Starting our new life

[Rustyiron]

It will all make sense when they're in place. I'd bet a couple of days will only get them set and partially sheathed.

 

[goeduck]

Yes, I have to carry a hammer on my tool belt at all times. Love the sound of it rattling around while I'm using the nail gun.....

I'm hanging OSB inside my shop now using an air stapler. Immeasurably more productive than a hammer.

Oh I have no doubt that an air gun is immeasurably more productive than a wood handled hammer. No doubt whatsoever. I just can not break the coffee in the morining before hammering away and the beer in the afternoon as I finish for the day and the satisfaction of driving every nail snug. But I am a traditionalist.

 

[ovrszd]

Oh I have no doubt that an air gun is immeasurably more productive than a wood handled hammer. No doubt whatsoever. I just can not break the coffee in the morining before hammering away and the beer in the afternoon as I finish for the day and the satisfaction of driving every nail snug. But I am a traditionalist.

Yeah, I'm a bit of a traditionalist as well. That's why I carry the hammer.

 

[tractorshopper]

Jones-ing for some updates.....

 

[cat fever]

Still waiting for the framers to show up. My builder said today or tomorrow. I'm not to happy about my trusses sitting around for a week.

The framer told me when he left; "when the trusses show up we'll stop working on the job were on and come back and finish yours". So I know how much I can trust his word.:confused3:

I know it will not take too long to finish the framing, I just wish they would get after it!! Nights are getting colder, it could snow any time.

 

[ovrszd]

I've only been on my build since April. I've learned that there are variables that change Builder's schedules. Everyone I talk to says they had these issues too. I just try to not let it grt the best of me. I drive by a large shop build every day that's been in progress for 11 months.....

 

[vvanders]

Yup, never met a builder who could keep a schedule. We wrapped up our house a few months ago, if you can get it built without the builder going under it sounds like you come out ahead of 50% of most people.

It took 8(!) months for them to get started proper on ours after we did site prep. Worked out good in the end, we locked in prices and ended up costing them 30k to finish it out with labor increases.

 

[ultrarunner]

The labor and material increases are biting a lot right now...

My dumb deck renovation in Thurston County keeps coming in around 70k... I kid you not.

I've decided to tear it all out if need be...

What really makes no sense is a beautiful 10 acre pasture/old growth with two homes, barn and road frontage and great water sold this summer for 400k... for the whole thing and we share a fence line...

Yet I keep being told 70k for a deck isn't bad in today's market...

In a totally different market... San Francisco Bay Area... projects have taken years to go through design, entitlement, public comment finally ready to build and the builders are offering them for sale... 3 or 4 years and not picking up the permits... city leaders are dumbfounded...

Problem is the huge labor shortage and increased cost makes all but the most expensive projects now questionable...

 

[sea2summit]

The labor and material increases are biting a lot right now...

My dumb deck renovation in Thurston County keeps coming in around 70k... I kid you not.

I've decided to tear it all out if need be...

What really makes no sense is a beautiful 10 acre pasture/old growth with two homes, barn and road frontage and great water sold this summer for 400k... for the whole thing and we share a fence line...

Yet I keep being told 70k for a deck isn't bad in today's market...

In a totally different market... San Francisco Bay Area... projects have taken years to go through design, entitlement, public comment finally ready to build and the builders are offering them for sale... 3 or 4 years and not picking up the permits... city leaders are dumbfounded...

Problem is the huge labor shortage and increased cost makes all but the most expensive projects now questionable...

I find it interesting that you complain about cost and labor shortage in the same post:2cents:

 

[ultrarunner]

I find it interesting that you complain about cost and labor shortage in the same post:2cents:

Exactly... doesn't make sense when a finished home/land can be bought for a fraction of the cost to build and buy the land.

Recently bought a 25 year old home and one insurance agent is saying the cost to rebuild is 50% higher than I paid for the home AND 1.8 acres and the other 42% higher.

It use to be fraud to insure a home for significantly more than market value... yet, even with record prices for real estate... the current cost of construction makes finished property here a bargain...

Either labor and materials are out of line or improved property is grossly undervalued???

Hiring out work is new to me... the last 40 years I have done all of my own construction... foundations, roof, additions, fine carpentry, remodels, landscaping, etc... physical and time constraints being a caregiver for a parent with Alzheimer has forced me to change course...

The deck bid has $6500 for construction debris disposal... I specifically said to leave all the wood onsite... NONE is pressure or painted.... and it will give me years of kindling to boot.

The contractors said they add 10% cost of contract for disposal citing the high cost of tipping fees... but it is just decaying wood with Thompson water seal on the surface... plus doesn't anyone own equipment??? almost 4k in rental fees for dump trailer and mini ex to drill 8 sonotubes...