Jenny Martin and I stood up here with Preston and it was
breathtaking
Putting up the wall
View from Shore Loop, which will be our new address.
Houzz Idea book
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Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Room with a view and friend
Jenny Martin and I stood up here with Preston and it was
breathtaking
Putting up the wall
View from Shore Loop, which will be our new address.
Monday, November 24, 2014
Useful Links
Useful Links
A few links that you may find useful.
EF Tour Italy and GreeceAuthor Research
Senior Lesson Plan
Syllabus Juniors
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Framing
So as of today which is November 4th, the framer has put up several walls including my window box and the front bedroom wall. It is cool to see the outline of the window with the rounded transom in my kitchen and the big picture window in my sleep porch. Today, we have our concrete guys pouring our front porch.
We are also working on picking out bathtubs, showers and exterior doors. Since we have 5 French doors it has been time-consuming to figure out if we want our doors to be consistent or do we want each room to have its own unique quality. We are doing the front French doors the same and playing around with different designs for the back doors.
Pouring front porch
Pouring mud
Raising Walls
We are also working on picking out bathtubs, showers and exterior doors. Since we have 5 French doors it has been time-consuming to figure out if we want our doors to be consistent or do we want each room to have its own unique quality. We are doing the front French doors the same and playing around with different designs for the back doors.
Sunday, October 12, 2014
Trusses Trouble
Man, I hope you do not have to deal with trusses, but if you do I hope you have better luck than we have had lately. It seems the guy who is "preparing the trusses" or is the "truss advisory" is not in agreement with the framer. My dad said that framers, especially framers who have been building houses for 40 years, know how to work with trusses. I think we just have to take the advise of the expert framer and my dad. But I hope you have better luck than we have had with our "truss adviser's" advice.
Saturday, September 27, 2014
Monday, September 8, 2014
What to Expect when you are expecting a HOUSE!!
What to expect when you are expecting a HOUSE! Well, today is September the eighth, 2014 and we broke ground on our new house to be at about 9:00 this morning. Since I have not found any books that cover all of the things one can expect when building and we are contracting and doing some of the work ourselves with the help of my beautiful and wonderful Mom and Dad, I thought I would share the experience with you.
1st: You obviously have to decide what type of house you want and how much of a house you can afford
2cd: Find a draftsman (or a less expensive architect). We found a draftsman named Dale Byrd who has designed houses for years. Also, before we decided to contract ourselves, two contracts said they worked well with his designs.
3rd: Be patient! It took all summer for us to get the house plans exactly like we wanted them. Then, because we had lots of beams, we had trouble with the trusses and had to have the design altered a bit.
4th: Think about contacting the building commission and the septic tank permitting agency in your area to find out how much the permits will cost and to let them know you have a house in the works.
5th: If you need to borrow money, and who doesn't, take your plans to at least three building companies and get bids for your materials. You will also have to speak to people to get bids on labor and this took us weeks to finally narrow down. The bank gave us the paperwork to fill out concerning all of the different things we would have to have for our home. They also gave us these sheets (like cheat sheets) that showed other homes and the lists of materials and labors needed for three different price ranged homes.
So this is the start of my blog about my house and what to expect when you are expecting.... a house:)
To Be Continued...
1st: You obviously have to decide what type of house you want and how much of a house you can afford
2cd: Find a draftsman (or a less expensive architect). We found a draftsman named Dale Byrd who has designed houses for years. Also, before we decided to contract ourselves, two contracts said they worked well with his designs.
3rd: Be patient! It took all summer for us to get the house plans exactly like we wanted them. Then, because we had lots of beams, we had trouble with the trusses and had to have the design altered a bit.
4th: Think about contacting the building commission and the septic tank permitting agency in your area to find out how much the permits will cost and to let them know you have a house in the works.
5th: If you need to borrow money, and who doesn't, take your plans to at least three building companies and get bids for your materials. You will also have to speak to people to get bids on labor and this took us weeks to finally narrow down. The bank gave us the paperwork to fill out concerning all of the different things we would have to have for our home. They also gave us these sheets (like cheat sheets) that showed other homes and the lists of materials and labors needed for three different price ranged homes.
So this is the start of my blog about my house and what to expect when you are expecting.... a house:)
To Be Continued...
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