I'll get the pictures posted here as soon asn I get a little time. I'm brewing salsa! I hope you like it HOT, Cookie! ;)
Mmmmm....sounds GREAT! So, may I ask what kind of chips you & the little red-haired lady like? White Corn...Yellow Corn...Scoops...Fritos? Please indulge me -- inquirinig minds wanna know! ;)
Scoops work well. ;) My salsa is nice and thick, so wimpy chips won't do! ;) A glass of milk may be needed after eating some from this batch! LOL
Aha! Chunky is good. We are big salsa & chip eaters at out house, too!
Looking forward to this weeks update. ;)
So, how was the salsa?
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;) It was hot enough to make my eyes water just when it was cooking....so I dare not put it into my mouth! :P :o
Quote from: SunnyInFL on September 18, 2006, 10:20:14 PM
Aha! Chunky is good. We are big salsa & chip eaters at out house, too!
Must be awful hot if you're eating it in the "out"house! ;) ;D
I saw that to, but just couldn't tease the Sunshine.
:'( Boohoo...I made a typo...but it sure was a funny catch, PH! You rock!
We now have a septic system installed! It is ready for poo poos now (well, whenever we get water and toilets anyways!! LOL) I also got the trenches filled in where I ran the conduit for the power lines and ran the water piping to the road. So now I can let the grass grow! I heard that it is always greener over the septic tank! :biggrin:
Talk about Grunt work. :wink:
I know you guys are thrilled that part is complete, with the weather turning colder those major outdoor projects are best put behind you. :clap:
Yes, I say "let the grass grow" since keeping it short is my job..... LOL... I mowed the smoke out of the riding mower again this weekend... oops.... :eek:and I WAS being careful!
We had to tie both dogs down so that they would not eat the workers this week.... when they were doing to perk testing, Peppermint Patty was loose... and
the guy said that he had to work with one hand holding a shovel between him and the charging dog... (but she is such a sweetie!) I wish i could have seen that! LOL
Hot sauce, please!!!
And puppy dogs!!!! Treats all around!!!! I loves the puppy doggies....am missing old dog, too.....
So, tell me names and which one loves hugs!!!
Great dogs they are Cookie! Peppermint Patty and Schreoder are their names! Here they are, chillin' with their dad! :biggrin: Pepper is the Border Collie, and Schreoder is the Austrailain Cattle Dog. :wink: They both LOVE hugs!
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n126/Magistrate_2008/babies.jpg)
Wow...cute pups! I don't think I've ever seen a black border collie. Neat!
The view from the Terrytory!
Looking SW
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Looking SE
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Looking NW
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Looking NE
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Quote from: SunnyInFL on September 22, 2006, 07:57:09 AM
Wow...cute pups! I don't think I've ever seen a black border collie. Neat!
She is only part Border Collie. We rescued her, so I couldn't really tell you what else she has in her. :wink:
WOW! BEAUTIFUL! :smitten:
Sure makes me miss my home....(WV) :(
Quote from: lumbilly on September 22, 2006, 08:05:17 AM
WOW! BEAUTIFUL! :smitten:
Sure makes me miss my home....(WV) :(
Well, my friend, enjoy the view then! :smile: In the one "Looking NW", that is YOUR mountain in the distance! :wink:
BTWGood news to share! Our new home is now breathing well on it's own! It got it's powerlines run yesterday and the meter was installed! I can now disconnect it's umbilical cord! Maybe I should leave that for Cookie, for when she gets here! :biggrin:
Feel free...I'll give ya' two hours of an honest labor in return for the salsa.
Lumbilly, gonna grab some soil from your mountain for ya...leaves...so get a PO Box ready and I'll send it when I come back!!!
Such beautiful scenery and huggable puppies!!! Cool!!!! I'm a thinking if you have any left-over lumber I just might try a lean to on a moutain and hunker down for winter!!! :biggrin:
West Virginia's in my soul now.....nothing better to be there, either!!
Okay so I'm kinda new to you and Red Haired Girl, Magistrate. Where is it you guys live? It looks beautiful. I don't like flat Central Indiana, and am a mountain girl at heart.
I know...you weren't addressing me...but they live in BEAUTIFUL Mercer county WV. I'm in swampy Robeson county NC, but my heart is always in WV! Where were you raised at Daisy?
I was born in Southern Indiana where there were at least a little bit of hills. I live in central Indiana now, where its flaaaaat. Our family has land in SW Pennsylvania and we go out there once a year and its gorgeous. I want to live there full time. We drive thru the northern portion of WV and its beautiful there, too. Heck, anything from Zanesville east on 70 would work for me.
We live in Southern West Vriginia only a few miles off I77.... just let us know when you are drivin' by, and we'll sure give you a salsa break!
We love it here. I have lived all but 2 years of my life in this town. Magistrate is a transplant from Michigan, but he is a keeper. :smitten:
He has lived in WV for about a dozen years.
The mountain that you can see behind that log home (our neighbor's, by the way) is East Riber Mountain, and after you top it and start down you are in Virginia.
So, we are not far from the state line. That mountain is due wouth of the "Terrytory". (that is a play on words with our last name :-)
[Good news to share! Our new home is now breathing well on it's own! It got it's powerlines run yesterday and the meter was installed! I can now disconnect it's umbilical cord! Maybe I should leave that for Cookie, for when she gets here! :biggrin:
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LOL Hey Hey Magistrate... I think that letting Cookie cut that umbilical is a monumental idea. LOL LOL :idea3:
Daisy, we go through Zanesville when we go up to Basket Land (Dresden).... i am a true basket case... and sell Longaberger(R). I usually sell enough to help "support" my basket habit. LOL LOL It IS pretty there... but the hills... well, they are true mountains, are better. :thumbsup: ESPECIALLY in the Autumn!
Quote from: Red-Haired Girl on September 22, 2006, 10:17:54 PM
Daisy, we go through Zanesville when we go up to Basket Land (Dresden).... i am a true basket case... and sell Longaberger(R). I usually sell enough to help "support" my basket habit. LOL LOL It IS pretty there... but the hills... well, they are true mountains, are better. :thumbsup: ESPECIALLY in the Autumn!
Oooh...now I know I REALLY LOVE YOU, LRHG! :smitten: I am a basket freak, myself...and am the proud owner of a few Longaberger(R).
KEWL Sunny....what do you have... and which are your favorites? I got a new one in the mail today... it is SOOOO ME!
It is a special onw with sage and dark brown stripes on natural, and the tack covers are maple leaves.... oh.... SOOOO gorgeous! Me things that it will be my purse for a while.
Oh you mean the Longaberger Basket Basket-Building? We go by there everytime we would visit hubby's grandma. I'm going to miss driving past there so much. I love the drive.
Hmm, if I'm ever out that way, I'll look you guys up...I love a good salsa, and we make some really good stuff here, too. It could be a salsa-off! LOL
a salas-off... what a wonderful challenge! what fun! Magistrate would go for that for sure. :-)
are you a basket collector? I figure driving through that country is contageous!
I would love to be, but until my kids are a bit older, I don't dare!! I have my eyes on a couple...in particular, the bakers rack one...oh and the Natures Garland dish set. I am a sucker for holiday anything.
Oh yes... good choices.. and they could work together, i think... am pretty sure that the nature's garland will fit on bottom of small baker's rack...
do you have a local consultant? if not, i can get things right to your doorstep. :-)
not pushing.. .just asking...
Nope, I don't know anyone who sells any of it....I just look at it online and always make my little comments when we drive past the basket building.
wow.... well, you can see ALL the products at
www.longaberger.com/reginaterry
and like i said, i can send it to your doorstep. If you have some friends who want things, you can get stuff for half price or free! :-)
Thanks RHG, I bookmarked that baby! :smile:
Quote from: Red-Haired Girl on September 23, 2006, 12:35:23 PM
wow.... well, you can see ALL the products at
www.longaberger.com/reginaterry
and like i said, i can send it to your doorstep. If you have some friends who want things, you can get stuff for half price or free! :-)
Tell me more...
You bet.... i need to get up from here... this forum is a time-warp machine, isn't it???
have to go be domestic... i'll check back in from time to time....
have a Sensational Saturday...
Sounds good! I'll be here for a bit longer. Then I have to start my chicken and noodles. OSU/Penn State is in 2 hours...I'll be AFK when that game is on. (A tough game, cause I like both teams a lot. OSU is my favorite, with Penn State being 2nd...even above my own alma matter, Purdue!)
what means AFK?
I don't like ANY football/basetball/soccer/basketball/,,,,,
just do my own thing....
Away
From
Keyboard
LOL
I'm a huge football fanatic. I live for football season
I can have baskets made with your team colors on the trim strips on the band, and football tack covers. (little footballs around the tacks on the trim strip.)... KEWL...
This is something new with our company... and i think it is exciting... only drawback is that i have to order 10 at a time... so, find some willing fans and you can eat your game snacks out of a beautiful basket. :-)
Hmmm, Lets see...
One for OSU games (scarlet and gray)
One for Colts games (Blue and white)
One for Pacers games (Blue and gold)
...should I start naming off other teams I watch? Penn State, Notre Dame, Purdue, Alabama...
no... i don't speak teamese....
i am just a basket case.
Magistrate, i am sending my 125th post to you.... i think that will move me up a level :thumbsup:
Quote from: Red-Haired Girl on September 23, 2006, 03:59:30 PM
Magistrate, i am sending my 125th post to you.... i think that will move me up a level :thumbsup:
Noticed the longerberger link. Are you familar with using the bingo as a fund raiser?
Yes, Longaberger(R) does not like to do it, but it can be done legally.
Quote from: Red-Haired Girl on September 23, 2006, 04:41:38 PM
Yes, Longaberger(R) does not like to do it, but it can be done legally.
Hmmm I am considering it. May need a little help. :)
Quote from: Red-Haired Girl on September 23, 2006, 11:21:24 AM
KEWL Sunny....what do you have... and which are your favorites? I got a new one in the mail today... it is SOOOO ME!
It is a special onw with sage and dark brown stripes on natural, and the tack covers are maple leaves.... oh.... SOOOO gorgeous! Me things that it will be my purse for a while.
You know, I'm not really sure of the names...I've had them for a while - one was a gift, one was a hand-me down, and I purchased one a while back at a party. I have something like the Market, Button, and Tea Basket.
Your basket sounds DIVINE! I bet it's great to sell them.
Sunny, the ones that you listed are the most popular ones. The Market is on sale this month. :yes:
Notatroll.... you have to have some sort of license for the bingo game... am not sure what it is, but a local sorority was going to do one, and had to forget it, as they didn't have the license. BUT we do have a Longaberger(R) fund raiser that is new... and quite KEWL... there are flyers to take around to get orders. They are a little more than usual, but that is where the money comes from . Also, i usually give all my profit above the cost of the flyers.
Let me know... you are in Bluefield, yes?
Do you guys have a cat?
Quote from: Cookie Parker on September 24, 2006, 08:46:16 AM
Do you guys have a cat?
Why, are you looking for one? (I have a really nice tiger kitty that could use a new home). ;)
Quote from: SunnyInFL on September 24, 2006, 08:49:25 AM
Quote from: Cookie Parker on September 24, 2006, 08:46:16 AM
Do you guys have a cat?
Why, are you looking for one? (I have a really nice tiger kitty that could use a new home). ;)
LOL!!! My husband has FORBADE any cats and since it's his home, too, I respect that. Course, since old dog was put to death, he has forbade any further puppies, too....but he LOST that round...it's MY house, too... :wink:
Puppy hunt begins when I get back....I'm going the humane society/dog pound shelter route and mixed breeds with lab input are the best, IMHO.
Quote from: Red-Haired Girl on September 23, 2006, 10:09:45 PM
Sunny, the ones that you listed are the most popular ones. The Market is on sale this month. :yes:
Notatroll.... you have to have some sort of license for the bingo game... am not sure what it is, but a local sorority was going to do one, and had to forget it, as they didn't have the license. BUT we do have a Longaberger(R) fund raiser that is new... and quite KEWL... there are flyers to take around to get orders. They are a little more than usual, but that is where the money comes from . Also, i usually give all my profit above the cost of the flyers.
Let me know... you are in Bluefield, yes?
yes and I would love to find out more. Magistrate knows how to reach me. I would love more info.
Quote from: Red-Haired Girl on September 23, 2006, 03:59:30 PM
Magistrate, i am sending my 125th post to you.... i think that will move me up a level :thumbsup:
I've created a monster! :eek: Thanks my Love :smitten: for saving that milestone for me! Now I only need to post 73 more times to catch up!
Oh and you know what LRHG? ................................ I Love you! :wink:
Quote from: Cookie Parker on September 24, 2006, 08:46:16 AM
Do you guys have a cat?
We do Cookie. She is a "special needs" kitty. We rescued her. She had been shot with a BB gun and has a crippled front leg. We would like to find her a good home, know anyone who would want her? She is a calico and very friendly, except when the dogs are in.
Quote from: Magistrate on September 24, 2006, 02:30:28 PM
Quote from: Cookie Parker on September 24, 2006, 08:46:16 AM
Do you guys have a cat?
We do Cookie. She is a "special needs" kitty. We rescued her. She had been shot with a BB gun and has a crippled front leg. We would like to find her a good home, know anyone who would want her? She is a calico and very friendly, except when the dogs are in.
Ah, wish hubby would let me have her....I thought you had mentioned you had a kitten. If there are any takers in the Princeton, Bluefield area, I can sure help with the delivery.... :biggrin:
Thanks, Magistrate!
Quote from: Magistrate on September 24, 2006, 02:28:02 PM
Quote from: Red-Haired Girl on September 23, 2006, 03:59:30 PM
Magistrate, i am sending my 125th post to you.... i think that will move me up a level :thumbsup:
I've created a monster! :eek: Thanks my Love :smitten: for saving that milestone for me! Now I only need to post 73 more times to catch up!
Oh and you know what LRHG? ................................ I Love you! :wink:
Oh, puh -- leeze. Would you two get a motel room, or get married, or................never mind!!!!! :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops:
Quote from: followsthewolf on September 24, 2006, 02:55:32 PM
Quote from: Magistrate on September 24, 2006, 02:28:02 PM
Quote from: Red-Haired Girl on September 23, 2006, 03:59:30 PM
Magistrate, i am sending my 125th post to you.... i think that will move me up a level :thumbsup:
I've created a monster! :eek: Thanks my Love :smitten: for saving that milestone for me! Now I only need to post 73 more times to catch up!
Oh and you know what LRHG? ................................ I Love you! :wink:
Oh, puh -- leeze. Would you two get a motel room, or get married, or................never mind!!!!! :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops:
ROFLMBO! Yur funy! <<inserts :laughing" smiley which doesn't appear to exist!>>
Will give you a call on Thursday morning, Magistrate. Am not going to have a computer at the hotel.
If you don't hear from me by 9 am....check Beckley for rafting accidents....LOL!!!
Nota you do have to apply for a Bingo license and the restirctions are very strict. Your better option would be to partner with someone who already has a license, provide the volunteers for that night and accept the proceeds that way. We were going to do it with the National Guard and decided against it.
Quote from: Cookie Parker on September 25, 2006, 06:48:23 AM
Will give you a call on Thursday morning, Magistrate. Am not going to have a computer at the hotel.
If you don't hear from me by 9 am....check Beckley for rafting accidents....LOL!!!
Looking forward to seeing you my friend! :smile: Do I get to fix you one of my famous breakfasts? You won't walk away hungry! :wink: I'll be praying that you aren't too sore from all that paddling! I have faith that you will survive the trip and be ready to go again! :yes: Have a safe trip and the umbilical will be waiting for you to sever the ties for us! :wink:
Would love the breakfast. Tell me the time. You and LRHG can cut the cord...I'll get the picture...how's that? :biggrin:
Quote from: Cookie Parker on September 25, 2006, 07:46:54 AM
Would love the breakfast. Tell me the time. You and LRHG can cut the cord...I'll get the picture...how's that? :biggrin:
Since you are doing the driving, I am more flexible. If you are staying in Beckley, then you will need about 45 minutes (provided you drive the speed limit) to get to the Terrytory. How early are you wanting to get up after a hard day on the river? :eek: LOL I figure around 9am would be great, if that's OK with you. Let me know if that is too early for you! :smile: I'll have plenty of coffee also! :biggrin:
Quote from: Magistrate on September 25, 2006, 08:46:27 AM
Quote from: Cookie Parker on September 25, 2006, 07:46:54 AM
Would love the breakfast. Tell me the time. You and LRHG can cut the cord...I'll get the picture...how's that? :biggrin:
Since you are doing the driving, I am more flexible. If you are staying in Beckley, then you will need about 45 minutes (provided you drive the speed limit) to get to the Terrytory. How early are you wanting to get up after a hard day on the river? :eek: LOL I figure around 9am would be great, if that's OK with you. Let me know if that is too early for you! :smile: I'll have plenty of coffee also! :biggrin:
Alone and lead footed...LOL!!! 9 am it will be and thanks for the time approximation. I am so looking forward to this....
Quote from: Cookie Parker on September 25, 2006, 09:30:16 AM
Alone and lead footed...LOL!!! 9 am it will be and thanks for the time approximation. I am so looking forward to this....
LOL Careful of those "bears"! The LRHG and I are too my friend! :smile:
Oh, puh -- leeze. Would you two get a motel room, or get married, or................never mind!!!!! :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops:
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We are HAPPILY married... just celebrated five years together. :smitten: :sweetheart:
Cookie, looking forward to Thursday. Take care on the road and on the water... keep your head above the water! LOL :thinking2:
I'll remember that!! LOL!!! :biggrin:
Some friends have told me not to break any bones, too. I thought that was cool advice. LOL!!!
So, I guess "Break a Leg" just does not apply here???? :eek:
I hope your breakfast is wonderful, as you are together, tell each other FatCat's Mom says HI! :smile:
I hope so too since I will be cooking it! LOL I'll certainly pass along your howdie! :wink:
Yes, enjoy your visit with MissParker...and tell her that the forum family said hello!
I'd love to show a picture of these guys with their porch light and as soon as it is reviewed by Magistrate and shared with his REd-Haired Girl at a place I can PM him, and if I have their permission, I shall......huh? What the heck did I just say? :smile:
Quote from: Cookie Parker on October 01, 2006, 06:18:25 PM
I'd love to show a picture of these guys with their porch light and as soon as it is reviewed by Magistrate and shared with his REd-Haired Girl at a place I can PM him, and if I have their permission, I shall......huh? What the heck did I just say? :smile:
Feel free to share it my friend! :wink: They already know just how this mug looks! :eek: I will get some pics of the cabinets here a little later. I am trying to finish the T & G on the ceiling for the sewing room and kitchen. I only have two more courses, so I am going to try to get them done today! I'm sure the LRHG will take pics once that is done! :biggrin:
You almost have the tongue and groove done over the kitchen and sewing room? Man, you are not only good at it Magistrate, you're fast, too. Course, the house is far more impressive than words can explain.....
Here's Little Red Haired Girl (honest red-head not the bottled Cookie red head) and Magistrate holding the lamps which will light their entry ways!!!!
(http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g4/cookiepie_2006/LRHGandMagistrate.jpg)
Here is a bigger picture of the pretty part.... :biggrin:
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n126/Magistrate_2008/gina/acornandoakleadoutdoorwallmount.jpg)
stunning!
OK, here are some pics of the cabinets. As soon as the LRHG gets the pics to me that she took tonight, I will show the T&G for her sewing room and kitchen as it is now: COMPLETE! :biggrin: I only need to put up the trim and that 3rd of the house is ready for finish. :smile:
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n126/Magistrate_2008/Kitchencabinets1.jpg)
Island cabinets
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n126/Magistrate_2008/Kitchencabinets4.jpg)
Kitchen view from Living area
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n126/Magistrate_2008/Kitchencabinets5.jpg)
Kitchen sink area
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n126/Magistrate_2008/Islandcabinets.jpg)
Closeup of glass fronted cabinets
I covered the cabinets to protect them, so the next pictures I post will look like cardboard cabinets! LOL
gorgeous! are they walnut?
what are you putting onthe non-log walls? theones that are plywood now?
Actually, they are Cherry cabinets. Notice the pegs in the corners? It has alot of Craftsman styling, so I thought it would go well in the log home. This is what will cover the one wall that is not log, above and beside the cabinets. :smile: Between the counters and cabinets will be a tumbled stone tile.
(http://www.mtstone.com/colors/images/new/colors_cedarCreekQuickstack_large.jpg)
which room is mine?? LOVE the stone!
Absolutely gorgeous. Forget about coming to Thanksgiving dinner...when can my family move in? :biggrin:
In all seriousness, the cabinets are beautiful...is that a copper inlay in the glass? May I ask if you crafted them or purchased them?
We have SO much work to do on our home we're buying, I may be tapping into you & LRHG's resources over the next few months.
Oh, and the light outside is perfect! A rustic elegance... :smile:
Quote from: SunnyInFL on October 02, 2006, 08:02:56 AM
Absolutely gorgeous. Forget about coming to Thanksgiving dinner...when can my family move in? :biggrin:
In all seriousness, the cabinets are beautiful...is that a copper inlay in the glass? May I ask if you crafted them or purchased them?
We have SO much work to do on our home we're buying, I may be tapping into you & LRHG's resources over the next few months.
Oh, and the light outside is perfect! A rustic elegance... :smile:
The caning is copper! :smile: The cabinets are called "Lynchburg Cherry" and were made by KraftMaid.
The LRHG is quite artsy fartsy, and I have a fair amount of knowledge about alot of stuff. I am always happy to share what I have learned with anyone; so if you have questions, or need ideas, just let me know and we will do what we can to help you! :smile:
I love it! Its' been a while since I've peeped in on the updates. You're getting SO close! Tack on an extra room. I'll move in right after Sunny and her family gets settled. :biggrin:
Every single addition is absolutely breath taking. I can't say it enough, Thank you so much for sharing your little piece of mountian heaven.
By the way......I'm up for adoption. :wink:
And it is SO much prettier in person. You guys would NOT believe it....but you will next year!!!! :biggrin:
Very pretty!! I love cabin homes!
Quote from: Magistrate on October 01, 2006, 10:30:17 PM
OK, here are some pics of the cabinets. As soon as the LRHG gets the pics to me that she took tonight, I will show the T&G for her sewing room and kitchen as it is now: COMPLETE! :biggrin: I only need to put up the trim and that 3rd of the house is ready for finish. :smile:
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n126/Magistrate_2008/Kitchencabinets1.jpg)
Island cabinets
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n126/Magistrate_2008/Kitchencabinets4.jpg)
Kitchen view from Living area
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n126/Magistrate_2008/Kitchencabinets5.jpg)
Kitchen sink area
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n126/Magistrate_2008/Islandcabinets.jpg)
Closeup of glass fronted cabinets
I covered the cabinets to protect them, so the next pictures I post will look like cardboard cabinets! LOL
This is beautiful, and looks really good.
Thanks my friends! Hopefully when it's finished, it will looks as good as it does in my head! ROFL!
Well it's been several days........What's up??????????
Hi FC's Mom... thanks for checking in on us....
what's up is.... life.... we have been as busy as one-armed-basket-weavers!
magistrate is at Lowe's tongiht getting some fittings for the stove (heating stove) that will go in the Family Room. I think that he is thinking about keeping me warm when the weather goes bad. I freeze.......
Magistrate and a friend actually DID get a major accomplishment... about 1/3 of the tongue in groove ceiling is up... and is looks fabulous! In this picture you will see that Mag. covered the cabinets to keep them in top shape....
well, rats... i could not get the pics to load into photo bucket... but i am sure that Magistrate will be able to acomplish the fete..
thanks.... hey hey... weekend coming up! Wonder what all we'll done??????????????? :smash: :whip:
Thank you RHG, you know me, got to have those updates. I love watching it all come together for you two. So you just keep cracking that whip and keep us posted. :wink:
Have a great weekend sweet lady.
I cant get over the cabinets! Did you have them custom made or are they available from someone like that?
I might've said this before, so I apolgize for the redundancy...but, you 2 must be so proud of the home your making with your very own hands. What an accomplishment and labor of love. :smitten:
Gryphon, the cabinets were right off the floor at Lowes. Except we chose a different stain. They are made by KraftMaid. When you order, there are different qualities, and different standards to go with each... these are top of the line... and they really ARE as lovely as they looked in the pictures. The glass doors were the priciest part, i think... and so, we only got 6, and had originally wanted 10. Oh well, they are now the hightlighted area . :-)....I love them... they have copper caning between the pieces of glass....ooooo la la!
we do not have the hardware for them yet.. that is a "little rock" and we are still trying to get all the "big rocks" first....
And, yes, Sunny... it is wonderful to see the efforts of the work. I know that this is especially true with Magistrate. First of all because he is the primary worker on the house. He has been able to do it all, except for 3 things he has hired done... 1) the concrete slab, because our heat is in the floor, and it had to be perfect, also because if the slab is off, then nothing else will be right... it HAD to be perfect.. so we did our homework and hired the right crew... and know what? it IS perfect.
2) the installation of the cabinets. we had thought that we'd be doing this, but it was a no brainer. They had a special. installation was about $1,200. And tax on the cabinets was over $800 if i remember correctly. The special was, if you had Lowes do the installation, then the tax was FREE>.. hmmmm...so, we figured it was a deal we could not pass up. It was like getting them installed for $400. Not to shabby. (and we had a 10% off purchase coupon that saved us about $1,500 on the cabinet purchase! WAAAAAAAAAAAAA HHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! 3) the septic system. Magistrate had knowledge to do this, and we had planned to rent a "digger" and do it... but come to find out, it HAD to be installed by someone with a license... license cost about $300, so , heck... we let someone else do the diggin'.... we paid them, and had that time to invest in other jobs.
It has been fun... we have been at it for over a year now, and there are days when i am just tired, and know that same is true for Magistrate... but, i keep telling myself:
Good things are worth waiting for!
OK LRHG, crack that whip! :smash: :whip:
Here are a couple of pics of the ceiling:
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n126/Magistrate_2008/TGCeiling.jpg)
from LRHG's sewing room looking into Dining/Kitchen area.
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n126/Magistrate_2008/Ceiling.jpg)
From Dining area looking into LRHG's sewing room.
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n126/Magistrate_2008/contemplating.jpg)
Some dude wondering how that stuff got on the ceiling! :biggrin:
Looks wonderfull, and that is so funny you checking out your hard work............Job well done!!!!!!!
Oh my stars!!!! LOok at all you've done there, Magistrate!!! You have really been working hard...it is so beautiful, that wood....the whole house...and the mountain upon which it rests....
More pitchers, as Mr Mudcat would say?
Great pictures! You better watch that "dude" Magistrate. I think he "told" you that he was wondering about the ceiling. I think he has his eye on RHG. :wink:
Check out those little dots in the first ceiling picture. Are there ghosts there?
Yeah... ghosts... i probably just need to clean the lens. i use my camera so much....
So, are you all ready for another weekend, RHG? :smile:
OH SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ready.... this week has been about 6 years long.... i am going to go to bed very soon and i may not get out of bed till Sunday morning. (I sing with praise team Sunday.)
(yawn)... excuse me! :dizzy2: :dizzy2: :sleeping:
when do you guys move?????
Quote from: Red-Haired Girl on October 20, 2006, 09:04:40 PM
Yeah... ghosts... i probably just need to clean the lens. i use my camera so much....
Take all the fun out of it! LOL :no:
:o
Quote from: Red-Haired Girl on October 20, 2006, 09:16:20 PM
when do you guys move?????
I just caught this today, RHG! I brought my husband into this thread to show him Magistrate's handiwork...and the kitchen cupboards! The move is set for November 17th...but the closing is this Friday! So, the work begins this week! :clap:
Thanks so much for asking. How are things in WVa coming along?
Thanks for the update Sunny! :smile: Things are going slow here, but OK. Had a snag come up about a termite treatment that was done before I poured the concrete floor. It seems that the treatment that I had a company do for termites, in order to protect my log home, wasn't a chemical for termites and only a third of what was needed for the square footage was put in the ground! The state Agriculture Department asked to check behind them and found this out for me. Of course it onlt took them since the 4th of July to realize this! They are filing charges against the treatment company and said that the company is going to have to make it right. But to do that, they are going to have to get the treatment under the floor of the house somehow. They can't drill through the floor because of the heating system set in the concrete. So they are going to have to go through the foundation from the outside somehow. The state said that the company will be contacting me about it. It was pretty frustrating since the fix won't be an easy one. I am getting gas hooked up this week, Lord willing, to heat the house while we are working on it. I hope to be putting up more of the tongue and groove ceiling this weekend. It depends on whether I can get the insulation up by the weekend. We are going to help with the fall festival at church tomorrow for the kids, so yet another day will be not working on the house. But the kids are worth it. :wink: Have a great week and happy closing on your new home! :smile:
oh what a nightmare! Let me know how that turns out.
(You'd be amazed how effortlessly they can get under a slab!)
How frustrated you & RHG must be. Sorry to hear about this setback...we all know you & the misses wanted to be all settled into your new home by Thanksgiving. Hopefully there's a quick resolve to the challenge.
Thanks for the update & the happy closing wishes. :wink:
OK, it's been long enough! No more excuses......What's going on with OUR house????????
LOL! Well let's see... :think:
I got my heating system put together and ready for mounting on the wall in the laundry room. I have cleaned up the LRHG's sewing room and got her closet lined with cedar and the lighting installed. I got insulation in the ceiling over the front bedroom and Living Area. I got wiring ran to the Greatroom from the breaker box. I installed the gas stove in the Greatroom and ran the piping to the ouitside for the propane company to make their hookup. I have it ready to serve as our secondary source of heat once the house is completed, but until then, it will serve as our primary source of heat. I got part of the cedar installed in the Master Bedroom Closet.
And today, we spent the entire day at Lowes! :eek: The Lowes store in out town is closing to relocate to a better location. They had a 20% off sale going on to clear their inventory, as well as a 10% off on top of that if you can show you were once in the military. I saved 30% on three very full truckloads of stuuf! It was about $1300 in savings. I was hoping to get all of the sheetrock that I need for the interior walls, but unfortunately, there was several contractors who were waiting in line to take it when the store opened this morning! We did get much of what we needed to complete the house though. The LRHG had fun today seeing much of the remaining stuff we needed, go into the house. It is good that we saved alot, but now I have alot more stuff to work around! LOL I guess I can live with that for $1300! :biggrin: Most of what I have been doing lately would not be easy to see in pictures, so I will wait a while before posting more. Maybe in a couple of weeks I will have some changes that will be visible in pictures. :wink:
How's Fatcat? Have a great weekend my friend! :smile:
Oh but the little things mean alot. I can just smell that cedar! :smitten: I'm looking forward to those pictures!
It really sounds like you two are finally having the time to enjoy the work, I'm so glad.......Just keep me updated, cause I'm still up for adoption. :wink:
Fatcats doing well, just getting a little nervous.
You all have a great weekend to! :smitten:
Thanks for the update.
Quote from: Fatcats Mom on November 10, 2006, 11:23:42 PM
Oh but the little things mean alot. I can just smell that cedar! :smitten: I'm looking forward to those pictures!
It really sounds like you two are finally having the time to enjoy the work, I'm so glad.......Just keep me updated, cause I'm still up for adoption. :wink:
Fatcats doing well, just getting a little nervous.
You all have a great weekend to! :smitten:
Thanks for the update.
We're still praying for her! :wink:
You know that means the world to me......she's my baby girl!........So please keep her on the pray list and in yours and LRHG hearts.
Thank You my dear friends!
Quote from: Magistrate on November 10, 2006, 10:27:21 PM
LOL! Well let's see... :think:
I got my heating system put together and ready for mounting on the wall in the laundry room. I have cleaned up the LRHG's sewing room and got her closet lined with cedar and the lighting installed. I got insulation in the ceiling over the front bedroom and Living Area. I got wiring ran to the Greatroom from the breaker box. I installed the gas stove in the Greatroom and ran the piping to the ouitside for the propane company to make their hookup. I have it ready to serve as our secondary source of heat once the house is completed, but until then, it will serve as our primary source of heat. I got part of the cedar installed in the Master Bedroom Closet.
And today, we spent the entire day at Lowes! :eek: The Lowes store in out town is closing to relocate to a better location. They had a 20% off sale going on to clear their inventory, as well as a 10% off on top of that if you can show you were once in the military. I saved 30% on three very full truckloads of stuuf! It was about $1300 in savings. I was hoping to get all of the sheetrock that I need for the interior walls, but unfortunately, there was several contractors who were waiting in line to take it when the store opened this morning! We did get much of what we needed to complete the house though. The LRHG had fun today seeing much of the remaining stuff we needed, go into the house. It is good that we saved alot, but now I have alot more stuff to work around! LOL I guess I can live with that for $1300! :biggrin: Most of what I have been doing lately would not be easy to see in pictures, so I will wait a while before posting more. Maybe in a couple of weeks I will have some changes that will be visible in pictures. :wink:
How's Fatcat? Have a great weekend my friend! :smile:
magistrate your house is beautiful, where did you say its located? I can see the East River mountain in the scenery, thats a beautiful view.
Where IS LRHG?
Quote from: buffyann on November 14, 2006, 08:21:28 PM
magistrate your house is beautiful, where did you say its located? I can see the East River mountain in the scenery, thats a beautiful view.
Hi Buffy! :smile: Yes that is East River Mountain. Our home is located on top of Black Oak Mountain near Kegley. We can see East River Mountain from Kellysville all the way to Tazewell, Indian Ridge to the North west, and Flat Top through the trees to the Northeast. It is a beautiful piece of land, We were very blessed to get it. :smile:
Quote from: ~Daisy~ on November 14, 2006, 10:38:01 PM
Where IS LRHG?
It's a long story Daisy, but I will tell her that you asked about her. I miss her posts. :(
Quote from: Magistrate on November 15, 2006, 09:09:35 AM
Hi Buffy! :smile: Yes that is East River Mountain. Our home is located on top of Black Oak Mountain near Kegley. We can see East River Mountain from Kellysville all the way to Tazewell, Indian Ridge to the North west, and Flat Top through the trees to the Northeast. It is a beautiful piece of land, We were very blessed to get it. :smile:
You can see Flat Top?? Thats my exit you know!
Quote from: Magistrate on November 15, 2006, 09:11:33 AM
It's a long story Daisy, but I will tell her that you asked about her. I miss her posts. :(
Tell her I miss her, too. I love hearing about salsa!
Tell LRHG my prayers are with her, and also with you and her whole family. :smitten:
Hows the house coming? Will you be in by Christmas??
Quote from: Magistrate on November 15, 2006, 09:11:33 AM
It's a long story Daisy, but I will tell her that you asked about her. I miss her posts. :(
Me too. :'(
Quote from: Gryphon on November 20, 2006, 09:37:19 AM
Hows the house coming? Will you be in by Christmas??
Slow but sure, my friend! :wink: I worked hard on it Saturday. I got some more wiring completed and insulated the Laundry Room. I only need to insulate the Master Bedroom and all of the insulation will be complete. I got some of the T&G ceiling up, but that is not an easy job for one person since the boards are 14 feet long. I have a friend coming over next Saturday to help with that, so I will wait on that until I have help. It goes a whole lot faster when you have an extra set of hands! I got my ducting run for my Master bathroom exhaust fan, and relocated my temporary lights so they won't be in the way while I insulate and cover the ceiling with T&G. I got a knee wall built for the loft that will isolate the Laundry from the Master Bedroom (so I won't hear the dryer running in the Bedroom). This will give the LRHG a nice shelf above the Laundryroom to display some of her baskets on. :smile: The LRHG and I talked about it, and we both decided to take our time and not rush into the house, so that I can do the best job possible and get the best results. We have a place that will keep us warm, so we don't really need to hurry. If I take my time and do it right, it will be a showcase, as well as a home. :wink: We will most likely move in some time in the Spring. Even at that, it will only be about a year and a half after starting the project. I have been building just at a year now. I think that is pretty good considering I really only get one good day of work on it each week, and I am the contractor, builder, and buyer, as well as the customer! ROFL! I will get pics later this week if at all possible. :smile: I haven't forgotten that floorplan either, just been to busy to dig it up! Have a great afternoon!
you too!
You've got the right attitude about it. If you rush to get it done...you'll have too many "should have, could haves" that will drive you nuts!
Quote from: Gryphon on November 20, 2006, 03:19:50 PM
you too!
You've got the right attitude about it. If you rush to get it done...you'll have too many "should have, could haves" that will drive you nuts!
Exactly! :wink:
Just stoppin' in to say hi! Hope you had a nice Thanksgiving. :smile:
Quote from: MsMojo on November 24, 2006, 10:59:37 PM
Just stoppin' in to say hi! Hope you had a nice Thanksgiving. :smile:
Had a great one actually! :smile: Got lots done yesterday. The heating system is all hooked up and ready for water when I can get it. My son suggested that I run a garden hose across and feed the house from the trailer so we can run the main heat. It is a good idea, since I would only be recirculating whats in the lines. It probably wouldn't be a bad idea to test the system and get any bugs worked out before the flooring is put down. I will get it ready for pressure testing and then decide whether I want to do that or not. The LRHG is all for it! LOL :biggrin: She is just naturally cold, so any thoughts of heat is a good thing to her! :wink:
Wow, it's all coming together. That sounds wonderful. Tell LRHG we miss her.
Hi all... thanks for the kind notes you have sent my way. It is in the process of being an "up and down" kind of year at school, and with life in general. I thought i'd just take a minute to stop by and put the "Howdy" on you guys. Magistrate is, of course, in the house working tonight. He and a friend worked for several house today, still working on the ceilings. That tongue-in-groove is beautiful, but "easy" is NOT an appropriate adjective for it! But, every piece gets us closer to finished on that part.
we had a blast a couple of weeks ago when the local Lowe's was closing it doors (only to reopen in a new local across town, so not to worry!) But, they were closing the old one out with 20% off. So, Magistrate and I spent the whole Saturday either shopping or making trips to and from unloading the truck.LOL... and, oh yeah... it was Veretans Day weekend... so, as Magistrate "drove" submarines for the Navy for 13 years, we got an extra 10% off! We had a blast... and got most of the fixtures, etc. to complete the work. (Now we are 'working around' some of the things, but it was a good feeling to get the materials, and at such a good discount!
The Lord has richly blessed my basket business with the upcoming Christmas holiday. I have been busy working the business, delivering baskets,ordering baskets, etc. I have 2 BIG boxes in the front room that need to be emptied, and then delivered or wrapped before I get them to hubbies to put under the tree for their honeys.
I will be back in as things wind down... or when I can wind down! LOL
Everyone take care, and take time to remember "Jesus is the reason for the Season!"
Good to see you again Red-Haired Girl. ;D
I second that! Very nice to see you!
Well, Magi--hope all is somewhat in place for xmas--keep us updated, k?
Well my friends. I have gotten the gas logs up and working and the new home is warm to work in now! :smile: But the best news is that I also have my underfloor heat working! :biggrin: I brought the system up ytesterday and it is still raising the floor temp as I type this. I am doing it slowly to prevent shocking the concrete floor. I have the temp at 66 and am slowy bringing it up to 71. I hope it will be close to that point when we get home from church. I will let you know what we think of it later today when the floor is up to temp. :wink: Have a great day!
Reading about your heated floors makes me think of those early morning trips to the bathroom. NOTHING is more shocking than how cold the floor gets. LOL
Here is a picture of my new furnace. :smile: The green box on top is the controller for the pump that is fed from the house thermostat. The smaller box below that is the floor temperature controller. It has a probe in the floor that provides a temperature input to it and it maintains the floor temp at the desired setpoint when the house thermostat is calling for heat. The gold item in the piping is the circulating pump that moves the water through the floor. The gray knob to the right of that is the temperature regulating valve which keeps the water circulating in the floor at 110 degrees. It circulates the water through the floor and meters in hot water as needed to maintain the set temp of the water in the floor. It can be set from 110-140 degrees. I am keeping it at the low side to prevent shocking the concrete floor. It has brought the floor up to the desired setpoint temp and will be maintaining the house temp about 3 degrees above the gas stove setpoint. It felt quite nice to touch the floor and have it not be cold. I will be playing with it through the week to see how the different settings will affect the heating system. :smile:
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n126/Magistrate_2008/underfloorfurnace.jpg)
Also the LRHG had fun decorating the new house for Christmas! :biggrin:
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n126/Magistrate_2008/stocking.jpg)
So, hot water through the floor? My toes are feelin' toasty just thinkin' about it. What about leaks? I mean in the future. How will you know and fix them if there happens to be a leak in the piping going through the floor?
oh I love those heated floors!! Im going to try my hand at tiling after Christmas is behind me...laying travertine in my master bath. Im worried it might be cold (my master bath has a porch UNDER it...so the floor is cold anyway). I looked into one of those electric "warming mats" to lay under the tile...its supposedly an easy retrofit...we shall see!
Magistrate, is the house ona slab?
The piping is PEX tubing and is set into the concrete slab. There is 1600 feet of 3/4 tubing in the concrete and it has a 50 year warranty. There are no joints anywhere in concrete so the likelyhood of a failure is very slim. The slab has rebar and remesh to keep it stable and the tubing is wired to the remesh. Even if the slab were to crack, the rebar and remesh would prevent any movement that could possibly damage the tubing. :wink: There are three zones, all equal in length, but all controlled together by a single controller. It is a single slab set on a 12inch gravel bed with 2 inch compressed foam insulation the sparates the gravel and footer from the slab. There are drainage lines to keep any ground water from contacting the slab and reducing it's efficiency. The footer is separate from the slab and the slab is stepped onto the footer to prevent heat loss through the sides of the footer in the winter. The concrete was done in three pours. One for the footer, one for the main floor that is heated, and one for the front porch which is not heated. The tubing should effectively outlast the house. It was pressure tested to 125 PSI for two weeks before pouring the concrete to assure it would be able to hold up. :smile:
The mats work well from what I understand Gryphon and are easy to install. You just need a 120 VAC supply to them. It would be a nice selling feature for a "flip". :wink: You will find that it will be well worth the investment. :smile:
Ive used them in several flips before...and in new construction too...
I think that since Ill have my floor torn up anyway, it will be money well spent.
The new house in WV for my parents has a slab in the basement...and we may well end up doing something along the lines of what you have...their basement will be a walkout with guest rooms...so it doesnt need to be heated all the time...
If you do Gryphon, you will need to make sure that ground water cannot contact the slab or you will find yourself heating the world instead of your floor! :eek: LOL
Yeah, I hadnt thought of that...
Wow! Great explaination thanks. I was thinking more along the lines of a power outage and freezing pipes, but it sounds like everything has been considered. Not that I expected less LOL but it does sound wonderful.
Tell LRHG, I love the decorations. :yes:
Quote from: Fatcats Mom on December 12, 2006, 06:48:16 AM
Tell LRHG, I love the decorations. :yes:
ROFL! I will tell her! :wink: Have a great day my friend and Merry Christmas! :smile:
Giggle--2 funny--ya'all have a very Merry Xmas! ;)
Quote from: Magistrate on December 12, 2006, 08:15:29 AM
ROFL! I will tell her! :wink: Have a great day my friend and Merry Christmas! :smile:
Ditto that from me, Magistrate! It's wonderful to hear about your progress, too! Merry Christmas to you and the little lady. :smile:
What a great idea. My house may be warm but my floors are always cold. Just think. You can run around barefooted in the winter. :)
Merry Christmas to you and LRHG.
Quote from: tootallannie on December 23, 2006, 06:39:44 AM
What a great idea. My house may be warm but my floors are always cold. Just think. You can run around barefooted in the winter. :)
Merry Christmas to you and LRHG.
Isn't that a great thought! :biggrin: The LRHG is looking forward to it! Merry Christmas to you as well my friend! :smile: Come on over one day and kick off your shoes with us! :biggrin:
Will definitely do that when I get a day off which is not in the foreseeable future. Not even the holidays. Including Christmas. :( But I do plan on putting for a couple vacation days after the New Year.
Well, the floors are warm already... and the fire in the fireplace is charming and warm and wonderfu!
You are all welcome to come over and take off your shoes and warm your tootsies and "chew the fat" with us.
We worked together for a while in the new house today, and then about 7:30 i remembered that i had not done the cooking for tomorrow... so have just finished getting goods together for tomorrow....
and just want to take a minute to wish all our zone friends a
VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Here is the latest update on the house for everyone:
I had some friends from church come over and we worked on the ceiling today. We got just over 15 full rows of boards up today. It was very good progress. We did bring the rest of my T&G into the house so that it would stay dry and acclimate to the house temperature and humidity before we start nailing it up. It does look like I will have enough to do the rest of the ceiling plus. That is a good thing! :smile: Here are a few pics of the ceiling after we finished for the day:
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n126/Magistrate_2008/100_6973.jpg)
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n126/Magistrate_2008/100_6972.jpg)
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n126/Magistrate_2008/100_6971.jpg)
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n126/Magistrate_2008/100_6970.jpg)
You can see that we have the wall covered with sheathing now, so when I get the ceiling completed and sealed, and the drywall up, I can start placing stone on that wall. :smile: The face of each shelf extension will be covered with cedar to give some definition to each of the extensions. I think it will be a nice contrast to break up all of the stone that will be on that wall. :smile:
That's beautiful Magistrate and your ceilings look a lot higher than they did before you finished them. That's really pretty.
Wow! cant wait to see pictures once the stone is up...thats going to be really amazing!
We got the Greatroom and Front bedroom ceiling done! :smile: Now I can sand and prep the ceiling for polyurethane! Here's what it looks like now. :wink:
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n126/Magistrate_2008/100_6980.jpg)
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n126/Magistrate_2008/100_6978.jpg)
And here is the latest outside pic. I've got the side door in now. It is only primed to protect the wood. It's too cold to paint now, so I am gonna wait until spring to paint the trim on the doors.
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n126/Magistrate_2008/100_6975.jpg)
Slow and steady wins the race I guess! LOL I'm with you Gryphon, I can't wait to see it with the stacked stone on the wall! :wink:
It's absolutely beautiful, Magistrate!!!!
This may sound funny...but I LOVE the shingles. Are those architectural shingles? Do they have green in them?!?
Thanks for the updates!!!
WOW, that is looking AWSOME M....How many sq. ft is it?
Quote from: SunnyInFL on January 14, 2007, 03:00:23 PM
It's absolutely beautiful, Magistrate!!!!
This may sound funny...but I LOVE the shingles. Are those architectural shingles? Do they have green in them?!?
Thanks for the updates!!!
Hi Sunny. :smile: Yes they are architectural shingles and they are green. :smile: I chose a 40 year shingle because it had more character than the standard 30 year shingle. I was told by many people that I needed to put a metal roof on the house. I did consider that, but I decided that I would not go with metal. The reason was that I wanted a log home with a roof on it, instead of a metal roof with a log home under it. I think a metal roof would have taken away from the character of the hand hewn logs. Here is a pic that shows the shingles a little better. :wink:
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n126/Magistrate_2008/shinglestyle.jpg)
Quote from: Henry Hawk on January 14, 2007, 09:22:29 PM
WOW, that is looking AWSOME M....How many sq. ft is it?
Thanks Henry. :smile: It is right at 1600 sq. ft not counting the 2 lofts. The lofts will be used to display the LRHG's baskets on the edges and for storage of seasonal items back out of sight. In my pics I posted on the 6th, the second pic down in the Greatroom looking into the loft above the main bath, you can see two columns that extend into the ceiling. Those will be covered with a hand hewn log siding and it will appear to be two large hand hewn columns once facing them is completed. In between the two columns up in the loft, the LRHG has an old treddle style sewing machine that will be displayed there with one of her Grandmother's quilts draped over the sewing machine. It should look really good.
oh I love those heated floors!!
Hmmmmm I say hmmmmm :biggrin:
Quote from: American_Woman on January 15, 2007, 07:49:19 PM
oh I love those heated floors!!
Hmmmmm I say hmmmmm :biggrin:
So does the LRHG! :biggrin:
So tell me Magistrate, all things being equal, did the log home cost more or less than a conventional framed house?
The wife is all wound up about wanting a log cabin again. I'd just like to know if it is even a possibility. I'm a "cut it off twice and it's still too short" kind of carpenter, so it would have to be mostly a turnkey deal for me. Although I can do plumbing and electrical fine.
I found a cute log cabin that we wanted to rent while the new house is being built. Problem is, its in a very high growth area and the land it's sitting on has been zoned commercial, and since they started building the newest big mall project in Hamilton County, its in a terrible location and probably will be torn down. :(
Quote from: ~Daisy~ on January 24, 2007, 02:31:42 PM
I found a cute log cabin that we wanted to rent while the new house is being built. Problem is, its in a very high growth area and the land it's sitting on has been zoned commercial, and since they started building the newest big mall project in Hamilton County, its in a terrible location and probably will be torn down. :(
My parents bought a log house in a similar situation 20 years ago and moved it...in situations like that, sometimes you can get the house for free--the owners are glad to not pay for demo.
Quote from: Mr442 on January 24, 2007, 02:26:56 PM
So tell me Magistrate, all things being equal, did the log home cost more or less than a conventional framed house?
The wife is all wound up about wanting a log cabin again. I'd just like to know if it is even a possibility. I'm a "cut it off twice and it's still too short" kind of carpenter, so it would have to be mostly a turnkey deal for me. Although I can do plumbing and electrical fine.
I honestly think that it would be close to a wash for a turn key home. It may cost a bit more for the home itself, but the labor to construct it would be somewhat less, because once the log walls are up, the only left to do to them is staining. No insulation, sheetrock, or spackling needs to be done. I got my log kit from Honest Abe Log Homes out of Moss, Tn. They were great to work with and made it easy for the do it yourselfer. They had a one day school to learn how to use the construction manual and covered the process of building the home yourself. The kits are sold through dealers around the country and those dealers may do contracting or have a list of approved contractors to do it all the way to a turn key. We considered the costs when we were planning the house and had a couple of options in order to stay in our budget.
1. Buy a turn key home and go with inexpensive cabinets and fixtures inside.
2. Contract part of the construction and finish it ourselves to get middle of the road cabinets and fixtures.
Or 3. Do as much as possible ourselves, and go high end with all of the cabinets, fixtures, and flooring.
We had a home to live in, so time was not an issue for us. Contracting it all would have us in the home sooner, but we didn't think that we would have been as happy with the end result, so we opted to go it on our own to save money and get the best cabinets and fixtures that we could. That allowed us to get 100% real wood cabinets and frames, tile floors in the laundry and baths, laminate flooring through the rest, High end lighting fixtures, a stone wall in the Greatroom and Master Bedroom, underfloor heating (which I LOVE and BTW which we will recover in energy savings)
Our final cost for the home (not counting land) is looking to be right at $70 /sq.ft., by doing almost all of the work ourselves. That is extremely low for what we are getting. If we had contracted it all and went with the same materials that we have used, the cost would have been close to double. $3 /sq.ft was to have the logs hand hewn inside and outside. We could have saved $5000 if we had gone with milled logs. It would look really nice, but the look just would not have been the same as what we were wanting.
Personally, I have no regrets for our decision. We planned this over a 4 year period and considered everything that we could beforehand, so I really doubt that we will be dissatisfied in a few years and want to sell. We talked at length about our likes and dislikes and what we would love to have in our dream home. We made almost all of the decisions before construction started, so the only problem we have had, is finding the time to devote to building our dream home. It has gone slower than we had expected, but it has been well worth it. :smile:
I appreciate the info, that will help us in our decision process if we decide to have something built.
Quote from: Mr442 on January 25, 2007, 08:30:09 AM
I appreciate the info, that will help us in our decision process if we decide to have something built.
Anytime my friend! :wink: I will be happy to answer any questions that you may have, or at least point you in a direction that may help. :smile: If you decide to give it a try, I would be happy to share what I have learned from our experiences. Make the garage a big one! :biggrin:
Magistrate posted:
"Make the garage a big one!"
Now, THAT is some A-1 advice.
Hear, hear!!!
I am a realtors worst nightmare :yes: I want an 8 car garage with living quarters nearby :biggrin:
that is an incredible sf price, Mag. Youre right...it would be twice that, easy, if you all hadnt put so much into it.
Quote from: Mr442 on January 25, 2007, 12:51:00 PM
I am a realtors worst nightmare :yes: I want an 8 car garage with living quarters nearby :biggrin:
ROFL! The first set of plans I drew up was just like that! :biggrin: It even had a pit and everything!
Quote from: Gryphon on January 25, 2007, 01:10:05 PM
that is an incredible sf price, Mag. Youre right...it would be twice that, easy, if you all hadnt put so much into it.
I was really surprised when I added up all of the bills. :smile: It was much less than I thought it would be. We really were blessed in that. God is good! :smile:
started putting up any of the stone yet?
Quote from: Gryphon on January 25, 2007, 01:20:25 PM
started putting up any of the stone yet?
Not yet. I am finishing the trim where the ceiling meets the logs and then I will I clean it for spraying the polyurethane. Once that is done, then I will get the sheetrock up. Once that dust generator is done, then I will do the stone. If I do it now, I will have to figure a way to cover it all or have to clean all of the sheetrock dust out of the nooks and crannies! :eek: I am getting anxious to get the stone up though. I hope it will look as good as it does in my head! LOL
Quote from: Magistrate on January 25, 2007, 03:48:29 PM
Not yet. I am finishing the trim where the ceiling meets the logs and then I will I clean it for spraying the polyurethane. Once that is done, then I will get the sheetrock up. Once that dust generator is done, then I will do the stone. If I do it now, I will have to figure a way to cover it all or have to clean all of the sheetrock dust out of the nooks and crannies! :eek: I am getting anxious to get the stone up though. I hope it will look as good as it does in my head! LOL
I know from experience about cleaning dust from logs...when the folks did the renovation on the kitchen of their log house, it was a several weekend job to clean all the dust from the "ledges"
Create a draft with a fan to suck the dust outside. That's what I do when I work on a room. I set a cheap box fan in a window, plug up the rest of the opening with plastic, then turn on the fan. I also close and tape up the doorways and closets as best I can. I leave it that way until I am done with the clean-up. My shop vac gets a workout sucking up dust, but it is far better than using a broom.
Quote from: Mr442 on January 26, 2007, 08:21:19 AM
Create a draft with a fan to suck the dust outside. That's what I do when I work on a room. I set a cheap box fan in a window, plug up the rest of the opening with plastic, then turn on the fan. I also close and tape up the doorways and closets as best I can. I leave it that way until I am done with the clean-up. My shop vac gets a workout sucking up dust, but it is far better than using a broom.
Great idea, my friend. :wink: That is what I will do. :smile:
Careful sucking up too much sanding dust from drywall compound.
Tends to clog shop vac filters very fast.
If I use them, I buy a couple of extra filters so I can wash and dry them on a rotational basis.
Maybe someone else knows of a better system or shop vac.
Quote from: followsthewolf on January 26, 2007, 10:13:44 AM
Careful sucking up too much sanding dust from drywall compound.
Tends to clog shop vac filters very fast.
If I use them, I buy a couple of extra filters so I can wash and dry them on a rotational basis.
Maybe someone else knows of a better system or shop vac.
My shop vac has bags as well as filters, so it should work out OK. I don't have alot of sanding to do on the walls, because I am going to make it a textured surface, then knock it down while it is still workable, to give it a rustic look. So there shouldn't be alot of sheetrock sanding to be done (I hope!). Most of my sanding is on the ceiling getting the finish on the wood ready for sealing.
I understand what you mean by making it look rustic...
But reminds me of a story of a woman that I know, who was going through menopause. She asked her husband (a very ill tempered man - who was having difficulty with her extreme mood swings anyway) to redo her bathroom. Which he did. Complete to her specifications. She chose everything and told him exactly what she wanted. She monitored the progress and commented while he worked and he changed a couple things during the process at her request. One day she got mad. Who knows why and she took it out on the bathroom. She took a claw hammer to the fixtures and wall and basically destroyed everything. He had just finished it maybe the week before. She says that she did it because he did it all wrong. I saw pictures and it was looking VERY rustic. Outhouse rustic. LOL
OMG I can't even imagine treating someone like that. Needless to say, they're divorced.
When we built the house last winter, one of my jobs was to sand all the ceilings and the walls (they were all drywall).
Thankfully, the finish seams were fairly smooth, so the dust was minimal.
Even so, and even with a mask, it was no fun. I don't envy the sanding at all. Dust everywhere. Took a thirty minute shower to get it out of my ears, etc.
Good idea w/ the texturizing. We "stomped" the ceilings, with the exception of a "sunburst" I put on the ceiling in the living room where the fan/light was put.
Quote from: followsthewolf on January 26, 2007, 10:13:44 AM
Careful sucking up too much sanding dust from drywall compound.
Tends to clog shop vac filters very fast.
If I use them, I buy a couple of extra filters so I can wash and dry them on a rotational basis.
Maybe someone else knows of a better system or shop vac.
Mine also has a paper filter over the foam filter. I usually have to shut if off and bump the vac to get the excess dust to fall off the paper. Then it's back to vaccuuming. Make sure you take it outside to empty, and stand up wind, or you will have a mess.
Quote from: Mr442 on January 26, 2007, 02:49:53 PM
Mine also has a paper filter over the foam filter. I usually have to shut if off and bump the vac to get the excess dust to fall off the paper. Then it's back to vaccuuming. Make sure you take it outside to empty, and stand up wind, or you will have a mess.
:biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:
Yeah. You only make
that mistake once!!
:biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:
Oh my gosh.... no more that i get on here anymore, and what are we discussing.... sheetrock dust.... HELP ME! HELP ME!
The dread of the century! :-\ I am not looking forward to that at all!
We had a productive week last week. We had a neighbor come and help me two evenings last week and we got more than 3/4 of the Master Bedroom ceiling finished. We don't have much more to go before the ceiling in the house is complete. I am working on a way to make an access into the attic that won't be too noticable. I have a good idea of how to do it. That is my next step this week after work, as well as working on completion of the ceilings.
We actually got to break out the spray gun Saturday! :smile: We sprayed half of the interior logs with polyurethane! The LRHG was worried about the shine after we sprayed them, but I knew that it would flatten out after drying. She looked mighty purty in her respirator! :smitten: We used a satin finish polyurethane, so it would look better on the hand hewn logs. It did flatten out after drying and turned out great! :smile: It made the hand hewning more prominent. The color of the logs is very rich now, and just what we had hoped for. We will try to get some pics this week. I didn't want to spray the ceiling in the great room, sewing room, and front bedroom yet, because it is all one large ceiling and I didn't have enough time to complete the entire ceiling. I was concerned of possibly having a noticable line if I was to have to stop short of covering the entire ceiling. I hope to spray the ceiling this coming Saturday, as long as nothing else comes up. It seems we have a couple more Saturdays to give up in the coming month. :no: We are just going to keep plugging away when we can, and not worry about any timetables. Our progess has been slowed several times because of having to give up weekends for other things, but we understand and will just appreciate the house that much more when we finally can make the move into it. :smile:
We had a very productive day today! :smile: The ceiling tongue and groove is now complete. We spent the day spraying polyurethane. We now have all of the logs coated except for the Living room front wall, and still have to do the ceiling in the Living area and front bedroom. The rest is now covered. It has given the wood a rich tone and has very little sheen since we used a satin finish. I have sprayed 7.5 gallons so far, and will used around 3 more gallons to finish the job. Once that is done, we will be able to start on the sheetrock. :smile: I will try to get some pics tomorrow. :smile:
I was just going to ask where the pics are. ;D
OK, here's the pics! :smile:
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n126/Magistrate_2008/100_7003.jpg)
LRHG's Sewing Room ceiling
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n126/Magistrate_2008/100_7002.jpg)
Master Bedroom ceiling
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n126/Magistrate_2008/100_7001.jpg)
Dining Room ceiling
:biggrin:
I still plant to get pics, honest! :smile:
I have to say that this has been a real labor of love for Magistrate and Little red Haired Girl....We have seen the house and the inside, they have very painstakingly chosen every light fixtureand it was so nice to see the joy that they were deriving from this effort. Part of it, I believe, is that it is a joint effort. The love these two share is very evident. We enjoyed the evening we spent with them. And the house is going to be great!
awww...thanks for the sentiment about them. I needed something uplifting tonight. :)
Quote from: moondance27 on March 10, 2007, 09:43:25 PM
I have to say that this has been a real labor of love for Magistrate and Little red Haired Girl....We have seen the house and the inside, they have very painstakingly chosen every light fixtureand it was so nice to see the joy that they were deriving from this effort. Part of it, I believe, is that it is a joint effort. The love these two share is very evident. We enjoyed the evening we spent with them. And the house is going to be great!
Thanks moondance. :smile: I am very blessed to be able to share this with my wife and my friends. :wink:
It's been a while. How's progress? :smile:
Sorry MsMojo. I have been really busy lately. Unfortunately it hasn't been so much on the house. I have taken some pics, but haven't got them loaded up to be seen yet. As soon as I can, I will post them. I have lost the last two weekends to other needs, and will be loosing this coming weekend as well. :no: I am making progress, but it has been pretty slow lately. Have a great weekend! :yes:
Thank you for 'checking in' with us, Magistrate! We are all anxiously awaiting any & all updates as they come along. Please pass our "hellos" on to LRHG, too. :smile:
It is good to see you and I think everyone can relate to being busy. Seems like every season change brings on initial rushes of "stuff". If that makes sense. I can't wait to see the pictures. Did you see that PH and Daisy are having houses built? PH posted his blueprints and a picture of the model. I'm envious of all of you. LOL Anyway, tell LRHG hello.
I just popped in a minute before bed to say hi. Busier than a one armed paper hanger in a one legged butt kicking contest! :eek: I will tell LRHG that you all said hi. :smile: Have a great week my friends!
Good to see you back around here Magistrate. :yes:
Thanks my friend. :smile: I miss you all. :wink: Goodnight.
Just a note to say, "you are missed", Magistrate! How are things coming along with the homestead for you & LRHG? Please drop us an update soon!
Hi Sunny! It has been a really interesting summer. We have had so many things happen that has taken time away from building on the house. YES, we still are NOT in it! :no: I have had several things come up over the summer that has interfered with my time to work on the house. Some of it has been good, but some hasn't been as good. I will really try to get some pics up as soon as I can, but you will see that progress has not been that good. I had two straight months where I never even got to step inside the house! The LRHG has been really patient and understanding and I appreciate her Love and support through all of the delays.
I have missed you all and hope to get a little more time to say hi more often. I hope that you all had a great summer! God Bless you all, my friends! :yes:
Good to see you back around Magistrate. :yes:
Thanks my friend. :smile: Good to be able to stop in once in a while. Have a great Labor Day weekend Locutus! I am off to Indiana for my nephews wedding. Just another weekend without working on the house! LOL Oh well. He is worth it!
Safe travels Magistrate. Stop back by when you get back. :yes:
I'll do that! :wink:
And have a safe and fun trip--don't turn into the Wedding Singer--LOL :biggrin:
Update on the house:
We have finally moved into our new home! It is still not completed, but is in a condition to allow us to live in it comfortably. The trailer had reached it's "expiration date and needed either to be abandoned as a home or to do some major repairs to it. We opted to spend the money on the new house, instead of spending on a trailer that will be gone in about a year.
All that is needed to finish our home is construction of the entire Master Bathroom, finishing the sewing room (paint and flooring), and lots of trim.
Do you realize this thread started in September of '06? Can you believe it's been that long? I'm so happy to hear that you're in the new house and even though I'm sure what's left is a lot of work...you're definitely in the home stretch now.
It's so good to see you! Tell Lil' Red haired girl hello!
what wonderful news! Im betting that actually living there gets you moving to finish those little projects.
Hi to you and Lil Red Headed Girl
Good news on finally being in the house Magistrate. Congratulations.