We'll be out of here as soon as our new house is finished. Sooner if a bunch of cash falls from the sky.
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We'll be out of here as soon as our new house is finished. Sooner if a bunch of cash falls from the sky.
In your estimation do you consider the house being built as eventually raising or lowering the value of the house you are currently living in?
If you think it will go down it might be time to try and make a quick sale
The owners said it would make our place worth a lot more. Since the empty hole lowered the values, we can only hope the price goes up.
They're still working and it's getting dark, so I just took a snap.
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"The owners said. . ."; well, that is certainly reassuring. Can they predict weather, Lotto numbers, inflation rates or cost of living too? Rarely will over built custom work [usually not in keeping with local architecture] create an increase.Quote:
Originally Posted by jdurand
Unless the area is already strictly custom built homes then by filling a vacant lot which was in all likely hood had been poorly kept then a new addition might in time help property values in a minor way.Quote:
Originally Posted by Toolmaker51
But other than removing a detractor of a vacant lot I wouldn't expect a significant increase. What it will cause though if tighter scrutiny by a perspective buyer for even the most minor of repairs to be done before they or a loan institution inspector will sign off on any home being sold in the area.
Ran into a neighbor, she said they can hear the music and singing in their house across the street with all the doors and windows closed. She thinks an empty lot would look better than what this is turning into.
Here's today's video + some stills.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_oSOss5EC0
No drone video today, just slides. I added music to bounce it up a bit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCAddSmiqBw
I was on the roof cleaning off all the bits of our tree they cut down to make the house. So, these are manual drone pictures...me humming while snapping pictures with my cell phone. I normally don't carry it but haven't been discussing doors with our Russian people so took it with me.
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I am wondering why there is no seismic hardware in the construction of that house.
Hadn't thought of that, maybe every wall is skinned with wood to brace it?
I found out why they didn't skin the walls before putting in place, while cleaning outside they were putting in a small wall section over a passage. They lined up a bunch of guys and with much grunting and retrying, they got it into place where two guys on a scaffold pushed bolts through to hold it. It appears they never advanced to the builders class where tools and ropes were introduced. With just a couple of ropes my wife and I with one or two of them could have put that in place with no grunting.
The rain started, POURING so hard my freshly cleaned gutters overflowed with the downspout blowing out a firehose worth of water. Supposed to continue for a week to 10 days... hope they didn't leave tools in The Pit. How does glue-lam do when soaking wet?
A lot depends on the quality of the OSB used in the webQuote:
Originally Posted by jdurand
The Pit Crew is working today, I see they put up a big tarp (barn door, horse...).Quote:
Originally Posted by Frank S
The Pit during a break in the rain
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I know too well what it is like to have to scramble to cover a project in hopes of reducing the damage
It's not like this rain was a surprise. Wonder if they did anything for the basement?
Some don't bother with listening to weather reports until it is falling on their heads.Quote:
Originally Posted by jdurand
Today's feature is wet wood and a mystery steel beam. Any idea what that lone beam is for?
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Engine hoist...
Doubtful, more likely support for some cantilevered overhangQuote:
Originally Posted by IntheGroove
A fairly dry day so lots of pounding and dropping sounds all day, got a little video and two photos but the drone was being bounced.
I did edit out the drone getting hung up on a wire in our yard, sounded like a fly stuck to a spider web trying to get away. But one blade guard was nicely hooked over the wire.
Anyway, damp wood and mud, the joys of construction in winter.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fa_ihtobBQ
No rain today, they took the tarp off and worked some more on the roof. Not much wind so I was able to keep the drone up longer. I see they're doing a recessed roof, hope they're allowing a drain pipe for that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbG14fPNPak&feature=youtu.be
You're getting pretty good with that drone...
I wonder if that is going to be a roof top sun deck when they are finished
With these guys, who knows. If they're not done by the time we move a neighbor pledges to take the drone and keep us up to date.
It didn't make it on the camera, but a B1RD aircraft went zooming past the drone right near the beginning. Managed to not run into the drone, that would have hurt.
Wow, I expected a 2 story house. And that roof is strange looking. Of course it will leak even with a drain installe
You've really got to watch those bird aircrafts they wont bother with a flight plan in most cases. Also some may even be related to the feline class of animals because they can be quite curious as well.
May ber time to think about weaponizing the platform with Bird away. A sound emitting piezo that sounds like a cat.
The thrum and buzz of the propellers may sound like insects to birds
A short trip way up for a better view of the roof. I see there's a funky flat roof over the entry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUEskhPTOsQ
Our Russian contractor said "it will surely leak"
We were walking back from the store and one of the guys sitting on the roof yelled "hi neighbors". We got to talking some and said we're moving next summer. Apparently the ones that knew hadn't spread the word since he asked where to. We said Russia and he almost fell off the roof. We described the area to him and he wanted to know how hard it was to move there.
Those recessed roofs usually will either eventually leak or turn into wadding pools.
In Kuwait every house has a flat roof with a high parapet around them they are used as we would our back yards here in the USA. Some having rather large trees planted in extremely large pots. in 2004 one day it rained nearly twice the normal yearly rainfall in a few hours, this was after a summer of stronger than usual dust storms lots of blocked drains. Some houses had water standing as much a half a meter deep on their roofs. That's a lot of weight even for a reinforced concrete roof
My house can handle huge loads without collapsing or leaking...
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Fairly low pitched roof for a snow load area such as Tahoe. 4 feet of wet fresh pack snow would be like having 6 inches of water on your roof or about 31lbs per sq. ft figure a 1200 sq foot roof you are talking about an additional 37,200 lbs on the structure of the house, and that is what some builders don't think about they build the roof to take a 100 lbf load but have only 2x4 stud walls and very little wind bracingQuote:
Originally Posted by IntheGroove
That is over 6 feet of snow. The walls are solid cedar, 6.5 inches thick...
That will work. Hard to beat a solid wall made out of most anythingQuote:
Originally Posted by IntheGroove
Here's today's pictures. Raining a bit so I won't drone on.
In the first one you can see the house from a bit over a block away, this is quite a ways uphill. You can't see our house but this one pops up.
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I still think it's really nice that there will be a engine hoist at the entryway...
My wife asked who's going to clean all those windows that open onto the flat roof? There's quite a few of them and they're extension ladder distance from the inside floor and there doesn't appear to be a hatch to get onto either of the roof...not to mention the extension ladder to reach said hatch.
Those windows will never be cleaned...
At our new house they're working on the stair forms. They were expecting to use a standard sharp wedge winder, we said no. We compromised at the newer recommended truncated wedge but that means they needed to redo the forms.
Here's the fierce winter there
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The snow is already melted and they're working away to keep on schedule.
Tomorrow should be clear and sunny so I will try to get some good drone shots during the day (they don't work on Sundays). If the weather is calm I'll fly off the patio roof which gives me much more room for maneuvering and might get some close shots of their handiwork.
Today was nice but I wound up working on an exercise machine we have. A steel plate fractured around a motor mount so I contacted the manufacturer yesterday. Since it was only 5 months old they gave a full refund and said keep it.
So, today I wire brushed off the paint and prepared to weld a brace on to restore functionality. What, you thought I was going to salvage the motor? I though of that but don't need the motor plus we like the exercise machine and want it fixed.
Anyway, pulled out the flux core welder and...&^%#$@! The wire feed assembly doesn't feed the wire. On inspection a plastic bit broke. On a web search they only sell the entire assembly (of course) for $90. So, I gathered tools, parts, duct tape, glue, and chewed some gum. It should hold for a while, I'll fix the machine tomorrow and then give the welder to someone as a gift. We'll buy a new one after we move Aliexpress is really handy.
