Our havasu house build..

I've been asked to post the havasu house build thread here...

if this thread bothers you, stop look back at the line you crossed and do not continue...

we owned this lot to keep from someone blocking our view , then decided to sell our house and build on this lot...

the lot is about 180x 80 x 65 in the frontAttachment 16937Attachment 16938Attachment 16939Attachment 16940Attachment 16944Attachment 16945Attachment 16946Attachment 16947

first thing I did was grade the lot, I built the stack retaining wall across the back my self... had masonry and more do the cinder block walls

This should be our first house build thread. Thanks 2FF

after many , many days of drawing floor plans, I settled for this 3br 2 bath, with detatched 40' deep boat garage with a separate 1 br 1 full bath guest roomAttachment 16948Attachment 16949Attachment 16950

I took my plan and paid to have it drawn to havasu code

next, I went to Richard at affordable homes in havasu to pull me a permit,

and started gathering sub contractors to do the different operations...

so now, I have a graded lot, approved plans and building permits,...I had to pull 2 permits, one for the house, and one for the detached garage,,

the reason for the two buildings was so I could get closer to the rear property line... I ended up at 10' because of the pue utility easement

I have the driveway graded, the rear and front retaining walls....

so the next thing is to trench for under ground power ,water and sewer, followed by forms (RAILS) for the footings and slabAttachment 16951Attachment 16952Attachment 16953Attachment 16954Attachment 16955Attachment 16956Attachment 16957Attachment 16958Attachment 16959Attachment 16960Attachment 16961Attachment 16962Attachment 16963Attachment 16964Attachment 16965Attachment 16966Attachment 16967Attachment 16968

http://youtu.be/Eh2xKMAFz2U

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Originally Posted by 2FORCEFULL

we owned this lot to keep from someone blocking our view , then decided to sell our house and build on this lot...

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LOL. So you'll be blocking their view? Hahahaha

Steve, I just want to know when it's done so I can bring the red oak pit over and start BBQ'ing...btw..I'll bring the boat so I can store it in the garage with all the other boats...

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Originally Posted by Mateo

LOL. So you'll be blocking their view? Hahahaha

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what happened was I put the house up, andeveryone said, who owns that lot... so I pulled the listing... so this guy comes over and says , why did you pull the listing, I wanted to buy the house,.. I said because I'm gonna build on that lot and figured i'd get it done then move... he says, don't you have another place across town that's empty... I give you cash right now and I don't care about the view....sold...lol

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Originally Posted by Unforgiven

Steve, I just want to know when it's done so I can bring the red oak pit over and start BBQ'ing...btw..I'll bring the boat so I can store it in the garage with all the other boats...

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ok...

ok, so the slab is done...Attachment 16980Attachment 16981Attachment 16982Attachment 16983Attachment 16984Attachment 16985Attachment 16986Attachment 16987

the power is under ground, as is the sewer and water line from house to detached

next, we waited for a framing crew,, we had the lumber pac, and trusses


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