Author Topic: What I've been doing the past couple months... now 2 years... (Read 44805 times)

kentucky yeti · « **Reply #120 on:** November 08, 2021, 08:52:31 PM »

Quote from: mrbandit 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.

We wanted a slab because we seem to be getting older

No steps to pack groceries up sounds better all the time. I wanted underground all the way, but my budget couldn't handle it. SO I built the driveway and had the poles set beside it, so the power lines aren't in view from the front windows. I was on a 22- week waiting list for a 400 amp meter base; I kept searching online daily and one day a company posted that they had just received 7 of them. Fastest I ever typed- getting my information and CC info typed in. I got the next to the last one they had. All were sold within 2 minutes. I had it shipped from South Dakota and was glad to do it rather than wait 5-6 months and hope to get one.

mrbandit · « **Reply #121 on:** November 09, 2021, 12:24:38 PM »

Here is my panel config. The 400amp box in the middle was actually free from my power company, and they had a few in the warehouse. I'm not sure why it was free, but I drove 40mins one way to pick it up the day I called them. Each side panel is a 200amp config, with the left box handling hvac, and the right side carrying the house. There is about 50amps left in the right box, so I'm running a line out to my shed. Since I currently have a washer and dryer in my shed (gotta love camper life) there is already a panel box there and a way to back feed my generator into the house. I just have to dig up the 150ft of 100amp cable used for the camper and use it.

mrbandit · « **Reply #122 on:** November 09, 2021, 12:35:00 PM »

Are you going to backfill and grade the foundation yourself. I did mine and wow, was that tedious work. Then I had to cry when I dug all the plumbing trenches. My father-n-law and cousin are all plumbers, so we tackled the job. We kept the main drain line and branches and centralized as possible. 90% of the water fixtures in the house have home run pex lines back to a pex manifold. It really made working on the plumbing easier and neat. When I ordered the manifold they sent 2 units. Rather then send it back I'm holding onto it just in case I ever need to replace the current unit and not have to reroute the lines.

kentucky yeti · « **Reply #123 on:** November 09, 2021, 02:31:51 PM »

Quote from: mrbandit on November 09, 2021, 12:35:00 PM

Are you going to backfill and grade the foundation yourself. I did mine and wow, was that tedious work. Then I had to cry when I dug all the plumbing trenches. My father-n-law and cousin are all plumbers, so we tackled the job. We kept the main drain line and branches and centralized as possible. 90% of the water fixtures in the house have home run pex lines back to a pex manifold. It really made working on the plumbing easier and neat. When I ordered the manifold they sent 2 units. Rather then send it back I'm holding onto it just in case I ever need to replace the current unit and not have to reroute the lines.

So far all I have are the main drain exiting the foundation and the water line. Both are sleeved. We are going with Pex too for water lines. And yes, I will do my own backfilling and grading after we get finished. I will rent a trencher to run my underground wire for the 200 amp service from the 400 base to the shop (188 feet underground); and to the 200 amp service at the house (124 feet). Also trench the line from the well to the house (I haven't measured it but it'll be around 375 feet). They finally trench the LP gas line once I decide where I'm putting the tank.

My meter base is 125 feet from my house, so I have a lot of expensive underground wiring to buy

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mrbandit · « **Reply #124 on:** November 09, 2021, 06:55:16 PM »

I highly recommend buying the pex manifold before you actually lay out the lines or leave a couple feet out of the ground where the manifold is going to be. We only had about 2 feet out in the garage area, so I had to mount it low. I'm going to get a cabinet to conceal it, but it would have been easier to work with a little higher up. This unit was about $150.

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roadking77 · « **Reply #125 on:** November 10, 2021, 07:18:56 AM »

Mike, I used to do mostly commercial work. We would build large buildings, firehouses, schools, etc. It would take a while to get the foundation put in, then the slab area graded and filled ready for concrete. THEN, the electricians and plumbers would come in with their mini excavators and destroy all of our work with their underground. Back to grading again. I feel your pain.
Keep up the good work.

LeighP · « **Reply #126 on:** November 12, 2021, 09:41:52 AM »

With the shortages of those electric panels, do you find any theft issues?
We have locations where copper wire and electrical panels are stolen in bulk to scrap merchants for drug money.

Jack · « **Reply #127 on:** November 12, 2021, 10:34:02 AM »

Yes it's been a huge issue for a while but only at abandoned homes and properties.

kentucky yeti · « **Reply #128 on:** November 19, 2021, 05:35:58 PM »

Quote from: LeighP on November 12, 2021, 09:41:52 AM

With the shortages of those electric panels, do you find any theft issues?
We have locations where copper wire and electrical panels are stolen in bulk to scrap merchants for drug money.

So far so good, way out here where I'm at. Hard target. One way in and one way out, and a lot of gun-owning neighbors down the road

A little progress today

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Jack · « **Reply #129 on:** November 19, 2021, 06:26:37 PM »

I like the progress

LeighP · « **Reply #130 on:** November 23, 2021, 07:35:32 AM »

Nice visual progress.

ryeguy2006a · « **Reply #131 on:** November 23, 2021, 09:17:15 AM »

Very nice shop Mike! That will fit a few new Trans Am projects right?

kentucky yeti · « **Reply #132 on:** November 24, 2021, 06:48:57 PM »

Around 1 pm today:

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edit: I just drove over there, and from my headlights, it appears that all the metal siding and trim has been installed. At l;east, I hope so- their trailer is gone and the scrap wood and metal has been picked up.

Jack · « **Reply #133 on:** November 24, 2021, 08:06:10 PM »

And just like that you have a weather tight building. Congrats.

LeighP · « **Reply #134 on:** November 27, 2021, 02:35:25 AM »

I still can’t believe you guys build a shed like that......build the shed then pour a slab inside it.
Here we pour a slab, then build a shed onto it.
Seriously looks good, though.....nice big area!

« **Reply #134 on:** November 27, 2021, 02:35:25 AM »

kentucky yeti · « **Reply #135 on:** November 27, 2021, 06:47:43 AM »

Quote from: LeighP on November 27, 2021, 02:35:25 AM

I still can’t believe you guys build a shed like that......build the shed then pour a slab inside it.
Here we pour a slab, then build a shed onto it.
Seriously looks good, though.....nice big area!

Normally the concrete comes first, but if the framers are there, and the concrete guys are 3 weeks out, we don't wait. Otherwise, I still wouldn't have a building put up. The postholes are drilled with a 16" auger on a skidsteer, and are 3 feet deep. The holes got 12" of concrete, and after it had set up for a day, the posts were set on top of the concrete.

kentucky yeti · « **Reply #136 on:** November 27, 2021, 06:59:05 AM »

The back

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Garage door side- the charcoal piece on the corner has been replaced with a taupe piece. They were one piece short and put that one up Wednesday until they could get another piece out here Friday.

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Front end

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North end facing the pond

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Jack · « **Reply #137 on:** November 27, 2021, 08:22:30 AM »

Looking good Mike. Is the overhang so that you can drive under or just a covered porch?

kentucky yeti · « **Reply #138 on:** November 27, 2021, 11:29:33 AM »

That’s a porch, facing the pond.

Chewey · « **Reply #139 on:** November 27, 2021, 02:28:43 PM »

She's a beaut!

roadking77 · « **Reply #140 on:** November 27, 2021, 06:35:09 PM »

Very nice. I like the porch addition.

Jack · « **Reply #141 on:** November 28, 2021, 10:01:18 AM »

Pics of the pond please.

tajoe · « **Reply #142 on:** November 28, 2021, 11:36:56 AM »

Quote from: Jack on November 28, 2021, 10:01:18 AM

Pics of the pond please.

Yeah, I second that. Always wanted some waterworks in my backyard, but didn't want the maintenance of fish.

kentucky yeti · « **Reply #143 on:** November 29, 2021, 07:17:58 PM »

Porch view

Looking to the left side of pond

Straight ahead view

Looking to the right side of the pond

tajoe · « **Reply #144 on:** November 29, 2021, 09:09:54 PM »

Whoa. Now that's a pond. I think the fish can maintain themselves in that one.

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Jack · « **Reply #145 on:** November 29, 2021, 09:59:39 PM »

Very nice, thanks for posting.

kentucky yeti · « **Reply #146 on:** November 29, 2021, 11:31:33 PM »

Just over one acre total. I have another slightly smaller pond out front, but will probably drain it and fill it in later on.

After the house is built, and I can see my financial situation, I want to get an excavator with a long arm and clean out the pond. Mr. Edwards died in 1985 and that's why all of the trees and stuff are still in the pond. No one did any maintenance on it after he died. It used to be so nice and clean around it and in it, but nearly 40 years of growth and falling limbs/trees have made it the mess it is in today. BTW_ that is the woods where the Bobcat skidsteer caught on fire. I had that much underbrush cleared before it decided to roast itself.

ryeguy2006a · « **Reply #147 on:** November 30, 2021, 07:01:27 AM »

Now that is what I'm talking about for a shop!! Remind me again what the dimensions are?

kentucky yeti · « **Reply #148 on:** November 30, 2021, 07:16:28 AM »

Quote from: ryeguy2006a on November 30, 2021, 07:01:27 AM

Now that is what I'm talking about for a shop!! Remind me again what the dimensions are?

32' x 64' w/ 10' ceiling. 14' x 24' porch.

LeighP · « **Reply #149 on:** December 01, 2021, 02:38:38 AM »

That porch.....I can see comfortable chairs, cold drinks and watching animals come into the pond in the late evening. Nice.

Maryland Bandit · « **Reply #150 on:** December 01, 2021, 06:06:15 PM »

30-30 across his lap and meat in the freezer from the front porch

kentucky yeti · « **Reply #151 on:** December 01, 2021, 07:07:44 PM »

Quote from: Maryland Bandit on December 01, 2021, 06:06:15 PM

30-30 across his lap and meat in the freezer from the front porch

From my current front porch yesterday morning. Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen and Comet. The other 3 4 were MIA.

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kentucky yeti · « **Reply #152 on:** December 05, 2021, 03:49:44 PM »

No pics, as the rain started coming down hard. So I finished my job for the day and grabbed my tools. Anyway, I now have 4/0-4/0-4/0-2/0 (ground) from the standalone meter base to my shop. The wire isn’t connected at either end but the 192’ run is buried and ready to hook up. I also ran two 12/2 underground wires from the back of the shop to my well for future use. One for the 240v submersible pump and one for a 120v outlet to plug in a heater. Last week I had rented a trencher and cut over 400 feet of trench for the main power wire, the well wire, the 1” water main line and the 3/4” water line that feeds the shop. I got all the water lines ran and pressure-tested yesterday.

tajoe · « **Reply #153 on:** December 05, 2021, 05:40:21 PM »

Running water in the garage? How nice is that? Maybe you can get a solar heater, and put in a shower. Then you'll be 100 % independent. A couch, a fridge, flat screen TV, Done. (Wait a minute, you'll need rabbit ears and a converter, if you have a TV. )

Jack · « **Reply #154 on:** December 05, 2021, 06:20:51 PM »

You got juice and water, I like it. 4/0 is a good idea and it looks like you took VD into account.

kentucky yeti · « **Reply #155 on:** December 05, 2021, 06:22:57 PM »

Quote from: tajoe on December 05, 2021, 05:40:21 PM

Running water in the garage? How nice is that? Maybe you can get a solar heater, and put in a shower. Then you'll be 100 % independent. A couch, a fridge, flat screen TV, Done. (Wait a minute, you'll need rabbit ears and a converter, if you have a TV. )

Our garage here has a bathroom. I had a tile shower in it but tore it out a few years ago. I did keep the tile floor with the drain, so whoever buys our place can add two walls back and have it again. All the plumbing is still there. It has a fridge and our old 46? inch flat screen in it.

kentucky yeti · « **Reply #156 on:** December 05, 2021, 06:28:42 PM »

Quote from: Jack on December 05, 2021, 06:20:51 PM

…and it looks like you took VD into account.

I used protection 😂. Yes, I used the 3% formula and was well within it. The ground is oversized but that was all that was available in a 4- plex 4/0 wire. That oversized ground wire won’t hurt anything or fail an inspection.

roadking77 · « **Reply #157 on:** December 06, 2021, 07:39:19 AM »

LOL!

Mike, I say quit while your ahead. Garage sounds like you may as well put a bunk in there, done deal. Your wife may not like it too much though!

kentucky yeti · « **Reply #158 on:** December 06, 2021, 08:01:46 AM »

Quote from: roadking77 on December 06, 2021, 07:39:19 AM

LOL!

Mike, I say quit while your ahead. Garage sounds like you may as well put a bunk in there, done deal. Your wife may not like it too much though!

It's kind of drafty in there. Those 10x10 holes where garage doors will be (hopefully) let in some cold air. Garage doors are another of the new world situation items that are months behind. Hope to get them here and installed by February

roadking77 · « **Reply #159 on:** December 06, 2021, 03:38:40 PM »

Yea, I havent had the need for any in a while but there was a new house built up the street from me. They moved in August and still no garage door. I guess that explains it.

« **Reply #159 on:** December 06, 2021, 03:38:40 PM »

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