On Wed, 3 Nov 2010 11:41:41 -0500, "Leon"
wrote:

Several months ago I mentioned that my wife I were going to sell our home to
our son, he recently graduated with his masters degree and has gone to work
for KPMG.

Last week the sale was final and now we are homeless, so to speak.

Congrats, I think.


Two weeks ago yesterday the forms for the foundation of our new home were
erected. Yesterday the roof decking, windows, siding where there sill be no
brick or rock, gas plumbing, and sheathing had been installed. Tentatively
we meet with the building supervisor to do a pre dry wall inspection.



I get my 3 car shop, my wife gets her large sewing studio. Yeah!

Jeeze, what is that, 3,000 s/f? Looks big.


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Why are all the tubafores standing on their tippytoes? DSCF0032

What's the orange tubing, floor heat? Seems sparse. Or rebar for
stressing the concrete? IMG_0735

Why by a lot in a tract vs wide open spaces, on a hillock?
(build one?)

Are you in the floodplain? I couldn't tell where your lot was from
that map.

Do you live in Kansas? That's some flatland there, ain't it?
Oh, Sugarland, TX. Same/same.

Hurricane-proof house? I don't see as -any- ties or shear walls. I
thought I'd see tons for that dangerous kind of area. Your tubasixes
are casually toenailed to the sill. Scary. Tie that puppy down, boy!

--
Experience is a good teacher, but she send in terrific bills.
-- Minna Thomas Antrim