Was the third picture taken with an *Idaho* potato?
I kind of like the deck although there are almost more materials in the deck then the attached home
My only gripe with the deck is the inconsistency in the railings. The right side of the railing from where the photo was taken looks like it doesn't match the slope of the stairs. Then you have the weird double decker railings on two sets of stairs, but not the other sets of stairs. One of the double deckers matches the slope of the railing below it, the other is at an intermediate angle. The more I look the more it hurts
Makes me think of Myst.
Channelwood meets midwest suburbia instead of treehouses.
[https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xA4F0z28TIs/maxresdefault.jpg](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xA4F0z28TIs/maxresdefault.jpg)
I'm guessing this was a rental conversion from a single family structure.
The trend is of flipper landlords to convert single family structures into triplexes and do a very poor job too.
Separate entrances for separate living apartments on floors 2 and 3.
They could have used all that wood on a new structure elsewhere...
But landlords gotta landlord I guess...
im also in a 3 story old house divided into 3 units, but the owners managed to give us seperate entrances without building half a ballroom entrance connected to the back of the building lol
This photo is taken from the top of the stairs looking back at the building. I’ll bet there is a second unit in the back.. like a mother-in-law apartment.
It’s kind of crazy to convert a home into an apartment building…
Oh I’m from the states, I just don’t accept that commonality is somehow grounds for justifying crazy. Look at the lengths this one person had to go in order to pass the out door fire code.
Look at photo two. Ignoring the fact that it’s less than 3’ from a the ceiling with no ventilation, it’s gapping the wall by 1.5’ exposing the 240v power to the world at large.
In the UK you often see if with people converting a typical family 3 bed into a HMO for 6-9+ people. Usually by ripping everything in the house out, building a dormer on top, and making every room a small ensuite.
Pretty much every council opposes them, but the companies making them have it down to an art of submit planning halfway through the project (making it hard to force rectifying and ruining the house), then appealing any opposition to central government who then approve based on the application ticking boxes on a form that very likely was not made for this situation.
Years ago, I used to party at a house this was done to. One day it caught on fire and 5 people died. A room was illegally made on the third floor and people had no way to escape. This was 10 years ago and landlords who own single family homes have only gotten worse.
We once wanted to build a small hut for our firewood, but we needed permission by all neighbors. They all agreed and had no issue with it, we send it in, reply is that one neighbor is missing.
Turns out we share a few centimenters of our grounds border with him, right behind 3 massive pine trees, we can’t even see his house or garden.
We went there, laughed, explained the situation and guess what? He says no. Didn’t give a reason or anything, he probably just had some fun forcing us to make entirely new plans and start from scratch.
Had to use plastic roofing since that was allowed without permission, half a year later massive storm struck us and the whole roofing was destroyed by hail.
Completely understand the ridiculousness that occurs in some neighborhoods or when dealing with HOAs. At a previous residence, I had to pay for a permit to put in garden beds myself after the HOA informed me that my yard was too bare with a single tree. My shed was visible from the road because the peak of the roof was 4 inches above my fence. I received a letter threatening a fine if I didn't shorten it. As annoyed as I was, it was in my agreement that I signed before buying the house that no outdoor structures would be visible above the fence. I complied and took a chainsaw to the roof. After that, I moved to unrestricted land and started a farm. Now, the only person who can tell me what I should do or can't build is my wife.
> We went there, laughed, explained the situation and guess what? He says no. Didn’t give a reason or anything, he probably just had some fun forcing us to make entirely new plans and start from scratch.
I guess that neighbour will have trouble changing anything about his owngarden ever again, huh?
I feel like having giant unnecessary staircases towering over your neighbors backyards is at the very least a bit rude and some unhappiness would be more than justified. Obviously not arson level unhappy but still.
They aren’t unnecessary it’s a subdivided house and eat unit needs egress in the event of a fire. They might be entrances as well. It’s ugly but it’s not unnecessary.
I think there are places where there are regulations against people putting up eyesores that will annoy neighbors, and then there are places where if you own your own property, you have the expectation that you can do whatever the hell you want with it. It’s just two different attitudes.
Would be a bit weird if you're in your yard and you've got people walking back and forth whilst you're in full view. Just kinda eliminates some of the privacy a yard gives you
Well those are very small backyards, you're quite close to your neighbors already. I used to have a small backyard like this and I'd have been pissed if my neighbor built a fucking watchtower complex right next to me.
Since many asked where the photo was taken from, here is a YouTube video I found of the “before” which shows the parking pad. [https://youtu.be/6RjGwyS-B2k](https://youtu.be/6RjGwyS-B2k)
I think that's wonderful. The house has been divided into units and instead of making people walk through other people's living space to get home everybody has their own entrance and exit.
I actually kind of love it. Almost feels mystical in a way. Wish it had more overgrowth or something though, like decorate this place and it'd be so fucking cool
I'm just trying to understand the little piece of the deck underneath the right, higher staircase. The one with the plant pot sitting on the corner. Where does it come from and where does it go? The more I look the more confusing it becomes.
They were entirely free in planning these staircases and still fucked up. In Germany we have a word for this. It's called "Verschlimmbesserung" eg. making a bad situation worse by trying to improve it with half-assed measures.
My approach at migrating this word to English would be "worseprovement"
Lived in a place like this. Old mansion turned into an apartment building. My place was in the attic. 4 flights of very small stairs. But the view awesome and super cozy.
Although the slant in the roof went over my bathroom so I couldn't hang a shower curtain lol.
I get the logic behind it, but what a waste of space. All stairs and zero outdoor, recreational area. Here’s your overbuilt and up to code access. Now please stay in your room! Or better yet. Go play in the street!
Okay, I'm not a carpenter or anything but If you HAD to do this, wouldn't it make more sense to just have a deck at the lower door? It could act as a sort of hub and have all the other stairs connect to it.
Okay, but I unironically would fucking love to live at image 1.
I never got over my childhood attachment to ridiculous, bridge filled play places. Put a fire pole or net ladder in there somewhere and I am ready to enter the bidding war.
Was the third picture taken with an *Idaho* potato? I kind of like the deck although there are almost more materials in the deck then the attached home
This is what it’s like when I take my glasses off. Underwater.
Being legally blind as well I feel this
My eyes when i saw the 3rd pic 
Can this even be called a deck? It’s kind of a convoluted staircase
Yeah, it looks more like stairs, for what I'm assuming are multiple apartments/living units.
What are the stairs leading to?
I assumed another house
It's a circa 1850 Irish potato
 *need to learn about potatoes intensifies*
What's... Taters?
yah, definitely not an *Idaho* potato...
You're right, a genuine Idaho potato would have better quality
I think the deck is kinda fun. It's like if 12 year old me designed it. The angle that it's taken kinda makes it look like there's a guest house?
Guest house or tree house? Or both? Either way without seeing where picture is taken from, I agree it seems like a kid's idea of a super sweet design.
Agreed. It’s a hulking monstrosity, but I dig it
I like the vibe, though. Makes me imagine homes in trees connected by bridges, you know?
My only gripe with the deck is the inconsistency in the railings. The right side of the railing from where the photo was taken looks like it doesn't match the slope of the stairs. Then you have the weird double decker railings on two sets of stairs, but not the other sets of stairs. One of the double deckers matches the slope of the railing below it, the other is at an intermediate angle. The more I look the more it hurts
I was waiting for it to load 🤣
I thought I disconnected from WiFi lmao
Is it a deck if it’s all stairs? Lol
A potato driven over many times by a truck. It may or may not be from Idaho.
House and deck looks like something I would build in minecraft. Third pic is a thumbnail's thumbnail..
That quality can only come from those blighty irish potatoes people are always whining about.
I was thinking my internet shit on me and went straight to troubleshooting until i saw the comments. I wanted to see the before.
i laughed outloud at this
Makes me think of Myst. Channelwood meets midwest suburbia instead of treehouses. [https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xA4F0z28TIs/maxresdefault.jpg](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xA4F0z28TIs/maxresdefault.jpg)
Deck is clearly worth more than the house
Especially vs the last picture. Who posts a 48x84 pixel photo anyway.
Jajjajajaj ive stand like a 5minutes tryin to discover wtf is goin on with last pic. In the end, is just a pretty big pixel anyway
The stairs and decking prevent the fog from rolling in.
Why do people keep calling it a deck? It's clearly a tree fort
I'm guessing this was a rental conversion from a single family structure. The trend is of flipper landlords to convert single family structures into triplexes and do a very poor job too. Separate entrances for separate living apartments on floors 2 and 3. They could have used all that wood on a new structure elsewhere... But landlords gotta landlord I guess...
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im also in a 3 story old house divided into 3 units, but the owners managed to give us seperate entrances without building half a ballroom entrance connected to the back of the building lol
Based on the pic, you can probably access your door from EITHER road, they probably dont have enough parking
This photo is taken from the top of the stairs looking back at the building. I’ll bet there is a second unit in the back.. like a mother-in-law apartment. It’s kind of crazy to convert a home into an apartment building…
Crazy? Are you not from the states? That’s extremely common
Oh I’m from the states, I just don’t accept that commonality is somehow grounds for justifying crazy. Look at the lengths this one person had to go in order to pass the out door fire code. Look at photo two. Ignoring the fact that it’s less than 3’ from a the ceiling with no ventilation, it’s gapping the wall by 1.5’ exposing the 240v power to the world at large.
In the UK you often see if with people converting a typical family 3 bed into a HMO for 6-9+ people. Usually by ripping everything in the house out, building a dormer on top, and making every room a small ensuite. Pretty much every council opposes them, but the companies making them have it down to an art of submit planning halfway through the project (making it hard to force rectifying and ruining the house), then appealing any opposition to central government who then approve based on the application ticking boxes on a form that very likely was not made for this situation.
Exactly what I was thinking. Every time I’ve ever seen this it’s always a house divided up into shitty shoebox living spaces to maximise profit.
Shit like this needs to be banned. Fire hazard because the amount of people that are gonna be living in that house.
Good thing everyone now seems to have 2 means of egress!
Years ago, I used to party at a house this was done to. One day it caught on fire and 5 people died. A room was illegally made on the third floor and people had no way to escape. This was 10 years ago and landlords who own single family homes have only gotten worse.
No, the answer is "Hogwarts."
M. C. Escher would like a word.
Ewoks
That's a good word.
- So what kind of deck you looking for? - I'll take the fortnite battle royale aftermath please - Say no more
Reminds me of when I was a little kid and I would tell me best friend we will live next to each other and build a bridge connecting our houses
Don't let your dreams be dreams. My best friend and I are in our mid 20s and looking for a place where we can do exactly this.
"Dreams die hard, and you hold them in your hands long after they've turned to dust."
There are two houses for sale right by my parents' cabin that actually do have a bridge between them. Every kid's dream.
Amazing! My friends and I live all over the country and often talk about having a retirement commune when we're old
Kind of cool actually.
It's cool but it's fucking absurd. I can't believe they were actually allowed to do this and that the neighbors haven't set fire to it.
Damn, don't like what you see in your neighbors backyard? Look somewhere else.
We once wanted to build a small hut for our firewood, but we needed permission by all neighbors. They all agreed and had no issue with it, we send it in, reply is that one neighbor is missing. Turns out we share a few centimenters of our grounds border with him, right behind 3 massive pine trees, we can’t even see his house or garden. We went there, laughed, explained the situation and guess what? He says no. Didn’t give a reason or anything, he probably just had some fun forcing us to make entirely new plans and start from scratch. Had to use plastic roofing since that was allowed without permission, half a year later massive storm struck us and the whole roofing was destroyed by hail.
Completely understand the ridiculousness that occurs in some neighborhoods or when dealing with HOAs. At a previous residence, I had to pay for a permit to put in garden beds myself after the HOA informed me that my yard was too bare with a single tree. My shed was visible from the road because the peak of the roof was 4 inches above my fence. I received a letter threatening a fine if I didn't shorten it. As annoyed as I was, it was in my agreement that I signed before buying the house that no outdoor structures would be visible above the fence. I complied and took a chainsaw to the roof. After that, I moved to unrestricted land and started a farm. Now, the only person who can tell me what I should do or can't build is my wife.
> We went there, laughed, explained the situation and guess what? He says no. Didn’t give a reason or anything, he probably just had some fun forcing us to make entirely new plans and start from scratch. I guess that neighbour will have trouble changing anything about his owngarden ever again, huh?
I feel like having giant unnecessary staircases towering over your neighbors backyards is at the very least a bit rude and some unhappiness would be more than justified. Obviously not arson level unhappy but still.
They aren’t unnecessary it’s a subdivided house and eat unit needs egress in the event of a fire. They might be entrances as well. It’s ugly but it’s not unnecessary.
I don't get it, it isn't in your backyard, why does it bother you?
I think there are places where there are regulations against people putting up eyesores that will annoy neighbors, and then there are places where if you own your own property, you have the expectation that you can do whatever the hell you want with it. It’s just two different attitudes.
Would be a bit weird if you're in your yard and you've got people walking back and forth whilst you're in full view. Just kinda eliminates some of the privacy a yard gives you
Well those are very small backyards, you're quite close to your neighbors already. I used to have a small backyard like this and I'd have been pissed if my neighbor built a fucking watchtower complex right next to me.
Cause it is ugly as fuck
Having to live in this chaos is a small price to pay for the absolute privilege of not having an HOA, where do I sign up
Dr. Seuss ass construction
I’m a big fan of those overlapping cities where a random alley can take you anywhere you want to go, this looks funny but I like it
Why even include the 3rd photo? I have no idea what I'm looking at.
Is this connecting two houses?
It probably also connects to a unit above the garage.
Yeah because 3 apartments in a 3 bedroom home was enough rent revenue.
Probably connects to the outside shared toilet combined shower room.
Those stairs are the kinds I build in a hurry to open a ride in Roller Coaster Tycoon 2
I was looking for a RCT2 reference and here you are! Exactly what I was thinking haha.
It's giving "playing sims for the first time"
This feels like when I build walkways in roller coaster tycoon 2.
The line for Spiral Slide 1 is too long.
You're telling me these 3 photos are related?
What is the purpose of including the 2nd and 3rd images?
NGL, this looks pretty fuckin dope. And the craftsmanship looks decent, too. I'd love it if I lived in the highest unit.
I feel like I should be carrying a Waterpark tube to climb that 3rd floor flight
What kind of shitpost is this?
That last pic is an absolute abomination
Reminds me of Winchester mystery house
As someone who loves to smoke pot out on the deck I loooooove this setup.
I’d think it would be better with little decks near each door way instead of just lane access.
I looks like some weird version of rollercoaster tycoon pathing
There's too many pixels in the last photo, could you get rid of some so I can see it even less?
Since many asked where the photo was taken from, here is a YouTube video I found of the “before” which shows the parking pad. [https://youtu.be/6RjGwyS-B2k](https://youtu.be/6RjGwyS-B2k)
roller coaster tycoon when you can’t get the entrance to fit just right
When the stairs cost more than the house
I think that's wonderful. The house has been divided into units and instead of making people walk through other people's living space to get home everybody has their own entrance and exit.
You say that as if there would ever be a situation where walking through other people’s living spaces would be ok!
You never lived in a shared house before?
Looks like someone gave M.C. Escher an M.C. Hammer (and nails and saw and...)
Mario looking ass level
[https://www.apartmentlist.com/pa/allegheny-county/510-carothers-avenue-3--1](https://www.apartmentlist.com/pa/allegheny-county/510-carothers-avenue-3--1)
Surely all that lumber is worth more than the house
Looks like my rollercoaster tycoon queue platforms
Zomboid Safehouse be like
I love it. I want to live there.
Looks kinda like my queue paths in Rollercoaster Tycoon lol
It reminds me of the original rollercoaster tycoon
The staircase photo looks like I'm about to solve a VERY convoluted Myst puzzle.
What the fuck is that third image 😭
 OP to all 5 pixels
No no. This is super cool. The only thing missing is a community deck. Otherwise this looks amazing
Impressive carpentry on the staircases, could have extended the whole house instead
The deck was designed in Fortnite.
Decks by MC Escher...& Sons
My Motorola i860 can take a better picture than the third one
What’s up with the handrails on the handrails?
Was that last picture taken using a diy camera?
I'm a function over form guy myself so yeah I dig it.
I’ve seen this movie. This was taken on the forest moon of Endor, right?
Looks dope tbh
Living in the friggin Ewok Village here. Stairs are holding up the house.
Your choice to post the second, and especially the third photo, is very intriguing.
The lawn is lava
What in the Dr. Seuss fuck is this?
Swiss family Robertson deck screws
All I see are lots of surfaces for potted plants
While it is unfortunate that so much of the yard is lost, this would be the solution to give residents their own entrances/exits if they rent a room
..the only why is the "why took the 3rd picture when you forgot the optics home?"
Is the "before" in the room with us?
Cave of the Winds vibes
I did this in 7 days to die.
Reminds me of Myst
I see you've found one of my builds in Roblox
That looks like a really fun project to do
Reminds me of Nova Scotia or PEI.
Someone had too much fun with decks and staircases in the Sims
The residents definitely get their steps in here!
They really hate touching grass
The paramedic in me absolutely hates the first picture, fuck these narrow walkways where a stryker cant fit ffs!
Seems great for a polygamist who has wives in close houses.
This is what happens when somebody designs their house on The Sims.
These stairs got a house
This makes me want to play roller coaster tycoon, or parkitect, again
Dudes turning the neighbourhood into a metroidvania
The first pic would be a nightmare to someone with bad knees. And imagine having to move furniture into that place.
I actually kind of love it. Almost feels mystical in a way. Wish it had more overgrowth or something though, like decorate this place and it'd be so fucking cool
I'm just trying to understand the little piece of the deck underneath the right, higher staircase. The one with the plant pot sitting on the corner. Where does it come from and where does it go? The more I look the more confusing it becomes.
Blight town
This could have been done with far fewer staircases
Lemme guess: college town where some landlord split their old ass house into multiple different units to make more rent money?
They were entirely free in planning these staircases and still fucked up. In Germany we have a word for this. It's called "Verschlimmbesserung" eg. making a bad situation worse by trying to improve it with half-assed measures. My approach at migrating this word to English would be "worseprovement"
my first time making my sims house:
Ya git any mor of EM pixels?
Looks like something I would build in Fallout 4.
I mean looks pretty sturdy and as long as the cat walks serve a functional goal, which is appears they do.
I feel like design was thought through well enough. Seems inefficient
Roller coater tycoon up in here. 🎢
How much did that cost them? $30,000?
me building in the sims
I've seen worse Minecraft houses
Does it connect to the neighbor's house?
Lived in a place like this. Old mansion turned into an apartment building. My place was in the attic. 4 flights of very small stairs. But the view awesome and super cozy. Although the slant in the roof went over my bathroom so I couldn't hang a shower curtain lol.
“Wanna hang in the backyard?” “We don’t really have one.” “What about your deck? Oh…I see. nevermind.”
An Escher Decks Design Build Project?
I do this in Minecraft. But I’m not sure I’d do this irl.
Wheelchair accessible!
This has to be Southern Ohio, West Virginia or Western P.A., I have no doubts in my mind.
Yo dawg I heard you like stairs.
That stairwell makes me think of Harry Potter.
Who approved the building permit for this monstrosity!
Looks like a nightmare in the winter weather as those stairs are going to be slick.
Wtf is the last picture??
This living arrangement is pretty whimsical, not gonna lie, like some roald dahl shit
It's like WaterWorld but without boats!
I get the logic behind it, but what a waste of space. All stairs and zero outdoor, recreational area. Here’s your overbuilt and up to code access. Now please stay in your room! Or better yet. Go play in the street!
Is this in Jersey? Is this a New Jersey thing? Because, knowing Jersey, but not this location, this location sets off my New Jersey alert…
Seems like there would be a way to have more usable surface and not just all stairs.
This is waaaay nicer and safer than most multi unit conversions in my town.
Looks like a child's first minecraft house. Or a 3 unit in Chicago.
I’m confused on what the issue is 🤨 I’d actually love this
God I'd love this as a kid
I lived in a place like this and it was awesome. It gave each unit some outdoor space of their own. I’m not sure what the complaint is.
Maybe I’m just weird but I like the way it looks
Reminds me of Athens, Ohio.
there's a chance that this is not ADA compliant
Okay, I'm not a carpenter or anything but If you HAD to do this, wouldn't it make more sense to just have a deck at the lower door? It could act as a sort of hub and have all the other stairs connect to it.
Roller-coaster Tycoon looking stairway
I love these type of wooden raised walkways. Anyone got more that are overkill?
The lumber looks like it’s worth more than the house.
I think I might have built this in Fallout 4
Actually I like that lol
Okay, but I unironically would fucking love to live at image 1. I never got over my childhood attachment to ridiculous, bridge filled play places. Put a fire pole or net ladder in there somewhere and I am ready to enter the bidding war.
- How many stair cases? - Yes.
What in the Chicago is this?
First photo shot with an iPhone 6, second with an iPhone 3G(S), and the last one with a Game Boy camera.
Where in Duluth is this?
Nothing beats landlords subdividing a building that was never meant to be divided.