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Posted to Our-First-OB-home by Cheryl in Gardner, KS
on 7/27/2010
Well, (pun intended!) it looks like we'll be going forward with drilling our own well. Our (one) bid came in at $6,000. While that isn't bad, we think we can do better. We are going to purchase a $2,000 air compressor/generator combo unit that has enough CFM and PSI to handle the drill, and about $1,500 in materials. We're budgeting $4,000 for the job, and estimating it will take us 3-5 weeks to drill, as we have heavy clay soil that is difficult to dig through. In the end, we're hoping that we end up with a working well, no water utility bill, and an air compressor/generator that will be useful for the balance of our building project. My husband is quite convinced we can do it. One of his friends thinks it's a great idea, the other laughed his backside off, until he found out he was going to be recruited to help! We still have to get financing in place, and then we'll begin. Hopefully before it gets cold. We'll try to post pictures or video as we go.
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Posted to Our-First-OB-home by Cheryl in Gardner, KS
on 7/10/2010
I'm finding it's hard to get subcontractors to call you back. I've finally collected bids on most of the stuff I don't think we can do (or shouldn't do). Our budget is already blown. So, we're re-working and reconsidering what and how.
Two of the bids that were much higher than we had been anticipating were the foundation and the lumber bid. Foundation and flatwork is coming in at $30,000 and the lumber bids have been between $23K-$28K, including the roof trusses.
We're reconsidering doing the geothermal, it was initially removed because of the budget. We are pretty certain we can install it ourselves; it will just be a matter of the equipment cost, and whether that is more/less than the cost of a forced-air unit.
The budget marches on...
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Posted to Our-First-OB-home by Cheryl in Gardner, KS
on 5/11/2010
Well, here we go! We have been dreaming about this for about 8 years, and now we are closing in on reality, which is somewhat terrifying!
We own our land free and clear, about 9 acres just west of Gardner, KS. Our goal is to begin construction this fall. We are currently getting bids for our 2,300 sq. ft. house. It's a single story with a full walk-out basement. After talking with friends who built, they all said if they built again, they would do a single-story because they are easier. More cost on the roof and exterior, but we like the idea of simpler for us DIY'ers.
Our upcoming challenges will be finalizing a budget and getting financing. We don't have a lot of cash available, like I've seen in other budgets here, but we are hoping that owning the land outright will weigh heavily in our favor.
We plan on doing SIPs panels for the main-floor walls, but doing a standard roof. If anyone has used PermaCrete, I would interested in feedback on your experience. I'm considering that for a stucco-like finish for our exterior.
I've already found tons of useful information on this site, and plan to continue to excavate!
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