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Old Aug 4, 2009 | 06:47 PM
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Originally Posted by IluvJae
Can I have that house next to you h:

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Sure, you have 3 days to move it before it disappears.

Originally Posted by white_n_slow
Wow, what kind of walls are those? That kind of basement would not fly with our expansive soils around here.
Superior Wall, only way to go.

I linked to them earlier in the thread, they have been put in pretty much any soil condition, just depends on how much rock you want to use as a base.
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Old Aug 4, 2009 | 07:31 PM
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Basement looks small. Is the basement not the size oh the whole house?

What are the dimensions of the basement vs. the house?
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Old Aug 4, 2009 | 07:50 PM
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are you going to have a gravel floor in that basement or they going to lay concrete?

seeing these photos brings back memories of a summer job i had tarring foundations. god it sucked.
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Old Aug 5, 2009 | 03:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Draconius
Basement looks small. Is the basement not the size oh the whole house?

What are the dimensions of the basement vs. the house?
No, the basement is not the same size as the whole house. Dimensions of the baesment are 38x52 and the house is 48x84 with the garage and wrap-around porches.

Originally Posted by ShaolinLueb
are you going to have a gravel floor in that basement or they going to lay concrete?

seeing these photos brings back memories of a summer job i had tarring foundations. god it sucked.
We are pouring the floor sometime next week once I get the radiant floor tubing and rough plumbing installed in the basement.
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Old Aug 5, 2009 | 03:43 AM
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Basement needs to be bigger so i can move in :chuckles: nah, it's starting to look like a house is going there now which is cool. I always thought the basement had to be the same size of the house, but i guess that was incorrect knowledge.
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Old Aug 5, 2009 | 03:49 AM
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Originally Posted by IluvJae
Basement needs to be bigger so i can move in :chuckles: nah, it's starting to look like a house is going there now which is cool. I always thought the basement had to be the same size of the house, but i guess that was incorrect knowledge.
If you can't live in that amount of space, you just being greedy

It will start to come together quickly here very soon. It should really start looking like a house by Monday.
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Old Aug 5, 2009 | 03:51 AM
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Originally Posted by swaggs21
If you can't live in that amount of space, you just being greedy

It will start to come together quickly here very soon. It should really start looking like a house by Monday.
It's sad, i'm looking at the space and i'm envisioning what a Home Theater/Man Cave would look like.

I really would love to build my own house from teh ground up :sad:
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Old Aug 5, 2009 | 04:05 AM
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Originally Posted by IluvJae
It's sad, i'm looking at the space and i'm envisioning what a Home Theater/Man Cave would look like.

I really would love to build my own house from teh ground up :sad:
It is a lot of stress, especially when other people are doing work. I cannot wait for the framing to be finished so I can get things going in other parts of the house.

I have the basement diagrammed out with the theater, family room, bathroom, and utilities closet. Should be fairly wide open.
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Old Aug 5, 2009 | 04:21 AM
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~2000 sq. ft just in the basement?

this is going to be a big house. i look forward to more pics...
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Old Aug 5, 2009 | 04:31 AM
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Move that bus!
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