Certainly Marty! Here -- scroll down on this link to see a list of trails - ratings and a map....




http://www.mtbproject.com/directory/...ey-and-ketchum








It ain't that big... but I like the name! LOL







Wayne --- The driveway goes up from the street and around one side of the house to the NON view side (actually the front side) and there's a huge turn around there for the upper garage. All the driveway width - grade - and the turnaround are mandated by the Fire department. They have to have access for their fire trucks and they have to be able to make a 3 point turn in the turnaround... Fires are a BIG <understatement> here since the big fires in 2014. Lots of new regulations etc.

We can't drive all the way around the house.

Awe man! I was hoping for a "drifter's" tour around the house in the '40!

Sweet house Greg, now all you need is a chair lift for ski in ski out.

I kind of figured that the back of the house was actually the front when you posted the picture of driveway and garage behind the house. Or is it actually a house with two fronts? :D

How will you surface the driveway when done, concrete? I'm assuming a plan is in place with where to push the snow too on the hill side of the house in the winter time?

I love stuff like this, thinking outside the box and really building something special. I'd be out there onsite everyday if I was building it.

Push snow? As much snow as you'll get in that neck of the woods, I'd install a heated driveway. We have them here in the ATL, and if we get 4" of the white devil, it's a miracle.

So what Airport would I fly into as I am going to make this a Destination


Found it -- Magic Valley Regional Airport

Can't Greg just sent his jet for you? :lmao:

Now were talking

You drift the cul d sac -- having the wife stand in the middle so you can go around her a few times -- then rip up the driveway nose into the house side @ a 45... then do a couple doughnuts in the turnaround.... and rip back down and do it again.










I was thinking some Sheep....








This has been a really fun project with all involved. We have a great team of folks that all enjoy working together.

Personally I try not to go up every day. If I go up - it's at the end of the day or lunch time.... they don't need my help!

Driveway is going to be pavers and blacktop. No heat except the "aprons" of the garage areas. It would cost $10,000 or more PER MONTH to heat the driveway. I'd rather buy stuff with my money. And there's a zillion companies here that go from excavators or lawn care straight to plows and blowers in the winter.









Most of the time you can use a backpack blower to "remove" snow, it's so dry and fluffy here. When it dumps - everyone has a service that comes and takes care of it.







HAILEY, IDAHO (Sun Valley) is the airport not Magic Valley - that would put you in Twin Falls...






Only if Charlie let's me use his.









You can just ride here.

Here's for the "construction types" out there... like Lance.... : > )



How about some footings!





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what no hidden bunker or armory? :poke:

A gentleman never discusses his armory via the internet.... But I would say "people with bad intentions should be very, very scared". Ammo is too expensive to waste it firing a warning shot.

Around here, we use 2x4s to form up footers...those look like they were formed with 2x10s :bow: :patriot:

Should prove to be a pretty solid foundation me thinks...

Greg's shed
 

You should see some of the footings we have to put
in out in Earthquake Cali... I have done many that were
12' plus in width.. but to be fair they were for buildings not
Some dude's house

Cool place Greg.. very nicely done... I like how it sets
into the hillside gently

Clint's Dump... I have a Pantera friend who lives behind him
in Carmel.. problem is he has to drive all the way around to
get to his place because he does not belong to Clint's private
neighborhood... we party right across from the entry each
year when we go to the Baja Cantina Thursday night of the Historics
There are some cool and very rare cars that roll thru there

Bob

You know he's one of six guys that own Pebble Beach....


He comes here and skis - and he's in the lodge just like everyone else... talking to his buddies. He's polite and acknowledges people... and nobody bugs him here AT ALL.


Just for you - here's a shot of "nestled" in to the hill....





Earlier this winter....




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And a few weeks ago.....





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And the exterior... Stone - barn wood - and beams... A "mountain cottage".





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Greg's shed
 

Love that shot for sure
and the barnwood is priceless

Good to hear you are having fun with it
I have a few contractor friends that have had
to work with couples at war. Not fun

I can't wait to see what the front entrance sculpture is going to be...my favorite one so far.

I hear you. I lost all mine on a deep sea fishing trip a few years back....:)

Good Thinking!

I'm in discussions regarding commissioning a bronze statue for the turn-around of this:







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OR THIS......






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Too late. I sold the Peel.

Good excuse.... LOL

Late to the party, but damn that is a nice shop...

That's not my "shop" -- that's my new house... you'll have to go back a bit in this thread to find my shop. LOL

I would, but I'm likely to die a quick death from jealousy....

Actually, I'm going to look anyway. Life is short, right?

Way too short.......and it compounds. :shakehead:

Just click on page 1 of this thread.

I read over on Nasty-z, "life is like a roll of toilet paper, the closer ya get to the end, the faster it goes"

Sorry boyz, couldnt resist, although were not to far off topic, i'm sure this house will have toilet paper :action-smiley-027:

Get real, he uses linen.

Nice shack GW

Thanks buddy! When ya comin' over?? Move in date has been moved up to March.



For fun - and to check the positions and angles (aim) of various exterior lighting components - we fired up the view side of the house --- and the fire pit.... Terrible iPhone night pics but you'll get the drift.






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The firepit is an old "cone" from a mine..... and the log set we had built to fit. The logs et all are all metal.






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Most of the "major" landscaping was put in just the week before we got snow (snow doesn't leave here until April or May).






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About where I was standing when taking the night shot of the outside lighting..... I wasn't as far out as this or using the wide angle lens on my good camera that this was taken with.






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That's incredible Greg.

Nicely done Greg, thanks for sharing.

I'm loving the great big soffits and no gutters... Landscaping looks nice, cool fire pit (is that a 3/4" gas line feeding it?), how bout some interior pics? **drool**

There are gutters - heated even! You just don't see them as they blend into the facia.

Yes 3/4" line to feed the beast! I cranked it up and the flame was over 6' high.... And was ROARING.

I'm not going to share too much of the house -- just because it is "the internet" -- so no interior shots. Sorry. I've purposely not shared much of this build with many. It is our personal residence -- not like "the shed".

Greg's shed
 

Very nicely done
I see you also have plenty of Solar on the roof
and Landscaping done before the inside is complete

Bob

Very nice house Greg,top notch just like the cars you build:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

There is NO solar -- What you're seeing is what's called a Boston Vent. Houses over here have TWO roofs on them -- one is insulated -- and then they build another whole roof on top that is open to atmosphere in an effort to hold/keep the snow on it. So to get circulation of the cold air (it was 1* here this morning) it has that big vent on the ridge line.

PART of the landscaping was done in an effort to get it in before the cold and snow.... otherwise we'd be doing landscaping this spring well after we've moved in. AND the size and amount of trees etc required heavy equipment. So all the trees and large shrubs were done - and there was a push to get the exterior stuff done before it got cold. Now - everyone is inside. There must have been 20 people working inside today. 3 tile guys - 3 or 4 painters - couple guys have one room set up to stain windows - two guys setting cabinetry - 4 or 5 guys were doing other trim work.... it's a complete cluster in there right now. Tomorrow there will be 4 or 5 stone masons starting to build the fireplace - then the kitchen stone - and there's a couple stone walls that need to be done yet inside.



Because of the size of the trees -- they started in one area and basically backed their way out and down the driveway as they went... The trees don't look all that big next to the house -- but these aren't the kind a couple of guys pick up and carry off up the hill !! LOL Here's some pics of the effort....



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This trees trunk is about 8 or more inches in diameter.... and the tree is probably 25' tall already.... Even with a crane - they struggled to get this one where it needed to be. The root ball was about 6 or 8' in diameter!






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NOW you can see the size of some of the trees..... Compare them to the mini excavator.... LOL





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Thank you! It's been a super fun project.... We love our builders and all the craftsman (which is what they are) working on it. I think a lot of people end up tearing their hair out doing projects like this... but so far... we've had nothing but fun.