randeez
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not the bottom i was hoping he could touch
Yeti's Very Long and Slow NC Home Build
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pwtr02ss
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I was expecting a Uranus joke....not the bottom i was hoping he could touch
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made it back to FL this morning. Good lord it's hot down here. Was so nice up in NC.
Anywho.. while we were away, we got a "ballpark" from the builder to do our home. Wife and I had some discussions over the week while floating in the lake and I think we might shrink the house down a bit and start building in 2027 so its done when I retire at the end of 2028. We are more than likely going to have some conversations this week between the builder and architect and come up with a game plan. By shrinking it down a little, it will allow us to keep both homes in FL and NC and half-back it until we get situated with her job and the kids in college/life before making the permanent relocation.
Anywho.. while we were away, we got a "ballpark" from the builder to do our home. Wife and I had some discussions over the week while floating in the lake and I think we might shrink the house down a bit and start building in 2027 so its done when I retire at the end of 2028. We are more than likely going to have some conversations this week between the builder and architect and come up with a game plan. By shrinking it down a little, it will allow us to keep both homes in FL and NC and half-back it until we get situated with her job and the kids in college/life before making the permanent relocation.
You have an alibi.
22 arrested, guns seized during Lake Norman boating event attended by thousands
To enhance safety, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office launched a multi-agency operation Saturday, June 20, and Sunday, June 21.
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You have an alibi.
22 arrested, guns seized during Lake Norman boating event attended by thousands
To enhance safety, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office launched a multi-agency operation Saturday, June 20, and Sunday, June 21.www.wbtv.com
It was promoted as "Black Boat Weekend." I was up that way for it last year, we rode by the area of the lake they had it at, wasn't outlandishly crazy. I'm sure just like any event, they beefed up police presence with zero tolerance. Most of the problems were at the boat ramps. And from what I gather, they left a lot of debris on the island and boat launch areas. But, with all good people, there's always going to be some bad eggs.
We left on Friday the day before this event. It doesn't really bother me, the lake is so massive you dont really even know what's going on at the other end.
Does this mean you have to reuse the hose clamps from the old water system for the new water system?
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Every dollar counts
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Ballpark is always the low end
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Maybe. But it’s complicated.
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Neighbor next door texted my wife yesterday saying there was black marks all over our new dock. So she sent pics. They were mayflies. Like a gazillion of them. Thankfully they dont last long.
randeez
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sabotage
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Yes.
pwtr02ss
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well....
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Should be wrapping the final plans up sometime in mid-late 2027. Got time.
randeez
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hes now building a ballpark
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Not much of a baseball guy these days.
The problem with ballpark figures is one party is picturing Yankee Stadium and the other party is thinking sandlot.
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We had another meeting with the architect Friday. I feel better about going this route. He had some good suggestions that dont really mess too bad with our wish list. We went over some changes we can make to shrink down the total square footage of the house. I think we will be somewhere between 3500-4000 now. The garage was the sacrificial lamb. Bringing it down to a 2-3 car, 800ish total sqft. But we are leaving room for a detached 2-car down the road as needed.
Once we get the next round of plans back we can tweak as needed before sending off to bid. My goal is to break ground Fall 2027, but that is obviously subject to change. They told us 12-18 months to build. And I am good with that.
Once we get the next round of plans back we can tweak as needed before sending off to bid. My goal is to break ground Fall 2027, but that is obviously subject to change. They told us 12-18 months to build. And I am good with that.
randeez
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port-o-let pics or it didnt happen
