Comments on: Framing complete. Sizing crisis averted.

By: Geert Leyseele

Geert Leyseele — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:03:22 +0000

Mike, almost all houses are brick here in Belgium.

By: Mike D.

Mike D. — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:14:18 +0000

Geert: What sort of construction is most prevalent in Europe? Steel? Brick?

By: Geert Leyseele

Geert Leyseele — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:33:36 +0000

Super post Mike! It is exciting to follow the process and see how different it is from what we are used to here in Belgium. Wooden structures are really a minority here. Watched the photos too and your view is spectacular!

By: Mike D.

Mike D. — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:49:41 +0000

Ariel: Very true, except what feels comfortable to a design professional doesn’t always feel comfortable to the client. That might be why some architects just make everything really big by default: to eliminate the “too small” factor. In the end, it’s probably best to let your architect suggest dimensions on things, but I think it’s just smart to verify for yourself if possible.

Andrew: I’ve been told that usually what happens when you build is that you get to the end of the project and you’ve spent so much that you decide to punt on the landscaping for awhile. We’ll see what happens. Luckily, the backyard really doesn’t need much more than a good lawnmowing, but the front definitely needs some serious work.

Karl: Yeah, the container bums me out a little as well, but what are you gonna do? As for the truck, yeah, I noticed that too… Scott deserves it though. Really hard worker.

By: Karl

Karl — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:24:54 +0000

Great time-lapse. Wish the freight container hadn’t been there, but you can’t do much about it.

Always does make you wonder when your framing crew buys a new(er) truck halfway through the project, though, doesn’t it? ;)

By: Darin

Darin — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:41:47 +0000

Great post Mike and good job to Build being able to provide options with prices attached. Understanding what information someone needs to make informed decisions is critical to a positive outcome.

By: Andrew Korf

Andrew Korf — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:37:15 +0000

Thanks for sharing the ups and downs and the awesome time lapse. I am in the midst of vastly smaller in scale remodel – and there are times when you need to make adjustments on the fly sometimes actually to a better outcome… I can commiserate with that the feeling in your gut when you wake up after finding a serious issue with your well laid plans and then the relief and sense of accomplishment when you face the problem – look at it each of its facets and come to a solution and move on.

Good luck with the next steps mike – how do you plan to furnish and landscape? I cant wait to see the plans for landscaping that awesome property. Again garden design is a must for every new home owner ( http://www.gardendesign.com/ ) l

By: Ariel

Ariel — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:48:27 +0000

It’s often hard to tell the how spacious a room ‘feels’ until drywall is installed, sometimes even until the entire construction work is complete, the room is painted, and the furniture is installed. There are many factors that influence how we feel in a space, including the quality of light, paint color, arrangement of mirrors, views into adjacent indoor and outdoor spaces, etc. etc. All this is to say that judging the size of a room at the planning stages is best done by an experienced design professional. Any other attempt to do so before everything is done (looking at the room with only framing completed, mocking up the space with string/chalk) can be very misleading.

By: Mike D.

Mike D. — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:08:59 +0000

Mike: Oops, I had a bug where if two timelapses were on the same page (like on the front page of the blog), it only showed one of them. Fixed now… thanks!

Rob L: That was just based on separate invoices coming in. I could probably combine them.

By: Rob L.

Rob L. — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:49:26 +0000

Great post; love the time-lapse videos. Why do you have duplicate line-items for four of the categories in the costs table, though?