Pull through garage...very nice.:yes:
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Pull through garage...very nice.:yes:
Looks like you've got the first floor high enough for the flood plain and possible storm surge, god forbid, we're looking at taking our Formula back to LOTO and getting a performance CC (32'-36') for down here, that's the type of boat that works for us for down here, easy to take in the shallows, easy to beach and easy to clean, that's what I'm looking for, more beer drinking time.
The build is looking nice.
Holy Smokes! How many sf will the house be?Quote:
Originally Posted by Kenny D
So when you you build it like this (first floor above the storm surge) do you just take everything out of the garage and let it fill-up during and eventually drain later?? :yikes:.......hard to imagine for a west coast guy like me but makes sense if I got it right???Quote:
Originally Posted by 314joey
You usually don't have enough time to move things out, but the thought is only a few things get water logged.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paul65K
Grandparents old house in the keys was built like that, only the car, boat and tools stayed in the garage. Everything else was up 1 floor and safe.
It's actually a really good idea, especially on the river. Our condo complex is built with the garages only on the first floor. When the Colorado river flooded in the mid 1980's the water reached a couple inches with in the garages. The joke was that the condos were sinking when the water was just really high. Needles got hit really bad.
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The house is 3280 sf and the garage is 2040 sfQuote:
Originally Posted by niceguyeddie
The views from the 3rd level bedroom balcony.
Wow that's a beautiful home! Congrats!
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Ive been watching some of the rebuilds on the east coast where the houses are sitting on TALL piers and the first floor walls are framed/built to blow right out in the event of a surge like NJ / NY was hit with...Quote:
Originally Posted by Kenny D
I keep looking at LOW LOW LOW areas like Seal Beach/LB/Naples/Belmot shores/SanPedro-port and wonder what happens when the big surge happens in SoCal... :(
Nice project there sir... :)
You can see in this picture that they vent the bottom level should we ever have a surge.That platform is for the air condition units.Quote:
Originally Posted by 2manymustangs
When you get her done and get a boat, come on up North a few miles and we'll meet you guys for lunch at the Fish House.
From last Friday.
Sounds good....is that cape coral area.Quote:
Originally Posted by 314joey
We live in SW Cape over by Cape Harbour/Rummrunners, but the Fish House is on Estero Blvd about 6 mile South of Ft. Myers beach.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kenny D
Not to be intruding, but being a life long boater of the Big Blue and AZ river area, I've always had a real desire to live in Florida with a dock just out my back door. Back in the late 60's I had a great buddy I grew up with move from the OC to Del Ray Beach. His family bought a home just off the ICW, my buddy worked at a local marina and commuted using his 17' Boston Whaler. When I'd visit we'd always take his ole man's motorsailer with the whaler in tow and head for Bimini or Grand Bahama Isl.
Moving towards my question, after Kenny D's post and numerous posts and pics from 314 Joey, you guys are killing me here !!! I checked out Isle of Capri using google aerials, also all the way up and down the gulf coast at least up towards Sanibel Island where my wife and I spent a week with a rental boat back in the early 90's.
So where should I be looking, keeping in mind I'm retired, my wife, although a bit younger won't need to work but may want to, she enjoys it, so I'm not looking for million dollar mansions. But more of a 1,500 sf or so 2 bdrm home on a canal let's say. I did notice some canal homes up the Cape Coral area that appear as if it might require all day to reach deep open water, strange.
Which areas should I be focusing on ?
Gulf side versus Atlantic ? I loved the Bahamas, but we really enjoyed scooting around the ICW on the gulf side, lots to explore there.
Kenny D, if I might ask, why Isle of Capri over let's say Marcos Island ? --- I'm just looking for general info, not trying to be snoopy, but obviously you wouldn't be investing this much into such an awesome home without doing so serious homework.
Can a person ENJOY Florida living year round ? We've only vacationed there Nov through Jan, staying on both coasts, Panama City and Key West, so we've traveled around it, just never lived there.
Is summer Floriday more like summer Havasu during the monsoons ?
I promise not to turn this into any kind of debate, hopefully others won't either, just seeking some insight only a local can provide :D
Kenny D -- seems your awesome new home is about the only one in the area built up to afford surge protection, preference or code ? Love your place and thanks to you now I'm losing what's left of my mind ---- at least my wife thinks so :action-smiley-060:
Taboma......Joey has much more experience than myself in Florida.Marco Island vs Capri....Marco is more expensive......Marco is busier,Capri is a small laid back area,but We can be on Marco in 10 mins or in Naples 20 mins.Naples has every store and business you would find in So Cal......East coast vs Southwest Florida, East coast is bigger city Southwest less Congested.....Sanibel is a great Island more expensive,but a cool place.Capri is direct access...which means no bridges or locks to go thru or under,bridges affects the size of boat you can have.I am a Calif. guy,but I was looking for something different....living year round I don,t know yet I have been in Florida every month except July and Aug.My worries are..... BUGS and Heat/humidity in those two months every other month has been GREAT!!!....some people say it is great... some people say not so great.I have spent many a summer in Havasu at 118 to 125 it can be tough.Capri has a large variety of homes.... the new codes in Florida it made sense, to us to build a three story house with a great garage.We love Havasu and will keep our trailer there.My wife and I were just ready for an adventure.I hope I answer some of your questions.Quote:
Originally Posted by Taboma
Appreciate the response and your observations Kenny,
What you've revealed matches my basic conclusions --- well more like thoughts really, after spending a good amount of time checking the google aerial imaging and various listings in the area. I also liked the more remote setting of Capri versus Marcos.
Many years ago we both enjoyed and endured the Havasu summers, now we tend to use our place later Sept. thru early June. Let the youngsters play in the summer heat.
I'm 100% onboard with the "Adventure" aspect, that and a love for boating I believe is what's motivating me to try something / someplace different.
Hopefully Joey will chime in, plus I'll be looking forward to any updates on your adventure.
Good for you and yours :thumbsUp:
we put in two sets of 10 ft x 12ft stacking pocket doors in the great room on second level.Also a set of 8ft x 12ft pocket doors in the bedroom on level three.
The pool is on the second level.Last picture is what the spa looks like from the garage.
Nice looking set-up Kenny, are you guys doing anything about shutters or are you waiting for a later date, I don't want to hi-jack your build thread with any of my stuff, there's a new house going up a few doors down and it's cool to see how they pour the concrete around re-bar in the concrete blocks, I'll start something new about what we did when we moved down here with the house re-model and new dock and stuff, your new place coming along nicely.
Are you guys coming fulltime or parttime, we're staying here 8-9 months and back at LOTO for the Summers.