timberframe houses?

[qfrost]

Every sub-division has its own ACC (Architectural control committee)...

I have to admit, I've never lived in a subdivision, although I know most have some set of rules - fences, etc.. I'd be interested to know if anyone's had a problem with their Boulder-area subdivision regs, or anything that surprised them that might not seem obvious.

[tomtimberpeg]

The company I work for builds timber frames of all types. There is currently one in progress in Florissant, CO and in Arroyo Hondo, NM. Both homes are simple, and the floor plans are around 1,500 square feet. There is a builder in Nederland that builds timber frame homes, his name is Mike Ackerman, of Alpine West Homes he has a website, if you want to check him out, and he lives in a Timber frame home. If you would like to the see the one under construction in Florissant give me a ring 719-686-7339 I would be happy to show it to you. Don't get caught up in design limitations, you can design it to what you like. The outside of a frame is usually wrapped in SIP's, and can be finished the same as any other home....siding, stucco, stone etc. There are many timber frame homes that are not in the ski valleys or gated communities. If you have any questions please feel free to call, I will help point you in the right direction.
Tom

[Katiana]

Originally Posted by qfrost

Every sub-division has its own ACC (Architectural control committee)...

I have to admit, I've never lived in a subdivision, although I know most have some set of rules - fences, etc.. I'd be interested to know if anyone's had a problem with their Boulder-area subdivision regs, or anything that surprised them that might not seem obvious.

The problems we had in this neighborhood had to do mostly with campers and other large vehicles being basically stored on the streets, making it hard to drive safely. "This" is Louisville.

[qfrost]

I've been doing some google map 'driving' around the towns. It's so cool to get a sense of the neighborhood layouts from my desk. Haven't seen a ton of RVs yet.

[SheridanL]

I have a question,......I have been looking at homes in Evergreen.
I came across a beautiful home that is being sold as is because, it says,...Scrap or remodel. Building footprint needs to be close to existing structure footprint & approved by Jeffco.
What does this mean? The home is right on Upper Bear Creek with 5 acres. The back part of the home literally has the creek running under the decks. It looks very awesome. So what happened to make this a steal and "as is" property??
Thanks in advance.

[Noahma]

Originally Posted by SheridanL

I have a question,......I have been looking at homes in Evergreen.
I came across a beautiful home that is being sold as is because, it says,...Scrap or remodel. Building footprint needs to be close to existing structure footprint & approved by Jeffco.
What does this mean? The home is right on Upper Bear Creek with 5 acres. The back part of the home literally has the creek running under the decks. It looks very awesome. So what happened to make this a steal and "as is" property??
Thanks in advance.

It is referring to a scrape, IE taking the home down to the foundation. Jeffco has approved the replacement of the building as long as it keeps the same lot coverage. I do not know if Jeffco requires a SPR (site plan review) which can be a lengthy process. Or the existing building is already at the maximum lot coverage required for that particular lot.
If you were to go the scrape route, any competent designer should be able to reuse the existing foundation and do a totally new design on top of it.

[SheridanL]

Thank you Noahma. I just can't seem to understand why it has/needs to be scraped. It is absolutely gorgeous. It's a very unique design. There must be problems that aren't visible. Very curious.
I would want the exact design.

[Noahma]

Originally Posted by SheridanL

Thank you Noahma. I just can't seem to understand why it has/needs to be scraped. It is absolutely gorgeous. It's a very unique design. There must be problems that aren't visible. Very curious.
I would want the exact design.

It could very well be that the person that owns it does not like it since they also mentioned remodel possibilities. If you were to put a contract on the home, get a very good inspection, and look for anything that might be a problem.

[SheridanL]

Thank you so much Noahma!! That does mae sense about the remodel part. Hadn't thought of that!!