ITS BEING BUILT

"OPPOsaurus WRX" (opposaurus)
08/07/2017 at 11:19 • Filed to: None

My first solo ground up design. Now I can move on to some Frank Lloyd Wright style stuff. I just need a client without a budget.

original design

final design

the builder has stripped out anything nice. He isn’t even putting trim around the windows other than those facing the street. The rakes are all flush instead of being built out which is lame. False chimney is gone, nice picture windows are gone.

I do like that the garage is under the family room instead of the main house. It would have required that bump out (on the left, original design)because of the where the stair is.

DISCUSSION (26)

benjrblant > OPPOsaurus WRX
08/07/2017 at 11:28

Everything good in life gets VE’d out.

TheRealBicycleBuck > OPPOsaurus WRX
08/07/2017 at 11:28

“the builder has stripped out anything nice.”

Spec house? Budget constraints from owner or builder?

Honeybunchesofgoats > OPPOsaurus WRX
08/07/2017 at 11:30

I love that garage placement. I didn’t know I needed a house with a garage like that before just now.

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > OPPOsaurus WRX
08/07/2017 at 11:38

If it were my house, the living room would just be the upper story of the garage. Gotta make room for the lifts.

And I would have a fire pole from the loft over the garage down into the garage. Because I’m 12.

Future next gen S2000 owner > benjrblant
08/07/2017 at 11:44

Truth.

OPPOsaurus WRX > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig
08/07/2017 at 11:57

haha i was talking about this sort of stuff with my brother-in-law the other day. we decided the best way to go would be a mechanics pit to retain the functionality of the room above

OPPOsaurus WRX > TheRealBicycleBuck
08/07/2017 at 11:58

spec house, maximize profit, minimize cost. I think hes overlooking that people will pay for fancy stuff, so if he made it nicer, he could charge more.

benjrblant > OPPOsaurus WRX
08/07/2017 at 12:04

But lifts would allow 2x as many cars in plus gutting the attic/2nd floor above the garage would make for a killer catwalk or observation level.

Mmmm, needs a glass floor.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > benjrblant
08/07/2017 at 12:04

V A L U E E N G I N E E R I N G

benjrblant > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
08/07/2017 at 12:05

Letters are expensive. It’s officially been shortened to VLUENGRG.

CaptDale - is secretly British > OPPOsaurus WRX
08/07/2017 at 12:09

I like it that second way around, but sad it is getting ruined by cheapness

TheRealBicycleBuck > OPPOsaurus WRX
08/07/2017 at 12:11

Typical. In a seller’s market, he’ll win that bet. In a buyer’s market, he won’t. It looks like a fairly large house, so I have to wonder what price point he’s shooting for.

garagemonkee > OPPOsaurus WRX
08/07/2017 at 12:18

Make me mini-FLR stuff, I don’t need 2800 square feet, unless half of it is garage.

Actually entertaining the idea of not remodeling the 100yo house I bought and doing a new house instead.

OPPOsaurus WRX > garagemonkee
08/07/2017 at 12:56

yea, i did that. depending on how bad it is, it gets expansive fast. I had to strip out all the walls to add insulation a\d get rid of all the nasty horsehair plaster. I did it all myself so the cost wasn’t too bad. If you have a lot of structural issues you are in trouble.

Dusty Ventures > OPPOsaurus WRX
08/07/2017 at 13:38

I’m your huckleberry. I have zero budget

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > OPPOsaurus WRX
08/07/2017 at 14:06

It’s hoooge!

garagemonkee > OPPOsaurus WRX
08/07/2017 at 14:21

The structure is fine, basement is a little wonky as the walls don’t seem to line up with the house itself? Needs lots of updates, which I’m totally cool with doing, but I can’t seem to come up with any sort of design style I’m in love with that fits with the existing structure.

You do remodel work? I legitimately will need an architect. I’m in Ohio, I’m sure that matters.

OPPOsaurus WRX > Dusty Ventures
08/07/2017 at 15:06

i guess I should have said I just need a client without a budget limit

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > OPPOsaurus WRX
08/07/2017 at 15:19

I have no budget, just give me your credit card # & bank info.

OPPOsaurus WRX > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
08/07/2017 at 15:34

sounds like your looking to build a dog house. that is about all you’d get on that budget.

Dusty Ventures > OPPOsaurus WRX
08/07/2017 at 15:34

But you didn’t.

I’ll take my house as a modest two bedroom with a simple kitchen, living room, den, and six car garage please.

Actually, better make that six cars plus a bay that can swallow a 2 car enclosed trailer

OPPOsaurus WRX > garagemonkee
08/07/2017 at 15:40

yea, I’m in MA so it wouldn’t be easy to do much for you. I know a lot of people will roll their eyes at the thought of pinterest, but there is a lot on there. What kind of house is it?

garagemonkee > OPPOsaurus WRX
08/07/2017 at 16:49

I’ve been cruising a lot of Tumblr. Trying to get ideas. I think my imagination is limited when it comes to what a home could be through remodel. The house is just a basic single story house. Don’t have a photo of the actual house, but here’s a photo of the original blueprint.

Kinja'd!!!

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > OPPOsaurus WRX
08/07/2017 at 18:57

Kinja'd!!!

Birddog > OPPOsaurus WRX
08/07/2017 at 19:07

“I just need a client without a budget”

You’ll be my first call when I win the redneck 401k. The only stip being that I get to design the plumbing and HVAC systems and their placement.

ranwhenparked > OPPOsaurus WRX
08/07/2017 at 19:16

At least it looks like he’s keeping the corner boards, most builders don’t even bother to do that.