Our friend Andrew in Vancouver, BC started reading our blog and reported back that he wants to see the sides and back of the building to get a better idea of the whole shell. This reminded me that we haven't yet posted anything on the limitation/benefit that our side slopes pose.
When you look at our building from the street, it look like a one-story structure with a bunch of trees around it. In fact, on the tax roll, the building is considered a one-story structure.
However, from the back the building is actually three stories tall. All the buildings on this side of the street are built on a slope, so there's more building below the street level.
The steep slopes on both sides of the building are both a blessing and a curse. The bad part is the erosion from the steep slopes is eating away portions of the hill.
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The previous owner built a ramp on one side of the building to easily roll in deliveries from the street to the level below, without the need to go through the inside stairs.
The benefit of the steep slopes is that they shelter our home from the busy downtown street on the front and affords us views of the little stream in the back.
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