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

**weareweird69** · 09-04-2009, 11:04 AM

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** · 09-04-2009, 11:54 AM

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** · 09-04-2009, 12:43 PM

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

**Flyin Monkey** · 09-04-2009, 12:49 PM

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** · 09-04-2009, 01:14 PM

Originally Posted by 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!

**PaxtonShelby** · 09-04-2009, 02:34 PM

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

**SonofaBish** · 09-04-2009, 03:01 PM

Originally Posted by Flyin Monkey

Your my neighbor..joy..

i sense.... sarcasm.... why?

**03 OW SVT** · 09-04-2009, 03:01 PM

That is one hell of a house Bish. Grats to ya

**Troll** · 09-04-2009, 04:49 PM

Originally Posted by Shorty429

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.

**1Badbird** · 09-04-2009, 09:00 PM

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

**2001GTTT** · 09-04-2009, 09:11 PM

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

**crusher101** · 09-04-2009, 09:11 PM

Party At Your Place ;)

**White5.0** · 09-04-2009, 09:17 PM

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

Originally Posted by crusher101

Party At Your Place ;)

^x2 hahah

**wick** · 09-04-2009, 09:22 PM

Why so small Bishie? HAHAAHAHAHAA

**Silverhatch** · 09-04-2009, 09:37 PM

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!

**SonofaBish** · 09-04-2009, 09:39 PM

Originally Posted by CST 03

That is one hell of a house Bish. Grats to ya

Thank you sir!

Originally Posted by Troll

yeah, what he said...

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

haha, thanks for the advice Adam...

Originally Posted by 1Badbird

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

Originally Posted by crusher101

Party At Your Place ;)

Originally Posted by White5.0

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

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...

Originally Posted by wick

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!

Originally Posted by 2001GTTT

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

hahaha, Thanks again brother!

**SonofaBish** · 09-04-2009, 09:47 PM

Originally Posted by luxurysportscar

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!

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** · 09-04-2009, 09:53 PM

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** · 09-04-2009, 09:55 PM

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** · 09-04-2009, 09:56 PM

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...