Just found this thread, and holy shit Todd, that is awesome!

that is going to be an absolutly gorgeous home when its all said and done.

Damn nice there Sexy.............I love the tray celing.

So when can I cym down and check it out in person. I want to see the master bedroom!

Damn Todd that's gonna be shit hot man. Wish I could gut my house and rebuild it like that...maybe when the crumbsnatchers are all gone LOL! So...when's the "it's fucking done so lets party" party?

That is going to be one beautiful house.... Is it yours ?

Nice work !

The only part you're gonna see is the sex dungeon.



Don't know. Funds are getting REALLY tight so some of the finishing touches may have to wait a bit. I'm hoping to be done enough for the "party" this summer.

I'll let you know as soon as I know.

Did someone say Party????

Nope.

Awww...that's too bad. I was gonna make my world famous dip.....

Dang, cant believe I missed this thread That is a very nice looking house Todd

Come on down, I'll give you a world famous dip.




You've missed it for 15 months...................

No doubt! Maybe I just overlooked it prior to the software update.

As mentioned though, it is a damn nice place you got there!

Does your famous dip contain some of that shit you're digging out of your nose??

Hey man ...like animal mother, I just came across this thread. You ever think of taking all of your buddies and getting into the home building business? You guys do excellent work from the pics. Love the attention to detail with the tray ceilings and other levels you've created on the ceilings, the recessed cans are always nice and modern, love the window in front of the nice tub you plan to install, and I've always been a fan of the stone veneer. I used Eldorado Stacked Stone veneer inside and outside of my house and it's amazing the look it gives. You guys have done and outstanding job!!

What's the square footage and how much property do you have there? Also, have you crunched the numbers to see what you're saving by doing this yourself?? I'd be interested in knowing.

Steve

That nose belongs to Byrdman.

Thanks for the complements.

Being new to the board I'm sure you don't know my story. About 3 year ago I was in a MC accident and lost both legs above the knee. I had been in the process of finishing the house myself. When that no longer became possible, people stepped up to volunteer.

It's approx. 2100 sq ft not including the finished basement and about 7 acres.

I have no idea what the saving will be as I never considered having it contracted.

Ah man, that sucks. I had no clue you lost your legs. Dude, I'm truly sorry. I did wonder why there was an elevator in your place but the interior looked pretty fancy and I just assumed you guys were going all out building it yourself that you opted for an elevator.

Great piece of land you got there ...7 acres is huge for a residential yard. Well, your friends are truly amazing. Congrats to all of you for a job well done.

Steve

Josh's project inspired me to update this thread.

Progress is being made but at a snails pace. I can't believe I started this thread 2 years ago. I think (hope) we're headed into the final stretch though.

Spent most of the summer putting down the maple hardwood flooring. Major PITA. There were several times when I thought I should just sheet vinyl the whole house and be done w/ it. Actually, some of the details I added made it more complicated. There are WAY too damn many angles in the house plus I did some tile inlays and boarder stuff.











Now that it's done, I'm glad I did it. It looks awesome.

The tile work is about 2/3 done. Haven't started the master bath and need to finish up in the kitchen.







Here's some pics of the tile inlay stuff.







The first coat of paint is on everything. Going to wait for the final coat until the doors, trim and cabinets are in. I think the soffit work in the dinning area turned out great.





The guest bath. What? You didn't think I was going to go w/o Yellow?



The cabinet were delivered last week but will probably be after the 1st before we start installation.



I'm using square cut 1x4 maple for all the casing and base. I've got it all sorted and ready to go but nothing installed yet.



The interior doors were screwed up by the door shop so they have been delayed. They were supposed to be clear maple but were paint grade. So that is holding up the trim install.

Maybe some time in '07 we'll get it done. Maybe.

That is fuckin' pimp G!

Looking Good!

Mike

Thats looking awesome. Good work.

That is pure unbelievable !!!

It only shows me how lazy of a person I really am!

Under the circumstances you are an inspiration.

Looks absolutely awesome, to say the least!

Lookin good todd.

Love the tile / hard wood in lay thingy.

BTY the tile looks like the same stuff I have in my house.

Toddler, that looks absolutely incredible....................

What kind of tile Todd? How much per sq ft for just the tile?

What kind of cabinets are those?

Can't remember the brand of the tile but it came from Menard's. It's not exactly what I wanted but it fit in the budget. The stuff I really liked was a little darker but $9 a sq.ft. and this was about $1.60.

The cabinets were semi custom from a local shop. They ordered Vanity (bathroom) fronts, doors and drawers from these guys and built the boxes. They are Maple w/ a clear finish in Shaker style.

http://www.qualitycabinets.com

This was done to get cabinets that are 3'' shorter but still 24'' inches deep. The reduced height will make them much more user friendly for me.

Don't think I've ever seen tile in-layed with hardwoods, look awesome. Nice work.

I've been amazed at the difference in cost of tile... I guess I just don't have a trained eye cause I'll see some that is $10 a sq.ft. and it doesn't look any 'higher end' then some thats a 1/3rd of that price.

I think I'm going to put slate floors in my house. I know material cost is within my allowance, I'm just not sure if they charge more to put in slate than ceramic. I know slate you can't scribe and snap, you have to wet-saw. Some people have told me they'll charge more per square, the people at home depot (which aren't the ones I'm using, but just decided to ask) said they charge the same for installing ceramic or slate.) approx 8 a square installation on plywood floor (material not included) around $6 installed on concrete.

Install the tile yourself!

Ask Jeff how easy it is!

I did 400 sq ft. of tile in my current house. But on my new construction the bank doesn't like it if you do stuff yourself. You can, but you have to get competing bids and the builder has to guarentee your work and stuff... its complicated... I'd rather pay for it this time around.

beautiful, Todd, great work, thanks for posting!!

Holy cow man, that place looks amazing. Great work!

Johnny

I hope to see some more cool pictures of this within the next month..... please.

I'd like to see more pic's too, but I'm not showing them to my wife!

WOW... great work...it really is inspirational to guys like me who are not nearly as talented or visionary. Hope it's finished sooooon!!!! Can't compliment enough.

2 days to spare!

Like I've said several times in this thread, things are moving slower than I'd hoped, but they are moving.

Finally finished up the stair handrail. I've got WAY too much time in it but it turned out awesome.







Sent it out and had it powder coated semi-gloss black then strung the stainless cable. That was a PITA job too, but I think it was worth it.

Just sent the Maple handrail to be clear finished yesterday.



All the the trim is in. That was a PITA. (seems to be a trend) Since I went with 1x4 Maple all the base had to be scribed to the floor and sometimes the wall. It's stiff enough that it doesn't conform to the irregularities like standard trim does.

The kitchen cabinets are in with some temp counters. Thinking of making my own countertops out of concrete.





We added rails and stiles to the back of the island to make it look more like the cabinets.



2 weeks ago, finished a cabinet for the AV equipment. Made it out of left over trim.







Just in time for the delivery and install of the home theater goodies.



I sold the XX to eliXXer so I went a little overboard.

I figured a motorcycle is a toy so that money should stay in the "toy" fund.

They put in the TV, an upscaling DVD player, and AV receiver with a 5.1 surround system and ceiling speakers with separate volume controls in the master bed and bath, office, and gay-rage. Also got a programmable remote that works on RF so I can take it out in the garage and control all the functions from there.

The fireplace will eventually get the same stone as on the ft of the house.



The new couch and chair.



Still no functional bathroom upstairs yet but soon. The rough in plumbing needs to be tied into the existing plumbing.
Got a new plumbing fixture quote. The old one was 2 years old. Hope to get that ordered this week.

Well, there you have it. Not gonna guess at a finish date again. Many have came and gone.

It's starting to look more like a house and less like a constructions site.

Damn, mang


I'm such an under-achiever in comparison

Outstanding work there Legend.



That comment got me thinking... a while back I was watching a Home and Garden show... and the guy made his own countertops out of... you ready for this...

Plywood and Plexi-glass.

He Painted the Plywood various colors, (some I wasn't to impressed with but), then he coverd them all with a 1/2 Plexi-glass.

The result was oustanding looking. Not to mention easy to repair scratches, Bacteria free, etc. etc. etc.

Just a thought for ya.



Me too.

Just went back thru this entire thread... looks awesome Todd.

Place is looking amazing, Todd.

WOW, Todd that is awsome looking. I remember you telling me about this on the ride back from Ozarxx's but this is the first chance I have had to read he whole thread.

Damn, this picture looks like it's right out of a European architecture magazine, I love it.

Really looking great my friend!

Looks awesome, Todd!
Can't wait to come down and see it.

dude...you're an artist.

Fag!

Awesome pics, Todd.

+1


Really missed getting to cya this year at NEXXT.

Hope the Truck problems are solved quickly.

You are Da Man Todd !!

Very nice work Todd...love the railing 'round the stairs

Finally got started on the countertops. I decided to pour a piece to test the color and water amount. Poured the test top yesterday. Went pretty well. I need to use more water nexxt time to get it to flow better. I used the max amount recommended but doesn't seem like enough.

I started by making a form out of Melamine coated particle board. The plastic coating makes the finished product very smooth and it releases nicely from the concrete. It's pour upside down so the surface against the mold will become the top.

The raw edges of the form are covered with clear packing tape so they don't absorb moisture and swell. Since this is a test piece, I may have to use it again and I wanted to keep the form in good shape.

Even got to use my new Yellow caulking gun.



I sat it on the garage floor and shimmed it level



Quikrete just came out with a mix specifically for countertops. It's supposed to flow better and shrink less than standard mixes.
I hope they're right.

To mix the concrete I bought a small Harbor Freight mixer on sale for $99. You could mix by hand but that seems like a lot of work.

I did put some charcoal dye in the mix but less that recommended as I plan on using a black acid stain on the surface later.



I poured out of the mixer into a bucket and then transfered to the mold.



You then need to vibrate the mix so it flows into all the corners and removes the air bubbles so the finished surface is as smooth and possible. This is my High Zoot tool. I put my jitterbug sander (with no paper) in a HD Ziploc bag and pushed it right into the mix. Seems to work great.



When the form was about 2/3 full I added some welded wire (remesh) to add strength.



Add the rest of the mix and screed it off, cover with plastic and wait 72 hrs.



Nothing to it.

Actually, it was a lot of work but now that I've done it should get easier.

Hopefully Friday afternoon when I pop it out, all will be right with the world.

Then some sanding to pretty it up and some stain to get the finished color right and some sealer to keep looking new.

Nexxt up, the saga of the stove.........

GHEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes but my house has trim...........

Got any pics of her?

I feel all vicariously involved.

Your house is looking so beautiful, Todd. :)

It's quite humbling watching your progress.

I feel pretty satisfied if I can change a damn lightbulb.

That red chair looks really comfortable. Like I could sit and read a european architect magazines all day long while sipping a latte'

Took the top out of the mold on Friday.






Flipped over to the pretty side.



I thought it looked pretty good. A few very small voids on the edges but easily repairable.

But over the nexxt few days it got quite a bit lighter and I decided it was too light.



I think is was a good first effort but not exactly what I was looking for so today I poured a second one with more dye.

In a week I'll know if I hit the right color. In the mean time I'll be building some of the other molds.