Hi, guys sorry its been awhile getting back here to talk to everyone!!!!!
I have been busy keeping eveyong here at home happy like my customers, brother in law that Im helping with this house and wife and kids. So I haven’t really keep up very good on my pics but this is the newest ones for eveyone to see.
Scott
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I was wondering the other day how your project was going.
Looks good, when do mechaicals get roughed in?
I'm only half as dumb as I look.
It's going good as far as I can tell!
We are getting all of the outside done when weather is good, but on the rainy days we have been doing the electrical rough in since we placed all of the boxes in to figure out the places where the outside lights and outlets will be so we could work our siding around them. If you noticed in the pics the back side of the house has gotten some of the siding on it, but it is kinda hard to see it since it is gray and blends in with the house wrap on the pics.
ScottScott Beckett's Handyman Service
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"Can't never did anything but can did"
Say , is that your truck with the camper on it ? <G>
Tim
You got it buddy!
ScottScott Beckett's Handyman Service
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Looks good, except--why for did you put the garage door right under where the roof valley terminates?--seems like a concentrated load right in over the door header. Is it my imagination, or does the header curve downward ? IMO, it would have looked better to move the door to the left (Maybe you can't) or to have done something different with the roof there. Hey, everyone's a critic!
Ease up fellas. It was his first time "building a house". As in he actually built it. Didn't design it. Didn't GC it. Didn't spec materials for it. He framed it. And he should be proud of himself. Some of us still think that "building a house" actually involves banging a few nails.View Image
House looks fine, and I agree he's doing a good job.
I don't know what the background is on this, there must have been another post somewhere.
I was commenting on the lack of windows. If it were his house the comment is directed at him, I guess it his BIL's house so it's not his choice.
Either way, it's going to be pretty dark in there.
Joe H
Thanks Diesel for watxhing out for me and explaining alittle bit about what I am doing.
ScottScott Beckett's Handyman Service
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This was a package house and we built it according to the drawing except the garage door my brother in law wanted to relocate since his driveway was going to be off to the side. The door almost has to be right were because when the concrete contractor poured the foundation and pads that is were the opening was put in the concrete.
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Ah. That explains it. That's why I hate it when the customer makes a change, but doesn't think through all the possible ramifications.
We just remodeled a kitchen and the customer wanted a large window, but the existing window (even larger) would be in the way of cupboards, so we took it out and put in the slightly smaller one--but couldn't move it as far into the corner as we wanted because the electrical service was in the way. Then the owner decided she wanted a six inch base cabinet between the oven and the island--hey, what's six more little inches? So, when we started thinking about the granite coutertop, we see that it will run into the window trim.
There were lots of changes made "on the fly" that were regretted later.
I designed a house for some people who absolutely had to have a powder room at the front entry. So I designed that in and made it part of an entry and made it so that it became part of a "system" that separated the bedrooms from the living room. Then at the last minute they told the builder not to put in the powder room, so now you open the front door and you are right in the living room and you can see into every bedroom if the doors are open.
That kinda sounds like choosing a wife .
Tim
Another critic, was the window budget last on the list?
Joe H
No budget on the windows.It was package deal, plans, lumber, siding, roof, etc. Depending on the package I think that you can get all materials ready to move into, except for HVAC.But I could not ID the model, but it looks like the caochlight, but with the garage door moved. But there are some other differences.http://www.sutherlands.com/coachlight.htm
You pretty much nailed it on the head but some extra windows were added that weren't in the plans. Yes it is the coachlight package. Thanks for watching out for me Bill!
Scott
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Edited 8/25/2006 9:22 pm by fab4beck
I wouldn't say that we actually added windows to it that wasn't in the plans!!!!!!
ScottScott Beckett's Handyman Service
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Was the rear bumpout part of the plans? I'm not in love with the way the roof does a zero overhang there.
Yes the bump out was in the original drawing. We thought at first the trusses were wrong but looking further at the drawing made me think we built the bumpout wall wrong it actually needed to be shortened and a header added across the diningroom to let the trusses go in further to line up with the other trusses.
I have seen plenty of house built very simalar with a bump out on them and the roof ending at the wall plus it will have a gutter there to catch the run off so it shouldn't hit the window.
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"Was the rear bumpout part of the plans? I'm not in love with the way the roof does a zero overhang there."He changed it for you.....Joe Carola
Thats cool wish we would have thought of that sooner, LOL.
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"Thats cool wish we would have thought of that sooner, LOL."It's not to late. I add those on all the time to houses like yours.Joe Carola
Nice thought but I don't think Brother in law would be willing to go back and redo that now!
ScottScott Beckett's Handyman Service
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I've been reading the posts and I add my congrats to the chorus. The critical stuff is all well and good, but the building of your first house is a real accomplishment. And even though the pics are (rightly) about the house, for me, the fact that it appears to be in a nice rural place makes it all really work. I'm sure your brother-in-law is a happy camper, and he'll soon no longer a camper and likely be even happier!
My brother in law and I are real proud of our accomplishment so far, but we still have a long way to go! The inside needs to be done yet, the only thing we have done in there is electrical, no drywall or plumbing, ect.
ScottScott Beckett's Handyman Service
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You should be proud. And I have no doubt that you will complete the project with fine results. So again, congratulations, even thus far!