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In other shenanigans my sister and fam came down to spend a few days. We went to the Silver Lake Dunes with the ORV's. Good times

Contractor back onsite and a very slow day for them... The north side metal had to come down. Siding crew screwed it all up. New metal coming to fix their crappy work Other work got done though, Apron laid out. Site work completed Completed pour Even a spot for trash cans

Unfortunately been a 'delay' with the contractor. They did work without a signed change order. Came back with a huge bill..... I told them they can pound sand. They stopped work. Lovely which is a breach of contract. We negotiated the amounts of the change orders and its been paid. Contractor...

More work done from the crew yesterday Door framed in, some natural light Here is where the fiber will run from the barn back to the house Headers above the garage door openings in Electrical rough in inspection passed. Interior paneling and ceiling paneling should go up this...

Thanks @Bierisch I have a Chamberlain jackshaft on the other door in that barn. Works like a champ and thats the same route I plan to go.

Yeah, getting quotes now. Interesting to see the contractors think people are just dumb. Some of the quotes have been 'interesting' to review.

Siding almost up and interior buildout moving along. Never fast enough

Stihl for the win

Drop fiber Get a 10g switch at each end Something like this it uses SFP+ so you can use fiber or ethernet You will need to buy the transceivers for each port which kind of *****, but the transceivers are like $20 a piece...

Had to spend a week in Vegas for an IT security conference and finally back While there we went and hit the supercars. Drove a Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo. 7 Speed paddle shift and full roll cage. At 6'2" and 260lb car was not easy to get into Car did circuit racing before finding its way to...

Insulation finally installed Electrical rough in inspection tomorrow

While the barn build is ongoing, a little more work done to the house. When we moved in there was a standard 40g water heater. That's a no go. Rinnai for the win. Love this tankless brand. Second tankless between the last house and this

On our existing barn we have a roll up door. Its time for this to go. Its letting in so many time mosquitos its no good. Here is what exists behind the paneling. To make this a high lift, will the opener need to go to the direct side or up high. Would the header way up be good? More...

Went to clean up around the propane tank that runs the generator and saw some twigs under the valve cap. Tiny little eggs. Smaller than a jelly bean it looks like

Electricians came and got a ton of work done. Wires ran for all the outlets and lights. Breaker in. Barn will have its own dedicated 200A service Electricians also got a conduit in for fiber. There is a run from the smaller barn to the house and to the basement. They got the...