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HemiRamOn22s
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Thank You!Love the property and the build! Very cool!
Thank You!Love the property and the build! Very cool!
Thanks. Georgia Pacific Double 5". The color is Pewter. I wanted 6.5" Carolina Beaded but they didnt have it in the color i wanted. If I wanted to spend the money i would of went with Hardie Board. Its really nice stuff. But double the cost of vinyl siding. The Iron Gray color they have im really a fan of.Like the siding ... what kind is it.
Thanks thats what i was going for. Stone is 3-4 weeks out on being installed. So stay tuned!Barn and home match very nicely. Can't wait to see the stone on the barn!
I have 3 125A subpanels. 1 upstairs in my house, 1 in the basement (runs the well, geothermal heat, etc.), and 1 in the shop. All 3 of them will be on the panel thats on the backup generator. I will put things like the oven, washer/dryer, some lights, receptacles, etc. on the other panel. It really wont be a whole lot. The whole house will be LED fixtures, I can have every light on in the house and only draw 50A. The generator is 22 KW.I really like the "two Panel" idea for running a generator.......sure beats a small 6-8 circuit Gen-Tec switch...........do they serve both buildings ???? What I mean is my barn/workshop is powered by a 100 amp service panel that comes through my house's 200 amp panel......could this setup be so that the generator would run circuits in the house and feed the garage so the heat and some lights will be available in both structures during a power outage? You know just the heat sourse some lights ,well, etc...I would like to hear more about this..........Bobbycoke

The colums on the shop porch will be wrapped with a PVC column. The porch on the house will have stone on the block porch columns and then a tapered PVC column ontop.If I may ask what is the sq ft cost and type of stone you are doing?
Any of it wrapped on the columns?
Thank you. I think i just answered your question in the above post. Dont tell my GF its my bachelor pad. haha. She hasn't even really been involved in what i've been doing. We have the same tastes, so she just like to see pictures.Looking better every post!! Best Bachelor Pad EVER!!
Are the posts gonna remain wood or wrapped in white PVC or...??
Thank you. I think i just answered your question in the above post. Dont tell my GF its my bachelor pad. haha. She hasn't even really been involved in what i've been doing. We have the same tastes, so she just like to see pictures.
Quoted for truth."Prenup" don't ever risk losing it
"Prenup" don't ever risk losing it
I dont plan on getting married but if i do there will be a prenup. The property will be put into a trust, so even if she wanted it she cant have it. I'm not going to get into the details but i will be fine.Quoted for truth.
Statistics say d every man should have paper work.
Sent from my imagination using sharks with friggin lazer beams
Great progress man getting more and more jealous by the day!
Thanks for the compliments guys! More to come, so stay tuned!I love the build and thank you for posting the progress/process. My dreams have been fulfilled with just a 3-car garage but it's nice to see the result of having big dreams.
I'm the general contractor. I've subbed a lot of it out. I did the site work and dug the basement. I've been helping another electrician do the electrical work. I pay my guys pretty good so it cost me more to use my own guys then it does to hire it out. I wish I could be there all day but work is always busy.Everything looks to be very high quality. I love it. Is one outfit doing the whole house or have you been subbing it all out? Regardless, great work. I like the little details that add to the overall quality.
Thank you. What more do you want to know? Its a real Z28. All of the number match except for the block. Its been replaced at some point. It is a DZ302 block just not the one that came with the car. M21 trans. Its stock just like it came from the factory. My dad actually bought it for his birthday back in 2010. Thats his baby. He replaced the floor pan, wheels/tires, gas tank and recoated the underbody before he bought the car. It needs a few odds and ends like the handles replaced or re chromed and the same for the windshield wipers. But other than that its a beautiful car. Paint is nearly perfect.That will be a great setup, I really like it so far. Can you post more info on your '69 Camaro? I bet that SRT8 will be wicked once you do the work to it you've mentioned.
JB
Civil Engineer/Commercial Real Estate Developer/A little bit of everythingSo, what's your day job?
Yes it sure does but its alot of long nights and weekends!Gotcha. That certainly helps when building ones own house & garage![]()
Yes the camaro is staying the way it is. As for the 56' pickup and 67' chevelle the same cant be said. I have big plans coming for both once the shop is finished.Hemi,
Thanks for the info on the Camaro, that is very nice and glad you/your father are keeping it as close to numbers matching as you can. The way I see it you should build a car one of two ways, close to factory if it is close to a survivor or rare, or bat **** crazy! Keep it up on both builds, that is awesome you are taking on both builds at once.
JB
Yea 4' in the ground.Are the post in-bedded in the concrete?
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If that ever happens i have a lot bigger things to worry about. There is only one post that would be in jeopardy. The rest face the back yard. The post is anchored in a 2' diameter concrete block as well as the footing.So, what do you do if one is hit by something, and needs replacing? Reason I ask, as an old neighbor did the same thing with a driveway cover ... and then his kid ran into one while learning a stick.
He basically had to cut the concrete to pull the stub out. When it was time to put the post in he used a steel rod and plate to get the post up, and out off the concrete. When all done he added some thin trim to the bottom ... looked good.
I dug a 5' deep hole by 3' in diameter. Could of done 30" based on the bearing capacity of my soil but i didnt have a 30" auger for my bobcat. Then I filled it with 1' of concrete. The next day we set the poles, squared everything up, and back filled with 1' of clean select fill to hold the poles in place. Then we filled the holes around the posts with 2.5' of concrete and then another 6" of fill material on top to bring it back up to grade. The soil in my area is very well drained so im not really worried about water damage to the poles. When you set fence posts you fill the hole with concrete and no footer. I dont ever think I've seen one rot using that method. But i would definetly suggest pouring a footer before you set your poles. Thats where your real support comes from. The depth and diameter of the holes will be dependent on the bearing capacity of your soil.Alright I got one for ya, I'm about to be starting my build in North Carolina as soon as I'm back from overseas. I'm planning on a 46 x 34 pole barn/garage. I've seen two different opinions as to seating the poles. Some say dig a 6ft hole put two feet of concrete down then throw your treated/laminated pole in (after its hardened of course) and then fill with concrete. Others say do the same all the way up to the last fill with concrete and instead use gravel to back fill so the base of the pole will never rot from pooling water, I just don't feel that will be secure enough though? So I guess after all of that, what's your take on it?
I dug a 5' deep hole by 3' in diameter. Could of done 30" based on the bearing capacity of my soil but i didnt have a 30" auger for my bobcat. Then I filled it with 1' of concrete. The next day we set the poles, squared everything up, and back filled with 1' of clean select fill to hold the poles in place. Then we filled the holes around the posts with 2.5' of concrete and then another 6" of fill material on top to bring it back up to grade. The soil in my area is very well drained so im not really worried about water damage to the poles. When you set fence posts you fill the hole with concrete and no footer. I dont ever think I've seen one rot using that method. But i would definetly suggest pouring a footer before you set your poles. Thats where your real support comes from. The depth and diameter of the holes will be dependent on the bearing capacity of your soil.
The main posts on the pole barn are 3 Ply 2x6 laminated and i got them from my local material supplier. The first 5-6 feet is treated wood spliced to un treated wood above grade. The exterior poles under the lean to are 6x6 Treated. You can get them from any pole barn supply company.Where did you get your laminated post from? Did you assemble them or did you spec them? I've seen these many times on gj, but never in person. I thought those were an exclusive Morton building post.
Thanks man. More to come in the next few weeks once the porch columns get set and the stone starts to go on. Also have shutter and the window accents to install.Damn that's coming along man! Loving that color. I'll have to show my wife, she's wanted to do this since the day we bought our house.