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Offline digitalsolo

Re: Building a new house... any ideas/tips for the garage?
« Reply #75 on: March 18, 2015, 10:35:58 AM »
Well, we meet with the 2nd builder option yesterday.    Numbers came back, well, a lot, better.   We look to be able to stay about 25-30 grand under my top limit, price wise and still check all the boxes I wanted.    The garage ceiling is a bit of a sticking point as there are some catches with the layout of the house, but what we decided on is a tray ceiling for the middle 20' of the garage where the lift will sit which will raise clearance to >10' which will be sufficient for my needs.

I was able to get 9' ceilings in the rest of the house, tile shower in the master bath, my ceramic in the master bath and kitchen, upgraded cabinets, granite counters in the kitchen, upgraded front door, upgraded stone and finish on the facade and lots of other little things.   After some discussion I'm going to use vinyl plank in the lower half bath, foyer and laundry room.  It's commercial grade and after some discussion with the builder and my father-in-law, who knows way more about this than I do, I think it's a good fit.  It's a lot more expensive than old-school vinyl, but it's commercial grade wear wise, and looks really nice.   Not doing any laminate in the house due to some annoyances I had with it at my current house.    Looking to do dual A/C units to separate the 2nd floor to keep cooling controlled, was my Father-In-Laws suggestion and seems to be a good one.

Beyond that, nothing too fancy.  Floorplan looks basically like the one I posted a couple days ago, only tweak being a second door to the kitchen that I had previously deleted (builder made some good points about keeping it).

New question is just schedule.   I am trying to pull together a few things to sign contracts in the next month or so, which would have it done in the fall, but if that falls through I should still be able to start in the later summer/early fall and be complete by this time next year, which would be fine as well.   Trying to balance selling the current house with financing for the new one.   Stressful, I don't like dealing with large sums of money and balancing it all out.    Supposed to meet with a mortgage broker that the builder recommended in the next week or so to see what we can get rolling.

Hopefully at some point in the (somewhat) near future I'll have some lot/construction photos.  :)
Blake MF'ing McBride
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Offline jparker7

Re: Building a new house... any ideas/tips for the garage?
« Reply #76 on: March 19, 2015, 10:45:11 AM »
Not sure if anyone has mentioned it but if gas is available get a gas endless water tank.   The electric ones work ok but not in a house as large as yours. 

Offline digitalsolo

Re: Building a new house... any ideas/tips for the garage?
« Reply #77 on: March 19, 2015, 10:20:14 PM »
Good point on the water heater!   Thank you sir.
Blake MF'ing McBride
1988 Mazda RX7 - Turbo LS1/T56/ProEFI/8.8/Not Slow...   sold.
1965 Mustang Coupe - TT Coyote, TR6060, modern brakes/suspension...
2007 Aston Martin V8 Vantage - Gen V LT4/TR6060, upper/lower pullies, headers, tune.
2021 Tesla Model 3 Performance - Stock...ish.

Offline quinns

Re: Building a new house... any ideas/tips for the garage?
« Reply #78 on: March 20, 2015, 01:06:08 AM »
My friends house has a tankless water heater I imagine that's what you are referring to. It seems to take awhile to fire up and get hot water where it needs to be. Is that normal? I plumbed a loop into the upstairs hot water taps at my grandparents because it would take them a long time to get hot water up to the second floor. Don't know how efficient it is but they have hot water instantly now. That's with just a regular old gas water heater with a tank though.

Just curious as I need to decide what I'm going to run in my house too and my plumbers got a raging hard on for me to get a tankless water heater but in my experience it didn't seem real great.

Just signed all the papers on mine today should have it in late august hopefully.
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Re: Building a new house... any ideas/tips for the garage?
« Reply #79 on: March 20, 2015, 01:36:38 AM »
I've seen the best results with circulation pumps. Wasn't too impressed with the on demand hot water heaters.
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Offline digitalsolo

Re: Building a new house... any ideas/tips for the garage?
« Reply #80 on: March 20, 2015, 07:06:58 AM »
But they look cool!   LOL

I have a big ass conventional now and it works great.   I have not used a tankless, but it sounds like the tech may not be baked yet.   Bummer.
Blake MF'ing McBride
1988 Mazda RX7 - Turbo LS1/T56/ProEFI/8.8/Not Slow...   sold.
1965 Mustang Coupe - TT Coyote, TR6060, modern brakes/suspension...
2007 Aston Martin V8 Vantage - Gen V LT4/TR6060, upper/lower pullies, headers, tune.
2021 Tesla Model 3 Performance - Stock...ish.

Offline jparker7

Re: Building a new house... any ideas/tips for the garage?
« Reply #81 on: March 20, 2015, 07:32:48 AM »
Everyone that I know that has one loves the tank less ones.   My uncle has one and can fill up his Huge Jacuzzi tub plus take showers in all the other bathrooms and never run out of hot water and his is 10 yrs old.  They are much cheaper now and more efficient.  The Electric ones do not work as well.  Like I said Gas is the way to go if you want an Tank less.   

Offline Dvous

Re: Building a new house... any ideas/tips for the garage?
« Reply #82 on: March 21, 2015, 09:37:15 AM »
Everyone that I know that has one loves the tank less ones.   My uncle has one and can fill up his Huge Jacuzzi tub plus take showers in all the other bathrooms and never run out of hot water and his is 10 yrs old.  They are much cheaper now and more efficient.  The Electric ones do not work as well.  Like I said Gas is the way to go if you want an Tank less.   

Gas is the way to go either way, tank or tank-less.
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Offline digitalsolo

Re: Building a new house... any ideas/tips for the garage?
« Reply #83 on: March 21, 2015, 09:53:56 AM »
For shizzle.   I'm a gas appliance guy anyway.  My range, dryer, furnace and water heater currently are gas and I plan the same at the next house.

In bad news, the lot we found last week at the meeting isn't available.   There is a house built on it, so yeah, definitely NOT available.    The good news?   We found a lot that shows available as of yesterday in a subdivision we like BETTER and the builder already owns it, which means I can do a standard closing loan (they will carry the construction loan).  It's ~10k more than the other lot, but I had planned for that in the "buffer" funding wise, so not a big deal overall.

Getting some paperwork together for the mortgage broker, but if the lot and the paperwork lines up, we'll be able to sign contracts and start things in the next 30-60 days and get my current house listed and sold, hopefully.
Blake MF'ing McBride
1988 Mazda RX7 - Turbo LS1/T56/ProEFI/8.8/Not Slow...   sold.
1965 Mustang Coupe - TT Coyote, TR6060, modern brakes/suspension...
2007 Aston Martin V8 Vantage - Gen V LT4/TR6060, upper/lower pullies, headers, tune.
2021 Tesla Model 3 Performance - Stock...ish.

Offline Dvous

Re: Building a new house... any ideas/tips for the garage?
« Reply #84 on: March 22, 2015, 09:14:40 AM »
Congrats blake, exciting times for sure!
'93 fd~black/orange, 5.3l, t56, 7875, HP efi, 4 pt, etc
'63 F250~95' F350 frame, D60, 12valve, zf 5spd, 35's
'51 Willys M38~350/4spd, otherwise all original
'72 FJ40 landcruiser
'03 2500hd duramax~ppe stg 5 trans, efilive tunes, etc, 600hp 1000 ft lbs - daily
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Once you drive a V8 RX7 you'll feel like a friggin Viking that just pillaged a village.
- Speedfab

Offline digitalsolo

Re: Building a new house... any ideas/tips for the garage?
« Reply #85 on: March 22, 2015, 09:24:35 AM »
Thanks!   The realtor sent me an email yesterday to let me know that the lot is on hold in our name!   Got to finish the paperwork now, but I'm hoping to break ground in the next 30-45 days.   w00t!

Now I have to figure out how to get my Mustang down my driveway and into a trailer with no steering or brakes.    My current driveway is...  uh... steep.   Like 20* steep.   I am thinking of chaining it to a 4 wheeler and doing it that way.
Blake MF'ing McBride
1988 Mazda RX7 - Turbo LS1/T56/ProEFI/8.8/Not Slow...   sold.
1965 Mustang Coupe - TT Coyote, TR6060, modern brakes/suspension...
2007 Aston Martin V8 Vantage - Gen V LT4/TR6060, upper/lower pullies, headers, tune.
2021 Tesla Model 3 Performance - Stock...ish.

Offline gc3

Re: Building a new house... any ideas/tips for the garage?
« Reply #86 on: March 22, 2015, 12:55:23 PM »
can you bring the trailer up to the top of the driveway to make it less scary?

Offline digitalsolo

Re: Building a new house... any ideas/tips for the garage?
« Reply #87 on: March 22, 2015, 03:06:51 PM »
can you bring the trailer up to the top of the driveway to make it less scary?

No way.  Driveway is way too steep.  :(
Blake MF'ing McBride
1988 Mazda RX7 - Turbo LS1/T56/ProEFI/8.8/Not Slow...   sold.
1965 Mustang Coupe - TT Coyote, TR6060, modern brakes/suspension...
2007 Aston Martin V8 Vantage - Gen V LT4/TR6060, upper/lower pullies, headers, tune.
2021 Tesla Model 3 Performance - Stock...ish.

Offline gc3

Re: Building a new house... any ideas/tips for the garage?
« Reply #88 on: March 22, 2015, 04:02:22 PM »
how long is the driveway?

Offline digitalsolo

Re: Building a new house... any ideas/tips for the garage?
« Reply #89 on: March 22, 2015, 04:07:37 PM »
Not long, 35-40'
Blake MF'ing McBride
1988 Mazda RX7 - Turbo LS1/T56/ProEFI/8.8/Not Slow...   sold.
1965 Mustang Coupe - TT Coyote, TR6060, modern brakes/suspension...
2007 Aston Martin V8 Vantage - Gen V LT4/TR6060, upper/lower pullies, headers, tune.
2021 Tesla Model 3 Performance - Stock...ish.