Congratulations Matt!!
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fishtanker
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Congrats Matt! Thats great!
xian
Premium Member
Everyone: Thanks!
Erik: Thanks for the imput but we just looked into a house for 150k that was two bedrooms + 1 bath with a .5 acre city lot. The morgage was going to be too much. Unfortunately we don't have alot of money and this is a wonderful opportunity for us to get an easier start.
Tony and Lou:
We have no idea what the floor plan is because Bill Lake has been away all this week. The TV station told us that is was 1300spft with three bedrooms and 1.5 baths but that description doesn't fit any of the models listed on the website We will get to talk to him next week. 1300sq feet is plenty for us. We aren't planning on a huge family and if we end up going that route we will have a great deal of equity to use toward something else. Lori just wants to find a place to call home for now and I'm fine with that.
The interior package that comes with the house is listed here
http://www.billlakehomes.com/iroquoisSpec.htm
We can upgrade, for instance we would prefer to replace the vinyl flooring with ceramic tile, but how much we have to put into the house entirely depends on how much it is going to cost to get a lot.
We've just started looking so I have no idea beyond that
Darryl:
I would have so its a good thing they called Lori.
Dave:
I love you too
Erik: Thanks for the imput but we just looked into a house for 150k that was two bedrooms + 1 bath with a .5 acre city lot. The morgage was going to be too much. Unfortunately we don't have alot of money and this is a wonderful opportunity for us to get an easier start.
Tony and Lou:
We have no idea what the floor plan is because Bill Lake has been away all this week. The TV station told us that is was 1300spft with three bedrooms and 1.5 baths but that description doesn't fit any of the models listed on the website We will get to talk to him next week. 1300sq feet is plenty for us. We aren't planning on a huge family and if we end up going that route we will have a great deal of equity to use toward something else. Lori just wants to find a place to call home for now and I'm fine with that.
The interior package that comes with the house is listed here
http://www.billlakehomes.com/iroquoisSpec.htm
We can upgrade, for instance we would prefer to replace the vinyl flooring with ceramic tile, but how much we have to put into the house entirely depends on how much it is going to cost to get a lot.
We've just started looking so I have no idea beyond that
Darryl:
I would have so its a good thing they called Lori.
Dave:
I love you too
Hey Matt,
If you're going to be buying a lot of furniture or even want to upgrade stuff like carpet, flooring, appliances, etc, check out Direct Buy in Latham. Their url is directbuy.com . It costs a lot to join, but you can save a huge amount of money on this type of stuff.
As for the size of the house, if you think you might want to go bigger, maybe you could choose a lot and floor plan that would nicely accomodate additions. Just a thought
Good luck. I've been through the building process (although not a modular) so feel free to ask questions.
Oh ... I almost forgot the most important part.
It may sound silly, but consider the size and location of your tank throughout all of this. You may want to consider things like having a section of solid slab underneath your tank location and easy access to water supply and drainage. I'm not suggesting you design your house around your tank, but if you think you'll be sticking with this hobby and having a big tank, a little bit of insight can go a long way.
If you're going to be buying a lot of furniture or even want to upgrade stuff like carpet, flooring, appliances, etc, check out Direct Buy in Latham. Their url is directbuy.com . It costs a lot to join, but you can save a huge amount of money on this type of stuff.
As for the size of the house, if you think you might want to go bigger, maybe you could choose a lot and floor plan that would nicely accomodate additions. Just a thought
Good luck. I've been through the building process (although not a modular) so feel free to ask questions.
Oh ... I almost forgot the most important part.
It may sound silly, but consider the size and location of your tank throughout all of this. You may want to consider things like having a section of solid slab underneath your tank location and easy access to water supply and drainage. I'm not suggesting you design your house around your tank, but if you think you'll be sticking with this hobby and having a big tank, a little bit of insight can go a long way.
xian
Premium Member
vmiller said:Hey Matt,
If you're going to be buying a lot of furniture or even want to upgrade stuff like carpet, flooring, appliances, etc, check out Direct Buy in Latham. Their url is directbuy.com . It costs a lot to join, but you can save a huge amount of money on this type of stuff.
As for the size of the house, if you think you might want to go bigger, maybe you could choose a lot and floor plan that would nicely accomodate additions. Just a thought
Good luck. I've been through the building process (although not a modular) so feel free to ask questions.
Oh ... I almost forgot the most important part.
I had thought about it I'm looking for a good deal on a 180
I need to find out a bit more info about the house land morgage etc..before I can consider the tank but I will need some help planning this so stay tuned
upstatedave
New member
congrats on the new house.....should be a great housewarming party/reef club meeting when it is done!
AWESOME !
Spend a few extra bucks and support the house with some steel "I" beams and make sure they use good quality wood in the floors. it is the only weakness of the Modulars... but they are "wind-tunnel tested at 70 MPH"... considering how they show up on the back of a tractor trailer...... LOL.
Modulars are great.
I looked into working for a company making them. depending on who is the contractor, you may have a really nice house for just under 100,000.00
SPend the extra cash, and do yourself a huge favor and it will reward you in the future market for resale
Spend a few extra bucks and support the house with some steel "I" beams and make sure they use good quality wood in the floors. it is the only weakness of the Modulars... but they are "wind-tunnel tested at 70 MPH"... considering how they show up on the back of a tractor trailer...... LOL.
Modulars are great.
I looked into working for a company making them. depending on who is the contractor, you may have a really nice house for just under 100,000.00
SPend the extra cash, and do yourself a huge favor and it will reward you in the future market for resale
xian
Premium Member
vmiller said:
Oh ... I almost forgot the most important part.
Vin what have you got under you tank for support?
I'm considering getting a 180 but I'll have to see how much money I have down the road.
Any other ideas?
My 180 runs parallel with the joists. Even before I put my old 120 there I put a support column under the two joists that it rests on. A 180 would probably be fine if perpendicular to the joists and against a load bearing wall, but who knows.
I didn't get into the hobby until after my house was built so I missed the opportunity to plan for it. If I had it to do over again, I'd try to arrange for a small corner area of the house to be on a concrete slab with a built in drain. There would be a wall in front of this area which the tank would be part of and the sump and equipment would reside in the area behind the wall.
The only problem is trying not to alter the house too much in case you end up moving or taking down the tank. But a lot of people do in wall tanks with equipment rooms behind them so there's probably a lot of creative ideas floating around on what to do with the area if and when the tank comes down.
I didn't get into the hobby until after my house was built so I missed the opportunity to plan for it. If I had it to do over again, I'd try to arrange for a small corner area of the house to be on a concrete slab with a built in drain. There would be a wall in front of this area which the tank would be part of and the sump and equipment would reside in the area behind the wall.
The only problem is trying not to alter the house too much in case you end up moving or taking down the tank. But a lot of people do in wall tanks with equipment rooms behind them so there's probably a lot of creative ideas floating around on what to do with the area if and when the tank comes down.
xian
Premium Member
Well lets have some fun with this even though I don't know what I can afford to do right now. It was always certain that I was going to get a six foot tank and I don't want to get carried away right now but it will be fun to speculate.
I was thinking of plumbing into the basement like you and Dan. I figured I would have a square of linoleum or tile put on the area I would like to put the tank. That way I could tile over any holes that would remain if I took it out.
A question on drains where do you drain your water to? Should I be concerned about draining tank water into a septic system?
I would like to set up a system that makes it easy to do water changes so I would like to set up an RODI system
I like the idea of the basement sump rather than a tank room
I'm also going to try to build that tabletop feature that Calfo talked about at MACNA. I really fell in love with that idea.
What about flow? Is a manifold around the top rim of the tank the way to go? I shudder at having to pay for a TUNZE setup
I was thinking of plumbing into the basement like you and Dan. I figured I would have a square of linoleum or tile put on the area I would like to put the tank. That way I could tile over any holes that would remain if I took it out.
A question on drains where do you drain your water to? Should I be concerned about draining tank water into a septic system?
I would like to set up a system that makes it easy to do water changes so I would like to set up an RODI system
I like the idea of the basement sump rather than a tank room
I'm also going to try to build that tabletop feature that Calfo talked about at MACNA. I really fell in love with that idea.
What about flow? Is a manifold around the top rim of the tank the way to go? I shudder at having to pay for a TUNZE setup
