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Re: stormy weather [sky23213]
by qbrozen
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Sep 07, 2007 (5:54 am)
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Replying to: sky23213 (Sep 06, 2007 11:44 am)
When house shopping, we saw a couple of houses with brick foundations. The condition those foundations were in convinced me that building with brick is NOT a good idea.
Although, I should point out these were old houses and maybe brick manufacturing has come a long way since then and the bricks last forever(?).
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Re: stormy weather [qbrozen]
by jipster
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Sep 07, 2007 (7:45 am)
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Replying to: qbrozen (Sep 07, 2007 5:54 am)
I'd say building with brick good idea.... building with brick foundation bad idea. 
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Re: stormy weather [jipster]
by okko1
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Sep 12, 2007 (7:26 pm)
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Replying to: jipster (Sep 07, 2007 7:45 am)
block maybe on 8in. footing . the walls are up on the little house. starting to look a little long and skinny but ya do the best ya can with what ya have to work with.
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When in doubt, build it yourself
by oldfarmer50
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Oct 28, 2007 (3:44 pm)
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I'm in upstate NY near Albany and we haven't seen any of the wild swings of other parts of the country. We don't go up 50% a year but we don't have the crash either.
I bought my little farm in 1981 for $3000 an acre. Beautiful views of the Hudson valley with miles of forever wild land next to us. 8 minutes to downtown Albany and only 2 red lights between us and New York City.
We couldn't afford the $45K that custom built homes were going for so we built the house ourselves.
Our land is now worth about 60-100K an acre. Developers and our rich neighbor are fighting over who will pay us more.
I still remember worrying that we would never get our 3K an acre back if we had to sell.
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Re: . [fintail]
by tpulak
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Dec 25, 2007 (7:18 am)
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Replying to: fintail (Jul 25, 2007 5:38 am)
Man! half a million dollars for 1050 sq. ft?1! Whoa, that is so expensive!! In my place(Dallas , Texas) you can get a 3,200 2-story home for as low as $320,000. I know a friend of mine, he owns a 4,600 square foot home, that cost him only around $560,000 . And these are all new homes I am talking about. But and old home(around 1980's) that has 2,600 sqare feet(1-story) costs only about $100,00- $130,000 max. And I thought I was was one of the lonely buyers paying to much for their house! 
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Re: . [tpulak]
by fintail
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Dec 26, 2007 (4:41 pm)
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Replying to: tpulak (Dec 25, 2007 7:18 am)
I couldn't get a garden shed behind a crack house in my area for 130K. 320K might get a decent condo, but nothing too fancy.
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Re: . [fintail]
by Mr_Shiftright HOST
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Dec 26, 2007 (5:15 pm)
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Replying to: fintail (Dec 26, 2007 4:41 pm)
The cheapest, shoddiest, smallest, most run-down pile of rotten boards in my town costs $650,000. It's absolutely ludicrous. There aren't even any listings for less than that aside from mobile homes and condos. A tennsy-weensy condo might cost you $325K.
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Re: stormy weather [qbrozen]
by kyfdx HOST
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Dec 27, 2007 (7:49 am)
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Replying to: qbrozen (Sep 07, 2007 5:54 am)
Nowadays, a "brick" house just has brick siding... In most cases, it's just an outer layer, no different than having vinyl siding. It lends no structural support to the house. If done well, it may offer some extra protection from wind, etc., and it will certainly add resale value and aesthetic appeal, but it means very little structurally.
The 5% extra cost? That is 5% more for the whole house... If you are factoring in just the cost of siding the house... that portion of the job.. then the percentage difference is a whole lot more..
regards,
kyfdx
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Re: stormy weather [kyfdx]
by fintail
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Dec 27, 2007 (8:50 am)
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Replying to: kyfdx (Dec 27, 2007 7:49 am)
In many cases I see it only on the front of the house, too. Face brick is kind of uncool, although it looks better than vinyl or cheap composite clapboard. I bet it can be an issue in areas where the ground shifts or there are earthquakes. Houses sure are built cheap these days....cardboard 'n plywood.
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Re: . [Mr_Shiftright]
by fintail
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Dec 27, 2007 (8:51 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Dec 26, 2007 5:15 pm)
A co-worker recently bought a 2400sq ft 1970s split in a decent area of a dreary suburb for 350K...but...on bad mornings it can easily be a 2+ hour commute each way. I know the market has cooled a little here, but it has a ways to go.
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