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haxorb wrote:This house looks so beautiful! Would love to build my own house later!

Hello and thanks for the kind comment
There is an old saying about being "careful what you wish for"...it is a lot of time, work, money and stress building a house.
We will have a gaggle of people offering us $ for it when it is finished, but I won't sell it as I don't want to go through this again!!
Real estate and land values have shot up like crazy here since we began the build and the taxation is going to be monsterous

Twokidsnosleep wrote:

haxorb wrote:This house looks so beautiful! Would love to build my own house later!

Hello and thanks for the kind comment
There is an old saying about being "careful what you wish for"...it is a lot of time, work, money and stress building a house.
We will have a gaggle of people offering us $ for it when it is finished, but I won't sell it as I don't want to go through this again!!
Real estate and land values have shot up like crazy here since we began the build and the taxation is going to be monsterous

I wouldn't wanna give up that house eighter. It's good to know though that people are already interested, i think that makes the market value go up. I would just want the house for the sight over the lake and mountains. So lovely

For a living I build houses for others but I'd love to do what you're doing one day . Whatever you do don't sell and enjoy the fruits of all the hard labour and hassle over the coming years and remember when its all finished and you crack open that first beer on the new deck all that will be forgotton

A great build and looking forward to the painting, though I suspect we might have to wait a while for the weathering

chalkyw wrote:For a living I build houses for others but I'd love to do what you're doing one day . Whatever you do don't sell and enjoy the fruits of all the hard labour and hassle over the coming years and remember when its all finished and you crack open that first beer on the new deck all that will be forgotton

A great build and looking forward to the painting, though I suspect we might have to wait a while for the weathering

Thanks for commenting
Hopefully not too much weathering too quickly....trying for minimal maintenance and maximum durability
Funny, I was just thinking about the first Sunday brunch on the deck with some Champagne

Twokidsnosleep wrote:

chalkyw wrote:For a living I build houses for others but I'd love to do what you're doing one day . Whatever you do don't sell and enjoy the fruits of all the hard labour and hassle over the coming years and remember when its all finished and you crack open that first beer on the new deck all that will be forgotton

A great build and looking forward to the painting, though I suspect we might have to wait a while for the weathering

Thanks for commenting
Hopefully not too much weathering too quickly....trying for minimal maintenance and maximum durability
Funny, I was just thinning about the first Sunday brunch on the deck with some Champagne

BC smoked salmon
pink champagne (for no other reason than it matches the fish)
A bitter salad with a blackberry vinaigrette (spent a summer in Vancouver (North? On top of a big hill looking down on the Mac) every block seemed to have a blackberry bush growing out over the road

You are hilarious Forbes
My wife is an awesome cook and can make unreal meals.
I am very much looking forward to her in the new kitchen happily cooking up a storm

Perhaps whilst you two are feeding your faces ( said in jest) you can run round to Coens and see if you can get him to relent, become the cheerful helpful person that we all like .

There's a lot of Canada between those two coasts. And Alberta... *shudder*

Lysus wrote:There's a lot of Canada between those two coasts. And Alberta... *shudder*

I had to look it up, but there are some six thousand kilometres between Vancouver and Halifax
We are a few provinces away from each other

Twokidsnosleep wrote:You are hilarious Forbes
My wife is an awesome cook and can make unreal meals.
I am very much looking forward to her in the new kitchen happily cooking up a storm

I'm looking forward to the house warming party. I'll bring as much beer as I can get through customs. Best to do it before you lay the carpets as I'm a lightweight and tend to throw up after 2 shandies. I also tend to lose my bearings and end up peeing in cupboards!

Continued good wishes for the build Sir.

Stokesy44 wrote:

Twokidsnosleep wrote:You are hilarious Forbes
My wife is an awesome cook and can make unreal meals.
I am very much looking forward to her in the new kitchen happily cooking up a storm

I'm looking forward to the house warming party. I'll bring as much beer as I can get through customs. Best to do it before you lay the carpets as I'm a lightweight and tend to throw up after 2 shandies. I also tend to lose my bearings and end up peeing in cupboards!

Continued good wishes for the build Sir.

I will inform my friends at customs you are coming...they will have a special room for you at the airport

Twokidsnosleep wrote:
I will inform my friends at customs you are coming...they will have a special room for you at the airport

Ha ha LOL

Stokesy44 wrote:

Twokidsnosleep wrote:
I will inform my friends at customs you are coming...they will have a special room for you at the airport

Ha ha LOL

The room is nothing but carpeted cupboards.

Note to self - when hammered look for toilet seat and hard floors as evidence as to the presence of a urinal versus a storage space. I tell myself that every time but does it work? Does it boll***s!

Stokesy44 wrote:Note to self - when hammered look for toilet seat and hard floors as evidence as to the presence of a urinal versus a storage space. I tell myself that every time but does it work? Does it boll***s!

I find turning the light on helps define the use of the space.....or just denying you were ever there sometimes works

Ewwwyuch, you guys are not exactly endearing yourselves to an invitation over with this
New house full of hooligans, wife would be real happy with me

Twokidsnosleep wrote:Ewwwyuch, you guys are not exactly endearing yourselves to an invitation over with this
New house full of hooligans, wife would be real happy with me

I can read between the lines....will be right over....beer pies then we can all look for Coen....

digger303 wrote:

Twokidsnosleep wrote:Ewwwyuch, you guys are not exactly endearing yourselves to an invitation over with this
New house full of hooligans, wife would be real happy with me

I can read between the lines....will be right over....beer pies then we can all look for Coen....

You could find Coen first and then just walk over

Twokidsnosleep wrote:

digger303 wrote:

Twokidsnosleep wrote:Ewwwyuch, you guys are not exactly endearing yourselves to an invitation over with this
New house full of hooligans, wife would be real happy with me

I can read between the lines....will be right over....beer pies then we can all look for Coen....

You could find Coen first and then just walk over

Never a fan of walking ....I'll use the bike...

digger303 wrote:

Twokidsnosleep wrote:

digger303 wrote:
I can read between the lines....will be right over....beer pies then we can all look for Coen....

You could find Coen first and then just walk over

Never a fan of walking ....I'll use the bike...

Lysus wrote:

digger303 wrote:

Twokidsnosleep wrote:

You could find Coen first and then just walk over

Never a fan of walking ....I'll use the bike...

bring your own pie's.....

Wow August 1st already
House has had all its drywall inside completed and is about to get stucco, stone and cherry details on outside
We have been working hard to clean up all the drywall dust and mess so we can get the painters started this coming week
Have spent a four day weekend vacuuming, scraping and cleaning walls, ceilings and floors.All full days
Inside pics of living and kitchen...no drop sheet on the floor, that is all mess!!


Bedroom fireplace, look at that crap on the floor

Entryway with vestibule area


Garage has been poured as have back stairs, here they are in rebar, though we had them reinforce the front edge rebar more, dug a trench and poured a footing at the garage front..not me though that is hard work



Ok up to date, I gotta get off my ass and clean up more

No drop sheet, who're your contractors?

Loooking good ! Can see the end in sight now....
When the missus decided to lift all the floor coverings and found hardwood timber flooring boards ( tongue and groove). She thought it was a great idea to polish them. Well to cut a long story of hardship to the bone. No drop sheets back in 1965 and plaster was ingrained throught the house. The boards all had imperfections which to some is appealing ( I can see that ). That plaster really gets in there...

Does look good now...

Yes Larry and Mo and I am Curly.
You get all kinds of excuses like they can't roll the scaffold and he trips on dropsheets when he is on stilts taping and mudding. Some is true, some is BS
Have a peek what I did with the garage before they drywallers came today...paper on the floor


So here are some action shots. My lovely wife scraping up joint compound


The start of my morning, a smallish island of clean(ish) in a sea of dusty mess


Digger, you are right, the plaster gets in there. Supposed to do the basement vacuuming, but we are just wiped out, no way today.

Small update from the work last week. Painting the ceilings and the primary colour of walls


Stucco,guys are morons and have failed to show again this week.
Garage with the cherry aluminum siding accents

House front with same cherry


Boy getting lots of looky-loos stopping or slowing and gawking
Also very close to where I have to decide on shop walls...plywood and their finish paint or stain
Design and finish of the workshop is large on my mind

its all looking superb. Must have been a cool moment when the paint went on for the first time. (nice colour by the way!)

BEAutiful!

A very nice looking house

Beautiful place you have there! Congratulations

Somehow i've managed to miss this ! That's a inpressive undertaking you have on the go there scott !
I do this for a living and it's stressful for us let alone the customer/client. It'll be absolutly stunning when completed, good job

Stokesy44 wrote:its all looking superb. Must have been a cool moment when the paint went on for the first time. (nice colour by the way!)

BEAutiful!

Thanks bud, it suddenly starts to become rooms with the paint coats on. The painters we have are awesome. They come on time, get down to work and get it done. The head guy is in love with the house

Tajfl wrote:A very nice looking house

Thank you, it is getting there

Sergiotron wrote:Beautiful place you have there! Congratulations

Appreciate the comment

Johnj wrote:Somehow i've managed to miss this ! That's a inpressive undertaking you have on the go there scott !
I do this for a living and it's stressful for us let alone the customer/client. It'll be absolutly stunning when completed, good job

Ridiculous undertaking, John
I don't do this for a living, but my wife (mostly) and I are also the general contractors for the build.
We have connections and help along the way but it is very difficult and you face many a dilemma, directly.
The cool part is you are in for all the decisions and get to build her your way...mostly with rules from city and money limits.
I don't think I will do this again! The house is designed for us to live in long term

I am looking forward to the next phases as we get to do a model room, workshop and some display areas for my hobbies....that was why I started this whole thread.

Anyone want to hazard a guess at the inspiration for the colours???




Coco pup my Bernese Mountain dog

Just for fun you should go back to the beginning and read through it again. It's crazy to see how far it's come.

Ya, no kidding. It IS like living one of those annoying home improvement shows on TV
I can't watch those anymore as we are living it

I don't know what I'd do if that were me. This Old House and Property Brothers are my go-to shows for when I'm stuck with the flu or something.

Lysus wrote:

I don't know what I'd do if that were me. This Old House and Property Brothers are my go-to shows for when I'm stuck with the flu or something.

You watch modelling videos on You Tube....and then spend more money on kits and supplies on E Bay
Or cruise Pintrest and save thousands of pictures of builds and such you never do

Twokidsnosleep wrote:

Lysus wrote:

I don't know what I'd do if that were me. This Old House and Property Brothers are my go-to shows for when I'm stuck with the flu or something.

You watch modelling videos on You Tube....and then spend more money on kits and supplies on E Bay
Or cruise Pintrest and save thousands of pictures of builds and such you never do

I do that when I'm feeling well.

Twokidsnosleep wrote:

Johnj wrote:Somehow i've managed to miss this ! That's a inpressive undertaking you have on the go there scott !
I do this for a living and it's stressful for us let alone the customer/client. It'll be absolutly stunning when completed, good job

Ridiculous undertaking, John
I don't do this for a living, but my wife (mostly) and I are also the general contractors for the build.
We have connections and help along the way but it is very difficult and you face many a dilemma, directly.
The cool part is you are in for all the decisions and get to build her your way...mostly with rules from city and money limits.
I don't think I will do this again! The house is designed for us to live in long term

I am looking forward to the next phases as we get to do a model room, workshop and some display areas for my hobbies....that was why I started this whole thread.

I take my hat off to you scott as well as the points you've mentioned, i would think you will save a fair bit project managing by yourself's.

On a lighter note, i noticed the picture of your good lady actually working !

Ya, she is no pure trophy wife...in looks, maybe, but she is a hard working girl who understands that money doesn't just appear.
There is an old saying about having a fool for a client when you are your own lawyer in court....being your own contractor is kinda like that too

All coming together nicely, great aesthetically on the outside, nice woody colour with the black trim....not too shoddy at all...

Thanks Bud, she will be an ok shack when it gets done

Beautiful house and interesting to see the wood construction process as we don't normally build houses of wood in England. I guess you have lots of trees and we have lots of mud

SteelScooter wrote:Beautiful house and interesting to see the wood construction process as we don't normally build houses of wood in England. I guess you have lots of trees and we have lots of mud

Probably cut them down to build Ships of the Line

Robin of Loxely might have a bit of trouble hiding out these days..

digger303 wrote:Robin of Loxely might have a bit of trouble hiding out these days..

He sure would.

WOOOW big progresses. long time i didn't come on this thread.

Congrats Scott, an enjoyable place to live there for sure.

The finish line is close now...or not. it's often at the end with all the little details that everything goes wrong.

Hang on dude, you'll get it

Bruno

Goose wrote:WOOOW big progresses. long time i didn't come on this thread.

Congrats Scott, an enjoyable place to live there for sure.

The finish line is close now...or not. it's often at the end with all the little details that everything goes wrong.

Hang on dude, you'll get it

Bruno

Hi Bruno, thanks
Yes lots of little details in the finish work. Hope it goes smooth, but expecting some hiccups

Scott,
I too have been watching your progress. it shore is looking purty.

TommyM

tommym wrote:Scott,
I too have been watching your progress. it shore is looking purty.

TommyM

Thanks Tommy
Wish I had your climate, would have more open windows.
Well, other than the drought and fires...ok I like the wet west coast