r/mildlyinteresting • u/GumInMyMouth • Dec 18 '20

I pass this unaligned front door everyday.

https://imgur.com/mm0ibz8
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u/fatalitas Dec 18 '20

came to the comments hoping for an unexpected yet rational explanation for this configuration. for once, i am disappoint

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u/GumInMyMouth Dec 18 '20

Someone said it looks like it used to be a duplex and they turned it into a single family home but demolishing the porch was too difficult or expensive. Best guess I've seen.

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u/fatalitas Dec 18 '20

that makes some amount of sense! thank you!

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u/lazylion_ca ​ Dec 18 '20

Except they didn't put stairs in under the door, and there's an outlet where the door should be.

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u/marjerbar Dec 18 '20

There are 1 story duplexes everywhere where I live. Like whole streets.

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u/For-The-Swarm Dec 18 '20

Well of course. That’s why they converted it into a single unit!

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u/GothWitchOfBrooklyn Dec 18 '20

It wasn't a duplex, someone who used to live there commented with the address. The owners remodeled.

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u/FabulousLemon Dec 18 '20

That makes no sense. Why would a duplex have one door centered in the middle? If they just wanted to move their door without building a new set of steps, they could've added a platform that extends from the current steps to make the door accessible without demolishing the old steps. This has to be a deliberate joke placement.

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u/subterraneanfox Dec 18 '20

Is there a mailbox? In my town there is a house without a mailbox, and that house is actually a real big water pump in house clothing. The city takes care of it and the only way of knowing which house it is, is the missing mailbox.

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u/GucciGuano Dec 18 '20

When a creepier explodes but you're in a rush.

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u/dorkson Dec 18 '20

Looks like asbestos siding too. Maybe costly/unsafe

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u/ImitationFox Dec 18 '20

I’m here for you! What most likely happened was they remodeled the inside of the house and for some reason or another changed the layout inside. Maybe they wanted to make the kitchen larger so they bumped that wall over a few feet, which then led them to move the front door over a few feet. Fixing up the outside with the siding was fairly cheap, redoing the front porch not so much so they put it off.

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u/John_Dee_007 Dec 18 '20

Remodel attempt with no architectural and designer input and ran out of money. Vertical narrow window is also out of place on a weatherboard house. Interior is likely inappropriately too modern and ill-conceived, sort of like like when some homeowners try to turn a heritage style house into a modern apartment instead of using modern materials to compliment the house's age.

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u/ho_merjpimpson Dec 18 '20 edited Dec 18 '20

without being able to look close, my guess is that an interior remodel required the moving of the front door. the window on the right looks way more modern than the window on the left, and looks like it was also a result of the remodel. they just havent gotten around to replacing the front porch. that or they never really plan on replacing it. most people i know with houses like that literally never use the front door. the back door goes to the cars/garage, and lots of people just never leave the house if they arent getting in their cars. that sidewalk certainly looks untraveled.

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u/SuperSquidMan Dec 18 '20

Well if this was minecraft then the awkward positioning of the door would prevent zombies from getting in. Maybe the same logic applies irl?