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Posted by JoeSpareBedroom on March 16, 2008, 12:00 pm
> Hi!
>
> I know this isn't quite a repair question, but thought people would be
> knowledgeable here about this. By any chance, does anybody know of
> any web sites that you can find an identical/similar houses to the one
> I have? With the advent of Google Streetview, I could imagine
> something existing out there. For example, take the general shape of
> the outside of your house, and see other houses that are similar to
> it. If that's not available, maybe some floorplan templates? You
> specify the dimensions and locations of non-movable things in the room
> (windows, doors), and it can draw something up that would be the most
> efficient, such as which cabinets should go where.
>
> The problem I'm having is that I have a rather unique house in
> Chicago. It's a smaller house that was built in the 40's. Everything
> is pretty plain and bland, and I'm looking to see other houses like
> mine to get ideas.
>
> I know I can probably go to a home designer, but I'm a little iffy
> about going. So, if anybody has any ideas, that would be great.
>
> Thanks!
Some architectural styles have generic names, like "cape". Does yours? If
so, some of the better realtor's sites might be searchable based on a term
like that. If you don't know whether your house's style has a name, showing
a picture to a realtor might yield some clues.
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