New house=FIRST GARAGE!!!!!!!

honda_fox3 · Aug 11, 2013

Well we started building a new house so I get to finally have a garage! Garage will be 828 sq ft, three car. One 16 wide door and one 9 wide.

So far the foundation is poured and septic system is installed in the floor. Still need to pour the floor then start framing.

Pics of the progress so far..... Starts with the hole, then the poured footers, then looking in through one of the back basement windows. Hopefully more progress this week.

honda_fox3 · Aug 11, 2013

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el Pedro · Aug 11, 2013

Beautiful views you have. Look forward to seeing the progress.

dubber · Aug 12, 2013

First garage a triple......very cool!

honda_fox3 · Aug 16, 2013

I got wood!!!

Floors poured.

Not sure about that drain coming out at an angle??? I'm no plumber but I believe this may be an issue, what do you think?

When I drove past today it looked like the framers were there so maybe I'll have some pics of the floor joists and walls soon. :thumbup:

honda_fox3 · Aug 17, 2013

Floors and bearing wall in the basement are done. :rocker:

Still concerned about the angled drain pipe but maybe it is going to run up inside that wall?? I called the general and he is supposed to take a look so we will see.

truckman5000 · Aug 17, 2013

im a plumber and im thinking about your drain.

Concrete footing there to carry the wall.
So they angled the pipe to get over the footing. This is kinda common. Pipe maybee covered by the vanity cabinet.

Or the plumber didnt have an extra 2" 45 so they did it to get done..

honda_fox3 · Aug 17, 2013

truckman5000 said:
im a plumber and im thinking about your drain.

Concrete footing there to carry the wall.
So they angled the pipe to get over the footing. This is kinda common. Pipe maybee covered by the vanity cabinet.

Or the plumber didnt have an extra 2" 45 so they did it to get done..

That would make sense. As long as I don't have an issue down the road when finishing the basement I'm good, it just looked off when I noticed it. Thanks for the info.

honda_fox3 · Aug 23, 2013

Made some good progress this week. All the framing is done, next up plumbing, elec., and HVAC. Shingles should come soon too.

Sunbimmer · Aug 23, 2013

Looking great, good progress, keep us updated please, I'm very interested :thumbup:

canuckian · Aug 23, 2013

Looks like it's going to be a nice place! we're about a week or 2 ahead of you in the progress of our new spot. Shingled, rough in's almost done, windows and some doors in and siding starting next week. This is our 7th house and 3rd build. I figured i wouldn't be excited about this one but every day of a build is exciting.
Looking forward to seeing more progress pics!

honda_fox3 · Aug 24, 2013

canuckian said:
This is our 7th house and 3rd build. I figured i wouldn't be excited about this one but every day of a build is exciting.
Looking forward to seeing more progress pics!

7th house???? Are you crazy? I would probably be homidical if I had to move that many times. :willy_nil

Latest update, they have the framing totally done, put up the black paper on the roof to prep for shingles, hopefully the roof will be done today or monday. Exterior doors and windows are sitting in the garage so those should go in soon. I'll go buy insulation for the garage soon and get that done.

canuckian · Aug 24, 2013

dustinmk4 said:
7th house???? Are you crazy? I would probably be homidical if I had to move that many times.

lol I have my moments. Moving doesn't bother me at all and neither does building but this is the last house till I retire. Too old and too busy to bother with it anymore. It's the selling of the house that drives me around the bend. Lookie-loos, cheapskates, agents, etc. we have been lucky that our houses have sold fast in the past. This one's taking a little longer. slow market here. we're priced right so I'm sure it'll sell once things pick up.
I will warn you...the build seems like it's progressing quickly now. Every day when you drive up you can see something different every time from the outside. Wait till it's weather tight and they start on the inside. I find at that point it seems like a slow, frustrating crawl to the finish line lol. Just seems to take a lot longer to finish the inside of a house. or at least thats been my experience.

LCG · Aug 24, 2013

Subscribing, I identify the joy of the first garage+house

Congratulations!

honda_fox3 · Aug 24, 2013

canuckian said:
I will warn you...the build seems like it's progressing quickly now. Every day when you drive up you can see something different every time from the outside. Wait till it's weather tight and they start on the inside. I find at that point it seems like a slow, frustrating crawl to the finish line lol. Just seems to take a lot longer to finish the inside of a house. or at least thats been my experience.

We were pretty lucky with our sale this last time, market is going up (slowly), newest house in the area and one of the few non-premanufactured, plus my dad is an agent so we had no issues there.

I hear ya about the finish work taking forever, we finished part of our basement to help sell the last one and it was brutal when it came time for finish work. Either way it is still exciting. From what I have seen the contractor I'm going through is pretty quick, I have been watching (maybe snooping) a few of the other houses the same company is building near by and have been pleasantly surprised by their performance.

More pics coming soon, I'll get some actual garage pics next time I'm out there.

kyle@hcb · Aug 24, 2013

Great start!

honda_fox3 · Aug 30, 2013

New pics! Latest updates, plumbing, electrical, and HVAC are done aside from the AC unit which is on hold till they pour the cement pad for it. Gas is run and basement windows are in. Should be on to insulation and drywall soon.

Lets start with the views. First out the front door.

Next out the kitchen window above the sink.

Out the back door off the dining room

Out the master bath window

That pretty much shows the views on every side of the house. In the ones with the further away mountain range you can see the local lake just down the hill from our place.

Now garage pics.

See the pipe in the corner?

Furnace vent cutting into my garage

Oh well I guess. Not the end of the world.

House is coming along.

Basement

ratdoggy · Aug 30, 2013

Can you really have the framing so tight around the furnace? what if it needs a repair or replacement? Fire issues?

honda_fox3 · Aug 30, 2013

ratdoggy said:
Can you really have the framing so tight around the furnace? what if it needs a repair or replacement? Fire issues?

I don't know, I'm no HVAC guy. I do know that the pvc pipe for the exhaust is up to code. New furnace is super efficient and doen't vent much heat so the pvc is safe. Possibly the same deal for the framing?

ratdoggy · Aug 30, 2013

ratdoggy said:
Can you really have the framing so tight around the furnace? what if it needs a repair or replacement? Fire issues?

dustinmk4 said:
I don't know, I'm no HVAC guy. I do know that the pvc pipe for the exhaust is up to code. New furnace is super efficient and doen't vent much heat so the pvc is safe. Possibly the same deal for the framing?

I have the same set-up (high efficiency,PVC and condensate drain pipe) but I'd guess you wouldn't want it boxed in like that even if it meets code.

SiGmA_X · Aug 30, 2013

Nice looking house/garage build!

ratdoggy said:
I have the same set-up (high efficiency,PVC and condensate drain pipe) but I'd guess you wouldn't want it boxed in like that even if it meets code.

The guy you hire to fix or replace it in the future will definitely like having more room. Helps keep job costs down, too.

honda_fox3 · Aug 30, 2013

ratdoggy said:
I have the same set-up (high efficiency,PVC and condensate drain pipe) but I'd guess you wouldn't want it boxed in like that even if it meets code.

I'll have to take a closer look when I'm there again. It is possible that the picture is making it look worse than it is. I didn't pay much attention to it when I was there so I will next time.

For the record that is a part of the basement that won't be finished so thats just a framed wall there.

rmckee · Aug 30, 2013

Looks like a great space! Is there a 348 going in there?????

honda_fox3 · Aug 30, 2013

rmckee said:
Looks like a great space! Is there a 348 going in there?????

Not right away. Eventually (2-5 years probably) it will be a 308, 348 or 355. College graduation to myself. I'm having a hell of a time deciding which one, then people throw a Testarossa in the mix and make it more difficult. Price wise they are all pretty close but very very different machines. For now the third car area is for my 1970 caddy fleetwood then the other 2 spaces for daily drivers. As I expand my collection I'll also build a shop/mancave on the other side of the lot.

Moose97 · Aug 30, 2013

truckman5000 said:
im a plumber and im thinking about your drain.

Concrete footing there to carry the wall.
So they angled the pipe to get over the footing. This is kinda common. Pipe maybee covered by the vanity cabinet.

Or the plumber didnt have an extra 2" 45 so they did it to get done..

This is possible but I'm not sure. I am a Building Official and I've never seen this in 20 years of inspecting. I would require them to camera the line and make sure all is OK. :thumbup:

Moose97 · Aug 30, 2013

HVAC is fine as long as you can get the old out and a new in. Might have them give you a little more wiggle room. You can also have them build you a chase around that vent pipe in your garage. You can sheet rock around it and it won't be too big an issue. Remember****** This is YOUR house! You should get what you want! :thumbup:

honda_fox3 · Aug 30, 2013

Moose97 said:
This is possible but I'm not sure. I am a Building Official and I've never seen this in 20 years of inspecting. I would require them to camera the line and make sure all is OK.

Glad you brought that up I almost forgot. I found out that the concrete footer is right there so the angled it to go above that footer and into the wall then placed a 45 on it and ran it right up the wall.

honda_fox3 · Aug 30, 2013

Moose97 said:
HVAC is fine as long as you can get the old out and a new in. Might have them give you a little more wiggle room. You can also have them build you a chase around that vent pipe in your garage. You can sheet rock around it and it won't be too big an issue. Remember****** This is YOUR house! You should get what you want!

They are, it shows it on the plans I just overlooked it before. It will be framed and finished with the garage.

rmckee · Aug 31, 2013

dustinmk4 said:
Not right away. Eventually (2-5 years probably) it will be a 308, 348 or 355. College graduation to myself. I'm having a hell of a time deciding which one, then people throw a Testarossa in the mix and make it more difficult. Price wise they are all pretty close but very very different machines. For now the third car area is for my 1970 caddy fleetwood then the other 2 spaces for daily drivers. As I expand my collection I'll also build a shop/mancave on the other side of the lot.

I hear ya. Realistically I'll probably end up with a 348 since it's the last really user servicable F-car they made. The 355's engine removal for the belt changes make that a no-go in my book, but I'm certainly watching the cost of the 360s drop down, making them a bit more realistically attainable. $35k for a 348 makes it hard to not put pennies aside for one.

Are you over on FerrariLife's forum? I used to spend a good amount of time there.

honda_fox3 · Aug 31, 2013

rmckee said:
I hear ya. Realistically I'll probably end up with a 348 since it's the last really user servicable F-car they made. The 355's engine removal for the belt changes make that a no-go in my book, but I'm certainly watching the cost of the 360s drop down, making them a bit more realistically attainable. $35k for a 348 makes it hard to not put pennies aside for one.

Are you over on FerrariLife's forum? I used to spend a good amount of time there.

The 360's are for sure becoming more realistic in price but there are so dang many of them out there that I don't think I would buy one. Service is something to look at given the cost to get it done at a decent shop, my biggest hang up is the personality differences in all of them. The 308 is truly a drivers car, it's raw and rough like a 60's muscle car which I like. Not to mention that the 308 motor, especially the QV is super reliable. First wourld problems I suppose.

I'm not on ferrarilife but I regularly spend time on ferrari chat, which is where I heard about this site :thumbup:

P.S. another draw for the 308 is that I can kill a magnum pi mustache and flowery shirt ha ha!

honda_fox3 · Sep 6, 2013

More progress this week. Brick work is nearly done, just the finishing by the front door but that has to wait till the pourch concrete is cured. Also they got the doors in and insulation done, all windows in also. Supposed to be doing the frame walk through on Monday to give my ok before they start sheetrocking. We should be about 50 days out now till finished.

First pics, garage insulation done by myself, my wife and my father in-law.

Next up, inside insulation and doors.

My wife standing in her new kitchen.

Brick

Looking forward to next week, I have to get the radiant film in the vaulted ceiling before they can sheetrock so I'll be busy.

dubber · Sep 6, 2013

Great build. Your wife doesn't look impressed, maybe because the kitchen isn't done yet

honda_fox3 · Sep 6, 2013

dubber said:
Great build. Your wife doesn't look impressed, maybe because the kitchen isn't done yet

I told her it was going on GJ as I took the pic, she wasn't too happy ha ha. :dunno:

bmrisko · Sep 6, 2013

Looks great...my wife and I juts finished our build a few months ago and it can be stressful at times.

No brick ties...??

alpinewhite · Sep 6, 2013

dustinmk4 said:

The headers on your windows are just 2x4's laying on its sides? Here in California, they'd have to be 4x6, 4x8, or 4x10's depending on span. I'm assuming your building code is not that different than ours.

alpinewhite · Sep 6, 2013

Never mind. From one of your previous pictures, I see that they used 2 2x8's or so nailed together. In the extra 1/2" space, they put insulation. This gave the appearance that there was no header.

honda_fox3 · Sep 6, 2013

alpinewhite said:
Never mind. From one of your previous pictures, I see that they used 2 2x8's or so nailed together. In the extra 1/2" space, they put insulation. This gave the appearance that there was no header.

You got it. Also, all the exterior walls on the house are 2x6 walls not 2x4. Garage is 2x4 however. But yes the headers are similar construction to what you can see pretty well above the garage door opening.

honda_fox3 · Sep 7, 2013

I didn't get any pics but on my way to work this morning I noticed that the shingles are almost done :willy_nil

honda_fox3 · Sep 13, 2013

Wow, lots of work got done this week. Brick work is done, roof is done. Drywall is all hung and mostly mud and taped, that should be done today or tomorrow. Hopefully the painters are lined up for next week.

Garage pics first.

Living room/kitchen area.

Front door looking through the living room. That door will be changed to one with a window later on.

Now on to the master suite.

Shower in the far corner, throne next to it.

And last but not least, my princess running from getting a picture, she was hiding in the closet when I started taking pics.

canuckian · Sep 13, 2013

wow nice bit of progress in a short time! house and garage look great!

New house=FIRST GARAGE!!!!!!!

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