Grinding it out, day after day

Are you talking the old style timber frame where you have exposed beams and post everywhere? If so probably one of my favorite building methods, either that or logs. You just can't beat the look and warmth of wood in a house, and the larger the timbers the better. Plus if you ever need to put a nail in to hang something up, you know right where a stud is. Good luck with your house and your trading.

Bob H.
 
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Actually it's been going amazingly smooth to this point. We have 10 acres on the edge of the city. We're living in the original house and building the new one 50' away, so we're on top of things right away and always know what's going on. We have the best custom builder in the city and they're very well organized.

My wife is stressed over colors, floor samples, etc, but I am only in charge of the man garage, the workout room and the office, so no worries for me! They're putting on the roof right now and we'll have it closed up with windows and doors in about three weeks. Move in still towards the end of the year though.

Here's what it should look like when done. It's a douglas fir timber frame.
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Freaking sweet house man, post pics after completion please!
 
Lescor, you mentioned somewhere earlier that you take your setups as a matter of course once they are in place. However, do you ever override any setups because, although they may be technically in place, the price action nevertheless appears a bit wonky? And if you do override and pass on a setup for this reason, does it happen very occasionally or with some regularity?

P.S. Nice house.
 
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Btw the single garage on the right is my garage, which I will probably never park a car in. Just a workshop to work on my bikes and motorcycles and tinker on whatever I want. Even going to put a female-repelling urinal in it. And a beer fridge. And a dart board. You get the picture... [/B]
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Hi Lescor

(from a very old custom builder)

Make sure you get a release of liens from your contractor on all his subs.(at settlement)

Grading is important around the house (usually about 6" per foot away from the house)

Extra insulation in the 4 garage ceilings.



These are just a few things that come to mind after looking at
your sketch ( I'm sure your builder is aware of the above)

Hoping to contribute in my area of my expertise in your
great journal
God luck with the new house
cheers
johnl
 
I too am a long term professional plumber and would like to know what model of urinal you're going to hang in the garage of your new house.

Can we now get back to sharing gems of knowledge, please?

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lescor. what precentage of you profits are opg orders? are you still doing a lot of them?
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That's Dennis Bolze house. He is in jail ATM due to running a ponzi scheme.....

I don't think I would want to follow any of his systems.

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Here's another house built by another trader ....

...in process .. http://tradersparadise.blogspot.com/2006/11/front-porchlets-get-r-done.html

... working ... http://tradersparadise.blogspot.com/2006/04/working-on-gable-endsand-workingand.html ... hint: some people may want to check his trading methods embedded in his blog ...

... done ... http://tradersparadise.blogspot.com/2007/08/workshop-in-mountains-of.html
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Quote from Booker007:

That's Dennis Bolze house. He is in jail ATM due to running a ponzi scheme.....
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Booker007,

Can you substantiate your claim above? Or show a link to that?
 
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LOL, it's true. We were talking about Bolze over a year ago. Where ya been
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Had been away. Can show a link to your "talking about Bolze"?

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Had been following his mansion-building for a couple of years in his blog after following the exploits of TheBigCheese in ET (anybody remember his hilarious narrations? haha) , but had been away for some time.

Thanks, Brocklanders, for the link.
 
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