My Other Build Thread (over 100 pics)....
...is of my house!
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I'm having a house built just outside of Baltimore in a town called Brooklyn. It's actually part of another town, but in the last census they changed it over. Anyway, it's a townhouse built by Ryan Homes in the Pine Ridge Crossing community. It's a Strauss end unit model. I have been taking pictures of its progress and am dying to move in, mid-May it should be finished. Enough talk, since I'm a pic whore, here's pics, and lots of 'em:
The floor plan:
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December 22, 2012, we signed papers, it's sold:
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January 21, 2013, we looked over options and toured the decorated model:
Basement
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First Floor
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Master Suite
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February 15, construction started:
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February 18, the foundation was outlined:
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Feb. 20, the concrete was poured for the outline and garage support:
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March 1, The concrete outline and pillars are up, and the framing is ready to go up:
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March 5, the construction manager sends a pic of the foundation fully complete:
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March 6, I go and investigate for myself:
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They pre-assemble the framing and just hang it on site, here's all the framing ready to go:
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March 7, I drive by on my way home and see the first floor already framed up:
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March 12, the second floor is complete and parts of the third floor on other units are up:
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Since it was raining, no one was working, so I got up close to the house no problem:
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March 14, the third floor is framed up:
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March 15, going somewhere else, I could see my house from I-97, the roof was being built:
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March 16, the roof is completed. They are really flying!:
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March 18, the 2-hour fireboards in between the units are installed (look for the green and purple walls):
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Also, driving home, I could the houses from I-695 also:
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March 21, windows started going in, roof shingles started going on, and the house wrap was finished up:
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March 22, windows mostly in, roofs complete, and construction across the street started (which means that all those homes sold):
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March 25, All windows in, the concrete pillars are in across the street (which is good, I'd rather have them nearly finished across the street when I move in):
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April 2, the construction manager has a pre-drywall meeting with us to go over the options, make sure all is well and show us what they're doing to build the house, and answer any questions we might have. I notice the brick front is going up and the foundation is complete across the street. This is my first time inside the house:
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This is our construction manager, going over the HVAC system and the wiring for the lights and smoke detectors:
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This is the basement, and what will be the "man-cave." Those higher up outlet boxes? 5.1 surround sound pre-wire!:
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HDMI pre-wire, no wires dangling from my TV this time!
The first floor/main floor with kitchen, dining room, living room and sitting room:
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The second/top floor, with the bedrooms, two full baths and a laundry room:
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The attic is all but unusable, there is so much ductwork and insulation up there. The house is Energy Star Certified, so it has a bunch of insulated ductwork up there and there is one big one that has a fan the vents the whole house, it turns on randomly to vent the house when its sensors detect the house needs it. Supposedly I won't hear it, but we'll see.
Back outside:
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April 5, three days later, the drywall is in and the brickwork is coming along on the rest of the houses, nothing's changed across the street:
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Mancave is coming together:
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The garage is small, but I'll manage to use it:
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Main floor:
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Upstairs:
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Laundry room^^
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Shower in master bath
April 10, the bricks are done:
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April 12, the vinyl siding is starting to get installed:
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April 16, a couple weeks since anything happened on the opposite side of the street, and they finally start framing over there. Also, the siding is completed on the backs and sides of the homes and the garage doors are all in:
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April 17, I get called out the house early to look at my sister's truck, solve her CEL problem and I find myself close to the house but too early to go to physical therapy. I drive by and decide to go in and see what's been going on. They been working. The cabinets and vanities are in, the drywall was complete, mudwork complete, paint and trim complete, doors mostly installed, and tilework starting. Also, the first floor is nearly framed across the street:
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^^My house is looking good!^^
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^^The mancave. I can't wait to have fight parties and Superbowl parties down here!^^
The kitchen and main floor:
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My neighbor two doors down is actually one of my coworkers, I referred her to buy a house in the community so the builder gave me $500, she's the only person on the block who opted for a fireplace:
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She's in a Mozart model, it's a little bit smaller than my Strauss.
I will update the thread with more pics as more progress happens. They have to finish the electrical and put in the floors, grass and driveway, and once I take delivery, I'll be getting a deck built. Thanks for hanging in there with all them pictures, this build means a lot to me!