DID you buy a house large enough for us visitors to Texas? Sure hope you have room to park my car inside
also....while I am visiting.
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DID you buy a house large enough for us visitors to Texas? Sure hope you have room to park my car inside
also....while I am visiting.
No, it went down the road several months back in the fleet reduction period.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack F
Plenty of room for guests, or even you ;):3dSMILE:...........we'll have to negotiate on the parking thing.............if you can talk Lee into yielding her space you'll be golden. :LOL:Quote:
Originally Posted by robot
Hmmmm....I think Lee is still mad at me for the check stuff at the Mexican restaurant in Vegas...maybe I should just bring a car cover, eh? Lindo Mohican....I am going back there SEMA week...got my SEMA badges earlier this week. Bob, does Greyhound run from central Texas to LV? Are you going this year? We leave for the Hot Rod Hillclimb in Colorado next Tuesday.....
All good Hotrods are like old dogs, the cock there leg and leave their calling mark.. Well my appears too so I would have to park out on the grass so as not to spoil that nice new concrete surface.
Now it is laid, I can see the fall of it clearly but one question for you Uncle, does the reinforcing steel just sit on the prepared surface and not elevated on small cones so that it is suspended midway in the concrete like they do here in NZ.?
Whip, to answer before Uncle Robert, concrete guys here do the rebar location one of two ways, one being the little plastic cones and the other being that they lift the rebar as the concrete is being placed. As I remember from strength lab, the rebar needs to be about 1/3 of the slab thickness up from the bottom for max effect. Some will argue that the little cones allow a moisture path to gravitate upward to the metal rebar and affect the metal....corrosion. Don't know if that is true or not. Knowing U Bob, he did it right 'cause he runs a tight ship!!!
When you poke the bear, ya get the claws............just sayin'Quote:
Originally Posted by robot
Hadn't planned on going this year with all the rest that's going on. I'd probably have to find another way. I think my historical eligibility has died.
Yeah, the surface makes it easier to judge the fall. As for the iron work, I'd have had to take a video to make that process more clear, good question again. As the concrete dumps on the ground they lift the network up to the middle of the mass. Watching the crew work together on all the little actions needed to keep the process going well is somewhat like construction ballet. It's clear these guys work together regularly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Whiplash23T
No daily update for today as very little happened other than form removal. In order to preserve the surface finish from traffic (mostly foot, but dumb things can happen too) damage we kept the other trades off the job. Though our temps are dropping already we got good heat during the day so curing is going well. Tomorrow should see the wrap up of electrical rough in, the plumbing rough in, and more of the trim work getting done, maybe all of it depending on which guys are here. Next week is foam insulation, and, if possible, the beginning of drywall and shingling. Getting to the part where scheduling conflicts slow down apparent progress.
Translation unnecessary actually Uncle Bob; perks = percolates...(is different from chocolates.)Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter
We can (if we have to,) talk properly Engglish...
:LOL: :LOL: :LOL:
But thanks all the same...
Moving along pretty well so far. Between Friday and Saturday we managed to get the rough in on plumbing, electrical and HVAC done, windows hung, some of the last of the exterior trim, and today the roofers showed up to get that done. Might see painters tomorrow to get after the fascia and maybe some of the staining. The insulation guy threw a small wrench in the works and pushed back from tomorrow to Thursday so drywall gets moved back to next week........boooo.
Your gonna love that A/C. I put a window unit in mine and mmmmmmmmmmmmm, it's nice in the late summer month's when it's 100 deg with 99% humidity outside.
Uncle Bob, that is very nice! Stinks to hear about the insulation guy. That always seems to happen at least a few times on every job doesn't it?
Not a lot of exciting pics here, but if you're familiar with a similar construction process there's actually more going on than the average eye can appreciate. I feel more compelled to post though because we are at one month since we broke ground. All things considered, I think we've made decent progress.
Yesterday the paint crew got the fascia and soffits painted. Today, the spray foam insulation in the roof area got done (tomorrow the walls), and the stucco crew got going on their prep. Again, not super exciting pics, but good progress none the less.
Is the insulation your choice or is it a code deal?
Looking awesome from here!
Completely my choice. Wasn't real familiar with it til we moved down here. It's considered a premium product in this market, really helps resale (though not an immediate concern), and when I saw first hand last year what the installation of it in the attached garage did to lowering temps, I was sold! As for code, it's weird or wonderful (depending on your point of view) down here. We're out in the county, so not as subject to nosey government interference. The only thing on the property that requires a permit or plan review is septic................nothing else. Now, following good practice is beneficial so in a de facto sense prudent property owners end up following some form of code compliance, but the mandatories are minimal.Quote:
Originally Posted by 34_40
The thing that would concern me most would be the electrical. Many of the rural house fires in this area can be traced back to faulty wiring from jake leg electricians. I sure hope they're better where you are.
That insulation is awesome. I wish I would have had the denaros to put it in my building when we put it up.
I just priced some closed cell foam for doing the ceiling in my shed when I take a wall out this winter. 16x40 was going to cost about $1500, ouch. I'll be blowing it in. I made my boss foam the wall in our new addition at work though :LOL:
That insulation strengthens, damps noise and insulates against heat. Great stuff. But, what is its flammability?
I recently put out an electrical fire in an attic with blow - in cellulose insulation. The big selling point on THAT stuff is that it smolders, doesn't burn. But - the smoke is toxic as hell, and the smolder action is hot enough to catch the wood structure on fire.
Anyway, keep the jack legs away from your electrical. If I build another house, I'll do it in metal conduit. No Romex snaking through the attic.
We're dealing with human beings, so we've got the same sort of spectrum of duds and stars as anywhere. Even homes that have been inspected by waves of government employees have issues. Which is not to blow raspberries at the concerns expressed here, just to say there are no guarantees. That's why a prudent home owner should try to get some education about what they are buying and from whom. I think of some of these issues when the "Buy American" chanting is invoked............those folks have apparently never hired a dud plumber (or whatever). I get the notion of keeping the economy healthier and generally agree with it, just that applying a singular measure blindly isn't the best approach.
i found out the hard way that spray foam is like a big sponge. i bought from Foam it green . i used it at the add on but found the roof leak went right through it. after a while the metal sheet rusted out where the foam was :( i hope you fair better. great until you get a leak .
Yeah, water intrusion is an issue, but it is with rock wool and fiberglass bat too, just in different ways. Everything is a compromise it seems.
if i ever build again which is doubtful i will use flex seal . the leak i was fighting stopped immediately after a coating of it . been almost 2 years and not a drop. love the stuff.
You'll use flex seal where / how?
I just tried some on gutter joints, it didn't work. Maybe I didn't get them clean enough.
It looks to me like it's closed cell foam insulation opposed to open cell. The closed cell doesn't act like a sponge like the opens cell does.
yes it does. foam-it-green is a closed cell foam but it still holds water. or they say it is . i'm no foam expert. i do have friends with foamed shops that have had problems. my shop is done with water bags :) but it is 20 years old and so far so good. i can see where it has leaked but no rust through or problems yet. if i had it to do over i would have a wooden shop . metal building roofs suck. they sweat and rain or they pull screws loose and leak .
i was skeptical of flexseal but after using it i know it works. i rolled it over the seam of the add on and it has lasted 2 years. going up before winter and doing another coat.
Sounds the guy who did our shop was just being a salesman. Doesn't matter though, our old part is a steel frame with batt insulation, it's stupid cold in that part during the winter.
That in bold is why most of the tin rusts out when the spray on insulation is applied. Supposedly builders around here are saying to lay the foil wrapped thin foam board down first, then put your tin on, then spray the insulation on. I know I wish I would have at least put plastic done before I put my tin on the south side of my building. It will rain in there when you heat it in the winter.Quote:
Originally Posted by shine
part of my building is not insulated and it rains . the spray foam is suppose to stop the sweat. there is also several thermal barriers you can put down. dont know if any work.
Prodex insulation is what i am looking at for my attic . it also works well in cars and cheaper.
Okay, so let's see if we can get back on track, although exploring the world of insulation opinion is somewhat interesting it's a bit off subject now that we've wrung it out a bit.
So this morning just a few minutes after dawn I hear some noises outside. To my surprise the drywall guys are unloading a pile of board so they can rock and roll. Well, hold on boys, the last of the spray foam needs to be done first. True to his word the insulation guy shows up about 1/2 an hour later and proceeds to git er done. Just after lunch the drywall hangers show up and a few hours later.............tah dah! We're ready for the tape and mud crew. Meanwhile, on the outside of the building the stucco crew continues setting their lath to get ready to lay down the scratch coat. They didn't quite finish today so looks like Friday we'll be ready to go on the exterior finish stuff. Next week could be another good week. All in all, good progress I'd say..................
With every pic, I covet a little more. I'll warn you right now, I'm going to be doing some improvements on my shop this winter and the title of my thread is going to be " Keeping up with Uncle Bob " :LOL:
Geeze, those screw lines look perfect! Looking very nice!
sheetrock guys blow me away . those 12 ft sheets make my back hurt just looking at them.
It's the walking around on stilts that would get me. And they're just so danged fast! It takes at least me 4 times longer to do sheetrock than a pro.Quote:
Originally Posted by shine
Yeah, three young guys, not one of them weighed over 150#, 4 hours to do all that including clean up. The one guy on stilts the whole time. Nifty to watch. Although I did have to point out a couple electrical boxes they missed cutting out........not bad all things considered.
all i'll say is after i sheetrock it's good that i do body work :(
So not as much got done Friday as scheduled, though most of the scratch coat on the stucco upper got laid on. Well, surprise, surprise the stucco guys showed up today and got more done. Then additional surprise, the tape and mud guys for the drywall showed up in the afternoon and got their first pass laid down, so now we're back on schedule for Monday.............I hope.
It's almost a shame to cover those screws. They looked so precise.
I have the problem of being too fussy with muding the sheetrock. My wife always has to remind me that it's not a fender, it'll be ok.Quote:
Originally Posted by shine
the hopper gun is your friend :)
that is looking great bob. better than my house :) my friend who does mud work always said he wished he could do bodywork like me . i told him he would not even have to sand his .
That's gonna be really nice once the walls are all painted, the carpeting is in and the furniture and interior decorating is all done! That little alcove for the bed is a nice feature, too, but your wife may call the guys back to add an interior wall or two for guest house privacy? Has she picked out her colors yet? Oh, and you haven't shown us the bath room features of this new carriage house yet, have you? ;):rolleyes:;)