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RE: Starting the Process in Ka'u - JimKev - 04-23-2008
Mella....the front of the house off the extended lanai is around 9' and the back near 3', wanted to get it as high as practical to take advantage of the view.
RE: Starting the Process in Ka'u - JimKev - 04-26-2008
He's moving right along...walls are up.
http://picasaweb.google.com/SPJimKev/Framing
RE: Starting the Process in Ka'u - runnergirl - 04-26-2008
Love the updates! Quick question, if you don't mind...what is the square footage of your house?
RE: Starting the Process in Ka'u - JimKev - 04-26-2008
A little over 1800 feet of living area plus 446 feet of garage and 1045 feet of covered lanai. A bit larger than our original intention but we're very happy with how it's turning out.
RE: Starting the Process in Ka'u - runnergirl - 04-26-2008
I love the floorplan!
RE: Starting the Process in Ka'u - JimKev - 05-02-2008
Posts & beams up for the covered lanai areas, trusses delivered and they're starting on those, images at http://www.southpointhawaii.com/our_new_home_in_discovery_harbou.htm
RE: Starting the Process in Ka'u - guiness - 05-09-2008
Why did you choose post and pier? cost, bugs, flood? Why not a block or poured foundation of a slab?
RE: Starting the Process in Ka'u - JimKev - 05-09-2008
There were several reasons...slope of the lot and we wanted to get as high as practical to take advantage of the view, air circulation, hopefully to help deter some of the insects and easy access to plumbing, etc. We have ended up with a considerable amount of storage space too.
The trusses were delivered and installed this past week, some new pictures at http://www.southpointhawaii.com/our_new_home_in_discovery_harbou.htm
Just fixed the link...typing is not one of my better skills!
RE: Starting the Process in Ka'u - Kelena - 05-09-2008
Post and pier.....good! But linky no worky.
RE: Starting the Process in Ka'u - JimKev - 05-18-2008
The sheathing and most of the siding is up. Heading over in a few weeks to do some speaker/PC wiring, exterior painting and install intakes for a central vacuum system.
Some new pictures at http://www.southpointhawaii.com/our_new_home_in_discovery_harbou.htm