Ok, Campers, we had a bit of progress on the house building thing.
No, Beans, construction hasn't started yet. But...we have had the guy in charge of construction out to the property a few times. We've discussed what is going where on the property and figured out that we're going to need a bit more space in a couple of the places we're going to build.
First would be where my brother's house will be. They took down some trees and cleaned out the underbrush. Which is a job in and of itself. Who knew Texas had jungles? We just need about 4' deeper for the 40' length.
We also brought out a guy from Morton Buildings to look at the property where we wanted the horse barn.
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| That gap between the two sets of trees is reserved for the horses and their abode. |
He had all the nice stuff and could get it done fairly quickly. However...
Yes, Beans, the price. Holy Molely. $150K for a 20x30 barn. Our builder said he could do it for considerably less. So...
In any case, as soon as the architect finishes the blueprints, our builder will get started on the home. We expect them any day now. The builder hasn't changed the stated completion date (AKA December) but "started" would be nice.
If we need a new construction engineer looks like our grandson could handle the job.
Just kidding. We're making progress and things should start taking shape shortly.
Peace out, y'all!
Power on the property and it's almost April....progress. Man that's a chunk of change for that sized building juvat......whohoo!
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DeleteWAS a chunk of change. Our home builder’s price was considerably lower. Guess who got the job!
juvat
Is the horse barn going to pole barn building?
ReplyDeleteYep! We had that on our prior property, worked fine. I don’t think the horses actually wanted a suite ar the Waldorf Astoria.
Deletejuvat
Electricity counts, Juvat! Huzzah!
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like a lot for a barn, but to be fair I have zero idea of going prices of such things now. Once upon a time, anything more that $1.00 for fuel a gallon or $1.25 for a pack of cigarettes sounded outlandish, and yet here we are.
THBB,
DeleteYeah, I remember the time when gas went over a buck. Much wailing and gnashing of teeth. Who knew it would get to $3+ and sometimes $4 (especially in Texas!!).
C’est la Vie!
juvat
I've been watching Perkins Builder Brothers on the uTube, and apparently in North Carolina one can't start construction until the temp power pole is in and turned on. Clearing & digging yes, but no building. So, you've got a major milestone checked off on the PERT chart!
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L.J.
It's good to see progress, helps lower the old blood pressure I would think.
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