Modern 36wx43dp with attached house

[JordonMusser]

master slider is in:
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Two center panels slide behind the two outer for a clear 8ft walk way to the patio
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[jsherid1]

Really, really like the style of this house. Keep the updates coming!

 

[McMurphyMD]

Wow, very nice build you have going on here!!

I really like your sliding glass doors, and though I orginally conceived pocket doors, I think I like your full glass wall look better.
Where did you get them from?

And also, what program did you use to model your plans from in your first post?

 

[Sims5]

Very neat design. I like your attention to detail.

 

[JordonMusser]

Mc-
I bought them from MetalCraft Doors here locally. Shipping on a door this size was well into the Thousands, so local made sense.

I am a mechanical engineer, so I used SolidWorks. Not the best for this type of work (and I didnt spend the time to do photo realistic renders). But since I have 6000+ hrs of solidworks, I can whip it up pretty fast.

slims- thanks. I wish my contractors all had the same attention to detail :-/

 

[bazzateer]

Wow Jordan! It's really coming along. House looks superb. Can't wait to see the finished article.

 

[LCG]

How did I miss this thread?

I like it a lot!

 

[ed!]

Great build. Nice pictures and summary.

The GF adds class to the project, make sure you keep her around.

What he said. Great garage.

 

[Sunbimmer]

Any updates ??

 

[JordonMusser]

failed plumbing inspection 4 times, so they used a camera and found a broken pipe under the slab. Fixed on Friday, coming back for inspection monday. Hoping to get framing insp done tuesday, and start exterior Wed! But the way things are going (windows+ inspections have taken 2 months) I am not holding my breath

 

[gherndon]

Enjoying the build. I really like the design. Is your concept illustration based on a sketchup model? I'd love to get a copy to play around with if you wouldn't mind sharing.

 

[JordonMusser]

GH- Thanks for the compliment. it is all in solidworks.

 

[JordonMusser]

Stairs are powder coated.. luckily they are storing them for me:

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[Sunbimmer]

Stairs are AWESOME

 

[JordonMusser]

FINALLY a green tag on plumbing. Only 3 weeks, $500 worth of re inspections and having to chop up my formerly perfect garage floor.

Hoping for frame inspection complete Friday, insulation sat, start pounding exterior cladding (dry stack stone) and drywall next week.

To add to misery, here is my sink I ordered 6 months ago for the powder bath :

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And the "black walnut" shelf and Vanity I had made for the office bath: (also ordered 6 months ago)
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Thats some sort of ugly dark/redish wood and bamboo for the shelf

:-/

at least they got the chrome legs right.

 

[TiFJ]

The house is looking great, love the style!

 

[JordonMusser]

I splurged on a goody for the garage:

http://www.airconminisplits.com/pro...tless-mini-split-heat-pump-aircon-a16ci4h4r36

Good god building a garage with an attached house is a fast way to go broke.

 

[jsherid1]

One way to keep it in control is to think long and hard about what you need to do during construction vs. what can be done later. I've done stuff like run Smurf tubes vs. having things pre-wired.

 

[RedAggie03]

Hey Jordon, the house is really looking great - I'm jealous of the Mini-Split. I'm determined to get mine done this year before summer gets here. Keep up the good work!

 

[JordonMusser]

I spent my thanksgiving week off running 6000ft of pre wire Anything I can DIY I am doing during the construction.

But yea.. mainly focused on stuff that has to be done. the AC was a splurge. I am installing it myself so the costs are under control.

 

[RedAggie03]

My main issue is getting 220 to my detached garage. It's just on a couple of 20A breakers right now, but I think I want to do it right and put a sub panel out there to give me more flexibility for new stuff in the future. I'm jealous that you are building it to you liking because doing it after is a pain in the ***.

What's the exterior finish going to be?

 

[muibubbles]

this is so amazing. that house is gorgeous.

 

[JordonMusser]

I ran a 220V sub panel out to my outdoor kitchen at my current place. IT wasnt too bad, since it was the first time I had done anything like that I had to make a few extra calls to the city, but I passed inspection first time.

Most of the exterior is white stucco(smooth finish) with some darker grey dry stack stone on the "bumped out" areas. The strip along the deck will get faced with IPE, or stained cedar.

 

[JordonMusser]

Started the weather proofing and stucco Lathe...
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Broken pipe (now fixed)

The post tension cable is TIGHT. pretty cool, never seen one exposed before.

 

[jsherid1]

Looking awesome, glad you got the pipe fixed, that has to be a relief.

 

[GRN96WS6]

So how does the patch job on the garage look? Looking at the picture it appears that there is a lot of soil missing, but maybe that's for them to get access to the pipe?

 

[JordonMusser]

yea, they had to dig around it completely. Inspector made them leave it uncovered so he could verify.

They will refill with dirt (sand around Pipe I believe?) and then re pour that area. Not a big deal, its in the very corner of the garage.. could have been worse.

House is black today! Looks pretty crazy with just the weather proofing on the wood.

 

[jsherid1]

Lord Vader, your residence has been prepared...

 

[JordonMusser]

yep, that was several of my friends comments exactly!

 

[jsherid1]

Along those same lines you could refer to it as, wait for it, "The Debt Star".

As a fellow traveller in the home building odyssey, hopefully that doesn't hit too close to home (that second pun was largely unintentional). With some of the stuff we've been dealing with on ours humor is the only thing that keeps me from reenacting the baseball bat scene from "The Untouchables".

 

[JordonMusser]

Jim.. feeling is mutual. My GC mentioned I must be the most patient person in the world. He said even he would have kicked his own *** if he were in my shoes

Going on month 13! About to go write another check for the loan extension, and another year of builders risk coverage :-/

 

[Conner]

Great build. The house isn't my style but I can appreciate the aesthetic. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Love the stair design. I can tell you don't have kids. If you did you would know how strong the force is that draws toddler heads to any kind of exposed sharp edge! ; )

 

[JordonMusser]

Ha, yea. definitely not designed for kids. Im only 33, no plans on kids for awhile :-D Of course a similar philosophy applies to drunk adults :-/ I already have though about how to protect those edges if/when I need to.

And I have scares on my face to prove that faces find sharp objects when you are young!!

 

[JordonMusser]

Greeenn taggggg!!!


Too cold for stucco, so we are starting insulation Friday and drywall tarts Sat hopefully..

 

[JordonMusser]

400 amp service:
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Had to mod one of my I beams
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[bazzateer]

......and drywall tarts Sat hopefully..

Sounds like you'd need a with that particular delicacy!

 

[jsherid1]

Drywall tarts could be a good thing if you can watch them work!

 

[JordonMusser]

ha. I would love to blame it on some good Vodka, but considering I was at the house working for several hours in the high 20's and raining.. ill blame it on the cold!

 

[JordonMusser]

More progress! Spray foam dudes showed up this AM, they will be working till Thursday getting that done. Not that exciting for most, but considering how many times I went back and forth on how to insulate this sucker, I am happy to see something go down.

I swung by on the way to work this morning, will snap pics on the way in tomorrow. Going to finish running the inwall conduit for the Scissor Lift this weekend. (outside garage wall.. will get fiberglass).

They only do 5.5inches of open cell on the cold floor above the garage (they said 3.5 to 5.5 is typical). Seeing all that extra space due to my big joists (14") I am thinknig about stuff the void with some non-backed fiberglass. Insulation folks said it wasn't worth it- I would never notice a difference. They said they have never had a call back on 5.5", even when replacing 14inches of fiberglass in a cold floor app.

 

[bored350]

Seeing all that extra space due to my big joists (14") I am thinknig about stuff the void with some non-backed fiberglass. Insulation folks said it wasn't worth it- I would never notice a difference. They said they have never had a call back on 5.5", even when replacing 14inches of fiberglass in a cold floor app.

I won't get into the insulating value potentially gained by adding fiberglass, but I will state that the difference in sound deadening I achieved when adding Roxul to the walls and ceiling of a media room that I added onto to my home was unreal. Since you are adding over a garage, the fire proof aspect is a huge bonus IMO. It is a little more expensive, but worth checking into, it is available in an R30 that should fill your void, if I recall correctly.