New Home Construction

[bmac]

Hello again, Steve.

<font color="blue"> Funds were short at that stage and I didn't want to have the builder install the walls - I could do that later. </font>

I know very well about funds running low. We are making a number of last minute changes in an attempt to get this thing back on budget.

<font color="blue"> Your shop is looking good. I assume from the pics that it is under the main garage. The screened in porch is looking great. I love the fans you picked out. </font>

Thanks. Yes it is under the garage. Concrete walls on 3 sides and overhead. Some call it "the bunker". Good place to be when a tornado blows in. I have to give credit to my bride on the fans (as well as all the other fixtures, tile, paint colors, etc.). Then, she would likely pass the credit on to the decorator. Although I can take no credit, I also don't have to shoulder any blame if things get looking goofy. I'm comfortable with my position on this. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[bmac]

Good evening, Rox.

<font color="blue"> Was a bit surprised to se 2 fans in the screen porch. I think I would have tended to put in just one myself.
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We thought the porch was too long for one fan/light. From the angle of the photo, it may not be easy to tell. But, the porch clearly needs 2 fixtures.

<font color="blue">Did you come up with a final plan for the screen porch, how you are going to enclose it? Also did your backsplash for the kitchen island get the cut out for the electrical outlet? </font>

Well, after to talking to the builder and the trim guy, we determined that the cheapest way to finish the porch was to do what we had originally planned - a 3 ft knee wall with screen material above that. Now, instead of using T&G cyprus for the interior of the half wall, we are using a hardiplank vertical siding material. Its fairly cheap material, cheap installation, will take paint well and will be completely weather proof. Although I have some reservations on how it will ultimately look, I trust my builder and the trim guy when they said it will look good. We should find out this week. I do thank you for your suggestions with the screened door. Very imaginative.

The island backsplash thing has been fixed. They had to remove the one that was originally installed and take it back to the shop to cut the holes for the recepticles and switch for the disposal. Everything is ok with that now.

Thanks for checking in, rox. Talk to you later.

 

[rox]

bmac,

Actually I think the Hardi Plank idea is going to look very good when it is done. I think you are going to like the look. It is going to give an outside feel, well a "porch" feel to the porch.

Regarding the porch fans - Must have been the angle of the photo, like in Steve's photo of the kitchen to the family room. The depth of the room isn't showing up in the photo.

 

[EddieWalker]

bmac,

Love the pictures. The house is incredible!!!

You reminded me of a job I did once on a screened in porch.

The home owners keep their bird food on their porch and the squirrels new it. They actually tore holes through the screen to get through it. The bottom three feet off the screen was full of holes and patches.

Even after removing the bird food, they continue to tear through the screen looking for it.

I put a 4 foot solid barrier around the bottom of the porch to keep them out and replace the screen.

Eddie

 

[bmac]

Thanks for the kind words, Eddie. I'll be sure to remind the family - no bird food on the screened porch. If only I could train my kids as easily as your client trained the squirrels. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Hey, now that your dozer is out of commission you should have a few days to come east and clear some trails for me. Also, the way you work, I'm guessing if I put you in charge of the house buildin', we could move in in about 3 days. That's if you brought Steph along. Maybe 5 days if you come alone. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Good to hear from you, Eddie.

 

[bmac]

OK, picture junkies, I snapped a few this afternoon showing some of the slow progress this week. There is always someone out there working, its just hard to document at times.

Most of the stuff I photographed has happened over the past 2 weeks. I'll start on the outside. Here's our submarine that was delivered on Friday. The kids will play with it in the pond, once Eddie brings his dozer to Georgia and digs me one.

 

[bmac]

OK, bad attempt at humor. For those who haven't seen one before, this is a 1000 gal propane tank that will get buried next Tuesday.

A little closer view.

 

[bmac]

Here's the front door. Painted on the outside, stained on the inside. With the 2 new light fixtures on either side.

 

[bmac]

A close-up of one of the light fixtures.

 

[bmac]

The man door going into the garage, complete with light fixture.