Anyone building a house right now

[JordanLotoski]

If so lets make this the beyonders homes in progress pics thread.....post what you got.

;)

[bamboo403]

begin failure


bah i can never get pics to work


end failure lol

[01RedDX]

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[blownz]

Originally posted by 01RedDX
For anyone building right now, how long is it taking or going to take?
I hear it's at least a year to get a house built right now.

My wife and I have been looking to build right now and most companies are estimating 12-14 months for us. That is with basement development which typically adds a month or two.

Also it is Edmonton, but I would guess Calgary to be similar.

[Oz-]

Might be OT:

But there is a big billboard (on Bow Trail/9th Ave by Millenium Park ) by Greenboro Homes about guaranteeing to build your new home in 6-9 months or they give you $10,000.

I know they will build that $10,000 into the price of the home, but if anyone is looking to build quick might be something to look into.

[2.0turbo]

I have a house in copperfield in the $360 range brand new and never been lived in should anyone want to eliminate realtor and/or builder hassles.

It takes about 9 months again to build a house in calgary. Any builder that is taking longer than that can't get there shit together. I guess its ok if you know up front, but 9 months is plenty of time. 2 months maximum for permits, and off you go. Selections done within the first Month, no changes allowd after that, there is no reason to take any longer.

[blownz]

^ 9 months may be plenty of time with a house in the 360 range, but a custom home over double that it isn't unreasonable to expect a year.

[Masked Bandit]

Well I don't think ours is custom and we are at 13 months and counting. At this point, we are looking at a total of 16 months or A LOT MORE. We have had some pretty big problems on ours. So much so that even after a year, the deal may be scrapped all together.


Cardel FTL!:thumbsdow

[freshprince1]

I had a meeting with the Jayman higher-ups last week, and they were saying 160 days to build a house, in Calgary.

[88CRX]

Still just dirt..... maybe 10-15ft. infront of where this picture was taken from. Looking at another 8-10months :banghead:

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x24/88crx2/townhouse.jpg

WTF! [IMG] codes are off?

[sputnik]

I am building a Jayman Arizona in Auburn Bay... taking possession in March. We signed the papers for it at the end of last April.

I'll post some pictures when I have a chance to get out there next. Most of my current pictures have me or my wife in them. Heh.

[sputnik]

found a few pics...

http://www.beautycrowdsme.com/auburn/house1.jpg
http://www.beautycrowdsme.com/auburn/house2.jpg
http://www.beautycrowdsme.com/auburn/house3.jpg
http://www.beautycrowdsme.com/auburn/house4.jpg
http://www.beautycrowdsme.com/auburn/house5.jpg

[silvercivicsir]

Looks like a Nuvista House..

[sputnik]

Jayman Arizona (with bonus room, extended kitchen and 4 pc ensuite)

[01RedDX]

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[Kloubek]

I think the red siding is going to look dated quickly. It looks nice now though, and I love those cupboards/hardware.

[benyl]

Why do only half you cupboards go to the ceiling?

http://www.beautycrowdsme.com/auburn/house3.jpg

Edit: Oops, nevermind... didn't see the bulk head in the next pic.

http://www.beautycrowdsme.com/auburn/house4.jpg

[Masked Bandit]

Well, after todays events with our builder, Cardel, I would like to offer a free service.

IF ANYONE IS CONSIDERING BUILDING WITH CARDEL, PLEASE PM ME AND WE CAN HAVE A NICE LITTLE CHAT ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE / RELATIONS.

[ecstasy_civic]

Were not building, but we just purchased a brand new home this week. Actually, we sign the final papers tommorow. People lost their shirt after losing his job.

Rock bottom price for a brand new home:clap:

[MilanoRedTeg]

I'm building over in Cranston semi-detached house. 3bdr 2/1/2 bath. was suppose to be ready end of may- June but it will now be ready end of march- April. Will be looking for roommates Btw lol

[SNAATCH]

If anyone is building a house and it is still in framing stage or before and are interested in getting multiroom sound pre-wired and installed i can hook you up! Or even if you want to pre-wire for a 5.1 surround system. PM me for more details!:thumbsup:

[lewdvig]

Originally posted by sputnik
found a few pics...

I love the color scheme. We wanted to use the same colors in Somerset 7 years ago but Cardel would not let us.

Man, I don't know how you guys do it. Our household income is good and the $200k we spent on our joint 7 years ago is tough on us. Avg houses in the $400-500k range is nuts!

[lewdvig]

Originally posted by Masked Bandit
Well, after todays events with our builder, Cardel, I would like to offer a free service.

IF ANYONE IS CONSIDERING BUILDING WITH CARDEL, PLEASE PM ME AND WE CAN HAVE A NICE LITTLE CHAT ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE / RELATIONS.

We bought with Jayman in Bridlewood but the post-sales service was a joke - everything was an extra. So we got our dough back.

Bought a bigger Cardel in Somerset. Awesome sales guy (VP now) and good service. They tore out our driveway because the finishers left it exposed to a rain storm. We knew our place was lower quality than the Jayman - our sales guy was honest about the compromises.

Having said that, if I had it to do over again I would take the smaller Jayman. Those compromises are driving me nuts now.

[lewdvig]

Originally posted by Kloubek
I think the red siding is going to look dated quickly. It looks nice now though, and I love those cupboards/hardware.

Better than taupe. Trust me.

[sputnik]

Originally posted by lewdvig
Better than taupe. Trust me.

Exactly.

The dark red is far more timeless than the countless beige and pink houses built in Douglasdale. If we picked a trendy colour it would be a different story. When was the last time that "red" went out of style?

[lewdvig]

Originally posted by sputnik


Exactly.

The dark red is far more timeless than the countless beige and pink houses built in Douglasdale. If we picked a trendy colour it would be a different story. When was the last time that "red" went out of style?

I drive past my house all the time. That is how generic it looks.

Have you guys seen the 2-3 year old houses in Phoenix going for $99k and less?

We are talking gated communities, swimming pools, backing on to golf course properties.

[Daft99]

Not so great cell phone pictures:

Framing Stage / Trusses going on the garage! :

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/5985/photo0541ru2.jpg

http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/883/photo0542ib5.jpg

One picture inside the house, one picture from the outside :

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/2487/photo0544ls6.jpg

http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/89/photo0555tr9.jpg


Only took me 6 tries to get the pictures to show! :nut:

[turbotrip]

^ thats pretty nice, what area is that?

[sputnik]

I would be nervous building a house so close to all of those poplar trees. One big windstorm and you could have a tree in your living room.

Looks like a nice lot though.

[Daft99]

Originally posted by turbotrip
^ thats pretty nice, what area is that?

Edmonton (area) golf course.


As for the trees - there have been homes in the area for a few years now, and no one has had problems with that.
Broken windows? Maybe. :)

[urban.one]

Theres no better word than "Ugly" for some of houses and neighbourhoods that have gone up over the past few years.

Every decade and era has homes which are "funny" and make you wonder what they were thinking back then.

However, some of todays homes and neighbourhoods make me shake my head. Today, while the homes are new or newer and continue to look maintained, they are bearable. Barely. If you thought Vancouver had a problem with "Vancouver Specials" I cant wait to see how some neighbourhoods here look in a decade or two. Terrible urban planning and terrible design on the builders part. I somewhat blame the consumer because they keep buying but the builders know they can sell whatever junk they put out there.




Originally posted by sputnik


Exactly.

The dark red is far more timeless than the countless beige and pink houses built in Douglasdale. If we picked a trendy colour it would be a different story. When was the last time that "red" went out of style?

[autosm]

Not building but thinking about buying for 107k. Its in Mesa (Queen Creek AZ)

1600 square feet 4 bedroom single story.

[Kobe]

Hole
http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/9186/img006hk8.jpg
Cribbing
http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/9692/img022wu7.jpg
Framing
http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/1016/img007mn8.jpg
http://img250.imageshack.us/img250/6009/47fw3.jpg
Kitchen
http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/2580/img068ye7.jpg
Drywall
http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/9982/img129mv7.jpg
Stairs
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/7720/img065mr4.jpg
Finished Product
http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/1441/img054we3.jpg

We just finished it before winter, no one has moved in yet and it will prob be for sale after winter.. :)

If anyone is interested :)
No, we do not need a realtor :)

[Daft99]

Very nice place Kobe - who is the builder?

[Daft99]

I have no drywall pictures :(

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/1573/img0402yw5.jpg

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/6127/img0422ht1.jpg

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/4617/pictures041rz8.jpg

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/6259/img0420dq1.jpg

[Kobe]

My dad and his friend :)

I really like the hood in your kitchen! it looks nice..

[finboy]

Originally posted by autosm
Not building but thinking about buying for 107k. Its in Mesa (Queen Creek AZ)

1600 square feet 4 bedroom single story.

nice, AZ looks really nice, i just want to watch what the us economy does in the next few months before i consider looking at anything.

[JordanLotoski]

awesome pics guys keep em coming....Ill post up mine in a few weeks when flooring goes in.

[JordanLotoski]

Originally posted by MilanoRedTeg
I'm building over in Cranston semi-detached house. 3bdr 2/1/2 bath. was suppose to be ready end of may- June but it will now be ready end of march- April. Will be looking for roommates Btw lol

Nice, iam assuming your talking about the morrison ones on Cranston Drive (red and beige with dark stone?)...My new home is being built around that area.

[liquid1010]

What the heck do some of you guys do for a living?!!!

Man, I work my butt off at a good job with a good salary and can't afford a house like that. Kobe & Daft those are 7 figure houses :D

[sputnik]

Its not Kobe's house.

His dad built it.

[blownz]

lol "we"

[legendboy]

lol

[Spatz]

Originally posted by sputnik
Its not Kobe's house.

His dad built it.

Only on beyond, with all the fourteen year olds on here.

[max_boost]

LOL

Nice house. What area is that?

[JordanLotoski]

Heres my new place...wont be ready till march 12...hence the mess

This is the kitchen...still waiting for the crown moulding to go on and the hardware to be installed..also the remander of the quartz has to be installed

[JordanLotoski]

fridge and freezer will be here

[JordanLotoski]

butlers pantry and veggy sink

[JordanLotoski]

double sided fireplace kitchen to greatroom...stone is wet in some areas thats why the colors are so different..and the colom on the right will be done to match

[JordanLotoski]

staircase

[JordanLotoski]

basement built-ins and fireplace....the built-ins are grey...the flash made them out to be a weird color.

[JordanLotoski]

home gym...glass has to be installed

[JordanLotoski]

Granite in all baths but ensuite..

[JordanLotoski]

double sided fireplace in master bedroom

[JordanLotoski]

ensuite bathroom

[rmk]

^ Wow, very nice!

[JordanLotoski]

master closet....80% finished...needs rods, doors, hardware

[JordanLotoski]

another kitchen shot

[JordanLotoski]

view

[JordanLotoski]

lockers....

[max_boost]

MIWYFSHOT, dude is your new house one of those 2-3 million dollar show homes you can win through the lotteries? What does the outside look like? What a pimping pad!!

[JordanLotoski]

^^hahahaha, I did steal a few ideas from the old lotto homes....shoulda done the pool!

[turbotrip]

^now this guy has a nice house, how many sq ft?

[Kobe]

Originally posted by Spatz


Only on beyond, with all the fourteen year olds on here.
Never said it was mine, however since I want to get into the industry I did follow each step closely...

Thanks for coming out!


MIWYFSHOT - What happened to the old crandston house? We stuccoed it back in the day i remember, I really liked that location.

[JordanLotoski]

^^^...the house is 2700 sq feet and another 1200 developed in the basement....I needed more room and wanted to be on the ridge hence the move...if you end up stuccoing mine again do it dark as possible please hahah

[Kobe]

Originally posted by MIWYFSHOT
^^^...the house is 2700 sq feet and another 1200 developed in the basement....I needed more room and wanted to be on the ridge hence the move...if you end up stuccoing mine again do it dark as possible please hahah
Hahah, we have done a ton in Crandston, we are not doing regular stucco anymore becuase of the color fading becuase of water..

We are going to be doing Acrylic texture now, it is more water proof and the color doesn't fade, make sure when you are getting it stuccoed to ask for that, it is a little bit more expensive, but its well worth it IMO..

Do you have scratch on your house yet? Or just wire / paper?
Who's the builder?

[JordanLotoski]

Yeah scratch coat is on now....they will be doing the exterior iam guessing in may...i built with Baywest

[Spatz]

MIWYFSHOT hate to break it to you, but you built your house on an old indian burial ground, just look at the orbs in the pictures. you couldnt pay me to stay in that house after its done being built.

[Kobe]

Prob our house, i think there is 2 companies that do stucco for Bay west. What color are looking at?

[JordanLotoski]

i did that manzanillo green (dark, with even darker battens)

[Kobe]

Nice, well this time when we do your house (If we do it) I'll make sure to make your holes invisible :) I remember they came out crappy and we had 2 fix them on the last house...

[JordanLotoski]

cool, thanks

[crx/gsr]

Originally posted by MIWYFSHOT
cool, thanks

what that house run you including the lot? if you dont mind me asking?

[ashee]

Originally posted by sputnik
found a few pics...

http://www.beautycrowdsme.com/auburn/house1.jpg
http://www.beautycrowdsme.com/auburn/house2.jpg
http://www.beautycrowdsme.com/auburn/house3.jpg
http://www.beautycrowdsme.com/auburn/house4.jpg
http://www.beautycrowdsme.com/auburn/house5.jpg

I love the red!
Your cabinets look wicked as well, I like the dark wood and simple hardware.

[JordanLotoski]

Originally posted by crx/gsr


what that house run you including the lot? if you dont mind me asking?

to much man....over a mill thats all i will say

[Daft99]

Originally posted by MIWYFSHOT
^^^...the house is 2700 sq feet and another 1200 developed in the basement....I needed more room and wanted to be on the ridge hence the move...if you end up stuccoing mine again do it dark as possible please hahah

:) 4,000 sq. ft. is the magic number, although ours 'feels' a bit different being over 2 levels as opposed to 3.

We've yet to choose out appliances - mind if I ask from where you will be selecting yours?

[JordanLotoski]

^^I got all mine from Curt Williams at Trail Appliances...iam excited to get them in...specially the built-in coffee maker.

[blownz]

Amazing house man! I love the stone and cabinets. And built in appliances are gonna be great. :bigpimp:

[MilanoRedTeg]

Originally posted by MIWYFSHOT


Nice, iam assuming your talking about the morrison ones on Cranston Drive (red and beige with dark stone?)...My new home is being built around that area.

Yeah you got it, but not the ones off the main drag, pretty close to it though. I'm just impressed how quickly they got it done.

[dezinr]

Not my house...but one a friend of mine desgined and built for the family in the picture. He works for Marc Boutin. I would really like to see more homes like this in the city to add a little variety from the day to day norm that's out there.


Here's the link:

http://www.elementemag.com/index.php/news/229/63/d,item_detail

[Heff]

I love the Post-Modern "boxes" homes if done well with nice proportions and outdoor spaces on the flat-roofs.

I would be a little hesitant about re-sell potential in some areas of Calgary, though.

[dezinr]

I agree Heff.

Contemporary/ Modern design is still a very new concept in Calgary. This city is still very conservative in its approach to design and it will take sometime for a shift in appreciation to occur. Interior desing seems a little more progressive but that is because people need not worry about public scrutiny for their taste. However, with time I would hope that Calgary can take the leap forward and become more progressive in its architecture.

I would love to see developers offer something new to homebuyers apart from traditional design styles. Something that refelcts where we are going not where we were!

[CaptainReboot]

Originally posted by dezinr
I agree Heff.

Contemporary/ Modern design is still a very new concept in Calgary. This city is still very conservative in its approach to design and it will take sometime for a shift in appreciation to occur. Interior desing seems a little more progressive but that is because people need not worry about public scrutiny for their taste. However, with time I would hope that Calgary can take the leap forward and become more progressive in its architecture.

I would love to see developers offer something new to homebuyers apart from traditional design styles. Something that refelcts where we are going not where we were!

Sabal Homes actually does some pretty modern designs. Nothing like some of the other houses that we looked at when we were looking to build. We bought the Envision model from them.

http://www.sabalhomes.com/sabalcms/Flashblock_Gallery/008_g.html

That's the showhome, and we had ours done built pretty much exactly the same way.

[Maddog55]

Originally posted by dezinr
Not my house...but one a friend of mine desgined and built for the family in the picture. He works for Marc Boutin. I would really like to see more homes like this in the city to add a little variety from the day to day norm that's out there.
Here's the link:
http://www.elementemag.com/index.php/news/229/63/d,item_detail

Wow....freaky..I just finished a house up off 16th Ave that is almost identical to this one. Came in at just under 2 mil. Designed by Local Architect Robert Paschuk (http://www.robertpashukarchitecture.com/PASHUK.swf) <-- link

Couple pics of the kitchen and the crazy glass tile we put in. Just under $100/sq ft for the tile.

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o312/CalgaryDave/Tile%20Work/Zoopics433.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o312/CalgaryDave/Tile%20Work/Zoopics438.jpg

[dezinr]

Ya Robert Paschuk is another good home designer. He had designed a house on Kensignton Road that has the outdoor fireplace. It was in Avenue amagazine a few years back.

Most home builders are able to contemporize the interiors of newer homes I just wish they could extend that notion to the exterior. Rather than always a contemporary interior and and exterior that looks turn of the century.

[Kobe]

Originally posted by dezinr
Not my house...but one a friend of mine desgined and built for the family in the picture. He works for Marc Boutin. I would really like to see more homes like this in the city to add a little variety from the day to day norm that's out there.


Here's the link:

http://www.elementemag.com/index.php/news/229/63/d,item_detail
There is alot of "modern" looking houses going up in Marda Loop, some of them look really cool..

[Maddog55]

Originally posted by dezinr
Ya Robert Paschuk is another good home designer. He had designed a house on Kensignton Road that has the outdoor fireplace. It was in Avenue amagazine a few years back.

Most home builders are able to contemporize the interiors of newer homes I just wish they could extend that notion to the exterior. Rather than always a contemporary interior and and exterior that looks turn of the century.

This one has that same outside fireplace as well.

I work in over a hundred new homes every year. No matter what builder (Cedarglen,Reidbuilt,AVI, etc etc) they all look the same. I swear...sometimes I'll be in a house...someone will phone and ask what community I'm in and I won't have a clue....look outside..and house after house all look the same...same hardwood, same tile, same design.......*yawn*


And I can't believe how cheap they spend on the interiors. Even a two million dollar home and I'm out of there within two weeks.
Back in BC, I'd spend two months on a million dollar home. The tile allowance would be around $50,000, and it would be full of natural stone, marble, granite...all custom designed and cut.

I just finished one in Chaparal Point today...Million dollar home...and thier whole walk in shower was $1.39 6x6 tile.....no design..no prints...nothing.

[Oz-]

Originally posted by Kobe

There is alot of &quot;modern&quot; looking houses going up in Marda Loop, some of them look really cool..

Inner city it is quite common to find this design, but start going out to the 'burbs and the design just turns....homogenous

[Moonracer]

I just moved into my new Jayman home just before xmas. They gave us a 9 month timeline and it actually took about 8 1/2 so I was surprised. Seeing how it has slowed down quite a bit I can't see most builders taking to long to build a home.

[dezinr]

Ya "million" dollar house does not mean that it is worth a million in construction and finishing costs. That's the unfortunate part of a booming housing market, costs are not properly reflected in what you get.

I do agree the inner city and more establshied neighborhoods offer more opportunity for people to be more individualistic when building a home.

Here is an interesting forum and discussion group started by architect John Brown of Housebrand here in calgary.

http://www.theslowhome.com/

There is also a blog about "cookie cutter" desgin called project outrage.

[JordanLotoski]

Originally posted by Moonracer
I just moved into my new Jayman home just before xmas. They gave us a 9 month timeline and it actually took about 8 1/2 so I was surprised. Seeing how it has slowed down quite a bit I can't see most builders taking to long to build a home.


I signed my contracts Nov 2006 and i get possession March of 2008

[Oz-]

Originally posted by dezinr
Ya &quot;million&quot; dollar house does not mean that it is worth a million in construction and finishing costs. That's the unfortunate part of a booming housing market, costs are not properly reflected in what you get.

I do agree the inner city and more establshied neighborhoods offer more opportunity for people to be more individualistic when building a home.

Here is an interesting forum and discussion group started by architect John Brown of Housebrand here in calgary.

http://www.theslowhome.com/

There is also a blog about &quot;cookie cutter&quot; desgin called project outrage.

Reminds me of the film "Radiant City".

[Moonracer]

Originally posted by MIWYFSHOT



I signed my contracts Nov 2006 and i get possession March of 2008

I just looked through you pics and in your case I guess it's because it's a little more exclusive. Mine is a pretty average home in which they build a shitload of so I'm sure everything is within arms reach so to speak.

Anyway, hope it all goes well for ya and you get in in march. That's a :bigpimp: house. lol

[5hift]

if you guys want to see some actual pimp houses and actual original artistic influence on houses you should check out the ones in Springbank. Every house looks completely different as most people work with the archetects (sp) and builders getting exactly what they want. Probably the only place in the Calgary area where you still differintiate (sp) houses by their looks rather than the house numbers (they are rarely in any kind of order)

[Heff]

Originally posted by Maddog55


Couple pics of the kitchen and the crazy glass tile we put in. Just under $100/sq ft for the tile.

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http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o312/CalgaryDave/Tile%20Work/Zoopics438.jpg

That tile is really nice!

[Heff]

Originally posted by CaptainReboot


Sabal Homes actually does some pretty modern designs. Nothing like some of the other houses that we looked at when we were looking to build. We bought the Envision model from them.

http://www.sabalhomes.com/sabalcms/Flashblock_Gallery/008_g.html

That's the showhome, and we had ours done built pretty much exactly the same way.


That's a nice interior. I was actually thinking about the exterior. I'm afraid to say it but all those double-front-garage-homes-with-bonus-rooms look the same to me from the outside.

[Redlyne_mr2]

It's all about modern in fills, inner city is where it's at.

[Heff]

I'd like to see some more architecture along these lines gaining acceptance in Calgary:

http://www.usertest.shawbiz.ca/modernhouse1.jpg

http://www.usertest.shawbiz.ca/modernhouse2.jpg

http://www.usertest.shawbiz.ca/modernhouse3.gif

In fact, if my wife an I ever move out of our current house I hope it is to move into a custom built home with architectural features of our choosing. That will be some time in the future though. We chose our house out of about 70 models we viewed and in spite of its 'stock-model' origins its pretty close to ideal for us.

[JordanLotoski]

^^^ true if you can live in a bowling alley....17 feet wide and 50 feet long...

[JordanLotoski]

Originally posted by Heff
I'd like to see some more architecture along these lines gaining acceptance in Calgary:

http://www.usertest.shawbiz.ca/modernhouse1.jpg

http://www.usertest.shawbiz.ca/modernhouse2.jpg

http://www.usertest.shawbiz.ca/modernhouse3.gif

In fact, if my wife an I ever move out of our current house I hope it is to move into a custom built home with architectural features of our choosing. That will be some time in the future though. We chose our house out of about 70 models we viewed and in spite of its 'stock-model' origins its pretty close to ideal for us.


There are homes like thiese in calgary....Ill try to dig up a few and post them