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   JeffBuck | Nov 06, 2004 08:11am | #1

   ahhh ...

   com'mon ...

   don't leave us hanging!

   Looks good so far.

   Jeff

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   CaroleG4 | Nov 06, 2004 02:50pm | #2

   Fascinating......

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   andybuildz | Nov 06, 2004 02:54pm | #3

   outstanding.whewwwwww

   The secret of Zen in two words is, "Not always so"!

    The best things in life are nearest: Breath in your nostrils, light in your eyes, flowers at your feet, duties at your hand, the path of right just before you. Then do not grasp at the stars, but do life's plain, common work as it comes, certain that daily duties and daily bread are the sweetest things in life.
   —Robert Louis Stevenson
   

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   calvin | Nov 06, 2004 02:58pm | #4

   Greg,  nice work.

   How bout some narrative on the construction.

   Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.

   Quittin' Time

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   SamT | Nov 06, 2004 03:07pm | #5

   Ok, howzabout one a you BB'ers doing some Irfan magic fer us DU'ers.

   SamT

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   rez | Nov 06, 2004 04:13pm | #7

     

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   jagwah | Nov 06, 2004 05:33pm | #8

   Fantastic Thanks for the framing shots. 

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   xMikeSmith | Nov 06, 2004 03:10pm | #6

   greg.. fantastic work.... who's the architect ?

   is this Connecticut  shore ?

   View Image

   let's see some more ...

   Mike Smith   Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore

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   gdavis62 | Nov 06, 2004 07:21pm | #9

   Good guess.  Must be in one of those blue states or another.  Out in red state flyover land, they don't do doodads like that on homes ;-)

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   gzajac | Nov 07, 2004 04:57am | #11

   This home was designed by Drexel Yeager, out of Waterbury, Ct. The homeowner wanted someone who thought out of the box, and Drexel is noted for that. We both had  respect for each others role in building this home. This was the most difficult home I've done in 30 plus years. It must have been his also, this was his last project, prior to retirement.An architect as talented as this guy, keeps you on your game.

   There are five trailer loads of beams and TJI's in this home. The largest was 7" x 18" x 46', and it had to be up in the roof.We nailed up at least 1500 pcs of hardware-joist hangers,hurricane ties, etc. We installed two,22 rise,7 foot wide, round mahogony staircases, one open on one side.Throw in a 16' dome and a couple a cross vaults, and call it a day.

   The Breaktime forum gives me a lot of inspiration, after seeing what you and others have built.A special thanks to Piffen for his ideas on attaching railings to a deck built on a rubber roof.

   The home was built on a lake in Litchfield county, Connecticut.

   Thanks greg in Connecticut

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   xMikeSmith | Nov 07, 2004 05:24am | #12

   thanks for the info... that's one for your memory books..

   i'm still doing work for our trophy home we built in '85Mike Smith   Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore

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   professor | Nov 07, 2004 05:49am | #13

   yeah well Mike,  YOu know what they say........ The shoemakers' kids go barefoot.

   Don't know about you  but it is always a problem finding time to work on my own stuff.

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   xMikeSmith | Nov 07, 2004 05:58am | #14

   mark... right .... our house needs a lot of work.. but the trophy home i was referring to is one for a customer that happened to get published in House Beautiful..

    compared to Gregs.. it's a tad small.. but it was pretty ostentatious in '85

   Mike Smith   Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore

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   JohnT8 | Nov 09, 2004 12:17am | #15

   Mike, I like the effect created by the windows flanking the chimney.  Almost looks like a face looking at you (windows for eyes, chimney is nose).

   And OSHA is proud of the fact that you didn't put a ladder on the scaffolding to reach that vent.

   jt8

   Edited 11/8/2004 4:19 pm ET by JohnT8

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   GoldenWreckedAngle | Nov 09, 2004 01:12am | #16

   Very, very nice

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   DougU | Nov 06, 2004 10:46pm | #10

   Very nice, keep the pics comming.

   Well done.

   Doug

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   GoldenWreckedAngle | Nov 09, 2004 01:13am | #17

   What I just said to Mike!