REAL MAN TRUCKWORKS & SURVIVAL
PERSONAL READINESS => Hide Site => Topic started by: Higher Caliber on May 01, 2015, 10:21:53 PM
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Finally breaking ground on our home!
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Congratulations! An exciting time for you all, I'm sure- enjoy
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congratulations. looks like Weston is in the back ground makin up for lost time.
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The work has just begun…
Congrats, its an exciting time!
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That's awesome man! We're right behind you, should be about a month or so... in permitting now.
Congrats!
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Permitting is such a wonderful thing. Having to deal with people that don't have a clue what to do except this spreadsheet says you can't do that unless you give us another pile of money.
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No permits required where I'm building...
Here is what it should look like-
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Nice, very nice. I really like the wrap around porches. The wife gets the three bay garage and you build a detached shop/garage close by?
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Yeah, 60x40 up closer to the road. Part of it will be classroom area. Then we will have a large 8 stall horse barn with tack room and man office centrally located on the property.
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Looks awesome. It's always nice getting around the permitting crap, make things run so much better. Like said before, now the work begins! Congrats!
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That looks great!
Can anyone say mansion!
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Ol boy was still out working this eve
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That's a Cat 953C, yes?
That's my dream machine!
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That's a Cat 953C, yes?
That's my dream machine!
We had a 977 at work, that thing would do anything we ask of it. Yellow however, not red.
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Congratulations, we can all go there. How far off the road and acreage?
Maybe a little to easy to see from the air though,,,,,,,,,,
Thermal heating/cooling?
Looks great!!
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I have been slowly buying out my neighbors. The parent property where the house sits is 60 acres. I own a twenty acre tract across the street and 160 acres next door is promised to me when the old man that lives there now doesn't want to mess with it anymore. The property I'm on now has 4 springs that run year round. Pond is always full sand stocked with bass and catfish. Abundant population of deer and turkey. About twenty acres of natural hardwoods. A wet weather/spring fed stream that runs year round. House is 975 feet off the road. It's by no means low profile. It is my wife's Camelot. (I'd live in a Morton building with a bunk bed) lol. We have 9 kids between us, so this should be enough room for them. There are provisions for a bug-out site within a reasonable distance on site that make the location even more perfect.
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I like it
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Nice. A little bigger than my 1 acre for sure.
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Very very nice. Love the farm house style!
I know i said it once already, but huge "congrats!".
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Nice. A little bigger than my 1 acre for sure.
That house and garage alone is more than 1 acre!
May have to have a poll on who has the most square footage, and we already know who wins that one!
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Congrats. Great place you have going there.
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That house and garage alone is more than 1 acre!
May have to have a poll on who has the most square footage, and we already know who wins that one!
I've been reading Game of Thrones in my spare time, so the first thought I had was " Great Hall of Weston", and their banner would have a black Glock!
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I am interested to know why you prefer the garage to be separated from the house?
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That, my friend, is a good lookin' spread there. Congratulations. Aesthetics aside, I wish my garage was separated, just for fire safety.
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Congrats on the new Digs!! Should be a blast..
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That house and garage alone is more than 1 acre!
May have to have a poll on who has the most square footage, and we already know who wins that one!
I've been reading Game of Thrones in my spare time, so the first thought I had was " Great Hall of Weston", and their banner would have a black Glock!
Ken, that banner idea is awesome.
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There are a couple reasons for the detached garage... main one being because, "that's what momma wanted". Really not much to explain after that but also, grants a little more time in the event someone leave a pile of gas rags next to a pile of saw dust and tries to burn the place down. Then we have the fact that I can test and tune the lawn mower without filling the house with exhaust fumes. But most importantly, for whatever reason, the money of the operation, "Momma" that is.... It's what *she* wanted! lol!
I appreciate the congrats and kind comments! This is going to be an undertaking of mega proportions. I will keep this thread updated as we go! The greatest, for me anyways is on cold winter mornings, I can look out my big bedroom window in my shorts and flip flops ad wait for that walking venison doe loin to mosy by down the tree line at 150 meters, then step outside, and fill my tag... Is that really hunting?? No, It's population management! It's feeding less fortunate families.. (loins fer me tho). I will obviously still hunt my stands on top of the bluff, but I wont have to get up so dang early to make the trek. just get dressed and step off!
I am so tired of living in the subs I cant stand it! I mean, the other day I was out on my own damn porch cleaning the duty guns when one of my jerk off neighbors decides to call the cops on me... Yeah, that didn't go over very well! Did I mention, I was voted in high school most likely to be booted out of a homeowners association?? I mean if you cant use your four wheeler to pull up rose bushes without offending some hippy ass hole, what can you do anymore? One day I had a sick calf, so I took him to the vet and he shot him full of high powered abx's. One of those kinds, It's either going to kill him, or fix him. I left him in the stock trailer and pulled it to the house so I could keep an eye on the little fella and three days later, I got a letter advising me of all the covenants I had broken... (they didn't even ask how the calf was... he made it by the way)
If any of ya'll have any suggestions on anything during the building process, don't hesitate to speak up. If you have any experience with certain products, mainly windows! let me know!
Stay Staunch gents
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Pella Windows - out of Pella Iowa - owner is (was) a good guy, hunter etc. was dying of some form of cancer when I met him. Great, American made products, but not on the cheap end by any means. Have some cool features, in addition to high efficiency, like blinds (louvres) between the glass so they never get dusty or blow in the wind 8)
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Cudakidd is right-on. Pella makes a nice product. I had Kolbe & Kolbe installed on my last house build, also a nice window. Anderson makes a good window also, I have 21 year old Andersons on my house now and have not had any problems. I used Anderson windows on my recent garage-build too.
Caution: No permitting usually means no inspections; so make sure your general contractor is technically proficient, has control of his sub contractors and visits the build site daily. Remote build sites are often the target of thieves, so frequent if not continuous presence is advisable. Install a concealed trail camera or two at the job sight.
You should visit as often as you can too and do so with a critical eye. Its easy to get caught up in the excitement of the build and overlook or gloss over problems. There WILL be problems. Make sure they stop and fix them while they are easy to fix. Its easier to get stuff corrected before the contractor gets paid than after.
We have built two houses using general contractors. One was a semi-custom just outside of Clarksville, TN and the other one a full-on custom in the NW suburbs of Chicago. Completely different but enjoyable experiences both times. I GC'd a large house-like-garage here in KY and really enjoyed doing that. The ability to spec-out every component and control the process was nice.
If you have any questions during the build, ask here or pm.
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Windows: Pella are good
IMHO Anderson are tops. I have the series 200 in my casa, but if you have the cashola, then series 400 definitely. Lifetime warranty lada, lada, lada
And they hold up at like 8" which allows me to see out of that big scope sttiin' atop my M1A when I'm linin' up on a coyote.
HOA's...Yea, I'm wit ya!
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Know what's funny about that?
I'm the HOA president here where we live!
We are mostly good old KY boyz and girlz so most things work out, but I learned the true definition of the word petty!
He has a trailer...they haven't weeded their garden...the light out front is out...They aren't building a garage and blocking my view...and on and on.
But the worst part
was, once as the presiding president, I have to entertain covenant changes and hold a vote.
So one day the recommendation is for no guns. No shooting of any kind here. Me...presiding over a meeting suggesting no guns! Sort of unreal? Yep, that's how I felt.
And the resolution passed! It passed...no discharging of weapons here. So on the forth of July and new years eve and times like that, I do obligatory mag dumps of whatever I have handy (Just cause I can)
So I feel ya...HOA,s or more to the point, real people living amongst wimps and pu___es is a hard thing to do.
So there was this 20 something who had this hot rod truck. He would come into my neighborhood and do burnouts. Said he didn't like the "Rich bastards (his words) moving into his area. So he would harass the women and folks here. I was away in Kandahar. I come home and learn of this, and wouldn't ya know it, he pulls one of his stunts, and right in front of my house. I think he was marking his territory or some adolescent thing like that.
So I marched right over to that house where a small gathering of hillbillies were celebrating their "Victory". Well I walked right up to this boy, say 25 and knocked him out. Well, actually choked him down then started on the rest of them. The police came and I had to go down and have coffee with the colonel.
It was a nice visit. He asked me not to kill any of them. I thanked him and his officers who I admire immensely for their good work and we parted company. I then went to that "Boy's" father and told him and his people to never come back on my street again. That was over 5 years ago and they have not been back. In fact some of them even wave at me now!
Amazing what sort of correction you can achieve with the proper application of discipline!
Sorry for the rant...the quoffee is flowin'
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Says Don the DOT...
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Why you beatin' me down? :o
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No BDBD (Big-Don-Beat-Down) intended…
Lose your phone again?
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I used Pella in my house. I am a Super and Quality Control Manager for a CG doing Military Construction. I will try to help if you have and questions. Maintain presence on site and ensure that problems are caught and fixed early. It will be cheaper to fix now and faster as well. Can't cut it twice and make it longer.
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i would have to give a nod to anderson windows as well. but that may be just because they are made 14 miles from where i grew up and a lot of the families were employed by them as well. as a matter of fact you can see the anderson windows plant in the movie grumpier old men when they are at the ploka fest in down town stillwater, MN. (thats where i was born)
https://www.google.com/search?sclient=psy-ab&site=&source=hp&q=anderson+windows&btnK=Google+Search
sorry for the derail, not offten i get to talk about MN or WI.
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There are a couple reasons for the detached garage... main one being because, "that's what momma wanted". Really not much to explain after that but also, grants a little more time in the event someone leave a pile of gas rags next to a pile of saw dust and tries to burn the place down. Then we have the fact that I can test and tune the lawn mower without filling the house with exhaust fumes. But most importantly, for whatever reason, the money of the operation, "Momma" that is.... It's what *she* wanted! lol!
That's as good of a reason as any! It's funny because although my reason is the same, my end result is the opposite. My wife refuses to walk outside through the snow and ice to retrieve me or any tools. So all garages, shops, sheds, etc are required to be directly attached to the house. I might be able to get away with a short enclosed walkway, but that would be pushing it. :)
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Thanks for the heads up guys! My general comes highly regarded and a good friend of mine is business partners with him. We have an area home builders association that takes care of the riff raff builders like the mafia. I'm not sure if yall remember but we (in Joplin) had a little wind storm come through almost four years ago that destroyed a third of our town. Dozens of gypsy contractors rolled through and stole a lot of people's money and left them with half finished houses. Basically all the local GOB builders got together and formed a union... I mean an "association". They QC each other and keep everyone honest. If you screw up and fail to take remedial action you are banished from the HBA and subsequently your licensure. But regardless, my years as a young lad building the Dallas suburbs and supervising immigrants will lend me a hand here!
Secondary to that, it is only a mile from where I work so I can be an ever present thorn in their side... Thirdly, I have remote viewable surveillance at the gate and in the property shortly... My phone dings every time someone crosses the threshold. Pipe fencing and natural geography lend itself to only two routes by which the mounted individual could enter. I have been looking in to some options for placing a perimeter wire of some sort that will alarm when it's broken. But the cost is tremendous and with the livestock I don't think it will work.
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i would have to give a nod to anderson windows as well. but that may be just because they are made 14 miles from where i grew up and a lot of the families were employed by them as well. as a matter of fact you can see the anderson windows plant in the movie grumpier old men when they are at the ploka fest in down town stillwater, MN. (thats where i was born)
https://www.google.com/search?sclient=psy-ab&site=&source=hp&q=anderson+windows&btnK=Google+Search
sorry for the derail, not offten i get to talk about MN or WI.
DOT ACTIVITY
Hey Nate, had an Aunt that lived up against the NE corner of the Prison Farm in Stillwater! Used to sled on a hillside out the back yard and creep around the property some, but not very far!
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my mom used to do tours there at the old prison and I had a soldier from bayport during the beginning of the Iraq war. small world definitely.
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Basement flooded a bit! Good thing we hadn't moved in the furniture!
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did you at least get the youngins and all go fer a swim?
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Man, the rich folk and their indoor swimming pools......
Congrats and keep us posted.
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Got the footings formed up today. Prolly be pouring mud in them tomorrow... One issue found- with the rain it appears a bit of a spring has found its way through the natural voids in the rocks. Could be such a thing when we fill the water will A. find a new route and push out down hill where it's supposed to, B. Make its way around in the drain pipe we are installing or, C. Find its way into the basement. In the event C occurs I've opted to build a sump pit. Luckily the new spring is in an area of the basement which will be un-finished!
Progress pic
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That is one serious footprint! Congrats and stay on top of your crews like others have mentioned. Nice that the water showed up at this stage. At least you are aware of it and can plan in some contingencies.
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Got the footings formed up today. Prolly be pouring mud in them tomorrow... One issue found- with the rain it appears a bit of a spring has found its way through the natural voids in the rocks. Could be such a thing when we fill the water will A. find a new route and push out down hill where it's supposed to, B. Make its way around in the drain pipe we are installing or, C. Find its way into the basement. In the event C occurs I've opted to build a sump pit. Luckily the new spring is in an area of the basement which will be un-finished!
Progress pic
That looks like a nice training berm.....jus sayin. Makes me want to run some drills
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That nice dual axle trailer looks looks lost in there. You can have an indoor range!!
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That nice dual axle trailer looks looks lost in there. You can have an indoor range!!
Can't think of any reason not to train outside really!
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My little personal spot of heaven
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My little personal spot of heaven
Super jealous... I'd love to have a private range like that.
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That's awesome.
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thistle eradication today- phase one, knock them down before they bloom!
Why did God make thistles anyhow?
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View toward house from the pond
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Time to put a new floor on the trailer... Wonder if the concrete guys will miss some of those Crete treated form boards from their trailer??
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Saved this little fella from meeting his maker... The girls offered up a smorgasbord of banana, tomatoes, lettuce and even a few flowers out of mommas Mother's Day bouquet!
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Oh man that pond is awesome. Thanks for sharing the photos.
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What kinda chinaman lookin tractor is that?
You have thistles, I have honey suckle, wild roses and poison ivy.
Place looks awesome!
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What kinda chinaman lookin tractor is that?
You have thistles, I have honey suckle, wild roses and poison ivy.
Place looks awesome!
This is a Mahindra. The number one selling tractor in the world. This is the 4035 model. Will work all day long next to your larger John Deere, cost me half as much, with customer service that's twice as good. ;) I have had JD's, Kubotas, and MF's, and by far I am more impressed with this guy. The company is based in India but they manufacture and assemble world wide and most importantly here in the USA.
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The dealer presence in a particular area seems to have a lot to do with tractor brands. When I lived in Wisconsin Case IH was the preferred choice. Here in in Illinois (literally 20 minutes away from John Deere world headquarters) the deere dealers are awesome and it's really the only brand of used tractor available within an hour. I've got 3 family members that work for deere and I can tell you they pay their employees very well. Part of their theory is that paying local employees an awesome wage will get the best engineers and designers to design the most reliable equipment. In the compact tractor market that we are talking about thou, it is very easy for any other company to reverse engineer the designs and end up with basically the same functioning tractor.
That being said, I still could not purchase the deere Gator. Review flyin6's gator build project for more info on these. The Polaris ranger was leaps and bounds better when I purchased mine 2 years ago. Plus it helped that my brother works at a Polaris dealer, so I was able to get an equivalent "family" discount on either that or the gator.
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What kinda chinaman lookin tractor is that?
You have thistles, I have honey suckle, wild roses and poison ivy.
Place looks awesome!
This is a Mahindra. The number one selling tractor in the world. This is the 4035 model. Will work all day long next to your larger John Deere, cost me half as much, with customer service that's twice as good. ;) I have had JD's, Kubotas, and MF's, and by far I am more impressed with this guy. The company is based in India but they manufacture and assemble world wide and most importantly here in the USA.
I'm speechless (for once)
Hindu chinaman tractor...what's the world comin to?
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You do realize your JD was built and exported from India as well right? The only JD made here anymore are combines, t series and headers??
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Beautiful land, my wife would crazy over a frog or toad (she does have me).
I here lots of good about Mahindra, wondered about the. It does sound Indian. Wish I had something to use it on.
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Beautiful land, my wife would crazy over a frog or toad (she does have me).
I here lots of good about Mahindra, wondered about the. It does sound Indian. Wish I had something to use it on.
They run about 22 in road gear... And you can clutch and shift on the fly on high side... Convertible, faux leather upholstery... Four wheel drive... DOT lighting... No real reason not to use it for daily driving! I took a girl to prom on my old Massey in HS...
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All I can say is Thank God the kids take after your wife. What a beautiful crew you have there. May the Lord continue to bless you.
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All I can say is Thank God the kids take after your wife. What a beautiful crew you have there. May the Lord continue to bless you.
Why thank you sir! (I guess that's a compliment?!?) ;) they are definitely the best thing about being me!
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The whole fam damily from Easter!
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Great looking crew H.C.
I hear good things about that hindu tractor as well
My J.Deere was built in Macon Ga. The engine is a Yanmar jap engine made over there from rice stalks and I'm sure most of everything else were made my chinamen out of scrap American metal, but at least the green paint was sprayed on in Georgia!
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Safe room and armory
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8" thick walls and 12" ceiling (concrete) hidden in the bowels of the basement
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Walls formed up
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Nice.
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8" thick walls and 12" ceiling (concrete) hidden in the bowels of the basement
That's a very nice sized "wine cellar" you have there Blaine....... ;)
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Now that is an excellent use of some basement square footage!
Looks like things are rolling along well for you.
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Impressive.
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That is legit...
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You do realize your JD was built and exported from India as well right? The only JD made here anymore are combines, t series and headers??
Ya most of the stuff is designed here and is made elsewhere, or at least components of it. My tractor specifically was made entirely in Japan, I believe basically the same as the Yanmar branded tractors.
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Walls are poured and cured, basement floor is in and the cat is back on scene backfilling!(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/06/10/0ddd77d10c318ee4888ef86d9c05af71.jpg)
Safe room/armory
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I like that ^^^^
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Things are coming right along.
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Looking good Blaine! You picked out a vault door yet?
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Nice Blaine. Might I suggest that even with a vault door that concealment is a good strategy. A book case made to look built in, but pivoting on a hidden bearing pin with a magnetic latch would provide a great way to disguise it.
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So the door going in to the safe room is just a heavy tri-hinged/tri bolted fire/security door. When I refer to the "armory" portion, I would be more correct to call it a magazine or a cache of sorts. This will be where all of the bulk stuff is held. I like the idea of making the entry into that section similar to a vault cage. Like where you would draw your weapon. Simply functionable, but mostly nostalgic. As far as where immediate use weapons and turn out gear go. They are stored in another section of the house. Hidden but more quickly accessible. You will have to stop by and I will show you. This room I'm showing is mostly for bulk catastrophe/fire safe storage and weather emergencies, we are all too familiar with in my area. As far as being hidden, this room particular room is in an unfinished portion adjacent to my dungeon where I plan to pick things up and put them down... I will prolly cover the door with something nonetheless.
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Looking out master window
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Pan from front
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Standing on garage footing, back of house
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Letting the 14 year old drive- only took out two mailboxes and a Hyundai!
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Is that photo titled "No Fear" or "KNOW FEAR"
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Truth be told, I'm more comfortable being shot at than not being in control of any manner of conveyance which moves faster than I can walk-
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Love that pic...Definitely a keeper!
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Truth be told, I'm more comfortable being shot at than not being in control of any manner of conveyance which moves faster than I can walk
good bit of progress on the homestead there, and I couldn't agree more with this comment.
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Third that motion. My 16yo son got his license a couple months ago and it is hard to walk around to the other side of the truck. I am surprised the grab handles are still firmly mounted. He does a good job but I defiantly feel the NEED to be in control.
The spread is coming along nicely.
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I hear you there.
Kinda like the caption, "hold my beer, I'm gonna try somethin"
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Love the house, specially the drive up rear entrance/parking area.
Is that the "room" in the forground or is it buried?
This would make a great avatar;
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What a great build! Beautiful spot. Lots of room, no nosy neighbors (or at least if they are they aren't right on top of you!). Very very nice! You are fortunate. And you have a nice looking family I am sure they will love it as well. Best of luck with the build.
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Yessir, that's the room! The concrete cap is formed now. Should be poured when we get a break in the rain... It is under the breezeway to the garage. The concrete cap is the thickness of that their floor joist.... Should take a good hammering!
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I like it,,,,,
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It's amazing how fast that is coming along through the camera lens. Looks great!
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Yeah. Went out there today and the upper level is all framed in now!
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Makes ya giddy doesn't it! Fun process isn't it-
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Well it is now that we decided on windows and doors... Not looking forward to the next big joint decision! I'm probably the least picky person in the world, so I'm pretty go with the flow... But I have to be the voice of reason occasionally to keep us on budget... I get the, "this is my dream house. I want what I want" ALOT.... I have to say, "your dream dear, costs 20,000 dollars more than we have afforded this line item"
I may need to tell the framers to raise the roof on the garage for my apartment before its all said and done! LOL
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I may need to tell the framers to raise the roof on the garage for my apartment before its all said and done! LOL
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You have plenty of room for a detach shop/doghouse :D
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I may need to tell the framers to raise the roof on the garage for my apartment before its all said and done! LOL
If it is any solace to you my best friend is a crazy high end builder. He deals with changes to projects that would make a tetotaller start drinking. But hus clientele is often known for money that can be weighed by the freight car and brains that wouldn't show up on a gram scale. So he told me about a bathroom he did that by the time they were done putting in radiant heat....tearing it all out to move walls...putting in the special towel heating racks....then moving another wall 6" or so....Yada yada yada...when he was done it was a nice $600K bathroom. Thank God in heaven you're not married to that woman! I told him for that I want a personal servent to wipe my a**. But his client is happy. We lived in an f'd up world some times.
Good luck with the rest of the build! :) know that it could be worse I guess.
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Third story up!
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sweet deal
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Looks great, but we need, no DEMAND more pictures. Us simple folk need simple entertainment.
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Coming along nicely!
Man it just keeps looking bigger and bigger.
Not what I remember from the original renderings you'd posted.
Maybe I just didn't quite get the scale.
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Looks amazing Blaine... And the setting and land, man... Really happy for you and your family.
And I hear ya loud and clear on the upgrades... We just went through that, done now though
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Seriously, I'd strongly consider adding a roof to that! ;)
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Looks amazing Blaine... And the setting and land, man... Really happy for you and your family.
And I hear ya loud and clear on the upgrades... We just went through that, done now though
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Kyle, they haven't even started it yet. You may think you are done with upgrades but I am betting the wife isn't finished yet.
That is looking great Blain, Nice setting for a nice home.
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Looks amazing Blaine... And the setting and land, man... Really happy for you and your family.
And I hear ya loud and clear on the upgrades... We just went through that, done now though
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Kyle, they haven't even started it yet. You may think you are done with upgrades but I am betting the wife isn't finished yet.
That is looking great Blain, Nice setting for a nice home.
My wife is the saver, I'm the spender :D She did get her A/C though, and ginormous kitchen
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Getting a little further along. My concrete sub, Sergio, electrocuted himself and may lose an arm (quick prayer for him) so some of the concrete work is currently on the back burner. Pretty much all framed up. Roof kit is enrt and we are ahead of schedule.
Take a look here and you will get an idea of our color scheme-
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Liking the shades of brown, stained doors and plank shutters. So far on budget... Excavation and backfill has broken over center but we knew that would happen the first day we broke ground! This house is built on solid rock just shy of needing explosives.
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I still think it should have a roof!
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Idk?? Kinda liking the Mexican Adobe cottage feel!
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they are haulin butt on the framing
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What's the green? are they using insulation panels or is that just a different kind of house wrap?
Lookin good! And big!
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I still think it should have a roof!
I'm with Don here, lol.
Looks great!
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The green is the zip plank. It is OSB with a heavy sealant on it. It tongue and grooves together as opposed to butting up flush. Even though it's tongue and groove the seams are still taped. The wrap will go on after.
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Ahh cool thanks for the explanation
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The green is the zip plank. It is OSB with a heavy sealant on it. It tongue and grooves together as opposed to butting up flush. Even though it's tongue and groove the seams are still taped. The wrap will go on after.
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Well that is cool. I was wondering the same and got beat to the punch.
The T&G would make installation much easier. Always hated needing to be an octopus to do the sheathing.
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The green is the zip plank. It is OSB with a heavy sealant on it. It tongue and grooves together as opposed to butting up flush. Even though it's tongue and groove the seams are still taped. The wrap will go on after.
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I was wondering myself...Now that's cool stuff!
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what are you going with as far as insulation? are you going rolled pink type stuff or are you going full spray foam type insulation?
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I love the sprayed in foam. I've had it in two houses. Not cheap but very effective. Make sure you get all your conduit and wire drops in because its impossible once the foam is in
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Little bit of both Nate. Going to do a lot of sound proofing on certain interior rooms. Those will be batted. Still researching the spray stuff. It's pretty common in our region on new construction.
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Little bit of both Nate. Going to do a lot of sound proofing on certain interior rooms. Those will be batted. Still researching the spray stuff. It's pretty common in our region on new construction.
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HC, I did extensive sound proofing in my house.
Interior walls got bat or spray in stuff
Then one day Heather comes upstairs, been crying. She says she was yelling forever and no one came. She hurt herself. Then I realized that indeed, you really can't hear very well what is going on just a couple rooms away. Between floors, forget it.
So just a thought, but I moved the girls out of the lower level. Thought if someone did a snatch and grab one night, I'd never get the chance to send them to the fiery pits.
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Alright gents! Behold! The garage!
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Master suite-
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That's all you get today!
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Sure is looking good.
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Have you started looking for a maid yet....or 2 or 3....I thought that side building was the "help's" living quarters.
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That thing is looking like the neighborhood super Walmart!
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I look for maids all the time! Mama always says no unless she can pick the gardeners and the pool boy... Lol
Actually brother, we all have jobs to do from me down to the four year old. We don't always have the neatest home but it's always clean.
This is a pretty big home, but a few of the rooms are double booked. Not really much excess. We want it to look nice, but not take your breath away.
My wife spent a lot of years in school and training and works really hard for the money she makes. I've put my butt on the line for a lot of people over the years in support of their American Dream both as a grunt and a contractor and a police officer. I put a chunk of change away living on Top Ramen and pork n beans for my own American Dream and by golly it's time we start capitalizing on it. *Hopefully* we get to enjoy it a good long while before the SHTF...
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Amen! Happy for you guys
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Amen! Happy for you guys
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Ditto.
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Looking good HC. I know you have to be testing your patience waiting on it to be finished. How's Sergio, the sub that got electrocuted? Any update? Will he keep the arm?
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Raise the roof!
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As for Sergio. They are trying desperately to save his arm. Don't get too many updates unless I happen to catch a mud slinger on scene. Even then communication in English is challenging.
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Looking good. Thanks for the update on Sergio. How does electrocution lead to a potential of lost arm? Just curious. Prayers for him.
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Burned from the inside out, isn't it? From the conduction of high voltage?
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When more electricity enters the body than it can absorb it exits, microwaving you from the inside out. Really a horrible sight. I've unfortunately seen a few electrocution deaths and they are by far the worst. I've heard before from electricians they would rather take a blast from 220 than get locked up by 110. I guess a 110 circuit will hang on to you until it trips, where as a 220 will knock you away. I'm not sure what Sergio got in to. My general said he was tampering with a transformer some way.
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Yes, 110 causes muscle contractions so you hang onto the wire. That is why electricians test wires hanging from the ceiling by swiping them with the back of their hands (crazy but true). 220 will blow you off of the wire.
Transformers are a whole different game. Depending on whether he got on the primary or secondary side, he could have had a lot of voltage. However, as tazers show, it is the amperage and not the voltage that kills you. I took a 130kV shot once off the ignition of my race car. Very low amperage, but I had to take a seat for a few minutes while the buzz wore off. 110v with low amperage can in fact kill you.
Again, prayers for him and his family.
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Creeping along seems like these days but slowly but surely getting there! How about those 8x8 cedar posts?!?!?
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Impressive architectural lines! Can't wait to see the final exterior-
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Casa HC
I like this so far
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Still have to frame up the front porch and the roofs for those and the back deck.
Thinks for the comment on the lines. I actually rendered the house myself a la pencil and sketch pad. A friend of ours plugged it in to his cad. And made it right.... I can't believe people used to draw these plans with ink and rulers... There is so much to think about and even via computer things still don't come out quite right!!
Anyone familiar with acucraft? About to order one of their see thru units-
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8x8 posts are burly! Dang those will look good.
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They will be the same around the front as well. We also are doing the trim, shutters, porch and deck all in stained cedar.
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Nice!!! Love stained cedar.
We're gonna have cedar posts and beams on our front porch, love the look.
Your place looks bada$$ man. Quite the spread!
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Looking good!
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It keeps getting larger! Looks awesome, and seems to be moving along fairly quickly imo.
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Looking really good there Blaine!
I was just thinking there should be an update coming soon.
The framing part always is impressively fast. Then it seems to stall as visually nothing seems to change. Even though lots will be going on, it doesn't seem to be as obvious, as walls and roofs are easy to see, roughing in electrical and plumbing don't appear as much going on.
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Really like the two sided fireplace concept, especially in a house large enough to use it! Why only see one side of the logs blazing? Gives additional heat, light etc. so cool choice!
Retired teacher friend of mine built a all natural stone one, double sided, on a lake in Boulder Junction, WI that turned out WAY cool, but required a rediculous footing for all the weight. Could only do two to four courses of stone a day due to weight and stability waiting for the mortar to cure, so it was a slow process for 3 stories!
Keep up the picture flow- was one of the courses I took in high school, pencil, paper, ink and vellum plans and blue-prints, so I know of what you speak!
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Evening gents,
Been on vacation and came back to lots of progress!
Pic dump GO!
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Coming along nice. You'll be in it in no time.
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Good night nurse, look at that place! Looks awesome Blaine! Love the big posts!
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I-M-P-R-E-S-S-I-V-E
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very nice. is there a sky light going in or did they run out of OSB................?
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Lol, that's going to be where the chimney is once we get it all lined out... I almost told them to just deck it and cut it out later... Tired of looking at the hole!!! Lol
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Just like around that window! I mean, come on!
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I thought maybe you were gonna put a cupola up there and teach the youngins how to snipe the intruders.
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That'll be on the barn!
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;D
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Coming along seriously nice!
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Looks like it belongs in MOUT city..
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Gotta love big wrap around porches. I mean, it's just not a house without a wrap around porch. No matter which way the wind blows you can take advantage of the breeze. Looking good Blaine.
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That'll be on the barn!
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We think alike
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That'll be on the barn!
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We think alike
Wouldn't want to draw fire toward my pretty house and all.... Built some "deer blinds" the other day... Wife asked, "why are you filling the walls with sand?"... I said "uh, um... Cheap insulation!"
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Keep the more aggressive "deer" at bay!
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So had my first freak out moment on the job site the other day. Called my general HOT and PISSED.... The knuckle dragging undocumented immigrants who stocked my roof with shingles stacked all of them right in the center of the damn roof. Thousands of pounds of shingles! Bunch of freaking tools! Luckily, no damage ensued and my framed is really as good as he claims. The supply house was back out there at 1900 to remedy their cranial flatulence.
Secondary to that, went to the appliance house- bought a car... No wait just the kitchen appliances-
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Add a fridge, dishwasher, trash compactor and ice maker to all that and my construction account cringed proportionately to the sparkle in momma a eyes.....
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Damn I'm drooling over that range! Sweet! Love a kitchen that can get dinner cooked for 15-20 all at once! So your family will need 2 shifts right? :)
And yeah....keeping Momma happy is always a good idea!
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Cooking for 15 is the norm around here. 20 is also a common occurrence. We have 9 kids, my wife's best friend and adopted daughter, plus in-laws and friends of ours and friends of kids... We are like the local community center. Nobody leaves without a full belly, a warm heart, and utterly annoyed by the background noise from 9 kids and their friends! ;)
I hope they still come around when we move out of town!
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Dang, that place is lookin like something straight out of southern Georgia.
Looks great!!
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HC, I would have flipped out for something like that as well.
those are great looking appliances, I would really love to have both of those but with a dedicated flat top as well.
I see you are taking ques from don on how to do selfie's.....???
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Those are some serious cooking units!
Yes the build budget may have taken a bit of a hit (quite a hit?) but mama must be happy too.
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Well that center section is a griddle and "we" are talking about putting a standalone griddle on the bar as well...
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Our wives have similar taste in appliances. I thank the Lord my wife still has a kitchen small enough to prevent such purchases LoL And now that 4 of the 8 kids have moved out, I can argue we don't need anything larger... maybe.
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Blaine, my griddle gets the most use. Years ago when we built a house when the kids were small, wife unit would not let me get the center griddle. Now in the current house I got what I wanted and even she uses it more than the burners.
Congrats on the progress. It's starting to look like a house!
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That'll be on the barn!
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We think alike
Wouldn't want to draw fire toward my pretty house and all.... Built some "deer blinds" the other day... Wife asked, "why are you filling the walls with sand?"... I said "uh, um... Cheap insulation!"
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Cheap insulation...I really laughed out loud.
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We have roofing!
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And a fresh crop of turkey!
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You had better be eatin' them suckers this fall buddy!
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Bout to unload this fireplace! The guy at the MC depot says, "you gonna load it in that?" I say, "yessir, it's a truck!"- he says, "but it weighs 1600 pounds!" I say, "well someone better call Chevrolet marketing, cuz we should make a commercial about this!"
Barely made it level! Sheesh... Ride like a cadi all the way to the farm too!
Now I sit and watch mama bush hog until she gets done so we can unload her!
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Right on!
What's your move in timeframe? How's the inside comin?
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I'm waiting on the first omelette and pancakes off the griddle. !!
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It's going to be a while... Prolly spring. HVAC has a lot of work to do, electrician about 75% done, plumbers haven't started yet! Lol
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Darn that looks really sweet! So cool to see it coming along.
You might want to shoot those turkeys. They get pretty territorial. A buddy of mine who's a contractor had to put up a big ass fence for a client cause the turkeys would let them in their own back yard. Of course this was a crazy no hunting town in MA....so he got a $10K or $20K job out of it. Ha!
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nice!
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I'll do it for 5$k plus travel.
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Heck 1600 is just a wakeup for the rating, 3/4 ton.
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That's how I felt about it. I think the most I have had back there was a 250 gal water tote full during our last drought, roughly 2000 pounds, and it handled it fine, so I just measure everything off of that.
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Man, you are living the dream there. That is a seriously nice setup you are creating. Can't wait to see more updates. Hopefully one day I can put up something like that. Looking at Colorado myself, for once I make my escape from AD.
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Light pic dump here. You can see trim is mostly up. The yard is to grade sans top soil. The racetrack, I mean driveway is being based in. On the inside we have HVAC finished, electric rough in is done, plumbing rough in is done. Currently installing security protocols and intelligent AV integration (smart house).
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Soup can for scale.
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Maybe a little cleaner image
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Good Night Nurse! That is a palace! Looking good brother, real good
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Looking really good Blaine!
That is a big fireplace!
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Looking fine. I know you folks can't wait to get in there.
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That fireplace is a pyromaniacs (mine) dream! How nice to not have to cut little 18" logs-
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Looks great!
Also looks like they've moved a whole bunch of dirt.
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OK guys, I have a plan. As soon as the HC palace is ready, we all meet there. He won't even know we are there, just hear the party going on.
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OK guys, I have a plan. As soon as the HC palace is ready, we all meet there. He won't even know we are there, just hear the party going on.
Everyone meet there for a night while enroute to Don's Farm!
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That's geographically illogical........fun, but not a direct path!
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Just wait another year and the camera video calling we have today will probably turn into 3D holograms .... we can "virtually" all be in the same place :). In the construction industry we already have 3D goggles that you can put on to virtually walk around inside the building you just designed. So it won't take long for that to become common.
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Looking good, especially the "race track" , gotta watch spraying gravel coming outta the turns or the window company needs to be on speed dial!
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I say keep the porta potty. never know....
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That's geographically illogical........fun, but not a direct path!
Well, a week trip vs a day trip,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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Looking good, especially the "race track" , gotta watch spraying gravel coming outta the turns or the window company needs to be on speed dial!
you having flashbacks from your younger years there mike......;D
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We actually have an old racetrack near the house. Hasn't been used in years but you can still see the burms from the freeway and a little hanger where guys build planes.
Give HC a few weeks to lay some rubber on his track, it will bland right in.
How much cement have you pored so far?
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Just house and garage. Going to do the drive last prolly
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Looking good, especially the "race track" , gotta watch spraying gravel coming outta the turns or the window company needs to be on speed dial!
you having flashbacks from your younger years there mike......;D
....go to your Happy Place (Happy Gilmore)
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That looks more like "places"
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So things are moving right along. Putting in septic and hooking up water tomorrow. Siding is going on and the beams are done in the ceiling. The audio visual guy and I went a round and we will just say he has been fired, by me anyways. The system was paid for and waiting on install and darn me I had a question concerning their planned installation. He wouldn't answer his phone, but communicated with me via text. Which was no big deal but three questions in and he tells me to "google the electrical code for more information". Instead of driving to his location and "working things out" I took a pill and petted my dog. I'm sorry but it's not my job, when I have paid you to do something for me, to have to "Google" anything! I have a question, you answer it, if you don't know the answer, YOU google it and get back to me! I don't know, am I off base here??
Anyways, here's some pics!
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Wow- it's REALLY going to be beautiful HC! Like the beams with the slightly vaulted sides!
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Looks great. Hope the AV thing works out. And no you're not off base, he should be providing the answers.
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Yep, I'd text him and tell him he's fired and if he shows up at your property that you have a backhoe and a bag of lime....jus sayin..
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My old boss would say (and several others) "I should'nt have to work to give my money to someone".
If he was a stand up guy, he wouldn't be texting a concerned customer.
Place looks awesome.
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HC, right on about the sub. He must have forgot the money flows from you to him instead of the other way around.
Place is looking great.
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How dare you interrupt his marathon gaming session with questions! He probably got Cheetos on his phone screen from taking the time to text you. I'd be talking with the general contractor about his choices in subs as well. All issues aside, looks like it's progressing pretty darn fast and well all things considered.
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You did the right thing but where does it leave you?
Dang, the lumber yard must love you!
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Wow those beams look great.
And you're totally in the clear... if our builder told me to google something I'd be furious. They're getting paid to deal with your questions, especially if you're the one who contracted them.
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Leaves us finding a new AV group. No biggie. Meeting with one Monday. The guys got the fireplace in today... I think a guy could cremate a Sasquatch in this thing! Dad gum! Looks even bigger now!
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sounds to me like "when he gets pulled over for going 1 mph over the speed limit, he gets a full compliment of tickets for each and every infraction of the law he is commiting...........;D "
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sounds to me like "when he gets pulled over for going 1 mph over the speed limit, he gets a full compliment of tickets for each and every infraction of the law he is commiting...........;D "
things are looking really good
And the "other" officer can tell him to "Google" moving violation codes ?
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Or "treatment of contusions"....
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Pretty much all the siding is up, insulation is done and Sheetrock is getting hung daily!
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Great view from the kitchen sink
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Place looks really awesome! Sucks on the AV guy....so frustrating dealing with BS like that.
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That is nice and just in time!
Whats the SF of that? Bet your parking is bigger than my house,,,,,,,,,,
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You could name that big room, "The Church"
Then you could call the whole structure "A cathedral"
Couple of things I noticed though:
The walls all need drywall
I'd plant some grass on all that dirt around the place
Other than that, fill er' up with furniture
AND INVITE ALL OF US!
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This is really coming together nicely. What is the move in date looking like?
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Probably spring
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HC... Looking great! I'll bet spring can't come fast enough.
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I bet your whole family/moving company is ready to go.
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Loving how it's all coming together. Lots of arches and beams. Will be a beauty once all done.
Was looking at the fireplace again. It is huge! Is it 8" chimney or bigger? I think the biggest I've saw is 8" but looking at the can and then the pipe, making me think it could be bigger.
Looking great inside and out!
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Ok Baron von Caliber... I believe Schloss Caliber will withstand a siege as it stands.. lol
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Amazing.
...how did the deer "stabbing" go?
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Anyone confirm is that is visible from high orbit?
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Ok ok ok..... We are going to hash this out! We have *9* kids! We need a 14' kitchen table if we are all going to sit down together! We don't even have a guest room and most of the bedrooms of Camelot are double booked! Truth is, you can build a lot of house down here for a lot less money than most parts of the world! we probably have less money in it than Don has in Square D! ;)
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Amazing.
...how did the deer "stabbing" go?
Did not complete mission :(
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Next time...
...but I bet you still enjoyed the heck out of it.
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Ok ok ok..... We are going to hash this out! We have *9* kids! We need a 14' kitchen table if we are all going to sit down together! We don't even have a guest room and most of the bedrooms of Camelot are double booked! Truth is, you can build a lot of house down here for a lot less money than most parts of the world! we probably have less money in it than Don has in Square D! ;)
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Don't listen to their crap. :stickpoke No need to justify it. If it makes sense to you and your happy , God bless you. Looks great. That last pic makes me want to sit on that deck on watch the sunset.
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Ok ok ok..... We are going to hash this out! We have *9* kids! We need a 14' kitchen table if we are all going to sit down together! We don't even have a guest room and most of the bedrooms of Camelot are double booked! Truth is, you can build a lot of house down here for a lot less money than most parts of the world! we probably have less money in it than Don has in Square D! ;)
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Sad truth: He may be right!
But what's the answer to my question, It is visible from orbit ;-))
9 kids...You crazy?
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He's not crazy, paitient and saintly, not crazy.... ;)
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Standard 13" tiles will be for foyer the wood grain tile will be for most of the main living areas. Below is the accent stripe that will separate the two
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Counter top for center island in kitchen.
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The perimeter counter top is mostly black with light metal accents.
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Woodwork will all be in knotty alder. This is the main stain "cinnamon"
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The center island and basement bar will be stained this darker color.
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Man, I love the ceramic tile that looks like wood. I have it in my weekend place and it's awesome. Very kid friendly.
I have old school 3/4 inch oak hardwood plank floors in my house and they are NOT kid friendly...or drunk friends dressed like hookers with 6 inch heels and a missing rubber piece so that the nail puts an imprint in the wood floor every where she walked......
My wife is still steamed about that one....
Looking good Blaine. Take lots of pictures. Kids are rough on houses....as you undoubtedly know...
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Oak is a lot better than Walnut
My floors are now highly "Textured" by all my four legged friends.
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Oak is always good. I am looking at redoing mine with bamboo. Had cheap carpet after the fire and it is GONE!
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Here's a little pic dump of some stuff. Sorry it's been a while but truthfully it's been a little slow for a while painting and getting all the finish wood in...
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Basement bar
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Office
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Living room
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It's coming along nicely. Here's some crown
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All of the cabinets will have crown molding around the top
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Dude that looks legit! Two thumbs up, way up!
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That kitchen is spectacular.....I think my wife would kill for something like that...literally!!
The rest looks top notch as well.
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I am digging all of the hard wood products.
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WOW, just WOW 8)
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You and the Mrs. have made some gorgeous choices in materials and finishes!
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That stuff looks great. What is the expected move-in date?
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Looking awesome! Very nice choices have been made.
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That kitchen is spectacular
I too like that kitchen. What can I say, I like cooking.
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Proof!
That good things come to grunts!
Well, some grunts
And, well, some of the time!
Hope you and your platoon find real happiness there!
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The house is nice but it's just a thing. If you can't find happiness anywhere, then you are never truly happy.
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The house is nice but it's just a thing. If you can't find happiness anywhere, then you are never truly happy.
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Concur
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The house is nice but it's just a thing. If you can't find happiness anywhere, then you are never truly happy.
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I might disagree slightly....
We went from a 1600 to a 3100 sq ft house with a family of 6 (4 girls) and the daily bickering deminished substancially. Everyone just needed a little breathing room. It got even quieter when 3 left for college. lol
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The house is nice but it's just a thing. If you can't find happiness anywhere, then you are never truly happy.
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From Cool Runnings: "If you're not enough without it, you'll never be enough with it."
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Yes, you can make anywhere home. But comfort is important too.
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The house is nice but it's just a thing. If you can't find happiness anywhere, then you are never truly happy.
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I might disagree slightly....
We went from a 1600 to a 3100 sq ft house with a family of 6 (4 girls) and the daily bickering deminished substancially. Everyone just needed a little breathing room. It got even quieter when 3 left for college. lol
I hear that!!!
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If you can't find happiness anywhere, then you are never truly happy.
Happiness can also be found in dry socks, and a woobie.
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Everything is looking great! What is the reasoning for the raised floor behind the bar area?
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Everything is looking great! What is the reasoning for the raised floor behind the bar area?
So women can stand on the high side and be eye to eye with their men!
Or... Because we decided we wanted a sink in the bar instead of against the wall *after* the concrete was poured... So one day off I improvised! VOILA!
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I guessed correctly looking good Blaine what's the ET for move in?
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March'sh
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That will go by quick with all the little stuff.
Looking at my home upgrade I am wondering how I will do it in one summer, much less with 2 surgery's!
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Little pic dump
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The holes are for the hand rail
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It is looking really nice HC! Thanks for sharing. Any pics of the sand filled walled turrets? :)
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Sweet. My chimney has the same stone.
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That's very nice.
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Getting there!
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Got the railing in!
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That iron work really offsets the stone and wood nice.
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The place is looking good bro.
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That looks fantastic!
All of it.
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HC - one of the nicest places I've seen - I hope your family enjoys every bit of it! How's Weston doing; any improvement in enthusiasm?
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Some bathroom pics
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How many tubs do you have? Great stuff but you need a doorless walk in for the master (no pictures, Nate got me today on that)
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Looks good HC. I just was hanging with a buddy of mine and I learned somethings.
He has a 60 inch TV, a mini fridge and a keurig machine in his bathroom. I'm doing something wrong.
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He has a 60 inch TV, a mini fridge and a keurig machine in his bathroom. I'm doing something wrong.
Genius
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Looks good HC. I just was hanging with a buddy of mine and I learned somethings.
He has a 60 inch TV, a mini fridge and a keurig machine in his bathroom. I'm doing something wrong.
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That's just like a bar by a sewage treatment plant................ ???
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4 tubs and three showers. We were going to go the doorless route in the master but I talked momma in to *at least* a glass door. We have a "service" area wet bar that runs between the master and the office. Within is a sink, mini fridge, cabinets, soon to be coffee maker... Etc... I wanted to mount a TV across from the toilet in the toilet closet but I was overruled. :(
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iPad is a portable option there HC and has educational use for the young ones.......try that option out!
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Got most of the armor on
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My bar
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Master bath, don't mind the paint... It's going to change.
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Wet bar/service
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Good anti-stain choices there!
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Wow!!
Was that hand an option?
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You're not a "real man" until you hoist a 30lb undermount sink in to position with one arm and extend your other for a sink selfie!
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Still on track for March-ish move in? Or did inclement weather slow you down?
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You're not a "real man" until you hoist a 30lb undermount sink in to position with one arm and extend your other for a sink selfie!
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That is selfie dedication right there!
Lookin good
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Kinda reminded me of "the thing" from Addams Family. Some of you may not be old enough to remember the original, but maybe saw the remake?
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I loved the Adams Family. Even the remakes were pretty good.
The train wrecks with explosions were a dream.
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"Youuuuuuu Raaaang"
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"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG"
Then this popped into my head for some reason and I figured, why not!!
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Why would someone want to insult Fred Gwynne by comparing him to Kerry....
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No insult to Fred or Ted as they look good and played a role entertaining us all.
Kerry, looks like that without makeup and has his own form of entertainment that is hazardous to our health.
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D. O. T.
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D. O. T.
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^^^Systemic around here!
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Lights!
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And God said,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Almost there!!
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Love that wrap around porch.......needs some Cracker Barrel rocking chairs,
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Lights!
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ROTM DMAX Forum quality pic there sir. I wonder what you might win?
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Got some kitchen backsplash in today
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Was a deal made with the wife on getting a housekeeper? With this monster I know my wife would freak.
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Did you guys have help picking finishes or do it all yourself? Looks amazing man...
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We have picked it all out
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Nicely done sir.
We did too. We love our choices, but admittedly we were stressed about the reactions from family and friends! Until it was done we were so nervous that something would look wonky or clash
You guys have a knack! Everything looks great
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Was a deal made with the wife on getting a housekeeper? With this monster I know my wife would freak.
I can so testify. I have 5320 Ft2 and I can say there is absolutely NO WAY to keep it clean. Especially with kids and animals.
I hire one of my girls a few times a month @ $100-$150 a sitting and I'm getting the work on the cheap.
Judging from looking at that thing, and all those kids, you're talking a deep cleaning ($$$$) probably every 6 weeks, and cleaning every 2 weeks at a bare minimum!
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Everything is looking good. Great choices.
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I don't think it matters. Our last house was close to 4K sq2 & new house is 3k sq2. With kids & a dog it doesn't stay cleaned. ::)
Looks good HC, hope you enjoy it for many years to come.
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Looks great! For cleaning you might take a look at one (or a few ha!) Of the iRobot vacuum cleaners. Reviews on them now are pretty good. You could have one do downstairs at 2AM or so when everyone's sleeping and then the other set to do upstairs at noon or something when everyone's at school/work.
I doubt they will ever do a true deep clean but seem to be just the thing for the needed daily sweep for sirt, pet hair etc.
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We have one, they work good. We don't run it at night as it does "bump" into things & tended to wake light sleepers in the house. We use ours just on the main level.
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Don't forget y'all, he's got a small army of low cost day workers that function on free room and board. Knowing Blaine, that house will be spic and span on the regular!
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Don't forget y'all, he's got a small army of low cost day workers that function on free room and board. Knowing Blaine, that house will be spic and span on the regular!
Point of order: Girls, small or large do not clean anything (Correctly)
Boys, small or large don't know and have never learned to walk around mud puddles and that mud is supposed to remain outdoors!
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Point of order: Girls do not clean anything (period)
Fixed it for ya.
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Besides me, my daughter is the only one here who can clean worth anything. My boys, OMG and my wife only knows how to wet wipe what you can see.
Have been looking at those bots for some time now, glad to hear they works better as it is on the list!
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When we moved to CO & lived in an apartment for a few months last year we bought one at Costco. We have a Golden & her hair sheds like crazy. I literally had to clean the roomba daily but it worked flawlessly if it was kept cleaned. Now dog is outside or in her kennel (at night) here at our home & I clean it once a week. You would not believe how much it picks up. We keep it on first floor & it runs daily while I'm at gym in morning. It also forces you to keep stuff picked up & put away.
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Point of order: Girls do not clean anything (period)
Fixed it for ya.
It's refreshing to know I am not the only one with this issue. My wife is awesome at many things, cleaning is just not one of them. Her idea of cleaning is to call someone to do it. So quite often I end up doing it myself then spend the money on something that I wanted to buy anyway. If she is gonna pay someone, it might as well be me!
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Point of order: Girls do not clean anything (period)
Fixed it for ya.
Good Job!
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Basement
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Foyer - from basement stairs
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Living room
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Kitchen
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Mud room
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Laundry
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Office
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Master
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Master bath
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Master shower
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The baddest fridge in the history of fridges!
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Mommas work station (in progress)
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Office
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Coffee service area (runs between master and office)
It's all still pretty dirty and we are about broke! But I'd say before long we will have a nice "little" pad to call home sweet home! Our vision has really come to life here. It's so exciting seeing all the pieces come together!
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I think the look on my face here sums up the fridge! It's also a great pic for scale! My little wife can't reach the top shelf wo a step!
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Breath Taking!
Really Amazing!
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Looking good Blaine! I love my built in fridge and knock on wood, no problems in more than 8 years on this one. Those things cost as much as a small car.
I really dig the mud room (or in your case, the locker room) People in the south don't seem to do that very often. If I build another one, I plan on having one. I've been designing a simple farm house over the last several years as a "maybe one day" kind of thing and I want a large separate room to enter from the back with the extra fridge and freezer, big double utility sink, bulk storage pantry, washer/dryer, and coat and boot storage. Maybe even a small shower if I don't put one outside in the shop. Tile floors sloped with a drain in it. When its dirty, hose it down and be done
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x2 on TRN comments on the Mudroom - really a great idea! I'd love to be able to come in, sit down and take off the outer layers without spreading mother nature around! Love the look of EVERYTHING you guys have picked out- classy and top notch.
Really happy for you all to be able to enjoy it soon! :)
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I think the shower in the shop is a great idea.
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One word. majestic. Great job HC.
ma·jes·tic
/məˈjestik/
adjective: majestic
having or showing impressive beauty or dignity.
"watching majestic eagles soar along the Mississippi"
synonyms: stately, dignified, distinguished, solemn, magnificent, grand, splendid, resplendent, glorious, sumptuous, impressive, august, noble, awe-inspiring, monumental, palatial
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I think all that is little must be your bank account. Just awesome!!
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Gonna have to fake my death so momma can draw on my VGLI!
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You have a place to hide while the claim is filed. Who could look in every room there much less the other room.
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Looking awesome Blaine! Love the mudroom like others have said.
That fridge is massive!
Looks like it's getting down to the nitty gritty.
I'll bet everyone is getting quite anxious to get moved in.
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That is a thing of beauty as everyone has said. Looks very well thought out and equally user friendly/functional tied with good looks. All to often those two things don't go hand in hand. Good for you guys! Enjoy it!
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Well, all us west coasters will meet at Blaine's on the way to Don's place when SHTF. Buy the time we get there we will have our own army.
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Really Beautiful HC!
Glad to see it all turned out like you wanted. You deserve it. ;D
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Dang man, that looks incredible. Nicely done
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I got my panels back from the powder coater. They look awesome. I want to shout out to a Dallas Texas company, King Architecture Supply... Those guys are on the ball! I ordered the flanges you see there on Thursday and they were on my door step Friday afternoon!! At regular shipping rate to boot!
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Nice Job Blaine!!
Not too bad for a copper. lol
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Very nice, I will finish mine sometime.
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Those look fantastic!
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Popped the cherry on the garage!
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NICE garage, looks like you can turn the truck around in it! :D
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Heck, I bet he could throw a 3 lane pistol range in there!
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At least a 2 lane, now it needs a hoist.
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And also a epoxy floor!
Raising boys into RealMen!!
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I looked around a long time trying to figure out what to do in my new garage. I didn't like the solid color look or the cost of the good epoxy products. But I refused to do the cheap floor paint that you find at big box stores. I had done that before and it didn't last well at all. I wanted something I could apply with a roller, basically gave a gloss shine to the concrete, was durable and was reasonably priced. I finally landed on the Legacy Industrial HD6525MMA sealer and couldn't be happier.
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Pictures??
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I should have known better than to post without a picture. I started a thread for it, and anyone else that has preferred concrete coatings so we can have a quick comparison of several options.
http://real-man-truckworks-and-survival.com/index.php?topic=2350.0