Well, I'm only waiting on the roof and floor layout/engineering. Once I have those I can apply for my building permit. It's getting so hard to wait but should be soon.
The house exterior is going to change a little. I was pricing out the cedar siding and after discovering that I would need to re-finish it every 5 years I've decided to not use it. The stuff is very expensive and I want a low maintenance exterior so I can spend my time playing and not maintaining. My architect, Andrew is looking into options and has come up with some cool options.
I was also feeling that the cedar siding was too "normal" and cottagy which is not what I'm looking for.
Ciao!
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Monday, April 20, 2009
Still waiting............
Not much to report. I'm waiting on the heating calculations and design along with the roof truss report. I'm hoping to get these this week so we can apply for permit soon.
I did stake out the house and shop last weekend and am going to mark all the trees I need removed and then see about getting someone in to get rid of them. We (me, mom and dad) cleared a lot of trees last summer and it's a ton of work. I'm not interested in doing that again. I'm slowly learning to pick my battles.
Today, I picked up my 911 sign from the city office off Gladstone. Now I just have to find the paper that says where to place it. There are specifications for how high it has to be and how close to the lot line it must be.
Friggin rules for EVERYTHING!!!!!!!
I did stake out the house and shop last weekend and am going to mark all the trees I need removed and then see about getting someone in to get rid of them. We (me, mom and dad) cleared a lot of trees last summer and it's a ton of work. I'm not interested in doing that again. I'm slowly learning to pick my battles.
Today, I picked up my 911 sign from the city office off Gladstone. Now I just have to find the paper that says where to place it. There are specifications for how high it has to be and how close to the lot line it must be.
Friggin rules for EVERYTHING!!!!!!!
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Paperwork.................
So I have the report from the geotechnical engineer and everything seems fine. I've forwarded the report to the structural engineer and architect. I'm waiting for the septic guy to get the septic permit and also waiting on the grading plan.
I've been having a hell of a time finding anyone to design my heating system. One, local company said they could do it no problem but have not responded to emails and I can't get a hold of them on the phone. If this is the way they treat a potential customer I would hate to see how they treat me after I've given them some money! I've got a few calls out but nothing so far. Can't get a building permit without a heating plan so this could hold me up some.
I have the drawings sent out to a couple roof and floor truss suppliers for quotes. I need to have an engineering report from the joist supplier to apply for a building permit as well.
On a more fun note, I'm flying down to Toronto on Friday morning so I can go to a lighting store with my architect. This store carries a lot of LED http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LED lighting fixtures which I'm planning to use. LED's use less energy than floucescents and don't contain toxic mercury like flourescents. They cost a lot more but last for 15+ years so they are cost effective over the long run. I refuse to put any flourescent lights in my house. We might also go check out a tile store to select the tiles for my bathroom and shower stall.
I'll be coming home on Sunday so I can have a good visit with my sister and niece as well as an old buddy from HS who lives a few block from my sis.
That's all for now!
I've been having a hell of a time finding anyone to design my heating system. One, local company said they could do it no problem but have not responded to emails and I can't get a hold of them on the phone. If this is the way they treat a potential customer I would hate to see how they treat me after I've given them some money! I've got a few calls out but nothing so far. Can't get a building permit without a heating plan so this could hold me up some.
I have the drawings sent out to a couple roof and floor truss suppliers for quotes. I need to have an engineering report from the joist supplier to apply for a building permit as well.
On a more fun note, I'm flying down to Toronto on Friday morning so I can go to a lighting store with my architect. This store carries a lot of LED http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LED lighting fixtures which I'm planning to use. LED's use less energy than floucescents and don't contain toxic mercury like flourescents. They cost a lot more but last for 15+ years so they are cost effective over the long run. I refuse to put any flourescent lights in my house. We might also go check out a tile store to select the tiles for my bathroom and shower stall.
I'll be coming home on Sunday so I can have a good visit with my sister and niece as well as an old buddy from HS who lives a few block from my sis.
That's all for now!
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