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US citizen 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 Explorer, interior designer, car enthusiast, foodie. Please do not send private messages unless you are already following me. 😉😉

Joined July 2009
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This is the next goal; I look forward to seeing the finished product.😉
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Hey @grok what was the top 5 regrets and the top 5 mistakes from this post when it comes to building your dream house?
Homeowners who’ve built their dream house: What’s the one thing you regret not adding? Or what a must have if you ever build again?
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Here’s the new reality for contractors. Clients are using AI and so am I. She came prepared with an AI rendering of what she wants (Great!) I record our meeting and have AI generate a scope from the transcript. I’ll use that to turn around an estimate within 48 hours.
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We worked for this older couple in their mid 70s this summer. The husband wanted to remodel their bathroom for his wife who had cancer. We got it done, and she absolutely loved it. She got to enjoy it for about 3 months. I recently found out that she passed., Man.. life is so short. If there’s something you been wanting to do, do it. Take the trip, Build the thing, spend the money, make the memories, make the call & forgive that person. I’m so guilty of this myself but we spend so much time in life saying we’ll get around to it, or one day & if we’re being honest that one day never shows up. Enjoy it while it lasts but more importantly, enjoy them people around you while they’re here. Rest well Betty, Glad I got to know you.
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Spray foam in homes is incredible if you know what you’re doing! The #1 mistake people make is mixing traditional vented attic designs with foam. It doesn’t work! Excessive moisture will cause issues!
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My neighbor bit the bullet and is adding on. Gonna be absolutely epic.
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Before and after: One bedroom unit, heat included. Previous rent: $975 New rent: $1,300 Renovation cost and breakdown: Demo: $182.20 Cabinets, Vanity, Tile, Toilet, electrical, Countertop, misc: $2,997.40 Stainless Steel Stove & Fridge: $1,144.70 Wall, Ceiling, Trim Paint (plus leftover 5-gal): $656.53 Vinyl Flooring Kitchen: $127 Labor for Tile, Cabinets, Countertop & misc trim: $1,322.66 Refinish Hardwood Floors: $1,702.08 Labor for painting, drywall patches: $950 Misc labor for plumbing fixtures & electrical: $450 TOTAL: $9,532.57 Difference in before & after rent annually: $3,900 ROR (Return on renovation): 40.9% A little over 2 years to make the investment back. $3,900 increase in rent divided by an 8% cap is $48,750 in added property value. I’ll spend $9,500 for $48,750 of increase in value any day of the week! *Before everyone starts shitting on the kitchen… it was challenging because there is hot water baseboards everywhere and 3 doors going into the kitchen from the living room, bedroom and bathroom. There are more cabinets, countertops and the fridge on the opposite side of what you see. May add some over sink and stove. Super awkward placement.
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4 unit workforce housing. Not beautiful units but 4 families will be stoked to move into these units.
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2 bedder done✅️ 26 bags in 2 days.. steady four hits.. big smiles on way home! 👊🍺🐞
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Men's dream warehouse, lol
Been working toward this. Getting close
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Primary bedroom getting ready for paint
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Oak framed entrance to our shop. Went from standing timber to in place over the course of four days. Slathered some wax end grain sealer on it. Don’t be scared of green wood.
Anons: “Yeah but you can’t build anything with gREeN LUmBeR because it’s gonna shrink and split.” Me: *sends a few photos from the milling portfolio of customers’ various green lumber building projects*
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This is what we did today
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Red Cloud 🔥 Deer valley project. Sold to the best clients from Boston! Absolutely stunning ski in ski out residence we sold 3 years back 💙
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Very nice design and architecture
Just finished this 10k sf custom home on 80 acres
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One of my favorite kitchens I’ve seen in a long time.
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Latest progress @ our 78-unit 8931 Helms Pl. project in West LA:
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Floor was outta wack in this bathroom so we went ahead and added self leveling. Then installed our cement board with thinset underneath. Didn’t get any pics today but we started tile today. I’ll have some tomorrow for ya. This showers huge!
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Back to work. This old bathroom is coming out and this new one is going in
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Shall we talk about the hacienda kitchen? Because the options are delicious. It's all about lower cabinetry, tile choice and nooks. SO MANY NOOKS
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This is a fiberglass composite framing product made by Owens Corning pair it with PVC decking and you’ve got a forever deck Would you pay 3x for a deck that would never need repair?
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