jbresr Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 I just did what I have never in all my years of building (over 30)!I was building the San Franciscan 555 and did some changes. Well I just couldnt get the house to do what I needed it to do and couldnt get it together so I totally took it apart....ok so I trashed it and it is going to the dump tomorrow. I have lots of patience but this one tested me to the limits and beyond. So tomorrow I am going to Hobby Lobby and buy the Painted Lady!!! So are the houses rebelling against me now? 1st the 1/2 scale bungalow (which is on its way to its new home) and now the San Franciscan. If I were a drinking woman (I dont drink) I would be like drunk now! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shannonc60 Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Chalk it up to experience. Maybe it's coincidence or a run of bad luck. But frustrating hey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggiemae Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 The dura craft houses that have the siding strips that need to be glued together to make walls aren't easy to bash. I have a SF still in the box and a million ideals for it.. pulse it weighs a ton so the shipping cost to sell it are impossible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 I have only built the Dura-Craft kits with walls built up in sections of tongue & groove milled plywood, so I wouldn't even try to bash them; this is why I love my Greenleaf kits! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otterine Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Now, now...a DC house can be bashed even with the tongue and groove siding, but I am all for sending a house into the beyond when it's just not cooperating. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L Swearengin Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 10 hours ago, jbresr said: I just did what I have never in all my years of building (over 30)!I was building the San Franciscan 555 and did some changes. Well I just couldnt get the house to do what I needed it to do and couldnt get it together so I totally took it apart....ok so I trashed it and it is going to the dump tomorrow. I have lots of patience but this one tested me to the limits and beyond. So tomorrow I am going to Hobby Lobby and buy the Painted Lady!!! So are the houses rebelling against me now? 1st the 1/2 scale bungalow (which is on its way to its new home) and now the San Franciscan. If I were a drinking woman (I dont drink) I would be like drunk now! Sometimes you have to set a house aside. I was ready to put the Beacon Hill in the burn pile. I went to texas to see grandkids. When I got back it was much nicer to me. I'd put it together for you if I wasn't so far away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbytsdy Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 SF555 is a bear! Finishing one these days (decorated in the style of Robin Carey)-- can't imagine trying to bash it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sable Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 1 hour ago, rbytsdy said: SF555 is a bear! Finishing one these days (decorated in the style of Robin Carey)-- can't imagine trying to bash it! I'm looking forward to seeing what you do. Her interior or exterior style? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbytsdy Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 21 hours ago, Sable said: I'm looking forward to seeing what you do. Her interior or exterior style? Exterior. Taking a simplified approach to interior. Pics in my blog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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