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Yeti's Very Long and Slow NC Home Build
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Think of it like a piece of rebar in the ground. If you move it back and forth enough to get play in it, it lifts out.
@pwtr02ss should be all over this comment like white on rice...
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any of y'all ever dealt with subterranean termites on your property? Pest Control came out today to our NC house and said there was termites in the wooded area off the side of our property, but probably 75' or so away from the dwelling. Nothing in the dwelling. But they wanted to put these in-ground termite systems that would give a lifetime warranty for the property/dwelling. I guess with us not even developing the land for some time I didn't see the need, so not sure if it's just a sales tactic or something we need to address asap. I could foresee doing something like this when we build permanently, but dunno about now.
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All the houses in our southeast lakeside neighborhood have the inground traps. Our home came equipped when we bought it (new build). They are very unobtrusive, they work though sometimes get runover by the lawn guys.
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ok thanks. I think thats what's making me not want to do it. The existing home is just a single wide and is gonna get scrapped at some point. And then the land developed, cleared, etc. I'd be worried about those devices having to be all redone again at some point.
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I think they just push into the soil like stakes btw...
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Yeah that’s my understanding. But when they come to prep the property with all these dirt movers it would defeat the purpose of having them now. I think
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Got the word today that the setback restriction is null and we can move the house pad closer to the lake. This was a win for us.
We will have to do crawlspace foundation. But it will be minimal.
We will have to do crawlspace foundation. But it will be minimal.
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Awesome! That is some great news for you all.
Suggest to make the crawl space a little deep so service people (or the owners...) don't need to actually "crawl" down there.
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Complete with lights, HVAC and a big screen?
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I'll let the architect know of your request.
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yessir. Pretty stoked. We have a zoom conference with the architect Friday to go over these changes and try to hammer down some design ideas before we start with the sketches. Exciting times!
Complete with lights, HVAC and a big screen?
Some lighting, at least! Lots of things (ethernet, cable, electrical, HVAC venting, sump pump) get routed through/in the crawl space and access is a necessary thing.
But no big screen to distract service people from their work...
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If on a crawl space, put some empty conduit runs from the attic to the crawl space capped off for future installation ease
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Just saved $75k going from 3story to 2story on
I agree. Although all my years on slabs in FL we never had to get under the house. Maybe we got lucky lol.
I’m content with crawl space.
I agree. Although all my years on slabs in FL we never had to get under the house. Maybe we got lucky lol.
I’m content with crawl space.
