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    Seul
    Joined: 24 Nov 2009

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      Aetas
      見習いボス
      Joined: 19 Jun 2013

      Splendid!

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        Chris
        Raw and Unwashed
        Joined: 28 Jun 2010

        The place is coming along nicely, @Seul. That rug really tied the room together.

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          Seul
          Joined: 24 Nov 2009

          Yesterday's drinking in the dark…

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            Appfaff
            Raw and Unwashed
            Joined: 11 Oct 2013

            Well, in the last 90 days, we managed to:
            1. Start on a New House Build (First time we have started with a tree'd lot and gone through the whole process)
            2. Secure a Temporary Lease (With my neighbor next door lol)
            3. Finish Our Remodel
            4. Get Our House in Escrow
            5. Get Repairs Made
            6. Close on Our House

            And we finally move out on Friday.

            For those that followed along with my renovation journey, you I hope you enjoy the final images:
            http://www.232marlberrytrace.com/

            We are stoked for the new build, as it is going to have everything we have felt our old house lacked for the last few years… A bit more space for the kiddos, more bathrooms, bigger outdoor living areas, a pro-line kitchen and a dedicated office for my wife, and a larger parking pad.

            Here is a general rendering of what the new spot will look like - still finalizing colors, but it will be a lot of white.

            Best thing is getting to start fresh with our furniture. We are moving towards a contemporary direction with touches of antique and mid-century - so I'm excited what we can do with the blending.

            Of course, I am most excited about the kitchen. Getting to have a bigger Range + Gas will be a blessing, plus the footprint is essentially 2.5x the size of our current kitchen.

            Design Inspiration (Kitchen) Here:

            Thankfully, permitting passed 10 days ago, so they cleared our lot last week, and managed to put pilings in yesterday! The graded rectangular space in the front right corner will be a a stem wall with slab for the garage, so overall, not much back yard, but still enough to do some big stone pavers for a walking path and a paver patio for a grilling area.

            I'll probably over-inundate this thread with the progress - somehow the builder is aiming for a November completion date… I'm not insane enough to think that's possible lol

            Cheers,

            Adam

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              jordanscollected
              啓蒙家
              Joined: 13 Nov 2018

              That's incredibly exciting @Appfaff and I'm buzzing with energy for your new build. One of the best things about packing and moving is finally going through and making the keep/donate/toss decisions with things you've pondered for years, or things the kids grew out of.

              Not trying to make this post about me, but I'm trying to convince my wife to buy a lot and build. We have a pretty modern town home right now with an open floorplan, and our goal is to get into a hobby farm so the horses are on our land. With the crazy housing market, anything in our price range has an old home without an open floor plan. the kitchen suffers and it gives me anxiety thinking of moving backward in house amenities.

              building could solve that, but it seems like a massive undertaking.

              best of luck as you move forward,

              world tours:
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                Giles
                IHUK Crew
                Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                BRILLIANT…...

                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                  Appfaff
                  Raw and Unwashed
                  Joined: 11 Oct 2013

                  Thank you @Giles !

                  @jordanscollected - If you have a property that is desirable right now and you can take a massive cash out, I would highly consider it. The options you have for both land purchases and building are greater when you have some liquid you can throw around - And it's easier to justify paying a little more on a buy when you cash out on the market at the same time (at least it was for us).

                  Have you considered finding land with a small house that someone would give you like a 5-7 year owner finance balloon on? That could allow you to buy the land, deal with a house you don't love, and then sell your townhome for a massive premium? Then use the profit to fund your dream home on the land, and then rent out the small house when you are done building?

                  At that point, you would have high valued assets and additional cashflow that would make a refinance to pay off the balloon really favorable to you.

                  If you ever want to chat about it, just give me a ring!

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                    Anesthetist
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                    Joined: 14 May 2011

                    [mention]Appfaff [/mention] congrats, I’m looking forward to seeing your new home and  MCM furniture!

                    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

                    IG: bluehandsslim

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                      mclaincausey
                      見習いボス
                      Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                      @Appfaff looks amazing! please do keep us updated

                      Think it, be it.

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                        Nik
                        Raw and Unwashed
                        Joined: 12 Nov 2020

                        Wow cool, those trees and the house are beautiful

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                          sabergirl
                          見習いボス
                          Joined: 4 Oct 2013

                          Wow, Adam. That’s all really exciting. Looking forward to seeing the build.

                          Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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                          • GraemeG
                            Graeme
                            啓蒙家
                            Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                            @Appfaff congratulations on the sale and everything else. Your old house buffed up nicely. 😃

                            Have you considered going electric only in the new place? That's what I'd do if I was building. I was discussing things with my brother a week or two ago, and we both felt that with the move away from fossil fuels it would make sense from a future proofing perspective.

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                              mclaincausey
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                              Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                              I would love to do a geothermal heat pump and solar panels (especially if they didn't look like shit) on an off-the-grid, self-sustaining home and property. That will have to wait until retirement.

                              @Graeme given the bloodbath of a housing market you described in Australia, I found this "let them eat cake" moment surpassed the arrogance, lack of empathy, and disconnectedness of Marie Antoinette.

                              Think it, be it.

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                                Appfaff
                                Raw and Unwashed
                                Joined: 11 Oct 2013

                                Thanks everyone!

                                @Anesthetist - I wouldn't expect too much MCM period correct stuff, but I'm definitely throwing some inspired pieces into the mix. It's a coastal home, so it will be light and bright and relatively contemporary, but we are doing White Oak flooring, white oak ceiling beams, some traditional Southern style elements but pushing for very sleek furniture.

                                @Graeme - We are not tied into Natural Gas, as the utilities companies didn't lay lines before our area was developed. Some of the newer neighborhoods have natural gas to the homes, but we would be on propane. We are all electric now, and the bills are low as we are in a co-op area, but it limits some of the equipment you can outfit the house with, at least in our area. With propane we can have gas ranges and gas powered tankless water heaters, which was two things we knew we wanted.

                                @Nkwkfld - yes, the pine and palm trees are one of the things we love most about the neighborhood - sadly, mine had to be cut down on our lot, but plenty remain in the easements and the lot behind us (not in our community) that hopefully will not be developed anytime soon.

                                @mclaincausey - I'd love solar panels, but having large items strapped to your roof in a hurricane and tornado prone zone is less than appealing for your insurance company. We already deal with practical extortion from the insurance companies due to wind insurance premiums - however my neighbors did install some on their single level home and they "almost" don't look hideous lol

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                                  mclaincausey
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                                  Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                                  Yeah that is absolutely fair @Appfaff and their actuaries are probably not wrong on a lot of that–I was thinking something like those vaporware ones Elon Musk was touting that would be cheaper than asphalt tile, more durable, and looked like slate. Even without hurricanes, solar panels are fugly--which doesn't necessarily mean the juice isn't worth the squeeze, it would just be much more appealing if they didn't look so bad.

                                  I'd be tempted to just build a concrete bunker if I were still living in the gulf coast 😃

                                  I bet we'll see your home in Veranda 🙂

                                  Think it, be it.

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                                  • Clint_DC
                                    Clint_D
                                    啓蒙家
                                    Joined: 5 Jun 2011

                                    Whoa! I'm super excited for you and the family, Adam! Looks like it'll be a stunner and that's a great move with the kitchen. We always comment about how we should've expanded out current kitchen when we initially remolded but we were already tight on space. Are you doing a standing seam metal roof? Main bedroom downstairs, kiddos up?

                                    ATX IH Hoarder

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                                      Appfaff
                                      Raw and Unwashed
                                      Joined: 11 Oct 2013

                                      @mclaincausey - hey, if you can't build a concrete bunker, build a box on stilts, right?? Thanksfully we don't have to go with a BFE of 7-12', we just have to be 36" off the edges for the water basin to drain.

                                      @Clint_D - Thanks so much Clint!  We are excited as well. Since the back porch is about 400 square feet (roughly 36 x 11) - the upstairs has more heated and cooled SF than the downstairs, so the Big Master is upstairs with a cathedral ceiling, double size shower and 13 x 6 walk in closet. Almost unnecessarily large lol And yes, kids each have rooms with private ensuites - tubs with subway tile to the ceiling (We might put arabesque in avery's bath) - and carrarra tile 
                                      walk ins in the junior and senior master. Overall, it's very similar to the finishes we chosen for our remodel, just someone else is doing it - which is a win for me hahahaha

                                      However there is a junior master on the main level that will house an extra work desk, and hopefully an Eames Lounger 🙂 My wife's office is a small hall office space, but we are pushing to smoked glass pocket doors for a cool modern touch.

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                                      • Clint_DC
                                        Clint_D
                                        啓蒙家
                                        Joined: 5 Jun 2011

                                        Sounds like y'all have things pretty well figured out! If you have time, you should check out some of these YouTube videos from Matt Risinger about construction science:

                                        He's a local builder in Austin and he stays up to date on a lot of newer building trends and products. If you're looking to do some pocket doors, Cavity Sliders puts out a really well designed product that even has a soft close feature:

                                        https://www.cavitysliders.com/Products

                                        Sugatsune also makes really nice hinges and other hardware:

                                        https://www.sugatsune.com/search-by-category/?industry=Residential

                                        Best of luck on the build!

                                        ATX IH Hoarder

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                                          Appfaff
                                          Raw and Unwashed
                                          Joined: 11 Oct 2013

                                          Killer!!! Thanks @Clint_D - Yeah, our house doesn't deserve Rocky Mountain or Ashley Norton hardware, but will check these out!!

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