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Been a hot summer, grass didnt come in as full as I hoped.

New developemnt, about to pour concrete. 5" slab on 2in foam. 1/2 o2 pex. Rebar 12 center one way and 18 center other. * Just to pour (i prep) labor quote is about $2-2500. Seems high? No pumper. 30x40 1200sq ft * I keep hearing wite mesh is stronger! From four contractors. * Was told to...

Garage door guy just called. He said "my mistake, new doors are on the way" i didn't even ask. So i suppose enjoy the pic.

Well ****. Pole barn delimma part two. Had my garage door guy (not builder) install same door as on my old garage. (New door 2014 20x7.5 from two 9x7's) The color is off. Havent paid for then yet. Would you leave it or insist on what you ordered? <a...

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I graded it at stared gravel. Doors will be here tuesday.

Aside from ground prep and footer this is how far they made it from 7-4 on day 1

Theres 15 holes under the water. "Sigh"

Barns done. Lol. They started monday and were done today. Tee'ed to old 24x44 took them all of 15hrs. 30x40x14 2 12x12 openings 1 man door 5 windows Shingled valley Tyveked Wainscoting 6x6 poles For me doing holes they took off $1k.im impressed

Holes are redone. Some are 6ft. Thats what happens when drilling at midnight. 3 yards of concrete are in place. Redi mix driver asked why all the wells?. Lol. I would say there was a bag and a half in each hole. The day I had the rental he said he was sending a guy out to redo them. Told him i...

So far so good. We are back down to 5+ ft. I have a few that are 6.25ft. Contractor called and said he will be here in the morning with auger to redo them. And pour this afternoon. Told him i rented one already and he said he will pay me back for it. Plus pay for the now 2.5 yd load of redi mix...

Yeah, 2 yrds of 3000 psi fondation mix is schedule for 3pm tomorrow. Im gonna put some rebar and a measuring rod for depth down there too

Ok, to clear things up. Code is a 22" hole and poles need to be embedded 48". Footer needs to be 1/2 the of the width of the hole for depth (11"). The only auger around town is a 24 so that puts me at 12" footer aka 5ft hole. all i can think of is contractor said to inspector I dug 5ft and he...

I am having a guy build me a pole barn. He wanted me to do the holes because there is a unmarketable gas well line on the property. So i did them sunday with inspection for monday. Code is 5ft 24in wide. 24" 12"d footer brings post 4ft under. A unannounced rain storm filled 15 holes 1/2 full of...

yep, that it. I just found out a friend, his sales guy at carter lumber build his garage this way. I PM'ed the OP of the link. He is about 40min from me. Maybe his builder will travel. Thanks for the help