Pretty cool GW, great way to introduce yourself to the neighborhood!

The shed looks great...nice and comfortable, I imagine that fan feels pretty good on these hot days.

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Stuff like this is "interesting" to the small community here... Not sure how they found out about it - but I was in Starbucks one day and the editor collared me. I was like - Uh - it's not very interesting or cool - but you're welcome to come down.

THE BIG ASS FAN is THE BEST!! It makes such a huge difference in the feel of the shop -- and it's not blowing stuff all over -- it's just moving the air which immediately feels better.

I do have a giant swamp cooler for the hot days - but then - frankly - I'm not doing much on the hot days... whatever I have to do can wait. Summers are for playing around with the stuff you did all winter. LOL The swamp cooler is next to having A/C -- but it raises the humidity... and I don't really like pumping all that humid air into the shop. It's nice to have metal laying around that doesn't rust! (you know about that being in Seattle!!).

Sorry, but I had to stop and turn away when it said the Miata is "a gorgeous racing car."

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Nice of them to photochop your face.

Nice piece on you GW. :thumbsup:

But the lat-g community could have added additional 'insights' to that article...

THEIR WORDS not mine....


Actually -- They probably could have done 4 pages of typed words to use all the info we actually talked about.... and no pictures. LOL


They took 100 pics probably.... and used 3? And we all know I can talk a little...

Nice article Greg. :thumbsup:

I have to come check this shed of yours out one day. I'm in Logan, UT now, so I'm not too far away. I promise to chase away any miscreants named "Lillard" I see near the premises :slingshot:

DEAL!!!

That is one heck of a man cave/car guy shop. Love it!

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So far I've learned to put air in the tires - and I can change oil and filter..... one of these days I'll get around to figuring out which is the back and which is the front.

I got no punch line man, dammitttt. Nice final product Greg. Let's see some updated photos of the house progress.

Here ya go Lenie! Just for you!


The driveway is being worked on.....






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Some small rocks were needed.....







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Here --- Lenie --- I'll give you one more.






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Heck yeah, that's pretty good progress Greg! Looks like you just might get it shelled in before winter hits...in a month or so. ;)

It looks like this design is going to fit into the overall landscape much better than rendition one was going to. Nice work.

Thanks Lance! It's considered "weathered in" now... the membrane on the roof is weather tight - and all windows are installed. Still waiting for a "lift and slide" door/window for the great room - and the front door is just a gaping hole - but the porch roof keeps it out of the rain.

Insulation is being sprayed as of yesterday... then they'll "foil" the interior...

All of the exterior choices were chosen to blend in with the hillside surroundings... Stone - barn wood - shakes - roofing etc.

That don't suck! The wife and I are getting ready to build one ourselves.

Greg,

Suhweeeeeeet! :thumbsup:

I'm guessin' that even Clint will cast admiring glances upward upon 'stately Weld Manor part deux' when it's completed. :unibrow:

Damn, if that doesn't make you sit up and pay attention in Investing 102, nothing will... :thumbsup: Beautiful place.

Don

Gwen and I might be one of the few couples that actually enjoy the process. Hope you two do as well. It's only stressful when you build beyond what you can really do.... or don't agree to begin with. Then it's war.









I can see Clint's place from our place, and he'll be looking up, but only because his house is at a different (lower) elevation. LOL











We've been luckier than most Don.... but then, after being lucky.... you also have to learn to be a decent steward of that luck. That and have the First Bank of Lillard behind you!

Awe inspiring. What a great setting for a home. Not being a contractor, I've been the general contractor for my first two homes and getting ready to do it again and just the dirt work going on for your private residence is just mind blowing. Everyone's an artist, nice vision...beautiful home Greg.

Skippa ----- Just because you asked about Clint's view --- here's what he sees. The house is in The White Clouds Golf Course - so the brighter green amongst the sage brush really stands out at this time of year.... Our house is the little spec to the far right just above the tree line. It's all by it's lonely there. So that's all he'll see, is me! LOL






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With the kids out of the house and it just being you and Gwen, it seems to be sized right...:bitchslap: I know, I know, friends and family suites, I get it.

The shack looks great Greg! Nice little get away for when you're not on the road goofin off, even cooler that you both enjoy the process.
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It looks amazing Greg. You need solar panels on that roof they would pay for all you future car build in no time lol

Greg, whats the elevation? how much snow will you get?

Love the topography!! Grats dude!

Too much snowfall here for that Wayne... so we spent extra money on insulation -- highly efficient heating -- There are TWO roofs on the house - one insulated and on top of that a whole other roof called a cold roof with a Boston Vent.









Trouble maker!










The Living room floor is at 6273' ...... Snowfall depends on the year. Last year not much - maybe 3' at the most - the year before there was 6 or 7' on the lot.

I'm sure you've had a few revisions since you showed me the plans at the Hellevue house....the kids suite (Charlie's) in the back has a garage under it right? And then how big is the garage under the house in the front?

Solar, geothermal loop, windmills......I'm thinking not. I would be interested to know what mechanicals are being used in a place this size and the climate it'll see. I've been involved in a couple large residential builds and it's always interesting to see what kind of systems are used.

[QUOTE=GregWeld;610638]Too much snowfall here for that Wayne... so we spent extra money on insulation -- highly efficient heating -- There are TWO roofs on the house - one insulated and on top of that a whole other roof called a cold roof with a Boston Vent.


I'd hate to see the ice dams you'd get without that top roof.

That buffer looks about right to me...

If we were out of the city of Sun Valley... we'd have had to do geothermal etc. The "Mechanical room" is very "commercial"... LOL
I have no idea what all of the systems are other than the house is a mix of forced air gas (air handlers) and heated floors (like in the mud room). There's only one A/C unit - but there are pads and plumbing for 3 total. We just don't think we'll need it so we're only starting with the one - which covers the master bedroom area. The house has 600 amp service... and a 2" water main.

Yes, you have a good memory! Charlie's suite is up over the 3 car garage (the angled part of the house)... it's more like a padded cell actually. With locks on the outside. And no access to the frig.

Under the house is an oversized (understatement) two car affair we refer to as the "hot rod garage". It's an effort to keep a couple of the cars away from skis - bikes - golf bags etc. So 5 in total... upper for the drivers... lower for the hot rods that are being driven. The rest of the crap can rotate from the shop to the house etc. The upper will hold Gwen's Cayenne - the Jeep - and the '40 Ford P/U if Pinkee's ever gets back to work on it. : > )



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You are the first person to understand!!! They had to explain it to me a few times.... WhyTF I needed TWO roofs was beyond me... but without it we'd have a nightmare. The other "HUH!?!?!?!" was the heated gutters and downspouts.









There are 30 single lots in the development.... we're just the first house to be built. There are 4 or so other lots that are sold - but nothing built or planned for them currently. I think our builder is going to start a house for a client on Lot 3 (we can't see that lot from our house). Everything you see behind me is BLM land.... and our lot is 1.6 acres.... and the lots below and to the side of us are large as well... neighbors shouldn't be an issue.

Looks sweet man! :popcorn2:

Greg,

Me thinks Clint will see the speck and #respectThespeck...

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any good Mountain Bike trails near you

Greg last year I wish I had heated gutters. We had terrible ice dams the first time it ever happened in the 21 years of owning my house.

Here's how I spent almost everyday for a month.

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Some 1400 MILES of them..... one of which is right out our door..... This is MOUNTAIN BIKE HEAVEN.... it's a major Mtn Bike mecca.

Skippa..... here's my view looking back towards Clint's dump. LOL










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Here's a golfers view from the green on the 7th at White Clouds....





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I am adding this to my bucket list of stuff to do before I die. Any chance you have a room for rent ?

Damn GW, I thought you were building a home not a Ski Lodge! (The Weldorf Astoria). It looks Fantastic.

The Weldorf Astoria Ha I like that!!

Greg, are you going to have vehicle access around the house or will it be all landscaped around the back ?