swoosh's "ghar" build thread...documentation and guidelines - pic heavy
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Congratulations! So much fun to build a house! Looking forward to following the updates. 
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so I took some water to them over my lunch....and ironically they were having lunch....so the timing was perfect....the smile on their faces was just priceless....
I asked them if they drank beer and am thinking will take a 18pack'er' for them on Friday evening-ish....
anyway some updates:
Day 14 - 08/14/12 - Basement floor and Garage - Concrete-'d'
So its been 2 weeks since they started building the house....It was barren land just 2 weeks back....and this is how she sits right now
wifey got a little paranoid so I blocked off the street intersection details LOL....i hope none of your browsers cache
I asked them if they drank beer and am thinking will take a 18pack'er' for them on Friday evening-ish....
anyway some updates:
Day 14 - 08/14/12 - Basement floor and Garage - Concrete-'d'
So its been 2 weeks since they started building the house....It was barren land just 2 weeks back....and this is how she sits right now
wifey got a little paranoid so I blocked off the street intersection details LOL....i hope none of your browsers cache
08-15-2012, 10:21 PM
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So which room will mine be?
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08-16-2012, 09:28 AM
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^^^ your pick Morgi 
and dont pick the master bedroom
the next National meet, you guys dont need to book a hotel
and dont pick the master bedroom
the next National meet, you guys dont need to book a hotel
08-16-2012, 10:59 AM
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08-16-2012, 01:29 PM
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Came in here expecting to see pics of giant fish 
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ghar = house in Hindi
Hindi = Indian for the ignorant....hhahaha
I hate it when people tell me "so how do you say it in Indian"....umm well there is no language called Indian
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Thanks Ty....
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Day 15 - 08/15/12 - Framing Begins
Here are some pix from yesterday. Went to the house at around 7PM and snapped some pix....
here you can see the front of the house....we have the entrance which is right in the middle....on the right is the formal dining room....on the left is the wall of the garage....
here is the side....you can see the garage in here on the right....on the left is the wall for the office/downstairs bedroom
zoomed in pic of the garage
zoomed in pix of the front door
those guys a hauling ass....
Here are some pix from yesterday. Went to the house at around 7PM and snapped some pix....
here you can see the front of the house....we have the entrance which is right in the middle....on the right is the formal dining room....on the left is the wall of the garage....
here is the side....you can see the garage in here on the right....on the left is the wall for the office/downstairs bedroom
zoomed in pic of the garage
zoomed in pix of the front door
those guys a hauling ass....
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PS: i hope the wifey agrees on the lift
i think the pronunciation is completely different and hence didnt think about it LOL....and yeah they are like on steroids or some like that hahah....i hope they dont make us close on the house early LOL
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Thanks "AAAAAAkaaaasshhhhh" (Dil Chahta Hai)
oh god i have a female friend that says that to me all the time. so annoying 
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hey dont judge me, we love multiplying
he send me a youtube video of "how to DIY a lift"....I have been thinking....I am actually thinking between these 2 lifts....the first one will eat all my garage space....am actually digging the second one but its tooo expensive...:
http://www.gregsmithequipment.com/Atlas-BP8000
http://www.gregsmithequipment.com/At...e-Scissor-Lift
will post some more pix from yesterday' progress in a little bit
08-17-2012, 10:24 AM
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You can get cheaper scissor lifts... 
08-17-2012, 10:43 AM
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we have a side entry 3 car garage and am looking at the floor plan details to see
if #1 will fit fine....
hahah yeah thought about that Morgan....but the problem with those is getting under the car and working on something is a PITA...see
http://www.gregsmithequipment.com/At...e-Midrise-Lift
08-17-2012, 10:49 AM
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If you want full access to everything, youll need a 2 post lift.
But the scissor jack gives you plenty of room to work on everything you really need to. Paul has one just like the one pictured and even uses it when building exhausts.
Plus, you can lift it up all the way and put a board or something on it and have a big table to work on. You could also cut out an appropriately sized hole in the garage floor and since the lift into it, so it wont get in the way when not in use.
But the scissor jack gives you plenty of room to work on everything you really need to. Paul has one just like the one pictured and even uses it when building exhausts.
Plus, you can lift it up all the way and put a board or something on it and have a big table to work on. You could also cut out an appropriately sized hole in the garage floor and since the lift into it, so it wont get in the way when not in use.
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How about this one?
http://www.gregsmithequipment.com/Ma...ngle-Post-Lift
anyway this is all on the list of "wants"
not sure if I will be able to get this or when I will be able to get this....so please dont keep your hopes that high....I am thinking of becoming a part time mechanic....if that goes well then yes this will all be in the near future....if not then just for my car + wifeys car am not gonna buy a lift LOL....
EDIT: Morgan, how does Paul work on an exhaust with that scissor lift? damn, man got skills....
http://www.gregsmithequipment.com/Ma...ngle-Post-Lift
anyway this is all on the list of "wants"
not sure if I will be able to get this or when I will be able to get this....so please dont keep your hopes that high....I am thinking of becoming a part time mechanic....if that goes well then yes this will all be in the near future....if not then just for my car + wifeys car am not gonna buy a lift LOL....
EDIT: Morgan, how does Paul work on an exhaust with that scissor lift? damn, man got skills....
08-17-2012, 10:52 AM
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That lift scares me for some reason.
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^^^ hahah yeah it did scare me too....thats why I didnt "short list" it LOL....but if you have minimum space, it seems like its a good deal....
Lets see which way i swing....
Lets see which way i swing....
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08-18-2012, 01:22 PM
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^ 
I know where you live Anil
Looks awesome, it's gonna be fun watching it be built. You may regret making that Nat'l meet offer, though. What will your neighbors think when 50+ Acuras pull up to your house?
Some people say I have a brown name.
I know where you live Anil
Looks awesome, it's gonna be fun watching it be built. You may regret making that Nat'l meet offer, though.
What will your neighbors think when 50+ Acuras pull up to your house? Some people say I have a brown name.
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yeah i walked thro my garage and doesnt seem like i have enough space for the lift...i wish Steven would have put that in my head a little bit earlier 
haha gald you took it in a sporting manner David....my neighbor tells me the same things...he is like "dude am a tad bit more tanned than you are"
say what?
what is OSB? and Tyvek?
ahah am cool with people knowing where i live 
(i know am gonna regret that LOL)
about the offer for the meet, dude i dont give a flying f*uck to what the neighbors think....imma have my peeps over during the meet....we gonna party
If i think am pronouncing it right its, "um-man"
haha gald you took it in a sporting manner David....my neighbor tells me the same things...he is like "dude am a tad bit more tanned than you are"
say what?
what is OSB? and Tyvek? (i know am gonna regret that LOL)about the offer for the meet, dude i dont give a flying f*uck to what the neighbors think....imma have my peeps over during the meet....we gonna party
If i think am pronouncing it right its, "um-man"
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My family calls me Ah-MAN my friends call me uh-MON.
08-18-2012, 08:48 PM
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Aziners call you :aman:
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08-18-2012, 09:04 PM
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haha gald you took it in a sporting manner David....my neighbor tells me the same things...he is like "dude am a tad bit more tanned than you are"
ahah am cool with people knowing where i live
(i know am gonna regret that LOL)about the offer for the meet, dude i dont give a flying f*uck to what the neighbors think....imma have my peeps over during the meet....we gonna party
PARTY @ ANIL'S!
Man your wife is going to kill you!
I always thought it was Ah-Mahn (uh-mon). That's how I read it.
Still a cool name. You have a brown name dude.