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JR · « **Reply #500 on:** September 29, 2016, 07:22:14 PM »

Thats what I need to do for my fireplace and foundation. Mine is all mortor.

Flyin6 · « **Reply #501 on:** September 29, 2016, 08:36:10 PM »

Quote from: Dawg25385 on September 29, 2016, 07:21:17 PM

Quote from: Bob/OlallaWa on September 29, 2016, 06:43:14 PM
I think Don must be paying you way too much for working on this site. That looks great and will look even nicer when the wind and rain hit.

He recently quadrupled my salary! 4 x 0 =..... oh well i like hanging out with you guys anyway! ;D

YES, i will be happy to get the trailer in out of the rain... and having it here, instead of my grampa's shop down south, will mean we can use it in the winter too since it'll be here.

And don't forget

You get the Administrator bonus, another $00.00!

Bob Smith · « **Reply #502 on:** September 29, 2016, 08:59:32 PM »

He is worth 10 times that amount.

Dawg25385 · « **Reply #503 on:** September 29, 2016, 09:01:31 PM »

Thank you Bob, I'm flattered ;)

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JR · « **Reply #504 on:** September 29, 2016, 09:17:06 PM »

Careful there guys. I am sure they can find a way to tax that bonus. And if not reported Don gets dinged too!!

Dawg25385 · « **Reply #505 on:** September 29, 2016, 09:54:17 PM »

We gotta pay our "fair share" right?

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stlaser · « **Reply #506 on:** September 29, 2016, 10:20:51 PM »

Quote from: Dawg25385 on September 23, 2016, 12:40:56 AM

I am seriously leaning towards just running the service, and doing 1 light and 1 gfi outlet and calling for inspection. Then get final, and then start pulling wire

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2 properties ago when I built my 30x40 shop this is what I did

rpar86 · « **Reply #507 on:** September 30, 2016, 02:29:17 AM »

Did they install openers too? If not, i highly recommend the LiftMaster 8500 Jackshaft opener.

Dawg25385 · « **Reply #508 on:** September 30, 2016, 10:38:33 AM »

Not yet, but I bought them. And they are liftmaster like the house

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JR · « **Reply #509 on:** September 30, 2016, 10:52:39 AM »

I have the 8500 too, love it!

rpar86 · « **Reply #510 on:** September 30, 2016, 11:40:24 AM »

I had the 3800 at my old house along with a high-lift door (8' door, 10' ceiling, door sat about 9' when open). I kick myself for not buying an el'cheapo belt/chain drive and swapping them before I moved. :( The guy that bought the place probably doesn't even appreciate it.

Dawg25385 · « **Reply #511 on:** October 03, 2016, 09:05:23 PM »

They started on the retaining wall today. That oughta do it

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JR · « **Reply #512 on:** October 03, 2016, 09:16:06 PM »

Now that is some cover !!

KensAuto · « **Reply #513 on:** October 03, 2016, 09:53:48 PM »

Holy moly those are some BIG bricks!

rpar86 · « **Reply #514 on:** October 03, 2016, 11:39:16 PM »

Giant Legos!

TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #515 on:** October 04, 2016, 01:10:47 PM »

Those houses popped up since you originally cleared the lot? Is that your wall or the developers wall?

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Dawg25385 · « **Reply #516 on:** October 04, 2016, 01:12:19 PM »

We were the first built, and yeah there's 2 below us. The last is almost done.

The wall is mine, right on the property line.

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Bob Smith · « **Reply #517 on:** October 04, 2016, 03:32:48 PM »

Kyle, you might want to look at a rider on the insurance to protect you from a kid jumping off that wall and hurting themselves. Or some one drives into the end of the wall, I know your property but a unmovable object placed adjacent to the driving lane with no end protection. Sounds dumb right, I used those type blocks to contain a winter sand pile, Stacked 3 high not two. Had a kid problem and risk management paid the darn claim. They told me I should have laid down some soft sand around the blocks to keep them from getting hurt.

Wilbur · « **Reply #518 on:** October 04, 2016, 04:26:52 PM »

Quote from: Bob/OlallaWa on October 04, 2016, 03:32:48 PM

Kyle, you might want to look at a rider on the insurance to protect you from a kid jumping off that wall and hurting themselves.

Ditto this....I live next to a pond and have had kids pass through my yard to get to it. I added $1MM liability and it was dirt cheap....less than $50 a year or something?

A buddy of mine is a contractor....he hates inspectors....he said they will ALWAYS find "something" wrong so they feel like they did their job. He said the key is to leave something that's easy to fix for them to find....a ground wire not screwed down in an outlet or something else. Beats having them come up with something that's a total pita to fix.

Good luck it looks REALLY great!

Dawg25385 · « **Reply #519 on:** October 04, 2016, 04:30:43 PM »

Thanks guys. Good suggestions

There will be a fence along the property line, up to, on, and after the wall. But an insurance policy is something I'll look into

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JR · « **Reply #520 on:** October 04, 2016, 09:14:27 PM »

I have a 1m policy too. Got that when I started as an LEO and now keep it as I have a ccw.

Bob Smith · « **Reply #521 on:** October 04, 2016, 10:15:38 PM »

I will agree with Wilbur, for what an umbrella policy costs it is well worth it. The whole idea of getting by has changed. Find a problem, sue the heck out of the system and life is good. Is it the Lawyers after the commission, hard to say but nothing is without risks anymore. If you fell and broke an arm you went and got it set, now you call the attorney then go get it set. Maybe not only sue the person that might be liable, but the DR. that set the arm because it hurts when you raise it above a given point.

TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #522 on:** October 04, 2016, 10:24:59 PM »

The more assets you have the more umbrella insurance you need. Used to be $1M was enough to make people go away. Nowadays you need at least 2M. Cheap as long as you don't have pit bulls or trampolines

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JR · « **Reply #523 on:** October 05, 2016, 12:29:22 PM »

Quote from: TexasRedNeck on October 04, 2016, 10:24:59 PM

Cheap as long as you don't have pit bulls or trampolines
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oops,,,,,,,,,,,,,

BobbyB · « **Reply #524 on:** October 05, 2016, 12:45:18 PM »

Quote from: TexasRedNeck on October 04, 2016, 10:24:59 PM

Cheap as long as you don't have pit bulls or trampolines

What about pitbulls who jump on trampolines!

Bear9350 · « **Reply #525 on:** October 05, 2016, 01:12:30 PM »

I have no issues with my pitbull and insurance. I was expecting them to make a big deal about it when I told them but it didn't change my rate at all. The general stereotype about pitbulls is ridiculous though. I have never met a more loving dog in my life than the few pits I have been around.

cudakidd53 · « **Reply #526 on:** October 05, 2016, 02:03:33 PM »

Quote from: BobbyB on October 05, 2016, 12:45:18 PM

Quote from: TexasRedNeck on October 04, 2016, 10:24:59 PM
Cheap as long as you don't have pit bulls or trampolines

What about pitbulls who jump on trampolines!

This is starting to remind me of "The Man Show"..... ;D

BobbyB · « **Reply #527 on:** October 05, 2016, 02:30:21 PM »

Quote from: cudakidd53 on October 05, 2016, 02:03:33 PM

This is starting to remind me of "The Man Show"..... ;D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHmcEPBPWA4

JR · « **Reply #528 on:** October 05, 2016, 03:50:01 PM »

And I thought I dug up fun stuff,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

And why you need a good policy; https://youtu.be/6tjj-koMSr4

KensAuto · « **Reply #529 on:** October 05, 2016, 05:59:24 PM »

Mike, those weren't exactly pitbulls iirc. lol

cudakidd53 · « **Reply #530 on:** October 05, 2016, 06:55:07 PM »

Quote from: KensAuto on October 05, 2016, 05:59:24 PM

Mike, those weren't exactly pitbulls iirc. lol

Really? I remember a buddy saying, "look at those puppies!" :o

KensAuto · « **Reply #531 on:** October 05, 2016, 08:55:31 PM »

I wouldn't know, never watched it. :rollseyes

JR · « **Reply #532 on:** October 05, 2016, 11:46:51 PM »

Whats this thread about??

Wilbur · « **Reply #533 on:** October 06, 2016, 08:22:15 AM »

"Honey I think we need a trampoline and some pit bull to jump on it...."
.......
"Hey.....why's my pillow in the woodshed?"

Haha

Dawg25385 · « **Reply #534 on:** October 06, 2016, 09:37:02 AM »

Quote from: JR on October 05, 2016, 11:46:51 PM

Whats this thread about??

Used to be about a shop until the DOT's got ahold of it

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Dawg25385 · « **Reply #535 on:** October 06, 2016, 08:51:43 PM »

Let's get er back on track here

Walls done. Backfill and grade tomorrow.

Paint next week, then masonry and gutters.

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cudakidd53 · « **Reply #536 on:** October 06, 2016, 09:26:50 PM »

VERY nice wall there - I know Big D will have excavator lust over that there pond digging unit!

Bob Smith · « **Reply #537 on:** October 06, 2016, 10:33:21 PM »

That really looks nice. Nice to get the dirt work done before the rains get much worse.

JR · « **Reply #538 on:** October 07, 2016, 02:23:50 AM »

I like. Do the stones come cut or do you have something BIG do that?

Dawg25385 · « **Reply #539 on:** October 07, 2016, 05:12:37 PM »

They're just cast concrete JR. The big blocks weigh in at 4300 lbs. Its 107 tons of concrete total LOL

Wrapped up today, all back filled and rock on the top

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Bob Smith · « **Reply #540 on:** October 07, 2016, 07:44:47 PM »

Those concrete blocks started life years ago as "ecology blocks". The cement concrete guys would pour the left over mix into forms and end up with a 2X2X4 or so concrete block with a picking eye in the top center. Didn't meet any building code because the things could have more than a couple seams in them depending on how much mix returned to the plant, and didn't lock in to each other, and no way to certify strength. But instead of dumping the waste cement concrete in a hole, they started making these things and the Greenies were happy. They only cost around 17 dollars each back then and we used them in areas where wall strength was not an issue. Today they have really evolved, many different fronts on them, different locking configurations, and sizes dependent on needed use. We used them to help retain material in cut slopes or fill sections that wanted to move around, once they provided a locking system for them. They make a very nice retaining wall, just like what Kyle has done.

Flyin6 · « **Reply #541 on:** October 08, 2016, 08:41:08 AM »

Quote from: Bob/OlallaWa on October 04, 2016, 03:32:48 PM

Kyle, you might want to look at a rider on the insurance to protect you from a kid jumping off that wall and hurting themselves. Or some one drives into the end of the wall, I know your property but a unmovable object placed adjacent to the driving lane with no end protection. Sounds dumb right, I used those type blocks to contain a winter sand pile, Stacked 3 high not two. Had a kid problem and risk management paid the darn claim. They told me I should have laid down some soft sand around the blocks to keep them from getting hurt.

things like this just hurt my head!

JR · « **Reply #542 on:** October 09, 2016, 11:12:12 PM »

I worked at a trucking company about 3 decades ago. We used to get the unused cement from a local plant. We had long forms made up and just had to set the end cap depending on how much they sent. We hauled beer, they got beer, we got cement.

Nate · « **Reply #543 on:** November 27, 2016, 12:30:16 PM »

your slacking on updates kyle..........whats the latest?

JR · « **Reply #544 on:** November 27, 2016, 01:42:11 PM »

Was wondering this too. It has been awhile, should be setup nice now.

Dawg25385 · « **Reply #545 on:** November 27, 2016, 02:03:26 PM »

Yep yep. Outside is done. Inside I sheeted the stairwell, and the loft (for safety) with 1/2 cdx and put a handrail on. Structure is finaled, site is finaled. Got the rear door knocked out and installed after inspection.

Rough in electrical is done, and inspected. Trim electrical will be next Thursday. Then I will sheet the ceiling and install lights!

Out at my folks, poor cell service so I'll post some pics later.

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Dawg25385 · « **Reply #546 on:** November 27, 2016, 10:55:25 PM »

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stlaser · « **Reply #547 on:** November 27, 2016, 10:58:23 PM »

Very nice

Bob Smith · « **Reply #548 on:** November 27, 2016, 11:11:07 PM »

Nice finish for the lot. That is a very nice home and shop.

TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #549 on:** November 28, 2016, 07:34:04 AM »

Looking good Kyle!

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