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Re: What I've been doing the past couple months
« Reply #80 on: September 29, 2021, 09:08:47 PM »
Ryan- if by vicariously, you mean bankrupt…

Footer dug and rebar starting to be added.







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Re: What I've been doing the past couple months
« Reply #81 on: October 03, 2021, 06:41:01 AM »
I'm envious of all of you southerners that don't need a footing that is below the frost line... in my case the footing top has to be 3.5' below grade.




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Re: What I've been doing the past couple months
« Reply #82 on: October 03, 2021, 06:46:27 AM »
I'm envious of all of you southerners that don't need a footing that is below the frost line... in my case the footing top has to be 3.5' below grade.

Ours is 16".  It was 2' way back when we had big cold winters.
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Re: What I've been doing the past couple months
« Reply #83 on: October 03, 2021, 09:52:07 AM »
nice looking footer job. We are at 36" below grade in my area.
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Re: What I've been doing the past couple months
« Reply #84 on: October 03, 2021, 11:07:10 AM »
Poured it Friday.  31 1/2 yards.  Rained Saturday, of course, but it's done and ready to be cleaned now  :???:

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Re: What I've been doing the past couple months
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Re: What I've been doing the past couple months
« Reply #85 on: October 03, 2021, 11:58:21 AM »
Nice progress. You do the layout and  footer work?
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Re: What I've been doing the past couple months
« Reply #86 on: October 03, 2021, 02:04:08 PM »
Nice progress. You do the layout and  footer work?

Not this  time.  I’m contracting out everything.
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Re: What I've been doing the past couple months
« Reply #87 on: October 04, 2021, 01:47:24 AM »
Fun to watch it come together.
Australia is great.....no such thing as a frost line etc......we grade an area flat, pour a concrete slab and build a house on it, lol.
Nothing complex for the structure or roof etc.....we just tile or use sheet metal over the open trusses, toss some insulation in the ceiling and call it done. Makes roof repairs very easy.
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Re: What I've been doing the past couple months
« Reply #88 on: October 04, 2021, 06:53:52 AM »
Glad you got poured before it rained. Do you have footing inspections?
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Re: What I've been doing the past couple months
« Reply #89 on: October 04, 2021, 07:03:52 AM »
Glad you got poured before it rained. Do you have footing inspections?

Inspections?  We don't need no stinkin' inspections!
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Re: What I've been doing the past couple months
« Reply #90 on: October 04, 2021, 08:08:54 AM »
Glad you got poured before it rained. Do you have footing inspections?

Inspections?  We don't need no stinkin' inspections!

:lol: I want to move out of MA so bad... here you need a pre-pour inspection, engineering calcs, and after pour inspection. Once poured the civil engineer or land surveyor needs to come back and verify the dimensions of the foundation as well as all set backs.




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Re: What I've been doing the past couple months
« Reply #91 on: October 04, 2021, 03:09:40 PM »
We have a plethora of inspections but not as bad as Jack. I used to do primarily commercial work. We had to have an independent engineer on site for all inspections. It actually works better that way, cuts way down on waiting time. I just built a deck and we had 6 pidly pier footings for the support beam posts. We waited until 3:20 pm for the inspector to give a quick look and say 'looks good to me'. A bit frustrating. The thing that bothers me is that they have no responsibility, so why do they have to approve.

I poured one job before the inspector got there (long story). He failed the footers, I had to write a letter to the building dept. saying we poured without insp. and that "I" would be responsible for anything. I told the guy, I AM RESPONSIBLE ANYWAY!  I asked if I could get the same letter from them when they inspect. Of course there answer was no way they could do that.
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Re: What I've been doing the past couple months
« Reply #92 on: October 13, 2021, 06:28:22 PM »
Yay for electricity.  They were hooking it up when I came by after I got off work.









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Re: What I've been doing the past couple months
« Reply #93 on: October 13, 2021, 06:30:42 PM »
So I ran a temporary wire to my well.  The guys can have water when they start laying the blocks ( which were also delivered today).



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Re: What I've been doing the past couple months
« Reply #94 on: October 13, 2021, 06:32:34 PM »
15 full cubes of blocks, and this is a slab house, not a crawl space





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Re: What I've been doing the past couple months
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Re: What I've been doing the past couple months
« Reply #95 on: October 13, 2021, 06:35:37 PM »
Electricity is a wonderful invention :lol: I like the idea of installing few outlets at the meter cabinet.




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Re: What I've been doing the past couple months
« Reply #96 on: October 13, 2021, 06:39:10 PM »
We have basement in the northeast, so we either pour the walls or use many more blocks.  How high are you going with the blocks?




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Re: What I've been doing the past couple months
« Reply #97 on: October 13, 2021, 06:42:14 PM »
One course above ground.  The rest are all underground
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Re: What I've been doing the past couple months
« Reply #98 on: October 14, 2021, 05:46:22 AM »
Woohoo, got that new fangled lectricity.....sure does make life easy.
I like those blocks with the natural finish faces.
Congrats on the progress.
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Re: What I've been doing the past couple months
« Reply #99 on: October 19, 2021, 06:22:50 PM »
Blocks started being laid today.



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Re: What I've been doing the past couple months
« Reply #100 on: October 20, 2021, 02:03:45 PM »
Looking good Mike.




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« Reply #101 on: October 22, 2021, 05:31:02 PM »
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Re: What I've been doing the past couple months
« Reply #102 on: October 23, 2021, 06:25:13 AM »
Wow Mike first time seeing this thread.
A very ambitious project glad to see your making progress throught the troubles you had.
I thought I had a big project when I bought the half acre lot next to my property so I can build a bigger shop.
Did you sell your house yet?
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Re: What I've been doing the past couple months
« Reply #103 on: October 23, 2021, 07:24:06 AM »
Wow Mike first time seeing this thread.

Did you sell your house yet?

No.  We have tentatively decided to continue to live in it until the new one is finished, then sell it.
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Re: What I've been doing the past couple months
« Reply #104 on: October 23, 2021, 08:32:29 AM »
Good progress, looks like you have a good mason.




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Re: What I've been doing the past couple months
« Reply #105 on: October 27, 2021, 09:07:23 AM »
Disked up the ground that we leveled a while  back.  Sowed it down last night then ran the cultipacker over it to help slow down erosion until the rye grass comes up.






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Re: What I've been doing the past couple months
« Reply #106 on: October 27, 2021, 09:49:02 AM »
Looks great Mike! Sounds like you have all the right equipment too. I like that you planted my namesake grass haha.

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Re: What I've been doing the past couple months
« Reply #107 on: October 29, 2021, 05:22:03 AM »
  I like that you planted my namesake grass haha.

Whenever I'm in Leadville, I always stop in at the  Silver Dollar Saloon and order a rye and make a toast to Doc Holliday.
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Re: What I've been doing the past couple months
« Reply #108 on: November 04, 2021, 10:20:23 AM »
Wednesday the posts started going in for the shop

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Re: What I've been doing the past couple months
« Reply #109 on: November 04, 2021, 11:20:05 AM »
Nice! that's going to be one big shop.




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Re: What I've been doing the past couple months
« Reply #110 on: November 04, 2021, 11:38:59 AM »
Nice! that's going to be one big shop.

32' x 64' with a 14 x 24 porch.

Due to a "miscommunication" aka he left the labor price out of the bid- the original 32' x 16' equipment shed that was to be built onto the back side has been canned for now, and the lean-to porch is now reduced to 14' x 24'.  After the house gets done, and we can see where we are financially, we will revisit adding them to the shop.  But for now, we had to make up for the $12k labor shortfall
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Re: What I've been doing the past couple months
« Reply #111 on: November 04, 2021, 02:50:54 PM »
Yikes! I hate when that happens. Will be a nice shop though. Good to have it built before the house, will give you a base to store material etc. during the build.
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Re: What I've been doing the past couple months
« Reply #112 on: November 04, 2021, 04:32:44 PM »
Front

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Side  Openings for 2: 10' foot-wide doors.

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Rear where I add the equipment addition later on; and North side where the 14 x 24 porch is going that overlooks the 1-acre pond

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Re: What I've been doing the past couple months
« Reply #113 on: November 04, 2021, 05:21:49 PM »
Moving quickly, I like it and like Kerry said it'll be nice to have a place to use for staging especially during the winter.




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Re: What I've been doing the past couple months
« Reply #114 on: November 07, 2021, 06:13:28 AM »
Mike, that’s some impressive progress. Can’t wait to see it move forward.
Best of luck with your new home.
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Re: What I've been doing the past couple months
« Reply #115 on: November 08, 2021, 09:01:28 AM »
Wow, that's going to be an incredible workspace!!

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« Reply #116 on: November 08, 2021, 12:22:19 PM »
That is a lot of great progress.  We built on a slab as well, and I really like it.  I did it because of the humidity we have during the summers causing moisture issues in the crawl space.  Like you I was surprised at the speed in which the electric company got service to my house.  I'm only 990ft off the road, so they installed an in-ground substation and ran power from the road in the ground.  They only charged after the first 300 feet, so it wasn't that bad.  I have 400amp setup on my house as well, and according to the electrician it was the last 2-200amp boxes he had, or could get.  I can't believe it is getting like that again. 

Your land leveling skills are awesome.  As soon as the farmer picks the beans I have about 10 more acres to mow, so I hope I can get my land close to yours.  I hate cutting a bumpy yard.
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Re: What I've been doing the past couple months
« Reply #117 on: November 08, 2021, 06:15:35 PM »
Today things changed a little.









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Re: What I've been doing the past couple months
« Reply #118 on: November 08, 2021, 06:46:54 PM »
Nice work, that looks massive, I'm jealous.




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Re: What I've been doing the past couple months
« Reply #119 on: November 08, 2021, 08:41:55 PM »
Nice work, that looks massive, I'm jealous.

32 x 64 enclosed shop with a 14 x 24 porch.  My wife said this time I can't have a shop larger than the house. Our current home is right at 1600 sq. ft.  And my current garage is 28 x 60 (1680 sq ft) not counting the 28 x 22 addition with no walls, just the vaulted ceiling- for grilling and chilling.  Total of 2240 under roof  :lol:
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