tkappeler
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Looking great!!
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Looking great!!
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fordmantpw
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The drip edge went on before the shingles. It's on all the way around, and about 1/3 of the shingles are on.
Thanks!
Thanks!
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fordmantpw
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Lots of little things going on at once. Cabinets have been finalized and marked, plumbing is being roughed-in, HVAC work, etc. Brick layer is supposed to be here on Monday, so it will really start to take shape on the outside next week. Not a whole lot for pics, but here they are anyway! 
Geothermal wells going in:
Missed pics of the water well being drilled, but the pressure tank and spigot are in:
The concrete steps for the deck:
And most of the ductwork for our 5-zone heating and cooling system:
Geothermal wells going in:
Missed pics of the water well being drilled, but the pressure tank and spigot are in:
The concrete steps for the deck:
And most of the ductwork for our 5-zone heating and cooling system:
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Looking good!
wmonroe
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How many wells did they end up drilling? I thought hard about geothermal when we built a few years ago and am still thinking about it.
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fordmantpw
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We ended up with 5 wells, enough for 6 ton of capacity. We are putting in a 5 ton unit, but added the extra well for added efficiency. We have geothermal in our current house and love it! Our bills went down while keeping the temperature cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter after we added it to our current home.
tow653
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Did you think about open loop geo thermal? When we built last year well driller talked us into it,it uses drinking water well for geo,then dumps into lake. Didn't have the cost to drill extra geo well,plus got 30% tax credit on drinking water well,which we wouldn't have gotten if it was strictly for drinking water,just curious.
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fordmantpw
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I did, but I didn't do a whole lot of research on it. I was thinking the extra cost of electricity to pump that water out then dump it somewhere wouldn't be worth it. We don't currently have a lake, but it would have been a nice way to help fill the lake and keep it full once we do have one!
Our utility around here prefers the closed loop as well, and I'm getting a decent rebate from them. I didn't think about the 30% tax credit on the water well though. I probably should have researched a bit more.EDIT: I just remembered a big reason we went closed loop. Our water around here is pretty hard, and they don't recommend that on the WaterFurnace unit we used. You have to descale and de-lime your unit regularly and I want to avoid that.
buckeyefarmer
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Normally it's 1 ton per well, or 1 1/2 tons per well. with 5 wells and 5 tons, you probably don't have extra capacity. What size are the loop pipes in the wells and lengths, that is usually a good indication. I have designed and installed geo systems.
The house looks great. I was unfamiliar with zip panels, I have seen them used here but didn't know what it was.
The house looks great. I was unfamiliar with zip panels, I have seen them used here but didn't know what it was.
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fordmantpw
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Yeah, it's normally 1 ton per well. I think they just went a bit deeper in each well instead of drilling an extra well. I'm not sure of the size and lengths of the pipes.
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fordmantpw
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I double-checked with the drillers today and they did just go deeper on each well. He said they needed 900' total for 6 ton and just did it in 5 holes. That would make it 180' / well.
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fordmantpw
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Bricking began yesterday. It's amazing what a difference a little brick makes!
rustyshakelford
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Moving right along! I bet y'all are getting excited!
Brett
Brett
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fordmantpw
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EddieWalker
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Nice of them to lay plastic down. I've seen it where they just destroy everything around the house by the time it's done and you have to spend a week just cleaning up their mess. Looks like you got a good crew!!!
Eddie
Eddie
ustmd
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Bricking began yesterday. It's amazing what a difference a little brick makes!
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fordmantpw,
Looking good.
Did you post any plans? I am curious about the support wall under the deck (on the left of the picture). It looks architecturally interesting. Not the standard look.
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fordmantpw
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Yes, I was very appreciative of that! I've been impressed with the crew so far. Our contractor (who is VERY particular) was even impressed. His normal brick layer was backed up and couldn't get to it, so we chose this crew. They seem to pay great attention to detail.
I don't think I have posted any plans, so I will add them here. That support wall you are seeing there is just the steps (which are in a different place than what the plan shows). I didn't fit the whole set of stairs in the pic, so it does look rather goofy.
Main floor:
Basement:
sld
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Bricking began yesterday. It's amazing what a difference a little brick makes!
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Looks awesome! I've been dealing with siding issues the last few weeks. My next house will be ALL brick...or at least mostly.
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fordmantpw
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Thanks! We went all brick for zero maintenance. Just don't want to deal with siding issues, hail, rocks thrown from the mower, etc.
wmonroe
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Looks good, I really like the brick color. We had pretty much all of our house bricked for the same reasons and haven't regretted it at all.
