Go straight here to apply....


Be forewarned --- the application process requires some time... and asks for lots of documents - passport -- birth certificate (I think) etc.... so be prepared to be a little frustrated....

It takes a few weeks to hear back from them -- once you're "pre approved" -- then you schedule an appointment where they tell you (your area).


https://goes-app.cbp.dhs.gov/main/goes

Greg Welds shop
 

Greg
I have a used diesel generator I was
going to give to my Dad but he decided he did not want it
It will not meet Kalifornia smog. Been in my shop a couple
of years just sitting. You can have it if you want
Just need to load it and go

I hate to scrap it. Would be good to go to a new home
You will need a transformer. I have the specs. I think 50kw
Specs are at my office

Let me know

Panteracer NorCal Bob

I appreciate the offer Bob - I really do... but I already have generators. Including diesel versions big enough to run the house. Perhaps someone that doesn't already have one could use it.

Having lived in the Pacific NorthWET all my life - owning generators is part and parcel with living where there's plenty of wind storms and large trees right next to the power lines...

Got my Global Entry ID card in the mail yesterday....yippee......

Great!!! I called my cop buddy yesterday === You should leave the country now so it can be "tested" to see if you can get back in. Just a heads up -- make sure you pick somewhere to go that you really like. <snickering>

"Motor Court" Everyone needs a house with a designated Motor Court! I love it.

While I like the plans of the shop, and I'm sure it'll be even nicer in it's final rendition, I'm also digging the kitchen with the eat in area that leads out to the covered porch...with a fireplace. I imagine that area there will get used more than any other part of the house as a gathering area. At least with us it would anyway.

When we remodeled our "kitchen area" we built in a raised "L" shaped bar that seats 8 right off of the kitchen with views out the back of the house right next to our dining room which doubles as our TV room. This is where we congregate and any time we have company over, it's where everyone hangs out enjoying food, adult beverages of choice, and each other in a comfortable setting. If there was a bedroom right off of this area, pretty sure we'd never even go anywhere else in the whole house.

Only think I'm missing is the covered porch and I'm still trying to figure out a way to make that happen. We'd like to be able to sit outside and enjoy the view...while having a roof over our head at the same time. Added plus is a fireplace going to keep the area warm. Real fireplace or gas (propane)?

It all looks very nice Greg. It shows that you've put a lot of thought into the planning which is crucial.

Side note here, not sure I know or want to know what a deciduous shrub is...but it appears that you want a lot of them around though. :lol:

Lance ---

Several of the design elements are "forced" by code.

#1 - Motor Court... this is a must and had to be enlarged because the fire department bought a new 'rig' right after the big fires here this summer! We had to re-submit plans enlarging this and the driveway so that their new truck can make a 3 point turn. Not kidding here. We don't have enough friends to fill this area up unless Charley brought every car he owns.


#2 - The house - as posted up here - has changed quite a lot in room sizes and arrangement. The "living areas" -- which to me are exactly as you described -- the kitchen - family room - area got BIGGER.... Because when we tried to actually arrange furniture there --- we discovered they became "tight".


#3 - The shop area has been changed significantly. Once actual models of the semi -- and my other stuff were made - things had to change... I'm really happy with the final design but this area required the most work!


#4 - It was critical, in our view, that "company" (children etc) be as far away as possible from the main living areas. Not because we don't like them - but because people "on vacation" tend to drink more than normal -- being louder -- and kids tend to be worn out and need their nighty nite time.


#5 - I agree with you that the extended roofline out over the outdoor fireplace will be a "highlight" of the house. It will have the fireplace as well as be heated by outdoor space heaters. I don't have good enough pics on file to show the views from there -- but this will be a focal point for hanging out.


#6 - The kitchen has some of those areas showing "stuff" were just placeholders so we could get the rooms and room placement right. The stove - for instance - won't be where it is etc. Those changes are all in the new plans that I don't have PDF files for yet. Should have them this week


#7 - I have a call in to Charley to see about the mortgage. So far I haven't received a call back.

When we did our kitchen, we went and picked out all of the appliances we (she) wanted first...then I sat down with a pencil and paper (and an eraser...don't forget the eraser) and designed the kitchen around where the appliances would fit. It took many renditions before we finally found a plan that would work while making the most and best use of the space available. So I'm well aware of what the planning phase is like. :unibrow:

Make sure you save room in the kitchen for one of these...

http://www.mieleusa.com/images/miele...x/news/CVA.jpg

We love ours!

Designed the whole damn kitchen layout around it, but it is totally worth it if you like good coffee.

Good luck on your new project Greg, I hear that Sun Valley is similar to Jackson Hole, very nice place. We are close to finishing our new home project, It has been going since 10-12. Isn't it funny how you design a house and If you notice everytime you change the plans they get bigger!
Good luck
Travis

I'll try to make this a quick story about a similar problem we ran into... My business partner is from NC he built rented and sold single family vacation homes on the Outer Banks for over 20 years. The last one we built was North of the paved road, one had to drive up the beach, then over a large sand dune to get back to the house. It is a 10 bedroom house, 3 stories tall. The plans were approved by the County and construction started. When it came time for the framing inspection, the County inspector wouldn't approve it because the peak of the roof was just under 35' tall, even though the plans the County approved specifically showed this. Height restriction was due to the inability to get a firetruck with a ladder tall enough to reach a roof over 30' tall to the house... Two separate codes on the books = 1 huge problem.

Spent almost a year in meetings with the County trying to decide what to do. Several heads rolled, and in the end, we ended up cutting the peak off of the roof and making it a flat top.

What a clustermess...

http://sunrealtync.smugmug.com/photo...-R9fGhdP-L.jpg