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Finished!!!!!!!!!!

Posted to WindyJ by Stan in Knoxville, TN on 7/2/2007

Yes finally we are finished. Been so busy trying to finish I haven't had time to made any post. We came in a little over budget, but who doesn't. The concrete killed us, Between the shop, foundation, garage, porches, and driveway we had 293 yards. Subs were great, very few problems, but I'm glad it's over. I think we saved about $45000 - $50000 by doing it ourselves. Hope you'll goes as well.    Stan in Knoxville

Finished!!!!!!!!!!

Posted to WindyJ by Stan in Knoxville, TN on 7/2/2007

Yes, finally we are finished. Been so busy trying to finish I haven't had time to make any journal entries. We came in a little over budget, but who doesn't? The concrete killed us. Between the shop, foundation, garage, porches, and driveway we had 293 yards. Subs were great, very few problems, but I'm glad it's over. I think we saved about $45,000 - $50,000 by owner-building. Hope you'll do as well.
Stan in Knoxville

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Posted by Anonymous on 7/2/2007 7/2/2007	Your house looks beautiful!!! Good work.
Posted by Jeff in Provo, UT on 7/3/2007 Editor Jeff's Forum Posts: 145 Interview Answers: 206 Average Forum Rating: 3.85 Jeff's Selected Image 7/3/2007	Beautiful home!  Congratulations!
Posted by Anonymous on 7/4/2007 7/4/2007	Just beautiful.  Thanks for sharing your pictures.
Posted by Jeff in Provo, UT on 10/16/2007 Editor Jeff's Forum Posts: 145 Interview Answers: 206 Average Forum Rating: 3.85 Jeff's Selected Image 10/16/2007	Look's great...Congrats

Ready for floor finish

Posted to WindyJ by Stan in Knoxville, TN on 4/10/2007

All has gone very well to this point, but things are slowing. Electrician is two weeks out, granite tops four weeks, no plumber till countertops are in. We're hoping to be finished in 6 weeks.

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Posted by Cara in Orlando, FL on 4/12/2007 Cara's Forum Posts: 38 Journal Entries: 136 Interview Answers: 59 Average Forum Rating: 4.04 My Construction Website Image from Cara's blog 4/12/2007	I saw your journal pics on the main page... I love your window layout, and also the trim/crown. The paint colors really make everything pop! What color granite are you going with?
Posted by Stan in Knoxville, TN on 4/14/2007 Stan's Forum Posts: 3 Journal Entries: 11 Interview Answers: 65 Average Forum Rating: 4.50 Image from Stan's blog 4/14/2007	Cara, Thank you for the compliments. We are using Uba Tuba (very dark green, almost black) for the kitchen and St.Cecilia in the bathrooms. I'll post some bathroom photos soon. Thanks, Stan

Bricked

Posted to WindyJ by Stan in Knoxville, TN on 3/21/2007

Well, it's probably obvious we've been busy. We're finishing the inside and the exterior steps and porches. Cabinets are next, then final painting, plumbing and electric. Subs have been great, no problems (none). We have gone over budget in some places, some due to us, some out of our control. I'll post inside photos after cabinets are in.   Stan

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Rough-in finished

Posted to WindyJ by Stan in Knoxville, TN on 1/3/2007

All rough-ins are finished, electric, plumbing, vac., A/V, and security. Drain field is finish and insulation is next.

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Plumbing & HVAC rough-in

Posted to WindyJ by Stan in Knoxville, TN on 12/25/2006

We have been waiting for the electric rough-in for two weeks. Plumbing, HVAC, fireplace and roof are finished. All inspections should be done next week ready for insulation. All is going well. We drove 8 hrs last weekend to the Kraftmaid warehouse, got about half of what we need. One more trip and we will buy the rest from the local store.

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Posted by Lori in Reno, NV on 12/26/2006 Lori's Forum Posts: 122 Journal Entries: 89 Interview Answers: 202 Average Forum Rating: 3.95 My Construction Website Image from Lori's blog 12/26/2006	The picutre looks beautiful what a view. May I ask how big is your kitchen and how many cabinets did you buy. What did it cost you? Thanks Lori
Posted by Stan in Knoxville, TN on 12/27/2006 Stan's Forum Posts: 3 Journal Entries: 11 Interview Answers: 65 Average Forum Rating: 4.50 Image from Stan's blog 12/27/2006	Lori, The kitchen is fairly large with approx. 30 feet of cabinets. We'll need about 32 cabinets total. Our trip to Kraftmaid netted about half of that with a cost to us of $2300 which I priced at Home Depot for $5200. We're making another trip in Jan.   Stan
Posted by Kristen in Snowflake, AZ on 1/3/2007 Kristen's Forum Posts: 19 Journal Entries: 3 Interview Answers: 59 Average Forum Rating: 3.73 My Construction Website Kristen's Selected Image 1/3/2007	Hi Stan, Would you mind posting the square footage of your house and a floor plan?  It sure looks nice so far.  Don't worry, I'm not interested in stealing your plan. ;-)  We're already under way (on the stem wall) of our own.  I'm just interested how you used your space on the main floor. Thanks, Kristen (The_Cortes_Adventure)
Posted by Stan in Knoxville, TN on 1/3/2007 Stan's Forum Posts: 3 Journal Entries: 11 Interview Answers: 65 Average Forum Rating: 4.50 Image from Stan's blog 1/3/2007	Kristen, Our house is a Stephen Fuller (#141 on his site) 2902 sq. ft.. We are building on a crawl space but we reversed the stairs in the attic where we have an other 1500 sq. ft. unfinished.   Hope your home is going well.  Stan
Posted by Kristen in Snowflake, AZ on 1/5/2007 Kristen's Forum Posts: 19 Journal Entries: 3 Interview Answers: 59 Average Forum Rating: 3.73 My Construction Website Kristen's Selected Image 1/5/2007	Thanks for the info. Stan.  Happy Building, Kristen
Posted by Nick in Goochland, VA on 1/22/2007 Nick's Forum Posts: 3 Average Forum Rating: 4.00 Randomly Selected Image 1/22/2007	Your house looks very nice. If you don't mind me asking, what kind of framing costs did you run into with your roof? My wife and I are in the planning stages of a house with a similar roof line (although smaller). We've talked to a couple of builders and they have all told us that the framing for the roof is going to be very expensive. Thanks!
Posted by Stan in Knoxville, TN on 1/22/2007 Stan's Forum Posts: 3 Journal Entries: 11 Interview Answers: 65 Average Forum Rating: 4.50 Image from Stan's blog 1/22/2007	Nick, Maybe we were very lucky but I think we did will. The house has a little over 2900 sq. ft. and some unusual ceilings, 9' to 11' tray in master bedroom, 15' tray in living room, 17' den and a 22' dining room. About 1500 sq. ft. usable footage in the attic (unfinished). The lumber package was about $26000 in the dry (no shingles) and the framer charged me $5.00 a sq. ft. including the garage( about 3350 sq. ft. total).  That did not include placing 32 windows and 3 exterior doors which was about $1500. The framer dried this in 8-9 days. If we can be any help don't hesitate. We ask for a lot of help about we started.   Stan

Finishing framing

Posted to WindyJ by Stan in Knoxville, TN on 11/26/2006

7 1/2 days to this point. These guys are unbelievable. Ran out of lumber on day 7. They have about 1/2 day to finish when lumber arrives. HVAC, plumber, doors and windows by another sub this week.

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Framing

Posted to WindyJ by Stan in Knoxville, TN on 11/18/2006

This photo is after only four days of framing, one of which was raining off and on. They were so fast the lumberyard had a hard time keeping up. The entire house package was on site by the fourth day. They tell me three-four more days it will be completely under roof, all stick built.

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Foundation

Posted to WindyJ by Stan in Knoxville, TN on 11/10/2006

Ready to frame.

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Broke ground

Posted to WindyJ by Stan in Knoxville, TN on 11/4/2006

Oct. 12, 2006 - Broke ground today, cut driveway and started pad.

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WindyJ

Posted to WindyJ by Stan in Knoxville, TN on 8/6/2006

We have our dream-house land, finally, 9 ac., flat, half open, half wooded. In Tennessee, flat is rare. We just finished our barn/garage last month. Morton Building 42' x 105' with a 12' shed roof on one side. Neighbors loved it. We are starting the process of taking sub bids on all trades. Hope to break ground by end of Sept.

Posted by Stan in Knoxville, TN on 11/10/2006 Stan's Forum Posts: 3 Journal Entries: 11 Interview Answers: 65 Average Forum Rating: 4.50 Image from Stan's blog 11/10/2006	11/10/06 Ready to frame
Posted by Joe in North Bend, OR on 8/31/2007 Joe's Forum Posts: 0 Randomly Selected Image 8/31/2007	Love your house. Questions: What type of foundation did you use? Do you have a basement?  What type? Just love the wall coloring - (what is the name of the green)? Thanks Joe