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Way late with updates but it is dried in, and I'm about to start the upstairs framing.

Here is a shot of the 1st build before it burned.

Thanks guys. Yes, this time about the only thing the same is the foot print. Instead of a 1.5 story with a 19' wide room in attic trusses, we went with a full two story. So that took us from 2300 sqft to 2700 sqft. The last place had a 12/12 pitch roof and it was hell to work on. This one...

Ok guys. About a year ago I posted about our garage/house build burning down from a lightning strike (electric wasn't done yet so house wasn't grounded). Well, the rebuild started this past summer and here is where we are today. I just wanted everyone to know that we are rebuilding and the...

Nope! The above is wrong. He has angled the wood correctly. For a door to sag, the point farthest from the hinge must drop toward the ground. For that to happen, his 45 degree pieces would have to lengthen or stretch. I don't see that happening. Usually as wood dries, to shortens up just a...

Jack and Jim, You both used ceramic tile? I'm assuming for $.59/sqft you used ceramic. Do you roll a shop jack over the tile? I would love to get away with ceramic but I'm scared......:o

I like all your bota botas (uganda motorbikes). The build looks good.

Thanks guys. Yeah, just to do epoxy on such a large floor would be $800 on the bottom end. Tile at $2/ sqft would be $2600-$3000. I was really hoping for something closer to $1/sqft. Of course I can do that with ceramic but porcelain is a different deal. It is going to be tough to find a...

Budget is an issue. With that said, I have been looking for tile. I have done about three houses worth of tile. I would love to do that but wife loved the way the stain and seal came out so if I can get away with it, I will go that way.

Do you have a picture of the tile red? Never mind. Found a couple of pictures on your website. That might be an option.

Thanks guys. I really don't want the patches coming loose so I'm thinking epoxy to fill. Does the epoxy come in different colors to get it close to the stained floor? Didn't get pictures last night due to my wife's car breaking down 45 miles from home. Looks like the fuel filter is clogged...

Thanks guys. I will keep an eye out in those places. That build direct place has pretty good deals on granite too. I used pieces like that for a tub surround in the last build. thanks Austin

I will have pictures after work today but I have cleaned off the slab after the fire and structually, the slab is fine. There are lots of 1/4" deep, 2" diameter pop-outs. It is like the moisture in the slab just popped the layer of cream up. The slab had been acid stained and sealled with...

I'm looking for porcelain tile for my 1350 sqft slab. Where could I find the best deals? thanks Austin

Yeah, the store I went to doesn't really have any compition. There is no HD or anything else. Plus, I ordered 1500 sqft. They didn't even have enough to cover that. The manager was cool about it and offered to sell me what he had at cost but that was about it. He only had about 300 sqft and...

Went to pick it up and they had 150 tile for me and NOT 150 boxes. We got on the phone with corporate and went round and round. They basically told me TOO BAD. It was a mistake and will not honor it. grrrrrrr. Looked like nice tile too.

Price hasn't gone up for me. I just checked. It is .98 cents for a box of 12. Each tile is 0.08 cents. I ordered 150 boxes this morning. I pick them up after work.

Still haven't finished clearing the slab yet. Checked a couple of spots and it looks like it is still mostly just 1/4 to 1/2 popped off the top in special areas. The rest looks ok but I haven't seen it all yet. The taxes thing was a bust. I ran the numbers and it is just another deduction...

Thanks so much for your post. I hadn't thought of that. That will be a big help for sure. Money is very tight and every little bit helps. Austin

Sorry I'm just now getting back. Internet at the house is hit or miss. This "garage" build was the first building on the property. No way to get a "add on" insurance. I did call a couple of the big names when I started building and they wanted to know who the mortgage was...