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Whooooooo!!!! Not quite a gloat, but awesome anyhow!
Hello folks,
Well, I'm officially moved into my new house, and it is WONDERFUL!! After years of working on other people's places and getting my credit polished up until it shines like a new penny, I've finally got a house of my own. To keep it on a woodworking level- It's got not only an excellent basement shop with an oversized door leading directly into the garage, but an 8' x 12' (approximately- we're getting deluged with snow right now so I'm not going to go measure it) shed on a nice foundation with electrical outlets. As far as other stuff goes, it was built in 1946 with Oak framing and floor joists, and was owned by only one family- the lady selling it was 97 years old, and the place still looks like it was just built. All the woodwork is custom-milled natural maple, much of it with fiddleback grain and bird's-eyes- with the exception of the upstairs bedroom, which was trimmed in african mahogany. We're in a town with less than 5000 residents now, but it has two excellent hardware stores, a couple of great resturants, and a couple of lumber suppliers. The place was listed for $73k, and we didn't even bother negotiating the price- nothing else was even close to the condition of this house even in the $150k price range. I'm so happy I could just about bust open! Sorry to go on and on, but it's a big deal for me- I'm sure it's fun for anyone to get their first home, but for a carpenter and woodworker, it's close to a religious experience! Spent $300 at the hardware store today getting all sorts of material to tweak it just the way I'd like it, and even though It's costing me a fair amount of dough and I'm likely to be working continuously for weeks or months on it (it doesn't *need* any work, but it's getting it anyhow) it's great fun! No more downstairs neighbors blasting music until the wee hours of the morning, no more funny smells or cars parked in the backyard, not even a hint of rotted moulding or faulty electrical wiring.... I'm in heaven here- I don't think I've smiled this much in my entire life! Anyhow, thanks for getting this far (if you did) It's probably not a gloat, but it's a great thing for me, and I figured I'd share. Aut inveniam viam aut faciam |
"Prometheus" wrote in message ... Hello folks, The place was listed for $73k, and we didn't even bother negotiating the price- nothing else was even close Can't buy a shack in most areas for that price. If it has a roof on it, you can't go wrong at that price. Anyhow, thanks for getting this far (if you did) It's probably not a gloat, but it's a great thing for me, and I figured I'd share. Maybe not a gloat, but it sure is nice having your own house. Good luck with it and hope you have many happy years there. -- Ed http://pages.cthome.net/edhome/ |
Prometheus wrote in
: Hello folks, Well, I'm officially moved into my new house, and it is WONDERFUL!! snip Anyhow, thanks for getting this far (if you did) It's probably not a gloat, but it's a great thing for me, and I figured I'd share. I'd sure rather read this post than about another air nailer accident! Thanks for sharing your joy! Patriarch |
"Prometheus" wrote in message
... Hello folks, Well, I'm officially moved into my new house, and it is WONDERFUL!! After years of working on other people's places and getting my credit polished up until it shines like a new penny, I've finally got a house of my own. To keep it on a woodworking level- It's got not only an excellent basement shop with an oversized door leading directly into the garage, but an 8' x 12' (approximately- we're getting deluged with snow right now so I'm not going to go measure it) shed on a nice foundation with electrical outlets. As far as other stuff goes, it was built in 1946 with Oak framing and floor joists, and was owned by only one family- the lady selling it was 97 years old, and the place still looks like it was just built. All the woodwork is custom-milled natural maple, much of it with fiddleback grain and bird's-eyes- with the exception of the upstairs bedroom, which was trimmed in african mahogany. We're in a town with less than 5000 residents now, but it has two excellent hardware stores, a couple of great resturants, and a couple of lumber suppliers. The place was listed for $73k, and we didn't even bother negotiating the price- nothing else was even close to the condition of this house even in the $150k price range. I'm so happy I could just about bust open! Sorry to go on and on, but it's a big deal for me- I'm sure it's fun for anyone to get their first home, but for a carpenter and woodworker, it's close to a religious experience! Spent $300 at the hardware store today getting all sorts of material to tweak it just the way I'd like it, and even though It's costing me a fair amount of dough and I'm likely to be working continuously for weeks or months on it (it doesn't *need* any work, but it's getting it anyhow) it's great fun! No more downstairs neighbors blasting music until the wee hours of the morning, no more funny smells or cars parked in the backyard, not even a hint of rotted moulding or faulty electrical wiring.... I'm in heaven here- I don't think I've smiled this much in my entire life! Anyhow, thanks for getting this far (if you did) It's probably not a gloat, but it's a great thing for me, and I figured I'd share. Aut inveniam viam aut faciam You just bought a shop with built-in living quarters for $73k. Your life is now underway. It IS a gloat, and let me be the first to say You Suck! :) |
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Prometheus wrote: [snipperized] Congratulations! I always think it's wonderful to see somebody embrace a project/future with such enthusiasm, be it a house, the restoration of car/bike or breathing new life into a neglected musical instrument. Like Edwin, I also couldn't buy much around here for under 100K, so something in the 70's...good on you! We'll be expecting pictures soon. 0?0 Rob |
Owen Lawrence wrote:
You just bought a shop with built-in living quarters for $73k. Your life is now underway. It IS a gloat, and let me be the first to say You Suck! :) Second that. $73,000 with all that custom woodwork stuff? Unless the house is only 800 sq. ft. or something, he sucketh royally. Well, unless it's crawling with termites or something. -- Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621 http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/ http://rosegarden.sourceforge.net/tutorial/ |
Hello folks,
snip Anyhow, thanks for getting this far (if you did) It's probably not a gloat, but it's a great thing for me, and I figured I'd share. Aut inveniam viam aut faciam ---------- What city and state? |
Congrats! --dave
"Prometheus" wrote in message ... Hello folks, Well, I'm officially moved into my new house, and it is WONDERFUL!! After years of working on other people's places and getting my credit polished up until it shines like a new penny, I've finally got a house of my own. To keep it on a woodworking level- It's got not only an excellent basement shop with an oversized door leading directly into the garage, but an 8' x 12' (approximately- we're getting deluged with snow right now so I'm not going to go measure it) shed on a nice foundation with electrical outlets. As far as other stuff goes, it was built in 1946 with Oak framing and floor joists, and was owned by only one family- the lady selling it was 97 years old, and the place still looks like it was just built. All the woodwork is custom-milled natural maple, much of it with fiddleback grain and bird's-eyes- with the exception of the upstairs bedroom, which was trimmed in african mahogany. We're in a town with less than 5000 residents now, but it has two excellent hardware stores, a couple of great resturants, and a couple of lumber suppliers. The place was listed for $73k, and we didn't even bother negotiating the price- nothing else was even close to the condition of this house even in the $150k price range. I'm so happy I could just about bust open! Sorry to go on and on, but it's a big deal for me- I'm sure it's fun for anyone to get their first home, but for a carpenter and woodworker, it's close to a religious experience! Spent $300 at the hardware store today getting all sorts of material to tweak it just the way I'd like it, and even though It's costing me a fair amount of dough and I'm likely to be working continuously for weeks or months on it (it doesn't *need* any work, but it's getting it anyhow) it's great fun! No more downstairs neighbors blasting music until the wee hours of the morning, no more funny smells or cars parked in the backyard, not even a hint of rotted moulding or faulty electrical wiring.... I'm in heaven here- I don't think I've smiled this much in my entire life! Anyhow, thanks for getting this far (if you did) It's probably not a gloat, but it's a great thing for me, and I figured I'd share. Aut inveniam viam aut faciam |
On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 00:33:41 -0600, Patriarch
wrote: Prometheus wrote in : Hello folks, Well, I'm officially moved into my new house, and it is WONDERFUL!! snip Anyhow, thanks for getting this far (if you did) It's probably not a gloat, but it's a great thing for me, and I figured I'd share. I'd sure rather read this post than about another air nailer accident! Thanks for sharing your joy! Patriarch Dittos Thunder |
CONGRATULATIONS!
It really is special finally getting into your own home, and it sounds like you got a great one. From the sounds of the woodwork alone, I'm jealous. ENJOY! Fred Bearman Port Huron, Michigan (and it's snowing here too) "Prometheus" wrote in message ... Hello folks, Well, I'm officially moved into my new house, and it is WONDERFUL!! After years of working on other people's places and getting my credit polished up until it shines like a new penny, I've finally got a house of my own. To keep it on a woodworking level- It's got not only an excellent basement shop with an oversized door leading directly into the garage, but an 8' x 12' (approximately- we're getting deluged with snow right now so I'm not going to go measure it) shed on a nice foundation with electrical outlets. As far as other stuff goes, it was built in 1946 with Oak framing and floor joists, and was owned by only one family- the lady selling it was 97 years old, and the place still looks like it was just built. All the woodwork is custom-milled natural maple, much of it with fiddleback grain and bird's-eyes- with the exception of the upstairs bedroom, which was trimmed in african mahogany. We're in a town with less than 5000 residents now, but it has two excellent hardware stores, a couple of great resturants, and a couple of lumber suppliers. The place was listed for $73k, and we didn't even bother negotiating the price- nothing else was even close to the condition of this house even in the $150k price range. I'm so happy I could just about bust open! Sorry to go on and on, but it's a big deal for me- I'm sure it's fun for anyone to get their first home, but for a carpenter and woodworker, it's close to a religious experience! Spent $300 at the hardware store today getting all sorts of material to tweak it just the way I'd like it, and even though It's costing me a fair amount of dough and I'm likely to be working continuously for weeks or months on it (it doesn't *need* any work, but it's getting it anyhow) it's great fun! No more downstairs neighbors blasting music until the wee hours of the morning, no more funny smells or cars parked in the backyard, not even a hint of rotted moulding or faulty electrical wiring.... I'm in heaven here- I don't think I've smiled this much in my entire life! Anyhow, thanks for getting this far (if you did) It's probably not a gloat, but it's a great thing for me, and I figured I'd share. Aut inveniam viam aut faciam |
On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 03:21:13 -0500, Silvan
wrote: Just wondering which States is he in? Second that. $73,000 with all that custom woodwork stuff? Unless the house is only 800 sq. ft. or something, he sucketh royally. Well, unless it's crawling with termites or something. |
Not quite a gloat? Sounds to me like you just scored the score of your
life. -- Roger Shoaf About the time I had mastered getting the toothpaste back in the tube, then they come up with this striped stuff. "Prometheus" wrote in message ... Hello folks, Well, I'm officially moved into my new house, and it is WONDERFUL!! After years of working on other people's places and getting my credit polished up until it shines like a new penny, I've finally got a house of my own. To keep it on a woodworking level- It's got not only an excellent basement shop with an oversized door leading directly into the garage, but an 8' x 12' (approximately- we're getting deluged with snow right now so I'm not going to go measure it) shed on a nice foundation with electrical outlets. As far as other stuff goes, it was built in 1946 with Oak framing and floor joists, and was owned by only one family- the lady selling it was 97 years old, and the place still looks like it was just built. All the woodwork is custom-milled natural maple, much of it with fiddleback grain and bird's-eyes- with the exception of the upstairs bedroom, which was trimmed in african mahogany. We're in a town with less than 5000 residents now, but it has two excellent hardware stores, a couple of great resturants, and a couple of lumber suppliers. The place was listed for $73k, and we didn't even bother negotiating the price- nothing else was even close to the condition of this house even in the $150k price range. I'm so happy I could just about bust open! Sorry to go on and on, but it's a big deal for me- I'm sure it's fun for anyone to get their first home, but for a carpenter and woodworker, it's close to a religious experience! Spent $300 at the hardware store today getting all sorts of material to tweak it just the way I'd like it, and even though It's costing me a fair amount of dough and I'm likely to be working continuously for weeks or months on it (it doesn't *need* any work, but it's getting it anyhow) it's great fun! No more downstairs neighbors blasting music until the wee hours of the morning, no more funny smells or cars parked in the backyard, not even a hint of rotted moulding or faulty electrical wiring.... I'm in heaven here- I don't think I've smiled this much in my entire life! Anyhow, thanks for getting this far (if you did) It's probably not a gloat, but it's a great thing for me, and I figured I'd share. Aut inveniam viam aut faciam |
An older home with interior character, as you describe,
is a great find. New homes are usually overpriced and of less durable construction. You can't hardly touch an older home in our area if it has the least hint of hardwood on the interior. Congrats. On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 23:56:17 -0600, Prometheus wrote: Hello folks, Well, I'm officially moved into my new house, and it is WONDERFUL!! After years of working on other people's places and getting my credit polished up until it shines like a new penny, I've finally got a house of my own. To keep it on a woodworking level- It's got not only an excellent basement shop with an oversized door leading directly into the garage, but an 8' x 12' (approximately- we're getting deluged with snow right now so I'm not going to go measure it) shed on a nice foundation with electrical outlets. As far as other stuff goes, it was built in 1946 with Oak framing and floor joists, and was owned by only one family- the lady selling it was 97 years old, and the place still looks like it was just built. All the woodwork is custom-milled natural maple, much of it with fiddleback grain and bird's-eyes- with the exception of the upstairs bedroom, which was trimmed in african mahogany. We're in a town with less than 5000 residents now, but it has two excellent hardware stores, a couple of great resturants, and a couple of lumber suppliers. The place was listed for $73k, and we didn't even bother negotiating the price- nothing else was even close to the condition of this house even in the $150k price range. I'm so happy I could just about bust open! Sorry to go on and on, but it's a big deal for me- I'm sure it's fun for anyone to get their first home, but for a carpenter and woodworker, it's close to a religious experience! Spent $300 at the hardware store today getting all sorts of material to tweak it just the way I'd like it, and even though It's costing me a fair amount of dough and I'm likely to be working continuously for weeks or months on it (it doesn't *need* any work, but it's getting it anyhow) it's great fun! No more downstairs neighbors blasting music until the wee hours of the morning, no more funny smells or cars parked in the backyard, not even a hint of rotted moulding or faulty electrical wiring.... I'm in heaven here- I don't think I've smiled this much in my entire life! Anyhow, thanks for getting this far (if you did) It's probably not a gloat, but it's a great thing for me, and I figured I'd share. Aut inveniam viam aut faciam |
I think that this is an awesome gloat. Congratulations!
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Congratulations!!!
I totally understand your enthusiasm at this very significant purchase in your life. Here in our area, that would be a bargain beyond belief! It sounds like your happiness with your new home nearly matches my own for where I am. Though all of my adult life, except for the first six months in an apartment, I've always lived in my own home (often with a mortgage as this one has), this is the first time I've lived where I chose to live. The day I looked at it (to help my son buy it, later his wife said no), I walked half way through the living/dining room and said, "If Darin and Tina don't want this house, I do!" It only got better as I went through the house, into the back yard and onto the covered patio off the garage. My childhood wasn't the best, and this was the first time in my life I ever really felt like I was home; the house wasn't/isn't just comfortable, it was/is my home, really my home. It is not something I can explain, especially since the neighborhood in which we raised our children was quite special (and just up the street and around the corner from where I now live). Later that week the realtor wrote my earnest money and turned it in with my son's withdrawal. It took nearly 19 months for me to get it (seller's side, not mine), but I held out and now it's mine. There were so many problems that, after the first two months, I posted photos on a web page and asked for prayer from our on-line support group (the house purchase started the fall after my son died); I firmly believe that the prayer helped, if only to keep me in the right state of mind. The final irony, and perhaps evidence of a master plan of which we are very unaware, of it all is that when it did finally close, it was at the absolute perfect time, for many reasons. Many said to just get another one, but sometimes we just can't do that, so I understand totally why you didn't bargain, but grabbed it immediately! It sounds like you have something extra special and that your house deserves a loving family which it sounds like you folks shall be. Congrats again. May your family and you have a long and happy lifetime there. :-) Glenna |
On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 03:21:13 -0500, Silvan
wrote: Owen Lawrence wrote: You just bought a shop with built-in living quarters for $73k. Your life is now underway. It IS a gloat, and let me be the first to say You Suck! :) Second that. $73,000 with all that custom woodwork stuff? Unless the house is only 800 sq. ft. or something, he sucketh royally. Nope, 3 bedrooms and clean as a whistle! :) It was a heck of a price even for rural Wisconsin. My brother bought one for a couple thousand more, and it's got a leaky roof and dry rot in the floor joists. Just a case of being in the right place at the right time, and being willing to move when it was -20 f. Well, unless it's crawling with termites or something. Not even a spiderweb in the place :) Aut inveniam viam aut faciam |
On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 01:06:06 -0800, Abe wrote:
Hello folks, snip Anyhow, thanks for getting this far (if you did) It's probably not a gloat, but it's a great thing for me, and I figured I'd share. Aut inveniam viam aut faciam ---------- What city and state? Bloomer, WI Aut inveniam viam aut faciam |
On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 08:27:52 -0800, "Roger Shoaf"
wrote: Not quite a gloat? Sounds to me like you just scored the score of your life. True... could be a gloat after all. It's not my final house, but it's a damn nice starter untill I get to a point where I can build my own! Aut inveniam viam aut faciam |
On Sun 23 Jan 2005 01:50:32a, Prometheus wrote in
: What city and state? Bloomer, WI Wow. Even that far north, I'da thought you were too close to Eau Claire and the Twin Cities to find anything under a hundred k. NICE find. I'm here struggling with an unattached garashop in Madison where the codes and inspectors make insulating and heating that building an expensive and complicated task. I'm almost ready to concede defeat and put a tiny neandershop in the basement for winters. Hey, if Frank Klauscz could go through his apprenticeship having all the heavy machinery in an unheated room, maybe I can too. But even while it's good to know that somebody can find a decent house for a decent price, anywhere, in these times, you still suck. :-) Did you bring a family into it, or are you planning on adding one on later? Dan |
"Prometheus" wrote in message ... On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 08:27:52 -0800, "Roger Shoaf" wrote: Not quite a gloat? Sounds to me like you just scored the score of your life. True... could be a gloat after all. It's not my final house, but it's a damn nice starter untill I get to a point where I can build my own! If you like the neighborhood, give some thought to building on to your house rather than starting from scratch. It appears from your description that the house you bought was built to last. -- Roger Shoaf About the time I had mastered getting the toothpaste back in the tube, then they come up with this striped stuff. |
On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 15:21:20 GMT, Dan wrote:
On Sun 23 Jan 2005 01:50:32a, Prometheus wrote in : What city and state? Bloomer, WI Wow. Even that far north, I'da thought you were too close to Eau Claire and the Twin Cities to find anything under a hundred k. NICE find. I'm here struggling with an unattached garashop in Madison where the codes and inspectors make insulating and heating that building an expensive and complicated task. I'm almost ready to concede defeat and put a tiny neandershop in the basement for winters. Hey, if Frank Klauscz could go through his apprenticeship having all the heavy machinery in an unheated room, maybe I can too. Especially since Bloomer is right next to the Chippewa County forest (a huge hunk of undeveloped forest land for hunting, fishing and whatever else might strike a guy's fancy) I grew up tooling around that forest, and I've still never seen the far side of it, even on an ATV. The folks from the cities love that for thier summer homes, and they *do* drive up the prices. My apartment had an unattached one-car garage, so I feel your pain! My solution was to get a mini lathe to put in the entranceway, and spend the winter turning. Of course, now I've got the whole basement to play with- I just need to get a dust collector to stick in the garage right away so the wife doesn't get tired of the dust.... of course, she *did* let me have a lathe inside our apartment, so she might not mind anyhow. But even while it's good to know that somebody can find a decent house for a decent price, anywhere, in these times, you still suck. :-) Thanks! Lots of looking, and lots of luck. The other ones we looked at were junk piles. Did you bring a family into it, or are you planning on adding one on later? A wife, a dog, and a couple of cats. For now, we're still undecided whether or not we're going to expand the family unit (I've got some nieces and nephews I can borrow, and the wife and I enjoy our quiet and our hobbies) Dan Aut inveniam viam aut faciam |
On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 11:26:15 -0800, "Roger Shoaf"
wrote: "Prometheus" wrote in message .. . On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 08:27:52 -0800, "Roger Shoaf" wrote: Not quite a gloat? Sounds to me like you just scored the score of your life. True... could be a gloat after all. It's not my final house, but it's a damn nice starter untill I get to a point where I can build my own! If you like the neighborhood, give some thought to building on to your house rather than starting from scratch. It appears from your description that the house you bought was built to last. It sure is, and I may just stay right where I'm at- though I sure would like to design and build my own someday. Time will tell- and I'm not going to complain much if I never get around to it when I've got this place. Aut inveniam viam aut faciam |
On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 01:50:06 -0600, Prometheus
wrote: On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 03:21:13 -0500, Silvan wrote: Owen Lawrence wrote: You just bought a shop with built-in living quarters for $73k. Your life is now underway. It IS a gloat, and let me be the first to say You Suck! :) Second that. $73,000 with all that custom woodwork stuff? Unless the house is only 800 sq. ft. or something, he sucketh royally. Nope, 3 bedrooms and clean as a whistle! :) It was a heck of a price even for rural Wisconsin. My brother bought one for a couple thousand more, and it's got a leaky roof and dry rot in the floor joists. Just a case of being in the right place at the right time, and being willing to move when it was -20 f. Well, unless it's crawling with termites or something. Not even a spiderweb in the place :) Aut inveniam viam aut faciam It's sitting on top of clay slurry (that's why they sold it when it's -20 F :-) |
Roger Shoaf wrote:
If you like the neighborhood, give some thought to building on to your house rather than starting from scratch. It appears from your description that the house you bought was built to last. I'm thinking the same. I've spent a fair amount of time poking around in new construction lately, and I'm not impressed at all. Next they'll be building houses out of gobs of toilet paper and popsicle sticks. -- Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621 http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/ http://rosegarden.sourceforge.net/tutorial/ |
Prometheus wrote: Hello folks, Well, I'm officially moved into my new house, and it is WONDERFUL!! After years of working on other people's places and getting my credit polished up until it shines like a new penny, I've finally got a house of my own. To keep it on a woodworking level- It's got not only an excellent basement shop with an oversized door leading directly into the garage, but an 8' x 12' (approximately- we're getting deluged with snow right now so I'm not going to go measure it) shed on a nice foundation with electrical outlets. As far as other stuff goes, it was built in 1946 with Oak framing and floor joists, and was owned by only one family- the lady selling it was 97 years old, and the place still looks like it was just built. All the woodwork is custom-milled natural maple, much of it with fiddleback grain and bird's-eyes- with the exception of the upstairs bedroom, which was trimmed in african mahogany. We're in a town with less than 5000 residents now, but it has two excellent hardware stores, a couple of great resturants, and a couple of lumber suppliers. The place was listed for $73k, and we didn't even bother negotiating the price- nothing else was even close to the condition of this house even in the $150k price range. I'm so happy I could just about bust open! Sorry to go on and on, but it's a big deal for me- I'm sure it's fun for anyone to get their first home, but for a carpenter and woodworker, it's close to a religious experience! Spent $300 at the hardware store today getting all sorts of material to tweak it just the way I'd like it, and even though It's costing me a fair amount of dough and I'm likely to be working continuously for weeks or months on it (it doesn't *need* any work, but it's getting it anyhow) it's great fun! No more downstairs neighbors blasting music until the wee hours of the morning, no more funny smells or cars parked in the backyard, not even a hint of rotted moulding or faulty electrical wiring.... I'm in heaven here- I don't think I've smiled this much in my entire life! Anyhow, thanks for getting this far (if you did) It's probably not a gloat, but it's a great thing for me, and I figured I'd share. Aut inveniam viam aut faciam WOW!!! 75K for a shop with a Home. Major gloat to me!! Where I am can't purchase a 1/4 acre land for less than $100K. He sucketh big time. |
On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 03:06:42 -0500, Silvan
wrote: Roger Shoaf wrote: If you like the neighborhood, give some thought to building on to your house rather than starting from scratch. It appears from your description that the house you bought was built to last. I'm thinking the same. I've spent a fair amount of time poking around in new construction lately, and I'm not impressed at all. Next they'll be building houses out of gobs of toilet paper and popsicle sticks. I've been busy as a one-legged man in an ass-kicking contest lately, so this may be a little late- but I wasn't talking about paying someone else to build me a house- I was talking about literally building my own, so the er... "modern"... techniques of housebuilding are fairly irrelevant. Though I know this is a woodworking forum, I'd dearly love to make my final home out of quarried stone with nice stout oak or maple beams connected with japanese-style joinery for the interior framing. Probably not strictly necessary for a residence, but I'd dearly love to leave a home behind me that I built with my own hands that will stand for a thousand years (provided it doesn't get torn down to make room for a Wal-Mart, that is) Everyone's got to have a goal- that one is mine :) Aut inveniam viam aut faciam |
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Prometheus wrote: Though I know this is a woodworking forum, I'd dearly love to make my final home out of quarried stone with nice stout oak or maple beams connected with japanese-style joinery for the interior framing. Probably not strictly necessary for a residence, but I'd dearly love to leave a home behind me that I built with my own hands that will stand for a thousand years (provided it doesn't get torn down to make room for a Wal-Mart, that is) Everyone's got to have a goal- that one is mine :) And a noble goal it is. Godspeed! |
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