Squerly and friends build a house...

[ylisa7]

Wow...great story and pictures.

I have to show my husband. He will love this

Thanks for sharing

 

[muleman]

Squerly has been goofing off lately. Concrete should be cured by now to start framing. Of course, turkey hunting will be starting and that will slow things down.

 

[FrancSevin]

Squerly has been goofing off lately. Concrete should be cured by now to start framing. Of course, turkey hunting will be starting and that will slow things down.

North Carolina????,,,,We are talking turkey now,,,,and Bear if I'm not mistaken. Half the guys on the contruction crew will be in the woods

 

[ylisa7]

Squerly has been goofing off lately. Concrete should be cured by now to start framing. Of course, turkey hunting will be starting and that will slow things down.

North Carolina????,,,,We are talking turkey now,,,,and Bear if I'm not mistaken. Half the guys on the contruction crew will be in the woods

Calling all turkeys...hop the border and come to my house


Happy hunting.

 

[muleman]

Had 31 turkeys and 11 deer out front this morning. Ain't no wonder I go through 2 bags of ear corn every couple of days. They have it so stomped and pecked up I will need to reseed after I clean up the cobs.

 

[squerly]

If anyone gets bored we can go ice skate at Mules house!

Anyhow, we finally got some sun! We hydro-seeded the hill behind the house and got the sidewalk and furnace pad formed. Passed inspection this afternoon and will pour tomorrow AM!

 

[Daxman]

Good news on the inspection, i cant wait until you start building the house.

 

[FrancSevin]

Thanks for the pictures. Now, with the added pours, the design is starting to make more sense.

 

[squerly]

Good news on the inspection, i cant wait until you start building the house.

Weather permitting we will start framing on Monday!

Thanks for the pictures. Now, with the added pours, the design is starting to make more sense.

Wait until you see the cool compass I will have imprinted in the downstairs patio cement! Pics tomorrow!

 

[muleman]

Where is the notch for the pipe and electric for the boiler? You do have the pipe in already I hope.

 

[squerly]

Where is the notch for the pipe and electric for the boiler? You do have the pipe in already I hope.

It's there, I just didn't post a picture with the proper perspective. I'll lift the boiler up and sit it right over the water pipe, which is now just draped over the furnace. The pad was originally 15' deep and 25' wide but I cut it back to 10'X25' because I wanted the extra 5' for the driveway. Helps me back my truck back around that area. And I still have 4' of concrete in front of the furnace which I feel should be enough room to keep my feet out of the mud.

 

[muleman]

What is the rest of the pad for? Woodshed? What had to be inspected? the walk?

 

[squerly]

What is the rest of the pad for? Woodshed? What had to be inspected? the walk?

I've got room for a genset and the rest will be for wood. I'll have walls on all sides except the front so the wood should stay dry and it'll be easy to work with.

Yes, the walkway has to be inspected. Go figure...

 

[squerly]

We got the sidewalk poured and here is the compass that I mentioned. Also, check out the "stamped slate border" around the edges. Nice touch.

 

[Daxman]

Wow that looks great, nice job...

 

[bczoom]

Looks real nice.

Should we tell him his compass is off? On my computer it's off by about 20 degrees in the first pic.

 

[squerly]

Should we tell him his compass is off? On my computer it's off by about 20 degrees in the first pic.

This coming from a man who's flag is upside down...

 

[squerly]

A couple more pictures of the stamped slate border now that it's finished.

 

[Kane]

Squerly, whats becomes of the 2X4's used as forms along the existing floor slab? ... just as well, the 2X2's used earlier as forms for the floor pour along the foundation wall? A fool-proof form to hold grade, yes, but are they to be left in place?

Color me curious.

 

[squerly]

Squerly, whats becomes of the 2X4's used as forms along the existing floor slab? ... just as well, the 2X2's used earlier as forms for the floor pour along the foundation wall? A fool-proof form to hold grade, yes, but are they to be left in place?

Color me curious.

Dear Color-Me-Curious. This is special wood designed for one-time use. It was chosen especially because of its kamikaze traits and it will now spend the rest of eternity wedged between two concrete slabs. But don't feel bad for the wood, it knew its fate going in as only volunteers are accepted for the job. Thank you for asking!

 

[Kane]

Dear Color-Me-Curious. This is special wood designed for one-time use. It was chosen especially because of its kamikaze traits and it will now spend the rest of eternity wedged between two concrete slabs. But don't feel bad for the wood, it knew its fate going in as only volunteers are accepted for the job. Thank you for asking!

Sounds good to me. Been around the biz a long time and just never saw that before. I guess termites were an issue where I worked in the South and Mid-Atlantic. We always used a form-grade expansion board as the grade line along walls and slabs.

But jeeeezie. That Kamikaze-grade lumber must cost a fortune!

Gonna' be a beautiful home, squerly. I bet you're havin' a ball.

.

 

[squerly]

Gonna' be a beautiful home, squerly. I bet you're havin' a ball.

.

Thank you Kane!

 

[muleman]

Dear Color-Me-Curious. This is special wood designed for one-time use. It was chosen especially because of its kamikaze traits and it will now spend the rest of eternity wedged between two concrete slabs. But don't feel bad for the wood, it knew its fate going in as only volunteers are accepted for the job. Thank you for asking!

It is an expansion joint. I would have used treated outside though.

 

[squerly]

It is an expansion joint. I would have used treated outside though.

Not to worry Mule, we only allow treated wood to volunteer.

 

[ylisa7]

It's looking good. I love the compass in the concrete.

Do you have a picture of the floor plan? Are you putting glass on the front?

Need more info

Great job. The weather is changing now so you should be ready to get a lot of work done now.

 

[squerly]

Lumber was delivered earlier in the week and today the framing starts!

 

[muleman]

Looks like a good start.

 

[squerly]

Major thunderstorms came through last night and left us with considerable damage. Just spent $1,400.00 2 weeks ago to have everything hydro seeded. Now I'll have to bring in a track hoe to reach high enough to spread soil across the hill to fill the trenches caused by the storm. Mother nature can be a bitch!

 

[muleman]

Look on the bright side, the swale worked. I have some wash on my lane from the cloudbursts we had. It is a swamp in the garden.Might want to try some of that coconut matting. Probably cheaper than hydro seeding.

 

[squerly]

Look on the bright side, the swale worked. I have some wash on my lane from the cloudbursts we had. It is a swamp in the garden.Might want to try some of that coconut matting. Probably cheaper than hydro seeding.

Yep, it could have been worse. I think I am done with hydroseeding. The grass doesn't germinate any faster and if a storm comes through it wipes out the whatever you happen to have done anyway. So spending the money on HS hasn't really helped me much. I would have been better off to toss some seed and throw some straw over it. Oh well, live and learn, right?