Greg.......... you gonna have one of these in the new house?
 

http://www.chonday.com/Videos/parkin...rage-singapore


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No! I can't afford Lamborghini's.... you'll have to ask SW!

I wonder how long it takes to get that car out of the park.........then onto a road you can enjoy it on?

Better hope that building never suffers even a small earthquake or a power outage!!

Thats wild. The condos sell for 9-24 mill each.

I'm doing my new house the old fashioned way --- drive up the street --- turn around in the cul d sac... and back into the shed (4300 sq feet).... The only thing mechanical in there, should be me. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

With a 25 X 14' door -- and 16' high finished ceiling - it will take in my 34' 3 car stacker -- and the toterhome.... and leave me plenty of shop space! The cleaning system is a push broom... the tools rarely used but I'm learning.




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I'm trying to catch up on current events....so Greg, you are moving from the Pacific NW to Sun Valley and making that your permanent home?

What a beautiful piece of terra firma!! How big is that parcel of land?

Scott --- the lot is #8 in "White Clouds" development in Sun Valley... it's 1.6 acres. The development (if that's what you'd call it) is alongside the White Clouds golf course here in Sun Valley. Most folks don't know that The Sun Valley Corporation owns or runs just about everything here... They did this "plat" in 2008 and it was a complete flop of course - given the housing crash. We'll be the second home started out of 30 lots. We hope it stays empty. LOL

Yes -- we're moving here. We have a small condo now - and are here for a few months at a time now. We'll move permanently when our house in Bellevue sells - but we won't put that for sale until this spring. We want to be here for construction and that is scheduled to take 18 months or so. They'll break ground as early as the snow will let them. The sight is 6272' feet in elevation... so snow is a possibility! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA


The house build has been dubbed -- The Garagemahal....since the requirement for parking the semi inside was part of the "if I can't do that I'm not buying here" deal. This is all custom building/builders/design etc... so as long as the land owners (The Sun Valley Corp) would agree that was okay -- we were good to go. The truck needs to be inside due to the cold weather - the amount of snow - and I like to keep it clean and warm... and of course... NOBODY can live without a shop space of some kind.

Just because...



Here's some of the very preliminary layouts of the house -- and the house on the lot. There's been a ton of changes since these were drawn up...






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Wholly crap!!! That looks amazing. I like the plans, looks like it will be a dream home for sure. You have to love the H.O.A. rules. But if you want to keep the neighbors down to a minimum, just buy the lots next to you.... LOL

You just pipe down!!



I have enough trouble with my wife...

For the kind of money they are asking for those condos, give me many acres (forested) with access to a lake and a cabin with a mechanical shed (metal lathe, CNC, mill, etc.).

Put my happy rear in the middle and I'd be a happy camper.

Well -- I guess that's why the United States of America is so big... there's something for everyone!


The Townhomes were all sold out by the time they even offered them for sale... People prefer that kind of vacation home over in these mountain towns -- they don't have to worry about anything except to unlock the door... and close it when they leave. These seem to be occupied more during golf season -- as I've only seen one being used so far this winter. With the proximity to the golf club house (across the street) and 27 holes to play --- I would assume they're mostly the golf crowd.

We bought our lot primarily for the view -- and mostly because it was as far away from those and future town home sites as we could get.

Greg, those plans look friggin awesome. That design is kind of Prairie style (think Frank Lloyd Wright) meets Post and Beam.

The "A" and "B" elevations are pretty kick azz!!

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.Jody, sorry for the thread hijack!! :warning:

No problem at all. Anytime we can get Greg to share his life it's all good. :thumbsup:

Nice looking house design, Greg.


As for the original post, holy crap does Singapore do some crazy stuff. Then again, look at the population density.

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Hell I could have mentioned that the wine room doesn't look close enough to the media room. (or big enough)
I also will mention that my wife is still griping that she wants a "back lit" shoe rack along 1 wall in the master closet. Along with a center island to put more "girl" stuff in.
We bought our place last year, because it was perfect. Then we moved in......

THANKS --- it's been changed quite a bit since these were done. I was just giving a general peek.

Singapore is also WORLD CLASS MONEY.... It's like going to Monaco... you think you're pretty set --- and then you see how real money lives.

I don't even care about the house -- I've spent all my time getting the shop right. I don't drink so more than one bottle of wine is too much. It's been changed since this as have many rooms -- the house got a lot bigger in the living spaces -- i.e., kitchen and family room. and got smaller in the 2 bedrooms above the garage (guest bedrooms we intend for grandkids)...

But most importantly the shop got bigger and the door configuration changed and the minimal posts required got moved. Now that's important stuff!!!

Very nice place Greg! I love the design, however the term "garage mahal" has already been taken. I've been inside the original one, and it is epic! Every auto builders dream garage, for sure!
Don't blame you for wanting the hauler inside. I was never able to get my race hauler in the shop, so the cold and "unuse" during the off season was problematic.

Yeah - the builders and architect started calling it that making fun of me....


The problem here is temperature -- right now it's 21* and was 5* when I got up this morning... these are NORMAL temps here.... and the toter home has living quarters -- meaning water and water storage and food etc. And I often use the trailer for the two track cars to get them out of the way -- they don't run antifreeze because a leak on track is too slick... so that's a problem if left outside in the trailer.

You also can't wash stuff outside here in these temps! So if I head out in winter -- I want to be able to clean stuff up!

Last winter the lot had 5 to 6' feet of snow --- I don't want that on the truck and trailer and then want to load up and go somewhere "warm"...

The hillside lends itself to this kind of dig for the shop --- it's just a deeper foundation.

Basically I can just blame Lillard for all the issues in my life.

Greg Welds Shop
 

Greg
Great layout. Shop is important but you
have to keep the little lady happy

I tried for years to get my wife to move to
a more rural area but she put her foot down

So we bought a bldg 10 minutes from home

My home away from home
I would live there if I wasn't married

Keep us posted on the build
Looks like fun

Panteracer NorCal Bob

Bob ---

It was Gwen that found the lot and told me we were building a house there and moving. She's happy.

I don't care where I live -- I can load up my semi full of stuff and hit the road. But we both love it here.

She used to threaten and tell me she was going to move me down to the 'shed' --- I was always hoping she'd carry through!

Momma happy everyone happy.

Very nice Greg. I need to get there one if these days

Looks relaxing and very scenic.

Stuart....


One of the biggest attractions for US ---- is that people WANT to come here. You want to ski? Let's go skiing.... you want to fish...(fly)... there's 1400 lakes and a half a zillion creeks.... You want to Mountain bike? There's ten gazillion miles of single track trails and only 2 gazillon miles of flat double wide... You want to Golf?? I live on a 27 hole golf course (Trail Creek and White Clouds - you can mix and match your 9's)... You want to hike? OMG... step off the patio and head out. Valley View trail cuts a corner off the property. See ya when you get back... or I'll meet you in town at the Starbucks (my buddy Rizzo owns it - one of 6 privately owned in the country).

We are building the house with KIDS -- and ACTIVITY -- and long term (meaning more than a weekend) guests, in mind. We have a spare set of wheels (if you don't mind driving a new Land Rover)... TOWN is 2.2 flat miles of beautiful walking on a combo bike pedestrian path. The golf lodge is across the street -- and the Sun Valley Lodge and "mall" is half a mile. Galena lodge is 23 miles up the road and has fantastic snowshoe trails from beginner to expert...
Jackson Hole is a 4 hour drive... Salt Lake City is 4 1/2 hours.... Boise is 2 1/2 hours.... and Thunderhill is 10 in the rig... Same as from Seattle... only a prettier drive. The Costco is in Twin Falls -- 2 hours straight down the hi way - you don't turn the wheel or touch the brakes... and really? How often do you go? It's an adventure. Oh - almost next door is the Freightliner dealer where I get the rig serviced. Last time I went down - we took the Range - and while the rig got serviced we did Costco and Home Depot and all the "city crap".

And all winter long you'll wake up to bluebird skies and a view of the mountain that will draw you in like a moth to a flame... Oh -- it's 5* this morning -- but hey! It's a DRY cold! LOL

Greg, that's awesome.

Are you taking reservations yet, GW? The wagon is all packed...

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Jeff-

Give me two years.... 18 months from this "spring" should we have one..... until then -- I'm "camping" in the 1200 sq ft condo from hell...

After that! BRING IT ON!


I'm serious when I say the entire thought process of this house has been with the thought of tons of people in a continuos stream.

That's why Charley's room is completely separate from anywhere kids might inhabit.

18 months is perfect. By then, maybe Rob will have the Torino done. Of course I have no room to talk, as I haven't touched mine in 3 months due to my workload, but I did get a bunch of fancy new parts for christmas.
Wait a minute...is that garage big enough for a Torino, and my Chevelle?
Can I bring my dog?

Maybe my wife will have forgiven the TSA by then, otherwise it's a several thousand mile drive... I'm too old to spend more than 6-8 hrs driving to get somewhere.


Jeff-

The garage is deep enough for my truck but not a Torino... I'll have sold and moved by then anyway....



Heck yes you can bring a dog! This is the only place in the entire UNIVERSE where if you leave your dog outside the store... They yell at you to go get 'em and bring 'em in.

We have one nut job named Stella -- and Gwen says she's getting at least two more Labs when the house is done. We're going to name the dump -- Menagerie Manor.

There's a way to beat the TSA.... It's called a Global Entry card.... You have to apply on line -- fill out 70 forms that ask redundant questions -- pay $100 -- and have an interview with the Customs guys.. Then you go straight to a different checkpoint -- leave your shoes on - leave your computer in your bag and bingo bango... walk thru.

That's interesting GW but looks like it's geared toward international travel?
Is it honored in every airport? Do I still have to approach the TSA and get their blessing to move over to the Global pass thru?

The Global website linked to something similar called TSA pre check but their FAQs clearly state it's still at TSAs whim on a case-by-case if they feel you are "eligible"...

Jeff-

Most look at that hill side and see gods country...I see 10,000 sq ft underground facility wil indoor gun range and out door style drive in movie.

Never invisioned spoiled brats is Singapore.

Yeah -- typical government website -- it's meant to confuse and drive you crazy...


Once you APPLY --- and yeah it's a "Pre TSA" thing --- the Global Entry is an option.... You go to the PRE TSA at the airport.... there's separate screening for PRE TSA and your Global Entry (once you get one) is part of the info on your ticket (just as PRE TSA is) and they just run your sorry butt thru.

Drive over the Canadian border -- you just hold up your little card to some magical card reader -- and bam -- you're back in the USA...

International travel - you go to an electronic kiosk and put your card in - hold your hand to a print reader -- and it prints out a "go" or a "no go" ticket -- get a "go" ticket you show that - skip customs and go pick up your bags... The occasional no go ticket is to keep you honest.

They do that every once in awhile at the airport too..... you think you're good to go and bam your number comes up and they shag you over to the schlepper line.

99% of the time -- I'm thru TSA in 15 seconds... with a LOT less hassle.

The $100 gets you FIVE YEARS worth of being treated like a US citizen instead of a possible terrorist.

We just did our Global Entry interviews in SF last Friday. It is mainly for international travel as far as I can tell. When we come back from Honduras we land in Houston and the Customs line can be a mile long and we only have a little over a hour between flights. There is no line at the Global Entry kiosks. Can't wait.

Tried talking someone into a two lane range........just because they probably could. :D

I use it at EVERY airport... once you get your global entry number -- you put it in when you book a flight... and it's printed as part of your boarding pass... and you go straight to the PRE TSA line... (there's rarely a line at PRE TSA). They even have a PRE TSA entry at Boise... and they didn't use to.

It's an all encompassing "get out of line jail" card.