My newest project ***UPDATED PICS***

[11secdsm]

With the market/economy being in such a slump housing prices have dropped significantly...opportunity knocks. Several weeks ago I signed the contract to build a new house a couple miles from where i'm at now (Collegeville). They broke ground and poured the pad last week. Since the basement is going to be walk out they also had to pour the basement walls...which is where we are as of today. Framing will begin in the next couple of days and the house "should" be done mid-November. We're definitely antsy!!!

The house is a 2 story, 4 bedroom, 3.5 bathroom house...square footage is a hair under 3000 not including the basement that i'm going to finish once we move in. I'm definitely excited. :-p

Here are a couple progression pics. I'll update as things move along...

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In the end, the house will look like this. Just a different set of colors.

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[04 Turbo Spec]

looks like exciting times!
Good luck

[Willdue]

Jealous.

[StylezTA]

very very jealous...

[11secdsm]

Thanks guys! I know it's not much to luck at yet. More pics soon enough...

[noclutch]

Congrats Chris!

It certainly is a buyers market.

[assault187]

I take it it's a good time to search for a house rite now?

[11secdsm]

It most definitely is. Houses are sitting on the market for 2-300 days now where before they were going in the first 30 days (if priced right). Definitely a buyer's market. Same goes in new home construction. I got $15,000 off the price PLUS closing costs paid up to $7k (which we exceeded). So in essence, we got $22k off the price which was already low.

[jjm4life]

congrats chris. hope everything goes as planned

[93EGY8]

that development looks familiar, whats the name of the development and whats the name of the developer, i work for Pence Countertops and we install the corian in almost all new houses around here

[11secdsm]

It's a THP development around Collegeville. BROC Kitchens out of Allentown does the countertops for them.

[11secdsm]

congrats chris. hope everything goes as planned

Thanks Mat! How are things going man?

[coleycole]

congrats man!!! definately a good time to buy... good luck with it

[assault187]

Well, Good luck with the build chris! Any provisions for a certain EVO? I guess so considering the other houses have garages.....

[hystericfox]

Damn. Looks good.

[CHAOS]

very cool man.

[11secdsm]

congrats man!!! definately a good time to buy... good luck with it

Damn. Looks good.

very cool man.


Thanks guys!!

Well, Good luck with the build chris! Any provisions for a certain EVO? I guess so considering the other houses have garages.....

Most definitely...2 car garage w/ a 4 post lift.

[den9]

nice man good luck, did u say it will be done by november? 08 or 09?

[11secdsm]

November '08 :)

[den9]

damn what do they work around the clock?!

[11secdsm]

Quick update...

We went down this morning to check out the progress. The foundation is completely done and a good portion of the framing is done. I'd say they're making great progress...

Front of house

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Rear

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Side

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[11secdsm]

More progress made...framing is done, roof is done, plumbing is started....insulation and drywall start going up this Wednesday.

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View from the foyer all the way up into the attic...

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Once we move in i'll finish the basement...i'm thinking cinema room :)

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[TalonTsi97]

Congrats, i hope to one day be in the same position. Everything looks great so far good luck with the finish!

[HatchSurfer3]

Looks amazing. Congrats with the buy/build

[den9]

that plumbing is awesome, so easy to work with

[11secdsm]

Congrats, i hope to one day be in the same position. Everything looks great so far good luck with the finish!

Looks amazing. Congrats with the buy/build

Thanks guys!

that plumbing is awesome, so easy to work with

I agree. There's a main distribution center in the basement and then individual lines ran to each fixture (hot and cold). It's a great system.

[DoubleOughtCel]

Looks awesome, bro. Congrats. Hopefully I'll be in a similar situation fairly soon. Is this your first home or are you moving out of a starter?

[OMGz Turbo]

What type of heating and air are you gonna be running? Will there be central air? ever thought about going with a heat pump?

[11secdsm]

Looks awesome, bro. Congrats. Hopefully I'll be in a similar situation fairly soon. Is this your first home or are you moving out of a starter?

Thanks man. Definitely not my first house but it is the first house i've owned since i've moved down to the Philly area (been renting a townhouse for the past year and a half).

What type of heating and air are you gonna be running? Will there be central air? ever thought about going with a heat pump?

It's a multizone central air system.

[howielong]

What type of heating and air are you gonna be running? Will there be central air? ever thought about going with a heat pump?

Looks from the water heater its all gas. If it was me I'd do heat pumps, probably two systems one for each floor. Peco gives you a special rate once you hit a certain KWH. That pex tubing is great stuff to work with, I've used a little when we installed Tankless water heaters.

If you are thinking of doing a cinema or something close just make sure you have enough electric in the house to run every thing. It seems they don't put enough electric into new homes these days.

[Willdue]

Just make sure they do that **** right. i know alot of houses companies build today are built like ****. Thats why me and my family will be building mine someday.

[11secdsm]

Looks from the water heater its all gas. If it was me I'd do heat pumps, probably two systems one for each floor. Peco gives you a special rate once you hit a certain KWH. That pex tubing is great stuff to work with, I've used a little when we installed Tankless water heaters.

If you are thinking of doing a cinema or something close just make sure you have enough electric in the house to run every thing. It seems they don't put enough electric into new homes these days.

There will be plenty of electric ran...I had a goo deal extra put into the plans.

Just make sure they do that **** right. i know alot of houses companies build today are built like ****. Thats why me and my family will be building mine someday.

I did a ton of research before I decided to go with this builder. I have no reason to worry....besides, I check up on things pretty often. :lol:

[[sr20]sean]

house looks amazing man

anyone care to explain what a heat pump is though? i know about the central air/heat and the oil/kerosene boilers and stuff but ive never heard of a heat pump.

[howielong]

sean;1073887']house looks amazing man

anyone care to explain what a heat pump is though? i know about the central air/heat and the oil/kerosene boilers and stuff but ive never heard of a heat pump.


Heat pumps are all electric. If you know how a AC works just think of a heat pump as reverse AC with added electric heat.

Basically you have two parts to a heat pump, an indoor and an outdoor unit. The outdoor unit takes the refrigerant (R22 or R410A) and compresses it so its hot, pipes it indoor where it goes to the indoor coil. The hot refrigerant passes though the coils in the condenser and and heats the air blowing past it. By the time the refrigerant gets to the bottom of the coil its usually ice cold. So its gets piped back to the out door unit where it gets compressed again to where it gets hot and does it over and over again.

Now heat pumps can only go to a certain temp before the added electric heat kicks in and helps get to the temperature that you set on the thermostat.

Thats basically how the work in a simple way, its how I understand it and fix them.

[11secdsm]

Some more updates...windows are in, siding is mostly done, insulation is done, and drywall is 45% complete. Closing is in 1 month!! :)

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Couple quick peaks inside...

Family Room

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My office

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Kitchen and breakfast room

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Dining Room and living room to the right

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View looking up in the foyer...

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[[sr20]sean]

Heat pumps are all electric. If you know how a AC works just think of a heat pump as reverse AC with added electric heat.

Basically you have two parts to a heat pump, an indoor and an outdoor unit. The outdoor unit takes the refrigerant (R22 or R410A) and compresses it so its hot, pipes it indoor where it goes to the indoor coil. The hot refrigerant passes though the coils in the condenser and and heats the air blowing past it. By the time the refrigerant gets to the bottom of the coil its usually ice cold. So its gets piped back to the out door unit where it gets compressed again to where it gets hot and does it over and over again.

Now heat pumps can only go to a certain temp before the added electric heat kicks in and helps get to the temperature that you set on the thermostat.

Thats basically how the work in a simple way, its how I understand it and fix them.
ohhhh
i see what you mean now


the house is coming together mad quickly

[OMGz Turbo]

Heat pumps are all electric. If you know how a AC works just think of a heat pump as reverse AC with added electric heat.

Basically you have two parts to a heat pump, an indoor and an outdoor unit. The outdoor unit takes the refrigerant (R22 or R410A) and compresses it so its hot, pipes it indoor where it goes to the indoor coil. The hot refrigerant passes though the coils in the condenser and and heats the air blowing past it. By the time the refrigerant gets to the bottom of the coil its usually ice cold. So its gets piped back to the out door unit where it gets compressed again to where it gets hot and does it over and over again.

Now heat pumps can only go to a certain temp before the added electric heat kicks in and helps get to the temperature that you set on the thermostat.

Thats basically how the work in a simple way, its how I understand it and fix them.


Get down with your badself haha. HVAC tech FTW, but yes it doesnt need to be a electric backup it could be gas or oil. Heatpump are going to be the way of the future you will see them more and more in the northeast region right now they are quite popular down south and midwest.

Like he said a heatpump is ac but reverse, it uses a 4 way reversing valve to accomadate this feature.

But the house looks great bro def keep updating

[11secdsm]

Thanks guys...it's definitely moving along quickly!!!

[igo4bmx]

nice man! at least it wont look like the house to the one you pointed out.

[crazyukrainian]

obscenely quickly..... but looks good!

[Eclipse GSX 61]

Damn that was fast. Looks like you got a good lot and the neighborhood has a good sized space between houses unlike most neighborhoods being built these days.

[russiankid]

House looks great!

Just a food for thought, check to make sure in your breaker box the electrician didn't hook up the ground and neutral wires together. That goes against the code. My parents house had the electrician do that, made his ass redo it.:cool:

[BlkWhtTSI]

It's a THP development around Collegeville. BROC Kitchens out of Allentown does the countertops for them.

this is very close to me! i'll probably see you around i'm in collegeville a lot... and then you can just unload some 11 sec dsm parts to a fellow dsmer!!!! just kidding

[gvautosport]

Nice!

[11secdsm]

this is very close to me! i'll probably see you around i'm in collegeville a lot... and then you can just unload some 11 sec dsm parts to a fellow dsmer!!!! just kidding

I've actually lived in Collegeville for over 2 years now. ...and I don't have a DSM anymore...just the Evo in my avatar. :lol:

[11secdsm]

More updates!!!

The outside is pretty much done. The front door still needs to be painted to match the shutters and the garage doors need to be put in. On the inside plumbing, electric, and dry wall are all done. Flooring, doors, and the deck go in this week. Getting close!

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Living room and dining room

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Part of the kitchen

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My office

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Breakfast room

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Family room

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Foyer

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Master bedroom

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Foyer from upstairs

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upstairs laundry room

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Hallway looking at master double doors

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Upstairs bedrooms and baths

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Garage w/ doors ready to go in

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[igo4bmx]

awesome dude
are you gonna go all out in the garage with a nice setup? check out garagejournal.com for good tips on your garage,.

[11secdsm]

Thanks man. I'll probably end up doing a rotary in ground lift and tile the floor....nothing too crazy.