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Dec 18, 2016 21:17
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Gounads posted:
Pretty good work triangle. I wonder if the stove and sink might be too close together for someone to work at each at the same time, though.
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Dec 19, 2016 04:21
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Personally, I get irrationality frustrated at anyone else existing in the kitchen while I'm working. What are your long-term expectations for that little corner in the upper left with the windows?
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Dec 19, 2016 04:28
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I would delete those windows and turn entire area into a huge pantry closet. Looks like an afterthought right now.
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Dec 19, 2016 04:46
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Have you considered making the eat in bar in the kitchen a two tier bar, kinda like this? https://st.hzcdn.com/fimgs/74211efd027bcc8a_8682-w500-h400-b0-p0--craftsman-kitchen.jpg Might help add a bit of functional separation between kitchen and living space, while still keeping it open and useful. What are your plans for the bay window? We've got one in our house and best as I can figure is to build in a bench around it for a table, but that's a really difficult space to furnish in any useful fashion... I don't know how those things became so ubiquitous considering how impractical they are otherwise. E: oh, your should put a flower box shelf under the kitchen window, so you can keep a few house pants under the window by the sink. It's just a nice touch.
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Dec 19, 2016 05:19
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Gounads posted:
Looks real good! You are not helping my weekend of "we need a bigger house". I'll field these questions for you: Nitrox posted:I would delete those windows and turn entire area into a huge pantry closet. Looks like an afterthought right now. Those are doorways. The one across from the pantry is to go to the basement, the one to the left is to go into the dining area(?). OSU_Matthew posted:
The bay window is actually doors to go out to a deck, I believe.
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Dec 19, 2016 15:38
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loving bank is still giving me the runaround. Asked for more documents today. I'm not filled with confidence there. Had to write out a $40k check to the builder today since they're taking so long. Visited the worksite today, forgot to snap some pics. The front narrow sections of the garage are on now. Turns out they had to be steel. /shrug Second floor floor-joists are all in. Builder showed me one oddity I didn't realize from the plans. The stairs to the room over the garage will cut into the garage space a bit. Bit of a bummer, but shouldn't take up too much room.
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Dec 20, 2016 02:08
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Guess who's loan still isn't finalized? New target day is the 30th. wtf.
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Dec 23, 2016 21:58
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Whatheck dude  Sounds like their button-pusher is taking an extended vacation.
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Dec 23, 2016 23:19
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Framing is happening at a pretty good clip. They worked the week before Christmas and Today to get everything ready for the crane to show up tomorrow and hoist up the roof trusses. I treated the crew to BBQ before Christmas, and after a morning of working in the cold, a lot of food can be consumed by five guys.  This installment of the video is more fun to watch than the previous. https://vimeo.com/197140021 peanut posted:Whatheck dude It seems like everyone takes December off there. Speaking of which, just gave the builder my "do not spend" money. He can pay his bills and is good for a few more weeks now. He's been great about being understanding, I imagine some sort of this crap happens all the time.
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Dec 27, 2016 03:17
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What kind of slacker tradies start at 9:30am? Down here if your not on site at 6:30 waiting for the legally mandated earliest start time of 7am your going to get your arse kicked by a building supervisor.
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Dec 27, 2016 06:18
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Got final underwriter approval at 8:30. Needed to get a document signed by me, my wife, and the builder by 10:00 to close on Friday. Thanks for that ample amount of time banker dude. Not like today is the busiest day at the site or anything as they burn through $200/hour of crane time.  Oh, hey Bob, could you come down from there to sign this, I'm sure it won't fall. 
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Dec 27, 2016 15:19
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Took my boy to watch the crane for a bit. They got most of the trusses up in just a couple hours.
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Dec 27, 2016 17:48
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Gounads posted:Got final underwriter approval at 8:30. Needed to get a document signed by me, my wife, and the builder by 10:00 to close on Friday. Thanks for that ample amount of time banker dude. Hey guys so I know this is literally my day job but there is no way I could have foreseen this standard document I need everyone to sign. If you could magic it up for me in the next 8 minutes so I'm not late to lunch that would be great. Otherwise no one knows how loans work and it could literally never originate.
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Dec 27, 2016 18:17
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H110Hawk posted:Hey guys so I know this is literally my day job but there is no way I could have foreseen this standard document I need everyone to sign. If you could magic it up for me in the next 8 minutes so I'm not late to lunch that would be great. Otherwise no one knows how loans work and it could literally never originate. The actual document was the disbursement schedule, the thing that says how much they'll pay at each stage of completion. I had asked various people at least 4 times if the schedule we came up with was ok or not, never got an answer. I guess it wasn't since they took a steaming poo poo all over it. I've put enough in to buffer it out to make it work, but if anyone was trying to build and didn't have some extra cash on hand, I don't know what they'd do. Probably a lot of yelling with the builder. Anyways, within the next 3 weeks I should have $120k from the bank spread across 2 payments. That makes all the math work out and anxiety can swapped out for things like picking tile.
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Dec 27, 2016 20:24
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Gounads posted:The actual document was the disbursement schedule, the thing that says how much they'll pay at each stage of completion. I had asked various people at least 4 times if the schedule we came up with was ok or not, never got an answer. I guess it wasn't since they took a steaming poo poo all over it. I've put enough in to buffer it out to make it work, but if anyone was trying to build and didn't have some extra cash on hand, I don't know what they'd do. Probably a lot of yelling with the builder. Good luck on picking cool tile of which there is sufficient matching lot # stock.
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Dec 27, 2016 22:09
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H110Hawk posted:Good luck on picking cool tile of which there is sufficient matching lot # stock. That's what special orders are for!
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Dec 28, 2016 15:14
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Roof decking over the second floor of the house, going on the garage now. 
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Dec 28, 2016 22:15
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Gounads posted:Roof decking over the second floor of the house, going on the garage now. The house is coming along great. I can't tell / recall, are you doing 2x4 or 2x6 construction for the exterior walls?
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Dec 28, 2016 22:22
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2x6
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Dec 29, 2016 01:44
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Gounads posted:Roof decking over the second floor of the house, going on the garage now. Look at that house, all lookin like a house.
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Dec 29, 2016 01:59
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Gounads posted:2x6  I didn't even know that was a thing... This house is a stark counterpoint to all the mcmansions of the world. Congrats on getting the loan finalized! I can't imagine what a relief that's gotta be.
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Dec 29, 2016 03:32
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OSU_Matthew posted:
I've also read about using 2x8 sole/top plates, with staggered 2x4 studs so that no stud bridges the entire width of the plate, but that seems like it's a lot of effort.
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Dec 29, 2016 03:40
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OSU_Matthew posted:
Our code here in Wisconsin specifies R20/21 for walls, which can only happen in a 2x6 frame (at least with conventional batts), so even our McMansions are built this way.
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Dec 29, 2016 15:32
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I've never seen a 2x4 walls outside of mobile homes and sheds. Most trailers I've ripped apart were actually 2x3. I'm mildly bothered by plywood placement. We always stagger our seams and overlap door/window openings, pretty much what your builders started doing on 2nd floor and above. The pictures from the back show less attention to that detail. It's not an ironclad requirement, but it makes the framed structure just a tad more rigid. Please pay for spray in insulation, don't use battery. It'll cost you several grand more, but will be worth it in the long run. An inch of spray gives you R value of ~13, depending on the compound. You can have R40 in exterior walls and still have room for wiring and such. Nitrox fucked around with this message at 16:24 on Dec 29, 2016 |
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Dec 29, 2016 16:22
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Closed on the loan today. Number of signatures for a construction loan is much higher than a regular mortgage. The not-being-able-to-pay nightmares should stop now. Stopped by the house on the way home, they got almost all the roof decking on before last night's snow storm. The driveway is currently treacherous with ice.
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Dec 30, 2016 19:32
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Gounads posted:Closed on the loan today. Number of signatures for a construction loan is much higher than a regular mortgage. The not-being-able-to-pay nightmares should stop now.  Does that mean the construction loan pays you back for some of the costs you have fronted to date to replenish you emergency fund?
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Dec 31, 2016 03:37
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Dang, I can't believe the hassle and number of hoops you keep having to jump through to get this house done. I wouldn't be surprised if you came out of this experience with grey hair. What's the plan for roofing? Can you get away with a fifty year metal roof, or does that not fit the aesthetic of the neighborhood?
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Dec 31, 2016 06:49
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H110Hawk posted:Does that mean the construction loan pays you back for some of the costs you have fronted to date to replenish you emergency fund? Yes, I'll shave a little off each disbursement until I'm where I should be at the end of the project. OSU_Matthew posted:What's the plan for roofing? Can you get away with a fifty year metal roof, or does that not fit the aesthetic of the neighborhood? 50yr asphalt shingles. Don't get many metal roofs around here.
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Jan 1, 2017 22:18
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Gounads posted:Central Massachusetts. Please don't doxx me.  Southbridge here, slowly building a house among the ruins of another. Wish my lot was as big as yours!
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Jan 3, 2017 04:18
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Just bought appliances. Stove, refrigerator, dishwasher all LG in their black stainless finish. Samsung washer/dryer. And most importantly, an XBox one.
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Jan 3, 2017 19:16
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Gounads posted:Samsung washer/dryer. I predict you'll soon grow to hate the happy little song they play when they're done washing/drying.
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Jan 3, 2017 19:41
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Safety Dance posted:I predict you'll soon grow to hate the happy little song they play when they're done washing/drying. My dad gets that song stuck in his head and then putters around my parents' house, unconsciously humming/whistling it over and over again.
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Jan 3, 2017 19:48
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Safety Dance posted:I predict you'll soon grow to hate the happy little song they play when they're done washing/drying. It can't be worse than the awful buzzer mine has that goes on for 5-10 seconds and wakes up the neighbors. I really need to get in there and disconnect it.
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Jan 3, 2017 20:22
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Safety Dance posted:I predict you'll soon grow to hate the happy little song they play when they're done washing/drying. I love the little jingle mine makes, its just so dang pleasant 
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Jan 3, 2017 21:03
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My LG Washer and Dryer both play the same pleasant little song. The washer though when it's playing it, right in the middle does a double unlock of the door, and it sounds like clapping. So of course I clap along each time.
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Jan 4, 2017 05:04
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MrEnigma posted:My LG Washer and Dryer both play the same pleasant little song. The washer though when it's playing it, right in the middle does a double unlock of the door, and it sounds like clapping. So of course I clap along each time. TooMuchAbstraction posted:My dad gets that song stuck in his head and then putters around my parents' house, unconsciously humming/whistling it over and over again. These two anecdotes are adorable. I take back the mean things I said about washing machine songs.
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Jan 4, 2017 16:08
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My wife and I hum our LGs too. I'm just waiting for my 2 year old to start doing it, he can really carry a tune already. 
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Jan 4, 2017 16:14
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Fourthing the love of washer/dryer music. I miss the LG orchestra at my previous house.
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Jan 4, 2017 16:16
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It's not just washers that hum a little tune--in Tapei they have musical garbage trucks /derail
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Jan 4, 2017 16:56
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