Deja_Vu's Retirement Oasis

[Deja_Vu]

Well we got our first broken glass from a hacker! My wife was sweeping the patio and an errant ball came in and bounced off the patio and crash!
I heard my wife scream a little so I came out to see what was up.
I ran over to see who tee'd off and luckily he walked over and gave me his business card, apologized and said he would take care of it.

So a quick call to Bob at the Door Shop and he has the French door insert on order with the internal blinds.
Should be ready to install next week.

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[Singleton]

Are the door tempered glass? Parents house back in Chicago on a course was upgraded and the entire rear of the house (all windows and sliders facing the course) were upgraded to shatter resistant glass. Used to have 6-10 broken windows/door a year, now it sounds like a bird has hit the window

 

[Deja_Vu]

Are the door tempered glass? Parents house back in Chicago on a course was upgraded and the entire rear of the house (all windows and sliders facing the course) were upgraded to shatter resistant glass. Used to have 6-10 broken windows/door a year, now it sounds like a bird has hit the window

Yes, its tempered glass.

I like the shatter proof glass idea, but I'm not sure I have the coin for that.
We are considering adding some golf ball resistant solar shades to the windows.
Another option is a 30' golf net, but it wouldn't stop them all.

We'll see how many broken windows we get this winter and re-evaluate.

 

[HNL2LHC]

Bummer!!! It looks like the glass is only 1/8” thick. Even with tempered glass it will break. We typically start out with 1/4” glass and go up from there depending on what the client is trying to do. Good to hear the replacement is a quick turn around. It would take 6 weeks to get that to the islands.

 

[Bobby V]

Well we got our first broken glass from a hacker! My wife was sweeping the patio and an errant ball came in and bounced off the patio and crash!
I heard my wife scream a little so I came out to see what was up.
I ran over to see who tee'd off and luckily he walked over and gave me his business card, apologized and said he would take care of it.

So a quick call to Bob at the Door Shop and he has the French door insert on order with the internal blinds.
Should be ready to install next week.

https://havadoor.com/

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OUCH..Looks like on google the middle tees are only about 140 yards to your house.

 

[Deja_Vu]

OUCH..Looks like on google the middle tees are only about 140 yards to your house.

We are definitely in the "sweet spot" LOL
Most golfers see how narrow the 3rd fairway is and focus on a straight shot instead of mashing it.
But there are always the guys with the oversize drivers that can't hit straight...

What really gets interesting is when the girls high school golf team comes through...

 

[Bobby V]

We are definitely in the "sweet spot" LOL
Most golfers see how narrow the 3rd fairway is and focus on a straight shot instead of mashing it.
But there are always the guys with the oversize drivers that can't hit straight...

What really gets interesting is when the girls high school golf team comes through...

Yep. I have played a lot of golf where there are houses. Best to own a home at the tee box, or near the green. Mid fairway gets the hard line drive snap hooks.

 

[Deja_Vu]

Yep. I have played a lot of golf where there are houses. Best to own a home at the tee box, or near the green. Mid fairway gets the hard line drive snap hooks.

I wish I could have. Vacant Lots for those areas were $250k plus! Crazy

You get a lot of chit chat at the tee box and green though. We don't hear anyone talking, except to yell Four! lol

 

[DC-88]

Damn that sucks ! Assuming that’s an in-swing French Door, what about adding an out - swing storm door with heavier screen instead of glass ? Year round protection from hacks, but in Fall and winter you can open the French doors and have screens .


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[TCHB]

It was not me.

I am suprised your house got hit?? I see you with the new black screens.

 

[Deja_Vu]

Damn that sucks ! Assuming that’s an in-swing French Door, what about adding an out - swing storm door with heavier screen instead of glass ? Year round protection from hacks, but in Fall and winter you can open the French doors and have screens .


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I tried to get some screens from riverfront screens. They came out and measured but never came back to install and won’t return our calls.

It was not me.

I am suprised your house got hit?? I see you with the new black screens.

We have Armor on contract for 150’ of netting. Poles should be installed in a couple more weeks. Hopefully!

We got our side of the wall scratch coated by Joe at Hawkeye plaster. Should get the color coat done just before the net goes up.

 

[Deja_Vu]

Color coat is going on today. Scratch coat is fully cured.
The first coat goes on pretty fast.

The second coat gets applied with more finesse.

 

[Deja_Vu]

Some new pics and some during the build

5' wide entry sidewalk to front patio

Mountain views to the Southwest

Foyer

Office

Gourmet Kitchen

Dining

Wet Bar

Master Bedroom

See-Through fireplace

Master Bath

Walk In shower

Guest Room 1

Guest Room 2

Guest Bath

Laundry

Casita

RV Parking is 195' deep
Dual A/c Prewire J-Boxes in grey
(Pic during build)

Garage side door has stoop
Cleanout shown for RV Dump
(Pic during build)

400 Amp Main panel and Solar Inverters
110V & 50Amp outlets for RV
(Pic during build)

3rd Tee - House on the left

Nice sunsets during summer months

 

[Deja_Vu]

Thought I should update this thread.

We got the golf net put up in May and it’s working great. No more balls in the yard, now they bounce off the net and into my neighbors yard. Sorry Jeff.

Armor fence did the work. It’s 30’ high x 155’ long in a L shape. Visibility is great too, doesn’t block the view.

 

[Deja_Vu]

My realtor hired someone to take some drone shots the other day... the lady did a nice job.

 

[AZBrummett21]

This is gorgeous! You have a beautiful home.


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[82daytona]

It came out very nice [emoji1320]


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[Deja_Vu]

This is gorgeous! You have a beautiful home.


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Thank you, we really love the house. It’s very peaceful along the golf course. We enjoy listening to the birds sing in the morning on the back patio.

 

[Deja_Vu]

It came out very nice [emoji1320]

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Thanks Erik! We just had 70 tons of 1/2 Black Forest gravel put down in the yard yesterday. It’s not done yet lol

 

[Deja_Vu]

Armor fence finally installed our RV gate. Came out pretty good!

 

[Deja_Vu]

Well the time has finally arrived...we accepted a full price offer on the Oasis Monday. Hated to do it but I need to be closer to work and Raytheon is footing the bill. My pipe dream of telecommuting has not materialized.

We are providing a 1 year home warranty for the buyers. They are super nice people, local to Havasu. They have 10 days to get the home inspection and if they find anything we will remedy or negotiate off the price to expedite. Once conditions are met on the inspection the relocation company Cartus cuts us a check less my mortgage payoff and the solar loan.

I could have money in hand in 2 weeks!!! Crazy how fast it is. Cartus will then proceed to sell the house to the buyers after I’m out of the picture.

House shopping on Friday!

 

[HNL2LHC]

TOo bad to hear that you can’t make telecommuting work. Oh well live goes on.... Best of luck with the new house search.

 

[TCHB]

I am not going to pics of the new house. Have fun!

 

[Deja_Vu]

I am not going to pics of the new house. Have fun!

Awe cmon Tony it’s a short drive to Tucson.

We might be making an offer on this house in Vail today.

 

[TCHB]

Awe cmon Tony it’s a short drive to Tucson.

We might be making an offer on this house in Vail today.

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Nice

 

[Deja_Vu]

The house sold to a very nice couple and It’s almost time to roll...

Going to miss the awesome neighbors and quiet street.

I won’t miss the errant golf balls that randomly show up in the yard.

The movers do great work!
Packed and loaded 25000 lbs of household goods in 3 days.

Oh and one Harley Davidson...


To be continued on the Sonoran Oasis thread

 

[Havasu blue label]

What did the house sell for great looking home

 

[Deja_Vu]

What did the house sell for great looking home

Thank you!
$777,500 Comps averaged $850k with a pool.

 

[timmahhhh]

Thanks! Congrats to you also!
Did you buy an existing home or a dirt lot?

Lots are getting very scarce these days.

We just got a corner lot at acoma and Saratoga. Cheers neighbor.

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[EarpRider]

Thought I should update this thread.

We got the golf net put up in May and it’s working great. No more balls in the yard, now they bounce off the net and into my neighbors yard. Sorry Jeff.

Armor fence did the work. It’s 30’ high x 155’ long in a L shape. Visibility is great too, doesn’t block the view.

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Just curious, roughly what did this cost?

 

[Deja_Vu]

Just curious, roughly what did this cost?

$15k for 30’ x 150’ net w/ (7)
6”x40’ poles

 

[EarpRider]

Thanks, I have a place on the course and I'm just about to start moving forward with fencing and pool.