Manufactured Housing Building Project

[kbarrett]

Here is a shot of the SE corner. You can see the walk-out from this view. Plans are to attach a small deck on the back. The deck will grow as my funds grow.

 

[kbarrett]

How would you like to drive up this drive? This is just a small portion of it... I have quite a bit of work to do.

Yes, that is a tree that has blown over as a result of some excavating done too close to the root system. A little puff of wind from the west finished the job.

 

[kbarrett]

PTRich,

Nice to know there is another TBN member who went this route. I'm amazed at the strength of this place. Very few cracks from the trip from Bay City and I have only one door up stairs that needs adjustment.

Mine will be heated by a High Efficiency HEIL proprane furnace and central air unit. As you can see from the pics, I have no shortage of wood. So, I'm planning on adding one of those outside wood furnace units when the funds permit.

Haven't decided on which unit. I am looking at either the woodmaster or centralboiler line. The logic behind using an wood furnace is that you keep the mess outside. Plus, it works in conjunction with your existing furnace.

I also like the option of being able to heat multiple buildings from the same unit. Might come in handy when I add a small out building.

Not familiar with the term "microlambs" maybe you could shed some light on this?

 

[MikePA]

<font color=blue>Not familiar with the term "microlambs" maybe you could shed some light on this?</font color=blue>
There's no 'b' at the end of the word, unless you're talking about really, small lambs. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif Microlams are engineered lumber made up of a series of layers of wood, i.e., laminated lumber that can span distances longer than standard dimensional lumber. They are frequently used in place of steel.

 

[kbarrett]

Ah.... I'm familiar with the product but not with the name.
Thanks for the clarification.

I was going to go with a "microlam" beam for the basement to get rid of any unsightly poles. However, when I looked at the plan, the poles are in the locations where I'll have walls anyway. No real benefit in my case, so I saved a few bucks there.

I do however, have engineered floor joists. Not precisely a microlam per se' but quite a bit different than your traditional joist. Benefits: Stronger than traditonal joist, a bit more flexible to work with when it comes to stringing wire, pipes etc.

 

[Knight9]

Kevin,

Great looking place!!! I'm sure you will enjoy it for years to come. Congrats.

Kevin

 

[kbarrett]

Thanks Kevin,

Quite a few years in the making. We've been renting (14 years) forever. It'll be nice to have a place to call our own
(and the bank's) /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif