A differenk kind of puzzle.....

4 years ago

Putting a house together. The pieces are all here. raising the roof and sliding one piece over the basement

Two pieces matching up over the basement. The garage and porch being built on sight.

The cement being poured for the garage floor and the supports in the basement that were in place for several weeks. And the finished puzzle.

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4 years ago

My parents built a house when we lived in Prince George BC back in 1974. It was a pre-fab house put together like a jigsaw puzzle. It was shipped from Vancouver. If I told you how we lived while it was being built, you may not believe me. lol My mom gave our landlord 1 months notice that we were moving. All what was done with the house at this point was, the basement was poured. From September to mid-October we lived in a soft top tent trailer. We didn't have a toilet or running water. We ran a garden hose from the next door neighbours house, along with power cords (dad paid a portion of his bill for the use). Once the pump was done, we had running water. Dad put up the walls and the main floor subfloors and we moved in. No roof was over the living room at this point. He got enough power into the house the at least running water in the kitchen and main floor half bath so we could use our own water. We sponge bathed for a while. Once he got the roof over the bedrooms, we also got the main bath working, so we could finally shower and take a real bath. The roof over the living room was finally on as well and he got the fireplace installed, which was always our main supply of heat for the whole time they owned the house. We didn't have gas lines, the whole house was run with electricity. (dad won an award from the province for having made sure the house used as little power as possible! He still has the newspaper article). As the insulation and drywall went up, our rooms moved constantly. It was a hard job. He had very little help. Dad was a plumber and mechanical engineer so there was a lot he could do for himself. My brother in law who came to visit a few times (lived in another city), was a carpenter. Dad would put him to work in exchange for a good meal and my sister. ;) A family friend was an electrician so he helped with electrical. Dad passed every single inspection from the city. They owned the house for about 10 years before selling it and moving to the lower mainland. The house was in 2 acres of bushland ten miles outside of town. I loved it there.

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nickel_kg
4 years ago
What a nice looking result, and so efficiently built! Is this your house, by the way?
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lgmd_gaz
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4 years ago
My house. Been in it for 21 years.
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nickel_kg
4 years ago
Oh fun! So I suppose it's held up well? I always hear good things about how sturdy off-site construction is.

Also interesting, I didn't pick up any clues that your pictures were 21 years old ... the trucks and the clothes the men are wearing look the same as you'd see on a job site today.
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lgmd_gaz
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4 years ago
Yes, it has held up well. We chose a modular because we could not be near when our home would be built on the property we bought in another state. We found a highly rated modular builder, had the option to choose higher end materials and construction methods, and are very happy still 21 years later, with the results.
blfenton
4 years ago
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Very cool. If they're still in business you should send them an email that they can include on their website.
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aok27502
4 years ago
Nice!! We have friends who built something very similar, at about the same time. They are still in theirs, and I believe happy with it. I kidded them at the time that it reminded me of a Kentucky Fried Chicken Box, where you lifted the flaps and connected the tab at the top and *poof* there was a house. Theirs is very nice inside, and you would never know that it was a modular.
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abbisgram
4 years ago
Nice home! Thanks for sharing this with us. I think it's interesting how this is done.
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ravencajun Zone 8b TX
4 years ago
Modulars are great because all of the walls, insulation, etc are built inside a weather controlled warehouse. Not subjected to rain, snow, and other damaging conditions. Very solid built homes. Modular and mobile are 2 completely different things.

I have always thought that your home and property are just lovely.
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nicole___
4 years ago
Gaz....so cool! Would love to see a follow up with photos of your gardens. I'm cold...need some warm weather INSPIRATION! Please...
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Marilyn Sue McClintock
4 years ago
Thank you for sharing, very nice.

Sue
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lgmd_gaz
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4 years ago
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Here ya go, Nicole. So nice of you to ask. Really in the last two years the upkeep had faltered a little. I can no longer help at all in the up keep, and DH's health is not what it used to be. We hired an established company for spring cleanup last year. They really had no clue about different plants and their needs. I cried at the conditions of the beds several times last summer. These pics are from 2017.

The front porch area

Some of the back yard

Front from driveway

The south side yard in different seasons

And the front different angles/season
murraysmom Zone 6a OH
4 years ago
Your house and grounds are just beautiful, Gazania! That is a lot to take care of, so I can well understand your need to hire it out. I hope you find better people this year since the last ones didn't do a very good job. Just gorgeous!! I never realized your house was modular either, but seems like a great way to go.
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Sammy
4 years ago
Your plantings are beautiful! You might want to explain your situation to the owner/manager at your local nursery. I’m sure they could help you find a better groundskeeper.
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nicole___
4 years ago
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Just G O R G E O U S ! You have a very special place to call home! Thank you for posting. Love seeing so much beauty!
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Michele
4 years ago
I was just about to pipe in with a “just gorgeous!!” I commented the other day, (I thought) with what a great idea it was! Thanks for the more current pictures, I was curious to see those!
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pudgeder
4 years ago
Beautiful!!!!! And impressive!
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jemdandy
4 years ago
I'd say that was a double wide manufactured house.
joyfulguy
4 years ago
Double wide gorgeous landscape, too!

o j
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lgmd_gaz
Original Author
4 years ago
jemdandy, then you would be wrong. There is a difference between 'manufactured' and 'modular'.

https://www.modulartoday.com/modularhomesvsmanufacturedhomes.html

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