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/mbarnes would have been proud!

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/mbarnes would have been proud signed and sealed it!

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I see you have the same crappy vines we have over here. If you figure out how to get rid of them I'm all ears, up to and including methods involving fire, strong acids or nuclear winter.

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Virginia creeper. Use Roundup with a couple tablespoons of dish soap in it to make sure it sticks to the leaves and spray them on a hot day.

Apparently the first floor should be framed by now, but it will be too dark when I get home to take pics. If the weather is cooperative, they should be able to move pretty quickly on it this week.

As good as it gets for tonight:

Construction Day 8: First floor framing




We included a storage room with exterior access that we can use for yard tools, etc. or make available to a tenant to garner higher rent.


My storage space is the other 2/3 of the back of the garage.

Are they done yet?

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I wish.

The second floor joists went up yesterday and I think they were pushing through for decking and framing today. We might get our first rain day tomorrow.

They weren't messing around on the door headers. Those look to be at least 2x10"s

I've spent $30,767.25 so far.

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Haha i take it you get a request for payment today?

No, it was Monday when I wrote the last check.

Alas, now we have a few rain days to slow things down. The second floor decking went in yesterday, and framing of the second floor should happen as soon as we get dry time.

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

We got a second floor and a roof today.

you better rig up some pontoons for tomorrow

Passed windstorm inspection today. The guys spent Saturday in the rain getting all the tie straps and fasteners in place for today's inspection.

they should start moving on the siding and stairs to the extent possible, since the windows are not in yet. We expect a week or two delay getting the windows.

I've always wondered: does rain during the construction phase have any long-term effects on things like this?

As long as the lumber has time to dry, no. The issues can come when they sheath everything, then a big rain hits and they follow up with the moisture barrier, trapping the water in the framing. Even then, it will likely not be an issue.

I'm a couple days behind on posting updates.

Construction day 13: Sheathing

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Day 3C - We have steel down. The foundation inspection is scheduled for tomorrow and we should have concrete down by the end of the week.







You should go back and compare the old foundation to this one. This one has actual steel in it AND they used dobies to keep the steel in the concrete instead of on the ground.

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I would want that steel on chairs. That looks like they just have it on rocks or pieces of concrete block.

Too late re: the above post.

Concrete block is a perfectly fine application for dobies.

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I just can't tell if they're wrapped or anything from the pictures. We'd normally use chairs because they're easy to attach and stay on. I've also always been told to never put rebar on mesh, rocks, brick, etc because it creates small weaknesses in the concrete. Something about it not always having the same compressive strength and essentially creating a lot of cold joints. I don't think it really matters here, just personal preference

Damm RTT, my wife's already complaining to me that you're going to have someone living in your newly built garage apartment before we ever get moved into our rennovated home...you're killing me man!

We had our nailing pattern inspection on Construction Day (CD) 14 and finaled the foundation inspection that was waiting on the original form survey for full approval. We got those cleared and landed delivery of siding and roof sheathing on CD 15.

CD 16: Roof sheathing and beginning of moisture barrier (just in time for it to rain like hell). I figured out we're at the stage where pictures are best taken from my roof.




Here are some shots of the interior:

Living room viewed from the kitchen:

Living room looking toward bedroom and bathroom doors:

The living room/kitchen ceiling is vaulted and it makes the space feel really big and open. It also allows for the HVAC return air to be in the attic.

The kitchen, seen from the living room. The entry door is on the left.

The bedroom, seen from the bathroom:

The bathroom (l) and closet (r):

A couple shots of the garage storage areas:

are those 2x4's nailed to the exterior your scaffolding? If so....wow, not for me

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are those 2x4's nailed to the exterior your scaffolding? If so....wow, not for me

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2X6's supported by 2X4's, and yeah ... **** that. Those dudes are braver than I am.

Yes, that's exactly what it is. They used that to frame the soffits and nail up the fascia boards. And there weren't any safety harnesses involved, either.

it's not even level, hell no

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If that's what it is, I know some safety managers who might literally **** bricks.

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that, or OSHA

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If that's what it is, I know some safety managers who might literally **** bricks.

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that, or OSHA

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I was thinking that too. If they got ahold of those pictures, might be enough for a violation... Probably a long shot, but I wouldn't want those floating around.

Also, I have to show this to or safety guys. It'll probably make our next supers' meeting on what not to do.