Dug a hole the other day and sprouted a house.
We’ll be two weeks since breaking ground come Monday.
First and second shots 8a.m. day one.
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Installing the culvert and cutting the drive
So much for the action pictures as the fool running the camera didn't put fresh batteries in it.Next shot shows the high end of the garage. We made the existing grade
at the top right corner of the first pic top of the wall. That allowed me to keep my basement floor in the ground on the low end of the house.
Had to move some dirt to create a swale to stear water around the foundation.Also cut a swale along the high side of the drive on account of me being cheap and only wanting to put the stone in once.
Second picture shows the pipe going under the drive to drain away the water
So end of day one
Day twoFooters
walls being formed day three
Day four and five
Nice!
Were 3 weeks in on the one were doing 120 miles away & only on Sat/Sun. Got the permit last friday, would like to pour the footing next Sat.
Like the finish on the walls.
Keep the pics flowing!
Best of luck!
This one is 60 miles from my doorstep. I've got one to start that is just over 100- probably in October. No direct route between the two.
Why are you taking jobs so far away? I know if that's the only work I've got I'll do it but put in fuel surcharges for me and the subs. I don't like to use subs that I'm not familiar with their work. A far away job for us is 30-35 miles. Last job that was 35 miles took 45-50 minutes drive each way.
Just curious,John
J.R. Lazaro Builders, Inc.
Indianapolis, In.
Why travel so far?I like the site, the customer, money is good.Majority of my subs will make the trip cause I don't quibble cost and pay timely.hundred mile house is for a repeat offender (built for him before)got stuff in the backyard alsogotta go- football game is back on
Good answer.
We like to stay in our backyard when we can. When times get lean we travel. I think the farthest we have travelled has been 50-60 miles. You are a braver man than me.
Good luck,John
J.R. Lazaro Builders, Inc.
Indianapolis, In.
todays takerough grade finishedbasement slab prep begundrain tile installed incorrectly and tied in- that'll changeTomorrow will be fun. We are installing radiant heat in the slab. Never done it so I'm excited to participate.By participate I mean bring donuts.( My plumber handed me a shovel the other day and i said "What's this and where does it plug in?")anywayThe trouble with being someone people can talk to is that people will talk to you
More stuff.Didn't remember the donuts so they made me workUhmRadiant floor-bubble foam going down- R13 (one half inch thick, friggin r-13- amazing)foil side down if you please on account of the concrete reacting with the foil.6x6 wwf in 8x14 sheets- cut around plumbing stacksfloor receptacle going in and heat tubing and manifoldsThe trouble with being someone people can talk to is that people will talk to you
Who is the manufacturer of the bubble foam?
Jon Blakemore RappahannockINC.com Fredericksburg, VA
Astrofoil. Grid is set. Pour in the a.m.The trouble with being someone people can talk to is that people will talk to you
Does your building department allow you to use the foil as R-13 insulation or is that not an issue where you are?The reason I ask is because I know there's a controversy on the radiant barrier issue. I was not able to find an ICC report on their website which is what I would need to have in order to use that on one of our projects.
Jon Blakemore RappahannockINC.com Fredericksburg, VA
Hi John,This job is rural so I only have well and septic that are permitted and inspected.I am not sure about your application- it changes the r value significantly.Their web sight details differing uses and relative effectiveness.wish I could be more helpfulThe trouble with being someone people can talk to is that people will talk to you
Edited 9/7/2006 10:28 pm ET by hubcap
First phase is finished up.floors are pouredThe trouble with being someone people can talk to is that people will talk to you
Septic system is in
The trouble with being someone people can talk to is that people will talk to you
And the well is drilledThe trouble with being someone people can talk to is that people will talk to you
nice loking project ya got here! Keep the pics comming...I love this stuff!knowledge without experience is just information.... Mark Twain
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Thanks for taking the time to post.What's the thing that looks like a vent pipe out at the end of the drain field?
I'm gonna jump in and say its a vent pipe. My septic system will have both a high vent and a low vent. I don't know enough about it to explain what it is for though.Tom
Douglasville, GA
Yep.Itsa ventor a candy caneThe trouble with being someone people can talk to is that people will talk to you
In some instances you used the flat WWF matting and in others you use rolled. Mind expanding on that? Is the flat a heavier gauge? Roughly, what is the price difference?
Flat goes under the radiant tubing. Best that it lays down on account of a hump in the tubing might equal a perforation when you cut the expansion joints. Even hand tooled a cut nail or concrete screw pokes a hole and oh boy today just turned to crap...cost wise17 pieces of 8x14 flat cost me $411.00.1 roll of 6x6 wwf 750sq ft is eighty bucks or so.I was gonna do the math but my wife just told me to come to bed.she is sooooo needyha, i laugh in my general direction...The trouble with being someone people can talk to is that people will talk to you
The flat stuff is 2x the cost.
How's the progress?
Jon Blakemore RappahannockINC.com Fredericksburg, VA
Stuck in nuetral.My client bought a package deal for the framing and interior and it is 45 days behind my original schedule.Won't see it until November first.
Stinks out loud as my timeline called for under roof by a week from monday.Framing siding and trim and roofing all condensed early next month- then a big push on mechanicals- I'd like to be hanging board by christmas...thanks for askingThe trouble with being someone people can talk to is that people will talk to you
Did they get their framing package from 84?
Jon Blakemore RappahannockINC.com Fredericksburg, VA
It is a Lindal home. They are out of Seattle.The trouble with being someone people can talk to is that people will talk to you
Nice weather you're having down there.A great place for Information, Comraderie, and a sucker punch.
Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
Quittin' Time
Raining this morning. Because it is Saturday and I am in a golf outing.
More pics.Miraflex waterproofing with one inch insulation over.Plumbers hard at it.Drain tile and two inch r-10 frost protection
pressure tested and backfilled
Ready for the flatwork guys and rough graded
Nice work!
I haven't been around guys that use steel panels for form work around here. Are they molded panels to get the brick look? Can you get other patterns? I like it! Tired of looking at form board lines.
I imagine it's pretty spendy for a concrete company to get set up with steel forms. I have asked our local guys here and they said they have looked into it but our land here in the foothills and mountains doesn't lend itself to using steel forms very well and wouldn't be worth the cost.
Howie
Those are Aluminum forms. Most companies around here (Indianapolis) use them. I was told about 30k for a set by my basement contractor and have seen them in smooth and the brick patterns only. The nice thing about them is that they are much lighter than the wood forms and can be reused over and over and over.....John
J.R. Lazaro Builders, Inc.
Indianapolis, In.
Like John said forms are aluminum, smooth or brick.I would think as long as the footers are level the forms would work.
I don't understand. Where are the big rocks? The granite ledge? How can you dig a foundation without those things?
Great site.Andy
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Sandstone.not so big.some shaleYeah I like the site.