well folks the builder has officially broke ground! Heidi sent me this picture, looks like it is leveled and they have received a load of lumber!
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well folks the builder has officially broke ground! Heidi sent me this picture, looks like it is leveled and they have received a load of lumber!
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got the foundation framed in
Fun times ahead! Have everything picked out?
We are on week 3 or 4 of a renovation ourselves. Its alot of decisions!
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funny watching them build homes in the south where you just scrape off some dirt and pour a "foundation". no actual crawl space.
No crawl? How about no basement? Very strange to see no excavation.
What is a "basement"?
"Excavate" here in Florida and you will hit water.
No expectation of a basement down here. Miss the storage. Attics are HOT! But we live outside a lot more so we don't need the rec space so much.
A basement is the other half a house.... Almost. Funny we have them and its likely harder ground etc here than there yet it is very Normal for you Not to have them. Even Crawl spaces are virtually unheard of here.
We do have other issues to deal with . Namely a frost level of Aprox 8 ft. Which then means our Plumbing services are Deeper yet so that the plumbing in the basement has somewhere to go . A few exceptions are made and Plumbing is pumped UP, but then freezing issues are quite possible.Our water supply piping is Deep to avoid the frost.
As for square footage it usually adds nearly 1/3 to 1/2 to the size of the house depending on weather its a 2 story or Bungalow style house. Economically it makes way more sense i believe. Once basements are finished ,if done properly,can actually be warmer and or cooler than the rest of the house.
We, i must add are in a weather cliimate, Where heat is a Must most of the year and a very sellect few will opt for Air conditioning. This i know would be a big change from most of you Warm weather folks. We honestly have but a couple weeks a summer where AC would be a real nice thing.
Anyway to each his own and looking forward to seeing pics, hopefully of how some of the house is built etc. I'm a plumber doing new home construction, so its always interesting to see how things are done similar or different in different parts of the country..
Good luck on your new home..... Enjoy.
Got some concrete poured yesterday!
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Progress!!!
No basements in Texas. Do most homes end up with and additional 1st, 2nd or garage space for storage?
did ya get to scratch your initials in the concrete? :)
I did one house with a slab-on-grade foundation and I'll take joists anyday. it's easier on my old knees.. but it is the way they build em in the south.
I was thinking face print... Fool Heidi into putting her hands in it... then push hard on the back of the neck! :)
I thought basements would be a good addition during hurricane season, but being from the north, I've never seen one ;)
Don't think I'd want to be down in a hole when a hurricane is raining down.
You're thinking of tornadoes, totally different element. Basement would be under water quick in a hurricane. Here is today's progress!
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The guys have been really getting to work on it. We met with the builder today to discuss where we wanted electrical plugs, cable outlets, ect ect. Here are some updated pictures
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Make sure you put outlets in the soffits. Also tell him to put 220 in the garage just in case you add a compressor or welding machine in the future. Also a cable drop in the garage is great :)
Once they start roughing in electric & plumbing, take pics and/or video. You will be able to know what's behind the drywall and hopefully not cause yourself headaches down the road by drilling, nailing, cutting into something important.
Not only cable in the garage, I would run cat 5 every place. We ended up having to purchase a rocket fish network to get internet to the gaming systems and blueray in the basement. Wifi was too slow and would timeout.
In Ohio the only insulate the outer walls, not the interior walls. My neighbor went in an add to the interior walls and you can tell the sound does to travel like the other homes in the hood. Your a few years away from have running noise makers yet.
Looking great!
Exciting stuff - starting to look like a house!
I'd second the suggestion of insulation in the interior walls. Buddy of mine did that down his upstairs hallway and all the bedrooms and bonus/rec room when his house was built. Cost was pretty minimal. Benefits are huge.
until you want to run a wire
we are done adding stuff, we have gone so far over our original budget it is unreal. the next house when we are not 25 and 26 will be built EXACTLY how we want with a larger budget hopefully. this just needs to get us through the next 10 years or so haha.
Plywood under your drywall also helps dampen noise and ALSO proviodes a good base to hang things from without having to fine a stud
don't underestimate the value of a man garage
Heidi was kind enough to send me some pictures of todays updates! Enjoy!
arch ways for the dining room and kitchen
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view of the kitchen and breakfast area
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from the living room looking into the kitchen/breakfast area
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through the breakfast area into the back yard
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Nice looking pad!
Living Room
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from the living room looking into the office and hallway
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front of house
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back of house
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The backyard is perfect for a pool!
Nice view out the back - hopefully it will stay that way and not have more houses going in?