How big are the blocks N8? The pic of the completed one was good. Didn't have the garage as the main feature of the house so that's a bonus.
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Is it just me or does the tranny between that colum and the archway look awkward.N8 said:
Also no dream home should ever have less than a 10 car garage.
Today's pix
Dont you use internal blockwork up and downstairs
ukjason said:
what chew talkin' 'bout Willis???
The answer would be NO. Brick and block.N8 said:what chew talkin' 'bout Willis???
Finished this house up back around the first of July...
Here's a couple pix I took while my clients were moving in..
Here's a couple pix I took while my clients were moving in..
I'll take my $300k fixer upper with a yard in a nice city any day over anything in La.
buildyourown said:
That's totally cool, and I'll take the $45k+ i made on this house and buy another lot, another brand new blinging mtb and deposit $12k in my checking account.
Hey looks sweet! I like the arches and SR details! I am a builder too, In the Eureka, Ca area. I do some new contruction, a lot of Kitchen and bathroom remodels and I have a custom cabinetry shop too. So what did you do in the house and what was subed out? I can't wait to see the finished pics!
As the GC I do all of the collecting of the bids, arranging the financing, scheduling the work, quality control, dealing with the clients..... etc...kindtrails said:
That home sold for $270,000 here in NW Louisiana.
N8 said:That's totally cool, and I'll take the $45k+ i made on this house and buy another lot, another brand new blinging mtb and deposit $12k in my checking account.
you can buy a lot big enough for a house in LA for less than 33k????? :hot:
ALEXIS_DH said:
Lousiana, not Los Angeles. Nobody in thier right mind would live there, hence it's so cheap.
buildyourown said:
yeah i know.
still 35k is way too cheap (specially for land where a 250k house is built on) for land up there.
hell, even in Lima, 35k wont get you more than a working class 700-800sq ft appartment far in the suburbs.
like we said, it's louisiana...you couldn't pay me enough money to live there, i don't care how many zeroes are in my checking account or overpriced big wheels are in my garage.
Well the great thing is that a lot of people like to buy homes here so I am happy to sell them one... 
And yes, the lot that this home was built on cost $30k.
But I can get lots from $25k and up.
And yes, the lot that this home was built on cost $30k.
But I can get lots from $25k and up.
N8, did you say that house is only 2300 sq feet? But then you said the rooms were big? Is there only 1 or 2 bedrooms?
MTB_Rob_NC said:
It's 2210 heated with a gigantic garage...
4 br/2 bath, the master bedroom was on the smallish side 15'x16' but the other 3 bedrooms were all 12'x12' minimum.
This house plan is great. It makes the 2210 sf seem like 2500+ sf....
Man, It is wild the difference in the cost of construction from one location to the next. Here in California, we have very strict seismic standards, which add alot of expense. A house like that one, here in Humboldt, would probobly cost around $200 to $250 per sqft. And lots in town are $150,000.00!
Post build exterior photo:
Nice how much would a house like that cost
about: £160,000 or so
Looks nice, the only thing I would do different is the entrance, I'd stick with the brick where the stucco is and do some nice double doors.
Thank Diwali at least an attempt was made to hide the garage. Please keep encouraging that lightbulb boy.
That's a scary thing I predict will be happening again in about ten years.
Everyone is so afraid of water, that they seal the living hell out of the exterior of the house not thinking about the need for air changes in order to avoid dry-rot.
Properly designed and implemented stucco can be very waterproof and allow for good air movement. But I see a lot of scary stuff happening here in CA.
Yeah.. the front entrance sucks balls!!! I would have gone with a nice arched soild wood door or something along those lines, but the door that's on there is the one the client wanted.
If I were to build this as a spec house, I would change the front elevation.
I use a system incorporates a special barrier paper, old fashioned metal flashings, cement board instead of foam board and a combination of a Portland cement basecoat topped with a textured polymer stucco material.
We use densglass (fiberglass based gyp board), covered w/ various waterproofing elements (depending on the job) and always metal flashing. Sometimes the flashing is soldered at the corners. If it's really cut up with reveals, windows, etc. Othewise good sealant usually works fine.
It's crazy though. I use some pretty pricey waterproofing consultants on some of my jobs and you wouldn't believe the stuff they come up with. Water is tricky.
We've even done negative pressure tests on windows & plaster infill assemblies on larger buildings just to be absolutely sure that no water is coming in.
Yes, it's a huge liability. Nothing worse than improperly flashed/sealed stucco.
My dream home with have a 70 foot observation/sniper tower and s sub-basement/bunker.
I love that type of architecture...This is more my speed...
...but then, i took 4 years of architecture long ago - my mind is fully poisoned...
However, it is a very very very small market that likes that kind of architecture. Most people want a house that looks like every other house in the neighborhood.
Oh, I know it. In North America, these places only exist in non-neighborhoods. In Toronto, there's a place that used to be commercial - only - like 1960's industrial park stuff. Business dried up, buildings came down, and three or four guys bought stuff like this. Only place like it I've ever seen.
Usually, it's on a couple of acres outside of town...
Usually, it's on a couple of acres outside of town...
You certainly don't want a neihbor in that kind of house who walks around in their underwear a bunch. That is unless your neihbor is Heidi Klum.
well, with that much glass it would be a good idea since i like to lounge about in me lucky drawers...
I agree on general principle. Nearly naked supermodels parading about trumps just about anything.
However, the one of these exact buildings I've seen has this glass face open to a broad vista over rolling countryside...
Like anything with big windows, i suppose.