (Will be launched soon)
Basho: The scalability phase where the smart contract is improved to increase performance, security and scalability.
Voltaire: The governance stage where IOHK introduces a financial system and governance to ensure the long-term development of communities and projects.
Tokenomics
Token: ADA (ADA is named after Augusta Ada King-Noel: A mathematician in the 19th Century, who was recognized at the first computer programmer and the daughter of a poet named Byron)
Total: 45 billion tokens（Ranked 5th for current market value）
Current circulation: 32,066,390,668tokens（Data sourced from CoinGecko on August 2）
Public Sale: 57.6%, 25927 million tokens, Completed
Ecosystem Support (IOHK, Emurg0, Cardano Foundation): 11.5% , 5185 million tokens
Mining: 30.9% ,13.887 billion
Practical Analysis
Practical Value
Becoming the nodes
Staking Mining
Participate in node election voting
On-chain transaction fees
Possible existing challenges
There is still a big gap between the development progress and the full realization of technology
Ecosystem competition
ADA’s ecosystem domain
Cardano (ADA)
Cardano, similar to Ethereum, is a smart contract platform committed to becoming a new generation of lower-level basic public chains that are more convenient, faster and smarter, and completely open-source. The founder, Charles Hoskinson was also one of the co-founders of Ethereum. At present, the development progress of Cardano is a smart contract platform, which is called the first blockchain project “driven by scientific philosophy and research”, and its development team is composed of a large number of expert engineers and researchers from around the world. Cardano adopts PoS consensus mechanism that does not require mining and an Ouroboros consensus algorithm.
There are three main official participants in the Cardano project: the Cardano Foundation, Cardano’scommercial incubation company Emurgo and the technology development company IOHK. The Cardano Foundation will promote Cardano to a broader community, popularize cryptocurrency knowledge, and excel in regulatory communication. IOHK is the engineering and code development organization behind Cardano technology. Emurgo is committed to integrating the platform with businesses.
Cardano Foundation
Cardano is operated by a non-profit company called the Cardano Foundation. The foundation provides multiple development directions for Cardano and the whole blockchain business. They are committed to extend Cardano to wider communities, popularizing cryptocurrency, and communicate with the government for supervision. The foundation provides a standard framework to promote cooperation between enterprises. The service is similar to the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) of the Ethereum network and NEO’s partner Onchain. Even though it is not a non-profit organization, it can also connect the public blockchain with the government and enterprises. Blockchain platforms such as NEO, ETH and Cardano are distributed. They provide a centralized publishing organization for enterprises, just like the publishing house of the platform.
Input Output Hong Kong（IOHK） (Technical Support)
IOHK is an academic institution that provides solutions for enterprises and governments to develop blockchains. The agency is led by Charles Hoskins and Jeremy wood, former CEO and executive assistant of ETH.
Among the three institutions behind ADA, IOHK is the most relevant entity of the project, led by Charles Hoskinson and Jeremy Wood. Charles first co-founded Invictus Innovations company, which issued BitShares, and then moved to Ethereum as the CEO! At present, he is the CEO of IOHK! Jeremy used to be an executive assistant of Ethereum. He also worked as a CSO in IOHK for nearly three years.
IOHK supports Cardano and has 17 research teams. These teams have been responsible for the development of Cardano’s technology and digital wallet. IOHK also supports other blockchain projects, including Ethereum Classic.
Emurgo
Emurgo, based in Japan, helps existing enterprises and invests in related industries by integrating blockchain technology to connect businesses to the Cardano blockchain. IOHK, Cardano Foundation and Emurgo have a clear division of labor and are associated with each other.
Layered Technology
In short, the information that Bitcoin can support is general value transfer data, such as the transfer parties, transfer time and transfer amount. Ethereum, the second generation blockchain, supports more information, such as transfer conditions, reasons, entities involved, etc., which are metadata. Ethereum refers to the connection between actual value transfer and associated metadata as smart contracts, which are programmable contracts.
However, for Ethereum, since there is no separation between settlement and calculation, these information is stored together, regardless of whether metadata needs to be included all the time. The more data in each transaction, the higher the cost, and the more difficult it is for the blockchain to store the information.
Cardano separates transfer and information \. They separate the platform by dividing it into two different layers:
Cardano Settlement Layer (CSL): It is responsible for the token economy and the balance of all user accounts. Cardano’s native token ADA trades through this layer.
Cardano Computation Layer (CCL): Smart contract functions are in this layer and support regulatory elements such as digital identity.
The block reward will be issued every 3.5 minutes. The distribution frequency is as follows: initially, 2,000 ADA tokens will be generated for each block, with a total of 37,44,961 blocks; In the second stage, each block produces 1000 ADA tokens, totaling 37,44,961 blocks; In the third stage, each block produced 500 ADA coins, a total of 37,44,961 blocks. By analogy, it will take about 24 years to halve each block of 37,44,961 and produce three blocks per minute until all of them are released. 75% of the ADA coins generated in each block are used as the reward of the holders, and 25% are used as the reward for technology development and ecosystem builders after the project is launched. As long as users participate in the R & D and development of Cardano application, they may be rewarded.
Development Roadmap
According to Cardano roadmap, the development stages of Cardano network mainly include the following five stages:
Byron: The guidance phase allows users to trade and transfer ADA tokens.
Shelly: The decentralized stage where it becomes a completely decentralized network.
Goguen: Develop and integrate the smart contract platform in the smart contract stage. (Will be launched soon)
Basho: The scalability phase where the smart contract is improved to increase performance, security and scalability.
Voltaire: The governance stage where IOHK introduces a financial system and governance to ensure the long-term development of communities and projects.
Tokenomics
Token: ADA (ADA is named after Augusta Ada King-Noel: A mathematician in the 19th Century, who was recognized at the first computer programmer and the daughter of a poet named Byron)
Total: 45 billion tokens（Ranked 5th for current market value）
Current circulation: 32,066,390,668tokens（Data sourced from CoinGecko on August 2）
Public Sale: 57.6%, 25927 million tokens, Completed
Ecosystem Support (IOHK, Emurg0, Cardano Foundation): 11.5% , 5185 million tokens
Mining: 30.9% ,13.887 billion
Practical Analysis
Practical Value
Becoming the nodes
Staking Mining
Participate in node election voting
On-chain transaction fees
Possible existing challenges
There is still a big gap between the development progress and the full realization of technology
Ecosystem competition
ADA’s ecosystem domain
Partial Ecosystem Projects
IDO Platform
CardStarter
Token: CARDS
CardStarter was launched on March 29, with a focus on becoming the Launchpad and incubator of the Cardano network. It is planned to introduce a decentralized trading platform and AMM, namely CardSwap, in the third quarter. CardStarter sets up a hierarchical system through its token CARD, and token holders obtain the corresponding proportion of investment quota according to the amount pledged.
At present, CardStarter is deployed on Ethereum, and then migrated after the smart contract platform is deployed in Cardano. At the same time, CardStarter stated that all projects supported by CardStarter are ready to be launched on Cardano’s website.
Occam.fi
Token: OCC
Occam.fi is the smart DeFi layer under the Cardano ecosystem. It is mainly composed of three components: Launchpad platform OccamRazer, decentralized exchange OccamX and governance layer OccamDAO, OccamRazer as the main component.
Occam.fi has deployed OccamRazer on Ethereum in mid-April and will deploy OccamX and OccamRazer to the Cardano mainnet. OccamRazer allows the project to raise funds in various ways, including fixed-price mechanism, dynamic rise or fall mechanism, IDO joint curve mechanism, auction, etc. Besides, it also sets up a hierarchical system for users participating in IDO according to the amount of OCC staked.
TrustPad
Token: TPAD
Trustpad is a decentralized multichain IDO platform, including supporting coin security smart chains, Ethereum, Solana and Cardano. It aims to help project parties to raise funds and help early investors screen relatively safe investment opportunities.
DEX and Liquidity Protocol
Adax
Token: ADAX
Adax aims to become a DeFi solution in the Cardano ecosystem. It will introduce a DEX protocol that can provide token exchange and NFT transaction functions. Among them, the DEX protocol will be based on the AMM model. Adax plans to officially launch its platform after the launch of Cardano smart contract in the third quarter of this year, integrate IOHK ERC20 bridge and support cross-chain in the first quarter of next year.
deFIRE
Token: CWAP
deFIRE is a DeFi platform designed for the Cardano ecosystem. It provides execution services and order routing services for DEX token transactions and provides intermediary services between order flow initiators (such as wallets) and final execution platforms (such as DEX).
DeFinity Network
Token: DEFX
DeFinity Network is jointly launched by DMALINK, a foreign exchange dealer, and WeOwn, a technology company focusing on blockchain services. It claims to be a decentralized trading solution suitable for foreign exchange market, digital currency and central bank digital currency. DeFinity uses existing frameworks (including WeOwn, Ethereum, Polkadot, Binance Smart Chain BSC and Cardano) to build a decentralized ecosystem with interoperability. IDO was previously conducted on CardStarter and Occam. According to the roadmap, the project will launch its DEX platform in 2022.
Orion Protocol
Token: ORN
Orion Protocol is a liquidity aggregation protocol that will aggregate each CEX, DEX and exchange pools into a decentralized trading platform. It is committed to find solutions to the fragmentation of assets in the cryptocurrency market, NFTs market and traditional finance and gather them into one place.
Orion Protocol and Cardano development company IOHK reached cooperation in April this year and will become Cardano’s liquidity aggregator.
NFT
ADAZOO
NFT Token: LACIE
Virtual Land Token: LAND
ADAZOO hopes to build an NFT game based on Cardano, with its NFT collection, LACIE. Users holding LACIE are eligible to participate in the game. Players can get more LACIE rewards and continuously upgrade their roles during the game. In addition, players can also buy the virtual land token, LAND, and LAND holders can earn income from each transaction in their territory. ADAZOO aims to be one of the first NFT-based games running on the Cardano blockchain.
Bondly
Token: BONDLY
Bondly is designed to bring the first batch of certified digital goods to the sports, music, E-sports and collectibles markets. It also has NFT exchange platform NFTSwap, e-commerce gateway BProtect and other products supporting DeFi. Bondly Finance will be the first DeFi project on Cardano. On July 14 this year, Bondly was attacked. Bondly said that it would launch a secure multi-sign ERC20 contract for the revised Bondly token and provide the new token to the owner according to the snapshot taken before the incident.
CardanoSpace
CardanoSpace is a website that supports all users in creating websites. The website is a 100x100 grid website. Each cell in the grid is an NFT. The NFT holder can determine the image and message content displayed in its grid and add a link URL. Currently, CardanoSpace is selling the grid in batches.
CardanoTales
CardanoTales is the first to release a Cardano-based blockchain hybrid RPG (role-playing game). Playable items and characters in the game are tokenized as Cardano NFTs (CNFTs), obtained or recovered through activities and/or in-game battles, or in special events.
PlayerMint
Fungible Token: PMX
PlayerMint is a toolkit that can obtain revenue in the Metaverse. It consists of two types: fungible token and Non-fungible token (NFT). The fungible token PMX, as the toolkit asset, can be obtained through game performance. The NFT is minted or traded by players with PMX, and the metadata will be stored in IPFS and Arweave. The protocol will be deployed in game environments such as Fortnite and social environments such as Discord or Twitch.
Oracles
Charli3
Token: C3
Charli3 is the first decentralized Oracle project built on the Cardano network. The system verification functions include multi Oracle node consensus, forced node staking using native tokens, anti-Sybil attack, etc. Charli3 announced that DEXTools price data will be integrated.
Lending Protocol
Aada
Token: AADA
Aada is the first decentralized lending protocol based on Cardano, allowing users to deposit assets to earn interest or borrow assets. With the Cardano ERC20 converter (ERC cross-chain Cardano) launch, a large number of assets will easily enter the cheaper Cardano chain.
Aada is currently establishing a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO), and the platform fees will be allocated to AADA token holders. Aada will release the front-end MVP and release the beta version in this quarter.
Liqwid
Token: LQ
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SoMee
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SoMee is a social media platform focusing on privacy, freedom of speech and security. Users can earn rewards by publishing content, comments by liking and sharing. SoMee will also add short videos for posting, video calls and other functions later. Its wallet, SoMee wallet will help users manage and track rewards, have built-in transaction functions. At present, SoMee has released a beta version and has been updated many times.
Somee also conducted IDO on CardStarter, which will be integrated on hive blockchain before the end of August, and then built on Cardano after Cardano smart contract is ready.
Ledgity
Token: LTY
Ledgity is a digital solution specially designed for financial consultants. The Cardano ecosystem connects crypto assets and DeFi investment solutions with traditional finance through an intuitive, secure and transparent financial service platform. Digital solutions provided by Ledgity include account aggregation tools, regulatory tools, CRM tools and communication channels.
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Rustic Farmhouse Design
Hello, my dear friends. How are you today? I hope you’re feeling well, having a good day and are healthy. That truly is the most important thing we can have in life.
We had a great weekend here. It’s funny because I really can’t believe we’re approaching the end of yet another year. Is time going by too fast just for me or do you feel the same? How do we slow down? Perhaps it’s by doing what we really love more often – and not only what we need to do. For me, seeing inspiring homes with beautiful interiors has always been one of my favorites things to do, and this home, beautifully built by New Old LLC (previously featured here), is a great way to spend my time.
I hope you have fun and feel free to pin your favorite pictures!
Rustic Farmhouse Design
This South Carolina home beautifully combines board and batten siding with brick and stone.
Brick: Augusta Collection in Old Edisto (color) with a Standard Mortar Joint, mortar color is Argos Ivory Buff.
Garage Doors: Charleston Style, stained, factory finish smooth cedar garage doors.
Shutters: Custom-Built smooth dresses, cedar shutters – Painted in Sherwin Williams SW 7048 Urbane Bronze -Semi-gloss.
Windows: Windsor Pinnacle Clad. Color: Linen.
Curb-Appeal
Siding: Wood Grain Fiber Cement lap and board & batten siding with Miratec batten strips in Sherwin Williams SW6385 Dover White
Stone: Tennessee Field Stone Select Blended, Type: Dry Veneer. Color: Pisgah Brown.
Roof: Standing Seam Metal Roofing, bronze. GAF Timberline HD “Limited Lifetime Shingle” Architectural shingle, slate.
Gutters: Oversized 5” Ogee Aluminum Gutters, dark bronze
Front Door
Front Door: Double. Tiffany TDL Mahogany Arch-top, 8-lite, 6’x8’. Glass is clear beveled low E. Hinge color is Oil Rubbed Bronze. Door is stained.
Exterior Door Hardware: Emtek Adams 4424, Oil Rubbed Bronze
Porch Ceiling: Pine tongue and groove beadboard painted in Benjamin Moore Palladian Blue HC 144.
Porch Floor: Oakville, Slate Gray – similar here.
Similar Porch Set: Here.
Kitchen
The kitchen back wall features hand-cut brick wall with a heavy hand troweled mortar joint. Kitchen cabinets are painted Sherwin Williams Alabaster in Flat finish. A brick fireplace brings an extra rustic feel to this kitchen.
Kitchen Cabinet Hardware: Menlo Park Oil-Rubbed Bronze 8” and 15” Pulls Menlo Park Oil-Rubbed Bronze & 1 1/4” Knob.
Kitchen Perimeter Countertop: Absolute Blacked Granite Honed 3cm, eased
Kitchen appliances Thermador 48” Dual Fuel Steam Range; Stainless Steel Thermador Emerald 24” Fully Flush Panel Ready Dishwasher, Thermador 18” Built-In Freezer Column Thermador Freezerless Refrigerator, Sharp Microwave Drawer Oven; Stainless Steel.
Kitchen Island Dimensions: 127”x57”
Kitchen Island
The kitchen island and hood are White Oak, finished with linseed oil and half gray glaze.
Kitchen Faucet: Newport Brass Flat Black Chesterfield Kitchen Bridge Faucet with Side Spray and Lev Handles.
Pot Filler: Newport Brass Wall Mount Pot Filler in Flat Black matches chesterfield.
Similar Pendant Lighting: here, here & here (in distressed white).
Similar Counterstools: here & here.
Countertop
Kitchen island countertop is Carrara White Extra 3cm, eased.
Kitchen Sink: Here.
Breakfast Nook
Banquette is painted Benjamin Moore Soft Chinchilla – satin finish.
Lighting: Kichler.
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Hallway
This charming hallway, painted Sherwin Williams SW7008 Alabaster, features herringbone hardwood flooring, reclaimed barn door and ceiling beams.
Beams: Reclaimed oak from The HeartPine Company.
Barn Door: Charlotte Builder Supply – similar here.
Lighting: Visual Comfort (small) – similar here.
Mudroom
The mudroom bench painted in Alabaster by Sherwin Williams, finish – Satin. Bench top is 1 1/4” Wood, Reclaimed White Oak with half gray glaze and linseed oil top coat.
Hardware: Menlo Park 8” Pull Schaub.
Lighting: Rejuvenation.
Similar Hooks: here & here.
Hardwood Flooring Stain: 2 parts driftwood, 1 part weathered oak – Finish: Loba 2k Invisible Protect A.T. – similar here.
Powder Room
This farmhouse-style bathroom features a custom reclaimed wood vanity, shiplap walls and cement floor tile.
Faucet: Rohl Acquit Wall Mount Bridge Lavatory Faucet – Satin Nickel.
Cabinet Hardware: Shaub Symphony Sunburst Ring Pull with back plate.
Mirror: Uttermost Brayden Arch Mirror – similar here.
Floor Tile: Odyssey Grande Knightshayes (Dark blue and light blue on grey) – pattern lay: straight – Grout: Sterling Silver – similar here.
Light: Millennium Gooseneck in Architectural Bronze with a Millennium Wire Guard.
Master Bathroom
The master bathroom feels rustic and warm thanks to a pair of Driftwood vanities.
Bathroom Vanity: James Martin Savannah Driftwood 60″ – yes, you can have it at home!
Bathroom Faucet: Newport Brass Deck Mount widespread bridge lavatory faucet – similar here.
Interior Doors: MDF Shaker/Flat Panel Square Primed 2 Panel Door
Interior Door Hardware: Schlage Sienna Egg Aged Bronze with Addison Back Plate.
Similar Mirrors: here & here.
Paint Color
Paint color is Alabaster SW7008 by Sherwin Williams in Eggshell.
Countertop: Carrara White Extra 3cm.
Flooring
Master Bathroom Tile Floor: Dynamic Graphito – similar here.
Shower Tile
Shower Tiling: Shower Pan: Dynamic Graphito (similar here). Shower Accent Wall: 12×12 Palazzo Florentina Deco Castle Graphite (similar here & here). Other Shower Walls: Subway Matte White 3×6 50/50 stagger.
Master Bedroom Built-in Dresser
The master bedroom features a built-in dresser tucked into a nook with stained shiplap walls. The built-in dresser features built-in seats on both sides and it’s painted in SW7008 Alabaster. Shiplap features a custom stain.
Hardware: Schaub Menlo Park Pulls.
Similar Striped Pillows: here.
Many thanks to the builder/designer for sharing all of the details above!
Builder/Design: New Old, LLC – (Instagram).
Photographer: Brie Williams. Exterior: Michael Blevins
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Brand New Two Story DBL Garage Scarborough Townhouse for Sale | Houses for Sale | City of Toronto
Beautiful Freehold Townhouse with Double Garage (2,527 Sq.ft) for assignment sale. Priced low for quick sale.
Location:
Staines RD and Steels RD
* Bedrooms 4
* Washrooms 4
* Double Garage
* Pie shape(99 feet x 117 feet) land almost 1/4 Acre
* Separate entrance for the basement
* Double Door Entry
* End Unit
Masterpiece By Award Winning Builder With 25 Years Experiences! End Unit Feels Like A Detached! Brand New 4 Bedroom Freehold Townhouse In A Highly Sought Location, 9 Ft Ceiling With Hardwood Floor Throughout, All Bedrooms With Ensuites, Granite Countertop, Adjacent To The Cedar Brae Golf Club, Soaring 9 Feet Ceiling On Main Floor & Bsmt, The Augusta Unit, 2527Sq Ft As Per Floor plan, TTC At Your Doorstep, Close To Shopping.
Extras:
Super Quality, Solid Built With 5/8″ Plywood Subfloor (Not Cheap Waffle Boards), Engineered Silent Floor Truss Joist System, Elegant Double Door Entry. Oak Stairs, Contemporary Kitchen With Maple Cabinet, Central Air conditioning
Upgrades:
Sinks in all en-suites and bathrooms, All bathroom floor Tiles, Main floor tiles, Caesar stone counter top in en-suite ,bathrooms and kitchen,
This Is An Assignment Sale, Taxes Have Not Yet Been Assessed. Contact me For Details, Property Is Under Construction – Showings Only Outside Of Property.
Anticipated Closing date: June 7, 2018
Builder: CASTLE ROCK
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Forward-Looking Homeowners Want Rooms That Do Double Duty
Raymond McCrea Jones for The Wall Street Journal
Sometimes, the upstairs suite in Mike Stolarski’s home in North Augusta, S.C., is an office. Sometimes it’s a TV room, or an entertaining space for friends. Once a year, it’s a bedroom rented to golf fans in town for the nearby Masters Tournament. And in the future, it might become a game room, so there’s space for a pool table.
When building their 4,200-square-foot, three-bedroom home, Mr. Stolarski, and his wife, Tracy, kept their options open. The design drew inspiration from a charming, 1892 bed-and-breakfast in Charleston, S.C. But their home had to accommodate 21st-century lifestyles, so they asked the architect to include undesignated flex space equipped with ample square footage, electrical and plumbing for multiple uses now and in the future.
The living room in Chip and Daryl Weil’s home in Paradise Valley, Ariz.
Mark W. Lipczynski for The Wall Street Journal
The Stolarskis—she’s 56 years old and he’s 47—own a medical-services company, Premier Shockwave, and moved into their $1.4 million home in January.
Home builders and designers are seeing a resurgence in demand for flexible-living spaces, also called bonus rooms or multipurpose rooms. In ultracompetitive real-estate markets, flex rooms that serve multiple purposes appeal to buyers looking to trade up for more space but unable to afford the extra square footage.
At the same time, younger home buyers see flex rooms as a way to customize their homes. And baby boomers, hoping to age in place, are asking for flex rooms that could someday be a main-floor master bedroom or a suite for a live-in health aide.
Forward-looking home designers now plan for all those stages.
A library alcove in Lisa Steinke and Matt Dannenfeldt’s house in Libertyville, Ill., is also used as extra dining space when the couple entertains.
Katrina Wittkamp for The Wall Street Journal
“I ask clients how long they see themselves living in the house,” says Dan Sater, whose Bonita Springs, Fla., firm designed the Stolarskis’ home. “I talk to them about spaces that may have a changing purpose over time and create the provisions so they can easily be changed.” If a future function requires a wall to be removed, for instance, Mr. Sater ensures it isn’t a structural wall to begin with. Mr. Sater’s own home includes a multipurpose room that the family uses as a music room. Just in case, Mr. Sater installed enough wiring to turn it into a second home office or guest room if needed by aging parents.
Of the 20 top-selling floor plans on houseplans.com, 13 include bonus rooms, even though only 14% of all the plans on the overall site have designated bonus or flex rooms. Flex rooms are typically located off the entry hall, near the main living space and a bathroom, so they can easily morph into bedrooms down the road. Sometimes, a flex space is located above the garage to be used as a home theater, in-law suite or bunk room for grandchildren—or all of them in succession.
The bonus room has a hidden storage compartment, which serve mostly as play areas for the couple’s nieces.
Raymond McCrea Jones for The Wall Street Journal
Leaving the label off the space helps with sales and resale, they say, because it lets buyers assign their own.
“When you name it ‘dining room,’ they will always see it as a dining room; they will never get it out of their mind,” says Mark Mathis, co-owner of House Plan Gallery, a home-design firm in Hattiesburg, Miss. “We have found that labeling this type of area as flex space on our floor plans best allows homeowners to decide how a particular space can be used to fit their specific family’s needs.
The Stolarskis—she’s 56 years old and he’s 47—own a medical-services company, Premier Shockwave, and moved into their $1.4 million home in January.
Raymond McCrea Jones for The Wall Street Journal
”In their Libertyville, Ill., home, Lisa Steinke and Matt Dannenfeldt wanted a dining room—just not all the time. When they bought their four-bedroom, 2,500-square-foot house for $750,000 in 2012, they were drawn to a library alcove off the main living area that could fit all of Ms. Steinke’s books but become a dining space if there were too many guests to fit in the eat-in kitchen.
Ms. Steinke, a 44-year-old novelist, and Mr. Dannenfeldt, 43, who owns a logistics company, also like another space in their home that the architect, Sarah Susanka, calls the “away room.” It’s a 9-by-12-foot ground-floor retreat off the main living area where the couple’s three children go to do homework. For occasional guests, the room has a built-in wall bed and small closet. In the powder room across the hall, a pocket door hides a shower.
The Stolarskis’ house, designed by the Sater Group, drew inspiration from a charming, 1892 bed-and-breakfast in Charleston, S.C.
Raymond McCrea Jones for The Wall Street Journal
“We all have spaces in our homes that are rarely used, such as a guest bedroom or formal dining room,” says Ms. Susanka, architect and author of a book series called “The Not So Big House.” “I love spaces that do double duty.”
The couple is planning to move back to California, Ms. Steinke’s home state, where their daughter wants to attend college. The family has listed their Libertyville home for $950,000, and marketing materials tout the home’s main-floor flex room and its potential for “maximizing room space through flexible options.”
The ‘away room’ in Lisa Steinke and Matt Dannenfeldt’s house in Libertyville, Ill., is off the main living space. It serves as a homework area for the couple’s children but also has a fold-out bed and small closet for guests.
Katrina Wittkamp for The Wall Street Journal
Daryl Weil, 67, persuaded her husband, a 76-year-old former newspaper executive, to change their lifestyle and surroundings before they were too old to enjoy them. They chose to remain in Paradise Valley, Ariz., but traded their traditional-style home of 25 years for a light-filled, contemporary house—with rooms that are ready to change functions in the future.
Constructed by Scottsdale, Ariz.-based builder Cullum Homes, the Weil house is configured so that if either spouse became ill one day, he or she could move from the first-floor master bedroom to an upstairs guest room. A live-in caregiver would then move into what is currently Ms. Weil’s home office, which has a full bathroom. For now, the Weils live only with their two cats, Bobby and Pearl, but they made additional arrangements for aging at home, including an elevator and extra-wide doorways to accommodate a wheelchair. Including modifications, which added $400,000 to the cost, the couple paid $3 million to build the 4,400-square-foot, five-bedroom house and moved in late last year.
A library alcove in the house, designed by architect and author Sarah Susanka, becomes a dining space if there are too many guests to fit in the eat-in kitchen.
Katrina Wittkamp for The Wall Street Journal
“I was thinking about getting older and the maladies one looks toward,” says Ms. Weil, a retired interior designer. “I have been forward-looking with the design.”
Cullum Homes project architect Lindsay Cullum Colwell says the firm is incorporating flex spaces in homes throughout the luxury development, called the Village at Mountain Shadows. An optional daylight basement, its website says, gives homeowners the flexibility “to add a game room, wine cellar, children’s play area, additional bedrooms, home gym or extra storage.”
Ms. Steinke, a novelist, and Mr. Dannenfeldt, who owns a logistics company, in the library alcove. The couple bought the home in 2012 for $750,000.
Katrina Wittkamp for The Wall Street Journal
Flexibility helps young homeowners who are unsure of a growing family’s needs. When Jacob and Rita Barker from Greenville, S.C., started looking at house plans in 2014, Ms. Barker was pregnant with their third child, James, and the couple didn’t know how the kids would want to room. Would sisters Madeline and Eliza share a bedroom? Would the children want a play room or play in their own rooms? Would their preferences change as they grew up?
The Barkers chose a floor plan by Home Patterns, a home-design firm in Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y. The owner, Brooks Ballard, says he includes a flex room in 80% of the plans he sells online. “A few years ago, people started to not want to pay for a formal living room, but builders still wanted to build the square footage,” he says. “The flex room is the room that has replaced the formal living room.” In the Barkers’ 3,100-square-foot, five-bedroom home, an upper-level playroom might someday turn into a bedroom if the girls want more privacy. Mr. Barker, a marketing strategist at Clemson University, and Ms. Barker, a 38-year-old environmental lawyer, use the ground-floor flex room as their master bedroom to be near their 15-year-old dog, Marley, who has trouble climbing the stairs. The original master bedroom upstairs is currently used as the girls’ dance studio in their $350,000 house, says Mr. Barker, 43.
The exterior of the home. The couple is now listing the house for $950,000 as part of a move to California. Marketing materials emphasize its potential for ‘maximizing room space through flexible options.’
Katrina Wittkamp for The Wall Street Journal
“Especially for us as a young family, building a house for the first time, not really knowing where life was going to take us, flexibility was huge,” he says.
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Forward-Looking Homeowners Want Rooms That Do Double Duty
Cecile Rohwedder
| Sep 29, 2017
Sometimes, the upstairs suite in Mike Stolarski’s home in North Augusta, S.C., is an office. Sometimes it’s a TV room, or an entertaining space for friends. Once a year, it’s a bedroom rented to golf fans in town for the nearby Masters Tournament. And in the future, it might become a game room, so there’s space for a pool table.
When building their 4,200-square-foot, three-bedroom home, Mr. Stolarski, and his wife, Tracy, kept their options open. The design drew inspiration from a charming, 1892 bed-and-breakfast in Charleston, S.C. But their home had to accommodate 21st-century lifestyles, so they asked the architect to include undesignated flex space equipped with ample square footage, electrical and plumbing for multiple uses now and in the future.
Mark W. Lipczynski for The Wall Street Journal
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The Stolarskis—she’s 56 years old and he’s 47—own a medical-services company, Premier Shockwave, and moved into their $1.4 million home in January.
Home builders and designers are seeing a resurgence in demand for flexible-living spaces, also called bonus rooms or multipurpose rooms. In ultracompetitive real-estate markets, flex rooms that serve multiple purposes appeal to buyers looking to trade up for more space but unable to afford the extra square footage.
At the same time, younger home buyers see flex rooms as a way to customize their homes. And baby boomers, hoping to age in place, are asking for flex rooms that could someday be a main-floor master bedroom or a suite for a live-in health aide.
Forward-looking home designers now plan for all those stages.
Katrina Wittkamp for The Wall Street Journal
“I ask clients how long they see themselves living in the house,” says Dan Sater, whose Bonita Springs, Fla., firm designed the Stolarskis’ home. “I talk to them about spaces that may have a changing purpose over time and create the provisions so they can easily be changed.” If a future function requires a wall to be removed, for instance, Mr. Sater ensures it isn’t a structural wall to begin with. Mr. Sater’s own home includes a multipurpose room that the family uses as a music room. Just in case, Mr. Sater installed enough wiring to turn it into a second home office or guest room if needed by aging parents.
Of the 20 top-selling floor plans on houseplans.com, 13 include bonus rooms, even though only 14% of all the plans on the overall site have designated bonus or flex rooms. Flex rooms are typically located off the entry hall, near the main living space and a bathroom, so they can easily morph into bedrooms down the road. Sometimes, a flex space is located above the garage to be used as a home theater, in-law suite or bunk room for grandchildren—or all of them in succession.
Raymond McCrea Jones for The Wall Street Journal
Leaving the label off the space helps with sales and resale, they say, because it lets buyers assign their own.
“When you name it ‘dining room,’ they will always see it as a dining room; they will never get it out of their mind,” says Mark Mathis, co-owner of House Plan Gallery, a home-design firm in Hattiesburg, Miss. “We have found that labeling this type of area as flex space on our floor plans best allows homeowners to decide how a particular space can be used to fit their specific family’s needs.
Raymond McCrea Jones for The Wall Street Journal
”In their Libertyville, Ill., home, Lisa Steinke and Matt Dannenfeldt wanted a dining room—just not all the time. When they bought their four-bedroom, 2,500-square-foot house for $750,000 in 2012, they were drawn to a library alcove off the main living area that could fit all of Ms. Steinke’s books but become a dining space if there were too many guests to fit in the eat-in kitchen.
Ms. Steinke, a 44-year-old novelist, and Mr. Dannenfeldt, 43, who owns a logistics company, also like another space in their home that the architect, Sarah Susanka, calls the “away room.” It’s a 9-by-12-foot ground-floor retreat off the main living area where the couple’s three children go to do homework. For occasional guests, the room has a built-in wall bed and small closet. In the powder room across the hall, a pocket door hides a shower.
Raymond McCrea Jones for The Wall Street Journal
“We all have spaces in our homes that are rarely used, such as a guest bedroom or formal dining room,” says Ms. Susanka, architect and author of a book series called “The Not So Big House.” “I love spaces that do double duty.”
The couple is planning to move back to California, Ms. Steinke’s home state, where their daughter wants to attend college. The family has listed their Libertyville home for $950,000, and marketing materials tout the home’s main-floor flex room and its potential for “maximizing room space through flexible options.”
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Daryl Weil, 67, persuaded her husband, a 76-year-old former newspaper executive, to change their lifestyle and surroundings before they were too old to enjoy them. They chose to remain in Paradise Valley, Ariz., but traded their traditional-style home of 25 years for a light-filled, contemporary house—with rooms that are ready to change functions in the future.
Constructed by Scottsdale, Ariz.-based builder Cullum Homes, the Weil house is configured so that if either spouse became ill one day, he or she could move from the first-floor master bedroom to an upstairs guest room. A live-in caregiver would then move into what is currently Ms. Weil’s home office, which has a full bathroom. For now, the Weils live only with their two cats, Bobby and Pearl, but they made additional arrangements for aging at home, including an elevator and extra-wide doorways to accommodate a wheelchair. Including modifications, which added $400,000 to the cost, the couple paid $3 million to build the 4,400-square-foot, five-bedroom house and moved in late last year.
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“I was thinking about getting older and the maladies one looks toward,” says Ms. Weil, a retired interior designer. “I have been forward-looking with the design.”
Cullum Homes project architect Lindsay Cullum Colwell says the firm is incorporating flex spaces in homes throughout the luxury development, called the Village at Mountain Shadows. An optional daylight basement, its website says, gives homeowners the flexibility “to add a game room, wine cellar, children’s play area, additional bedrooms, home gym or extra storage.”
Katrina Wittkamp for The Wall Street Journal
Flexibility helps young homeowners who are unsure of a growing family’s needs. When Jacob and Rita Barker from Greenville, S.C., started looking at house plans in 2014, Ms. Barker was pregnant with their third child, James, and the couple didn’t know how the kids would want to room. Would sisters Madeline and Eliza share a bedroom? Would the children want a play room or play in their own rooms? Would their preferences change as they grew up?
The Barkers chose a floor plan by Home Patterns, a home-design firm in Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y. The owner, Brooks Ballard, says he includes a flex room in 80% of the plans he sells online. “A few years ago, people started to not want to pay for a formal living room, but builders still wanted to build the square footage,” he says. “The flex room is the room that has replaced the formal living room.” In the Barkers’ 3,100-square-foot, five-bedroom home, an upper-level playroom might someday turn into a bedroom if the girls want more privacy. Mr. Barker, a marketing strategist at Clemson University, and Ms. Barker, a 38-year-old environmental lawyer, use the ground-floor flex room as their master bedroom to be near their 15-year-old dog, Marley, who has trouble climbing the stairs. The original master bedroom upstairs is currently used as the girls’ dance studio in their $350,000 house, says Mr. Barker, 43.
Katrina Wittkamp for The Wall Street Journal
“Especially for us as a young family, building a house for the first time, not really knowing where life was going to take us, flexibility was huge,” he says.
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Flexible Gas Lines- Are You Serious?
Flexible Gas Line TIPS
Flexible gas lines are safe
Not as durable as traditional black iron
Require special installation tool for fittings
Install faster than black iron
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DEAR TIM: The natural gas lines that are being installed in our new home are not the heavy black iron pipe. They're a new flexible stainless steel piping system that is installed like electrical wire.
What is this material? Is it safe to use? Are there advantages to using this pipe?
Can you cut into the pipe at a future date to install an added gas appliance? Is there another alternative gas piping material? Betsy F., Augusta, GA
DEAR BETSY: Congratulations! You're now the proud owner of some wonderful corrugated stainless steel tubing (CSST). This material was approved for residential use in 1988 by the National Fuel Gas Code.
Code Approved But....
It's an ingenious method of supplying natural gas to fireplaces, furnaces, cooktops, clothes dryers and any other gas appliance. Virtually all state and local code authorities permit its use and many contractors are finally embracing it.
I have this flexible gas line in my own home in central New Hampshire and never worry about it at all. Some plumbers will tell you it's faster and cheaper to install this new CSST piping.
I happen to be a master plumber and given the choice I'd install traditional threaded black iron pipe. More on this in a just a moment.
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I remember when the material was first introduced. Many of my fellow contractors who install gas lines thought it was unsafe. Some of their arguments never made sense to me.
For as long as I have been in the home building business, we always used similar brass appliance connector tubing when gas was supplied to a clothes dryer, a cooktop, or a gas range.
Here are two short pieces of the flexible stainless-steel gas lines. You can practically tie it in a knot it is so flexible. If you have lots of pipe to run, this may be the way to go. © 2017 Tim Carter
Hundreds of thousands of houses have these corrugated appliance connectors in service right now. They have worked swell for many years.
Thin Walls, Lightning and Screws
The argument that did make sense to me was the thin nature of the pipe. There are lots of instances of houses that have been destroyed in gas fires because CSST pipe was ruptured by a lightning strike.
The pipe in the walls acts like an interior lightning rod. It's vital to follow all instructions provided by CSST manufacturers and to BOND the tubing electrically.
Errant screws or nails used to attach cabinets, trim, pictures, etc. can puncture this pipe. That would never happen with a piece of traditional black iron pipe.
Only a direct hit from a hot bolt of lightning will bore a hole in traditional black iron pipe.
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My CSST
The current home I live in here in central New Hampshire had these flexible gas lines installed in 2001. I've had no issues with them at all and I even had to do a kitchen remodel where I extended an existing line.
Fast Install
The CSST has many advantages. Perhaps the biggest one is labor savings. Traditional black iron pipe takes a lot of time to cut and thread.
I know as I have installed thousands of linear feet of the heavy material. As you said, the new CSST is installed like electrical wire.
You simply pull the material between two points and cut it to length with simple tubing cutters.
Black Iron = Lots Of Labor
Black iron pipe is the exact opposite. A typical black iron pipe installation requires a professional to precisely measure, cut, and thread the individual pieces of pipe. All of these steps are very time consuming.
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Fewer Leak Locations!
When you use CSST, you can minimize potential gas leaks. A typical black iron pipe installation has many 90 degree, tee and coupling fittings.
These fittings are used each time you change directions or join two pieces of straight pipe together. Each of the cast fittings can be the source of a leak.
What's more, the threaded joints on both sides of the fitting can also be potential leak points. Because the CSST snakes its way around bends and obstructions as one solid piece of tubing, you only have a fitting at each end of the line. If you do have a leak, these fittings are almost always readily accessible for adjustment.
Not DIY Friendly
Working with CSST is not really a do-it-yourself proposition. Many of the manufacturers of this material require professional installers to take a short training course that familiarizes them with the small nuances of this unique gas piping system.
Two Install Choices
This is traditional black iron pipe. Each end of a piece of pipe must be threaded. It is messy and hard work, but I must admit I sort of enjoy it. © 2017 Tim Carter
Adding Lines
Adding additional gas lines at a future date is not a problem if you plan for the possibility during the original installation. The CSST systems can be installed one of two ways:
series
parallel
The series installation resembles traditional black iron piping. A larger diameter main line CSST pipe supplies gas to smaller branch tubes that feed each appliance. This is often the easiest system to adapt at a future date.
Manifold Method
A parallel CSST system mimics an electric panel. All of the gas lines that feed each appliance start at a central distribution point. To add a line in the future you need to have an extra gas port on the manifold within the panel.
Soft Copper Maybe?
If you are not able to get CSST tubing and can't handle working with black iron pipe, consider using soft copper. It offers all of the same advantages of the CSST systems.
Soft copper is approved for interior residential gas piping in many cities and towns. You don't solder it like water lines.
Flare Fittings
Connections are made with common flare fittings that tighten with standard wrenches. The only specialized tool you need is a flaring tool made to fit the pipe size you are working with.
If you use copper for gas lines in your home, be sure to label them so a future weekend warrior doesn't mistake them for a water line!
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Author's Notes:
If you have ANY DOUBTS about flexible gas lines or CSST, visit a local firehouse and talk to the team leader that's on duty. Visit SEVERAL fire houses to get different opinions.
In regard to your article on the CSST systems being installed in new homes. If you care to, read an article that was published in April of 2003 in the Dallas News regarding banning this installation in the city of Frisco, Collin County, Texas. Lightning strikes have caused numerous fires in residential homes as a result of CSST failing. Although the manufacturer states that it is completely safe, in fact safer than ridged black pipe, it has some serious issues. I have seen three fires in our own community as a result of CSST failure. The manufacturer accepts no responsibility for improper installation, and does not provide in any great detail, of detrimental or catastrophic failure if done so. I just saw your article and thought I would provide feedback. If you have questions on the article I mentioned, you may contact the Dallas News. Thank you for your time.
Maxwell J. Brunner
Lieutenant
Menomonee Falls Fire Department
Email- [email protected]
I responded to this very interesting email with a few thoughts of my own. My first suspicion would be that the tubing acts like a lightning rod of sorts. The thin walls of CSST might not seem to handle as much of a strike as black iron. Black iron is so much thicker that it may actually take a lightning strike better.
I suggest you look up the article in the Dallas News if you want more details.
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Houses For Sale in Tustin, CA
2211 Marselina, Tustin, CA
Price: $1125000
Beautiful home in Tustin Ranch with one of the most desirable floorpLans. Located on a quiet street, this home greets you with cathedral ceilings, a formal dining, living and family room. With a large upgraded kitchen, the home has tons of storage along with a breakfast nook and french doors that open up to a spacious backyard. The backyard has a private gazebo, built in BBQ & tons of fruit trees. The home is has has very large bedrooms (one downstairs) and a three car garage. Perfect for entertaining.
1192 Mitchell Ave #54, Tustin, CA
Price: $315000
Upgraded townhouse, end unit, freshly painted. Notice the lovely new flooring in the entry, kitchen, bath and dining room. The kitchen cabinets have been replaced, with a lovely new backsplash. New sink in the kitchen plus brand new oven and hood, be the first one to use them! There is a large closet in the dining room which has room for all your pantry items plus more storage under the stairs. There is a beautiful brick fireplace in the living room with a gas starter. While you are in the living room, look outside the new slider door at the patio, lots of room for that bar b que, a tab le and room for the kids to play. The half bath has a new vanity and mirror. Upstairs are two large bedrooms which have sliding doors to balconies. The Jack and Jill bath has a new vanity and mirror plus a beautiful tiled bath/shower. The unit comes with two carports that include storage units. All closets have new closet doors, light fixtures throughout have been upgraded, including a new ceiling fan in the dining room. Speaking of kids, outside the unit is a great play area plus a lovely swimming pool and clubhouse.
459 E 1st St, Tustin, CA
Price: $409000
Welcome home to a single level end unit in lovely Palmwood Gardens, walking distance to historic Old Town Tustin. Just remodeled and upgraded, you will fall in love with this one level wide open floor plan from the moment you walk in. New crown/base molding and door casings thru-out, highlighted by new LED recessed lighting above and Wood Bamboo flooring below.Double pane windows with plantation shutters, as well as ceiling fans can be found in every room.Brand new kitchen offers a 9 ft. island with new touch control cook top, stainless steel/glass island vent, along with new refrigerat or, new oven, new built-in microwave and new dishwasher, all matching stainless steel. New Solid Wood shaker kitchen cabinets with soft close doors, all tied together with custom quartz counter with lots of counter space for the chef. Matching quartz counter and cabinets can be found in both bathrooms, vessel sinks, new plumbing and light fixtures throughout, a Jacuzzi and custom tile work. The master bedroom as well as the second bedroom has an entire wall of full length mirrored closet doors with built-ins inside the closet. Sliding glass doors leads to one of the largest yards in the development perfect for gardening and entertaining.Enjoy your own designated parking space as well as a single detached garage. Low HOA dues include water and trash and go towards maintaining the pool, restrooms, and common area. It’s also amazing for the first time home buyer, as the community is FHA approved.
15538 Bonsai Way, Tustin, CA
Price: $789000
Rare Former MODEL! This home will not disappoint! Located in the prestigious Columbus Grove in IRVINE SCHOOL DISTRICT, one of the most coveted in Southern California. This Fabulous floor plan is LIGHT and BRIGHT with cathedral ceilings and large windows. This home boasts 2,416 square feet of living including four bedrooms, three full baths, (1 bedroom and bath DOWNSTAIRS ), large loft with surround sound speakers, chef’s kitchen, inside laundry and open floor plan. Special features include custom window treatments, plantation shutters, designer paint, upgraded beech panel doors thr oughout house, custom closet organizers, recessed lighting, wide plank wood floors , and professionally landscaped backyard. Chef’s kitchen includes granite counter tops, GE profile stainless appliances and a walk-in pantry. Upstairs master bedroom suite is an inviting retreat with granite counter tops, a large soaking tub and separate enclosed shower. Columbus Grove amenities include resort style pools, clubhouse, tot lots, BBQ, and biking/hiking trails. Minutes away from The District, Tustin Marketplace and Irvine Spectrum. This home leaves no amenity forgotten!
2605 Cypress Pt, Tustin, CA
Price: $1900000
Wow! One of the Largest and most desirable lots in the development. Stunning in every waythis elegant recently updated 5 bedroom home features two story ceilings in the entrance & formal living room with numerous beautifully framed windows, allowing in lots of sunshine! Well thought out floorplan has great flow that works well when entertaining at home. Gourmet kitchen features include granite counters, backsplash & center island and stainless Dacor and Bosch appliances. The home offers a downstairs guest suite complete w/walk in closet. Crown molding, wide baseboards, multip le french doors & surround sound speakers all add to the excitement of this home. 5th bedroom is currently an office/bonus room w/multiple computer work stations w/luxurious granite desk tops & rich wood cabinetry. Gated community, cul de sac, 9500+ sf lot, pool, spa, bbq and community ammenities. Come see! Best schools: Ladera, Pioneer, Beckman ***sales price including upgraded office; professionally designed furniture and decoration items.
14781 Featherhill Rd, Tustin, CA
Price: $658000
Three-Bedroom, Two-Bathroom, Single-Level home in the charming Tustin Meadows community. Spacious, Sunny, and Bright, it is the Perfect Place for both Entertaining and Quiet Relaxation. and#13; You will Love the Large Kitchen with Breakfast Lounge and Pantry Shelving. A Generous Formal Dining area has Plenty of Room for that Heirloom Buffet! An Expansive Living room is Perfect for your Oversized Sectional Sofa and Gathering around the Fireplace with family and friends.and#13; The Private Master Suite adjoins a secondary bedroom with Potential to function as a Dressing Room, Office, Nurs ery or Gym. Mirrored Closets are featured in All Three Bedrooms. Wood grain Laminate is Newly Installed in the Secondary bedrooms.and#13; Milgard Windows and Sliding Doors, as well as a Whole House Fan, support a Comfortable and Energy-Efficient environment. Substantial Hardscape and Xeriscape features craft your Outdoor Living Space. These features combined make this home a Low Maintenance Delight, and allows you More Time to Enjoy a Southern California Lifestyle.
13301 Presidio Pl, Tustin, CA
Price: $849000
Tustin Ranch Home in the highly desire community. This home features 3 Bedrooms and 3 Bathrooms with a Main Floor Bedroom and Bath. There is a bonus room down stair can make it to the 4th room. 3 car garages house with Heating and Air Conditioning System, Crown Molding, Recess Lighting in some areas. New paint. Marble flooring. Nice size of kitchen. Huge Master Bedroom with Dual Sinks plus separate Bathtub and Shower. Back yard with a lot of fruit trees. Located so conveniently close to Market Place & District Shopping, Award Winning Tustin Schools Nearby schools include Tustin Ranch El ementary School, Pioneer Middle School and Arnold O. Beckman High School. , Parks, Freeways 405 and 5, Tustin Ranch Golf Course and the Irvine Regional Park. A must see property. BUYER WILL PAY 3% PREMIUM.
1432 Lexington St, Tustin, CA
Price: $965800
Welcome to 1432 Lexington, a better than new home built by William Lyon Builders, part of the Augusta collection in the Columbus Square neighborhood of the Tustin Legacy. Boasting appointments and details commonly found in the most expensive homes, its highlights include a four bedroom, four bath floor plan with a downstairs master suite and second ensuite bedroom.The lower level offers a generous great room open to the gourmet kitchen with bright white cabinets, beautiful granite counters and stainless steel appliances. Other features of the lower level include a spacious formal dining room, kitchen dining area and easy access to the professionally landscaped rear yard. Upstairs, find two additional bedrooms and a loft, bathroom and laundry room.The loft offers an opportunity for a home office, retreat or can be converted to a fifth bedroom. Situated on a preferred corner location, enjoy sitting on your outdoor patio in the evenings or take a stroll down to the Columbus Square Clubhouse, a short walk away. Columbus Square offers a community clubhouse with junior olympic swimming pool and spa, several parks and sport courts. A Tustin Sports Park and new neighborhood retail center are in the works and adjacent to the community. Zoned for the new Heritage Elementary School. A central Orange County location offers unsurpassed convenience that you won’t want to miss! Nearly new and model perfect!
1192 Mitchell Ave #66, Tustin, CA
Price: $280000
This property is sold AS IS. It is an excellent opportunity to own a home for less than renting. It is sold AS IS due to the outdated dcor and wear and tear of years of normal living. For the investor looking to remodel and resale or use for rental income, this is a great location to do so, as it is located in a community that is updating and bringing in great residents. Lots to offer for the size; master bedroom with bath, additional bedroom and bath. Living room and dinning room with fireplace and ceiling fan. Large patio area with mature tangerine and lemon trees. Carport parking loc ated directly in front. A lot to offer for the buyer looking to remodel to their own specifications.
13722 Red Hill Ave #16, Tustin, CA
Price: $265000
This lovely upper level condo is light and bright and offers maple wood floors, large bay window in living room, ceiling fans in both the bedroom and the living room, recessed lighting, granite counter tops in kitchen, vaulted ceilings, new vinyl sliding door to balcony off dining area, cove ceiling in kitchen, mirrored wardrobe in bedroom. A storage compartment is located in the carport. This fully gated and private community comes complete with a large laundry facility, association pool and spa. The HOA dues include water, gas and trash. Freeway close and just minutes away from Tustin District Marketplace for shopping, dining and entertainment.
13702 Marshall Ln, Tustin, CA
Price: $725000
PRICE REDUCED- motivated seller. Nice large single level home in the coveted Foothill High School area of the Tustin Unified School District.. Currently set up as a 4 bedroom but easily could be reconfigured for more. Large master suite with huge walk in closet, separate tub and shower plus dual sinks. The master has a glass slider with access to the in- ground spa, needs some repair, located in the side yard. There is a formal dining room in addition to the kitchen breakfast nook and bar seating at the kitchen island. The kitchen has a large walk-in pantry and wine fridge. The spacious formal living room is complimented by a cozy fireplace. The family room is ideal for entertaining and an adjacent bonus room addition flows into the backyard patio with a BBQ island. This house occupies a corner lot with a large enclosed patio, ample side yard, and tastefully landscaped backyard. With newer windows and air conditioner, this home just needs your touch to make it your own!
1881 Mitchell Ave #83, Tustin, CA
Price: $348000
Centrally located single story attached condo in a well maintained gated community. This spacious single level home is in a private location at the rear of the complex. The home features double pane windows,a newer heating and air conditioning system, granite counters in the kitchen, and laminate wood-look floors. The kitchen and family room are open to each other, and there are two good sized bedrooms, and two baths. From the living room, a sliding door accesses a private patio with newer vinyl fencing. There is one shared garage space and one parking permit included also. The communit y features a pool and clubhouse. This home is close to all major shopping and freeways.
15500 Williams St #A22, Tustin, CA
Price: $398888
Great townhouse in the city of Tustin boasting 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms a large bonus room that can be turned into an extra bedroom. This unit is the largest model in the Williamshire community with 2100 sq ft, you will not find a unit this size at this price in all of Orange County. This unit is great for a first time home buyer, investor, or families looking for a big property. Property has two 1 bedroom downstairs with a full bath, and a walk-in closet as well as a large studio that can easily be converted on to a 5th bedroom, both rooms have newer beautiful french sliding doors an d upgraded windows. The property also includes a great size patio for entertaining and summer BBQs. The top level boasts 3 large bedrooms with two master suites and two full baths. Property comes with a detached two car garage that is right behind the property. Complex features a pool, a club house, and lots of beautiful trees and green space for recreation. Location is close to FWYs, about a 15 minute drive to the beach, minutes away from both Downtown Santa Ana and Downtown Tustin. The Complex is FHA and VA approved and the association dues cover, water, gas, trash and a large portion of electricity. Williams runs from Mc Fadden to Chestnut connecting it to the new bike path payed for by the city of Santa Ana, making the property an ideal locatio for bikers with easy access to some of the hottest down towns in Orange County.
16902 Stoneglass #12, Tustin, CA
Price: $335000
Just a few blocks away from the charm and convenience of Tustins historic Old Town, this upgraded two bedroom condo is located in a quaint gated community with association pool and spa. Within the boundaries of outstanding Tustin schools including Foothill High, the two story home has a spacious living room that opens to an inviting dining area and adjoining kitchen. Lovely wood inspired tile flooring gives the interior fresh appeal and an enclosed patio with laminate flooring makes for great extended living. The property has ample storage space, as well as direct access to a one car ga rage with laundry hook-ups and plenty of visitor parking. Plenty of community parking as well. Enjoy wonderful shopping and dining nearby and close proximity to all freeways, Tustin Marketplace shopping and other community conveniences.
15712 Pasadena Ave #5, Tustin, CA
Price: $280000
Trust Sale Home Located in the far corner of a secured gated complex, one of the larger units in the complex. The Property does need some updating. Newer Vinyl sliders, beautiful back porch AC unit built in, one assigned carport with storage, one unassigned carport, two laundry areas, community pool, community park, water, and trash included. Convenient freeways access.
2342 Dahlia Dr, Tustin, CA
Price: $419900
Excellent privacy and location! Laurelwood single level home with excellent interior location. This is an attached single family home with one common wall, no one above or below. Well designed open floor plan with large living room and dining room, updated kitchen, spacious master suite along with second bedroom and bathroom. Includes central heat and air. Wheelchair ramp and no stairs makes this versatile for potential wheelchair accessibility. Laurelwood amenities/services include a 4 acre private park, pool, lighted tennis courts, sport court, tot lot, basic cable tv and more! Laurel wood also has an RV storage area at an additional nominal cost and is subject to availability. Conveniently close to shopping, restaurants, the 5 Freeway and more!
1181 Packers Cir #122, Tustin, CA
Price: $329900
This charming one bedroom is a hidden gem! Quiet location in a gated community within walking distance of Trader Joe’s, Pete’s Coffee, Sprouts, Albertson’s and more! This home has been thoroughly upgraded. Some of the amenities include laminate flooring throughout with tile in the kitchen and bathroom, crown molding in living and kitchen areas, 2.5" white blinds on all windows, 5" baseboards throughout, new double pane windows and sliding glass door with lifetime warranty, gas fireplace with custom tile surround, and dimmers throughout the home. Kitchen and bath upgrades include under-mount farmhouse sink with new faucet, new stainless steel appliances, new chandelier in dining area, refinished kitchen cabinets with new hardware, granite countertops, recessed LED lighting, new cast iron bathtub, custom bathroom mirror, square bowel style sink with new faucet, and a bathroom fan/white light/night light & Bluetooth capability for music. Also included are the LG Washer and Dryer, ceiling fan in living area, refinished front door, hidden wire setup for TV, and a new AC unit. The community offers a clubhouse, pool, two spas and a car wash area. Short drive to Peter’s Canyon, Irvine Park and Tustin Marketplace. A Must See!!!
289 Tustin Field Dr, Tustin, CA
Price: $614000
Irvine Schools! Fantastic corner property with 2 car attached garage. This light and bright home has a great functional floor plan with main level office and powder room and direct access garage. Upstairs, there is open concept kitchen with newly updated quartz counter tops and stainless steel stove. Large living room adjoining to the kitchen has a fireplace and plank wood flooring. There is a bedroom and bathroom on this level. Upstairs, there is a large master with window seat, it’s own bath with dual sink vanity and dressing area. The third bedroom also has its own bathroom, Associat ion amenities include pool, recreation room, club house, basketball court and rolling green open space. Irvine schools and close to shopping, transportation, entertainment and schools. This development is ideal and the home is perfect for your discerning buyers.
2490 Paseo Circulo, Tustin, CA
Price: $599000
Your opportunity to own this perfect 3 Bedroom end-unit condo, in Tustin, is here! This charming home’s private interior location (not along any roads or major streets) within the gated community of “Estancia” in Tustin is extremely desirable. With Three large bedrooms and Two bathrooms upstairs, plus a half bathroom downstairs, this 1,507 square foot condo allows for comfortable and spacious living. This home is in Turn-Key condition with updated appliances, attached two-car garage, kitchen dining area, plantation shutters, vaulted master bedroom ceilings, and dual vanity sinks in both the master and secondary bathrooms. There is extra storage space under the stairs, recessed lighting in the kitchen, ceiling fans throughout, and all rooms are equipped with sliding mirror closet doors. Mature palm trees line the private backyard patio space, with beautiful flowers and a newly painted planter. No one is above or below the living space and the positioning of this corner unit allows for beautiful, natural light all day. Tustin and Irvine Marketplace are within walking distance, along with multiple parks, schools, restaurants, and easy freeway and Toll Road access. Low Mello Roos of only $431.98 per year and low HOA dues of only $245/month, including a community pool and spa. 2490 Paseo Circulo is within California’s Top rated schools: Beckman High School, Pioneer Middle School, and Tustin Ranch Elementary.
3207 Nectarine St, Tustin, CA
Price: $1148888
Immaculate family home in Columbus Grove, located within award-winning Irvine Unified School District. This spacious 5 bedroom/4 full-bath property features a flowing floor plan with a great-room-style kitchen and family room. The large chef’s kitchen is complete with granite countertops, stainless appliances, and an oversized island with breakfast bar. In addition, a well appointed formal dining room and living room offer additional living areas. Completing the downstairs is a convenient bedroom and full bath. The home has $100,000+ in custom upgrades that include premium hardwood floo ring throughout the downstairs, custom crown moulding and wainscoting, designer paint and wallpaper, plantation shutters, multi-zone interior and exterior surround-sound system and new carpet throughout the upstairs. Upstairs features the luxurious master suite with a spacious master bath and large walk-in closet. In addition to the Master, 3 more guest bedrooms (1 with en-suite bath) provide a relaxing, residential feel for family and guests. Separate downstairs and upstairs AC units and controls. The home has 2 separate outdoor spaces with double French doors leading to a private patio perfect for outdoor dining plus a separate area with grass for children to run and play. Enjoy resort-style amenities that include a private community clubhouse, swimming pools and spa, children’s playgrounds, shaded picnic tables with barbecues and basketball courts.
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Flexible Gas Lines- Are You Serious?
Flexible Gas Line TIPS
Flexible gas lines are safe
Not as durable as traditional black iron
Require special installation tool for fittings
Install faster than black iron
CLICK HERE to Get Tim's FREE & FUNNY Newsletter!
DEAR TIM: The natural gas lines that are being installed in our new home are not the heavy black iron pipe. They're a new flexible stainless steel piping system that is installed like electrical wire.
What is this material? Is it safe to use? Are there advantages to using this pipe?
Can you cut into the pipe at a future date to install an added gas appliance? Is there another alternative gas piping material? Betsy F., Augusta, GA
DEAR BETSY: Congratulations! You're now the proud owner of some wonderful corrugated stainless steel tubing (CSST). This material was approved for residential use in 1988 by the National Fuel Gas Code.
Code Approved But....
It's an ingenious method of supplying natural gas to fireplaces, furnaces, cooktops, clothes dryers and any other gas appliance. Virtually all state and local code authorities permit its use and many contractors are finally embracing it.
I have this flexible gas line in my own home in central New Hampshire and never worry about it at all. Some plumbers will tell you it's faster and cheaper to install this new CSST piping.
I happen to be a master plumber and given the choice I'd install traditional threaded black iron pipe. More on this in a just a moment.
CLICK HERE to get FREE & FAST BIDS from local plumbers to install flexible gas lines in your home.
CSST Video
Watch this video to see how CSST pipe is installed.
youtube
Works Well
I remember when the material was first introduced. Many of my fellow contractors who install gas lines thought it was unsafe. Some of their arguments never made sense to me.
For as long as I have been in the home building business, we always used similar brass appliance connector tubing when gas was supplied to a clothes dryer, a cooktop, or a gas range.
Here are two short pieces of the flexible stainless-steel gas lines. You can practically tie it in a knot it is so flexible. If you have lots of pipe to run, this may be the way to go. © 2017 Tim Carter
Hundreds of thousands of houses have these corrugated appliance connectors in service right now. They have worked swell for many years.
Thin Walls, Lightning and Screws
The argument that did make sense to me was the thin nature of the pipe. There are lots of instances of houses that have been destroyed in gas fires because CSST pipe was ruptured by a lightning strike.
The pipe in the walls acts like an interior lightning rod. It's vital to follow all instructions provided by CSST manufacturers and to BOND the tubing electrically.
Errant screws or nails used to attach cabinets, trim, pictures, etc. can puncture this pipe. That would never happen with a piece of traditional black iron pipe.
Only a direct hit from a hot bolt of lightning will bore a hole in traditional black iron pipe.
Dangers Of CSST Video
Watch this video to see what you think about the dangers of the material.
youtube
My CSST
The current home I live in here in central New Hampshire had these flexible gas lines installed in 2001. I've had no issues with them at all and I even had to do a kitchen remodel where I extended an existing line.
Fast Install
The CSST has many advantages. Perhaps the biggest one is labor savings. Traditional black iron pipe takes a lot of time to cut and thread.
I know as I have installed thousands of linear feet of the heavy material. As you said, the new CSST is installed like electrical wire.
You simply pull the material between two points and cut it to length with simple tubing cutters.
Black Iron = Lots Of Labor
Black iron pipe is the exact opposite. A typical black iron pipe installation requires a professional to precisely measure, cut, and thread the individual pieces of pipe. All of these steps are very time consuming.
CLICK HERE to get FREE BIDS from Plumbers to install Flexible Gas Lines.
Fewer Leak Locations!
When you use CSST, you can minimize potential gas leaks. A typical black iron pipe installation has many 90 degree, tee and coupling fittings.
These fittings are used each time you change directions or join two pieces of straight pipe together. Each of the cast fittings can be the source of a leak.
What's more, the threaded joints on both sides of the fitting can also be potential leak points. Because the CSST snakes its way around bends and obstructions as one solid piece of tubing, you only have a fitting at each end of the line. If you do have a leak, these fittings are almost always readily accessible for adjustment.
Not DIY Friendly
Working with CSST is not really a do-it-yourself proposition. Many of the manufacturers of this material require professional installers to take a short training course that familiarizes them with the small nuances of this unique gas piping system.
Two Install Choices
This is traditional black iron pipe. Each end of a piece of pipe must be threaded. It is messy and hard work, but I must admit I sort of enjoy it. © 2017 Tim Carter
Adding Lines
Adding additional gas lines at a future date is not a problem if you plan for the possibility during the original installation. The CSST systems can be installed one of two ways:
series
parallel
The series installation resembles traditional black iron piping. A larger diameter main line CSST pipe supplies gas to smaller branch tubes that feed each appliance. This is often the easiest system to adapt at a future date.
Manifold Method
A parallel CSST system mimics an electric panel. All of the gas lines that feed each appliance start at a central distribution point. To add a line in the future you need to have an extra gas port on the manifold within the panel.
Soft Copper Maybe?
If you are not able to get CSST tubing and can't handle working with black iron pipe, consider using soft copper. It offers all of the same advantages of the CSST systems.
Soft copper is approved for interior residential gas piping in many cities and towns. You don't solder it like water lines.
Flare Fittings
Connections are made with common flare fittings that tighten with standard wrenches. The only specialized tool you need is a flaring tool made to fit the pipe size you are working with.
If you use copper for gas lines in your home, be sure to label them so a future weekend warrior doesn't mistake them for a water line!
CLICK HERE to get FREE & FAST BIDS from local plumbers to install flexible gas lines in your home.
Author's Notes:
If you have ANY DOUBTS about flexible gas lines or CSST, visit a local firehouse and talk to the team leader that's on duty. Visit SEVERAL fire houses to get different opinions.
In regard to your article on the CSST systems being installed in new homes. If you care to, read an article that was published in April of 2003 in the Dallas News regarding banning this installation in the city of Frisco, Collin County, Texas. Lightning strikes have caused numerous fires in residential homes as a result of CSST failing. Although the manufacturer states that it is completely safe, in fact safer than ridged black pipe, it has some serious issues. I have seen three fires in our own community as a result of CSST failure. The manufacturer accepts no responsibility for improper installation, and does not provide in any great detail, of detrimental or catastrophic failure if done so. I just saw your article and thought I would provide feedback. If you have questions on the article I mentioned, you may contact the Dallas News. Thank you for your time.
Maxwell J. Brunner
Lieutenant
Menomonee Falls Fire Department
Email- [email protected]
I responded to this very interesting email with a few thoughts of my own. My first suspicion would be that the tubing acts like a lightning rod of sorts. The thin walls of CSST might not seem to handle as much of a strike as black iron. Black iron is so much thicker that it may actually take a lightning strike better.
I suggest you look up the article in the Dallas News if you want more details.
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Flexible Gas Lines- Are You Serious?
Flexible Gas Line TIPS
Flexible gas lines are safe
Not as durable as traditional black iron
Require special installation tool for fittings
Install faster than black iron
CLICK HERE to Get Tim's FREE & FUNNY Newsletter!
DEAR TIM: The natural gas lines that are being installed in our new home are not the heavy black iron pipe. They're a new flexible stainless steel piping system that is installed like electrical wire.
What is this material? Is it safe to use? Are there advantages to using this pipe?
Can you cut into the pipe at a future date to install an added gas appliance? Is there another alternative gas piping material? Betsy F., Augusta, GA
DEAR BETSY: Congratulations! You're now the proud owner of some wonderful corrugated stainless steel tubing (CSST). This material was approved for residential use in 1988 by the National Fuel Gas Code.
Code Approved But....
It's an ingenious method of supplying natural gas to fireplaces, furnaces, cooktops, clothes dryers and any other gas appliance. Virtually all state and local code authorities permit its use and many contractors are finally embracing it.
I have this flexible gas line in my own home in central New Hampshire and never worry about it at all. Some plumbers will tell you it's faster and cheaper to install this new CSST piping.
I happen to be a master plumber and given the choice I'd install traditional threaded black iron pipe. More on this in a just a moment.
CLICK HERE to get FREE & FAST BIDS from local plumbers to install flexible gas lines in your home.
CSST Video
Watch this video to see how CSST pipe is installed.
youtube
Works Well
I remember when the material was first introduced. Many of my fellow contractors who install gas lines thought it was unsafe. Some of their arguments never made sense to me.
For as long as I have been in the home building business, we always used similar brass appliance connector tubing when gas was supplied to a clothes dryer, a cooktop, or a gas range.
Here are two short pieces of the flexible stainless-steel gas lines. You can practically tie it in a knot it is so flexible. If you have lots of pipe to run, this may be the way to go. © 2017 Tim Carter
Hundreds of thousands of houses have these corrugated appliance connectors in service right now. They have worked swell for many years.
Thin Walls, Lightning and Screws
The argument that did make sense to me was the thin nature of the pipe. There are lots of instances of houses that have been destroyed in gas fires because CSST pipe was ruptured by a lightning strike.
The pipe in the walls acts like an interior lightning rod. It's vital to follow all instructions provided by CSST manufacturers and to BOND the tubing electrically.
Errant screws or nails used to attach cabinets, trim, pictures, etc. can puncture this pipe. That would never happen with a piece of traditional black iron pipe.
Only a direct hit from a hot bolt of lightning will bore a hole in traditional black iron pipe.
Dangers Of CSST Video
Watch this video to see what you think about the dangers of the material.
youtube
My CSST
The current home I live in here in central New Hampshire had these flexible gas lines installed in 2001. I've had no issues with them at all and I even had to do a kitchen remodel where I extended an existing line.
Fast Install
The CSST has many advantages. Perhaps the biggest one is labor savings. Traditional black iron pipe takes a lot of time to cut and thread.
I know as I have installed thousands of linear feet of the heavy material. As you said, the new CSST is installed like electrical wire.
You simply pull the material between two points and cut it to length with simple tubing cutters.
Black Iron = Lots Of Labor
Black iron pipe is the exact opposite. A typical black iron pipe installation requires a professional to precisely measure, cut, and thread the individual pieces of pipe. All of these steps are very time consuming.
CLICK HERE to get FREE BIDS from Plumbers to install Flexible Gas Lines.
Fewer Leak Locations!
When you use CSST, you can minimize potential gas leaks. A typical black iron pipe installation has many 90 degree, tee and coupling fittings.
These fittings are used each time you change directions or join two pieces of straight pipe together. Each of the cast fittings can be the source of a leak.
What's more, the threaded joints on both sides of the fitting can also be potential leak points. Because the CSST snakes its way around bends and obstructions as one solid piece of tubing, you only have a fitting at each end of the line. If you do have a leak, these fittings are almost always readily accessible for adjustment.
Not DIY Friendly
Working with CSST is not really a do-it-yourself proposition. Many of the manufacturers of this material require professional installers to take a short training course that familiarizes them with the small nuances of this unique gas piping system.
Two Install Choices
This is traditional black iron pipe. Each end of a piece of pipe must be threaded. It is messy and hard work, but I must admit I sort of enjoy it. © 2017 Tim Carter
Adding Lines
Adding additional gas lines at a future date is not a problem if you plan for the possibility during the original installation. The CSST systems can be installed one of two ways:
series
parallel
The series installation resembles traditional black iron piping. A larger diameter main line CSST pipe supplies gas to smaller branch tubes that feed each appliance. This is often the easiest system to adapt at a future date.
Manifold Method
A parallel CSST system mimics an electric panel. All of the gas lines that feed each appliance start at a central distribution point. To add a line in the future you need to have an extra gas port on the manifold within the panel.
Soft Copper Maybe?
If you are not able to get CSST tubing and can't handle working with black iron pipe, consider using soft copper. It offers all of the same advantages of the CSST systems.
Soft copper is approved for interior residential gas piping in many cities and towns. You don't solder it like water lines.
Flare Fittings
Connections are made with common flare fittings that tighten with standard wrenches. The only specialized tool you need is a flaring tool made to fit the pipe size you are working with.
If you use copper for gas lines in your home, be sure to label them so a future weekend warrior doesn't mistake them for a water line!
CLICK HERE to get FREE & FAST BIDS from local plumbers to install flexible gas lines in your home.
Author's Notes:
If you have ANY DOUBTS about flexible gas lines or CSST, visit a local firehouse and talk to the team leader that's on duty. Visit SEVERAL fire houses to get different opinions.
In regard to your article on the CSST systems being installed in new homes. If you care to, read an article that was published in April of 2003 in the Dallas News regarding banning this installation in the city of Frisco, Collin County, Texas. Lightning strikes have caused numerous fires in residential homes as a result of CSST failing. Although the manufacturer states that it is completely safe, in fact safer than ridged black pipe, it has some serious issues. I have seen three fires in our own community as a result of CSST failure. The manufacturer accepts no responsibility for improper installation, and does not provide in any great detail, of detrimental or catastrophic failure if done so. I just saw your article and thought I would provide feedback. If you have questions on the article I mentioned, you may contact the Dallas News. Thank you for your time.
Maxwell J. Brunner
Lieutenant
Menomonee Falls Fire Department
Email- [email protected]
I responded to this very interesting email with a few thoughts of my own. My first suspicion would be that the tubing acts like a lightning rod of sorts. The thin walls of CSST might not seem to handle as much of a strike as black iron. Black iron is so much thicker that it may actually take a lightning strike better.
I suggest you look up the article in the Dallas News if you want more details.
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Flexible Gas Lines- Are You Serious?
Flexible Gas Line TIPS
Flexible gas lines are safe
Not as durable as traditional black iron
Require special installation tool for fittings
Install faster than black iron
CLICK HERE to Get Tim's FREE & FUNNY Newsletter!
DEAR TIM: The natural gas lines that are being installed in our new home are not the heavy black iron pipe. They're a new flexible stainless steel piping system that is installed like electrical wire.
What is this material? Is it safe to use? Are there advantages to using this pipe?
Can you cut into the pipe at a future date to install an added gas appliance? Is there another alternative gas piping material? Betsy F., Augusta, GA
DEAR BETSY: Congratulations! You're now the proud owner of some wonderful corrugated stainless steel tubing (CSST). This material was approved for residential use in 1988 by the National Fuel Gas Code.
Code Approved But....
It's an ingenious method of supplying natural gas to fireplaces, furnaces, cooktops, clothes dryers and any other gas appliance. Virtually all state and local code authorities permit its use and many contractors are finally embracing it.
I have this flexible gas line in my own home in central New Hampshire and never worry about it at all. Some plumbers will tell you it's faster and cheaper to install this new CSST piping.
I happen to be a master plumber and given the choice I'd install traditional threaded black iron pipe. More on this in a just a moment.
CLICK HERE to get FREE & FAST BIDS from local plumbers to install flexible gas lines in your home.
CSST Video
Watch this video to see how CSST pipe is installed.
youtube
Works Well
I remember when the material was first introduced. Many of my fellow contractors who install gas lines thought it was unsafe. Some of their arguments never made sense to me.
For as long as I have been in the home building business, we always used similar brass appliance connector tubing when gas was supplied to a clothes dryer, a cooktop, or a gas range.
Here are two short pieces of the flexible stainless-steel gas lines. You can practically tie it in a knot it is so flexible. If you have lots of pipe to run, this may be the way to go. © 2017 Tim Carter
Hundreds of thousands of houses have these corrugated appliance connectors in service right now. They have worked swell for many years.
Thin Walls, Lightning and Screws
The argument that did make sense to me was the thin nature of the pipe. There are lots of instances of houses that have been destroyed in gas fires because CSST pipe was ruptured by a lightning strike.
The pipe in the walls acts like an interior lightning rod. It's vital to follow all instructions provided by CSST manufacturers and to BOND the tubing electrically.
Errant screws or nails used to attach cabinets, trim, pictures, etc. can puncture this pipe. That would never happen with a piece of traditional black iron pipe.
Only a direct hit from a hot bolt of lightning will bore a hole in traditional black iron pipe.
Dangers Of CSST Video
Watch this video to see what you think about the dangers of the material.
youtube
My CSST
The current home I live in here in central New Hampshire had these flexible gas lines installed in 2001. I've had no issues with them at all and I even had to do a kitchen remodel where I extended an existing line.
Fast Install
The CSST has many advantages. Perhaps the biggest one is labor savings. Traditional black iron pipe takes a lot of time to cut and thread.
I know as I have installed thousands of linear feet of the heavy material. As you said, the new CSST is installed like electrical wire.
You simply pull the material between two points and cut it to length with simple tubing cutters.
Black Iron = Lots Of Labor
Black iron pipe is the exact opposite. A typical black iron pipe installation requires a professional to precisely measure, cut, and thread the individual pieces of pipe. All of these steps are very time consuming.
CLICK HERE to get FREE BIDS from Plumbers to install Flexible Gas Lines.
Fewer Leak Locations!
When you use CSST, you can minimize potential gas leaks. A typical black iron pipe installation has many 90 degree, tee and coupling fittings.
These fittings are used each time you change directions or join two pieces of straight pipe together. Each of the cast fittings can be the source of a leak.
What's more, the threaded joints on both sides of the fitting can also be potential leak points. Because the CSST snakes its way around bends and obstructions as one solid piece of tubing, you only have a fitting at each end of the line. If you do have a leak, these fittings are almost always readily accessible for adjustment.
Not DIY Friendly
Working with CSST is not really a do-it-yourself proposition. Many of the manufacturers of this material require professional installers to take a short training course that familiarizes them with the small nuances of this unique gas piping system.
Two Install Choices
This is traditional black iron pipe. Each end of a piece of pipe must be threaded. It is messy and hard work, but I must admit I sort of enjoy it. © 2017 Tim Carter
Adding Lines
Adding additional gas lines at a future date is not a problem if you plan for the possibility during the original installation. The CSST systems can be installed one of two ways:
series
parallel
The series installation resembles traditional black iron piping. A larger diameter main line CSST pipe supplies gas to smaller branch tubes that feed each appliance. This is often the easiest system to adapt at a future date.
Manifold Method
A parallel CSST system mimics an electric panel. All of the gas lines that feed each appliance start at a central distribution point. To add a line in the future you need to have an extra gas port on the manifold within the panel.
Soft Copper Maybe?
If you are not able to get CSST tubing and can't handle working with black iron pipe, consider using soft copper. It offers all of the same advantages of the CSST systems.
Soft copper is approved for interior residential gas piping in many cities and towns. You don't solder it like water lines.
Flare Fittings
Connections are made with common flare fittings that tighten with standard wrenches. The only specialized tool you need is a flaring tool made to fit the pipe size you are working with.
If you use copper for gas lines in your home, be sure to label them so a future weekend warrior doesn't mistake them for a water line!
CLICK HERE to get FREE & FAST BIDS from local plumbers to install flexible gas lines in your home.
Author's Notes:
If you have ANY DOUBTS about flexible gas lines or CSST, visit a local firehouse and talk to the team leader that's on duty. Visit SEVERAL fire houses to get different opinions.
In regard to your article on the CSST systems being installed in new homes. If you care to, read an article that was published in April of 2003 in the Dallas News regarding banning this installation in the city of Frisco, Collin County, Texas. Lightning strikes have caused numerous fires in residential homes as a result of CSST failing. Although the manufacturer states that it is completely safe, in fact safer than ridged black pipe, it has some serious issues. I have seen three fires in our own community as a result of CSST failure. The manufacturer accepts no responsibility for improper installation, and does not provide in any great detail, of detrimental or catastrophic failure if done so. I just saw your article and thought I would provide feedback. If you have questions on the article I mentioned, you may contact the Dallas News. Thank you for your time.
Maxwell J. Brunner
Lieutenant
Menomonee Falls Fire Department
Email- [email protected]
I responded to this very interesting email with a few thoughts of my own. My first suspicion would be that the tubing acts like a lightning rod of sorts. The thin walls of CSST might not seem to handle as much of a strike as black iron. Black iron is so much thicker that it may actually take a lightning strike better.
I suggest you look up the article in the Dallas News if you want more details.
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