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re: Neatest thing you have built?
Posted on 11/4/21 at 9:11 pm to SouthernInsanity
Posted on 11/4/21 at 9:11 pm to SouthernInsanity
Following the hurricane in south texas in aug 2017, I was without a house and had to go to Wally World for clothes
Started with a full set of architect drawings
No general contractors available, so decided to do it myself
Built to meet all hurricane specs except window impact, shutters as equivalent
Negotiated each craft with arch drawing and handshake
Except concrete, I bought materials and paid cash for labor
330 thousand dollars for 2600 sq feet living and 900 sq feet porch
ADA accessable to the extreme
County permit to start April 1, moved in Sept 15
Bought Popeyes chicken and beer for folks on site every Friday
This is my last project.
I noticed a couple pages back folks talking about making wood coffee tables. About 50 years ago my grandmothers cypress water cistern was being torn down and I got about a third of the wood. Cooperage grade cypress is a fine wood for tables and mantles. If you see one derelict jump on it for projects
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