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Trusses went up as planned on Tuesday. Could not believe that they had a guy with a crane to lift the 18 trusses and it took only an hour! But, they were really well prepared with support pieces and blocking for the position of each truss. Today they are finishing up the enclosing the gable...

Day 9 - more great weather.... These guys have been getting here really early every day! I cant get used to any kind of trade person either showing up at all or on time! Sheathing has been put on along with Tyvek. They got eveything all straightened out and the walls braced. Will not have...

Day 8 of construction - PERFECT weather... no wind and 65 degrees! HD delivered first thing as promised and the guys wasted no time. They got all four walls framed with all of the doors and windows in the correct spot and correct height! The plan for tomorrow is to put up all of the...

Feedyurhed - too funny and too small of a world! We are on Parallel Avenue right off of US 23.... love this lake.... If your ever up here drop me a note....

Day five... first week is done and the masons finished the shop floor and outside walks on the front and one side of the building. REALLY impressed with the job they did. The shop floor is very flat and smooth... Lumber and supplies will be delivered on Monday morning and my builder will be...

Day two and the block walls are up. After the floor is pored later this week there will be two blocks exposed. VERY pleased with the work these guys are doing... not even a few sprinkles stopped them today.

No adjustment to Michigan.... it's having lived in Texas that I never adjusted to. I lived in Colorado for 12 years and my wife is originally from Michigan (Thumb).... I have been coming up here for over 25 years and know the weather well.... We are glad to be out of the heat and dryness of...

Day 1! Perfect weather to start digging and making piles of dirt! The excavation crew did an amazing job... removed stumps, cleared site, dug footings, formed footings, pored concrete and got the inspection done on the footings. Hopefully the weather will be favorable tomorrow.. they plan...

After two years of planning the construction of my new workshop is about to begin. My wife and I began moving from North Texas (Fort Worth) to Alpena Michigan a year ago and we have been trying to get settled in and the plans made for getting this shop built. Now that winter is over and the...

Terms from camping days... Left handed smoke shifter Bacon Stretcher

I had a situation like this before on a shipment I made. Did the vendor know where they were being shipped or did you use a freight forwarder? If the vendor knew where they were going he should have exercised EXTREME caution in making absolutely sure he was shipping what you ordered. My...

I am in Northern MI and don't have a Menards close... but I do have a Home Depot... I went in today and asked if they would match the 11% sale at Menards and the DID. Not only that but also did their 10% on the price guarantee! What I got was a 10% reduction (price guarantee) on today's...

I also talked with and actually paid for a set of plans from Barnplans for a similar design but did not like the fact that his truss design requires support posts. The tradeoff in his design is that you get a lot more useable space upstairs.

For the best pricing and service got to Central Hardwoods. They are near 35E and 635. They sell all of the normal hardwoods ... not exotics. I used to order 2-300 BF and less and they would deliver to my home for free. Great folks to work with and really good prices... Brazos is a good...

Am i clear on the fact that you used a standard run of the mill water heater?