New House Build

ovrszd · Mar 15, 2019

goeduck said:
Sounds like real good progress!

Because of weather we had 45 days of no progress. That put us behind schedule. Stressful for us. More stressful for our builder and for the family waiting on him to start their home build. Lucky for us that our concrete got done first.

cat fever · Mar 15, 2019

Sounds good, glad things are moving along.

I know when things were not moving along with our home the stress level went up. Hopefully the stay in the trailer will be short.

Big Barn · Mar 15, 2019

Is this winter more severe than normal, Richard?

ovrszd · Mar 15, 2019

Big Barn said:
Is this winter more severe than normal, Richard?

No, actually it's more like normal. We just got spoiled with 5 easy Winters in a row. And we're whiners....

ovrszd · Mar 15, 2019

cat fever said:
Sounds good, glad things are moving along.

I know when things were not moving along with our home the stress level went up. Hopefully the stay in the trailer will be short.

It is what it is. The young man that bought my property has sold his. He was smart enough to give them 01 May possession date. So he's got wiggle room. I'm already letting him move stuff into my shop. I'll vacate it tomorrow so he can continue moving as he has time. He's working long hours at his job so his "move" days are limited. I want to give him all the time I can. He's a very mature and hard working young man.

Citydude · Mar 15, 2019

ovrszd said:
It is what it is. The young man that bought my property has sold his. He was smart enough to give them 01 May possession date. So he's got wiggle room. I'm already letting him move stuff into my shop. I'll vacate it tomorrow so he can continue moving as he has time. He's working long hours at his job so his "move" days are limited. I want to give him all the time I can. He's a very mature and hard working young man.

Your a good man Richard. That young man will pass your thoughtfulness on.

ovrszd · Mar 15, 2019

Citydude said:
Your a good man Richard. That young man will pass your thoughtfulness on.

That's the intent.

The trick is, I better myself.

goeduck · Mar 16, 2019

Moving into a new place, let alone building a new place, is very stressful. Hats off to you guys building a new home. After it is all done, you will appreciate getting exactly what you wanted. :thumbsup:

Big Barn · Mar 16, 2019

ovrszd said:
That's the intent.

The trick is, I better myself.

Win / Win. Always a good thing.

ovrszd · Dec 12, 2019

Well, if I'm going to sit around in the shop and kill time on TBN I might as well update this thread. It's only been 9 months.... We moved in 7 months ago.

So where was I,,,, oh yeah,,,,, spray foam insulation.....

I think we got the house walls sealed up very well with the application. But we did not get what we paid for. Supposed to be 2". Were spots that only had 1". The Contractor charged us $4K. Our Builder and I met with him and discussed the shortfall. He agreed to refund us $1,500. Though the first pic doesn't show it they sprayed the batting boards and the top wall plates. Also sprayed the metal HVAC ductwork.