SonofaBish's New Home Build thread.....

[SonofaBish]

Well, hopefully within the next week or two, I will start a new build of another kind... Yesterday afternoon, I closed on the mortgage to build my new home. I have to wait for the bank to order a pre-construction inspection of the land, after which my contractor will be able to begin excavation...

Below is a picture of the exact home I'm building... The only difference will be that I will not have all the windows shown in the basement - probably just a french door and a couple windows. Its different than the pics i posted a couple months ago in a thread, but that's because I liked this place better. I will continue to update this thread with pictures over the next 4-5 months as the house comes together...

http://www.loghome.com/media/originals/6173-74_Page_1_Image_0002.jpg

[383taman]

Very nice. Where is your property?

[SonofaBish]

It is in Washington Township, Westmoreland County... It about 1.5 miles from the intersection of Rt. 66 and Rt. 380

[Shadowstealth]

bish u going to be my friend?

[SonofaBish]

bish u going to be my friend?
:goodidea:

[94svtcobra]

dude thats sick, I stayed in a place similar to that design on vaca, it was always beautiful in the morning with the sun comin in those big front windows, congrats:goodidea:

[MBH]

Holy shit that's a bad ass house!! You're doin pretty well for yourself buddy!!

[Mater]

wow badasss,hope u have better luck then ur last build! Congrats!

[SonofaBish]

dude thats sick, I stayed in a place similar to that design on vaca, it was always beautiful in the morning with the sun comin in those big front windows, congrats:goodidea:

Thanks! I'm pumped, that's for sure!


Holy shit that's a bad ass house!! You're doin pretty well for yourself buddy!!

Thanks Bo!


wow badasss,hope u have better luck then ur last build! Congrats!

hahahahahaha..... please don't remind me - but yea, lets hope so!

[SonofaBish]

here's a quick pic of the floor plans... on the upper-right of the 1st floor plan, you can see where the garage will be - I just didn't include it in the snapshot... its just your basic 2 car garage with 10' doors, and plenty of room to roam...

*The master bath will not be setup like that - i'm not 100% sure yet how it'll be setup - that'll be a decision made probably on the spot ...

[bgblockelcamino]

wow that will be a beautiful house. congrats and good luck

[u1arunit]

Very nice Bish! You are going to have lots of envious friends. :goodidea:

[street591]

Damn! That thing is huge! I recently just worked on a house very similar to that without the two side peaks. It was beautiful inside and very expensive! :thumbsup:


Also, which I'm sure you know already, but to check how good the builders are you can see the size gaps between the logs near the bottom but you gotta do it before they fill it with log jam. Each side is different though so check both sides! And congrats!!!!

[SonofaBish]

Damn! That thing is huge! I recently just worked on a house very similar to that without the two side peaks. It was beautiful inside and very expensive! :thumbsup:


Also, which I'm sure you know already, but to check how good the builders are you can see the size gaps between the logs near the bottom but you gotta do it before they fill it with log jam. Each side is different though so check both sides! And congrats!!!!
Its actually not going to be a log built home... its going to be a traditional stick-built place, with the log siding to give it that look..... there's no way i could afford a truly log built home.... lol

[scott5]

hahha bish doesnt have a living room, he has a GREAT room.. haha
Congrats on this bish, i know you been wanting to do this for a while..
How much property you get?

[Rodeheaver's]

that is a beautiful house bish...

[RUTHLESS]

I call dibs on the basement. :rofl: So whats the garage going to look like?

[SonofaBish]

wow that will be a beautiful house. congrats and good luck


Very nice Bish! You are going to have lots of envious friends. :goodidea:


that is a beautiful house bish...

Thank you gentleman! :jump:


hahha bish doesnt have a living room, he has a GREAT room.. haha
Congrats on this bish, i know you been wanting to do this for a while..
How much property you get?

its 2 acres, entirely wooded.... initially, we're only going to clear enough area for the foundation and a small bit of yard... then over time I will continue to clear out the small trees to make a good size yard... I'm planning to leave any large trees in place - so hopefully i won't get annoyed by having to cut grass around them...

The property is actually pretty perfect for the house... I plan to have the house sitting about 200-220 feet off the road... a small creek splits it in half, with the left side being perfectly flat, and the right side having a very slight upslope... the house will be on the right side, overlooking the creek valley, etc.... also, i should be able to hide the house pretty well from the road... and there will be a motocross track in the back yard, jumping over the creek in many places.... oh wait, n/m, that's not happening! :rotflol:

[street591]

Its actually not going to be a log built home... its going to be a traditional stick-built place, with the log siding to give it that look..... there's no way i could afford a truly log built home.... lol

Oh I gotcha! Haha the guy who built it was the owner of the company and it was close to 750k!

I personally would spend the money elsewhere than what this guy did but to each his own.

The house you're building is amazing! You gotta be a proud man bish? I sure would be! That is awesome!!!! :highfive:

[scott5]

The thing with building a home is over time you will be what you have in it or even more.. houses only go up in value...

Thats what i was going to ask bish what kind of riding you going to have cause it looks like i will probably be keeping the dirtbike and thats not too far from my parents house

[weareweird69]

I love it Bish... I cant wait to see it done. Just dont let any of the contractors screw ya. It'll be great when its done, I am envious lol

[SonofaBish]

Thanks again everyone!

Scott - i think there is plenty of riding just up in behind where my property is... As with all places, i'm sure there's people who's feet i'll be stepping on, but i'll also be sure to ask permission to ride anywhere i go around there.....
Plus, i know of lots of other place that are within 15 mins of where i'm building the house, so there will be lots of riding!! You'll have to come up a lot!

[Shorty429]

That house looks incredible bish! Congrats, and good luck with the build.

[Flyin Monkey]

It is in Washington Township, Westmoreland County... It about 1.5 miles from the intersection of Rt. 66 and Rt. 380

Your my neighbor..joy..

[scott5]

Thanks again everyone!

Scott - i think there is plenty of riding just up in behind where my property is... As with all places, i'm sure there's people who's feet i'll be stepping on, but i'll also be sure to ask permission to ride anywhere i go around there.....
Plus, i know of lots of other place that are within 15 mins of where i'm building the house, so there will be lots of riding!! You'll have to come up a lot!

:goodidea:

[PaxtonShelby]

Bish - absolutely gorgeous place! Congratulations! We've rented similar places on vacations in Deep Creek, MD, and that style floorplan is wonderful. :goodidea:

[SonofaBish]

Your my neighbor..joy..
i sense.... sarcasm.... why?

[03 OW SVT]

:jaw-dropping: That is one hell of a house Bish. Grats to ya:thmbsup:

[Troll]

That house looks incredible bish! Congrats, and good luck with the build.
yeah, what he said...

congrats Bish. don't turn into an alcoholic dealing with the contractors. :sticktonge:

[1Badbird]

Beautiful house Bish!! The property sounds great too!!

[2001GTTT]

got your text brent!!! house plans look sick.....how many times do I have to say it?? lol.

[crusher101]

Party At Your Place ;)

[White5.0]

are you for real? that house is sick! what do you do for a living? LOL


Party At Your Place ;)

^x2 hahah

[wick]

Why so small Bishie? HAHAAHAHAHAA

[Silverhatch]

Really nice house, but if a contractor builds that for under $500k i'll be shocked, i'll even spot you vinyl siding. That place is HUGE. You're doin waay better than me to have someone else build that for you!:goodidea:

[SonofaBish]

:jaw-dropping: That is one hell of a house Bish. Grats to ya:thmbsup:
Thank you sir!


yeah, what he said...

congrats Bish. don't turn into an alcoholic dealing with the contractors. :sticktonge:

haha, thanks for the advice Adam...

Beautiful house Bish!! The property sounds great too!!


Party At Your Place ;)


are you for real? that house is sick! what do you do for a living? LOL



^x2 hahah

I'm an Actuary.... being a nerd is finally paying off :thumbsup:

I do plan to have a party or two... its a long way down the road, so i haven't thought about it much - but just maybe i will have a SCS party... :goodidea:


Why so small Bishie? HAHAAHAHAHAA

Thank you to you all! I'm really pumped - dissapointed to be broke again, but it should all be worth it... this is the reason i sold my car back in January... Its been a long, long road, but its finally all coming together!



got your text brent!!! house plans look sick.....how many times do I have to say it?? lol.
hahaha, Thanks again brother!

[SonofaBish]

Really nice house, but if a contractor builds that for under $500k i'll be shocked, i'll even spot you vinyl siding. That place is HUGE. You're doin waay better than me to have someone else build that for you!:goodidea:
I'm not sure where you're getting your figures, but I had 5+ contractors price it out.... Only one guy was kinda outrageous at 300K.... i didn't even ask him to bring it down, as he was well beyond anyone else...

Furthermore, I'm saving myself a TON of money by doing a lot of work myself .... The house is approx. 2300 sq. ft. not including the basement, which will not be finished at first.... I will get there down the road a couple years... Even if i weren't doing anything myself, most contractors will build a stick-frame home for $100-110/ sq. ft... However, with me doing a lot of work, i will be building for a bit less than that

like i had said, its not a real log home, which would be much more expensive...

[SonofaBish]

Its a pretty simple build... as you can see from the floor plans, there are very few walls on the first floor, with the only interior walls being the ones for the master bedroom and laundry room.... the second floor is pretty basic as well, with 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom that will be "roughed" but not finished at first.... "roughed" meaning that all of the plumbing will be run, but no fixtures will be put in there...

How good the place looks will be entirely dependent on the finishing touches such as the wood floors, kitchen cabinets (being built by the Amish), etc, etc... The large cathedral cieling in the living room will have tongue and groove on it, but the remainder of the walls will be plaster

At the current moment, i'm not coming up with any other details, but i'm sure there's tons!

[AdamantiumSilvr]

Good luck on the build, house is seemin like it will look real sick! Some of my favorite windows to clean up. Look up Mike's Professional Window Cleaning n Services out of Lower Burrell/New Ken for ur new construction clean up. Will pimp'em up!

[SonofaBish]

The windows are quite expensive, that's for sure! But they weren't as bad as I had thought, since they don't have any "movements" in them - cranks, sliding parts, etc...

[SonofaBish]

Good luck on the build, house is seemin like it will look real sick! Some of my favorite windows to clean up. Look up Mike's Professional Window Cleaning n Services out of Lower Burrell/New Ken for ur new construction clean up. Will pimp'em up!


will do - in about 4-5 months! Thanks man!

[John4cam]

Nice house you're building there man! I wouldn't want to heat it though, Lol..

You may have already mentioned this somewhere but how many square feet??

[SonofaBish]

Nice house you're building there man! I wouldn't want to heat it though, Lol..

You may have already mentioned this somewhere but how many square feet??
approx. 2300 sq. ft..... once I finish the basement down the road, it'll be quite a bit more than that, but that's far into the future!! :)

the house's outer dimensions are 24x50

[dpstang98gt]

awesome looking house man, good luck with the build

[jaa55]

looks alot like my parents house

nice choice

[ddmi-twin90gt]

Super duper for you man! Do it the way you want it! After seeing that, makes me glad that I got my house paid off in 9 years! LOL. Your a numbers man so, I'm sure you played with yours to know where your going! CONGRATS TO YOU!:goodidea:

[White5.0]

I'm an Actuary.... being a nerd is finally paying off :thumbsup:

I do plan to have a party or two... its a long way down the road, so i haven't thought about it much - but just maybe i will have a SCS party... :goodidea:




haha thats awesome man congratulations. The house looks great cant wait to see it finished :thumbsup:

[SonofaBish]

Thanks all! :goodidea:

[stieny]

Bish,

Congrats buddy! That house looks beautiful. Keep us updated on the build. I will definitely have to stop down and check it out once it's finished.

[billyNOTnice]

I just caught this thread, and i must say that is one beautiful house. i'm very envious of you. I will be subscribing to this. good luck!

[sinful rides]

Congratulations. I'm guessing your on the Video City side of 66 back near the entrance to Riggle Trucking.

I'm from the area and me and my buddies run the town.:rofl:Na we're just very close with all the local police.:thumbsup:

[SonofaBish]

Bish,

Congrats buddy! That house looks beautiful. Keep us updated on the build. I will definitely have to stop down and check it out once it's finished.


I just caught this thread, and i must say that is one beautiful house. i'm very envious of you. I will be subscribing to this. good luck!

Thanks guys!!!!


Congratulations. I'm guessing your on the Video City side of 66 back near the entrance to Riggle Trucking. I'm going to be about 1 mile off of 66 - probably 1/2 mile before Marco Rd.

I'm from the area and me and my buddies run the town.:rofl:Na we're just very close with all the local police.:thumbsup:

Yes actually.... the woman i bought the property off of is a family friend, and the owner of Riggle Trucking...

I didn't know there was anyone on here that was THAT close ... we'll have to hang out! :goodidea: I grew up about 40 mins from where i'm building, but I went to Apollo-Ridge H.S., so i know some people in the area...

[John4cam]

You said you're going to do some of the work yourself. Are you just going to finish the basement or is there more you can do to save some $$?

[SonofaBish]

You said you're going to do some of the work yourself. Are you just going to finish the basement or is there more you can do to save some $$?
No, the basement isn't going to be finished at all for several years....

I'm going to be doing some of the following, and probabyl a little more where necessary:
-Installation of insulation in the whole house
-Installation of all hardwood floors and tile floors
-Painting of all walls, etc.
-Staining and finishing of all wood trim, baseboards, etc.
-Finish electrical work

I'm sure there will be plenty of other things that I will take car of throughout the process, but that's everything i can think of right now... The contractor is willing to let me do whatever work I want to save some money... :goodidea:

[John4cam]

No, the basement isn't going to be finished at all for several years....

I'm going to be doing some of the following, and probabyl a little more where necessary:
-Installation of insulation in the whole house
-Installation of all hardwood floors and tile floors
-Painting of all walls, etc.
-Staining and finishing of all wood trim, baseboards, etc.
-Finish electrical work

I'm sure there will be plenty of other things that I will take car of throughout the process, but that's everything i can think of right now... The contractor is willing to let me do whatever work I want to save some money... :goodidea:


Thats sounds like a good deal. If I had some more time on my hands and not so much I need to do around my place. Plus if you were closer I would build your foundation for much cheaper than the contractor will. If you have any questions or doubts about the masonry just give me a shout.:thumbsup:

[SonofaBish]

Thats sounds like a good deal. If I had some more time on my hands and not so much I need to do around my place. Plus if you were closer I would build your foundation for much cheaper than the contractor will. If you have any questions or doubts about the masonry just give me a shout.:thumbsup:
That would be cool - but that's ok - thanks anyhow!!

I'll be posting pics often, so you'll have to be sure to let me know what you think!!

The only reason I have time for all that work is b/c of all the vacation i have to use... I saved and carried over 10 days from last year (the company max) and i've only used a few so far this year ... I have 23 days of vacation yet to use for this year, so hopefully this house gets moving, or otherwise i'll have to start wasting days for nothing ...

[Terminated]

Congrats man... This is where knowledge of home remodeling comes into play. Looking at home builders it's amazing how much they charge to do simple things like paint/stain etc... If you can do it yourself that's all the better.

I think I mentioned before that I dated a girl who was going to RMU for Actuarial Studies... Wonder if she's still with it, def. seems like it weeds people out!

[SonofaBish]

Congrats man... This is where knowledge of home remodeling comes into play. Looking at home builders it's amazing how much they charge to do simple things like paint/stain etc... If you can do it yourself that's all the better.

I think I mentioned before that I dated a girl who was going to RMU for Actuarial Studies... Wonder if she's still with it, def. seems like it weeds people out!
Yea, its not easy... typically I think they bring in about 30-35 freshman and graduate about 10-12 since most drop out of it... I graduated with 8 I think, and 4 of those 8 wouldn't have graduated with a B.S. in Actuarial Science under the new rules - they would have automatically been bumped to a B.S. in Applied Mathematics...

What was her name?

[AdamantiumSilvr]

...that, keep me posted. I remember when I first just joined SCS u mention the where abouts u were thinkin of building. We do clean alot of windows in and around that area. So hopefully will be catchin ya around.:thmbsup: Ur houses is gonna be beautiful, thou!

will do - in about 4-5 months! Thanks man!

[John4cam]

I'll be posting pics often, so you'll have to be sure to let me know what you think!!


Will do. Good luck with the build.

You gotta be pumped about it. Most people who buy their first home end up in something with some age and really not knowing any history of the place.

This way you know exactly how old everything is and what to expect.:goodidea:

[stieny]

Bish,

When you're ready to paint, let me know. I can get you some of our fan decks along with some prices.

[Terminated]

Her name is Diane Durkin

[SonofaBish]

Will do. Good luck with the build.

You gotta be pumped about it. Most people who buy their first home end up in something with some age and really not knowing any history of the place.

This way you know exactly how old everything is and what to expect.:goodidea:

Well, i'll know the history, but that doesn't mean i'll know what to expect! :rofl:


Bish,

When you're ready to paint, let me know. I can get you some of our fan decks along with some prices.
Thanks man - will do!


Her name is Diane Durkin

I recognize the name, but can't really put a face to the name

[Flyin Monkey]

So, When you movin' in?

[John4cam]

So, When you movin' in?


+1, any progress pics??

[SonofaBish]

So, When you movin' in?
I don't know yet..... We had the battle of the century with the township (sewer authority) as they kept changing their mind on what they want.... at one point, we had all the permits in hand to start building, and the sewer authority calls me up and says that they've changed their mind.... blah blah blah... couple months later, i finally had everything i needed....
Since then, i've had some troubles with the builder, which was expected from everything i've heard from people.....

I wanna put a date on when it will be done, but with my luck, i'm just hoping for Christmas this year

[SonofaBish]

+1, any progress pics??
its been a real struggle, and tested my patience and will to continue with the project.... but things are finally moving .... hopefully will have some pics soon

[yeahloh95]

I know what you mean my house took longer than i thought it would too but i closed on it last friday now onto yard and deck projects

[John4cam]

its been a real struggle, and tested my patience and will to continue with the project.... but things are finally moving .... hopefully will have some pics soon

Well, good luck with it. Should be worth it in the end for you guys.