Showboy
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As I'm not good at this "Introduction" thing, I'll likely stumble through it and confuse everyone ---- but here goes...
Though I've spent most of the last several years living full time in Florida, I've now bought a house in Arkansas ---- which is near my family ---- so now I split time between the two states. The "new" house (in Arkansas) is the reason that I've come to this forum. It's essentially a single story that has a walkout (partly finished) basement. When I bought it, there were four bedrooms and three bathrooms ---- but I've been knocking down walls. The main level is roughly some 1800-1900 square feet and the lower (basement) level is roughly 1750 square feet.
The house sits on the side of a hill with a small lake (or big pond) in the backyard. This makes the walkout part on the end of the house ---- and not on the back like many houses. This is actually what brings me to this forum. There used to be a two-car garage with a entrance on the front side of the house on the lower level ---- but the previous owner closed the garage door. I want to re-open it and allow enough room for three vehicles side by side. The rest of the basement will be essentially just a gym / gameroom and the one bathroom that's already there.
The next step that I'd like to make will be a two-story extension / addition to that end of the house that would house additional garage space for four cars in a two-by-two configuration on the lower level and more bedroom / living space (maybe a train room) on the upper level. Two of the bedrooms that I have already eliminated were on the lower level.
At this point, I'd have protected and climate-controlled parking for seven vehicles ---- but, as you see by my signature, I could use even more. Yep, I'm a car buff.
I don't want to just continue signing checks as I've always done in the past with projects like this one. Instead, I really want to become involved ---- and likely end up spending less and getting more. I got this inspiration after paying a contractor friend of my family about $800 a day for a project plus materials. It's not an interesting story ---- but it did catch my attention after signing that check.
So that's the start of my introduction. The new basement / garage project won't start for a while since I am at the start of car show season ---- which takes up a great deal of my time. Since I'm OCD ADHD, I can be involved in one project on one day and completely switch to something else the next day.
Though I've spent most of the last several years living full time in Florida, I've now bought a house in Arkansas ---- which is near my family ---- so now I split time between the two states. The "new" house (in Arkansas) is the reason that I've come to this forum. It's essentially a single story that has a walkout (partly finished) basement. When I bought it, there were four bedrooms and three bathrooms ---- but I've been knocking down walls. The main level is roughly some 1800-1900 square feet and the lower (basement) level is roughly 1750 square feet.
The house sits on the side of a hill with a small lake (or big pond) in the backyard. This makes the walkout part on the end of the house ---- and not on the back like many houses. This is actually what brings me to this forum. There used to be a two-car garage with a entrance on the front side of the house on the lower level ---- but the previous owner closed the garage door. I want to re-open it and allow enough room for three vehicles side by side. The rest of the basement will be essentially just a gym / gameroom and the one bathroom that's already there.
The next step that I'd like to make will be a two-story extension / addition to that end of the house that would house additional garage space for four cars in a two-by-two configuration on the lower level and more bedroom / living space (maybe a train room) on the upper level. Two of the bedrooms that I have already eliminated were on the lower level.
At this point, I'd have protected and climate-controlled parking for seven vehicles ---- but, as you see by my signature, I could use even more. Yep, I'm a car buff.
I don't want to just continue signing checks as I've always done in the past with projects like this one. Instead, I really want to become involved ---- and likely end up spending less and getting more. I got this inspiration after paying a contractor friend of my family about $800 a day for a project plus materials. It's not an interesting story ---- but it did catch my attention after signing that check.
So that's the start of my introduction. The new basement / garage project won't start for a while since I am at the start of car show season ---- which takes up a great deal of my time. Since I'm OCD ADHD, I can be involved in one project on one day and completely switch to something else the next day.
