We Drove to Bay City Today
By Kharla Jolly
@kobesbuddy (78833)
East Tawas, Michigan
April 26, 2023 7:27pm CST
Jay and I are preparing to build a new home. We took a drive to Bay City today, to see house layouts at Menard's and Home Depot.
We also stopped in Au Gres, to get floor plans from Bernard's Building Center. I wasn't very excited about building a house, but it's starting to appeal to me.
Remodeling wasn't too bad, the difference in the house was like day and night! So this will be similar, except working from the foundation up to the roof.
This is a venture that I never imagined we would attempt. Yes, I will be assisting and just following instructions as we go. I built a dog house one time, years back.
That's my total experience with constructing anything!
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16 responses
@DaddyEvil (174323)
• United States
27 Apr 23
I hope you and Jay enjoy working together. It should be interesting.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
27 Apr 23
Jay worked at a building center for 20 years, doing estimates for building homes and garages.
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
27 Apr 23
Did you find the land yet Kharla?
Glad you are getting into it now.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
27 Apr 23
@RebeccasFarm We haven't looked in Tawas, where I want to live.
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@sallypup (69161)
• Centralia, Washington
27 Apr 23
Wow. Way way back when, daughter was a toddler then, we lived in a ramshackle cabin in northern Idaho. We did all manner of building projects then. Age is beating us up now so not much of those projects for us. I wish you well as you head into this new adventure.
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@sallypup (69161)
• Centralia, Washington
27 Apr 23
@JudyEv You know what a 'cat house' means? When my hubby was small one of his uncles built a little house to go on a wagon for his cat. Hubby's Mom said to little hubby "Don't you go around telling people you have a cat house!?" Little hubby did not understand the commotion of course.
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
27 Apr 23
I look forward to the updates!
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@Marilynda1225 (91041)
• United States
27 Apr 23
Wow that sounds exciting and scary both at the same time.
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@Marilynda1225 (91041)
• United States
27 Apr 23
@kobesbuddy I can bet that's a relief for you. I wish you all the best on this new adventure
@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
27 Apr 23
Now, Jay tells me that he will be hiring a five man work crew. That's a big relief!
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
28 Apr 23
I am afraid to build a home, but I guess this is in our near future.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
27 Apr 23
That's quite an undertaking. I hope you'll be working with a construction company.
@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
27 Apr 23
We have a building center that sells house packages. As you said, everything is included to build a certain style home that we've selected. The foundation has to be professionally laid. Also, the roof has to be done by professionals.
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@Ronrybs (21503)
• London, England
28 Apr 23
@kobesbuddy I suppose there is only so much you can do yourself without specialsed skills
@LindaOHio (222280)
• United States
30 Apr 23
I hope everything works out for you. It's going to be a big job.
@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
1 May 23
Thanks Carol, we are very excited about building another home:)
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@m_audrey6788 (58468)
• Germany
27 Apr 23
It will be a very hard project you got there because you must have to consider many things like the ground on how you can install the water and electricity
