Russell Ledford Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 Hello everyone my name is Russell, I am from Greenville, SC. I have no master craft of woodworking. I am joining here to bounce ideas off of more knowledgeable people, and to gain a new understanding of Wood working. We (my wife and I) are currently building our own house, and when I say building I mean the only people who have done any work on it is myself, my wife, my dad and a few of our friends. Our goal is to be debt free in 2 years so we have dumped ourlife savings into this house as an investment in our future. We have received our Certificate of occupancy but have a lot of trim and cosmetics to complete. i am currently making all my trim with a router table and table saw, this has proven to be a slow process but very rewarding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 Russell, Welcome to the Forum. The house is absolutely beautiful. Good job to both of you and your dad. Good friends are great to have and debt free will change your whole life. Can you tell I'm a Dave Ramsey fan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 Hi Russell, welcome in. There are several folks here in the building trades, so I'm sure you can find good advice on you home building project, as well as any othe type of woodworking. Best advice I can give regarding the house is to enjoy the process, but don't do it again! Building our home was one of the most stressful periods of our marriage. If we ever move, it will be to a place that is already standing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave H Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 Love the wrap around porch I can picture you out there whittling and spinning yarns welcome to the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell Ledford Posted October 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 K Cooper thanks for the kind words its been an adventure, and I have to give credit to my wife she has done practically all the pine walls by herself she is pretty handy with a nail gun and a miter saw.. wtnhighlander I completely agree with you on the stress factor, were doing the storage building this weekend. then the neighbor has an old building that we are going to tear down and rebuild on our property to use as a workshop so we have plenty more work ahead of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell Ledford Posted October 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 higtron the porch really makes the house. I was going to upload images to my gallery but cant find the upload link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcK Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 Hi Russell a warm welcome to the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodger. Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 Welcome. Great group here - ask and you will be answered! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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