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Slugworth posted:I've gotta be honest, I don't even mind the faux stone column bases. I don't mind faux stuff as long as it's logical, versus those houses that are like vinyl siding with random faux stone corners. Apparently in our city the requirements for new construction include “architectural interest” elements that dictate no two houses of the same facade design can be built side by side and every facade should have at least three (3) different finishes(changes in material/texture/colour). The last requirement might be responsible for all sorts of weird finish combinations you see.
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Blistex posted:Also, it really sucks putting on house wrap by yourself. . . Almost as much as raising cathedral trusses alone by hand. Yeah, when I think about my workshop, putting the housewrap on was a major pain, especially because the roll of housewrap was IIRC 9 or 10 feet long, and the tops of the exterior walls were only a bit over 8' off the ground at many points. I did joists and rafters rather than trusses, myself. But getting each 16' 2x10 into place solo was not exactly trivial. Good luck with your build!
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iv46vi posted:Apparently in our city the requirements for new construction include “architectural interest” elements that dictate no two houses of the same facade design can be built side by side and every facade should have at least three (3) different finishes(changes in material/texture/colour). Glass Steel Concrete
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Platystemon posted:Glass Windows don’t count as a finish  so tell bob to grab whatever is on sale at Home Depot siding section and we’ll slap it on this corner.
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iv46vi posted:Windows don’t count as a finish I’m going to blow the inspector’s mind with my Trombe wall.
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iv46vi posted:Windows don’t count as a finish Is there anything that says the finish has to stay on? Could you grab some cheap trim and put it along the edge of something then take it off later?
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There are some jurisdictions require newly developed lots to be planted with a certain number of trees (based on lot size) from an approved list. People will plant those trees, get the country to sign off, and then the trees suffer unfortunate accidents and are replaced with more interesting trees. It would be one thing if the requirement were for native trees, but sometimes it’s “gently caress you, you can’t have an apple tree, you have to plant the mayor’s favorite ornamental import.”
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AmbassadorofSodomy posted:Do you have a thread for this? Living at the cabin with atrocious data and precious little time. One photo usually takes me the better part of an hour to upload, so a thread would be updated once a month with a single photo.
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iv46vi posted:Apparently in our city the requirements for new construction include “architectural interest” elements that dictate no two houses of the same facade design can be built side by side and every facade should have at least three (3) different finishes(changes in material/texture/colour). gently caress, I hate the people who write these things
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iv46vi posted:Apparently in our city the requirements for new construction include “architectural interest” elements that dictate no two houses of the same facade design can be built side by side and every facade should have at least three (3) different finishes(changes in material/texture/colour). I remember that in Bozeman. Mostly you got cedar shake, hardboard Siding, and brick. Sometimes they mixed it up with galvanized corrugated steel which I like.
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nm posted:gently caress, I hate the people who write these things Yeah, but consider the alternative... 
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Blistex posted:Mexican_ctrl+v_suburb.jpg Wingnut Ninja posted:Yeah, but consider the alternative... That’s Turkey. All we’re missing is China.
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nm posted:gently caress, I hate the people who write these things My buddy lives in a 40-year old suburb in our town. The houses have been landscaped and maintained in different ways over the years, and have that mix of finishes from building that makes them all ‘unique’. The longer you sit and look at them, the more obvious it becomes that they are all the exact same house underneath. Of course, the 120-year old neighbourhood I grew up in also has all the exact same floor plans. The more things change…
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If you keep the houses around long enough it becomes historical. I live in the bungalow belt of chicago. Which means most of the houses are roughly the same brick house design. They’ve all been slightly modified over the years, so none are exactly the same, but 80 years ago when they developed the neighborhood they were definitely the same.
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Back in 2000 I was biking through North York in Toronto and stopped to talk to a contractor taking a coffee break. His crew would do every fifth house on the street because it was exactly the same (framing). Five other crews did the same in this massive development. All the houses were within 50 sq ft of each other, and there were really only three designs, but mirrored from each other. When the siding, trim, brick, and shingles were on he said you'd be hard pressed to notice this. He said by the end of the season they could have a house sheeted in three days. These were all ~2000 sq ft units. By the middle of the summer they would have to hire 2x as many people to pour foundations to keep up. Another little update.   And the scissor lift is amazing. 
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Scissor lifts own. Nothing like cranking one up to full height and enjoying the view.
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PurpleXVI posted:Scissor lifts own. Nothing like cranking one up to full height and enjoying the view. Omitting the first sentence left me in stitches.
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Blistex posted:Back in 2000 I was biking through North York in Toronto and stopped to talk to a contractor taking a coffee break. His crew would do every fifth house on the street because it was exactly the same (framing). Five other crews did the same in this massive development. All the houses were within 50 sq ft of each other, and there were really only three designs, but mirrored from each other. When the siding, trim, brick, and shingles were on he said you'd be hard pressed to notice this. Oh yeah, I forgot, you're in eastern Ontario aren't you? My goal is to get a chunk of land around the Land of lakes area. Like around sharbot lake, kaladar or the surrounding area. I love the swampy lowlands of the Canadian shield
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AmbassadorofSodomy posted:Oh yeah, I forgot, you're in eastern Ontario aren't you? My goal is to get a chunk of land around the Land of lakes area. Like around sharbot lake, kaladar or the surrounding area. I love the swampy lowlands of the Canadian shield I'm on Manitoulin Island. You give up some creature comforts, but (imo) it's worth it.
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Blistex posted:I'm on Manitoulin Island. You give up some creature comforts, but (imo) it's worth it. Is this the Home Hardware kit house? You should definitely do a thread or effort post about the whole experience especially during COVID timeframe.
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Blistex posted:Omitting the first sentence left me in stitches. Getting stitches while cranking should go to the OSHA thread
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Rust Martialis posted:Getting stitches while cranking should go to the OSHA thread I always tie-off when cranking that high.
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David Carradine was just trying to practice proper fall protection
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Blistex posted:Back in 2000 I was biking through North York in Toronto and stopped to talk to a contractor taking a coffee break. His crew would do every fifth house on the street because it was exactly the same (framing). Five other crews did the same in this massive development. All the houses were within 50 sq ft of each other, and there were really only three designs, but mirrored from each other. When the siding, trim, brick, and shingles were on he said you'd be hard pressed to notice this. Really cool. Also I'm assuming that huge wall is a facade, and that's why the studs aren't connected at the top?
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It's strapping for the vinyl siding. If you put vinyl siding directly against that foil covered styrofoam insulation it will eventually wear through the foil covering due to movement from wind and expansion and contraction.
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mr.belowaverage posted:My buddy lives in a 40-year old suburb in our town. The houses have been landscaped and maintained in different ways over the years, and have that mix of finishes from building that makes them all ‘unique’. My 1922 bungalow is almost exactly the same as the neighboring houses except for a few roof and windows changes. I'm not against differences (I'm very much for them), but the way that law is written is dump. I grew up on a street of 1920s custom homes (they were valued like 5x what my house was in the 1920 census). They're almost mission/spanish/Monterey revival with white stucco (though not all of them, one is purple). They're also all very unique despite almost certainly failing most of those tests.
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Blistex posted:I'm on Manitoulin Island. You give up some creature comforts, but (imo) it's worth it. I'm coming to check this out on my next work trip to Sudbury! Please have the house, and my room and scotch selection ready.
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mr.belowaverage posted:I'm coming to check this out on my next work trip to Sudbury! Please have the house, and my room and scotch selection ready. Glenfiddich and an unfinished basement ok?
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Blistex posted:It's strapping for the vinyl siding. If you put vinyl siding directly against that foil covered styrofoam insulation it will eventually wear through the foil covering due to movement from wind and expansion and contraction. That makes a lot more sense!
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Blistex posted:Glenfiddich and an unfinished basement ok? For the love of God, Montresor!
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Dareon posted:For the love of God, Montresor! Holy gently caress
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Dareon posted:For the love of God, Montresor! 
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Dareon posted:For the love of God, Montresor! lol
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  Spotted in Vancouver real estate. That's a $700K, 1,081 sqft house right there.
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Approximately five year follow up post, after all the flooding and what not ... How's Dallas getting on with its Trinity River Park floodway? Psycho Donut Killer posted:Dallas has decided to develop a floodway. Mostly as trails, but they are surely going to have bathroom buildings and lighting.
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