I have the plans to the foundation with two seperate 'foundation contractors' now. They have both had the plans since last week. I go by each of their places every weekday, but neighter of them has had the time to work up an estimate. I can not really do much else right now, just waiting to get a foundation built.
Man, how frustrating!
I have been spending my time, cutting down trees, stacking firewood, burning the brush and roto-tilling the soil, got to clear 5 acres. It looks so different going from a thick forest cover with no sunlight reaching the ground, to a clear pasture.
I got electricity last week, and a well-driller was out yesterday. He should be able to drill me a well next week. The phone company is now lined-up, but their delay is about 30 days.
I think I have been able to re-locate 8 beaver so far, chasing them away from where I want to build, they are so a pain. I have a series of levies they made this spring, 3 feet high and holding water.
I came home last night from running an errand, and I started to light-off a pile of brush, when a dark shape began moving 20 feet from me, this huge moose scared the heebies out of me. My German Shepherd was not any better, it took me pointing out the moose before she would even come out from under the motorhome.
Got myself a well drilled. No pump but at least I have a well now. They plan to come out and install a pump this Friday. We have a foudnation contractor contracted to build the foundation now (They kept weirding out over the quantity of steel rebar that the plans called for). But now to get the project back within budget, I have had to cancel the contractor who was ligned up for 'erect' the building, so I will be doing that part myself now [with the help of friends). All of the parts of now piled up on my driveway, The steel griters are huge and will need a crane to lift.
I will certainly invite anyone and everyone to come over and share some beer and steaks with us when it is partially completed.
Our youngest son (Matthew) is up here now with me for the summer. When I came up, I had dragged a kayak out onto our creek bank for easy access, but Matthew spend ove an hour and could not find it. I went with him, and foudn that the ferns and brush had grown up above chest height, so we had difficulty finding our kayak. Matthew has since weedwhacked a path 8 feet wide all the way to our creek. I would have have been so much concerned but to cross the creek you have to swim overwise without the boat. So at this time, to gain access to our river frontage the kayak does come in handy.
I will let you guys know how it is coming along as the weeks continue.
Yes thank you very much, that does look helpful in fixing up older buildings, as we have done with each apartment buidlign that we have purchased over the years [California, Scotland, Washington, and Connecticut] always these old structures need work.
I just have terribly little experience in building new buildings.
I got fresh water coming from my well. Cool and sweet.
Electricity and a phone line (within a few hours of pluggin in the phone, I got my first call it was a telemarketer). So far I have not even used the phone, but at least I have one.
We dug out a trench to put the foundation this last weekend and today finished pouring the foundation.
I hope to back-fill around the foundation next week and grade it all around nice and pretty. then stand up our building the following week. To spend the next month after that hanging the 'skin' of the building and roof.
Bonnie applied for a lateral transfer into a position with the federal government here in Bangor. That position's opening has been closed and nwo we are waiting to hear if she got it. It would be a small pay raise, and more importantly it would be local to our new home. So she and I could visit more frequently.
The foundation of our new home sits above a large marsh that so far has had daily moose wandering through. So the panaramic view will be of lots of wild-life. (one beaver lodge, a series of damns, etc). this morning the work crew stopped to watch a hawk fly over head, and a couple days ago I saw an eagle.
I got the entire steel frame up. It is now covered with 'skin' which is 24 gauge sheet metal with a baked enamel finish, Fern Green. I got a set of double doors in place, and only have yet to hang two small pieces of wall directly over the doorway. Then the outer walls will be done.
Then I have to leave shortly while moving my family up here. Though upon my return it should take perhaps a week to hang the roof. I already did all the rafters.
I dragged around and lined-up the vertical columns into frames. Then a crane-operator came out one morning and he and I lifted each of four frames onto their piers on the foundation. It would have taken far longer had I not pre-bolted the heavy columns together into frames. That crane-guy got $90 an hour. Two of the frames were over a tonne, and two were a half tonne a piece. I then spent the following week hanging horizontal girters locking the frames together. and about as long lifting all the rafters into place and bolting them together. It took a while to get the vertical columns plumb and to square the frame-work. Lots of come-along work and I ripped out a few trees, cranking on the come-alongs too much.
All this it took me, rather then pay a contractor $20,000 to erect the building with his crew. He thought it would take 5 men two weeks using a crane the entire time.
Then to begin building the floor. Right now it has a four to five foot basement.
We have a flock of wild turkeys down the road, they keep wandering out on the pavement when I drive by. Each few days I obvserve that they are slowly wandering in the direction of our new home. I hope that by November that they are about here. Must be 6 of them, and ugly whew.
I have been playing with the software that does the architectural design and interior layout. We had done this a few times before, but now I think it is about our last revision.
I have been playing with the software that does the architectural design and interior layout. We had done this a few times before, but now I think it is about our last revision.
Room for parking, plus bandsaw and table for dressing meat, and fruit crusher and press and stuff for processing produce; all to go easily into either the walk-in Refrigerator or walk-in freezer.
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well, snort, snort, I did too and still when it comes up I forget and have to take a peek..
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I talked to my construction guy and he said that for the amount of work to be done, he thought that was an excellent price.
He also remarked he wouldn't want to do the work himself.
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AHAT:
"I talked to my construction guy and he said that for the amount of work to be done, he thought that was an excellent price."
Thanks
"He also remarked he wouldn't want to do the work himself."
Smart man.
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I have the plans to the foundation with two seperate 'foundation contractors' now. They have both had the plans since last week. I go by each of their places every weekday, but neighter of them has had the time to work up an estimate. I can not really do much else right now, just waiting to get a foundation built.
Man, how frustrating!
I have been spending my time, cutting down trees, stacking firewood, burning the brush and roto-tilling the soil, got to clear 5 acres. It looks so different going from a thick forest cover with no sunlight reaching the ground, to a clear pasture.
I got electricity last week, and a well-driller was out yesterday. He should be able to drill me a well next week. The phone company is now lined-up, but their delay is about 30 days.
I think I have been able to re-locate 8 beaver so far, chasing them away from where I want to build, they are so a pain. I have a series of levies they made this spring, 3 feet high and holding water.
I came home last night from running an errand, and I started to light-off a pile of brush, when a dark shape began moving 20 feet from me, this huge moose scared the heebies out of me. My German Shepherd was not any better, it took me pointing out the moose before she would even come out from under the motorhome.
Got to go.
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Great idea all.
Got myself a well drilled. No pump but at least I have a well now. They plan to come out and install a pump this Friday. We have a foudnation contractor contracted to build the foundation now (They kept weirding out over the quantity of steel rebar that the plans called for). But now to get the project back within budget, I have had to cancel the contractor who was ligned up for 'erect' the building, so I will be doing that part myself now [with the help of friends). All of the parts of now piled up on my driveway, The steel griters are huge and will need a crane to lift.
I will certainly invite anyone and everyone to come over and share some beer and steaks with us when it is partially completed.
Our youngest son (Matthew) is up here now with me for the summer. When I came up, I had dragged a kayak out onto our creek bank for easy access, but Matthew spend ove an hour and could not find it. I went with him, and foudn that the ferns and brush had grown up above chest height, so we had difficulty finding our kayak. Matthew has since weedwhacked a path 8 feet wide all the way to our creek. I would have have been so much concerned but to cross the creek you have to swim overwise without the boat. So at this time, to gain access to our river frontage the kayak does come in handy.
I will let you guys know how it is coming along as the weeks continue.
See ya.
Galen
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Galen, I belong to a group on the internet that works on homes and is a great avenue to go if you need advice. Here is the addy for it...
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fixeruppers/
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vickles:
"Galen, I belong to a group ..."
Yes thank you very much, that does look helpful in fixing up older buildings, as we have done with each apartment buidlign that we have purchased over the years [California, Scotland, Washington, and Connecticut] always these old structures need work.
I just have terribly little experience in building new buildings.
Thanks
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I got fresh water coming from my well. Cool and sweet.
Electricity and a phone line (within a few hours of pluggin in the phone, I got my first call it was a telemarketer). So far I have not even used the phone, but at least I have one.
We dug out a trench to put the foundation this last weekend and today finished pouring the foundation.
I hope to back-fill around the foundation next week and grade it all around nice and pretty. then stand up our building the following week. To spend the next month after that hanging the 'skin' of the building and roof.
Bonnie applied for a lateral transfer into a position with the federal government here in Bangor. That position's opening has been closed and nwo we are waiting to hear if she got it. It would be a small pay raise, and more importantly it would be local to our new home. So she and I could visit more frequently.
The foundation of our new home sits above a large marsh that so far has had daily moose wandering through. So the panaramic view will be of lots of wild-life. (one beaver lodge, a series of damns, etc). this morning the work crew stopped to watch a hawk fly over head, and a couple days ago I saw an eagle.
See ya
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I got the entire steel frame up. It is now covered with 'skin' which is 24 gauge sheet metal with a baked enamel finish, Fern Green. I got a set of double doors in place, and only have yet to hang two small pieces of wall directly over the doorway. Then the outer walls will be done.
Then I have to leave shortly while moving my family up here. Though upon my return it should take perhaps a week to hang the roof. I already did all the rafters.
I dragged around and lined-up the vertical columns into frames. Then a crane-operator came out one morning and he and I lifted each of four frames onto their piers on the foundation. It would have taken far longer had I not pre-bolted the heavy columns together into frames. That crane-guy got $90 an hour. Two of the frames were over a tonne, and two were a half tonne a piece. I then spent the following week hanging horizontal girters locking the frames together. and about as long lifting all the rafters into place and bolting them together. It took a while to get the vertical columns plumb and to square the frame-work. Lots of come-along work and I ripped out a few trees, cranking on the come-alongs too much.
All this it took me, rather then pay a contractor $20,000 to erect the building with his crew. He thought it would take 5 men two weeks using a crane the entire time.
Then to begin building the floor. Right now it has a four to five foot basement.
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We have a flock of wild turkeys down the road, they keep wandering out on the pavement when I drive by. Each few days I obvserve that they are slowly wandering in the direction of our new home. I hope that by November that they are about here. Must be 6 of them, and ugly whew.
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...sounds like good work Galen... good, satisfying work... you are envied my son!
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I have been playing with the software that does the architectural design and interior layout. We had done this a few times before, but now I think it is about our last revision.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...designs/1a.jpg
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This is all that I am getting
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Sorry about that, allow me to try it again.
I have been playing with the software that does the architectural design and interior layout. We had done this a few times before, but now I think it is about our last revision.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/gyo...0designs/1a.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/gyo...0designs/1b.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/gyo...0designs/1c.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/gyo...0designs/1d.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/gyo...s/1egoingup.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/gyo...ns/1fhigher.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/gyo...ingbackdown.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/gyo...groundagain.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/gyo...canningleft.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/gyo...0designs/1j.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/gyo...htfrontdeck.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/gyo...ftfrontdeck.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/gyo...nrightagain.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/gyo...sideofhouse.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/gyo...heastcorner.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/gyo...0designs/1r.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/gyo...s/1sgoingup.jpg
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The building is erected though I dont know how long it is going to take to get entirely to this stage as shown in the plans.
:)
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And now the inside of the house:
Shall we step inside?
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Yes that is a sunken living room
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Software had a problem with showing the top of this wall. It is a wooden framework holding glass windows, with more like a set of French doors.
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ignore that pink spot on the ceiling had an issue with ceilings. The ceiling from one room bleeds over and shows in other rooms too.
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No water
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Peeking into the master bedroom
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And out the other door.
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And the back door.
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Shall we step outside?
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Or not.
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Now this red block would have an iron grate sitting on it, for the fire.
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It is an open hearth.
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This first glass door is the refrigerator. Think of a insulated glass door at the grocery store, looking into shelves.
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The second door is the freezer.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/gyo...0designs/3s.jpg
This shows a door into the garage and a door into the bathroom.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/gyo...0designs/3t.jpg
Garage, bathroom, laundryroom /mudroom.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/gyo...0designs/3u.jpg
bathroom, laundryroom, and bedroom.
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inside the laundry room / mudroom
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the software again did not have exactly what we wanted. The bidet should really be a 3 foot tall shower stall, for cleaning boots and waders.
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another door into both: the bathroom and the garage.
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the garage.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/gyo...0designs/4a.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/gyo...0designs/4b.jpg
Again the ceiling over the frig and freezer is goofy here.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/gyo...0designs/4c.jpg
Room for parking, plus bandsaw and table for dressing meat, and fruit crusher and press and stuff for processing produce; all to go easily into either the walk-in Refrigerator or walk-in freezer.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/gyo...0designs/4d.jpg
left to right: laundry livingroom, freezer, frig.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/gyo...0designs/4e.jpg
I opened the doors of the freezer and frig.
You can see all the way through into the livingroom.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/gyo...0designs/4f.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/gyo...0designs/4g.jpg
Ta da!!!
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Any comments, suggestions, or questions?
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