I told my wife she was not allowed at the house while I was building it. She could go shopping for decorations while I worked on the house. It took me forever to draw the plans(over a year) the way I wanted them and I'll be damned if I was going to have some fu-fu BS she saw on one of those goofy shows screw up my plans. Then I realized that once we started building it, little things got changed the whole time!

My house is small, only 1,200sq ft, but I was only 20 and broke when I built it. My ceilings are 11ft and vault up to 14ft so that helps make it appear bigger than it really is. I couldn't imagine a 2,000 sq ft house..... That's a whole lot of cleaning :eek:!

rooms always seem small till you finish the inside.

She has to clean it! My wife likes things pretty plain for the most part. She is not big on that fu-fu stuff. She did manage to pick out a high $ door after she told me there was no reason she couldn't get one for under a grand. I am still thinking about choking her for that! And that front door will never be used

This looks very similar to my kitchen. Same Wall Color, same floors, my cabs are a little lighter color and so is my countertops

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Damn weather is killing me!

Yeah.....late winter & early springs weather sucks for building.
Looking good J!

Thanks man. How you like my crawfish pond? They are tick!

If you need any help hollar!

Got some plywood up there! My roof is chopped up like a mofo! We are going with shingles now.
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Looking very good

Anybody know anything about ac units? Not sure what brand to go with cause I know nothing about them. I do know that we are going with a 5 ton but not sure what SEER to go with either.

I have a 5 ton and a 4 ton goodman both 18 seer. Middle of the summer the most the bill was was 180 for a 3200s/f house. I also have a 90% furnace. Most bill was in the winter was 75

Depends on insulation too.. Foam or cellulose... Don't get a builders model. Spend the extra money on a good unit. I'm not up to speed on the specs but if you go with the foam you need to talk to someone that knows A/C work.

What about a lynx ac unit? Anybody have one? Never heard of that brand but the quote I got today is hard to pass up. This is the brand they sell.

you meen Lennox? if so thatys what i have... good stuff!

Lol yeah that's it.

Look into American standard, get a 20 seer, most reliable and energy efficient unit I have seen, can't even hear them running. My bill runs about $150 during the hottest part of the summer, that's with two 4 ton units

Anybody know where I can find a 5' shower in stock anywhere within driving distance of Baton Rouge? I had no clue that everybody only keeps 4' showers in stock and now that I am at that stage I found out that a 5' has to be ordered and it will be a minimum of 3 weeks before I get it.

just do a job built shower with tiled walls ...or wait for the 5' and make your plumber come back ...get a walll tie insopection and put the bricks and roof on in the meantime

lowes in houma keeps 5' in store