****EVH's house building thread****

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So, going back in time a bit.. this lot was happening while the inside was drying.

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The canopy above the front door was constructed by the carpenter. Finished in the same roof tiles as the main house, and white PVC. The trench for the gas main was dug, and the land was cleaned and scraped back so we can begin prepping for the next stage, which is ultimately a new front wall and block paving.

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Here's the house in it's current outside state, albeit it's been tidied since this picture was taken. Waiting for the front door to go in next.

You may also notice that I've taken the film off the PVC windows, and give them a quick clean.
 
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My father in law has polished concrete floors with some kind of wax on them, these are heated. Finish is really nice and goes well with his property.
 
nin9abadga said:
sweet! i wish i had the patience to do something like this. are you working at the same time as doing all this or have mostly got some men in to do it?
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I work 9-5, but I usually go to the house every day for a few hours after work and all day on weekends if there is a job doing.

To be honest I've tried to do most jobs myself, but you can't afford to skimp when it comes to electrics and plumbing etc. I'm just lucky that I know people who are doing it on "mate's rates", and members of my family are tradesmen.

As mentioned earlier in the thread I did all the TV/Audio/Computer wiring because I did it in a previous job, so that saved a lot of money.

My advice for anyone looking to do similar is to just research everything and to take it as slow as you can afford to. It's not nice being stuck in all day trying to get a job done because someone is waiting on you to finish before they can start. If you can set timescales down on paper then you can plan trades to start and finish after another without too many problems.

Stairs going in this week, along with the skirtings and mouldings, so it should start coming together soon. The deadline is still October 27th :cool:
 
Hi Chipperhead. Do you mind posting thumbnails, or links if you're going to post your own pictures? :)
 
EVH said:
Multi-room audio system
CAT6 gigabit network
HD video distribution system
Discreet IR control

I'll explain more as we get there, but to give you an idea I have 88 network cables throughout the house that handle TV, internet, phones and IR control, a pair of speakers in every room and dedicated 5.1 system in the living room.
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I'm new to the thread so bear with me while i catch up.

What hardware are you using to control / send the audio around the house ?

What HD video are you planning to distribute, Sky HD and Bluray i presume ? and i guess thats where the IR control comes in - to change the channels on the Sky HD box / Blurayplayer downstairs ?
 
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