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[quote]HoustonGuy wrote:

[quote]Charlie Horse wrote:
How long before you are in your house HG?

How big is the yard?[/quote]
Estimated closing on 2/27, just waiting for construction to finish.

Regular yard I guess? It’s in a residential neighborhood so its not like the Canadian wildrness or anything :slight_smile:

It’ll have a bricked, covered patio, landscaping, a trail to a fire pit circled with seating and room to throw a football. I’ll have to look at the drawings to give an exact number.

I have a free standing grill now, will probably build a counter with a built in and a keg fridge later, but on the existing patio.[/quote]

It looks closer to done than that.
But then the construction sites I’m usually on are big complexes with a bunch of contractors and their crews getting things done. Probably different for individual houses.

Does your son(?) live with you full time?

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[quote]Charlie Horse wrote:

[quote]HoustonGuy wrote:

[quote]Charlie Horse wrote:
How long before you are in your house HG?

How big is the yard?[/quote]
Estimated closing on 2/27, just waiting for construction to finish.

Regular yard I guess? It’s in a residential neighborhood so its not like the Canadian wildrness or anything :slight_smile:

It’ll have a bricked, covered patio, landscaping, a trail to a fire pit circled with seating and room to throw a football. I’ll have to look at the drawings to give an exact number.

I have a free standing grill now, will probably build a counter with a built in and a keg fridge later, but on the existing patio.[/quote]

It looks closer to done than that.
But then the construction sites I’m usually on are big complexes with a bunch of contractors and their crews getting things done. Probably different for individual houses.

Does your son(?) live with you full time?
[/quote]

I have a feeling they under promise and over deliver but I’ve heard the finishing stage takes longest.

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An older pic showing the high cabinets.

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Hard to tell but the edges are all rounded.

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And granite up close. Lighting not yet installed, hard to get a good shot from the window light.

A dark color, the idea being dark vs. light earth tones and stainless appliances. The recessed lighting with paint will be “warm” according to the designer.

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yup yup

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It’s alive in here today

evening!!

Mr. Tiger is a cutie, no need for dick pics. Greenie knew a good thing when she saw it :wink:

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[quote]tootles27 wrote:
yup yup[/quote]

lol

Silly

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[quote]HoustonGuy wrote:
And granite up close. Lighting not yet installed, hard to get a good shot from the window light.

A dark color, the idea being dark vs. light earth tones and stainless appliances. The recessed lighting with paint will be “warm” according to the designer. [/quote]

You should have built a tree house(for the zombie apocalypse) or maybe an underground lair.

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[quote]HoustonGuy wrote:

[quote]Charlie Horse wrote:

[quote]HoustonGuy wrote:

[quote]Charlie Horse wrote:
How long before you are in your house HG?

How big is the yard?[/quote]
Estimated closing on 2/27, just waiting for construction to finish.

Regular yard I guess? It’s in a residential neighborhood so its not like the Canadian wildrness or anything :slight_smile:

It’ll have a bricked, covered patio, landscaping, a trail to a fire pit circled with seating and room to throw a football. I’ll have to look at the drawings to give an exact number.

I have a free standing grill now, will probably build a counter with a built in and a keg fridge later, but on the existing patio.[/quote]

It looks closer to done than that.
But then the construction sites I’m usually on are big complexes with a bunch of contractors and their crews getting things done. Probably different for individual houses.

Does your son(?) live with you full time?
[/quote]

I have a feeling they under promise and over deliver but I’ve heard the finishing stage takes longest.
[/quote]
That is 100% truth.

Poured or block foundation? I must KNOW!

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[quote]imhungry wrote:

[quote]HoustonGuy wrote:

[quote]Charlie Horse wrote:

[quote]HoustonGuy wrote:

[quote]Charlie Horse wrote:
How long before you are in your house HG?

How big is the yard?[/quote]
Estimated closing on 2/27, just waiting for construction to finish.

Regular yard I guess? It’s in a residential neighborhood so its not like the Canadian wildrness or anything :slight_smile:

It’ll have a bricked, covered patio, landscaping, a trail to a fire pit circled with seating and room to throw a football. I’ll have to look at the drawings to give an exact number.

I have a free standing grill now, will probably build a counter with a built in and a keg fridge later, but on the existing patio.[/quote]

It looks closer to done than that.
But then the construction sites I’m usually on are big complexes with a bunch of contractors and their crews getting things done. Probably different for individual houses.

Does your son(?) live with you full time?
[/quote]

I have a feeling they under promise and over deliver but I’ve heard the finishing stage takes longest.
[/quote]
That is 100% truth.

Poured or block foundation? I must KNOW![/quote]Tension engineered something or other for these shifting swamp lands. It’s a slab though, not on blocks.

Which part is true? Finishing stages?

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[quote]Charlie Horse wrote:

[quote]HoustonGuy wrote:
And granite up close. Lighting not yet installed, hard to get a good shot from the window light.

A dark color, the idea being dark vs. light earth tones and stainless appliances. The recessed lighting with paint will be “warm” according to the designer. [/quote]

You should have built a tree house(for the zombie apocalypse) or maybe an underground lair. [/quote]

You are one smart beaver!

Zombies will be the end of us.

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Repost, I keep forgetting to take elevation pics.

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[quote]Christine wrote:

[quote]Charlie Horse wrote:

[quote]HoustonGuy wrote:
And granite up close. Lighting not yet installed, hard to get a good shot from the window light.

A dark color, the idea being dark vs. light earth tones and stainless appliances. The recessed lighting with paint will be “warm” according to the designer. [/quote]

You should have built a tree house(for the zombie apocalypse) or maybe an underground lair. [/quote]

You are one smart beaver!

Zombies will be the end of us.[/quote]Not on a boat with a desalination kit and dirt treys for gardening.

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If you ever use fish sauce for anything make sure when you snap the lid closed that the lid is snapping away from your face. :-/

A little goes a long way and should never be on the face. 0_0

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Last unsolicited brag:

It’s a gaurded, gated community with a 24/7 manned gaurd house and courtesy calls to let guests in (no crazy bitches) but I can put regulars on a list to bypass annoying check in calls.

9 community “lakes”, all stocked with bass, community gym, tree lined jogging trails, pools et cetera.

I’m pretty pumped.

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[quote]HoustonGuy wrote:

[quote]imhungry wrote:

[quote]HoustonGuy wrote:

[quote]Charlie Horse wrote:

[quote]HoustonGuy wrote:

[quote]Charlie Horse wrote:
How long before you are in your house HG?

How big is the yard?[/quote]
Estimated closing on 2/27, just waiting for construction to finish.

Regular yard I guess? It’s in a residential neighborhood so its not like the Canadian wildrness or anything :slight_smile:

It’ll have a bricked, covered patio, landscaping, a trail to a fire pit circled with seating and room to throw a football. I’ll have to look at the drawings to give an exact number.

I have a free standing grill now, will probably build a counter with a built in and a keg fridge later, but on the existing patio.[/quote]

It looks closer to done than that.
But then the construction sites I’m usually on are big complexes with a bunch of contractors and their crews getting things done. Probably different for individual houses.

Does your son(?) live with you full time?
[/quote]

I have a feeling they under promise and over deliver but I’ve heard the finishing stage takes longest.
[/quote]
That is 100% truth.

Poured or block foundation? I must KNOW![/quote]Tension engineered something or other for these shifting swamp lands. It’s a slab though, not on blocks.

Which part is true? Finishing stages?
[/quote]
The finishing part. Especially, if there’s a lot of custom work.

If the weather holds up, the foundation, walls, framing, drywall, electric/plumbing take very little time. Not to mention, the work being accurate has a bearing on how fast the basic structure goes up.

Looks nice!

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[quote]imhungry wrote:

[quote]HoustonGuy wrote:

[quote]imhungry wrote:

[quote]HoustonGuy wrote:

[quote]Charlie Horse wrote:

[quote]HoustonGuy wrote:

[quote]Charlie Horse wrote:
How long before you are in your house HG?

How big is the yard?[/quote]
Estimated closing on 2/27, just waiting for construction to finish.

Regular yard I guess? It’s in a residential neighborhood so its not like the Canadian wildrness or anything :slight_smile:

It’ll have a bricked, covered patio, landscaping, a trail to a fire pit circled with seating and room to throw a football. I’ll have to look at the drawings to give an exact number.

I have a free standing grill now, will probably build a counter with a built in and a keg fridge later, but on the existing patio.[/quote]

It looks closer to done than that.
But then the construction sites I’m usually on are big complexes with a bunch of contractors and their crews getting things done. Probably different for individual houses.

Does your son(?) live with you full time?
[/quote]

I have a feeling they under promise and over deliver but I’ve heard the finishing stage takes longest.
[/quote]
That is 100% truth.

Poured or block foundation? I must KNOW![/quote]Tension engineered something or other for these shifting swamp lands. It’s a slab though, not on blocks.

Which part is true? Finishing stages?
[/quote]
The finishing part. Especially, if there’s a lot of custom work.

If the weather holds up, the foundation, walls, framing, drywall, electric/plumbing take very little time. Not to mention, the work being accurate has a bearing on how fast the basic structure goes up.

Looks nice!

[/quote]

I think that when there was that housing boom(at least up here) the problem was not enough workers to fill the crews so if one contractor takes too long then that screws up the timing for all the other contractors and their crews.

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[quote]imhungry wrote:

[quote]HoustonGuy wrote:

[quote]imhungry wrote:

[quote]HoustonGuy wrote:

[quote]Charlie Horse wrote:

[quote]HoustonGuy wrote:

[quote]Charlie Horse wrote:
How long before you are in your house HG?

How big is the yard?[/quote]
Estimated closing on 2/27, just waiting for construction to finish.

Regular yard I guess? It’s in a residential neighborhood so its not like the Canadian wildrness or anything :slight_smile:

It’ll have a bricked, covered patio, landscaping, a trail to a fire pit circled with seating and room to throw a football. I’ll have to look at the drawings to give an exact number.

I have a free standing grill now, will probably build a counter with a built in and a keg fridge later, but on the existing patio.[/quote]

It looks closer to done than that.
But then the construction sites I’m usually on are big complexes with a bunch of contractors and their crews getting things done. Probably different for individual houses.

Does your son(?) live with you full time?
[/quote]

I have a feeling they under promise and over deliver but I’ve heard the finishing stage takes longest.
[/quote]
That is 100% truth.

Poured or block foundation? I must KNOW![/quote]Tension engineered something or other for these shifting swamp lands. It’s a slab though, not on blocks.

Which part is true? Finishing stages?
[/quote]
The finishing part. Especially, if there’s a lot of custom work.

If the weather holds up, the foundation, walls, framing, drywall, electric/plumbing take very little time. Not to mention, the work being accurate has a bearing on how fast the basic structure goes up.

Looks nice!

[/quote]I know they have a zillion 3rd party inspections and blah blah. I’ve been impressed so far. Dual payne, r-38 and higher insulation, ray tech shield or something, Trane with built in dehumidifier (Houston) and clean air filter (supposedly 10x better than HEPA) and lots of other little details.

And thanks! It’s been a fun process.