Nights and Weekends for 2 years (pic heavy)

[lauramonster]

Great work.  Fantastic finishes.  You seem to have mastered a lot more than carpentry.

If you're having a condensation issue, double check the venting.  The guy who did my sister in law's house thought he was doing her a favor by going the extra mile and filling in her soffits.  Now she's got mold.   

[muskrat]

 
nicely done!

[ducpainter]

Nate I didn't use either system. I'm thinking about adding one next summer as I'm having condensation issues on my doors and windows. I think the house is just to "tight" the whole house is insulated with blown in insulation and while I have soffit and ridge vents I don't think it is enough.

Either might be a tough retro-fit because of the ducting requirements. I'm gonna be building a very tight house and an HRV will be a must.

Ventilation in tight houses is king.

You might try opening a window.

[1KDS]

+1 this is a downside to radiant only heating. Around here people that use radiant also have forced air to play with.  Great looking place!

[ungeheuer]

I'm a tardy late-comer to this thread, but I still wanna say that all your hard work looks bloody great DN  

In Australia you never see a house with a basement.....  (so now somebody will post up a pic of their Aus house with one of course...)  My house is built on steep slope and I've often looked at all that wasted vacant area beneath the high side....  


I love the balcony over the front door.... I picture you standing up there, beer in hand, loudly and proudly proclaiming "THIS.... is the house that John built".  Fabulous job  .

[DucNaked]

Either might be a tough retro-fit because of the ducting requirements. I'm gonna be building a very tight house and an HRV will be a must.

Ventilation in tight houses is king.

You might try opening a window.

I might be stuck with opening a window because downstairs is an open concept. I don't have any place to hide ductwork.  Hindsight is 20/20 right. The whole project was seat of the pants.

Great work.  Fantastic finishes.  You seem to have mastered a lot more than carpentry.

If you're having a condensation issue, double check the venting.  The guy who did my sister in law's house thought he was doing her a favor by going the extra mile and filling in her soffits.  Now she's got mold.   

Let be known...... I mastered nothing. I know just enough to be dangerous at everything. 

[rgramjet]

http://www.unicosystem.com/Home/HomeOwners/FeaturesBenefits/tabid/317/Default.aspx

Mini duct work!

[DucNaked]

I'm a tardy late-comer to this thread, but I still wanna say that all your hard work looks bloody great DN  

In Australia you never see a house with a basement.....  (so now somebody will post up a pic of their Aus house with one of course...)  My house is built on steep slope and I've often looked at all that wasted vacant area beneath the high side....  


I love the balcony over the front door.... I picture you standing up there, beer in hand, loudly and proudly proclaiming "THIS.... is the house that John built".  Fabulous job  .

Thanks ung,
The daylight basement was probably the easiest part for me. I did concrete with my stepfather when I was a kid up into my twenties.
As for the beer I use my back deck its closer to the fridge.  

[dolci]

Just beautiful - awesome job.

[r_ciao]

Damn, that is nice for DIYer.  I'm impressed.

[Jumptship]

Kudos to you!  Nice work all around. 

[Speedbag]

Tell me you've peed off that balcony, drunk.

Because I would.

[DucNaked]

Tell me you've peed off that balcony, drunk.

Because I would.

Hollyshit that's funny.... When we were building it was called "the piss porch" 

[Scotzman]

Dude, you should send all this stuff into DIYnetwork. They would be impressed. I did concrete countertops and talk about a PITA, all the grinding and wet polishing. Totally saved some bucks with it though.

[DucNaked]

Dude, you should send all this stuff into DIYnetwork. They would be impressed. I did concrete countertops and talk about a PITA, all the grinding and wet polishing. Totally saved some bucks with it though.

I did zero grinding or polishing. I got a high gloss finish right out of the form. Concrete is a pretty cool medium. Not only will it take the shape of a form it will also take the surface texture. I spent more time on my form because I didn't have the tools to polish it correctly. The pics you seem of my counters are how they came out of my form.