New project..

[Calif Vetteman]

Originally Posted by ...Whitepower...

Roofs fine. Its not architectural but it's only 4 years old.
4 sided brick (may paint it)
Needs windows and doors.
Driveway is rough but its long. We'll see where the budget is at the end and figure out if we want to do it.
Gutters are fine.
Slab for back patio needs to be repoured.
May enclose carport depending upon budget at the end.
Minimal landscaping. No real tree work, just swapping out overgrown shrubs, grinding stumps, mulch, etc..
Baths will be redone
Kitchen will be expanded pulling square footage away from a formal livingroom that we will lose all together.
Basement is partially finished and we will finish it. As the house sits its a 3/2. We will make it a 5/3. We may even go mother/daughter with another kitchen downstairs (gotta look harder at comps).
AC/Furnace/Water heater are all 2 years young.
Square footage is 1700 up and another 1700 down. It's a deceptively large house.
There is a huge lot next to the house where there used to be a house that it seems someone still owns and maintains the land so their is no neighbor on top of you to the one side. Back yard is wooded. Solid schools, good commuter location, etc.

Projecting 2 months. Putting some monetary incentives in place for my GC if we get done early and penalties in place if we get done late like the last one.

Enclosing car port. Does that mean there is no garage ? It certainly is a beautiful setting.

[VatorMan]

Originally Posted by ...Whitepower...

Trying to figure that out now. Just talked to my GC and he is saying he'll probably run all the wiring so all that has to be done is the connections. His electrician wanted 2k to do it all which is more than we anticipated. The problem is if you look at the very first pic i posted the box is pretty much in line with the back passenger door of the maroon altima in the carport. We have to move it to the far left side (back driver side door of green car) which would be the exterior wall of the garage if we enclose it like planned so the meter reader can access it.

Talk to the power provider. I'll bet they have a smart meter that won't require access.

[...Whitepower...]

Originally Posted by Calif Vetteman

Enclosing car port. Does that mean there is no garage ? It certainly is a beautiful setting.

The carport will become a garage with it being fully enclosed with a 14' or 16' x 7' door. It's open air right now on the front and left.

[...Whitepower...]

Originally Posted by VatorMan

Talk to the power provider. I'll bet they have a smart meter that won't require access.

Cool thanks for that suggestion. Gonna have to look at the code too.

[...Whitepower...]

Garage and meter i mentioned..

[snide]

Originally Posted by ...Whitepower...

test..

Post worked. Pictures didn't.

[...Whitepower...]

Shrubs out and tree work done.



Down to the studs due to excessive wood paneling..





Check out that pour..



New wiring.. No grounds.





Taking out a sliding glass door to reclaim some sq/ft for the kitchen and going to a regular glass door. That leads to back patio.



Got a deal..





mother/daughter.. This will be a second kitchen.



Used to be 3 seperate rooms. Not it's open..







Kitchen before pic.

[JRD77VET]

Looks good

[...Whitepower...]

Can you guys see those pics? Pulled the link from my drop box. might have to upload elsewhere.

[JRD77VET]

Originally Posted by ...Whitepower...

Can you guys see those pics? Pulled the link from my drop box. might have to upload elsewhere.

Pics work now

[snide]

Post 27 shows some pics but not all.

[...Whitepower...]

Went back and edited them. Should be good.

[Marc]

That's a lot of work. Looks nice

[vtelvr]

Hey Mark, what are you planning to do with all the wood you removed? That paneling in particular...what is the board thickness on those? They look more like boards and not paneling...

[LATB]

Man.
I would reclaim that knotty pine paneling

[vtelvr]

Originally Posted by LATB

Man.
I would reclaim that knotty pine paneling

That's what I was after...I wanted to use it instead of Sheetrock for a project!

[LATB]

Originally Posted by vtelvr

That's what I was after...I wanted to use it instead of Sheetrock for a project!

I'm currently building a custom lakefront home. Zero Sheetrock. All wood interior. Multi species. Cypress siding exterior.

[...Whitepower...]

Originally Posted by vtelvr

That's what I was after...I wanted to use it instead of Sheetrock for a project!

I can ask and see what my GC says. He mentioned using it for the ceiling in a large deck that he is screening in. That's why it's stacked up and not in the dumpster.

He has a wharehouse full of reclaimed shit. For example the tile on my last flip was leftovers from another job. The kitchen cabinets in the last flip were oak that he salvaged from a kitchen remodel. We sprayed them white threw on some hardware added the granite and used them in our house. Looked like new.. It's a give and take with him..

[snide]

Why isn't there a shitter in the living room?

[...Whitepower...]

Originally Posted by snide

Why isn't there a shitter in the living room?

We went with the carport this time (far left)..