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Old 10-09-2017 | 09:41 PM
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Originally Posted by rwhisen
You sissies....try 13 hours in a middle seat!
12 to Rome...
 
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Old 10-09-2017 | 09:41 PM
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Originally Posted by zal
12 to Rome...
Yeah but you're skinny
 
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Old 10-09-2017 | 09:42 PM
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Someone came over, got busy.....

Russ, like the pic of your slab, and new framing...

I have 4 likes and 2 dislikes...

My Likes:

1. Anchor bolts all seem 5' or less apart, which is pretty much Texas Code, and "tightens" up a house I think...

2. Barrier under your plates. Either your framer is pretty good or the builder is.

3. Plates are pressure treated lumber. Walls don't need to be, but great idea on the plates. Again, good framer/builder...

4. I see from the framing you have a 3 car garage. Sweet...I wish I had done that when I built my house new....

My dislikes...

1. 2x6 window headers. Love the bigger windows, but 2x12 headers are better..

2. 2x4 exterior walls. I know you said it isn't 2 story, but 2x6 walls really strengthen and soundproof a house. I did 2x6 exterior on mine, and it only costs a few hundred more. Bit more than that if you foam, which I'm sure you will, but still worth it...
 
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Old 10-09-2017 | 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted by rwhisen
Yeah but you're skinny
True, I was 130 lbs then
 
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Old 10-09-2017 | 09:44 PM
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Originally Posted by zal
True, I was 130 lbs then

My boots weigh that much!
 
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Old 10-09-2017 | 09:44 PM
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Hell, they quit building 2x4 walls here 30+ years ago
 
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Old 10-09-2017 | 09:44 PM
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Originally Posted by soft 02
My boots weigh that much!
Don't judge...
 
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Old 10-09-2017 | 09:45 PM
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Originally Posted by zal
True, I was 130 lbs then
And now that you are 132, I mean you could never travel that way again!
 
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Old 10-09-2017 | 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by LoneBone
Someone came over, got busy.....

Russ, like the pic of your slab, and new framing...

I have 4 likes and 2 dislikes...

My Likes:

1. Anchor bolts all seem 5' or less apart, which is pretty much Texas Code, and "tightens" up a house I think...

2. Barrier under your plates. Either your framer is pretty good or the builder is.

3. Plates are pressure treated lumber. Walls don't need to be, but great idea on the plates. Again, good framer/builder...

4. I see from the framing you have a 3 car garage. Sweet...I wish I had done that when I built my house new....

My dislikes...

1. 2x6 window headers. Love the bigger windows, but 2x12 headers are better..

2. 2x4 exterior walls. I know you said it isn't 2 story, but 2x6 walls really strengthen and soundproof a house. I did 2x6 exterior on mine, and it only costs a few hundred more. Bit more than that if you foam, which I'm sure you will, but still worth it...
Thanks for looking Jack. This is a good builder, I need to talk to them about a doorway that appeared where there isn't supposed to be one. The three car garage is oversized, a lot. I have lots of toys.....
 
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Old 10-09-2017 | 09:46 PM
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Lou, you would not have liked this plane, I barely fit. No cushioning in the seats.
Jack, up here it's 2 X 6 in all new construction. Found that out when our addition was built.
 


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