In addition to The Owner-Builder Book, I've read Better Houses, Better Living and am in the process of reading Make Your House Do the Housework and have watched several of the DVDs that I've ordered from this site, all of which have been jam-packed with excellent information that I cannot imagine building a house without. Angela in Luray, VA

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 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

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John in Lake City, FL 0 forum posts and 2 journal entries Send Private Message 7/2/2007	Your house looks beautiful!!! Good work.
Jeff in Provo, UT 125 forum posts and 1 journal entry and 196 interview answers Send Private Message 7/3/2007	Beautiful home!  Congratulations!
John in Lake City, FL 0 forum posts and 2 journal entries Send Private Message 7/4/2007	Just beautiful.  Thanks for sharing your pictures.
Jeff in Provo, UT 125 forum posts and 1 journal entry and 196 interview answers Send Private Message 10/16/2007	Look's great...Congrats

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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 2 weeks out, Granite tops 4 weeks, no plumber till counter tops are in. We're hoping to be finished in 6 weeks.

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Cara in Orlando, FL 37 forum posts and 133 journal entries and 59 interview answers Send Private Message My Construction Website 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?
Stan in Knoxville, TN 3 forum posts and 11 journal entries and 65 interview answers Send Private Message 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

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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 than 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 2 weeks. Plumbing, HVAC, fireplace and roof are finished. All inspections should be gone next week ready for insulation. All is going well. We drove 8hrs last weekend to the Kraftmaid warehouse, got about 1/2 of what we need. One more trip and we will buy the rest from the local store.

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Lori in Sparks, NV 108 forum posts and 88 journal entries and 202 interview answers Send Private Message My Construction Website 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
Stan in Knoxville, TN 3 forum posts and 11 journal entries and 65 interview answers Send Private Message 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
K in A Nice Town, ZZ 19 forum posts and 49 interview answers Send Private Message My Construction Website 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)
Stan in Knoxville, TN 3 forum posts and 11 journal entries and 65 interview answers Send Private Message 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
K in A Nice Town, ZZ 19 forum posts and 49 interview answers Send Private Message My Construction Website 1/5/2007	Thanks for the info. Stan.  Happy Building, Kristen
Nick in Goochland, VA 3 forum posts Send Private Message 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!
Stan in Knoxville, TN 3 forum posts and 11 journal entries and 65 interview answers Send Private Message 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

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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 only 4 days of framing, one of which was raining off and on. They were so fast the lumber yard had a hard time keeping up. The entire house package was on site by the 4th. day. There tell me 3-4 more days it will be completed 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, 9ac, 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 take sub bids on all trades. Hope to break ground by end on Sept.

Stan in Knoxville, TN 3 forum posts and 11 journal entries and 65 interview answers Send Private Message 11/10/2006	11/10/06 Ready to frame
Joe in North Bend, OR 0 forum posts Send Private Message My Construction Website 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

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