Castles in the sky, Daves impending disastrous house build thread
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Make a change to the plan today, I canceled the strandboard overlay flooring, and just ordered $6k of Beech flooring.
The chipboard would irritate the shit out of me in sub 6 months, and be impossible to easily replace later on.
So I bit the bullet and ordered a high quality timber.... totally puts me over budget, but I think it's one place that I can't cheap out on.
www.healthbasedbuilding.com
I wanted the wider 105x10mm planks but I missed out on the next production run, so those won't be available for nearly 2 months.
The 85x10mm are about 3 weeks out, and that's as much of a delay as I can handle at this stage.
The chipboard would irritate the shit out of me in sub 6 months, and be impossible to easily replace later on.
So I bit the bullet and ordered a high quality timber.... totally puts me over budget, but I think it's one place that I can't cheap out on.
Foreverbeech™ Solid Timber Overlay Flooring and Panelling 85x10mm - Health Based Building
www.healthbasedbuilding.com
I wanted the wider 105x10mm planks but I missed out on the next production run, so those won't be available for nearly 2 months.
The 85x10mm are about 3 weeks out, and that's as much of a delay as I can handle at this stage.
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My apologies Toshi!
a few reasons;
1/ instant garage, no need to build one now.
2/ I retain vehicular access to the back of the property being able to drive thru under the building.
3/ Space for a woodworking workshop, I plan to get back into wood carving & wood work.
4/ the height gives me better view (and sun) over the tops of the trees and simultaneously blocks views to and from the road. So privacy, views and sun in one.
5/ Design ascetics, viewed from the rear garden, the building looks like it's floating (Castles in the sky yo), it's very cool to see but hard to tell at the moment in pics due to the scaffolding.
*edit*
longer term I plan to have clear seethru walls either side so it will also be like a mini glasshouse down there other than the roller doors either end, so there will be plants/vege's/herb down there as I have a 9m long by 5m wide by 4.7m high space to play with under the house.
a few reasons;
1/ instant garage, no need to build one now.
2/ I retain vehicular access to the back of the property being able to drive thru under the building.
3/ Space for a woodworking workshop, I plan to get back into wood carving & wood work.
4/ the height gives me better view (and sun) over the tops of the trees and simultaneously blocks views to and from the road. So privacy, views and sun in one.
5/ Design ascetics, viewed from the rear garden, the building looks like it's floating (Castles in the sky yo), it's very cool to see but hard to tell at the moment in pics due to the scaffolding.
*edit*
longer term I plan to have clear seethru walls either side so it will also be like a mini glasshouse down there other than the roller doors either end, so there will be plants/vege's/herb down there as I have a 9m long by 5m wide by 4.7m high space to play with under the house.
Disaster it seems has been averted. Thanks for sharing...