Slowly, but Surely

[NancysToy]

I haven't mentioned anything more about the house project. The reason for that is that we have been struggling to get an acceptable plan from the designer. I handed him a plan to start with, but it repeatedly wasn't translated well. We were close to giving up and starting over, but Friday we got what we wanted to see, at long last. Today I met with the builder to work out some details, and we should have final prints by late next week, with cost estimates shortly thereafter. It is a huge relief! Now if the paperwork will sail through and the weather will cooperate, we can break ground and start our log home. Not looking forward to the dozens of decisions we have yet to make, nor watching others build things for me when I've built things all my life, but it is just as exciting as it is daunting. Hope the timing lets us make Spyderfest and Maggie Valley. Wish us luck.

[my3gs]

Wow sounds great!! do hope u make spyderfest! good luck on a long journey of building a house. It will be satisfying at the end.:thumbup:

[bruiser]

Wishing you and Nancy the best.

[SPYD1]

How exciting! Your success will be in our prayers!

[spydrluvr]

Praying for you all that is good!!! Enjoy the journey! :D

[Chupaca]

Wish you both all the best in this project and my it run smoothly for you...:clap::clap::ohyea:

[otter28169]

That will most likely end up being the most beautiful log cabin in Michigan. Good luck! As a carpenter myself, I know what you mean about all the decisions yet to be made, and the work that will be done by the hands of others. I will be :pray: for you.

Just sayin'............

[frank3]

Scotty, I think you may of missed something. After all of the construction is completed, you'll have the joy of selecting the "DECOR" portion. Doing that, jointly with your wife and/or hanging wallpaper with your wife, I've found to be a true test of your marriage. I managed to come through it with a few battle scars 20 years ago when we undertook building a new home. Best of luck buddy. Exciting time ahead.

[mxz600]

Scotty, here's to wishing you and Nancy the best of luck with the new direction you're taking in your lives. I was born and raised in Allegan, lived about 6 miles south on 106th Ave just off from M-40. A lot of nice area up there. I go there snowmobiling in the Allegan forest. Connie and I like to ride the Spyder in that area around Lake Allegan and the Allegan Dam. Still have relatives in Allegan although a lot of them have migrated to the Otsego/Plainwell area.

If you need any help with anything please let me know. I used to build custom post buildings for a living and I also have done some plumbing and have a good understanding for electrical.
As you know I also have a truck and a 23' trailer if you need help moving.

Hope to see you at Spyderfest.

Mark

[Bob Denman]

At least progress is starting to commence! :thumbup:
The best of luck to you guys! :2thumbs: :ohyea::yes:

[spyder3]

Best of luck scotty:thumbup:

[Cruzr Joe]

"hanging wallpaper with your wife" ???? In a Log Home???????


OK, call me a RedNeck or Country Boy or whatever, BUT, i have never seen Wallpaper in a true Log Home.

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Cruzer Joe

[NancysToy]

Scotty, I think you may of missed something. After all of the construction is completed, you'll have the joy of selecting the "DECOR" portion. Doing that, jointly with your wife and/or hanging wallpaper with your wife, I've found to be a true test of your marriage. I managed to come through it with a few battle scars 20 years ago when we undertook building a new home. Best of luck buddy. Exciting time ahead.
One of the advantages to building a log home is that there is no wallpaper. There will be some painted drywall, but wallpaper is out of the question. One of the advantages of buildg a home, period, is that after you build you have no money left for decor. :roflblack:


Good luck and may the builder gods smile upon you.

I have a bipolar response and feelings for your project.
On one hand, I am envious of your project - it sounds really exciting and I know from some experience the joy and satisfaction;

on the other, from the same limited experience, I am glad, my friend, that it ain't me.
There is no doubt we have lost our minds to do this at this late stage in our lives. Can't age in place here, though, and we're not ready for the wrinkle ranch, so this seemed logical at the time. We are looking forward to escaping the creeping civilization that has encroached upon us during our 34 years here. With our own 11.5 acres of woods, we will have the wildlife as our neighbors from here on out.


Scotty, here's to wishing you and Nancy the best of luck with the new direction you're taking in your lives. I was born and raised in Allegan, lived about 6 miles south on 106th Ave just off from M-40. A lot of nice area up there. I go there snowmobiling in the Allegan forest. Connie and I like to ride the Spyder in that area around Lake Allegan and the Allegan Dam. Still have relatives in Allegan although a lot of them have migrated to the Otsego/Plainwell area.

If you need any help with anything please let me know. I used to build custom post buildings for a living and I also have done some plumbing and have a good understanding for electrical.
As you know I also have a truck and a 23' trailer if you need help moving.

Hope to see you at Spyderfest.

Mark
I was born in Allegan County, and lived in Saugatuck as a youth, so this is moving home in a way. We will be near 110th off M-40...small world! I also have to build a barn for the toys this summer, so I may just take you up on your offer of help. Hope to see you soon.

[NancysToy]

"hanging wallpaper with your wife" ???? In a Log Home???????


OK, call me a RedNeck or Country Boy or whatever, BUT, i have never seen Wallpaper in a true Log Home.

:dontknow::dontknow::lecturef_smilie::lecturef_smi lie::chat::chat::roflblack::roflblack::roflblack:: roflblack:

Cruzer Joe
In reality it will be a half-log home...but there will be no wallpaper! We'll have plenty of wood inside, too. Not really trying to fake it, but we want the insulation that you can't do as readily with whole logs.

[SpyderAnn01]

Scotty I hope everything goes smoothly for you. Your builder will probably want you to attend as many events as possible. :roflblack:

[NancysToy]

Scotty I hope everything goes smoothly for you. Your builder will probably want you to attend as many events as possible. :roflblack:


:roflblack: So true!

[Bob Denman]

Scotty,
The way that you're describing it; would it be accurate to describe it as a frame house with VERY thick siding?? :dontknow:

My folks live in a "log", Log-Cabin... Miserable dang thing! :gaah: Nothing is straight, exposed electrical wiring everywhere... :gaah::gaah:

[ARtraveler]

Please keep us posted on all this exciting stuff.

I am partial to knotty pine interior.

[NancysToy]

Scotty,
The way that you're describing it; would it be accurate to describe it as a frame house with VERY thick siding?? :dontknow:

My folks live in a "log", Log-Cabin... Miserable dang thing! :gaah: Nothing is straight, exposed electrical wiring everywhere... :gaah::gaah:

That is a very accurate desription. It is a conventional (6" stud) frame home with thick wood siding. We could have gone a variety of ways...logs, panelized log-faced construction, engineered logs, modular (frame-based), log siding over SIPs, or this way. It seemed to be the best of both worlds. With whole logs, there are some good advances in profiles, kiln drying, construction methods, and sealing products that have improved today's log homes considerably over those of even a decade or two ago.

[Bob Denman]

Me; I like an interior that:
I don't have to install
I don't have to maintain

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[arntufun]

You are a very wise man Scotty, but don't you want to get the heck out of our winters ?????? I'm sick of our other member posting they are riding in Febuary in 70 degrees ........ :banghead:

I think when people say we would miss the seasons, is a evil plot made up by our states goverments hoping to keep us up here. :roflblack:


:congrats: Scotty !!!! :thumbup:

[Paula(Butch2025)]

Hope all goes well cause we'd love to see at both events! Can't wait to see photos of your log home.

[rjetsrick]

You could save a lot of money if you make the front doors big enough to store your Spyders indoors... just saying

[SpyderAnn01]

You could save a lot of money if you make the front doors big enough to store your Spyders indoors... just saying


If he did that he would just have to build another house big enough to store Nancy in.

[NancysToy]

You are a very wise man Scotty, but don't you want to get the heck out of our winters ?????? I'm sick of our other member posting they are riding in Febuary in 70 degrees ........ :banghead:

I think when people say we would miss the seasons, is a evil plot made up by our states goverments hoping to keep us up here. :roflblack:


:congrats: Scotty !!!! :thumbup:
We came close. Looked in TN and NC, but in the end, family won out...and they are here. Nancy's need to care for her 100 year old grandfather before his death brought that to the forefront. She doesn't want to be that far from her aging parents. We are very comfortable in Michigan...although we do tend to gripe when it is 15 and snowing on the first day of Spring. My family has lived in Allegan County for the last 175 years, so I guess it is in our blood. Like I said, we are out of our minds!