huckleberry
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| 08/08/2013 08:19 PM |
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I've been up here in the mountains of Washington State for about 4 and a half months, building our house.
Just finishing up the exterior, minus a few details which will happen after I finish off the interior next Summer.
Ready to go back to SF for a while and recharge.
Check out the building blog if you have a moment - a few cycling posts in there ; )
http://balkyhill.blogspot.com/
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Dale
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| 08/08/2013 09:04 PM |
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Chris, I'm interested in a vacation/ retirement place and totally dig not just what you've built but the location-- beautiful.
Do you mind a question or two? How many square feet? and are you the GC on the project and doing most of the work yourself?
Thanks,
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huckleberry
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| 08/08/2013 09:42 PM |
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Dale -
Ask away ; )
It's 1600 sq. ft. I have done all the work except for the excavation and foundation work.
The Methow Valley is an amazing place - lots of recreation with excellent mountain, cross(fire roads), and road biking.
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Dale
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| 08/08/2013 09:53 PM |
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Pretty open floor plan?
Is this going to be a full time residence for you or a second home/ vacation home?
I've looked at so many floor plans/ small home designs that my brain goes numb at times, but think about that size would be perfect for me-- open floor plan, two bedroom, loft, garage, and a small workshop close by. |
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Oldfart
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| 08/08/2013 10:37 PM |
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| That's awesome huck. You don't happen to know a couple of Canadians from Whistler building a house in Methow do you? |
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huckleberry
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| 08/08/2013 11:20 PM |
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Very open floor plan - spent a lot of time designing it, even though in the end the design is quite simple.
Two bedrooms, two baths with a detached garage with a separated workout room.
We will be moving in full time in two years.
OF - I haven't had time to meet many new people this Summer, so no, but would enjoy meeting some Canadians ; ) |
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Spud
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| 08/09/2013 06:48 AM |
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| Chris, such a beautiful spot you have there. Just curious as to what the pitch of that roof is? |
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Entheo
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| 08/09/2013 06:55 AM |
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| very cool! on a much smaller scale i'm building a wood burning barrel sauna on the back of my property. |
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THE SKINNY
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| 08/09/2013 08:56 AM |
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| that is nice. a house like that would hit all my happy places. |
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| How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. |
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bobswire
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| 08/09/2013 09:05 AM |
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| Well done Renaissance Man. I like it,smart,practical,fits the environment well. |
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huckleberry
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| 08/09/2013 09:27 AM |
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Thanks so much, guys!
Spud - the pitch is 1:12 - 14" I-Joists 16" OC, sitting on parallel 6x12 Glulams with a mechanically seamed metal roof designed for low slopes. No worries about the snow load.
I built the garage last Summer which is basically a smaller 1 story version of this house, minus the bump-out, so I was able to have a smaller test with myself, materials, and building techniques involved - except for the double walls which I built into the house for the larger insulation cavity - 11", which will put me close to R60 in the walls. |
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jmdirt
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| 08/09/2013 09:39 AM |
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Nice Huck!
I love the Methow Valley but with every passing year I like cold weather a little less so if I ever move from Boise it will be south. I have an uncle who has acres near Winthrop and Chelan but he spends most of his time at his condo in Leavenworth. |
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THE SKINNY
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| 08/09/2013 09:41 AM |
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| low maintenance & high efficiency plus killer views. solar panels? |
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| How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. |
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huckleberry
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| 08/09/2013 09:54 AM |
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JM - I hear you on the cold, and getting older ; )
Skinny - solar panels will be dictated by what is left in the budget at the end of the build - would really like to incorporate them as we have excellent Southern exposure. |
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huckleberry
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| 08/09/2013 09:55 AM |
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Here's last Summer's build - the garage...
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ChinookPass
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| 08/09/2013 11:36 AM |
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| Well done! Do you have a background in construction or just pick up the skills as you go? Or maybe this is just art by another form? |
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vtguy
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| 08/09/2013 11:44 AM |
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| Really like the design -- very clean. Looks like a lovely area, too. |
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huckleberry
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| 08/09/2013 11:54 AM |
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Chinook - In order for us to afford this move, I needed to do the construction to keep the costs down. I have some experience in construction, but not formal. I'm anal retentive and thus obsess about how to do things, so I was well prepared, although that type of personality does not necessarily allow for a "fun" experience ; )
Thanks, VT. |
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jmdirt
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| 08/09/2013 01:25 PM |
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| Huck, does it take you an entire day to cut cable housing to the exact length when you build up a new bike? I enjoy building new bikes until I get to that and then my OCD destroys me. |
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Oldfart
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| 08/09/2013 03:36 PM |
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| jm. Cable housing is relatively easy, it's getting the bars centered that takes me forever. Our house has a similar modern style to huck's. The guy that had it built was OCD said the builder. The original owner is an airline pilot. Many pilot's I met are like that. |
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huckleberry
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| 08/10/2013 02:22 PM |
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| I had to let a few things go - it's not perfect by any means, but that drove me crazy ; ) |
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Orange Crush
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| 08/15/2013 11:57 AM |
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2 bedrooms seems a little smallish for all the phorum visitors. Are you planning a guest house?
Awesome work otherwise and awesome location. |
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huckleberry
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| 08/19/2013 08:25 PM |
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| There's plenty of nice local hotels ; ) |
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