[N8 v2.0]

I had this house designed with the intention of doing it as a 'spec' house but i have a contract on it, so it will be a semi-custom build now.

Spec's:
1785_sf heated/3br/2ba/2 car swing-entry garage/open floor plan
Sold: $208,900

Front Elevation

Floor Plan (note this plan is a mirror image/reversed of the plan i am building to)

Fri
Forms and dirt work

Mon
Helical piers for foundation

 

[N8 v2.0]

Tue the plumbing was roughed in

Wed the beam diggers got the foundation dug out and the poly installed. The foundation was pre-trated for those nasty termites. The post-tention contractor will be in this afternoon to install the post-tension cables.

Tomorrow morn the carpenter will install the brick-shelf and the floating forms. Then it will be inspected for Fri morning's pour.

Fri we will have the slab poured and the framing lumber delivered.

Sat the carpenter will pop lines on the slab, lay sill plate and start nailing up walls.

 

[stinkyboy]

Lotta house for 210. What sort of swampy, banjo playing, backwater town do you have to live in to score for that price?

 

[N8 v2.0]

Lotta house for 210. What sort of swampy, banjo playing, backwater town do you have to live in to score for that price?

the slack-jawed yokels say "yuuup"

 

[stinkyboy]

Is that plane is on a collision course with some spotted owls?

 

[N8 v2.0]

Is that plane is on a collision course with some spotted owls?

here in cajun land that's known as 'gittin dinner'

 

[stinkyboy]

Listening to you and Loco have a conversation would be the funniest thing ever!

 

[SkaredShtles]

Every time a McMansion goes up, God kills a kitten.

 

[jacksonpt]

got floor plans?

I've been thinking about building again...

 

[SkaredShtles]

got floor plans?

I've been thinking about building again...

Advice: smaller bedroom this time.

 

[MMike]

Why don't houses in the US ever have basements?

 

[mogulskr]

Why don't houses in the US ever have basements?

They do in the north. If they did down there it would be full of water.

 

[jacksonpt]

Advice: smaller bedroom this time.

smaller almost everything this time.

 

[Westy]

Why don't houses in the US ever have basements?

They are usually a costly upgrade if you don't have to dig halfway to China to get below the frost line and I'm pretty sure basements in Louisiana are called swimming pools.

 

[SkaredShtles]

Why don't houses in the US ever have basements?

Every house I've ever lived in has had a basement.

 

[narlus]

Why don't houses in the US ever have basements?

they live in a bloody swamp; they need all the land they can get!

 

[SkaredShtles]

smaller almost everything this time.

Good man. Whole house will probably be about the size of the old bedroom, eh?

 

[SkaredShtles]

they live in a bloody swamp; they need all the land they can get!

I approve!

"Sooomeday, 'erbert... all this will be yours."

"What? The curtains?"

 

[stosh]

Here's a shot of a non-boring house.

 

[Westy]

Here's a shot of a non-boring house.

For $200,000 right?

 

[mogulskr]

For $200,000 right?

As long as you take it 'As Is'

 

[stosh]

As long as you take it 'As Is'

Actually we're way over that already.

 

[Brian HCM#1]

Hey N8, are all the foundations you do on slabs? Or do you also have raised?

 

[mogulskr]

Actually we're way over that already.

The land was probably over that right?

 

[SkaredShtles]

The land was probably over that right?

And people wonder why "interesting" houses aren't the norm for everyday Joes...

 

[narlus]

The land was probably over that right?

FTW.

show me a buildable acre or so of land for under 200K near a metro area in the northeast that isn't a superfund site.

 

[SkaredShtles]

FTW.

show me a buildable acre or so of land for under 200K near a metro area in the northeast that isn't a superfund site.

What's the limiting distance of "near a metro area"?

 

[stosh]

The land was probably over that right?

No, but between that and just cutting the driveway in, and the $1300 building permit we're over it.

 

[mogulskr]

FTW.

show me a buildable acre or so of land for under 200K near a metro area in the northeast that isn't a superfund site.

How near do you want to be? 35 miles close enough?

 

[Westy]

FTW.

show me a buildable acre or so of land for under 200K near a metro area in the northeast that isn't a superfund site.

There are lots around here right under the airports glide path going for $200+, 100 miles from DC metro.

 

[N8 v2.0]

got floor plans?

I've been thinking about building again...

I'll scan them tonite

 

[N8 v2.0]

Hey N8, are all the foundations you do on slabs? Or do you also have raised?

All slabs for the most part... only old houses around here are on pier and beam. Not fun when we get a freeze and termites love them

 

[N8 v2.0]

No, but between that and just cutting the driveway in, and the $1300 building permit we're over it.

looks like you have tens of thousands just in foundation and site work.

 

[stosh]

looks like you have tens of thousands just in foundation and site work.

Foundation/Slab was $50k for concrete/labor

We had some serious rock excavation too. What a PITA!

 

[narlus]

radon?

 

[stosh]

radon?

Yeah, we put it in.

We're NORTH of the line where it's required but when you're cutting into the rock as much as we did it's a good idea.

 

[elf 232]

And people wonder why "interesting" houses aren't the norm for everyday Joes...

but which is why il go for the rich bum over an average joe anyday

 

[elf 232]

50,000$ for a foundation?! iv seen basements cut into solid rock and poured for probably about a little more than half that in my area?!?! awell i hope they did a good job anyway.

 

[N8 v2.0]

The couple who is buying this house is in their late 20's with one 7 year old.

 

[BurlyShirley]

I'll take a middle of the last century farm house and 40 acres for $200,000 Alex.