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We started with the plans about four years ago, broke ground three years ago and started building two years ago, last week past finals. most of the woodwork and cabinet work was done by me. Cabinets are maple.

It was 10/26/06 we started clearing our lot from the best producing avocado trees on our property, to make way for the house. We cleared an acre.

Next was the grading, we had to cut the top off the hill, all granite/d.g. hard material, next is distributing it over the property.

Master bathroom cabinets before I hung the doors or drawers.

Cabinet in the potty room in the master bath. I bought a sink with cabinet at Lowe’s and tossed the cabinet, just kept the sink and build the cabinet around it.

5/13/08 it was late but I got the second coat Tung oil on the first floor. After this we need to put 2 more coats of Zar, a polyurithane.
































26 comments so far
toyguy
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posted 556 days ago
Wow.. what a beautiful home. your work is outstanding.
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Scott Bryan
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posted 556 days ago
You have a beautiful home in the works. The kitchen looks to be functional and well-designed.
This is looking pretty good so far.
Thanks for sharing.
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trifern
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posted 556 days ago
I can’t wait until the Lumberjocks house warming party! Nice looking compound.
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CharlieM1958
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posted 556 days ago
The servants’ quarters look real nice. How about a few photos of the main house? <g>
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TomK
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posted 556 days ago
Must be very satisfying to do all that work yourself and watch everything come together as planned. Congratulations!
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stanley2
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posted 556 days ago
A labor of love good on you and yours. Enjoy the memories of the project just as you will enjoy living in such a beautiful home.
-- Phil in British Columbia
ND2ELK
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posted 556 days ago
Now thats what I call a project! Beautiful home and great job on the cabinets. Outstanding work! Thanks for posting.
God Bless
tom
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Marco Cecala
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posted 556 days ago
I am planning the same idea for our retirement house. Have you posted any blog? I would love to learn from your experience and craftsmanship.
PaBull
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posted 556 days ago
Marco, I took lots of pictures (but never enough), during the process of building, so I can start filling in the blanks and tell you about the project.
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tenontim
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posted 556 days ago
That’s a beautiful house you’re building. Great cabinets. That’s the phase I’m on now. You need to sign on to HomeRefurbers and post your house there. We’re trying to get that site going too.
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thetimberkid
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posted 556 days ago
Great work!
Thanks for the post
Callum
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GaryK
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posted 556 days ago
Very nice build! I wish I could have done that!
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Kerry
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posted 556 days ago
A dream home for sure! The location looks wonderful too. Now you’ll be able to enjoy your fine work for years.
Cheers,
Kerry
PS – Whadaya mean you broke ground 3 years ago – heck – I see a guy on TV every week that can build a house in weekend! Of course, he has unlimited funds and 3 thousand people to help :-)
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Greg Wurst
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posted 556 days ago
Oh yeah, I’m jealous. ;)
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PaBull
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posted 556 days ago
Question, how do you guys get the smaller images posted on your project sites? My pictures seem to come out very large.
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Cathy Krumrei
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posted 555 days ago
Very beautiful home. Ok, the cabinets in the kitchen really now, that’s some nice room for your tools right? Nothing like having a sink in the workshop. And those wood floors..will be real easy to sweep the chips out the door right? The master bedroom…well you have to have some place to sleep after working all nite and day in your ktichen/shop right? Really though, looks like a wonderful place to live in and thanks for sharing I just had to tease you. If it were me here..I’d leave the kitchen totally out of the picture. LOL You can downsize your pictures on your computer and they won’t be so large. I usually set mine around 500 depending on the object. Again thanks for sharing your home. Looking forward to seeing the progress.
Krum
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darryl
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posted 552 days ago
wow, that’s quite the woodworking project!
can’t wait for the grand tour posting!
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anotherbrick
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posted 548 days ago
big project,beautiful home
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jeanmarc
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posted 540 days ago
You have a beautiful home in the works.
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PaBull
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posted 540 days ago
thanks JeanMarc, four years in the making….
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kine97/Theresa
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posted 462 days ago
What a lovely home!
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Rotceh
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posted 281 days ago
this is a proyect of your life,a house.I wish I could have done that!.Very great job
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PaBull
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posted 281 days ago
You got it, “project of my life”, wonder if i did it right, i might need some bail-out-money…...lol
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Beginningwoodworker
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posted 98 days ago
You have beautiful home project going on.
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a1Jim
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posted 91 days ago
nice build
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PaBull
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posted 91 days ago
Thanks Beginnerwoodworker and a1Jim, it is an ongoing project.
Currently i am working on getting the above ground pool fenced in and the spa hooked up. After that I will be working on the lawn in the back yard.
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