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Groovy Ranch is moving along. Here’s the latest news.
Lighting
Terry’s electrician, Skeet, is almost done with the rough-in work. Here’s a picture of the recessed lights in the living area.
So You Want to Be Your Own GC (General Contractor)?
Check out this photo of these sliding glass doors. Do you see anything wrong with them? Me either. But upon inspection, Terry found a crack in them. He also found that the doors were assembled incorrectly. He ordered another set and these are going back to the distributor.
In doing my research on “how to build a home,” I often came across articles claiming that a lot of money could be saved by being your own GC. I guess that would work for some. Our friends over at Farmhouse Finance, for instance, have general contractors and trades people in their family to assist them. Mrs. Groovy and I, however, aren’t so fortunate. We have no one to save us from our ignorance. And that ignorance would have been on full display regarding the sliding glass doors. There’s no way we would have known they were damaged.
Roof Update
The roofing on the main part of the house is done. We went with asphalt shingles rather than standing seam metal. Standing seam metal is roughly three times more costly than asphalt shingles. In other words, it was too damn expensive for our wallet. We are going with standing seam metal on the porch roof, though.
Fire Place Is In!
The fire place has been installed. We won’t have a picture of it until the next update, though. That’s because it’s currently behind the damaged sliders (see picture of the sliders above).
Garage Is Going Up
The walls are up on the garage. We’re going with trusses for the roof to save a little money, and they should be delivered by next week. [Mrs. Groovy here. Terry’s covering the garage roof with metal, which will tie-in nicely with the porch roof.]
Final Thoughts
Things have been moving very quickly with Groovy Ranch. But once the exterior work is completed, things will start to slow down. The interior work takes time and is accompanied by many construction-delaying inspections. We don’t know exactly when the septic system and well will go in, but they’re on Terry’s radar. Terry, in fact, recently heard that our neighbors had an easy time finding water. Since their well is at the back of their property, near the property line between us, Terry suggested we put ours close to theirs. Sounds good to me.
Okay, groovy freedomist, that’s all I got. Hope you enjoyed the update. Peace.
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