Me too:lol:

I'm Southeast almost to Boulder City on the South side of the 95. Mission Hills
The entire house will have fire sprinklers. I'm also using blown in cellulose in the attic and it's supposed to be best for fire. This is all one story so no living space is above the garage.
He's there all the way through cert of occupancy. Glad I hired him. I'm out there everyday, but it's just accountability and making sure the details are getting done. I have caught a few mistakes already that have been rectified or will be. He cut me a square deal and I wouldn't save any money without him. He's saved me money on framing, plumbing, and concrete already. His subs like to make him happy and that helps me. Plus I have his eye of everything and I don't know any better in many cases. Between my young family, my real estate team, and crossfit, I probably wouldn't sleep if I was owner/builder.:lol: I'm really enjoying it! They chalked out the walls today and I got to walk through the house for the first time. Pretty cool!

So... epoxy or polished floors?

Framing is coming along nicely. They put up the garage walls today! Looks great!

The second photo with my son Hugh is from my game room. It really doesn't do the view justice as it's much closer and more vibrant in person. I have another mountain range out the end of the room as well. The windows on this house are humongous. I'll post some more photos of the framing once it's further along.

Wow time flies -- look at Hugh!


House will be great!

Likely polished if anything. I'm all about lower maintenance these days.

You got that right. He turns three next month.

Thank you my friend.

Interesting to see different building & framing techniques around the country. Looks like it's going to be an awesome home, congrats.

Awesome. Fun to see it come together I am sure.

2x6 everywhere it looks like?

Love the framing stage!! That is when the first part of the vision becomes real. Looks great so far.

It's a blast. 2x6 on all exterior walls plus any load bearing inside the structure.
I'm still pinching myself in disbelief that I get to call the place home. Framing moves quick and you can really start to get a feel for how the house will live and feel. So far I'm very pleased.

Awesome stuff.

Framing looks good Todd, What kind of insulation are you using batt insulation ? Do they use foam around your area?

Thanks, Wayne. I'm using a radiant barrier sheathing and I'm thinking blown in cellulose in the walls and attic in the house and batt in the garage. I still need to nail it down 100%. I don't like the spray foam due to chemicals and cost.

Agree there’s too many horror stories about it. I’m looking at blow cellulose in my garage.

Going to be awesome Todd, congrats!

Looks Great Todd.

Thankfully most people don’t seem to be adversely affected by spray foam insulation.

But 4 years later and I’m still suffering side effects from it.

#yourresultsmayvary

Thanks, Jody!

Thank you, sir!
Yep, I'm not taking any chances.

The framers have been working their butts off. The trusses are 90% on at this point. They need to add some transitions and bracing for the roof. I'll post again once the sheathing is on and there are more details. The front HIP roof to the right of the entry will add some character once it's complete.

I'm really pleased with the way it looks and feels. It has so many different elevation changes front to back and high and low. It really has that unique and custom feel I was going for. The great room really feels cool and the garage it bad ass with its 12' ceiling in the shop and 10" door.

Looking really good Todd and it's going up crazy fast! I'm sure you guys are super excited.

It's definitely exciting my friend...

Looks great Todd! I'm cracking up that you post more pictures of the garage\shop than the house. I totally get that!!

We are getting finishing touches inside our build...tile, backsplash, granite etc all in the finishing stages. This is where we get to see how our decor decisions we made on May 26 2017 work out. So far so good we think.

Very very nice!

It's starting to look like a real house! I'm really happy with the framers and their execution of the details. They have another week or two and then we go to roughs.

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Oh yeah!! That covered patio is going to be sweet.

I think a pool would look GREAT in your back yard!!

Yep! That garage will be perfect bike and trike storage space..... :mock: I see places for bats and balls and mits..... and a shelf for working on skateboards.... and storage for the car seats and other baby stuff nobody can ever let go of....


LOL

There is no doubt you are right, but once in it's to late. They may drag me out of here in a body bag and I don't want the maintenance.

I'll just have to make the wife park in the driveway. HA

Lance only has a month before move in.... looks like you might beat him!! LOL


It has to be a huge deal for your whole family -- forget the nice garage space for you.

It's a game changer my friend. This town is turning into a mini LA and this is my little slice of paradise. It's in the rural preservation so I'm surrounded by 1 acre minimum. So I'll have some breathing room as long as I call it home. The neighbors have been great and there are some really nice homes going in around me. (Bigger and more $ than mine) I'm really optimistic about the area over the long term.

As far as moving in goes. It's going to be a while. :hairpullout:

31 days!! And yes, we have a count down clock!!

We feel the same way about our lot Todd. Around Phoenix most residential lots are UBER small, like 20' setbacks to street and 5' setbacks to sides. It is amazing to me how so many people live where they can spit on their neighbors house...

Everyone from here that has been to our 8/10s acre lot immediately comments on how lucky we are that we have so much open space around the house. Add to that the New River wash is our neighbor to the East and a road is behind us and it's actually a VERY secluded homesite very close to a 5 million person metro area. We needed this coming from an 11 acre parcel with zero neighbors but didn't really realize just how rare it was until spending a lot of time driving around seeing just how crowded in most homes around here are.

thats going to be nice Todd!

Very nice Todd.

Any chance you could post a floor plan with room dimensions, and a legend identifying the feature codes on the one in your first post? I'd like to compare the room sizes to my plan. Thanks

Any updates here? Are they finishing sheetrock yet? :D

Yes, sir. All the roughs are pretty much done. AC/Heat, Fireplace, Plumbing, Electrical, Cat 5, solar tube, etc... The windows are in and he roof has been dried in with the tile stacked. My electrician really hooked me up. I bet I have 85 can lights in this house and he installed my low voltage, surround sound, and alarm stuff for free. I have a TV mount, 220, side mount opener, and outlets galore in my shop. I'm really happy...

I had my structural engineer come out a few weeks ago to look it all over. He found some things that needed addressed. I have another engineer going out next Friday to check out all the roughs. We should wrap the house next week. Drywall starts in 3 weeks. They are backed up.

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Nice!!

I counted our can lights because we were looking to buy LED bulbs on sale around Christmas time...51 total. Thankfully, the builder upgraded us from CFLs to LEDs free of charge!!

Thats going to be nice Todd!

What is done for heat mitigation there?

I see foil backed facing on the roof, and I assume the windows are filled with some sort of gas and multi paned, etc.

Probably similar to here for cold?

Thanks, Joe

Yep, mine are all LED as well. I counted them yesterday for fun. 93!

Hey Joe, I'm using the radiant barrier sheathing and blown in insulation extra deep in the attic. I believe it will be close to R50. I'm using batt in the wall as it's 2x6 and I'll do some air sealing prior with foam and silicone. I opted for aluminum windows as I wanted the look, but they are argon filled. While vinyl/fiberglass are a little more efficient, they don't fit our style and you still have a HUGE hole in your wall that is commonly known as a window. These will be much better than a majority of windows out there. The really cut down on the heat vs. a standard dual pane. I may end up with some modern awnings on my exposed South windows. I haven't nailed down that strategy yet. It also has multi zone AC/HEAT and all the systems will be efficient. I'm hoping for a reasonably economical house. Time will tell.

We are about due for an update here...no? :D

You have to be in the trim\cabinets\tile stage by now right?

Now is when it gets fun, seeing it look like a house inside. Very nice Todd.

I'd just read your comment about "awnings".... when we arrived in Scottsdale the next day and drove past a super fancy Restoration Hardware up on Scottsdale Road.... it's a grey stucco building with METAL AWNINGS and they just look bad ass!

So was thinking --- I sold SUNBRELLA for YEARS when I was the Brown Jordan rep.... and that stuff is great -- but in a couple two or three years with that sun.... yeah they'll look like faded glory. But powder coated metal awnings --- they're done with slim metal slats... they'd last forever.

Hard to tell in this pic but they are angled slats so they block the sun but yet allow you to see the lights and that it's a window etc -- really liked the look of this!



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