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Old 01-13-2019, 06:52 PM
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Custom railings at the stairs up to the bonus area above the garage and kitchen.

Water softener and reverse osmosis filter.

Hot water heater and furnace.
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Coffee bar area.

Cooktop goes here.

Island sink with faucet and RO filtered water tap.
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Fixtures in jack/jill bath

Jack/jill vanity. Surface is leather finished granite.

Powder room. Surface is soapstone.
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Master vanity and fixtures. Counter is quartz.

Master shower with fixtures and quartz.

Dog wash and fixtures. Granite on the utility sink cabinet also goes over the side wall of the dog wash.

Fireplace with stone and shiplap. I am going to put a 65” TV over the fireplace.

Porch posts are wrapped. Fresh snowfall this morning.
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Jesus, Mike...the finish work is impeccable.
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Just beautiful in every aspect.
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Absolutely gorgeous. Will you be doing a backsplash behind the cooktop?
Old 01-14-2019, 09:35 AM
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Absolutely gorgeous. Will you be doing a backsplash behind the cooktop?
Yes. The tile for it is in the garage. They needed to get the countertops in first.
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Love the rustic doors.
All is looking great!
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Wow, those finishes look great. Tell the Mrs. the interweb approves of her design choices!
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Place is looking awesome man, super happy for you. I think if I were to design/build a house I'd base it off of yours lol.
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Did a walkthrough today. Expecting occupancy permit this week.


Master. Box beams from same reclaimed wood as the barn door.

View from the dining area.

Entryway.

The missus sees her kitchen.

Fireplace working.

Master bath.

Screen porch. Screes/ windows this week wether permitting.
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One of the other bedrooms. Really happy with the black doors.

My office. Our builder thinks it is too dark but I love it.
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Damn, that looks amazing... Mrs. SVT's reaction in the kitchen is priceless.
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She was almost ready to cry.

We should have occupancy when I get back from the UK next weekend. I will do some prep work like network infrastructure that next week and we mve in on the 11th of Feb. Then it’ll be another month before our new furniture arrives.
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It's amazing how much hope and emotion gets poured into a project like designing/building your own home.
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The black doors are a very cool touch. Not something I am sure I would pick without having seen it first. Turned out great. Beautiful home.
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Damn, house really coming along Mikey, loving all the little details like the cabinetry and countertops, etc. That shower is gorgeous! Very exciting, congrats again
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Originally Posted by CCColtsicehockey
The black doors are a very cool touch. Not something I am sure I would pick without having seen it first. Turned out great. Beautiful home.
We looked at a lot of pictures on the web before deciding to go that way. Looking at it I think we found a pretty good balance of accents without any one being overwhelming.

It was a lot of work but so fun to see it come together.
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Looks fantastic!
My wife is wanting to do the doors in our house black.
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Moving day is tomorrow!!!

The TV is hung by the chimney with care. Wires will be cleaned up another day.



Son's bed is put together.


Porch windows are in. Apologies for the weird reflection.




OK, back to packing.

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Old 02-11-2019, 06:30 AM
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Love the new basically edgeless TVs. Look so great on walls.
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What a gorgeous home, man...
wow...it's been fun watching it get put together so thanks for sharing it.
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The view from your (class 1000) porch is stunning!
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Originally Posted by stogie1020
The view from your (class 1000) porch is stunning!
breathtaking...
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Originally Posted by stogie1020
The view from your (class 1000) porch is stunning!
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Quick check-in ...

Spent the week unpacking, mostly the wife's stuff since (a) she was working and (b) she has the most shit.

Got my network up and running today, including the server so PC backups can continue.

Only problems have been we had a power outage the first morning we were here (3 hours long), and seems like the boost fan in our dryer vent is not working.

All of our furniture fits really well, and our new furniture will be delivered in two weeks, roughly 2 weeks ahead of expectation.
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well, i mean, she's a woman so....
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Glad the transition is going well. Can't wait to see the fully furnished pictures.
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Originally Posted by CCColtsicehockey
Glad the transition is going well. Can't wait to see the fully furnished pictures.
Here are a couple. We just got our old house on the market but we did get the dining set, barstools, and area rugs we ordered. The sectional is from the old house. Pardon the mess— no staging was done. The carpet runners are for our old guy who has hip displasia, and the gates are to keep noses away from the front windows and door.


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Looks fantastic. I love the tall cabinetry.
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Looking good!

How do you like those dog gates with the doors in them? I have an older design that doesn't have a door and have been noticing lately when we need to constantly move one panel to go past it that it is scratching the floor. Do they seem flimsy since the is a U channel the door basically sits in?
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Originally Posted by CCColtsicehockey
Looking good!

How do you like those dog gates with the doors in them? I have an older design that doesn't have a door and have been noticing lately when we need to constantly move one panel to go past it that it is scratching the floor. Do they seem flimsy since the is a U channel the door basically sits in?
They are pretty sturdy with the gates but as you guess not as solid as without.

We have one that is not sturdy at all, but that is because our daughter’s cat threw it down a flight of stairs by jumping off of it.
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Originally Posted by svtmike
Here are a couple. We just got our old house on the market but we did get the dining set, barstools, and area rugs we ordered. The sectional is from the old house. Pardon the mess— no staging was done. The carpet runners are for our old guy who has hip displasia, and the gates are to keep noses away from the front windows and door.
Have a full wood shop and bought a table?! Blasphemy!

House looks awesome though man, happy for you.

Originally Posted by CCColtsicehockey
Looking good!

How do you like those dog gates with the doors in them? I have an older design that doesn't have a door and have been noticing lately when we need to constantly move one panel to go past it that it is scratching the floor. Do they seem flimsy since the is a U channel the door basically sits in?
Just build one! You can make it as strong as you want.
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Have a full wood shop and bought a table?! Blasphemy!

House looks awesome though man, happy for you.



Just build one! You can make it as strong as you want.
My wood shop is nowhere near operational right now. I will be cranking out closst organizers and shelving and garage cabinets/storage once it is assembled.

I have to build a new workbench too... the old one was too big to move.
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Been lurking in this thread a couple times now. The results are fantastic! I love the lake/pond view. We’re under contract for vacant land with a 1/3 acre retention pond on it. Hopefully I’ll have one of these threads by Fall.
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Update:

We added a water chlorination system about a month ago because the sediment and iron levels in the water were just too high. A huge improvement in the water and a pretty large expense -- almost $5k. At least the pool shock that we have to use in it is cheap. Looking at about 3 gallons per year @ something like 4 bucks a gallon.

Our mud finally dried enough this week for the builder to do some grading. We have plant beds all around the house, mulch, trees, and shrubs. We bought an additional 3 trees for the backyard -- a London planetree, a silver linden, and a river birch. Also had the paver patio completely leveled because it settled over the winter and water was pooling in front of the fireplace. Irrigation system was installed today. Sod/seed and fence are next!
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