Squerly and friends build a house...

[ki0ho]

Looken good Squerly...that boss lady knowes her stuf!!!!!!Get out of her way...hand her the check book and watch her go!!!!! that house will bedone in no-time!!!!!!

 

[squerly]

Get out of her way...hand her the check book and watch her go!!!!! that house will bedone in no-time!!!!!!

Don't be silly Ki0ho, the plan is to stiff everyone for the bill...

 

[ki0ho]

Don't be silly Ki0ho, the plan is to stiff everyone for the bill...

Im betting ....Not!! You would have a Whole buntch of company ...up on that mountin if ya did that... Any way it sure looks like it is going to be a fine home....good show!!!!

 

[squerly]

Windows / Doors arrived today as well as getting the deck started.

 

[muleman]

Are you putting Trex boards down for the decking? I have it on mine and like it a lot.

 

[squerly]

Are you putting Trex boards down for the decking? I have it on mine and like it a lot.

I sure wish I could Mule but it's just too expensive. I think the 5/4 treated decking will be OK on this job given that it will receive only a couple of hours direct sun every day.

 

[muleman]

No splinters or splitting and no staining and worrying about slopping it. It has impressed me.

 

[ylisa7]

It's really looking great. I bet you and the Mrs. are very excited

 

[squerly]

More deck.

 

[squerly]

Windows going in.

 

[OhioTC18]

Looking great squerly

 

[REDDOGTWO]

Looking good. My builder will not put the windows in until it is shingled to prevent breakage in case the shingle rs get a little wild with the pieces.

 

[FrancSevin]

Things are moving fast SQUERLY. But now we get into the details.

Electrical, plumbing, finishes.

Keep those pictures coming. Fasinating

 

[squerly]

Removed a couple of trees to enhance the long range view's. I'll take a few more out over the rest of the week. Taking my time on the tree removal as they are easy to take down and long to regrow!

If we have any horticulturist's on the board, tell me what these orange flowered trees are. I have them growing all over the place and they are quite pretty.

And last, looks like Google Earth has found me, looks like they flew over during a bleak winter day. Walls had just been poured.

 

[Daxman]

Hey i see things are moving along and looking great. Man thats going to be one bad ass house, cant wait to see it.

 

[squerly]

Hey i see things are moving along and looking great. Man thats going to be one bad ass house, cant wait to see it.

Hope in that big ol black ford and come on up!

 

[Daxman]

Wow, that's cool, won't see that in Florida. I really don't have any vacation time left after my surgery, but theres always next year.

 

[FrancSevin]

The pictures aren't real clear but the orange blooms with those small oval leaves suggest a flowering quince.

We have them here in Missouri but they are all done now. Perhaps your elevation and unseasonaly cold spring has delayed them.

 

[ylisa7]

Love the satellite view

How far are you from a town?

Make sure you get a plow blade for your truck

 

[squerly]

Love the satellite view

Easy target for a drone...

 

[squerly]

Pictures in no particular order...

 

[squerly]

...

 

[muleman]

Hope you specified all 36" doors. Makes it handicap accessible for later years. I did all mine and it was not much more $ in the overall price. Makes it a lot easier to carry things also.

 

[squerly]

Hope you specified all 36" doors. Makes it handicap accessible for later years. I did all mine and it was not much more $ in the overall price. Makes it a lot easier to carry things also.

Well, yes... the doors are all 36" and the halls are 48". But how these people will ever get up the stairs and into the house in the first place is going to be interesting ...

 

[muleman]

You will be driving around back and using that as your main door shortly after you move there. I ended up doing the same thing basically.

 

[squerly]

You will be driving around back and using that as your main door shortly after you move there. I ended up doing the same thing basically.

That's the plan Mule. The kitchen is right there so all we need to do is back the SUV up to the door and unload the groceries.

 

[squerly]

On page 11 there is an obvious mistake that is caught in the photos. On the same page, that mistake has been corrected. What is/was that mistake?

Please don’t post it when/if you find it. Instead, PM me and I’ll let you know if you’re correct or not.

 

[squerly]

Lot's going on although little of it projects well in pictures. Wiring is underway, rough plumbing is all but finished, HVAC ducts are being installed and we are moving/adding some windows to exploit the breeze that works its way up the mountain.

Sometime today or tomorrow I'll be taking my "energy saver" fan up and temporarily setting it up to see how well it pulls air through the 300' of buried pipe and what kind of air temps we can actually expect to get.

 

[squerly]

Rain finally lightened up and we got the last two trapezoid windows in, some other miscellaneous framing tasks and the chimney for the wood stove. We're going to install a Harman TL-300 which aside from its frugal consumption of fire wood, has some other neat features.

• Outdoor air ready.
• Top and front loading access.
• 3 cubic foot firebox.
• Up to 17 hours of burn time. (Or so its advertised, we'll see...)
• Slide out ash box that only needs to be emptied twice a month, even with the stove in continuous use.

 

[squerly]

HVAC is coming along great. Wiring for surround sound, security and everything else is getting close too. Picture of the pad where the backup generator will sit. (We're expecting the generator to be delivered end of next week.) Next week we will be putting siding on and hopefully laying the Trex. Thanks Mule for the Trex advise! I'm sure we'll be happy we spent the extra money.