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

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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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And they worry about commercial construction....

Nice scaffolding pics! I can't guarantee those won't be at our next staff meeting for the 5 minute safety talk we always start with.

I don't know why you guys are making a big deal out of that.



Every, and I mean EVERY, new house in my neighborhood had the exact same set-up for siding and hardiplanks.

Only one builder had guys with metal scaffolding (if you call it that, more of 2 or so ladders with a metal beam between it) for installing hardiplank. Most framers made their own 'scaffolding' on the job.

I liked it, as I could...abscond with the wood afterwords. Good material with few nails.

~egon

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This is a thing? Why not just assign an inspector to live with you full time until construction wraps up to make sure everything is perfect?

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This is a thing? Why not just assign an inspector to live with you full time until construction wraps up to make sure everything is perfect?

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It has to do with windstorm requirements, since Harris County is prone to tropical storms/hurricanes.

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

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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.

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To hell with OSHA, dude your home insurance would ****! Don't let them get away with stupid **** that would get you or your insurance sued if something bad happened. You'd suddenly find yourself uninsurable if the project ever finished.

That's why my builder is required to have his own insurance policy and cannot come after mine.

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No doubt. However, when I was in commercial construction no matter what or how much insurance we had, it didn't matter. If something went wrong everyone involved in the project was sued regardless of who had what scope. It still took lawyer fees to get us dismissed.

One of those framers falls, they'll sue anything and everything of value and let the lawyers and judge figure it out. They'll argue you not stopping it means concent.

Just something to keep in mind as this project continues.

CD 20: Siding, windows, and doors.




They are finishing the siding today. We ordered the shingles and garage door. The parking pad is being demoed today or tomorrow, and we'll get the new parking pad and stairs next week. Rough-in plumbing and electrical will being in a week or so.

I was on your street yesterday and saw this build, Ryan. Looks great so far in person.

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I was on your street yesterday and saw this build, Ryan. Looks great so far in person.

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The pressure is on to finish the outside of the house now.

No kidding, this weather the next 10 days won't bode well for you.

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No kidding, this weather the next 10 days won't bode well for you.

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I meant my garage will be all nice and my house is kinda rough looking.

You could always live above the garage and rent the house out.

The one complaint I have so far is the builder never gave me any choices for exterior pedestrian doors and I came home to find flat slab doors installed. I would have paid more for doors that aren't ugly.

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The one complaint I have so far is the builder never gave me any choices for exterior pedestrian doors and I came home to find flat slab doors installed. I would have paid more for doors that aren't ugly.

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Have that talk now and find out if there are any other materials left to install that could create the same problem.

We got the interior finishes pick list yesterday that includes everything from door styles to cabinets, to paint color, so we shouldn't have this problem again.

The builder has been made aware that I'm not exactly pleased with the doors. I wouldn't have minded paying more for something better, but I'm not interested in paying full cost of replacement on top of the others. I'm waiting for my builder to respond with options to rectify the situation.

Looking good! Makes me want to do our garage now...

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The one complaint I have so far is the builder never gave me any choices for exterior pedestrian doors and I came home to find flat slab doors installed. I would have paid more for doors that aren't ugly.

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Leave those in place for now as construction doors. Builders treat them as disposable. Good ones will likely walk off right now.

He's right, people will run a crazy amount of stuff into them. The builder would end up needing to replace them anyway later.

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Yes, but it's bee too dark to take pics. I'll get some up today. The siding was done Friday and the old driveway is being demoed today. We'll have forms down by the end of the day and probably a pour tomorrow, depending on weather. Rough HVAC and plumbing should start today.

Great thing about it is I got the demo crew to do some things I was going to have to do myself. It's a lot easier to tear out a giant oleander with a bobcat than it is with a shovel.

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Great thing about it is I got the demo crew to do some things I was going to have to do myself. It's a lot easier to tear out a giant oleander with a bobcat than it is with a shovel.

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Amazing what 24 pack will get you these days.

Looks good.

1. move into the apartment
2. rent the house...
3. ????
4. profit

Looks like it's coming along really well!

I expanded the scope of work a little to include a small pad between the driveway and fence for my trash cans and learned quickly that I should have thought about it more before doing so.

Drainage on my lot has always been an issue, and the trash pad is going to block water that flows from the back along the fence from getting to the street. Now I have to do the mad dash to get a drain installed on the upstream side of the pad and run the pipe under the forms that are already in place before they pour tomorrow. Basically I'm going to be digging in my yard in the dark after work to get it done.

Always a good time.

I recommend 2 or 3 pipes so the water isn't pooling to drain down.

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I recommend 2 or 3 pipes so the water isn't pooling to drain down.

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This drain is going to go right by the form take on the far right side shown in this pic:


Eventually I will install catch basin at 2 or 3 other locations on the left side of the building and driveway. Both sides will come together to one drain pipe that will run down the middle of my driveway to the ditch.

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I expanded the scope of work a little to include a small pad between the driveway and fence for my trash cans and learned quickly that I should have thought about it more before doing so.

Drainage on my lot has always been an issue, and the trash pad is going to block water that flows from the back along the fence from getting to the street. Now I have to do the mad dash to get a drain installed on the upstream side of the pad and run the pipe under the forms that are already in place before they pour tomorrow. Basically I'm going to be digging in my yard in the dark after work to get it done.

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Will it do much good? It looks like the tree will block the drainage regardless of what you do. Water will basically pool behind the tree, and once it reaches a certain elevation, it will flow onto the concrete driveway. And the concrete will drain to the street.

A ground-level pic would probably be beneficial here. The grade from behind the tree to the driveway is a substantial downward slope toward the driveway.

Made a swing by on lunch to drop off the catch basin and drain pipe and the rough HVAC and plumbing is going in right now.