The house next door...or how to NOT build a house

[IntheGroove]

Since there is no snow load to worry about it should be fine...

[jdurand]

In the pit they're starting to install windows. Also putting down underlayment on the roof, looks pretty thin. The wind is already peeling some up.

[jdurand]

Our new house finally has a point.

[PDXsparky]

I like your new house much more than the pit house.

[Frank S]

What type of cladding is the norm for houses in this area? It is clear to see that brick will not be the outer covering as there are no provisions for a brick or stone ledge on the foundation.
I suppose they could use the faux brick or stone and simply glue it to the OSB wall board. or use Hardy planking. Vinyl or steel siding always looks cheap new or old. t1-11 makes a house look like a barn. And then again there are all sorts of vacuum-formed panel sheeting with faux designs, which from a distance can fool many into believing the designs are the real thing but rarely do they hold up to close up scrutiny.
Maybe they will carpet it in green astroturf in hopes that it will blend into the local flora and not be noticed as a house LOL.

I like how your house is progressing even though you may feel it is slow in coming, at least yours's is a real structure

[jdurand]

In our California neighborhood stucco has been the norm, no idea what they're going to do.

[Frank S]

In our California neighborhood stucco has been the norm, no idea what they're going to do.

I know where there is a house here in Tx that the guy took lathing screen and stapled it to the exterior then pulled and shaped it to look like random rock formations then sprayed it with shot-crete and hand painted each stone shape to look like natural rocks. You had to get real close to even tell the wall was not made of natural stone.

[PDXsparky]

I know where there is a house here in Tx that the guy took lathing screen and stapled it to the exterior then pulled and shaped it to look like random rock formations then sprayed it with shot-crete and hand painted each stone shape to look like natural rocks. You had to get real close to even tell the wall was not made of natural stone.

Just like they do at Disney

[jdurand]

All day today they were tarring the flat part of the roof and just on the section of sloped roof I can see from our yard they've added 3 skylights and 6 sewer vents.

They worked until 7pm, don't know if the flat sections are done yet. The tar pot is sitting in front of the house.


Here's the workshop on our new house. The roof timbers will be all treated with fire and bug proofing paint before everything is sealed up. Seems Russians in this area are really really against flammable houses.

[Frank S]

All day today they were tarring the flat part of the roof and just on the section of sloped roof I can see from our yard they've added 3 skylights and 6 sewer vents.

They worked until 7pm, don't know if the flat sections are done yet. The tar pot is sitting in front of the house.


Here's the workshop on our new house. The roof timbers will be all treated with fire and bug proofing paint before everything is sealed up. Seems Russians in this area are really really against flammable houses.

My kind of folks