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Broke ground on my house today

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MattTheSkywalker

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Hi!

Today is the day. Construction has begun. The concrete guy was out there digging the footers this morning.

Woo hoo.

Should be ready by 2025. lol

This is quite a relief.
 
LOL


Congrats maing. It's a freaking nightmare.

Be careful who you have doing the work.

I watched a physician friend just get butchered by a lousy contractor. They took the most expensive building materials and put them together in the most slip shod way imaginable. Two millions dollars and it looks pathetic
 
In 2025 ill be building my own houses lol... you going to help with the framing at all?
how many sq ft?
 
:beer: CONGRATS MATT! :beer:
 
I am the GC; sort of tough given my work schedule, but I didn't like a lot of the builders here in Jacksonville. I did some of this GC stuff in a past life. :) I know construction pretty well. The house is about 6,200 s/f I think.

Bran, I will see what I can do - I have the elevations as well as the architects and engineer's plans, but they are all on larger size paper, so, tough to scan. If I can, I will. :)
 
6200, holy shit... ya i would like to see those plans as well, whenever u can make time for it.. no rush.. good luck, hope all runs smoothly
 
Matt - did you get the brochures for the Luxuria place?

And why did you hire my old contractor? Ha-Ha, remember that from 2 years ago.
 
Do they leave any trees near the house on the lot or is it a standard FL
Plow, flatten pad, build and then put in small trees afterward ?

After last year, you can keep your big ass trees away from my house
thank you very much..
 
AAP said:
Matt - did you get the brochures for the Luxuria place?

And why did you hire my old contractor? Ha-Ha, remember that from 2 years ago.
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Never heard shit from Luxuria, not sure if pitbull heard back. It's a Trump property, so, expectations are low.

I recall your contractor nightmare; there is so much of that in FL. Fockers.

In Jax there are a handful of high end builders who charge more than they are worth. I am GC-ing it myself and if it works out well / attracts attention, maybe I'll build one a year on the side.
 
Y_lifter said:
Do they leave any trees near the house on the lot or is it a standard FL
Plow, flatten pad, build and then put in small trees afterward ?

After last year, you can keep your big ass trees away from my house
thank you very much..
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Actually this is an unusual Florida lot: It is (1) Not in a subdivision (2) Lots of trees. (3) Hills even, such as they are here. And waterfront on the St. John's...

Wutangnomo - it has some cool shit. :)
 
MattTheSkywalker said:
Never heard shit from Luxuria, not sure if pitbull heard back. It's a Trump property, so, expectations are low.
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You know he has two more ocean front properties in the works here in Ft Lauderdale? Right off of A1A, south of Sunrise.

Do any of his works EVER pan out? I mean, he comes in and just as fast walks away leaving all the investors and such holding the bag .
 
AAP said:
You know he has two more ocean front properties in the works here in Ft Lauderdale? Right off of A1A, south of Sunrise.

Do any of his works EVER pan out? I mean, he comes in and just as fast walks away leaving all the investors and such holding the bag .
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A1A south of sunrise - isn't there a Quarterdeck there and about 100 condo buildings?

Amazing; I guess there is no limit to Fort lauderdale's condo capacity.

Trump has had some deals go well, (the Trump tower on Wall street, for example) but has lost lots of properties in negotiations to avoid bankruptcy. Both of the Trump Towers in West Palm still bear his name, but were long ago sold.

Luxuria was 24 properties at $4M+. I don't know if the $4m+ second or third residence crowd wants to live in a Trump project.
 
Yep, he bought two resorts - one gay - and is planning to tear it down and start building. There are only about 400 gay resorts and guest houses in the area.
 
Matt - congrats - is it custom design or from somewhere? If you are in Jacksonville how far are you from Palm Coast? Know some people who went down there and bought lots for like $2000 5 years and ago and have started selling them for 100K!
 
SC4EVA said:
Matt - congrats - is it custom design or from somewhere? If you are in Jacksonville how far are you from Palm Coast? Know some people who went down there and bought lots for like $2000 5 years and ago and have started selling them for 100K!
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Jax is an hour north of Palm Coast.

Lot of people did Ok there - the Palm Coast development is a master planned community. Retirees seem to love it, I think it is horrendous. Then again I am 29.

The house is all custom. DEsigned it myself. Spanish style, three stories, stucco with clay tile roof. Funky shit includes a tower, an elevator, two pools, indoor and outdoor kitchen, media room with acoustically favorable walls, and all kinds of silly shit.

I like it, but if someone makes me the right offer I would sell. I bought this lot in 2002 and have been offered 3x purchase price. :)
 
I'd love to see pics.


Mostly of women. HA. jk Actually no... but I want to see pics of this house.
 
MattTheSkywalker said:
Hi!

Today is the day. Construction has begun. The concrete guy was out there digging the footers this morning.

Woo hoo.

Should be ready by 2025. lol

This is quite a relief.
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Congrats Matty the plans looked great can't wait to see the finshed product. :qt:
 
Roughly - I used this term loosely - are you paying per sqft down in FL?

We're up around $400.

Less tile, stone, appliances, fixtures, hardware and cabinetry.
 
Wootoom said:
cool i just moved into my house. it took like 8 months to build. and they say 4 months.lol
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where are the fucking pics dude!
 
velvett said:
Roughly - I used this term loosely - are you paying per sqft down in FL?

We're up around $400 per square foot.

Less tile, stone, appliances, fixtures, hardware and cabinetry.
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Yeah, $350 - $400 is about right, although if I were to sell this house when finished, the purchase price would probably be $600-$650 per s/f or so - of course that includes all the very customized finish work.

I can bring it in a little cheaper because - as you know - lots of discounts are available to the trades, plus if you "know what you're doing", you spend the money where it counts.

I'll send you progress pics; first concrete pour is tomorrow. :)
 
Cheers, Matt,

If all hell breaks loose you could move into your current next door neighbors place... isnt that style called 'Early Penal Colony'?

:lmao:
 
ChefWide said:
Cheers, Matt,

If all hell breaks loose you could move into your current next door neighbors place... isnt that style called 'Early Penal Colony'?

:lmao:
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Those goddam no-taste assclowns. I hope their house explodes.
 
superqt4u2nv said:
:lmao:
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Won't be my problem too much longer - when this place is done I can get out of the rental.

But wow, are they building an ugly house!
 
velvett said:
Roughly - I used this term loosely - are you paying per sqft down in FL?

We're up around $400.

Less tile, stone, appliances, fixtures, hardware and cabinetry.
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oh damn....... are you serious Vel... wow.. thats over double the cost of building down here.
 
MattTheSkywalker said:
Won't be my problem too much longer - when this place is done I can get out of the rental.

But wow, are they building an ugly house!
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Rental has a nice view but from the looks of that lot your place will have an even better view. So happy for you hope everything is smooth sailing now that the construction is under way.
 
Plans looked great, Matt... my kitchen was looking large enough... i guess...



:lmao:
 
Please tell me you didn't pick the plan out of a pattern book.
 
BileStew said:
What's the name of your new street where you'll be living, 42 Sean May Drive?

:)
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LOL. :)

mr dB, Knee-grow please. Plans came out of my head.
 
MattTheSkywalker said:
But wow, are they building an ugly house!
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Most new houses are ugly as sin. I hate the post-modern mishmash of styles they cram onto one house -- roman columns, french provincial windows, tudor half-timbers under the eaves, victorian bay windows, colonial shutters, and then throw in a big Frank Lloyd Wright usonian wall of picture windows across the back of the greatroom...
 
Mr. dB said:
Most new houses are ugly as sin. I hate the post-modern mishmash of styles they cram onto one house -- roman columns, french provincial windows, tudor half-timbers under the eaves, victorian bay windows, colonial shutters, and then throw in a big Frank Lloyd Wright usonian wall of picture windows across the back of the greatroom...
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LOL.

My current neighbors (from my rental) own about 12 sushi restaurants in town. They are off the boat from Asia and never had money before, so they are clueless.

I look forward to getting away from them and their pig ugly house. They went like 5500 s/f, but it is just ugly. Like a school gym with windows.

Foul.
 
MattTheSkywalker said:
I can bring it in a little cheaper because - as you know - lots of discounts are available to the trades, plus if you "know what you're doing", you spend the money where it counts.

I'll send you progress pics; first concrete pour is tomorrow. :)
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DUDE.

Have you forgotten what I do for a living?
$400 IS trade price.
 
velvett said:
DUDE.

Have you forgotten what I do for a living?
$400 IS trade price.
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Scary isn't it? :) On Long Island there is no ceiling. Down here, there may be. I hope not, though.

My sister just paid $458K for a 3/1 in the Huntington area. I told her not to. She did anyway. She just introduced herself to 10 years of house poverty.
 
MattTheSkywalker said:
Scary isn't it? :) On Long Island there is no ceiling. Down here, there may be. I hope not, though.

My sister just paid $458K for a 3/1 in the Huntington area. I told her not to. She did anyway. She just introduced herself to 10 years of house poverty.
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My girlfriend who is IN the business (well, likes to think she is) bought (well hubby did) a 1/3 acre parcel in an average working class area of EH for $475 then thought she could build a house for $350k (3500sqft) I laughed and told her NO F-ing way is that gonna happen. She also though she could break ground in November 04 and be finished in May 05.

The budget has more than doubled, the garage has been removed as well as two bathrooms and there is no budget for landscaping or sod.

They haven't started rocking the place yet and she thinks she can rent it for the summer, yes, this summer.

She is currently not speaking to me nor my painter friend that gave her hell when she told him what she wanted to pay him.

:worried:
 
MattTheSkywalker said:
Yeah, $350 - $400 is about right, although if I were to sell this house when finished, the purchase price would probably be $600-$650 per s/f or so - of course that includes all the very customized finish work.
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WHAT!

that is horrendous. per square FOOT?

bloody hell. i can do a house in marble for a bit over a hundred a foot. standard price here is 800-1200 per square metre, and no one in my family has paid that...ever.

is this normal? does everyone get molested to build a simple house like that?
 
GoldenDelicious said:
seems like it. thats ridiculous. what the hell are all those mexicans doing about prices? its nuts!
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:lmao: Well FL had all the huricans contractors are stretched thin up there. Typical supply and demand.
 
MattTheSkywalker said:
Hi!

Today is the day. Construction has begun. The concrete guy was out there digging the footers this morning.

Woo hoo.

Should be ready by 2025. lol

This is quite a relief.
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In Jax???

Settling in for the long haul...??? :)

Congrats Orbly...
 
Mr. dB said:
Most new houses are ugly as sin. I hate the post-modern mishmash of styles they cram onto one house -- roman columns, french provincial windows, tudor half-timbers under the eaves, victorian bay windows, colonial shutters, and then throw in a big Frank Lloyd Wright usonian wall of picture windows across the back of the greatroom...
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Hit up a real estate site and post up some examples of what you're talking about
 
SC4EVA said:
Matt _ I hate Palm Coast too - VERY depressing - Any word on floorplans? renderings?
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Yeah what the hell this puppy lookin' like?
 
pitbullstl said:
In Jax???

Settling in for the long haul...??? :)

Congrats Orbly...
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Thanks bor.

I would sell this place in a day for the right price though. I am thinking of getting a GC license and doing one of these per year for high end homeowners, as I assemble the various trades and get to know this market.

It's as much an investment as a home. :)
 
WODIN said:
Yeah what the hell this puppy lookin' like?
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All the floor plans / elevations are on larger paper so they are tough to scan. Some of you have seen them. :)

Think of a 2 story house that got swallowed by a three story house: there are two, 3-story wings joined by a breezeway with roof decks on either side. On the east side is a tower, and on the west side is a two story half-spiral staircase that givews the house some roundness / breaks up the lines.

Spanish style, clay tile roof, stucco, with lots of columns. Floors will be Mexican quarry stone and hardwood throughout.

I like stones.
 
MattTheSkywalker said:
All the floor plans / elevations are on larger paper so they are tough to scan. Some of you have seen them. :)

Think of a 2 story house that got swallowed by a three story house: there are two, 3-story wings joined by a breezeway with roof decks on either side. On the east side is a tower, and on the west side is a two story half-spiral staircase that givews the house some roundness / breaks up the lines.

Spanish style, clay tile roof, stucco, with lots of columns. Floors will be Mexican quarry stone and hardwood throughout.

I like stones.
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So it hints at a spire on each side right?
 
beefybull said:
Hit up a real estate site and post up some examples of what you're talking about
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http://architecture.about.com/library/bl-neoeclectic.htm
http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~twp/architecture/postmodernres/

But just drive through any neighborhood where new houses are being built and you'll see it, the hideous mish-mash of cookie cutter styles.

But then I think that American architectural style died around the time of WWI. The Craftsman Bungalow style and the Frank Lloyd Wright Prarie Style were the last good home ideas in America. After WWI, a wave of artistic conservatism set in and we started to see the horror of colonial revival, tudor, and worst of all, the ranch tract house.
 
WODIN said:
So it hints at a spire on each side right?
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I guess you could say that, though the tower is more than a hint. :)
 
A little side note on prices. I got a guy from HD parking lot where these day workers hang out for cash pay for however long you need them. The guy got in my truck, I needed him for one day. He tells me he wants $15/hour. wtf? Where they hell are these prices coming from?

He can't speak 5 words of English and he wants 15/hour CASH? lol Maybe I've just been out of the market for too long, but that seemed high for me. Anyway, that's maybe a part of why building is getting expensive. Also the prices for building materials seemed to have skyrocketed.
 
gonelifting said:
A little side note on prices. I got a guy from HD parking lot where these day workers hang out for cash pay for however long you need them. The guy got in my truck, I needed him for one day. He tells me he wants $15/hour. wtf? Where they hell are these prices coming from?

.
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I guess it depends on what you were asking him to do. :rainbow:
 
gonelifting said:
A little side note on prices. I got a guy from HD parking lot where these day workers hang out for cash pay for however long you need them. The guy got in my truck, I needed him for one day. He tells me he wants $15/hour. wtf? Where they hell are these prices coming from?

He can't speak 5 words of English and he wants 15/hour CASH? lol Maybe I've just been out of the market for too long, but that seemed high for me. Anyway, that's maybe a part of why building is getting expensive. Also the prices for building materials seemed to have skyrocketed.
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East Hampton, NY Railroad station (yep)

$150 - 200 Cash for the day.
There's even a "JOHN" that pimps out the guys for the work.
 
gonelifting said:
A little side note on prices. I got a guy from HD parking lot where these day workers hang out for cash pay for however long you need them. The guy got in my truck, I needed him for one day. He tells me he wants $15/hour. wtf? Where they hell are these prices coming from?

He can't speak 5 words of English and he wants 15/hour CASH? lol Maybe I've just been out of the market for too long, but that seemed high for me. Anyway, that's maybe a part of why building is getting expensive. Also the prices for building materials seemed to have skyrocketed.
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I know where you are talking about. I think the majority of the laborers there are of Iranian descent, along with some Mexicans. They work cheap!
 
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