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speedster · 05-22-2011, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by PQ

So Doug is working on Chris' house...cool...

Lookin' good Chris. Man, your crew took out a bunch of trees for this build.

Nice.

talwell · 05-22-2011, 12:18 PM

Not to be a smartass - but with the massive amount of foreclosures and shortsales in Florida wouldn't it have made more sense to buy one already built for considerably less than it costs to build? My house that I paid $250k for in '06 is now selling in the $45-$60k range. There are more houses than money to buy in Florida. When you build your costs are fixed - when you buy you can usually get in Florida now for about .25 on the dollar.

speedster · 05-22-2011, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by talwell

Not to be a smartass - but with the massive amount of foreclosures and shortsales in Florida wouldn't it have made more sense to buy one already built for considerably less than it costs to build? My house that I paid $250k for in '06 is now selling in the $45-$60k range. There are more houses than money to buy in Florida. When you build your costs are fixed - when you buy you can usually get in Florida now for about .25 on the dollar.

Due to the shortage of work for the labor to build new houses the cost has become way more "affordable".

CatiaJockey · 05-22-2011, 01:29 PM

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No hurricane strapping? My Brother's house that was built around Keystone Heights required a steel rod bolted from the top cap on the exterior walls down and anchored to the slab. Hmmmm.

Yeah framing, roofing and exterior move fast. Everything seems to crawl once they start electical, HVAC, plumbing, drywall, flooring and trim.

My house has 1/2" J bolts every 32" in the slab that the outside walls are bolted down to. I would have thought being so close to the coast your requirements would have been similar.

garcmol · 05-22-2011, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by CatiaJockey

My house has 1/2" J bolts every 32" in the slab that the outside walls are bolted down to. I would have thought being so close to the coast your requirements would have been similar.

Similar, yes. Florida requires that bolt to run the height of the exterior wall though, lol

*GTAHVIT* · 05-22-2011, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by talwell

Not to be a smartass - but with the massive amount of foreclosures and shortsales in Florida wouldn't it have made more sense to buy one already built for considerably less than it costs to build? My house that I paid $250k for in '06 is now selling in the $45-$60k range. There are more houses than money to buy in Florida. When you build your costs are fixed - when you buy you can usually get in Florida now for about .25 on the dollar.

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Originally Posted by speedster

Due to the shortage of work for the labor to build new houses the cost has become way more "affordable".

And the short sale homes in our area were pretty throttled. We spent considerable time looking for more investment property. The prices per square foot were surprisingly close to short sale homes and we could go with a semi custom builder. And build a house in the school system we're currently in. So it was well worth it to us to build new.

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Originally Posted by CatiaJockey

My house has 1/2" J bolts every 32" in the slab that the outside walls are bolted down to. I would have thought being so close to the coast your requirements would have been similar.

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Originally Posted by garcmol

Similar, yes. Florida requires that bolt to run the height of the exterior wall though, lol

Right, we will have wall high bolts that are tied into the straps. The idea being that the whole house would have to come off the foundation instead of the roof or walls alone.

Darth_Emma · 05-22-2011, 07:24 PM

So is there going to be a grand opening Camaro 5 event at the new garage? (C5F 2 1/2 maybe?) I need to get time off from work to plan my trip, so I'd appreciate knowing the dates. Thanks.

Tag Team had better get working on t-shirts. I suggest a keg motif.

*CamaroSpike23* · 05-23-2011, 08:24 AM

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If I do get a chance to build a shop, I'll have a house built next to it.

I nearly bought a house back in Charleston a few years back. it was an 800 sq foot house with a 1000 sq foot attached garage

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didnt know Chris was helping build the house...

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Originally Posted by Darth_Emma

So is there going to be a grand opening Camaro 5 event at the new garage? (C5F 2 1/2 maybe?) I need to get time off from work to plan my trip, so I'd appreciate knowing the dates. Thanks.

Tag Team had better get working on t-shirts. I suggest a keg motif.

CatiaJockey · 05-24-2011, 06:58 PM

"Right, we will have wall high bolts that are tied into the straps. The idea being that the whole house would have to come off the foundation instead of the roof or walls alone."

If you get a chance could you post pics of this??? I'm not quite following the bolts tied to straps part.

*GTAHVIT* · 05-25-2011, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by CatiaJockey

"Right, we will have wall high bolts that are tied into the straps. The idea being that the whole house would have to come off the foundation instead of the roof or walls alone."

If you get a chance could you post pics of this??? I'm not quite following the bolts tied to straps part.

Sure, I didn't really expalin it right.

there are wall high threaded "bolts" every few feet, that tied into the concrete and run to the top plate/sil of the wall and bolted at the top to squeeze the wall down to the foundation. The trusses are also "strapped" to the exterior and I think load bearing walls. So the trusses and walls are all anchored to the foundation with the straps and bolts.

That is my understanding of it anyway. I'm certainly NOT a GC...

As soon as they get that done I'll take some pics.

CatiaJockey · 05-25-2011, 11:24 AM

Thanks for the response, I kinda thought that was what you were trying to get across but I wasn't sure. How do the wall high bolts fasten to the foundation? Are they drilling and inserting a nut of sorts?

*GTAHVIT* · 05-25-2011, 11:28 AM

I'm not sure exactly how they land the bolts in the foundation...

Mr Twisty · 05-25-2011, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by PQ

No porta-john anywhere. Those guys are pissing on the ground.

Silly... that's what the garage drain is for

This dude must be a single father..... good taste in houses tho

Hall of Fame · 05-27-2011, 07:35 PM

I started with a 3 car on the house when we built it 5 years ago. Then a 6 car 30x40 out back that is 12' tall came along. It is now full and my tractor is sitting outside. Never enough room.

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CatiaJockey Drives: 2010 2LT RS Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ocean Springs, Ms Posts: 2,799 View My Garage	"Right, we will have wall high bolts that are tied into the straps. The idea being that the whole house would have to come off the foundation instead of the roof or walls alone." If you get a chance could you post pics of this??? I'm not quite following the bolts tied to straps part. __________________

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CatiaJockey Drives: 2010 2LT RS Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ocean Springs, Ms Posts: 2,799 View My Garage	Thanks for the response, I kinda thought that was what you were trying to get across but I wasn't sure. How do the wall high bolts fasten to the foundation? Are they drilling and inserting a nut of sorts? __________________

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talwell Drives: 1969 LS1 Camaro Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Staten Island Posts: 1,061	Not to be a smartass - but with the massive amount of foreclosures and shortsales in Florida wouldn't it have made more sense to buy one already built for considerably less than it costs to build? My house that I paid $250k for in '06 is now selling in the $45-$60k range. There are more houses than money to buy in Florida. When you build your costs are fixed - when you buy you can usually get in Florida now for about .25 on the dollar.

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Darth_Emma Psssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhh! Drives: under contruction Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Marysville, Ohio Posts: 12,996 View My Garage	So is there going to be a grand opening Camaro 5 event at the new garage? (C5F 2 1/2 maybe?) I need to get time off from work to plan my trip, so I'd appreciate knowing the dates. Thanks. Tag Team had better get working on t-shirts. I suggest a keg motif.

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Hall of Fame Drives: Hall of Fame Join Date: May 2010 Location: SC Posts: 401	I started with a 3 car on the house when we built it 5 years ago. Then a 6 car 30x40 out back that is 12' tall came along. It is now full and my tractor is sitting outside. Never enough room.