The Log house Project begins........

[tnmike]

I guess this really make it "Av-ant Guard" eh?

Nope, it makes it "like far out man" . :laughing:

What have the temperatures been like in the solar kiln?

 

[MotorSeven]

No thermo yet...I gotta go to "Town"....

 

[MotorSeven]

Sandpaper arrived today. Today I used my new Ryobi airless 5 gal paint sprayer to put a second coat of Tung Oil on the walls and first floor ceiling. I wish I had bought this the first time around since I used 50% less Tung Oil then with the garden sprayer.

I did all the edging today with a 7" disc sander. I pick up the floor sander at 0700hrs....so tomorrow I'm getting it done.

 

[pacerron]

Sandpaper arrived today. Today I used my new Ryobi airless 5 gal paint sprayer to put a second coat of Tung Oil on the walls and first floor ceiling. I wish I had bought this the first time around since I used 50% less Tung Oil then with the garden sprayer.

I did all the edging today with a 7" disc sander. I pick up the floor sander at 0700hrs....so tomorrow I'm getting it done.

Might the 2nd coat of tung oil still be a little sticky for sanding the floor tomorrow?

 

[MotorSeven]

Nahhh, it was dry this morning...no problemo.

A pic of the edging with a 7" disc sander:

Ready to drum sand w 50 grit:

Halfway with the 50:

As I figured, the carpet glue was a pain in the arse. I ended up going at 90 degrees to the grain to get it off most efficiently. Even at that it was slow going with many paper changes. After getting the glue off I did one run with the grain....much better.

 

[Obed]

Halfway with the 50:

As I figured, the carpet glue was a pain in the arse. I ended up going at 90 degrees to the grain to get it off most efficiently. Even at that it was slow going with many paper changes. After getting the glue off I did one run with the grain....much better.

M7,
I can't wait to see the finished product. That floor is going to be beautiful. We love our hardwood floors. No vacuuming needed! Just sweep and occassionally mop with a lightly damp mop.

You are doing an awesome job.

Obed

 

[Obed]

Anyway, we got the denial letter, and it turns out the agent put is in for a $226K loan when we only asked for $205K.... My threshold for professional incompetence is getting lower and lower every day.

M7,

Getting financing when building your own house on acreage can be difficult. It seems that many, if not most, banks will not finance a house on a "farm". When we built our house, we got a mortgage through Farm Credit on our other piece of empty land (61 acres) on which we were not building. We used that mortgage to finance some of the construction on our current property. When the 61 acres sold, we paid off the mortgage and became completely debt free. No payments come with a wonderful feeling.

In addition, I have heard that it is hard to get a loan on a house after construction has started. For a construction loan, the banks want to inspect the property as it is being built, foundation, framing, electrical, etc.

In the end, getting turned down for the loan may be a blessing in disguise. For some reason, people tend to spend more for things when they buy using credit instead of cash (more expensive houses, cars, TVs, etc.). And you can build your house however you want it built instead of the way the bank wants it built.

Obed

 

[MotorSeven]

Obed, it is a blessing. We will finish the house(might take a little longer) with our own finances, then re-finance with a local credit union. This will end up saving us almost $3K in closing costs and get us a loan a whole percentage point lower.

I agree, having "bank money" can lead to extra spending. To be honest, we have done pretty good so far and are almost done...not much left to splurge on. We just paid cash for our new appliances...$3300. We will pay cash for the electrical(already have most stockpiled) and I am building the kitchen cabinets out of my own wood. So, what's really left inside is a bunch of trim work and a river rock fireplace hearth. We have almost paid off both the Lowes and Home Desperate CC's, so there is plenty of room there for the "little stuff"(and they just raised our limits again).
Big ticket items remaining are: well & septic and the spiral staircase. We are currently banking funds for that stuff and if all goes well...maybe within two months. There is no hurry since I need that time to get all the other stuff done....besides it's hay season too.

 

[tony Cecil]

No question you are a very hard working fellow......Many year ago I was up in Vermont, and couple of strong men were putting in a well.....It is really rocky up there, but they had a three inch steel pipe which they put a cap on as they hand drove each section...they built a bench around where the pipe went into the ground to stand on, then with a sledge too turns hitting the end....We were all offered a chance to help....It`s possible that you may be able to do your own well, if it were not too deep.....and if I were younger and motivated as you, I am sure I could do my own septic...I just don`t know if the local people would let you get away with it....The charges are just getting awfully high Tony

 

[bindian]

I am sure I could do my own septic...I just don`t know if the local people would let you get away with it....The charges are just getting awfully high Tony

We can put in our own septic systems down here. If anybody else does it for you.............they need to be licensed.
hugs, Brandi