damonrpayne Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 After horrid setbacks, frustrations, and choosing new plans 3 times, I think we'll be starting construction on my new house in the next couple of weeks. We've moved a beam in the basement to accomodate my movie room, I should be able to get 20'x22'+ with 13 course ceilings. This announcement is still a wee bit premature but I had to share. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customsteve01 Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 Congrats, I can't wait till I have that kind of news to share. We have the plans to do our addition, just not the money right now. Good luck on the build and keep us posted. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.4knee Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 Getting the opportunity to pick and choose how your new digs are built is a beautiful thing. Congrats!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piranha Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 Damon, Glad to hear things are forging ahead. Congrats! Looking forward to an update in Indy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Champagne taste beer budget Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 Great news, and I know it just gives you a warm fuzzy inside. Now sure how much of the stuff you intend to do yourself, but one word of advice: Make sure the rest of the family is happy with the rest of the house before you start doing any serious work on the theatre. You start stringing runs of 14 gauge inwall to the surrounds and rears before the dishwasher is running or the windows have all the handles attached, and there'll be no hot monkey luvin for Damon for quite some time!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damonrpayne Posted March 31, 2005 Author Share Posted March 31, 2005 Heh. CTBB: Me and my better half are way too busy to do any of it ourselves. We have work, my side business, and she's going back to school. The house will be 100% operational when we move in. I'm not sure how much of the movie room I'm going to pay someone to do though. For sure the framing and electrical. I'll probably run the wire, drywall, paint, carpet myself though. I could use a good tutorial on running condiuit for wires through walls, but its a little early for that right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j-malotky Posted April 8, 2005 Share Posted April 8, 2005 Damon Are you still planning to build in Hartford, close to Boomac and myself FYI - Vince is building his new house in the Hwy 33, in between 41 and 45, so he will be really close to us too If you need any help running conduit or pulling Cat5 etc, let me know. Glad to hear your plans are finally comming together. JM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damonrpayne Posted April 9, 2005 Author Share Posted April 9, 2005 Yup, same land I bought off of HwyK just south of 60. We're finalizing financing right now and doing the surveys, etc. Next up is the architectural approval and permission to build from the city. I'm hoping to be in by mid October. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted April 9, 2005 Share Posted April 9, 2005 Congrats Damon, Soon the Cornwall center will be positioned with its neighbors- must be exciting planning your home theatre. I suggest building that room first! Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damonrpayne Posted April 10, 2005 Author Share Posted April 10, 2005 Yee haw. Got the "here's your money letter" from the bank yesterday, so we're officially starting tomorrow. Should be early october depending on weather. Here's a pic of what we're building Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picky Posted April 10, 2005 Share Posted April 10, 2005 That's terriffic! Nice-looking design! I am green with envy. I have always preferred the side-entry garages. I hope everything goes smoothly for you and your family. Moving is alway such a chore. But, I would imagine that moving into a home you've built would be very exciting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formica Posted April 10, 2005 Share Posted April 10, 2005 ---------------- On 4/10/2005 9:47:23 PM picky wrote: I have always preferred the side-entry garages. ---------------- Same here... looks more like a home than a three car garage with a front door tucked inbetween. Damon, good luck on the build... Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damonrpayne Posted April 11, 2005 Author Share Posted April 11, 2005 Yes, thanks all! I will be here making hundreds of posts once I start in on the movie room. I'm going to have it framed and the electrical done (4 or 5 circuits) but beyond that I'll be setting up everything myself. I need to get a plan done (and advice on) remote dim lighting systems, wall-friendly speaker wire, conduit methods, insulation methods and more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomac Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 On 4/10/2005 11:22:48 AM damonrpayne wrote: Should be early october depending on weather. ---------------- October! Hahahahahahaha! Sorry Damon but I've built twice. Good luck and hey, that's a great lookin' place! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtop Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 Damon, Been there done that and would do it again. Congrats on the new house project. I'm just starting the finish on my HT. Studs are up and ready for action... If you are interested, I am going to start a thread in a week or so in the HT area that chronicles the project. They do that all the time on the AVS Forum, but I thought it might be nice to do it here since it is Klipsch centric. Since there are so many opinions here, I might even pick up a few good ideas along the way... See ya around... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damonrpayne Posted April 11, 2005 Author Share Posted April 11, 2005 Heh, I've heard as many home-building horror stories as anyone Scott. However, I'm not building the same level of mansion you guys have! No corion countertops or fancy landscaping for me, just a house plan the builder has done many times before. If I'm wrong I'm wrong but I'm trying to keep a good vibe for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomac Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 Building wasn't so bad Damon. We had no real serious problems but it did take longer that expected. You're starting at a good time but I'd visit the site with regularity. Squeaky wheel deal applies. BTW, I have a good tree and shrub guy if you need one. He can even do some landscaping as long as you have a plan. Very good and reasonable. My first quote for landscaping was "between 85k and 100k". You can probably guess which local landscaper quoted that. Lordy, the plan alone was $1500. This guy and my taking on a lot of it myself saved me a ton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artto Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 ---------------- On 4/11/2005 10:58:01 AM boomac wrote: On 4/10/2005 11:22:48 AM damonrpayne wrote: Should be early october depending on weather. ---------------- October! Hahahahahahaha! Sorry Damon but I've built twice. ---------------- I'm afraid boomac is probably right. In my profession, that's why we call it "architorture". Good Luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j-malotky Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 Damon Who is your builder? If your builder is a larger one, and has a few projects going in the same subdivision you could be in by Oct. Ive also built twice, my biggest hangup on both was the building inspector, as the builder has to work arround his schedule and he may or may not show up when he tells your expiditer. I would bet Hartford has one inspector and if there are a say 100 houses being built, you can see why he gets behind. Boomac, I know who the landscaper / supplier was I did my landscaping myself. Took some time, but I saved a ton of cash. JM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j-malotky Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 Damon Who is your builder? If your builder is a larger one, and has a few projects going in the same subdivision you could be in by Oct. Ive also built twice, my biggest hangup on both was the building inspector, as the builder has to work arround his schedule and he may or may not show up when he tells your expiditer. I would bet Hartford has one inspector and if there are a say 100 houses being built, you can see why he gets behind. Boomac, I know who the landscaper / supplier was I did my landscaping myself. Took some time, but I saved a ton of cash. JM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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