House

RobS · Apr 6, 2002

Re: House, Second Floor Joists

We're not scheduled to move into the new house until mid-August but our current house goes on the market this week. Hope to sell quickly and we do have a rental place lined up just in case it does. If not, at least we've got time to deal with it /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

MDNY · Apr 6, 2002

Re: House, Second Floor Joists

Rob,

The photo looks nice, with good color and all. Nice blue sky too. Met with the builder and the excavators today to get a better idea of where all the stuff being removed is going, discussed some general issues. At this point hope to be starting the clearing in about two weeks. By end of the week the bank should be giving the ok from the appraiser and then I will give the excavator the go ahead. Just plain jealous You will be in around August, but we are expecting sometime in September (depending on weather).

Keep the photos coming. Going out to get a digital camera. Which one are you using? The photo looks good.

RobS · Apr 7, 2002

Re: House, Second Floor Joists

Hey MDNY, send all your leftover dirt our way! We need quite a bit of the stuff. Since we built the house up out of the ground quite a bit we need to fill and taper around the garage more to get the minimum frost depth on the footings. Also the garage floor and driveway need to be raised. Any way to send that stuff via the internet, perhaps one atom at a time /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

Neat story behind the camera I use. It's an HP 318 and I'm pretty happy with it. My mother got one for each of my sisters and me for Christmas last year. Since she now winters in Florida she can now count on lots of grandchild pictures heading her way /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

MDNY · Apr 7, 2002

Re: House, Second Floor Joists

Rob,

Sorry, but no extra dirt over here. Once they clear all the trees and stuff out (mostly dead or dying pines) there won't be much left. They will strip and stack the top soil as best they can, but I will most like either hold off on a lawn unti spring (due to me figuring 10+ trucks of dirt) or I will try to do it in september. But money is the factor.

I am going Digital photo shopping. The SONY I wanted had a price drop so now seems a good time.

MossRoad · Apr 7, 2002

Re: House, Second Floor Joists

Is your soil type good for ponds? Did you look into the possibility of digging a pond VS hauling in fill dirt?

House is looking good!

RobS · Apr 7, 2002

Re: House, Second Floor Joists

MR, we've thought about a pond, but not very seriously. Not ready to take on that level of planning and maintenance just yet. We've got a spot that will make a fine pond someday, perhaps when we retire /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

MossRoad · Apr 8, 2002

Re: House, Second Floor Joists

We're looking into the possibilities of a pond. If the soil and water conditions are right, we'll have them dig it at the same time they dig the foundation. The trouble we are having is that the state biologists keep quiting and it is hard to get one out to the property to help plan it. No hurry yet.

Should be a good week for you after this rain ends. Sounds like your little foreman is lining up his tree house stuff pretty well /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

RobS · Apr 12, 2002

Re: House, Ready for Roof Framing

Finally got out there with the camera. It's been a good week, in spite of a little rain. The second floor wall framing is complete except for some exterior sheathing. The garage roof trusses were delivered today (everything else will be stick-framed) and we got a good chance to walk around this evening. Even met some more future neighbors, seemed like good people.

This shot is taken from the north. The front of the house faces the left in the picture with the garage to the right (in the rear of the house). Still plenty of mud, though it's not nearly as bottomless as it was a couple of weeks ago. Without the windows cut out it looks kind of industrial.

Very dirty truck in the foreground /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

RobS · Apr 12, 2002

Re: House, Ready for Roof Framing

Another shot, this time from the South. Not sure why I didn't get a shot from the front, might have been too muddy. Might also have been two young boys getting into all sorts of trouble /w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif

The big opening on this side is the fireplace. Wife and I are heading to an historical district in town tomorrow to look at vintage chimneys for design inspiration. Kind of fun /w3tcompact/icons/grin.gif This side will also have a full length porch that wraps around the front (to the right in the photo).

This is the second house we've built and it's still a blast. Very exciting to begin walking through the spaces we've planned and designed for so long /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

shade2u2 · Apr 12, 2002

Re: House, Ready for Roof Framing

Rob,
Things are looking great!/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
Your spot is very flat & very pretty. That wrap-around=porch will be a nice touch. A wrap-around-porch is perfect for the country... gives that "farm house" feel.
Glad to see things are progressing even with the rain.
It's veen dry here this week.