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Awesome thread!! Love the view and the house and shop! I came here hoping you had posted pictures of your shop lights - still on the fence for mine.

Agreed - custom homes have lots of work to do in this area - almost like 3-D modeling with all wiring, HVAC and plumbing runs included. Same comment as above - I think there would be a market for the said "architected house" to be modeled on a rotisserie and all viewable from all angles for...

The garage doors should look like this (minus the palm trees... :cool: ) There are a number of monthly inspections that happen both from the architect in the form of a site visit and the bank - who basically own the house. :) Anyway I get some really good detailed pictures of the build...

Bob - you have been busy!! Love the updates!!

Thanks!! and thanks everyone for following along!! I think my first post on GJ was about 13 years ago and I have learned so much and gotten so many great ideas. Also, watching everyone else's garage build and projects its great to have "my turn" - even better with all the folks tuning in! So...

You and me both :ROFLMAO: and thanks! Makes sense...also quality of membranes/materials getting better. Yes! Couple more pics of progress... Thought this was cool - how they cut in the fireplace hole - For the garage pour - I think it was 5 inches all over and then they dug down...

Ha - thanks Mike...yeah I was like no way in hell, not on my watch - ballast?? Did you say ballast? LOL. I had no idea.

Thanks gents for all of the insightful comments...I have no idea WTF I am doing so I am just rolling with most of it...I research, push back on what seems "not" logical or way out of bounds but come the end of the day this is my first rodeo...and I am just a spud. I do know that the flat roof...

So my only concern with the flat roof is what you can see driving up and leaving the house but it sits high enough up on the property you can't see the flat roof portions coming or going - I don't think I weighed in on color. Obviously white roof in hot areas and black roof in cold areas. So...

Target is early fall 2026...but we all know how that goes. Winter will be interesting. I believe that the flat roof is all completed. Those big rolls of material are for what goes underneath the wood siding, I think it is some kind breathable, waterproof membrane that is impermeable to rain...

Love the stove...regarding the progeny...after 3 boys I would like to say... it gets better as they get older... Crickets.

Yes - entire house and garage slab is heated and full HVAC for house and garage. Must have.

First time I was able to walk around and just take shots of the exterior...you see my perfectly flat land is not that. About a 6 foot drop off from the cantilever. Those 3 white pipes (PVC) are drains and will be heated rain chains that go into the ground - lots of trenching for...

I had talked to the builder about "waves" and wanted to make sure the roof was flat and not wavy, because I have seen metal roofs that look like that - so I suppose that means "no oil canning". It is an R panel or a subtle “corrugated” / “R-panel-like” (I think I heard the builder refer to it...

So first drive up to the property since we were last there (last December) and over the last 5 years where there was absolutely nothing - was definitely interesting. First view driving up - Incidentally the windows for the project were supposed to be delivered the day we arrived that day...

Standing seam - installed. So I think we are just about to the point in the program where we get there in person - many pics coming :)

So bike prep - Plugs are easy to change on a thumper - they are right there hanging off the side pods (heads). Just drop the crash bars and dig in: I think that is some Alaska detritus from 2019 in the head covers... Spark plugs live in here - Quick oil change and final drive change...

I assume temps and otherwise they would have to drain external and downpipes down the side of the house. There is a network of heat tape as well for the flat roof. Thanks! The house was spec'd with certain load rating for snow - so I would assume that is taken care of. They also accounted...

More concrete pics... So its just about time to see all of this in person..

Back to roofs - but first an aerial assessment of where we are... Then more roof - flat roofs are "interesting" in terms of keeping the water out...establishing the pitch and drainage paths. Cast iron drains...that believe it or not, drain inside the house :unsure: Membrane...