My House - Part II

[Code Red]

holy crap i dont think i'd have the balls to do that so was it cheaper than a new fresh lot?

[WS6]

I'm loving this build. Can't wait to see the final product.

[eville]

holy crap i dont think i'd have the balls to do that so was it cheaper than a new fresh lot?

Have you been to California before? They don't have too many fresh new lots around here. There's a few reasons we did what we've done, but yes, we saved some money compared to how we could have done it.

[eville]

I just caught this build.

I have always heard that there were rich guys buying homes and then tearing them down and building new homes in their place.
I would love to talk to more about how this works like details from the banks side, or cash side or insurance side or lien side or permit side.


Tell me more about the 'rain screen stucco'
I live in New Mexico and am very familiar with stucco, two layers of paper and lath, but am not to familiar with the furring strips?

I love home builds, in my next life...
Slate is one of my favorite materials...

Mick

We're not rich, I wish, but no.
We owned the house outright, so a cash out refi financed this build. Permits were easy, the city is very builder friendly, inspections have been a breeze.

Rain screen is a traditional European system. We two layer building paper and then firred the stucco lathe/paper off the building using strips of pressure treated plywood. Now if any water gets past the stucco, it can't reach the house. No tyvek here.

I love slate too. The bathroom tile that looks like slate is actually ceramic. I really like our limestone though.

If you have any more questions, feel free to ask away.

[MickMc]

Steve
You hit the nail on the head...
If you cashed out refinance, then tore down the house, who freaked out. (took the cash and no house to back it up)
Or
Did you cash out with approved plans in hand so the finance company didn't freak out. I assume the finance company knew your plans.
Did they give you all of the cash out, or was it like a typical construction draw, thru the project cycle.

Sorry for all of the questions, I just dig the idea of tearing down a house in an established neighborhood and building a new home.

I do like the modern (I call it modern, or contemporary european) design.

I'm still trying to picture the stucco system, I understand the process, but you have a 1/2 void that is either open or partially open (partially filled with stucco) then the wire, only nailed at the strips, is supporting all of the stucco weight? Is the void really 1/2 inch or is that just the beginning space and most of it will be filled with stucco? Therefore providing drainage channels?

PM if you have time to talk on a phone.

Mick

[eville]

Steve
You hit the nail on the head...
If you cashed out refinance, then tore down the house, who freaked out. (took the cash and no house to back it up)
Or
Did you cash out with approved plans in hand so the finance company didn't freak out. I assume the finance company knew your plans.
Did they give you all of the cash out, or was it like a typical construction draw, thru the project cycle.

Sorry for all of the questions, I just dig the idea of tearing down a house in an established neighborhood and building a new home.

I do like the modern (I call it modern, or contemporary european) design.

I'm still trying to picture the stucco system, I understand the process, but you have a 1/2 void that is either open or partially open (partially filled with stucco) then the wire, only nailed at the strips, is supporting all of the stucco weight? Is the void really 1/2 inch or is that just the beginning space and most of it will be filled with stucco? Therefore providing drainage channels?

PM if you have time to talk on a phone.

Mick

We cashed out and didnt tell the lender our plans. They gave us 80% of appraised value. Thank goodness we did it in June 08. Too bad we didnt do it in June 07.

I'll PM you my cell. I'll see if I have a few more rain screen pictures...

We started with two layers of building paper everywhere...


Then added the 1/2" strips of ply at each stud.... In this picture we had just installed the corner window so the strips are missing around the window...



Then we installed the wire lathe where the stucco goes, it is attached only to the fir strips... We're getting Cedar siding in the area around the porch...


The stucco does get pushed into the cavities a bit, but we were assured it would not contact the building paper behind. The rain screen is vented at the bottom with the metal with holes, with vents under the porch ceiling and with vents in the upper part of the second story walls .... I don't have a picture right now...


Here's a great article on rainscreen...
http://www.greenhomebuilding.com/pdf/RainScreen.pdf

[eville]

We were finally able to move in a few weeks ago. It's been a long journey. We still have tons of unpacking and organizing left, I still have a bunch of painting to do and a deck to finish but it's good to be home.
Here's a couple of shots of the front and my favorite part, the kitchen.

[MrQuick]

very nice Steve, I love the corner glass window. Very modern.
wait....no 2 car garage?
Congradulations on the move in.
vince

[WS6]

Three thumbs up! Way cool design. Congrats on moving in finally.

[class67]

Congrats on the move in, Steve!

[Motown 454]

Congratulations it look sweet!

[dropit69]

sweet house..what type wood on cabinets..looks like bamboo?..im in process of buying a lot to build..looking for ideas..

[zbugger]

So, uhhh... When's the first bbq? lol... You got a nice house there. Congrats on moving back in.