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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-11 03:14 PM
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My flying house, part 1. (Pic heavy)
Here's a video of the back half of my house flying through the air. If you have the patience to let it load, you can watch it in hi-def. I had been mentally preparing myself for the sight of a flying house, but I never thought of what it might sound like! Let's just say I was holding my breath and cringing the entire time! (I'm posting the adventures of the front half and pics of the inside in separate posts, because this is already pic heavy.)























(Earlier project pics here, here, and here.)

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graywarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-11 03:44 PM
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1. Way cool!
You must be psyched!
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-11 09:50 AM
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20. Mostly psyched, with a smidge of psycho thrown in. There's so much to do and I've never
really worked on remodeling or finishing a house before. Turns out all those years of watching HGTV and DIY don't make me feel so confident after all. :P
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cyberswede Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-11 03:46 PM
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2. That looks like a beautiful lot! n/t
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-11 04:20 PM
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5. Thank you. :^) You can't see it from the lot, but the ocean is very nearby. I am looking forward to
spending some time on the little beach down the road.
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siligut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-11 03:48 PM
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3. Can't wait to see it finished
I'll bet you feel the same x a brazillion or so.
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-11 04:21 PM
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6. Thanks! :^D
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Tallulah Donating Member (127 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-11 04:04 PM
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4. Again
Very cool !!

It's really a nice place.
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-11 06:22 PM
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21. Thanks again. We started painting today. I learned the hard way that paint dries
darker than it looks in the can. Whoops! LOL
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applegrove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-11 04:25 PM
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7. That is so cool.
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mainegreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-11 04:25 PM
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8. seeing my house hanging in the air like that would make me very nervous.
Looks like you have few or no neighbors viewable from your lot though.
Sweet.
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-11 04:31 PM
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9. It's a wedge-shaped lot, so we can see two, but we're going to plant some screening
Edited on Fri Sep-02-11 04:53 PM by GreenPartyVoter
shrubs or dwarf trees and that will take care of that. :)

(And yes, I was nearly a basket-case watching my house creaking and groaning as it dodged this tree and that one. I was wringing my hands pretty hard!)
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surrealAmerican Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-11 05:34 PM
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10. That's "prefabulous".
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-11 05:47 PM
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11. LOL Thanks!
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Tikki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-11 05:50 PM
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12. That is crazy, amazing...
bet you all have at least one dream where you are flying around outside the home...

Great home there...


Tikki
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-11 06:08 PM
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13. Tikki, as long as I am flying without the crane. LOL (The crane was kind of scary.)
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WilliamPitt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-11 06:14 PM
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14. Tranquility Base, the Awesome has landed.
:)
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-11 06:21 PM
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15. LOL :^D
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-11 11:35 PM
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16. My dear GreenPartyVoter!
Wow, I finally got some time to watch your INCREDIBLE video! And what a smart thing you did...

The creaking is pretty scary, but wood framed houses are quite strong.

Great job, and may you soon be living inside your beautiful new home!

:toast:
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-11 08:10 PM
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19. Modulars are built with extra wood in the framing, and now I see why! There are several cracks
in the drywall, mostly at the windows, doors, and outlets and switch plates that will need patching up, but otherwise the house came through the experience very well. :)
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pacalo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-11 02:29 AM
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17. It's amazing to see! I LOVE the property with all the beautiful trees.
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-11 09:20 AM
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18. Thanks, Pacalo. I was afraid the house would become one with some of those trees as it was
flying around, but it squeaked by. :D
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