If ever is right.....there are no banks is Oregon that will fund a project like this now, if anyone know otherwise please let me know. So we have a lot and...
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Dar
darkuehl
Sep 6, 2010 9:47 pm
just telling you , " you are not alone" , does little to solve your problem. Have you tried a more creative aproach, private funding,Mortage brokers, build as...
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Steve Rapport
steverapport
Sep 17, 2010 11:01 pm
My LV Home kit left Missouri this afternoon and is scheduled to arrive at The Minnie House site in Pacifica, CA at 8.00am on Monday morning. How exciting is...
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Rachel Holland
massagenbpt
Sep 18, 2010 6:38 pm
Congratulations Steve, I have been following your long journey and am sending you my best! Our driver was super nice with a silver flying pig hood ornament on...
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Julie G
onlythebestis
Sep 19, 2010 7:29 pm
I will definitely have to come by to see the construction process. Good luck!!!!! Julie...
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Steve Rapport
steverapport
Sep 20, 2010 12:35 am
Sure! When would you like to come by? - Steve...
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Steve Rapport
steverapport
Oct 7, 2010 4:56 pm
All of the wall panels for The Minnie House were erected yesterday - wohoo! Next up, hopefully today, will be the beams, and then the TJIs. There's a Flickr...
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Dar
darkuehl
Oct 7, 2010 5:53 pm
... Thanks for all the comments. I also solved my window wall gaps with custom formed aluminum channel. We are installing that now, with foam board backing...
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texasguy132000
Oct 28, 2010 11:42 am
Does anyone have recommendations for GCs in North Carolina. I live in Atlanta and I'm trying to build a vacation home up in Clay county NC. My mountain...
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Dar
darkuehl
Oct 28, 2010 5:49 pm
... I lived in Macon County for many years , built my Mountain side home at 4,000 feet. Yes it was a challenge , but worth every penny ! depending on your lot...
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texasguy132000
Oct 28, 2010 6:00 pm
My plan was to build the LV into the cliff, so that there's a walkout basement facing the mountains. I'll check out Deltec. Thanks for the tip....
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texasguy132000
Oct 29, 2010 1:26 pm
Some may accuse me of having a wandering eye, but I've started to think about using someone like Mod-U-Kraf to factory build me two 16x49 feet pods with a...
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karl
karlodonoghue
Oct 29, 2010 1:38 pm
Some others have had a similar idea. Villa Straylight (www.zachandstevie.com/straylight)in the Catskills (NY)was modeled after Case Study #4, built in 2 pods...
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Dar
darkuehl
Oct 29, 2010 4:18 pm
There are several modular pod houses on the market , the Wee House being the most common. When I looked into the Wee house 4 years ago , it was too expensive,...
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texasguy132000
Oct 29, 2010 5:11 pm
The WeeHouse is awesome, but it's still way too expensive. Mod-U-Kraf has been around since the early 70s and are local to my area (North Carolina). I'm 2.5...
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Dar
darkuehl
Oct 29, 2010 6:30 pm
yes , check out RR website under projects. new photos also on my facebook page. ( dar Kuehl)...
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cakinsjr
Mar 28, 2011 2:53 am
The last post I see is from Oct.2010.......
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gregg schultz
theschultzy
Mar 28, 2011 3:00 am
Yes! Â My guess is that the economy has made modern design, especially a design typically used in second homes, less of a priority for people. Â But the group...
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Steve Rapport
steverapport
Apr 26, 2011 7:07 pm
If anyone is interested in buying the Valli and Valli Inox door levers for their LV Home - these are the handles recommended by Rocio - please let me know. I...
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Dar
darkuehl
Aug 10, 2011 8:07 pm
Its been quite a while since there has been any post's. My LVL is finally done. There will be pictures coming in the new promo book that RR is putting...
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Steve Rapport
steverapport
Aug 10, 2011 8:24 pm
My gorgeous LV Home is finished too - I moved in 5 months ago, and have been working on the landscaping every day since. You can see the latest photos on my...
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Mason
masonmc
Aug 10, 2011 9:34 pm
Is there a Facebook group? Sent from my iPhone...
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Dar Kuehl
darkuehl
Aug 11, 2011 12:37 pm
Not that I am aware of.. RR has her Facebook , and I am sure many of those on here do also., . The problem is Facebook is not for everyone , for some reason....
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don griggs
dgogriggs
Aug 11, 2011 8:42 pm
You guys should take a tip from Firstday  Cottage,and keep  the site more about the house you are building and learning ,less about gossip. ... From: Dar...
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Dar Kuehl
darkuehl
Aug 11, 2011 9:02 pm
Well , sorry , but many of the people that have built an LV or LVL hired a General Contractor. Not that many of us that were hands on and served as their own...
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peakbagger66
Aug 11, 2011 9:44 pm
There is - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rocio-Romero/172958868245 It is not her personal page, which she maintains separately. Has more traffic than here and...
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Dar
darkuehl
Aug 12, 2011 12:26 am
I think there should be feedback and not just the Adds and info that's always supplied by the promoter of their product. This site has been very helpful to a...
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Steve Rapport
steverapport
Aug 25, 2011 5:38 pm
Hope some of you can make it! - Steve Image of Steve's LV Home in Pacifica LV Open House Tour Pacifica, CA September 10th, 2011 Dear Steve -- Rocio Romero is...
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Kathi
ks_cp10
Aug 28, 2011 10:24 pm
Hi RR/LVHome fans, Has anyone been able to get a mortgage for an LV or LVL anytime in the past 3 years? If so, was it a straight-up construction loan? And...
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texasguy132000
Aug 28, 2011 11:39 pm
Yes, it was a construction loan and we put down 20%....
