That sucks. If my TL was lowered I would be screwed. There is a nice lip getting into my driveway.

 

Yezzir....

the completion/close date is December 5th. We move in Dec 6th

Schedule for this week is:
Drywall will be done
Driveway (3 car wide )
10x10ft grilling patio outside....we have a 14x14 covered patio which is almost complete
Interior cleaning
Start Cabinetry
Start Hardwood flooring

I belive all this should be done by 10th

 

That sure does...the city sucks and demands your entry to be atleast x amount of feet wide and under x amount of feet wide. It demands various things...i asked the builder to do the best he can as i def dont wanna scrape on the driveway....i told him, if i scrape, you will see some kind of "ramp" which i will be putting in the driveway and ruining your community LOL....

 

I know what you mean about the driveway entry.

In NY they had sidewalks which would make the lip into the driveway gradual since it was dropping ~8" in 5'. Near me, and a lot of places, there arent any sidewalks and the edges of the roads have those bowled curbs. A lot of times the land that youre building on isnt the same elevation as the road, so it has to drop/rise much faster. Thats the main reason I haven't gone lower with my car yet

 

well we have a corner lot....so the elevation is pretty much the same for the street and he garage and hence the driveway should be mostly level....but the city specifies the height of the entrance....so something like the driveway should be "say" 5" above the street and the connection between the driveway and the street should not be longer than 4"....so now you have yourself a short and steep entrance....

the guy who is coming out to do the driveway will be talking to us before pouring everything down.....and i will be finding out the details at that point....

 

More of talking about his own car, but yes, hopefully my car will be able to occupy the driveway and not the street.

 

Anil...almost all packed up man. We'll give you and wifey a few weeks alone in the house to properly "break her in" but we'll be up there beginning January. Can we pick the garage tile you put down since we'll be living in there?

 

i think you gonna love the driveway

when you coming down here next bruh !!!

do it....if you like the cold

but talk about great minds thinking alike....i was researching which garage floor to put in....i love like the checkered flag but thinking which one will be better

 

I have no idea, to be honest. Lot more difficult during school.

 

I love the blue and black rubber mat boxes that you use a rubber mallet to hammer together. LOVE them...easy to clean and good on the lower back!

 

i understand man....you mind me of my school days....worked 3 jobs and got like 6 hours of sleep for 1.5 years

all the "sticky" with the girl at the time was at work back room of the clothing store or in the motel or in the storage of the convenience store

yeah i was thinking about those buddy but thought if down the line i get a red ferrari () dont know how that will look....hence i started thinking the white and black flooring....

either way that gets expensive....there something similar but cheaper that you know of?

 

LOL wtf dude?! Wish I could find one job, even harder this year since it's my senior year and no one wants to hire someone who is going to quit in 8 months. Oh well hopefully next summer I will have me a big kid job up there in kcmo son!

Oh also what you doing Friday? FF?

 

well, YES, they have that gray elastomeric epoxy paint that you can lay down with the black and white specs that you add and you can add sand to it to make it have a nice texture too...probably VERY cheap and you can always tile/rubber mat over that down the line when you DO get your Ferrari!

 

you mean tomorrow

I think the next FF is the last of the season....

Thanks Jeremy...I will definitely look into it....need to do some more reading...

 

Day 64 - October 1th - Stucco
They stucco-ed the front and the side of the house....

Didnt take pix of it but here is how she sits as on 10th October:


Day 68 - October 5th - I got wood

They started laying the rustic hickory hardwood....2 days and they were done.















Day 70 - October 7th - Drive way and grillin patio
I asked for a 11x12 grilling patio other than the covered pation to put a BBQ grill on....they did the patio and the drive way....I think both were done with 4000psi or lb concrete....





They started on dropping the trim yesterday. Cabinets will start next week. By the end of the month we should have cabinets/trim/interior and exterior paint job....

 

Sweet. I really like the wood floors. Different look. What color stain will you be going with?

 

I don't know if I'd stain them... Maybe just finish and poly would look badass.

 

I love natural looking wood floors.

 

Thanks bro....we are getting random stain of Jacobean And
Dark walnut....

Now that I think about it yeah it will look badass....but we are going with a dark theme....Dark hardwoods, dark cabinets contrasted with lighter granite and lighter wall colors...

I hope it turns out well....



Morgan, I have a feeling u will be visiting soon....say 8 months lol

 

 

We did the same thing. You better like to clean and like to see imperfections, because dark floors are trouble. Look amazing, but hire help to clean.

 

Gorgeous Anil!

 

Looking good dude! Can't wait for it to be done so we can grill n chill!

 

Thanks dude....so i guess you are coming down for the National meet next year

well thats why i got married

I didnt know that but guess i should have learned from owning a black car....

Thanks bro....

hellz yeah !!!




thanks to everyone....and quick someone praise my 3 car wide driveway before i start bragging

 

Love the new pictures Anil. I can't wait to see it in person!

 

Thanks Steve....

They have finished almost all of the cabinetry and trim work. All the doors/closets/vanities/etc are done. Today they will be cleaning up and tomorrow painting starts

I am uploading the pix and will post em up soon....

 

Looking great!

 

Thanks

 

...stop taking pictures of my house already! it's getting creepy!

 

Did you run cat5/6 and speaker wires before the drywall?

 

yes...I did.

 

Jeremy, you are totally creeping me out....i wont be surprised if a black TL hitching a trailer shows up and wants to move in

@ Chad...yezzir, we got the Cat5e before the drywalls were done

 

...your car has a trailer?
there shall only be one TL in that driveway. And it WON'T be a DIET TL.

 

^^^ your car does...

and yes since my family will be in town, i will be putting my rear seats/seatbelts back in

 

Good. So much nicer having cat5 ran. What switch did you use? Did you run cat5 to every room or just a couple? To the TV? I'm curious.

 

^^^ I concur....

we got a total of 12 wires which we could run....

i ran the cat5e and cable to each room including office (thats 10 right there)....then i ran the phone to the master and the office....

the guy said he will come in on a later day where i pay him cash and he will run the cat5e, hdmi, cable, phone jack in the great room....the builder was charging too much for extra cables and hence the cable guy and I made a deal

 

So they only allowed you to run the 12 cables? Or they ran the 12 cables for you for free and then any of them after that you were charged more?


When I was wiring houses (electric) I used to cut deals with homeowners to install different lights or run wires for them after the house was completed. Not a bad deal for a teenager at the time, not to mention the money they saved

 

^^^that's how the world goes round...pocket cash for your, money saved for the homeowner.

 

yes, 12 cables were included in the cost of the house....anymore was getting charged pretty heavy....

while that guy was installing it I spoke to him and he said after we close he will run the wires from behind the fireplace and told me he will do it for a good deal....

yeah it is a win win situation....you make some $$$, the homeowners save some $$$

i wish i could cut a deal with every contractor working on the house





pix are still uploading

 

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