The Socal To AZ Garage Build - Input Appreciated

On all accounts a very smart move. Heart and head agree.

I have pissed away millions with my build, but I also wouldn't have done it any other way.
I wouldn't be happier with more money on my account and less 'quality of life'.
That's all that matters, quality of life and our house plays an integral role in that.

More power to your wife. I'm guessing she understands it too when it comes to enjoyment and perks.

Must be nice to have indeed a 'potential offer' of 3-4x what you put into it. Guess you planned and build this house, very, very smart.
Or that potential offer doesn't make any sense....

 

Awesome!

 

Wow !

I bought a lake home in 2017 and since then, the market has taken off ... I could definately double my money, if not triple. It's fun to talk about, but I really don't want to be anywhere else, so if I sell, then what. I get it ( kind of ), but you're talking some big numbers, at least in my little world Either way, I'm sure the home will be spectacular - can't wait to at least see it the next time I'm walking around Camelback in AZ.

MDS

 

Wow that is exciting!!


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Now the exciting part begins!
Almost makes me wish I was back in one of my builds... almost...
It's so great to see your ideas come to life at this stage.
First your build will look 'big', then initial plans are laid out on the floor and it strts to look small. Initial walls go up and you think even smaller.
Until the roof comes up and you're thinking "heck it isn't small at all!

Exciting times and thank you for sharing this build with us here. It's very inspirational.

 

Keep the updates coming!

 

Fantastic idea to realy 'frame' the view. Best artwork you could ever purchase!

 

Thanks for all of the posts and pictures, it looks great!

 

As a German, it's funny to see the constructions and methods from the USA, building a house.

Very uncommon for us here in Germany, building nearly all walls with wood construction.

Daniel

 

Make that "as a European" as in virtually entire Europe a wall is traditionally made with stone.
Never wood.

 

Is this true for buildings being built now?

 

There must be a closer look onto that.
Different from type of building and how large it is.

Single family buildings are much harder to get allowed as in the past, the ground in germany is limited more and more.
The communes prefer to sell ground for apartment buildings more and more.
Also the building costs exploded the last years.

Houses ( 1-2 family) with stonewalls are common, also these days. (brick is very popular or pumice stone for example)
But today there are more and more prefabricated houses build like in the past, cheaper and much faster to install.

Larger buildings are nearly all with stone walls, but more and more the walls are not brick, they are casted in cement and the outer walls are thick insulated.

Lumber constructions like you have, are very rare.
Most of the prefabricated houses are using this construction.
Very rare are block houses, my friend has one built.

I think it's tradition to build with stone walls.

My house was built in 1952 with 30cm brick walls.
I bought it in 2001 and added an extension, using 36cm pumice full insulated stone.
Also my 2 floor garage has 30 cm pumice stone walls with cement floors.

Only the roof is traditional lumber constructed and covered with brick.

Same/similar in other european countries like italy, austria, swiss, ....

Daniel

 

Absolutely beautiful!

(Don’t want to derail the thread, but how does one do a brick roof? And all the interior walls are stone? And how are second levels constructed?)


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Sorry for writing again.

Well, i fear it's my translation that i used from the
leo.org website

For the material used for the roof i meant roof tile, made with clay.

classic european construction :
Basement ground = casted cement
Basement walls outside and inside = casted cement or concrete blocks/cement bricks
1st floor ground = casted cement
1st floor walls outside and inside = clay bricks or other insulating bricks, outside mostly 30-40cm and inside 12-24cm
Larger builings with casted cement
2nd floor and higher ground = casted cement, smaller building sometimes lumber construction
2nd floor walls outside and inside = clay bricks or other insulating bricks, outside mostly 30-40cm and inside 12-24cm, smaller buildings sometimes also with lumber constructions, larger buildings with casted cement

Daniel

 

Here an example, my garage with 7x9,6 meters

all in stone/cement except the ground level 2 and roof in wood

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sick view

 

This is going to be just incredible when finsihed.

MDS