JohnQ Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 My builder finally started building my house! It took forever to get the permits, but they should have the slab built by X-mas. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xacto Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Congrats! Looks like you have a nice lot there. I'm curious as to what is shown in the pictures with the wooden formers and the red fill inside them. I'm not very familiar with slab construction, up this way it's mostly basements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feerocknok Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Congrats! Building an MJ and a house is Quite impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Yeah, definatly different construction to me. All we do is take off the top soil until we find somehting hard (rock, glacial till, etc) cut a couple deep holes in it for frost-free footings, then lay out the rebar and start with the concrete. But, congrats. A flat lot is a good lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnQ Posted December 5, 2006 Author Share Posted December 5, 2006 I'm not taking any chances with the rain. I'm building my slab 18 inches higher than the street. No basements here in TX, they would be indoor swimming pools the first time it rained. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88swampedmj Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 where abouts are ya in texas haha, i live up in garland by dallas... if i remember i think you said somethin about houston on another post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnQ Posted December 15, 2006 Author Share Posted December 15, 2006 where abouts are ya in texas haha, i live up in garland by dallas... if i remember i think you said somethin about houston on another post? I'm building my house in Magnolia, which is about an hour drive from houston. Let me know if you are ever going to be in the area and I'll show you some of the local trails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnQ Posted December 15, 2006 Author Share Posted December 15, 2006 I have walls, well almost! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnQ Posted December 21, 2006 Author Share Posted December 21, 2006 Crappy night picks of my house. It's been raining its a$$ off here in TX and all my framing is wet. :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bounty Hunter Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 I know how excited you must be, we built our last two homes and have been very happy with them. Is it common practice down there to put a slab on fill dirt? Seems kind of risky to me, seems if you had to use any fill it would be best to use crushed lime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnQ Posted December 21, 2006 Author Share Posted December 21, 2006 I know how excited you must be, we built our last two homes and have been very happy with them. Is it common practice down there to put a slab on fill dirt? Seems kind of risky to me, seems if you had to use any fill it would be best to use crushed lime. The fill dirt is a red clay. I don't know much about it, but it passed inspection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnQ Posted December 25, 2006 Author Share Posted December 25, 2006 If it would ever stop raining the builder could finish my house. :roll: Here is my little house on Christmas day! How expensive is it to put in a drive way? It's a good thing that all three of my vehicles are 4wd! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jared Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 lookin good man, a driveway is expensive, but how much i don't know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingpong Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 Congrats man. Your house is going up quick. Around here it isnt common to do the fill in the foundation like that, but I have seen it done a few times. Most ppl either do slab on the ground style... or crawl space foundations around here. there are advantages and disadvantages to both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xacto Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 The house looks great so far, nice design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnQ Posted December 26, 2006 Author Share Posted December 26, 2006 The house looks great so far, nice design. Thanks, it will be my first house! It's small but it's big enough for my family of four. In the near future I want to turn my garage into a family room and add a detached shop/garage. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnQ Posted January 6, 2007 Author Share Posted January 6, 2007 They started my roof today! Took the pics around 1:30pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rokhound Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 what kinda windows are you putting in I work for Pella window Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnQ Posted January 6, 2007 Author Share Posted January 6, 2007 what kinda windows are you putting in I work for Pella window I already have some. I'm not sure what kind they are. They do have solar tint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 It's small but it's big enough for my family of four. In the near future I want to turn my garage into a family room and add a detached shop/garage. :D Do it and you'll never look back. I know a lot of people out here with detached shops, and they all figure it was the best money they ever spent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oizarod115 Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 wow! i really like the looks of that house man! congrats... now i see why the rubi is going... I'm just glad it's not the manche! and GA red clay is some stuff man, NOT FUN to get stuck in. trust me. we got my brothers 84 grand waggy framed out in a construction zone (found out the vacuum 4x4 didnt work the hard way :roll: ) and it took a 30ton bulldozer with tracks not tires... to pull it out... and they had to pack in fresh dry dirt for that thing to get footing on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinnaevd Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 are the ceilings going to be flat or cathedrial? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnQ Posted January 6, 2007 Author Share Posted January 6, 2007 are the ceilings going to be flat or cathedrial? Both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonkers Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 How expensive is it to put in a drive way? On mine the concrete and asphalt were over $10,000..... .....each. But looking at yours, and depending on what you want it shouldn't cost nearly as much as mine. Conrete is awesome, asphalt is nice, but common stone or shell with base is very cheap and easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenosha Warrior Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 Concrete baby!, my dad works at a concrete plant as a millwright, so most of the walkways and driveway fixes we have are concrete that he got from work haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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