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Re: House - First Floor Walls, Rear
Looking good. And the weather is supposed to break next week. Just in time. Should see lots of progress quickly. Keep the pics coming.
Looking good. And the weather is supposed to break next week. Just in time. Should see lots of progress quickly. Keep the pics coming.
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RobS
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Re: House - First Floor Walls, Rear
<font color=blue>what happens when you get a boat? </font color=blue>
I do have a sailboat in mind, but nothing that would ever fit in a garage /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
<font color=blue>what happens when you get a boat? </font color=blue>
I do have a sailboat in mind, but nothing that would ever fit in a garage /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
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RobS
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Re: House - First Floor Walls, Rear
<font color=blue>the weather is supposed to break next week</font color=blue>
That sure will be welcome. I was out there this morning since I had the day off (see the garage door thread) /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif Delivered donuts to the crew and pulled the plumber out of the mud. He was putting the rough-ins in the basement. Not sure why this early, but progress is progress, right? They're pretty well done with the first floor so I expect the second floor joists to go in next week. It's just sooooo muddy. I've got a pair of knee high "slosh boots" and in some places the ooze came nearly to the top of them. Fortunately, with some decent weather most of it will dry out pretty quickly.
Sure is exciting for us /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
<font color=blue>the weather is supposed to break next week</font color=blue>
That sure will be welcome. I was out there this morning since I had the day off (see the garage door thread) /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif Delivered donuts to the crew and pulled the plumber out of the mud. He was putting the rough-ins in the basement. Not sure why this early, but progress is progress, right? They're pretty well done with the first floor so I expect the second floor joists to go in next week. It's just sooooo muddy. I've got a pair of knee high "slosh boots" and in some places the ooze came nearly to the top of them. Fortunately, with some decent weather most of it will dry out pretty quickly.
Sure is exciting for us /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
MDNY
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Re: House - First Floor Walls, Rear
Rob, Things look great. Just met with the bank yesterday, and now I have to wait for the apraiser to review my plans and materials to make sure the price we are paying is what the house is worth.
To that end I supplied so much detail (my spec list for the builder) to the bank tha covered all the upgrades I put in, the alarm system, flooring, appliances etc. So they in a week or so we will have it all done.
I have the final plans and I had the small images scanned in, but the front picture is 167k and I can't go above 150k here. Mohammed can you raise the limit just a bit?
Rob, Things look great. Just met with the bank yesterday, and now I have to wait for the apraiser to review my plans and materials to make sure the price we are paying is what the house is worth.
To that end I supplied so much detail (my spec list for the builder) to the bank tha covered all the upgrades I put in, the alarm system, flooring, appliances etc. So they in a week or so we will have it all done.
I have the final plans and I had the small images scanned in, but the front picture is 167k and I can't go above 150k here. Mohammed can you raise the limit just a bit?
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RobS
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Re: House - First Floor Walls, Rear
<font color=blue>but the front picture is 167k </font color=blue>
Hardly an expert here, but I've been using the software that came with my camera to shrink pictures to fit the restrictions. Seems to work ok. I know there are people out here that can help if you need, I'd like to see your plans /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
<font color=blue>but the front picture is 167k </font color=blue>
Hardly an expert here, but I've been using the software that came with my camera to shrink pictures to fit the restrictions. Seems to work ok. I know there are people out here that can help if you need, I'd like to see your plans /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
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Re: House - First Floor Walls, Rear
Yeah, its amazing what trucks can do to soil that you viewed as firm jsut a few weeks ago.
Yeah, its amazing what trucks can do to soil that you viewed as firm jsut a few weeks ago.
ewoss3
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Re: House - First Floor Walls, Rear
Rob what about going to your local city dump and getting mulch to add into the mud. Our city dump will give you all the fresh mulch you would ever want, they'll even load it too.
Rob what about going to your local city dump and getting mulch to add into the mud. Our city dump will give you all the fresh mulch you would ever want, they'll even load it too.
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RobS
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Re: House - First Floor Walls, Rear
Rob, I've thought about mulch, straw, all sorts of things but our GC assures us that we just want to wait. Once the last of the mixers have been in and out we'll get serious about a real driveway. I talked to a couple of the framers yesterday and they don't mind as much as I would have thought. I guess they're used to it /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
Rob, I've thought about mulch, straw, all sorts of things but our GC assures us that we just want to wait. Once the last of the mixers have been in and out we'll get serious about a real driveway. I talked to a couple of the framers yesterday and they don't mind as much as I would have thought. I guess they're used to it /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
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RobS
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Re: House, Second Floor Joists
The view from the ground hasn't changed much, but from up here it's coming right along. This is looking more-or-less out the front. The pond looking area in the woods is where our driveway passes through the old fencerow. Much fill is needed /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
The view from the ground hasn't changed much, but from up here it's coming right along. This is looking more-or-less out the front. The pond looking area in the woods is where our driveway passes through the old fencerow. Much fill is needed /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
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Re: House, Second Floor Joists
Rob,
House sure looks like it will be nice. Property is very nice also, don't envy all that mud though. I also wanted to reply to your question about FEL rods vibrating. I used black cable ties on the left side and tied the loader hyd. lines to the rod, this did two things, it stopped the vibrating and also stopped the hyd. lines from rubbing on my left front tire while turning hard to the left. On the right side I adjusted the rod in until it was snug in the "saddle" and retightened the jamb nut.
Thanks,
Chuck
Rob,
House sure looks like it will be nice. Property is very nice also, don't envy all that mud though. I also wanted to reply to your question about FEL rods vibrating. I used black cable ties on the left side and tied the loader hyd. lines to the rod, this did two things, it stopped the vibrating and also stopped the hyd. lines from rubbing on my left front tire while turning hard to the left. On the right side I adjusted the rod in until it was snug in the "saddle" and retightened the jamb nut.
Thanks,
Chuck
MReeter
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Re: House, Second Floor Joists
Rob,Are those Yellow Pine or Doug Fir joists?
Rob,Are those Yellow Pine or Doug Fir joists?
MDNY
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Re: House, Second Floor Joists
Rob,
I am jealous. It sure looks good from the second floor. Maybe by this time in May I will be where you are.
Rob,
I am jealous. It sure looks good from the second floor. Maybe by this time in May I will be where you are.
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RobS
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Re: House, Second Floor Joists
<font color=blue>Rob,Are those Yellow Pine or Doug Fir joists?</font color=blue>
That's a good question. We're meeting the builder at the site today to finalize the chimney, front door and a few other details. I'll check it out then /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
<font color=blue>Rob,Are those Yellow Pine or Doug Fir joists?</font color=blue>
That's a good question. We're meeting the builder at the site today to finalize the chimney, front door and a few other details. I'll check it out then /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
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RobS
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Re: House, Second Floor Joists
Yeah MDNY, this is the fun part for sure. Of course what you don't see in all my photos is the time and effort we're putting into our current house to get it ready to sell. Daily trips to our newly rented storage unit /w3tcompact/icons/crazy.gif We keep telling ourselves it's all a part of the experience /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
Yeah MDNY, this is the fun part for sure. Of course what you don't see in all my photos is the time and effort we're putting into our current house to get it ready to sell. Daily trips to our newly rented storage unit /w3tcompact/icons/crazy.gif We keep telling ourselves it's all a part of the experience /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
MDNY
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Re: House, Second Floor Joists
Rob,
It can be very expensive to maintain two homes until the old one is sold. Luckily we only have a month to month issue for our rent and we have to give 30 days notice of our move out. Other than that I can't wait to start soon. Trying to line up the excavator and builder for a meeting Saturday to review the land and what I want to do. I think I will make a small change to my clearing. Instead of 150FT x 300FT we will go 125FT x 325FX allowing for more back yard.
Rob,
It can be very expensive to maintain two homes until the old one is sold. Luckily we only have a month to month issue for our rent and we have to give 30 days notice of our move out. Other than that I can't wait to start soon. Trying to line up the excavator and builder for a meeting Saturday to review the land and what I want to do. I think I will make a small change to my clearing. Instead of 150FT x 300FT we will go 125FT x 325FX allowing for more back yard.
cedarranch
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Re: House, Second Floor Joists
<font color=blue> It can be very expensive to maintain two homes until the old one is sold. </font color=blue>
We bought our present home on 10-1-98 and our old home did not sell untill 5-1-99. Tight time with the money.
<font color=blue> It can be very expensive to maintain two homes until the old one is sold. </font color=blue>
We bought our present home on 10-1-98 and our old home did not sell untill 5-1-99. Tight time with the money.
Re: House, Second Floor Joists
The last two times we bought a house (we are in the third), we bought the next house not having sold the first one (luckily we didn't need to sell it in order to qualify for the mortgage), but as luck would have it, found a seller within a couple of months of closing on the next house...really got lucky.
In my area it can easily take 12-18 months to sell a house.
My parents really got screwed (or should I say screwed them selves) by gambling on the re-sale when they bought their current house and put the house we grew up in for sale at the same time.
As luck would have it they were both variable rate mortgage rates, rates kept climbing, it was a coold winter and oil prices where sky high (this was about 10-12 years ago).
Really killed any nest egg they had and used all available cash for quite a long time just to get buy. Luckily my dad was making decent money for that 2 year period so they survived.
Defintely not recommended!
The last two times we bought a house (we are in the third), we bought the next house not having sold the first one (luckily we didn't need to sell it in order to qualify for the mortgage), but as luck would have it, found a seller within a couple of months of closing on the next house...really got lucky.
In my area it can easily take 12-18 months to sell a house.
My parents really got screwed (or should I say screwed them selves) by gambling on the re-sale when they bought their current house and put the house we grew up in for sale at the same time.
As luck would have it they were both variable rate mortgage rates, rates kept climbing, it was a coold winter and oil prices where sky high (this was about 10-12 years ago).
Really killed any nest egg they had and used all available cash for quite a long time just to get buy. Luckily my dad was making decent money for that 2 year period so they survived.
Defintely not recommended!
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RobS
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Re: House, Second Floor Walls
The framers have started the second floor walls! Things are really taking shape now. I spent this morning out there burning scrap and doing some clean-up for them. My oldest son (7) met the lead framer the other day and asked about scrap wood for a tree house. They came to an agreement and now there is a very tidy pile of various cut-offs etc. Very impressive crew /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
The framers have started the second floor walls! Things are really taking shape now. I spent this morning out there burning scrap and doing some clean-up for them. My oldest son (7) met the lead framer the other day and asked about scrap wood for a tree house. They came to an agreement and now there is a very tidy pile of various cut-offs etc. Very impressive crew /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
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