BlueBomber
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Woot! Congrats, Thomas, on a concept well thought, well designed, and well executed. Indeed: well done!
Above 1200 Sq/FT Restored 1930's Auto Shop
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Wokspaces above 1200 squarefeet.
Boosted1
Well-known member
The lift worked brilliantly.
Nice work.
Nice work.
Rag Roc
ALLIANCE MEMBER
Congrats Thomas on a job well done! Bet you slept well from the activity, and knowing your plan came together.
jbmatth
Well-known member
That worked great and I look forward to hopefully being able to check out the completed wood shop this summer.
JB
JB
C_F
ALLIANCE MEMBER
I was wondering about that.
That's great that your material lift is working so well! Looks like you had plenty of good help, too. I noticed that you put in a couple wood guides on the floor joist, to help guide it back through on the way up, so it doesn't try to snag the edge.
markviii
Well-known member
Yea!!! Internet and wifi connected in new house. Cable also. Moving in this weekend, maybe. I have my kitchen stuff moved in. Carpet goes in tomorrow. Friday/Satuday we'll be moving furniture. Little stuff later. We just want to have enough to be able to wawtch the Super Bowl on Sunday. Permanent staircases go in next week sometime.
Lots of good progress happening!
Chris
Lots of good progress happening!
Chris
dcm5652
Active member
Good It will be a Super Bowl you will never forget. I have really enjoyed watching the build of your Home and all the details that have been included in the build, and I believe that a lot of the small things done in the house are not being done in most modern homes being built today.. Great Job and enjoy your new home and may you two have many happy years in it.
rixtrix1
Well-known member
All this for Super Bowl Party? Gotta say you've knocked it out of the park! You definitely owe yourselves a little TV time and relaxation for pushing through so hard. Almost there.
realvc
Well-known member
Congrats. on everything up to this point. The lift and moving all the heavy equipment is a huge advancement toward your complete move in.
Well done and very impressive as usual for Thomas and Chris.
Well done and very impressive as usual for Thomas and Chris.
markviii
Well-known member
Well, instead of doing all the moving on Friday/Saturday, Tom moved the schedule up. As soon as the carpet installers left, we proceeded to begin the move. Yesterday and today (Friday) got most of the large furniture pieces into the new house, including all 3 bedrooms. At 8:30pm, we had our 1st meal (leftovers) in the house and we'll sleep here tonight (and from now on). Yea!!! Tom's watching a movie on his big projection screen with the surround sound.
Tomorrow (Saturday) morning, we have a couple high school football players helping with the last of the moving (just a few furniture pieces left, then lots of books) from the second floor of the house (that I moved there almost 1 1/2 years ago). Then all that's left in the house is stuff for donation or Craig's List. What a relief!
We'll have a relaxing day on Sunday with our kids here for the Super Bowl. Thanks for following along with the move everyone.
Chris
Tomorrow (Saturday) morning, we have a couple high school football players helping with the last of the moving (just a few furniture pieces left, then lots of books) from the second floor of the house (that I moved there almost 1 1/2 years ago). Then all that's left in the house is stuff for donation or Craig's List. What a relief!
We'll have a relaxing day on Sunday with our kids here for the Super Bowl. Thanks for following along with the move everyone.
Chris
dcm5652
Active member
Congratulations on the FIRST night in your new home..
Grumblebum
Well-known member
Another milestone. First night in the new home. Well done Chris and Thomas. 
Cheers GB.
Cheers GB.
First Night!!!!!!!!
Many, many, many, many thanks to everyone for all your good wishes. Just short of 10 months since we started, and we have been moving in all day yesterday and today. We finally got enough "stuff" moved in today where we can now call this home!
I've got some help coming tomorrow to help move the really large, heavy pieces. By close of tomorrow, Saturday, we should be largely all moved in. We've been blessed with dry weather for all this moving. I'd rather be lucky than good.
The stairway won't be installed for another week and the mantel is still waiting for finish work, but other than that, we're largely done in the main house and can live comfortably here. There are a few other small odds and ends to go as well. Now my attention will turn to setting up the basement shop. That will take a bit of time so stand by for that.
I've only spent a few hours here tonight to relax and finally get a sense of what it will be like to live here and I must say it is going to worth every bit of my long hours to get to this point. It exceeds my expectations which is very satisfying. I predict we're going to enjoy ourselves as we move into another phase of our lives.
I've still got some construction details to share so check back here, we're not done yet!
Happy Camper Thomas
Many, many, many, many thanks to everyone for all your good wishes. Just short of 10 months since we started, and we have been moving in all day yesterday and today. We finally got enough "stuff" moved in today where we can now call this home!
I've got some help coming tomorrow to help move the really large, heavy pieces. By close of tomorrow, Saturday, we should be largely all moved in. We've been blessed with dry weather for all this moving. I'd rather be lucky than good.
The stairway won't be installed for another week and the mantel is still waiting for finish work, but other than that, we're largely done in the main house and can live comfortably here. There are a few other small odds and ends to go as well. Now my attention will turn to setting up the basement shop. That will take a bit of time so stand by for that.
I've only spent a few hours here tonight to relax and finally get a sense of what it will be like to live here and I must say it is going to worth every bit of my long hours to get to this point. It exceeds my expectations which is very satisfying. I predict we're going to enjoy ourselves as we move into another phase of our lives.
I've still got some construction details to share so check back here, we're not done yet!
Happy Camper Thomas
1/2 Cup
Member Emeritus
Thomas and Chris, you both should be very proud of what you have achieved in the last ten months. 
Well done and now its time to enjoy..
Regards
Well done and now its time to enjoy..
Regards
Lyndon
Well-known member
Congratulations Thomas & Chris. It's been a mammoth job, done to exacting standards. I hope you are very proud, & ready to relax!
Lyndon
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Oh oh, I'm using Tapatalk again......
Lyndon
Staggered!
Oh oh, I'm using Tapatalk again......
HOTFR8
Banned
Re: First Night!!!!!!!!
No doubt camping must feel good being in that new home after all the work.
Things should happen a lot faster now.
No doubt camping must feel good being in that new home after all the work.
Things should happen a lot faster now.
HCNDM
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Congratulations on the move in! Well deserved after all the hard work!
Niels
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Madone_si
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WOW I am loving this thread and your lift awesome, makes me want a lift now.. but I don't have two floors to install one... but you have given me an idea for how to lift some parts from my street level into my back yard (floor level down)
BBChevro
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Congratulations on your move into the new home Thomas and Chris.
Pabloarris
New member
Brilliant thread, superb attention to detail and a lovely house, congratulations on your move and thanks for sharing your work.
Paul
Paul
Bob Heine
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Congratulations Chris and Thomas!
JeremyBurke
Well-known member
Congratulations to all. I have been following along for the whole build and am excited to see the finished product. I am also excited to see some of the more detailed posts I am sure Tomas will provide when he has time to catch up.
stillp
Well-known member
Congratulations Chris and Thomas! Bet it feels good!
Pete
Pete
jbmatth
Well-known member
As others have said, congratulations on spending your first night in your new beautiful home. Well done on all accounts, attention to detail really doesn't express how much thought and planning must have gone into this home.
JB
JB
C_F
ALLIANCE MEMBER
Spending that first night in your new home is a truly satisfying event. For me, that feeling was 19 years ago...wow, does time fly!
Congratulations to both of you on your new wonderful home, and many thanks for taking us all along for the ride.
Congratulations to both of you on your new wonderful home, and many thanks for taking us all along for the ride.
Laro13
Well-known member
congrats! I hope you enjoy your new home as much as we enjoyed the ride along.
oldironfarmer
Well-known member
Congratulations! Excellent
Move In Pictures
After all this time for those who have been following along, here are a few preliminary pictures with some furniture in. Now we have to find appropriate furniture that will fit the space or reupholster existing.
7 months ago.
The screen is motorized self-stowing, 133" (3.3 m) diagonal, self- tensioning. When the room darkening shades are in use the picture looks great, even in strong sunlight outside. Without them it's not too bad.
When not in use it's out of view.
The ceiling projector also functions as the TV along with displaying movies etc.
Yes the fireplace needs the mantel, badly!
I've started moving my office in upstairs. We have a long way to go, but we're in!!!!
The Super Bowl starts in about an hour so I follow up on this.....later.
Beaming Thomas
After all this time for those who have been following along, here are a few preliminary pictures with some furniture in. Now we have to find appropriate furniture that will fit the space or reupholster existing.
7 months ago.
The screen is motorized self-stowing, 133" (3.3 m) diagonal, self- tensioning. When the room darkening shades are in use the picture looks great, even in strong sunlight outside. Without them it's not too bad.
When not in use it's out of view.
The ceiling projector also functions as the TV along with displaying movies etc.
Yes the fireplace needs the mantel, badly!
I've started moving my office in upstairs. We have a long way to go, but we're in!!!!
The Super Bowl starts in about an hour so I follow up on this.....later.
Beaming Thomas
Boosted1
Well-known member
Congrats on getting moved in for the super bowl! All the woodwork and floors look great.
Be careful on those stairs.
Be careful on those stairs.
donnie
Well-known member
Enjoy the game in your home.
djones1a
Well-known member
Very nice!
SiGmA_X
Well-known member
Lookin' good, Chris & Thomas! Please keep us updated with the continual flow of images as you have been doing since you retired and broke ground, it has been very fun to follow along.
Roman
Roman
Grizz1963
Well-known member
Well done Team !!
red
Well-known member
"The lift worked flawlessly all day long."
Because the operator has been flawlessly in his execution.
"I'd rather be lucky than good."
had an older manager tell me You can be lucky only IF your prepared.
Chris & Tom,
thank you for sharing your journey with us. You are what the American Dream is all about. Hard work and planning can lead to success beyond our wildest imaginations.
Because the operator has been flawlessly in his execution.
"I'd rather be lucky than good."
had an older manager tell me You can be lucky only IF your prepared.
Chris & Tom,
thank you for sharing your journey with us. You are what the American Dream is all about. Hard work and planning can lead to success beyond our wildest imaginations.
67ImpalaSS396
Member
Chris & Tom,
I join with all the followers on your Journey in congratulating you on your beautiful new home! I hope you had enough energy to stay up for what proved to be a Super Bowl for the ages. Your entire thread shares a bond with Tom Brady. They are both G.O.A.T. (Greatest Of All Time).
May you have many happy years enjoying your fantastic home. Please continue to take us along in your future adventures!
Best Regards,
John
I join with all the followers on your Journey in congratulating you on your beautiful new home! I hope you had enough energy to stay up for what proved to be a Super Bowl for the ages. Your entire thread shares a bond with Tom Brady. They are both G.O.A.T. (Greatest Of All Time).
May you have many happy years enjoying your fantastic home. Please continue to take us along in your future adventures!
Best Regards,
John
APEowner
Well-known member
Chris & Tom - Thank you for letting us share this journey with you. The home looks as pleasant and welcoming as the shop. I do find it interesting that you've put so much effort into creating a beautiful place to relax when it appears that neither of you ever do. I hope that you give your selves permission to enjoy that space. You deserve it.
dpljmurphy
Well-known member
Chris and Tom, allow me to add my congratulations to the long list of well wishers. David
Homebody
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Woot!