Greenbomb Posted June 18, 2011 Report Share Posted June 18, 2011 I can't even imagine what you've been through. It's absolutely amazing! It's a heck of a way to accomplish it, but you'll have a clean shop for a while, when you're done rebuilding. I hope it all goes fast and to your satisfaction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobT-47P15 Posted June 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 Hi again. Finally got an internet connection here at our rented house in Anderson, MO. Steve, one of the girls in the office lost her home, and the other lost a rental house. Our old office where you came was demolished. The boss has rented a temporary new location on the other side of town. Building to hurricane standards would probably be a good idea, but probably be overkill.....but you never know these days with the multitude of tornados and high winds happening. The contractor says he plans to make a walk-in closet a safe room. Dont know yet what construction method he favors. May have to have the property surveyed again as the chain link fences are pretty much down, and who knows if they were accurately on the property line. I didn't feel as if there was any problem in that regard, but perhaps it would now be wise to know where the line is again. Don't want to put the new garage on the neighbor's land. We're now in the process of making lists of contents of the house, garage and sheds for the insurance co. We had quite a bit of "stuff" in the house after several years.....so we'll see what they do with what we send them. We have the "replacement cost" feature, so you have to present a copy of the bill for the new replacement item when it's bought, then they make up the difference between old and new. Had to get Mary Ann's new (to her) car a state inspection, as part of the license process. The shop we usually go to got blown away also..... but has re-opened about halfway across town. There are still a lot of volunteers in town, from all over the country, but in our neighborhood things are getting cleaned up fairly well. So, tomorrow some people working thru our church are coming over, but they will do mainly light cleanup work, as opposed to those early on who had chainsaws and axes. The contractor says he will begin demolition of the house on maybe the 27th or 28th of this month. Think I've found everything I'm gonna find. So, will be time to finish things off prior to building again. Naturally, the design and floor plan will be some different than the old, but haven't decided the layout yet. (More to do). (Always something to do, even now-a month later) Dale has begun work on the convert......says he will work on one item, such as a fender or area, at a time. Will end up with a smoother body than before plus new paint and top. Hard way to get it, eh??? Thanks to those who've expressed their concern and well wishes. Very nice to hear from you all. Reckon it's about like working on an old car - just keep plugging along and eventually things will get done. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg g Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 Bob do houses in your are have full basements crawl space or built on a slab. As my wife and I get older were are beginning to not like the split level we have lived in for the last 20 years. To many stairs and no bathroom on the main floor so it up e or down five each time nature calls. If I could find a 4 car garage with attached kitchen and small living quarters we'b buy it.... Good to see you and your city are plugging along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyHarold Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 Bob, My wife and I favor ranch-style houses to avoid steps, but they're difficult to find outside of adult communities because they actually cost more to build (larger foundation and roof) and take up a greater percentage of the lot. If you have time, it may pay to visit any new active adult communities in your area and see what their floor plans look like. You might get some ideas for your rebuild. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobT-47P15 Posted June 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 There's a mixture of basements and no basements throughout town. Some areas, they didn't do them because of underground mining that took place- for fear they'd run into a biiig hole. There was a lot of lead and zinc mining in the area way back. Most "newer" houses are ranch style on either a slab or crawl space. Ours had a crawl about 36 inches or so deep. I think we may use a split floor plan, where the master bedroom/bath is on one end of the house, and the second two with bath are at the other end. Maybe an open area for living room/family room adjoining the kitchen - instead of a living room and dining room. There will be another screened in back porch for Mary Ann since she really enjoyed the one we had. I appreciate the thoughts and will look at various ideas for the new structure. Another part of the picking up of "stuff" remaining is - where did we put a certain item I'd now like to find. It will be in one of four small mini storage spaces in a pile of things. Have to begin sorting thru boxes and containers to find whatever it is. With helpers picking up things and boxing them, I did not see where some things went. So will just have a "treasure hunt" when there's time. And, the storage units are in 3 different nearby towns. Hopefully can get a larger one in one location to consolidate.....but that means moving things a second time. The fun just keeps on keeping on............... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Neon Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 Bob do houses in your are have full basements crawl space or built on a slab. As my wife and I get older were are beginning to not like the split level we have lived in for the last 20 years. To many stairs and no bathroom on the main floor so it up e or down five each time nature calls. If I could find a 4 car garage with attached kitchen and small living quarters we'b buy it....Good to see you and your city are plugging along. When I was single, I gave serious thought to buying a gas station as my home. Two pump Texaco type place with two work stalls that had been closed for over a decade. I was going to convert the office area into a living area and then park my two cars in the work spaces. One place I looked at even had two above ground tanks, and the idea of re-installing two working gas pumps was very appealing. However, in the interim, I lost my job and then got married. Were I still single, I might be in the market for such an arrangement again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busycoupe Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 Bob, I'm glad that you are making progress. You sound very upbeat and in good spirits. It must be hard to maintain a positive outlook in light of all that you have been through. Your idea of a home with split bedrooms sounds great. We bought a home last summer and looked at several with that layout. We eventually bought a home with a more traditional ranch layout because of its location, but I liked the split bedroom layout better. Take care, keep us posted on progress, Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-12 Tommy Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 Do you still have blueprints to your old house? That would be cool to have a duplicate. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TodFitch Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 Do you still have blueprints to your old house? That would be cool to have a duplicate.Tom I know a fellow whose house burned down due to a fault with So. Calif. Edison. He had it rebuilt to the original blueprints. He later said that he sometimes had problems finding things: He'd remember putting it in a specific closet. And then realize that he did put it in the closet but before the fire.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Ed Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 I know a fellow whose house burned down due to a fault with So. Calif. Edison. He had it rebuilt to the original blueprints. He later said that he sometimes had problems finding things: He'd remember putting it in a specific closet. And then realize that he did put it in the closet but before the fire.. Tod we had a similar issue the first couple summers after our cabin got burglarized and pretty much emptied. The insurance replaced everything we told them about but of course there were things missed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1B Keven Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 Glad to hear you and your's are alright and life is sort of returning to 'normal'. My dad is from Joplin. He was born at his grandparents place on Schifferdecker Ave. My wife and I were there a few years back. It was really weird to see all the damage on the news here in Washington. Thoughts and prayers. Keven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Evans Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 And, the storage unitsare in 3 different nearby towns. Hopefully can get a larger one in one location to consolidate.....but that means moving things a second time. The fun just keeps on keeping on............... Glad to hear things are turning around for you Bob! I had my own very local disaster back in 1982 with a land slide on my property. The slide was triggered by and unknown spring next to the house and over 96" of rain that year. It took several days after we noticed the first crack in the driveway for it to look like this so we had time to put all our possessions in a rented storage container on our property far from the slide area. Maybe one of those would work for you right on your property? It would save a lot of driving back and forth to a storage facility. Just an eyedear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Ed Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 Reggie huh? I like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Evans Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 Reggie huh? I like it! Wanna trade? Reginald = Reggie = Reg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Ed Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 Wanna trade? Reginald = Reggie = Reg I've got Edward=Eddie=Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbuhagiar Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 I've got Edward=Eddie=Ed Kenneth = Kenny = Ken Kenneth: What my wife calls me when the UPS man delivers another package Kenny: What my high school buddies know me as Ken: My "grown-up" nomenclature Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Coatney Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 Wanna trade? Reginald = Reggie = Reg Reg; Did you trade Diane for Lisa? Donald, Don, A$$ hole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Evans Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 Reg;Did you trade Diane for Lisa? Donald, Don, A$$ hole Yes!...better than any name trade I've ever made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueskies Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 Naturally, the design and floor plan will be some different than the old, but haven't decided the layout yet. (More to do). (Always something to do, even now-a month later) Bob- If there is anything I can do to help with your new plans, let me know... Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobT-47P15 Posted June 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 (edited) Bob-If there is anything I can do to help with your new plans, let me know... Pete Thanks, Pete. I'll keep that in mind. Edited June 24, 2011 by BobT-47P15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Martin Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 Bob, are you going to springfield swap in august? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobT-47P15 Posted June 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 I think so Phil. I'll send you my cell phone # in a P M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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