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Unfortunately, today was one of my more difficult days as GC on the shop. Started off early and had most of the plumbing rough-in laid out before 7:30. Thought I was off to a productive day. Unfortunately that's when we started noticing an issue with the amount of fill. In the contract we...

Ned911, Thankfully no water features. We talked about it and realized we didn't really care about having them. Just wanted a clean, basic rectangle. Auto-fill came standard with the builders. svhammelly, we found a pool builder but I'm operating as PM and a decent amount of the GC jobs for...

Footers and Beams are done being cut. Have some stair forms waiting to go in and my plumbing and they will start on rebar Green sticker from the electrical inspector. Just had to run some mule tape. Now I have to find a 3" locking nut and a couple other odds and ends and I'll be good to go...

Ah, my mistake. Regardless still a win as a parent. The U 1 & 2 are still one of the best 30 for 30 documentaries. I appreciate the work they have done so far. Putting together a list to grab tonight and a full weekend of plumbing rough-in and verification to come. I like our pool, but if I...

Some general shop notes and planning around toys when it's done. I am pretty much deadset on getting this combo for an air compressor and dryer. I want it outboard of the shop so I don't lose square footage, and want the noise under control...

Shop/Pool Got a call from Mueller buildings and was told other than a few boxes of screws that they have everything ready to ship to me. I am more than excited about that. Having to assemble it in August in Texas? Not as excited... Concrete work is well underway. The team started last week...

Shop updates are happening Electrical Main trench line is finally done to the meter. I was able to get an inspector to come out to take a look at what I was doing and get clarity about what needed to happen vs. what he didn't care about. Super helpful rather than reading documenation online...

I couldn't agree more. Thankfully while it could have been cheaper, faster, maybe better, it is still progressing. Correct, I was a Trinity Tiger. The fan base was absolutely going crazy. Unfortunately being a D-3 away game that fan base might not have broken double digits. I've had some...

Thanks eastmtn. I ended up stocking up on 1.5" as it was only $6/stick extra anyway. Not cheap, but well worth peace of mind knowing I wouldn't get another shot at it. Bought a bunch of 2" so I can run the 4/0 for the 2 200 panels. btw, I have been following along on your build. It's a real...

I'm doing the same thing as we speak. 320 service with 2 200 feeders. ~2000 Square foot shop with attached pool equipment and potential mezzanine apartment going in. Overkill? Yeah probably. Do you want to find out it isn't later? Not really. I'd rather cry now at prices than have to retrofit...

Got a Rheem 65 to replace a 40 gallon unit. Had to crank up to 130 for wifes super hot, super deep bathtub but was super easy with smartphone app. Noticed ~$20-$30 less a month on the electric bill. Buddy who is way more into this says Rheem or bust. Home store has good ones, but I went with a...

I appreciate you providing cost detail and being as thorough as you are. Looking at minisplits for my upcoming 33x60 build. Curious how it holds temp and runs. Curious, how come you ran with 2 24k units instead of getting a 2 head with single 48k condenser? I was debating that based on...

Not much to update but want to keep the thread alive. Went up to Kansas with to a family members house to enjoy the 4th of July weekend, drink some beer, and enjoy the lake and fireworks. And holy cow do they do fireworks up there. I bought over $300 of fireworks and was basically given the...

Love it. It makes me think that the excavator people enjoy their job and getting to inspire kids to get dirty. Need more of that.

And my wife is an Aggie, so are looking forward to the renewed rivalry now that the longhorns are in the SEC. We decided that we didn't like having money so got season tickets this year.

Ha, good for him. That's a good accomplishment at the D-1 level. I played at a small private D-3 school that almost nobody has ever heard of. How my small 6' 240 pound self could be a 2 year starter, 2 year all-conference at defensive tackle. Our only claim to fame is a 15 lateral play when I...

Not much to update. Took a week off in Mexico and a few project updates, but hard to call the major milestones Electrical I did officially find and am in possession of a 320 amp meter along with some schedule 80 to do the transformer to meter run. It was unbelievably expensive and daunting to...

Color scheme looks good and the windows look like the right amount of natural light without letting too much radiant heat in. Good luck on insulation! That stuff is too itchy for my blood.

Doing a proper job it would seem. This will be a fun one to watch. Will all be worth it and has a great aesthetic.

Lucky you! I need some luck to fall my way like that on prices.