Old Man's Corners

[Fatman17]

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[AZ_HighCountry]

Our retirement dream is getting another step closer to becoming a reality. We close on the construction loan tomorrow and it funds on Weds.

Received notice from the county addressing unit. We now have an address.

Fees for the permits have been paid. Now a total of $1150 including the permit for grading, the house itself, and the detached workshop. May still break ground this summer. Who knows?

 

[Fatman17]

Our retirement dream is getting another step closer to becoming a reality. We close on the construction loan tomorrow and it funds on Weds.

Received notice from the county addressing unit. We now have an address.

Fees for the permits have been paid. Now a total of $1150 including the permit for grading, the house itself, and the detached workshop. May still break ground this summer. Who knows?

Congratulations on your new project

 

[Davey Crockett]

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Recap: Canes Vanquish Vegas To Claim Stanley Cup | Carolina Hurricanes

"To do it with this group of guys... there's not enough words to describe how good it feels."

www.nhl.com

 

[AZ_HighCountry]

Congratulations on your new project

Thanks.

It's been 2-1/2 years since we started this project.

Funny how, growing up in the rural area, I always wanted to be in a suburban environment with others close by. Now, we're somewhat returning to a rural setting. The development has a minimum lot size of 4 acres. We are on 6-1/2. We won't have someone right on top of us.

 

[Fatman17]

Thanks.

It's been 2-1/2 years since we started this project.

Funny how, growing up in the rural area, I always wanted to be in a suburban environment with others close by. Now, we're somewhat returning to a rural setting. The development has a minimum lot size of 4 acres. We are on 6-1/2. We won't have someone right on top of us.

Are you planning any type of farming maybe fruit trees

 

[AZ_HighCountry]

MLB apparently did not learn from the NFL:

Major League Baseball warns San Francisco Giants players for writing Bible verses on Pride Night hats

MLB warns San Francisco Giants pitchers who wrote Bible verses on Pride Night hats, citing uniform rules against writing on caps during games.

www.foxnews.com

 

[Fatman17]

MLB apparently did not learn from the NFL:

Major League Baseball warns San Francisco Giants players for writing Bible verses on Pride Night hats

MLB warns San Francisco Giants pitchers who wrote Bible verses on Pride Night hats, citing uniform rules against writing on caps during games.

www.foxnews.com

Yeah I saw that on the hilites video

 

[AZ_HighCountry]

Are you planning any type of farming maybe fruit trees

Absolutely. A small garden is in the plans. At this elevation, a couple different types of plums grow well as do grapes and apples. We have a couple plum trees at the current house.

Grapes do require a considerable amount of water. Given this is an arid state with water issues, we may not move forward. But other vegetable types will be grown. Mrs. AZ currently has a small garden of radishes and something else growing.

 

[Fatman17]

Absolutely. A small garden is in the plans. At this elevation, a couple different types of plums grow well as do grapes and apples. We have a couple plum trees at the current house.

Grapes do require a considerable amount of water. Given this is an arid state with water issues, we may not move forward. But other vegetable types will be grown. Mrs. AZ currently has a small garden of radishes and something else growing.

Sounds heavenly

 

[AZ_HighCountry]

The thing we're looking forward to is the solar system. May have posted here originally the system was designed based on the electric usage for our former PHX-area home. Given the cooler temperatures here, A/C usage should be much less than in the valley.

Where the difference is will be with heat in the winter. Unlike the PHX house, which had both NG and electric, this one will be 100% electric. Hence, the solar design took that into account. Further, we will have a minimum of one battery.

The downside is due to state regulations, if you live in an area that can be serviced by the commercial grid, you MUST connect to the grid. It does not mean that we have to have every circuit ON the grid. The plans are already adjusted once we have a certificate of occupancy and are moved in, a good portion of the house will be moved over to the battery. At most, we would have just the HVAC, hot water heater, and appliances on the grid. Everything else will be on solar.

Construction here will be standard 2x6 stick framing. Insulation will be spray foam. Exterior wall R-values will be 30 minimum. The ceiling and under the roof desk will be R-45 to R-50 depending on how you measure it.

 

[Fatman17]

The thing we're looking forward to is the solar system. May have posted here originally the system was designed based on the electric usage for our former PHX-area home. Given the cooler temperatures here, A/C usage should be much less than in the valley.

Where the difference is will be with heat in the winter. Unlike the PHX house, which had both NG and electric, this one will be 100% electric. Hence, the solar design took that into account. Further, we will have a minimum of one battery.

The downside is due to state regulations, if you live in an area that can be serviced by the commercial grid, you MUST connect to the grid. It does not mean that we have to have every circuit ON the grid. The plans are already adjusted once we have a certificate of occupancy and are moved in, a good portion of the house will be moved over to the battery. At most, we would have just the HVAC, hot water heater, and appliances on the grid. Everything else will be on solar.

Construction here will be standard 2x6 stick framing. Insulation will be spray foam. Exterior wall R-values will be 30 minimum. The ceiling and under the roof desk will be R-45 to R-50 depending on how you measure it.

My solar system has a 15kw inverter and battery backup of 6kw which gives 3-5 hours of respite from the grid during high tarrif period - 6pm to 10pm. The ACs are not connected to the solar system but everything else is.
Savings - 50% during winter actually mild winter.
25% during summer

 

[AZ_HighCountry]

That is considerable savings regardless.

 

[Fatman17]

That is considerable savings regardless.

It's been good investment and the 2-year maintenance was included in the price. Inverter and battery warranty is 10 years +

 

[Davey Crockett]

This is an f-you by the driver a clear disrespect of you and property.

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This happened to me twice however I caught the effers as they were getting off their car and both times one of the neighbors were throwing a house party. First guy I told him you're blocking my driveway (I don' give an F if it was less than half) and told him to please move it. He huffed with an attitude but he moved it. Second time I told the Karen nicely you're blocking my driveway (her back tire and rear were blocking) and with attitude said you can go around it so I said move the effing car now or it will be moved at your own expense. She rolled her eyes and with a loud OMG biach moved it.

I don' tolerate this kind of bull chittery I have two vehicles on driveway and they can clearly see one of them is not going to be able to cleanly leave without difficult maneuvering.

I would order a load of 57 gravel from my friend Tubby and tell him to dump it anywhere at the end of the driveway he pleases.

Trust me, Tubby will unload all of it on that car.