Pat
Thursday, April 13, 2006
Pre-Delivery Schedule
Here is our current timeline. As you can see we 20 days behind schedule. If we can get the excavation started by next Thursday we will make up a day. Also if the framing starts within 6 weeks, we could actually be ahead of schedule. If you click on the schedule picture it will open in another browser frame. From there you can roll over the image and an enlargment icon will appear in the lower right corner.
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Pat, Cathy gave me your link so I can live vicariously through your building experience. I'm glad it's your check book an not mine.
Thanks for posting your project, it is really an exciting process that moves too slow when looking for tangible results and much too fast for the costs coming in.
I like your floor plan, is it basically the same layout you showed me some years ago when we visited?
We used the hardie board siding and I like the look and the maintenance aspect. We used Sherwin Williams Super Paint on it which is supposedly good for 15 to 20 years and I think it is the recommended paint for that siding. We had it painted in a factory/shop by a 3rd party with primer and the final color, then Cathy and I painted the final coat after it was installed. I think the advantage is that I think it is more efficient to have it prepainted for the first two coats and the color is in all the hard to reach places.
Another aspect we had to address before the structure was up was the placement of the lighting in the ceilings of the timberframe portion of our house, as the wiring had to be pulled while the beams, ceiling and SIP roofing. It sounds like you will have a similar situation, we had to have the designer help us place the locations, but even as such, we were not totally happy with the location in our kitchen and and over the bar, so you may want to place close attention to this. Also with the interior wood we had it finished with lacquer which we had them do to the interior wood after the shell and windows were in, but before drywall or anything else. The came in with a sprayer and sealed up the house and sprayed the finish. Doing this they 1)avoided finishing with a brush 2)avoided taping up walls,etc. 3)protected the wood from plaster, dust, dirt, paint etc. It was suggested by my timber frame guy and my GC had not thought of it. Is your wood Cedar? Will you leave it unfinished?
Finally for this morning, I think your really brave to GC this yourself. I know you have done much more research than I did prior to building, but I know my GC had dance around sub contractor schedules and levering them to get their work done on schedule. Plus all the little issues that arise during construction that you need to make a decision on. Also, I found that some subcontractors who did not do regular work for the GC would put in high bids beacause either 1) they were busy enough and would only want the business if they got a high profit or 2)wanted to rape me due to my ignorance.
So in your situation does Linwood simply erect the structure on a foundation, or do you have to have someone else build the foundation cap/main floor? After the shell is up, are they done with the project?
Good luck, I'll keep an eye on your blog. Thanks for sharing.
Bill, even though we are GCing the house ourself we are getting a lot of help via Castle Timber Homes. They have what is called a buyer assistance plan. They basically have a list of sub that have worked there homes and that is who they sent bids out to. I select with their input and semi-manage and of course pay.
Question did you paint or stain the hardiplank?
Also, yes I need to work with the excavator, foundation and concrete subs to get the "ground work" done. Now that we have the permit we are looking to be footing ready on 4/26.
Good point on finishing the interior wood. It will be a combination of cedar and pine. I had though of finishing it with a tung oil, linseed oil and poly mix. This would need to be hand applied.
Pat
Pat, you must have an expensive hole by now! So exciting. With respect ot painting the hardie siding we used Sherwin Williams latex 'super paint', I didn't realize you could stain it. With the influence of Castle Timber Homes you should have enough leverage on your subs to see they treat you fairly.
Look forward to the pictures of you excavation.
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