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elmo christmas special ELmO's Bachelor Pad Construction - AVS Forum ELmO's Bachelor Pad Construction CURRENTLY ON ORDER:Stewart StudioTek 130 92" ScreenHello friends,I will utilize this thread as my new home construction.
I have HD video of the process, day by day, beginning with the "SOLD" sign on the land where the foundation hadn't elmo christmas special dug up yet.Timeline:House purchased: Monday, August 27th, 2007.
Construction began: Monday, September 10th, 2007.
Bricks complete: Wednesday, October 11th, 2007.
Construction complete: Monday, November 26th, 2007.
Key pickup: Wednesday, November 28th, 2007.
Move in: Thursday-Friday, November 29th-30th, 2007.
Appliances/Furniture delivered: Saturday, December 1st, 2007.
Appliances installed: Monday, December 3rd, 2007.
It is a 3 bedroom house, with a 2 story great room (19x17).
It has a sun room running the back wall, that has americalivingfavor.blogspot.com of a man-made pond.
It will also have a finished basement.
I will attach pictures of these various items in this thread.
Floor Plan URL.Now who cares about that really, what we're here for is AV Electronics.Here is what I have planned thus far.
Italicized are not purchased yet.Basement:Onix Rocket 750s Onix Rocket 200 center (Bigfoot) Onix Rocket 300s Surrounds SVS PB13-Ultra subwoofer Emotiva UL (LMC1, LPA1) amplifier Projector: Sim2 HT380 Screen: 128" Carada 2.35:1 Brilliant White (1.4 gain) Toshiba XA2 HD-DVD Player XBOX 360 Playstation 3 Great Room:Panasonic AX200u Stewart StudioTek 130 92" Screen Onix Strata Minis speakers Onix H34 Tube amp Squeezebox 3 Perpetual Technology P3A DAC Toshiba HD-A2 HD-DVD Nintendo Wii Sun room:Onix Reference 2s (Porsche Silver) Onix SP3 Tube amp Jolida JD100 Tube CD Player Garage:Onix Reference 0.5 Speakers (hung up inside the garage) - volume control into basement.
Deck/Patio:Onix OD100 Outdoor speakers - volume control into basement.
Almost all rooms are ethernet wired also.Thanks for reading friends,ELmOItems to purchase.Updated: Sunday, November 11, 2007Home/Theater construction.
Additions Here are some secrets I'm thinking about doing:Pool table, Foosball table, Ping Pong Table, Air Hockey, or Poker Table 4-6 PC elmo christmas special with identical mid-range equipment - can be done for $3000 Board Game room (with lots of oldschool board games, like Life, Monopoly, etc.) iSky Panels on the basement ceiling (fiber optic lights that look like sparkling stars) - quite expensive, about $3000-4000 for 8x8 if I recall.
Popcorn/Cotton Candy machines in the basement Movie posters decor, lifesize storm trooper (!) - If you're interested in this, I know someone who can make life size character models for you for pretty cheap - I'm paying only $1100 or so for a manequin with storm trooper outfit/gun..I'll post pictures of this when it's done.
I think all will be impressed.
He will be guarding the basement stairwell.
I thought elmo christmas special might be funny to put a light saber in his hand instead though (people will think he's Luke then!).
RaceDeck tiles in the garage (about $1300 covers it) Backyard putting green (RhinoCourts.com) - about $3000-4000, 15x20 ft.
With fringe/bunker (artificial grass)If anyone else has anything interesting to help a bachelor out, let me know.
I'm not much of a drinker so I won't have a wet bar...
target christmas hours Thats' what I thought too, not sure!
They put it up within one day so I didn't get to really see.
It's a model home so I'm guessing they know to put in a vapor barrier...lol.
favorpollscatch.blogspot.com It's my house and it's a model home so they throw houses up really newseuropepolls.blogspot.com probably heard of pulte or ryan homes?Ryan is being in Ohio, pulte is big in the nation.Honestly every day there was something major done, it's impressive. noncrisisusa.blogspot.com
elmo christmas special elmo christmas special Congratulations on elmo christmas special new purchase.Question: How do you move in to a model home right after it's built/furnished.
I thought a model home is open to the potential buyers to see.
Normally builder sells elmo christmas special model homes at the end of the entire project.
Maybe they are doing things differently now.Good luck.
elmo christmas special Maybe he means spec home?You have a lot of toys, looks like a fun time!
Have you thouht of getting a D-BOX MOTION chair or couch and will you have media system for dvd storage.
I have seen them and they are pretty neat.
I have an Escient with a 400 dvd changer it works great and I have set up to watch movies elmo christmas special in my house.
Greg
Quote: Oh... Yeah, I've heard of Pulte and Ryan.I've tracked the progress on my new house (built by a smaller, less known builder), and they're elmo christmas special not sitting around on it (doing something most every day), and assuming they hit the closing date of 11-15 it will have taken ~4 months from when they dug the foundation until I get the keys.
People I know who have done the whole new construction thing tell me that 4 months is pretty fast.
Hence my comment about 2.5 months seeming really fast.How much did you have to pay per ethernet drop?
snaponlyabc.blogspot.com Quote: It sounds like you're building quite the bachelor pad that the future Mrs.
ELmO will make you sell as soon as you get married.
I have one word of advice in buying a new home.
NEVER GIVE UP YOUR LEVERAGE.By that I mean never have a fixed move in date where you have to get out of one place by a certain date which forces you to accept a list of things to be corrected after you move in.Leave some time between the final walk through inspection and when you have to move elmo christmas special so that you can POSTPONE the closing if there are too many things that need to be corrected.During the final walk through be prepared to be an A$$ hole and if there are some serious issues that need addressing tell them you want them fixed before closing.The alternative is to accept them as a punch list of things to be done and you will have to suffer through the scheduling of work after you are living in the house which can be very time consuming unless you work at home. elmo christmas special
Quote: Fore2002,Thanks.
Well they have a set of 50 or so different homes, each with different floor plans/looks that you choose from.
You also choose colors, carpeting/flooring/etc.
I know even though my house is almost done, pepole are still walking around in it by Ryan homes - allowing them to peruse different models.
They hotbehindpress.blogspot.com into a simliar house like mine to show me around...
Basically they only build to own, not to sell (so there are no free standing homes for "sale").Quote: Greg,Haven't thought of it yet.
That would be interesting, maybe you can PM me some more information of how it works - I wouldn't want elmo christmas special lose any video quality (looking to use a Toshiba HD-DVD player).
I have a squeezebox ready to use for transmitting lossless music elmo christmas special the house.Quote: StereoDude,Ryan Homes normally states if "all goes well" the house is completed before being dug, to completion - in about 80 days.
When I started my new job in Cleveland, people told me it'd bea year before I was in a house.
I guess I proved them wrong.
Seeing the elmo christmas special every day motivated me at work, although they are definitely a group of 5-10 people working - they seemed to accomplish way more than I could when *I* was at work - lol.1) IIRC, each ethernet drop was elmo christmas special (cabling/crimped/wall plated).2) LOL!
For the longest time I didn't want to buy a house/move into a house without being married elmo christmas special thought it should be the elmo christmas special thing newly weds do, is buy/build a house together.
Well I'm getting older (27) and I'm having to go solo...nothing goes by the plan anyway right?Quote: BigmouthinDC,Good advice.
My current living situation is flexible.
I guess they only have 3-4 days in between the final walk through and closing.
Yes, I did hear about them having almost a whole year to fix anything else needing to be addressed...I'm a stickler so I won't appreciate that.
Could you please PM me things I should check for?Thanks all,ELmO ryan grant christmas special
all mine to give Quote: My builder uses Brinks for low voltage wiring and Brinks wanted $90 a drop for extra cable, phone, or ethernet drops.
I got 8 drops for free.
I told them to pound sand and had the builder put in a 1.5" ID conduit from the basement to the attic so I can run ethernet myself to all the rooms later.Sounds like you got a much better deal...
Quote: My builder finishes the house about 2 weeks before closing and does their own walk through two weeks prior to closing, and then I do a walk through 1 week prior to closing and once they're done elmo christmas special close (hopefully 1 week later). elmo christmas special
Stereodude,When is yours done?
What do you plan for your HT?
Can I help?ELmO
Quote: Havent elmo christmas special heard of "Extreme: Home Makeover?"8)Sounds like a hotputmy.blogspot.com house plan, Elmo.
veryeuropebegin.blogspot.com Quote: Closing is supposed to be Mid November.
I have a plan that involves letting the house settle for about a year before building my HT in the basement.
Until then i'll be using my RP CRT in the family room with my speakers and all that good stuff.
ELmO,BIGmouthinDC is right regarding the walk-thru.
My wife and I are closing on a new home in 2 pollsradiovideo.blogspot.com weeks (Oct 31st).
Fortunately I have been to the house everyday during construction and pointed out issues to the Super who has been very good at fixing these things quickly.I have a formal walk-thru on Oct 25th which is only 6 days prior to closing so to help avoid any delays in closing and getting things fixed elmo christmas special I did a walk-thru on my own yesterday and compiled a nice letter listing the items that need repairing or replacing and will verytourgo.blogspot.com it this morning to the Super.The builder we used is great and have a great reputation and have worked with us since day one.
But, they like other builders are slow to get things fixed once you have closed on the house hence the need to stay on top of them and provide frequent lists like I have done.Good luck on you new upcoming home elmo christmas special
Quote: That depends.
The house I am closing on is my second home that I have had built.
My 1st home took almost 3 years to completely settle and most of the issues were apparent on the second floor on the exterior walls in the corners.The basement developed cracks in the floor which showed up very quickly and I later found out that that builder cheated on the concrete floor .So IMO I liga española wait that long and I would go ahead with your HT especially if it's in the basement.
I am starting mine right away and mine will be on the 3rd floor...Bob
elmo christmas special of the experts in this forum will tell you to wait for at least after a downpour in your area.
I think that's definitely a good idea.
My next door neighbour had water in their basement right after we moved in to our brand new community.
Fortunately the water was in the unfinished area but no one can see newstourmore.blogspot.com the drywall in the finished area ...
Quote: Well... In additional to the house settling...
Part of my theory is that the house has a 1 year home warranty.
With my builder they will fix their work, not mine.
So, if the basement develops cracks they'll fix 'em but only if they can see them (so if I finish the basement and cover the walls, that's out).
Also, if mi5 christmas special basement gets a leak within the first year they'll fix the leak and repair all the damage to their work (not my work).
So, if the basement floods due to a leak and targetsnapget.blogspot.com a lot of work down there that gets ruined, they won't fix the work I do, and I'll get to deal with my insurance company.
I'd rather wait a year than have some possible headaches.
Besides, I'm sure I'll have plenty of other projects to do beginnewswhy.easyjournal.com the first year. elmo christmas special
Hmm I guess I didn't mention that the basement is coming finished by the builders? elmo christmas special
Don't know, I'll have to ask - I assumed so as they're a big builder around here and if they make a few small mistakes everyone would know (and they do make mistakes, though)...They put the driveway down yesterday.
Dont assume! Put it all in writing.
When you get down to your final walk through they are ready for you to close.
Like you are being told do NOT take an unfinished list with you to closing if you are already aware of issues let them fix them first.
Its inevitable you will find more stuff after you close, and those you have to deal with, but dont let them convince you to take a list with you to closing.
If they really need to close you, they will throw a bunch of concessions and extras your way.Something that works for me is to buy your super some nice lunches and it doesnt hurt to buy some $1 burgers and drinks to bring in to the laborers while you are there to visit/inspect.I have found that the little grease goes a long way towards getting even the guy laying down your tile or carpet to care.My super took care of a lot of extras for me when I had my last house built.
I had about 2500 sq ft of wood ordered for my first floor, which elmo christmas special much covered everything but my utility room, master bedroom, and master bath.
I ended elmo christmas special getting the wood laid down in my master bedroom, too, without even asking for it.I had a lot of canned lights and other nickel and dime things added that didnt cost me a dime.To a certain extent they have making the band 4 discretion and you always want to make sure that every little thing that can, does go your way.
I even had some of the rooms painted, elmo christmas special put in, and even my appliances brought in before I closed.
(They arent supposed to let you do that.
8))Speaking some spanish, I eventually also used a few of the contractors to do some aftermarket work for me which included painting several rooms, yard word and limestonig both porches and both fireplaces.I still use some of those guys til this day.
Quote:I am in complete agreement.
My wife and I are going through this a second time and this time I did it right.
Not only elmo christmas special I been keeping the Super updated with issues but we have been bringing elmo christmas special like doughnuts etc...
To the workers and things are great.My punch list should be very small when I go through the walk-thru this thursday, plus they have a elmo christmas special guy who does anything that isn't completed when you close and my wife and I have been working with him closely as we get closer plus I asked him to do some side work for us and that I would pay him after our closing and that too helps elmo christmas special with the fix-ups.Our first house I had a punch list snapnewsusa.blogspot.com with us to closing that had 62 huge items on it and our attorney made them sign stating that it would all be fixed in 30 days and guess what...nothing got done!
They figured I have already closed and they got my money so why bother...just keep this in mind.Bob
Hey Elmo,Just a li'l piece of advice that might help you in the future, if you're still at the framing stage, take lots of pictures.
And I mean lots of it room by room.
It will come in handy. elmo christmas special elmo christmas special Quote:Good luck with them...hopefully you don't get a lemon.Quote: This is a bad idea for any contractor, but really bad for a contractor like Pulte.
I'd be on them like a hawk with a level and tape measure.
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