Well... Can I start a House Build Thread? LOL
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Nov. 16, 2011 2:59 p.m. Conquest351 HalfDork
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Nov. 16, 2011 2:59 p.m. Bobzilla SuperDork
why not!
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Nov. 16, 2011 3:00 p.m. 1988RedT2 SuperDork
Conquest351 wrote: Well... Can I start a House Build Thread? LOL
Pssst! Just go ahead and do it! It's easier to ask for forgiveness than for permission!
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Nov. 16, 2011 3:01 p.m. imirk Reader
It's gotta be Grasroots
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Nov. 16, 2011 3:04 p.m. Javelin SuperDork
Pics or ban!
Michael Pinto - 73 AMC Javelin 360 / GoKart / 86 944 Sport / 01 Grand Prix GT / 06 Mazda5 M5
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Nov. 16, 2011 3:06 p.m. RossD SuperDork
Only if the new garage has more square footage than the new house behind it.
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Nov. 16, 2011 3:08 p.m. Conquest351 HalfDork
Javelin wrote: Pics or ban!
OK, you asked for it...
It's not Grassroots though. We had Tilson Homes build it for us. I'll take you from beginning to (soon to be) end. We'll start with the house we were living in...
When you can leave black marks from the exit of one corner to the entry of the next, THEN you have enough horsepower!
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Nov. 16, 2011 3:12 p.m. Conquest351 HalfDork
We started with this 1983 model single wide mobile home. Served my wife's family for about 20 years and us for a good 4 years. We did a lot of work to it, but with the new baby, it's time for a REAL house...
When you can leave black marks from the exit of one corner to the entry of the next, THEN you have enough horsepower!
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Nov. 16, 2011 3:19 p.m. Conquest351 HalfDork
Next we started taking the porches, stone underpinning, and everything off in order to get the house moved. We thought we had sold it. THOUGHT...
After pulling all that stuff off there, we noticed that all the friggin supports were rusted to hell. Doesn't matter now... LOL
When you can leave black marks from the exit of one corner to the entry of the next, THEN you have enough horsepower!
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Nov. 16, 2011 3:21 p.m. Taiden Dork
I'm so pumped for this thread!
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Nov. 16, 2011 3:27 p.m. cwh SuperDork
Yeah, I want to see more!
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Nov. 16, 2011 3:35 p.m. poopshovel SuperDork
Maybe this as far as he's gotten.
Build a man a fire, and he'll stay warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll stay warm for the rest of his life.
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Nov. 16, 2011 3:38 p.m. Conquest351 HalfDork
Next, I had to dig trenches for the water line and septic line. These had to be dug out enough to make room for the new house. Pay attention to how far out these things are dug and then compare to the same trench next to the new house. We hadn't seen rain in about 4-6 months by this time so the ground was like digging in concrete for the water line and it damn near was for the septic system as it was solid rock!! We just had a new septic put in a year ago, this was a huge factor in placement of the new house and everything.
Sorry for the cell phone pix...
When you can leave black marks from the exit of one corner to the entry of the next, THEN you have enough horsepower!
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Nov. 16, 2011 3:38 p.m. Conquest351 HalfDork
poopshovel wrote: Maybe this as far as he's gotten.
No sir, we're moving in to the house in 2 weeks. I'm just catching ya'll up. LOL
When you can leave black marks from the exit of one corner to the entry of the next, THEN you have enough horsepower!
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Nov. 16, 2011 3:40 p.m. Conquest351 HalfDork
THIS is where aaaallllll of our E36 M3 is staying. LOL
When you can leave black marks from the exit of one corner to the entry of the next, THEN you have enough horsepower!
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Nov. 16, 2011 3:42 p.m. Conquest351 HalfDork
And THIS is where WE are staying!!! 1 bedroom, 1 bath, 350 square feet. And by WE I mean my wife, myself, the 15 year old daughter, and the 1 year old. We're learning about TOGETHERNESS!!
When you can leave black marks from the exit of one corner to the entry of the next, THEN you have enough horsepower!
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Nov. 16, 2011 3:43 p.m. imirk Reader
So far ... So Grassroots
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Nov. 16, 2011 3:44 p.m. Conquest351 HalfDork
More digging...
I ended up digging about 30' or so. Felt like a damn gopher.
When you can leave black marks from the exit of one corner to the entry of the next, THEN you have enough horsepower!
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Nov. 16, 2011 3:51 p.m. Conquest351 HalfDork
Finally getting all the rock and everything off. I say finally, it really took about 3 days.
Yes, it's a really long house. Longest made at the time. 16' x 74'
Got the roofing redone since we pulled off the porches and it's all ready to move.
When you can leave black marks from the exit of one corner to the entry of the next, THEN you have enough horsepower!
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Nov. 16, 2011 3:53 p.m. Conquest351 HalfDork
FINALLY MOVING THE TRAILER!!!!
Again, crappy camera pic out my windshield of the P71...
When you can leave black marks from the exit of one corner to the entry of the next, THEN you have enough horsepower!
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Nov. 16, 2011 3:54 p.m. Giant Purple Snorklewacker SuperDork
Looks like that house originally came with wheels so it can loosely be covered under "Motorsports" so, sure... why not.
Lord of drivel and harbinger of Floundering
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Nov. 16, 2011 3:58 p.m. Conquest351 HalfDork
About 2 weeks went by. Got the house staked out and had to remove 5 trees and get all the paperwork and permits done that couldn't be done with the trailer there. Came home one day to this...
They filled in 18-20" and dug another 12-14" into the ground for the foundation.
When you can leave black marks from the exit of one corner to the entry of the next, THEN you have enough horsepower!
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Nov. 16, 2011 4:00 p.m. Conquest351 HalfDork
Next day I came home to this....
When you can leave black marks from the exit of one corner to the entry of the next, THEN you have enough horsepower!
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Nov. 16, 2011 4:02 p.m. Conquest351 HalfDork
Next day they installed the vapor barrier
When you can leave black marks from the exit of one corner to the entry of the next, THEN you have enough horsepower!
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Nov. 16, 2011 4:05 p.m. Conquest351 HalfDork
Next day they installed all the reinforcements. These are 3/4" steel cables which are used to tension the foundation. There's only rebar in the corners and where the master bedroom and porch meet and under the front where the foundation comes out irregularly.
Rebar from master to porch...
When you can leave black marks from the exit of one corner to the entry of the next, THEN you have enough horsepower!
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