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[Jhbryaniv]

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I wish I had pictures of the entry way he did at his father's house, hand cut and laid wood entryway that was parquet (sp) surrounding the initials of the father in the middle.

And based on his attention to detail, I can only imagine how perfect everything fit together...

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[LaBalbe]

Unfortunately, some jurisdictions don’t have their own Code or Inspectors. ?

The house was built sometime in the '60's, so I have no idea whether they had Code or Inspectors back then, but they do now. Mind you, the previous inspector was famous for doing "driveway inspections", so when we had to replace the furnace last year, the new inspector found a few errors that the previous guy signed off on because he never did so much as a walk-around the place, just sat in his truck and signed off on paperwork sight unseen.

 

[Radioman]

Just a reminder of what I started with…

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So, it’s been a while to say the least. There were issues that the support columns to be replaced, from the top of the old footing, up. The last thing I wanted to do was rip apart stone and concrete bases to do that work because it meant building up the existing footings, inside the stone base with more concrete and proper post mounts.

It was a nightmare and a stop work order was placed on the job as soon as the concrete was poured to allow a full 28-day curing time. Ugh! In all, there were ten weeks of delays due to snow, rain, engineers, and the City’s cure time stall. Once the order was lifted, it was full steam ahead and all is now done.

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Quite a project Duke, that turned out looking very nice. Good job!

 

[MountainGoat]

I did not know about the 28 day wait. I'm doing an overhang on my cabin hopefully in the next couple months so I'm putting the concrete cylinders in the ground to bolt the 4x4s to. I have a feeling it's going to end up less then level.

 

[Jhbryaniv]

yeah, but your neighbor still has a hideous looking thing on the back of their home . . .

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Looks good Duke.

 

[Tracy Bowman]

Just a reminder of what I started with…

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So, it’s been a while to say the least. There were issues that the support columns to be replaced, from the top of the old footing, up. The last thing I wanted to do was rip apart stone and concrete bases to do that work because it meant building up the existing footings, inside the stone base with more concrete and proper post mounts.

It was a nightmare and a stop work order was placed on the job as soon as the concrete was poured to allow a full 28-day curing time. Ugh! In all, there were ten weeks of delays due to snow, rain, engineers, and the City’s cure time stall. Once the order was lifted, it was full steam ahead and all is now done.

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Looks great, Duke!

 

[TJC]

We have termites too - so glad we don’t have alligators.

Alligators are deceptively fast in spurts. They slowly slink up close to you then attack very quickly. When I was a kid we used to camp in the everglades and near the cooling canals south of Turkey Point on the coast. We'd keep the fires burning all night. If there was water nearby there were gators nearby.

The saltwater crocs are worse, but were relatively rare down there until they built the Turkey Point Nuclear Power station on south Biscayne Bay. It turns out the warm water is an ideal nesting ground for the crocs, and they have rebounded to large numbers in the last 50 years.

A couple of years ago a park ranger took his girlfriend out in a kayak to watch the 4th of July fireworks off shore from John Pennekamp State Park in Key Largo (the northern most island in the Florida Keys). It was just after dark before the fireworks began when a large croc took a major bite out of the girlfriend's kayak. They had no warning! She was in panic but the park ranger managed to calm her and they paddled the 1/4 mile back to shore safely. This occurred on the Gulf side of the island.

 

[9zero1790]

Just a reminder of what I started with…

View attachment 213907

So, it’s been a while to say the least. There were issues that the support columns to be replaced, from the top of the old footing, up. The last thing I wanted to do was rip apart stone and concrete bases to do that work because it meant building up the existing footings, inside the stone base with more concrete and proper post mounts.

It was a nightmare and a stop work order was placed on the job as soon as the concrete was poured to allow a full 28-day curing time. Ugh! In all, there were ten weeks of delays due to snow, rain, engineers, and the City’s cure time stall. Once the order was lifted, it was full steam ahead and all is now done.

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great work duke!

 

[Chris M]

Update: I found her the perfect bungalow yesterday, so we bought it. ? ?

Cool!
Do we get to see pics?

 

[Chris M]

Let’s see if I can do this without doxxing myself - Dave has already threatened to host a wrecker.

It’s a little unassuming and modest from the front with a bit of a Mad Men vibe. Best of all, the layout is perfect for Mrs. DukeCanBuildit. The primary bedroom, living room, dining, room, kitchen and den are all on the main level with a balcony off the living room as well as the bedroom. There are some helpful accessibility features, which was a welcome surprise, the double garage is 25’ x 20’, and there is a 10’ x 12’ garden shed out back. There’s a hot tub and outdoor kitchen on the lower deck and a flagstone seating area with a fire pit in the backyard, overlooking the river.


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but it’s really a bit like a mullet - business in the front…party in the back!

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It has a great kitchen…

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It’s on a ravine, overlooking a river, so there are amazing views, especially from the dining room…

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Living Room is cozy with a similar view…

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There’s a walkout basement with a rec room…

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and the bathrooms are a bit fancy…

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It looks pretty sharp at night too…

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That is really nice!
Well done!!

 

[LaBalbe]

We take possession at the end of September, so it’s a bit of a wait.

Excellent, just in time for a Canadian Thanksgiving R5G party! ?

 

[Radioman]

Let’s see if I can do this without doxxing myself - Dave has already threatened to host a wrecker.

It’s a little unassuming and modest from the front with a bit of a Mad Men vibe. Best of all, the layout is perfect for Mrs. DukeCanBuildit. The primary bedroom, living room, dining, room, kitchen and den are all on the main level with a balcony off the living room as well as the bedroom. There are some helpful accessibility features, which was a welcome surprise, the double garage is 25’ x 20’, and there is a 10’ x 12’ garden shed out back. There’s a hot tub and outdoor kitchen on the lower deck and a flagstone seating area with a fire pit in the backyard, overlooking the river.


View attachment 214793

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but it’s really a bit like a mullet - business in the front…party in the back!

View attachment 214802

View attachment 214798

It has a great kitchen…

View attachment 214796

It’s on a ravine, overlooking a river, so there are amazing views, especially from the dining room…

View attachment 214797

Living Room is cozy with a similar view…

View attachment 214795

There’s a walkout basement with a rec room…

View attachment 214803

and the bathrooms are a bit fancy…

View attachment 214804

It looks pretty sharp at night too…

View attachment 214800

Let’s see if I can do this without doxxing myself - Dave has already threatened to host a wrecker.

It’s a little unassuming and modest from the front with a bit of a Mad Men vibe. Best of all, the layout is perfect for Mrs. DukeCanBuildit. The primary bedroom, living room, dining, room, kitchen and den are all on the main level with a balcony off the living room as well as the bedroom. There are some helpful accessibility features, which was a welcome surprise, the double garage is 25’ x 20’, and there is a 10’ x 12’ garden shed out back. There’s a hot tub and outdoor kitchen on the lower deck and a flagstone seating area with a fire pit in the backyard, overlooking the river.


View attachment 214793

View attachment 214799

but it’s really a bit like a mullet - business in the front…party in the back!

View attachment 214802

View attachment 214798

It has a great kitchen…

View attachment 214796

It’s on a ravine, overlooking a river, so there are amazing views, especially from the dining room…

View attachment 214797

Living Room is cozy with a similar view…

View attachment 214795

There’s a walkout basement with a rec room…

View attachment 214803

and the bathrooms are a bit fancy…

View attachment 214804

It looks pretty sharp at night too…

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Very nice...

 

[AzScorpion]

Let’s see if I can do this without doxxing myself - Dave has already threatened to host a wrecker.

It’s a little unassuming and modest from the front with a bit of a Mad Men vibe. Best of all, the layout is perfect for Mrs. DukeCanBuildit. The primary bedroom, living room, dining, room, kitchen and den are all on the main level with a balcony off the living room as well as the bedroom. There are some helpful accessibility features, which was a welcome surprise, the double garage is 25’ x 20’, and there is a 10’ x 12’ garden shed out back. There’s a hot tub and outdoor kitchen on the lower deck and a flagstone seating area with a fire pit in the backyard, overlooking the river.


View attachment 214793

View attachment 214799

but it’s really a bit like a mullet - business in the front…party in the back!

View attachment 214802

View attachment 214798

It has a great kitchen…

View attachment 214796

It’s on a ravine, overlooking a river, so there are amazing views, especially from the dining room…

View attachment 214797

Living Room is cozy with a similar view…

View attachment 214795

There’s a walkout basement with a rec room…

View attachment 214803

and the bathrooms are a bit fancy…

View attachment 214804

It looks pretty sharp at night too…

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Your first mistake was texting me the full listing the other night! Now me and Larry @Blue Streak have plenty of time to plan out fall home wrecking party. Yes, I still have all those pictures from my last 2 trips so remember it's payback time.

Seriously, congratulations on getting a really nice place! like I told you the other night I'm super jealous of that kitchen and game room/man cave. But don't worry I'll be making myself right at home once you close. ?

 

[AzScorpion]

Thanks Kent. Now the wait begins and the longer it is, the more new stuff Mrs. DukeCanBuildit can think of to buy. ?

No worries there I just gave Annie her number. You might not want to look at your next credit card bill.?

 

[AzScorpion]

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