Homebuilding Forum?

[Jeff Kelety]

Folks, as wooden boat builders, some of you may also do a significant bit of home building/remodeling. It's a bit off topic, but anyone know of a home building/remodeling forum analogous to the WB Forum? I'm redoing a bathroom (s'bout time says DW!) and have numerous questions (as always).

Thanks,
jgk

[Jeff Kelety]

Folks, as wooden boat builders, some of you may also do a significant bit of home building/remodeling. It's a bit off topic, but anyone know of a home building/remodeling forum analogous to the WB Forum? I'm redoing a bathroom (s'bout time says DW!) and have numerous questions (as always).

Thanks,
jgk

[Jeff Kelety]

Folks, as wooden boat builders, some of you may also do a significant bit of home building/remodeling. It's a bit off topic, but anyone know of a home building/remodeling forum analogous to the WB Forum? I'm redoing a bathroom (s'bout time says DW!) and have numerous questions (as always).

Thanks,
jgk

[TomRobb]

Fine Homebuilding magazine has one. I couldn't testify as to how well it works.

[TomRobb]

Fine Homebuilding magazine has one. I couldn't testify as to how well it works.

[TomRobb]

Fine Homebuilding magazine has one. I couldn't testify as to how well it works.

[Tom Dugan]

http://webx.taunton.com

Then take your choice of homebuilding, woodworking, cooking, fiber arts, or gardening.

Between Sara and me, we subscribe to 4 out of the 5 taunton magazines, and that's only because she gave up "Threads".

-T

[Tom Dugan]

http://webx.taunton.com

Then take your choice of homebuilding, woodworking, cooking, fiber arts, or gardening.

Between Sara and me, we subscribe to 4 out of the 5 taunton magazines, and that's only because she gave up "Threads".

-T

[Tom Dugan]

http://webx.taunton.com

Then take your choice of homebuilding, woodworking, cooking, fiber arts, or gardening.

Between Sara and me, we subscribe to 4 out of the 5 taunton magazines, and that's only because she gave up "Threads".

-T

[cs]

Jeff,
I good one that I use is at the Handyman club site.

http://www.handymanclub.com/

You have to be a member to use this one. I don't know if they have visitor privilages or not.

You can also join my community at MSN that I'm trying to get off of the ground. Handyman topics is one area that I want to cover. If you can't find an answer there I can always post on the handyman site and get an answer. My community is
http://communities.msn.com/Myboats/
You will have to get a passport ID to use this site, but if you have a hotmail e-mail or MSN e-mail you probably already have and ID.

Chad Smith

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[cs]

Jeff,
I good one that I use is at the Handyman club site.

http://www.handymanclub.com/

You have to be a member to use this one. I don't know if they have visitor privilages or not.

You can also join my community at MSN that I'm trying to get off of the ground. Handyman topics is one area that I want to cover. If you can't find an answer there I can always post on the handyman site and get an answer. My community is
http://communities.msn.com/Myboats/
You will have to get a passport ID to use this site, but if you have a hotmail e-mail or MSN e-mail you probably already have and ID.

Chad Smith

[This message has been edited by cs (edited 06-12-2001).]

[cs]

Jeff,
I good one that I use is at the Handyman club site.

http://www.handymanclub.com/

You have to be a member to use this one. I don't know if they have visitor privilages or not.

You can also join my community at MSN that I'm trying to get off of the ground. Handyman topics is one area that I want to cover. If you can't find an answer there I can always post on the handyman site and get an answer. My community is
http://communities.msn.com/Myboats/
You will have to get a passport ID to use this site, but if you have a hotmail e-mail or MSN e-mail you probably already have and ID.

Chad Smith

[This message has been edited by cs (edited 06-12-2001).]

[gashmore]

Badger Pond woodworking forum http://www.wwforum.com/index.asp

A whole bunch of serious woodworkers there. Many are refugees from the old CIS crafts/homebuilding/woodworking forums. About 6 times as active as WB.

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[gashmore]

Badger Pond woodworking forum http://www.wwforum.com/index.asp

A whole bunch of serious woodworkers there. Many are refugees from the old CIS crafts/homebuilding/woodworking forums. About 6 times as active as WB.

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[gashmore]

Badger Pond woodworking forum http://www.wwforum.com/index.asp

A whole bunch of serious woodworkers there. Many are refugees from the old CIS crafts/homebuilding/woodworking forums. About 6 times as active as WB.

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[Jeff Kelety]

Thanks, fellas. Ya came through once again. Ain't nothing you can't learn here! Already been on the Fine Homebuilding Forum and got the answers I was looking for.

Cheers,
jgk

[Jeff Kelety]

Thanks, fellas. Ya came through once again. Ain't nothing you can't learn here! Already been on the Fine Homebuilding Forum and got the answers I was looking for.

Cheers,
jgk

[Jeff Kelety]

Thanks, fellas. Ya came through once again. Ain't nothing you can't learn here! Already been on the Fine Homebuilding Forum and got the answers I was looking for.

Cheers,
jgk

[Ed Harrow]

Not a forum, but probably about the best resource I've found for living spaces - A Pattern Language. This is a book written by a group from Berkeley. Well worth reading.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0195019199/ref=ase_jacanahouse/107-5410874-6760553

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[Ed Harrow]

Not a forum, but probably about the best resource I've found for living spaces - A Pattern Language. This is a book written by a group from Berkeley. Well worth reading.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0195019199/ref=ase_jacanahouse/107-5410874-6760553

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[Ed Harrow]

Not a forum, but probably about the best resource I've found for living spaces - A Pattern Language. This is a book written by a group from Berkeley. Well worth reading.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0195019199/ref=ase_jacanahouse/107-5410874-6760553

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[Alan D. Hyde]

Thanks, Ed, for recommending "A Pattern Language." It looks like a good book, and I intend to read it.

An interesting older compilation, some parts of which are very helpful, is "Basic Building Data," formerly known as Don Graf's "Data Sheets."

This is more of a "nuts and bolts" resource than "A Pattern Language" appears to be, but some good general thoughts are there, too (e.g., "Orientation of Rooms to the Sun").

Alan

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[Alan D. Hyde]

Thanks, Ed, for recommending "A Pattern Language." It looks like a good book, and I intend to read it.

An interesting older compilation, some parts of which are very helpful, is "Basic Building Data," formerly known as Don Graf's "Data Sheets."

This is more of a "nuts and bolts" resource than "A Pattern Language" appears to be, but some good general thoughts are there, too (e.g., "Orientation of Rooms to the Sun").

Alan

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[Alan D. Hyde]

Thanks, Ed, for recommending "A Pattern Language." It looks like a good book, and I intend to read it.

An interesting older compilation, some parts of which are very helpful, is "Basic Building Data," formerly known as Don Graf's "Data Sheets."

This is more of a "nuts and bolts" resource than "A Pattern Language" appears to be, but some good general thoughts are there, too (e.g., "Orientation of Rooms to the Sun").

Alan

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[TomRobb]

Not a nuts-n-bolts tome, but rather an attitude adjustment: "The Not So Big House" by Sarah Susanka AIA.
Generally she expounds on the radical notion that quality thoughtfull details in a big enough house trumps the thoughtlessly sterile drywall mega-acreage of the recent trend toward starter castles.

[TomRobb]

Not a nuts-n-bolts tome, but rather an attitude adjustment: "The Not So Big House" by Sarah Susanka AIA.
Generally she expounds on the radical notion that quality thoughtfull details in a big enough house trumps the thoughtlessly sterile drywall mega-acreage of the recent trend toward starter castles.

[TomRobb]

Not a nuts-n-bolts tome, but rather an attitude adjustment: "The Not So Big House" by Sarah Susanka AIA.
Generally she expounds on the radical notion that quality thoughtfull details in a big enough house trumps the thoughtlessly sterile drywall mega-acreage of the recent trend toward starter castles.

[Jeff Kelety]

<Not a nuts-n-bolts tome, but rather an attitude adjustment: "The Not So Big House" by Sarah Susanka AIA.>

Yup. Browsed this book. Very nice. I've always thought having "spaces" in a home can be more important than just space.

jgk

[Jeff Kelety]

<Not a nuts-n-bolts tome, but rather an attitude adjustment: "The Not So Big House" by Sarah Susanka AIA.>

Yup. Browsed this book. Very nice. I've always thought having "spaces" in a home can be more important than just space.

jgk

[Jeff Kelety]

<Not a nuts-n-bolts tome, but rather an attitude adjustment: "The Not So Big House" by Sarah Susanka AIA.>

Yup. Browsed this book. Very nice. I've always thought having "spaces" in a home can be more important than just space.

jgk

[htom]

http://www.notsobighouse.com/

She's written a sequel, too, "Creating the Not So Big House".

Sadly, she's retired (at least temporarily) from architecture practice to concentrate on being an author/mentor. There are a bunch of those new plastic castles just down the street and around the corner from us. Gads, if I was to spend a half-million on a house I'd get something she designed rather than one of those monstrosities.

[htom]

http://www.notsobighouse.com/

She's written a sequel, too, "Creating the Not So Big House".

Sadly, she's retired (at least temporarily) from architecture practice to concentrate on being an author/mentor. There are a bunch of those new plastic castles just down the street and around the corner from us. Gads, if I was to spend a half-million on a house I'd get something she designed rather than one of those monstrosities.

[htom]

http://www.notsobighouse.com/

She's written a sequel, too, "Creating the Not So Big House".

Sadly, she's retired (at least temporarily) from architecture practice to concentrate on being an author/mentor. There are a bunch of those new plastic castles just down the street and around the corner from us. Gads, if I was to spend a half-million on a house I'd get something she designed rather than one of those monstrosities.

[Wayne Williams]

Originally posted by htom:
There are a bunch of those new plastic castles just down the street and around the corner from us. Gads, if I was to spend a half-million on a house I'd get something she designed rather than one of those monstrosities.

It's the same old dilemma with boat and yacht design. Do you take something off the shelf to get maximum length or space for your money or are you willing to pay a designer's fee to get something that really meets your needs? It can be difficult to convince someone that the 8% of construction cost they're paying a designer is money saved in the long run. Also, I am always trying to convince clients "Let's make it as small as we can make it so we can make it as nice as we can make it."

[Wayne Williams]

Originally posted by htom:
There are a bunch of those new plastic castles just down the street and around the corner from us. Gads, if I was to spend a half-million on a house I'd get something she designed rather than one of those monstrosities.

It's the same old dilemma with boat and yacht design. Do you take something off the shelf to get maximum length or space for your money or are you willing to pay a designer's fee to get something that really meets your needs? It can be difficult to convince someone that the 8% of construction cost they're paying a designer is money saved in the long run. Also, I am always trying to convince clients "Let's make it as small as we can make it so we can make it as nice as we can make it."

[Wayne Williams]

Originally posted by htom:
There are a bunch of those new plastic castles just down the street and around the corner from us. Gads, if I was to spend a half-million on a house I'd get something she designed rather than one of those monstrosities.

It's the same old dilemma with boat and yacht design. Do you take something off the shelf to get maximum length or space for your money or are you willing to pay a designer's fee to get something that really meets your needs? It can be difficult to convince someone that the 8% of construction cost they're paying a designer is money saved in the long run. Also, I am always trying to convince clients "Let's make it as small as we can make it so we can make it as nice as we can make it."

[landlocked sailor]

McMansions & Starter Castles, yuk. Rick

[landlocked sailor]

McMansions & Starter Castles, yuk. Rick

[landlocked sailor]

McMansions & Starter Castles, yuk. Rick

[Pelican]

Whatcha wanna know, whatcha wanna knoooooow. Shucks, I once trimmed a board three times and it was still too short.

[Pelican]

Whatcha wanna know, whatcha wanna knoooooow. Shucks, I once trimmed a board three times and it was still too short.

[Pelican]

Whatcha wanna know, whatcha wanna knoooooow. Shucks, I once trimmed a board three times and it was still too short.

[Michael]

I just found this the other day:

www.doityourself.com (http://www.doityourself.com)

[Michael]

I just found this the other day:

www.doityourself.com (http://www.doityourself.com)

[Michael]

I just found this the other day:

www.doityourself.com (http://www.doityourself.com)

[Ross Faneuf]

I recommend any of the books by Witold Rybczynski about architecture and houses. A wonderful author. His book 'The Most Beautiful House in the World' is a kind of meditation on houses and other buildings which begins with his dream to build a boat - most unusual for an architect. He writes very intelligently about the history and purpose of architecture, and is very level-headed about the excesses and self-indulgences of the profession.

[Ross Faneuf]

I recommend any of the books by Witold Rybczynski about architecture and houses. A wonderful author. His book 'The Most Beautiful House in the World' is a kind of meditation on houses and other buildings which begins with his dream to build a boat - most unusual for an architect. He writes very intelligently about the history and purpose of architecture, and is very level-headed about the excesses and self-indulgences of the profession.

[Ross Faneuf]

I recommend any of the books by Witold Rybczynski about architecture and houses. A wonderful author. His book 'The Most Beautiful House in the World' is a kind of meditation on houses and other buildings which begins with his dream to build a boat - most unusual for an architect. He writes very intelligently about the history and purpose of architecture, and is very level-headed about the excesses and self-indulgences of the profession.