My neighbor has shamed me into working on my house

[Kuya John]

Interesting photos, so am I right to say Duplex means attached, as in semi?

In UK we would refer to them as semi-detached bungalows, is that about the right description?

It looks a nice area with reasonably amount of land to it.

[stevewool]

51 minutes ago, Kuya John said:

Interesting photos, so am I right to say Duplex means attached, as in semi?

In UK we would refer to them as semi-detached bungalows, is that about the right description?

It looks a nice area with reasonably amount of land to it.

I was dying to ask that to John, but i thought i would have been laugh at by Jack and Kevin, and as you can see i am not laughing at you

[Kuya John]

32 minutes ago, stevewool said:

I was dying to ask that to John, but i thought i would have been laugh at by Jack and Kevin, and as you can see i am not laughing at you

Forgive I'm wrong, I thought Duplex was a upstairs'/ downstairs split living, it would seem it means shared  roof, with firewall between.

Edited December 15, 2016 by Kuya John

[Snowy79]

I'm petty sure a Duplex is any form of joint housing as long as each of the two properties have their own separate entrance. Be it a bungalows or split level houses.

[mogo51]

Looks great Don, I am sure your work will be just as impressive.

[OnMyWay]

54 minutes ago, Snowy79 said:

I'm petty sure a Duplex is any form of joint housing as long as each of the two properties have their own separate entrance. Be it a bungalows or split level houses.

Yes, in the U.S we use the term like that for any structure that has two distinct living units and two ownerships.  Same for triplex, 4-plex, etc.  Here in the freeport we also have a lot of 4-plex and each unit is owned seperately.

[Queenie O.]

I the city/residential area of Providence, where we lived in the US there were very nice nice duplex houses similar to this one but made of wood, with attached distinct and similar features, but having separate door entrances on each side. Usually one owner owned the whole property, so both sides were equally the same color and trim wise. Each side was rented to different parties, or the owner lived on one side, and rented out the other. Very nice..

 

[OnMyWay]

Here is a picture of 1.5 days progress.  Good workers!  4 guys with the leader Ricky having the most skills to make it all work.  What I had noticed when they were working next door was that most of the guys were older, so maybe more experience?

Yesterday they built the forms and re-bar structures for the 3 new supporting columns, dug / cracked out the old cement for the holes, cracked / dug a trench for the new dividing wall, and removed the old hardi-flex ceiling.  I'm replacing that with 1/4 inch marine plywood.  This morning they have poured 1 new column.  The old supports were those thin pipes.  Not sure if they will pour all three today.  Ricky is making sure they line up perfectly with the other porch.

That area where the cement is being mixed was lower than the porch area near the door.  We will level the whole porch and there will be a 3 inch step at the end of the porch, instead of the middle.

[intrepid]

5 hours ago, OnMyWay said:

removed the old hardi-flex ceiling.  I'm replacing that with 1/4 inch marine plywood.

Looking good.  You don't like the Hardi-flex?

[OnMyWay]

29 minutes ago, intrepid said:

Looking good.  You don't like the Hardi-flex?

I'm not familiar with the pros and cons of hardi-flex, nor do I know exactly how long the existing hardi-flex was there.  I think it was put in around 2003 when they added on to the house, and it was 1/8 inch.  In any case, it became very brittle and I could break off a piece with my hand.  The neighbor's ceiling looks good with the plywood, so I will give it a shot.