Kevin54's....."The Addition"

[Kevin54]

Not much to report other than we got backfilled, and power tamped stone today, Inspection tomorrow, and the floor gets poured on Thursday. I need to rip out a workbench so we can knock some block out so the floors will meet on the bumpout. That will be done Wednesday.

 

[theoldwizard1]

As far as the gang mowers.....I'd like to have a set to mow with. You can't beat the looks of the grass if you have nice sharp blades, and a reel mower.

And how many hours would it take to sharpen and adjust that many reels ?

 

[Strouty]

Looking good, I can't imagine the feeling of this actually getting done! I felt awful knowing you were trying so hard and no one was actually willing to work. At least now you know local contractors ****.

 

[Kevin54]

Looking good, I can't imagine the feeling of this actually getting done! I felt awful knowing you were trying so hard and no one was actually willing to work. At least now you know local contractors ****.

When the floor is done, I'll probably just wet myself

 

[Strouty]

Don't do it on the floor, it may leave a stain.

 

[JC23]

^^^ Mebbe it can be a sealer???

 

[drivesitfar]

Kevin: looks like more progress to me. Crossing my fingers that Thursday happens as planned and Friday AM your sheets are dry.

cheers

 

[NUTTSGT]

When the floor is done, I'll probably just wet myself

Intentionally or accidentally ?







I know the feeeling, I was so elated when I poured the new floor in my garage, huge goal accomplished.

 

[Kevin54]

Intentionally or accidentally ?



I know the feeeling, I was so elated when I poured the new floor in my garage, huge goal accomplished.

Both probably

And todays inspection was a breeze. It was unclear, but I guess I was supposed to get the foundation inspected BEFORE backfill, but the inspection paper did not specify that, but he bought off on the block, he bought off on the backfill, he bought off on the anchor bolts, and he told me that as long as I have a vapor barrier down (which is not specified per code) that all he will have to do is buy off on the final. Since I have not electric going in at the same time, he will combine the framing and final together. So I am good to go

BTW......tomorrow is just a little fine tuning. Getting the grade stakes set at the proper height, put up some form boards at the openings, and drilling three holes for pins at the opening I will have from the existing to the bumpout, which will be a 5' doorway, and getting things cleaned up for the big pour Thursday morning. I am just a tad bit stoked!!!!! I do hate the mud and the mess though. The older I get, the more **** I get about things like that. We got hammered with rain yesterday, but luckily I had MOST of the dirt cleaned up. But running the skidloader between the garage and the neighbors worked up some mud. Luckily I've stayed off of their property. Not that they would say anything anyways, but I don't want to give them the opportunity. Once the garage is done, I'm putting a privacy fence up between the properties. I know where the property pins are at both corners, so all I have to do is set the transit down the line and move into my side a few inches. Like the old saying goes......"A good fence makes for good neighbors" Oh, and the fact that it will keep our dogs from just happening to stray over to their property. The two little Shelties tend to follow their nose, which I do not like.

I didn't really plan it this way, but the front of the addition is straight in line with the front of the house. With it being that way, I can add a picket fence from the garage to the house relatively cheap. so with a fence on the side and front, I can keep the dogs contained there. All I need is another 500' of some sort of fence, and the dogs can be out all day. Plus I think I can make it aesthetically pleasing to the eye. That will probably be next Spring's project.

 

[drivesitfar]

Kevin: you might already have a fence in mind, but we looked for a long time at fences and landscaping and i'm building this one soon here at my house.

depending on how tall you want the "privacy" fence to be some sections of mine are 8 foot (6 foot cedar boards and 2 foot lattice) and the 4 foot sections are (3 foot cedar boards and 1 foot lattice). then i'm putting 4 x 4's on top to probably hang clematis evergreen vines from. if you have a cedar mill in your area still running you can get real 1 x 6's and not the 1/2 x 5.5's that Home Depot sells. only thing is you need to let them dry on a rack or in your new garage for a month or two before installing if you buy them just as they were cut like i did.

funny (not HA HA) that nothing was said about inspecting the footings before you spent the time and money for the gravel. good thing you have a decent inspector. i remember one builder i knew that would always try to fly by the inspections to the next items before getting things signed off and one inspector made him remove all the gravel/fill under his almost completed house because it wasn't the correct type.

not sure what to tell you to fence 500 feet without taking out a second mortgage. maybe fish netting that i have used for my golf nets, because that orange plastic netting would look hideous. if your dogs are not big maybe a 3 foot fence.

Thursday should be fun and good luck.

 

[cbacres]

Looking good Kevin. Enjoying the posts.
You know how much we like pictures, but, if you wet yourself out of sheer pleasure, you can skip them this time.
The only thing we want to see wet is the girl in the red dress. Be really neat if she was standing on your new concrete.

 

[Kevin54]

Kevin: you might already have a fence in mind, but we looked for a long time at fences and landscaping and i'm building this one soon here at my house.

depending on how tall you want the "privacy" fence to be some sections of mine are 8 foot (6 foot cedar boards and 2 foot lattice) and the 4 foot sections are (3 foot cedar boards and 1 foot lattice). then i'm putting 4 x 4's on top to probably hang clematis evergreen vines from. if you have a cedar mill in your area still running you can get real 1 x 6's and not the 1/2 x 5.5's that Home Depot sells. only thing is you need to let them dry on a rack or in your new garage for a month or two before installing if you buy them just as they were cut like i did.

funny (not HA HA) that nothing was said about inspecting the footings before you spent the time and money for the gravel. good thing you have a decent inspector. i remember one builder i knew that would always try to fly by the inspections to the next items before getting things signed off and one inspector made him remove all the gravel/fill under his almost completed house because it wasn't the correct type.

not sure what to tell you to fence 500 feet without taking out a second mortgage. maybe fish netting that i have used for my golf nets, because that orange plastic netting would look hideous. if your dogs are not big maybe a 3 foot fence.

Thursday should be fun and good luck.

Dang Drives........VERY NICE!!!!! I love the looks of the fence. We were thinking of going with the shadowbox fence, but the more I think about it, I'm thinking about solid, and I like the looks of yours.

I want to put a taller fence from the corner of the garage out, then back to the point of where we see the neighbors property when we sit on our porch, then step it down after that to a smaller in height fence, but still the same style. I don't need 8' though, but I could step from 8' to 6' to maybe 4', or go with a 6' to a 3' fence and transition the two in somehow.

 

[drivesitfar]

Kevin: thanks for the kudos and i wish the fence was done instead of sitting in the raw cedar form on my racks currently. hopefully soon.

it took me a couple summers to transform my front yard because i hate (did i say hate and really mean it) working outside in the wet and cold weather. anyway in case you might need a little something out front to drive up to when you are almost at your new garage here's what i did. my wife wanted no bigger that 4 x 4 and of course i told her the mill was out of 4 x 4's for the posts and after they were in the miraculously found some 4 x 4's for my top.

i hope you don't mind me putting my pictures in your thread and if you say the word i'll delete them. sounds like you might like our new fence though and just scale it down like you would anything to keep the look and i'm sure yours will look great too. or i'll post more or start a thread in Free Parking that you can comment on or get ideas from.

cheers

 

[Kevin54]

Kevin: thanks for the kudos and i wish the fence was done instead of sitting in the raw cedar form on my racks currently. hopefully soon.

it took me a couple summers to transform my front yard because i hate (did i say hate and really mean it) working outside in the wet and cold weather. anyway in case you might need a little something out front to drive up to when you are almost at your new garage here's what i did. my wife wanted no bigger that 4 x 4 and of course i told her the mill was out of 4 x 4's for the posts and after they were in the miraculously found some 4 x 4's for my top.

i hope you don't mind me putting my pictures in your thread and if you say the word i'll delete them. sounds like you might like our new fence though and just scale it down like you would anything to keep the look and i'm sure yours will look great too. or i'll post more or start a thread in Free Parking that you can comment on or get ideas from.

cheers

Nope....post away. I need landscaping ideas, and I'm really liking yours. Once I get the garage done, and I hope I can do it this year is the fence. Yours gives e a heck of an idea and a vision to look forward to.

As far as posting in my build thread, my thread is just like a group of guys sitting around after the days work is done and shooting the ****. There may be just a little bit of everything in here by the time it's done and over with, but in the end, we'll all have a good time

 

[1949 caddyman]

Kevin, could you post a plan of the shop addition, I thought there wasone posted but I cant find it.

 

[Kevin54]

Kevin, could you post a plan of the shop addition, I thought there wasone posted but I cant find it.

This is what it is going to look like. The large addition on the front, and the bumpout on the side.

 

[JC23]

Exactly where will the stipper poles be located?

And the bar? What is the location for the bar?

(Just wanna claim my seat early...)

 

[Kevin54]

Exactly where will the stipper poles be located?

And the bar? What is the location for the bar?

(Just wanna claim my seat early...)

Not quite sure about the bar and pole yet. That will be determined a little ways down the road.

 

[madoc1]

looking good kev. your part of the country looks so lush compared to ours, but am only jealous of the warmer months. lol. good luc, will be following.

jim

 

[JC23]

Not quite sure about the bar and pole yet. That will be determined a little ways down the road.

OK, keep up the good work!

 

[sublime68charger]

Great work Kevin

Enjoy the build process and you keeping us posted as it goes along

 

[drivesitfar]

Kevin: i hope your cement pour goes as planned tomorrow. did you get the bench out of the way to get the access to the bump out the right height?

good luck

 

[NUTTSGT]

Checking in for concrete pictures. . .

 

[JC23]

Kevin is a little busy checking out all that new concrete. FAP time, mebbe??? haha

 

[Kevin54]

Will post them up in a short. 16 yards of concrete in 90 degree heat kicked some *** today. even though we had visqueen down, the sun sucked the moisture out right now. Basically we had three zones......one underneath the overhang in the shade, the next was in the full bore sun, and the last was the last pour at the end of the big addition. And with only three people working it, me useless except for a gopher, and one person new to this, it was hectic, but in the end, it all came together. There may be a ripple or two, but no one will notice but me, and anyone I point it out to. Overall, I am very satisfied given the heat today, and me being satisfied is all that matters.

But I'll get some pics up in a short. Momma and I has to run to town and grab some grub!!!!

 

[JC23]

Great news, Bub! Take a break and watch it dry!

 

[drivesitfar]

Kevin: since it's that hot today will it be that hot tomorrow too? did your cement guy mention anything about maybe covering it with plastic or spraying a mist of water on it so it doesn't dry to fast and crack?

i bet you are beat so hope you are not too sore tomorrow.

cheers and sounds like another positive day's work

 

[cbacres]

Yep, I can relate to pouring concrete in the heat, it can whip you if you're not use to it, and even sometimes when you are.
Are you going to soak it for a few days?
Glad it wet down today. Look forward to the pics.

 

[Kevin54]

We sealed it, so I shouldn't have to wet it down, but I will starting tomorrow anyways. The sealer seals the moisture in, or is supposed to, plus I have a 6 mil vapor barrier down.

Siding comes off tomorrow or Saturday. I advertised on CL for free siding if they removed, and my phone got burnt up with text messages. A win/win for all. Someone gets free siding, and I ain't got to mess with it.

 

[cbacres]

Looks like a great job with the concrete. I forgot about the sealer, Ive sprayed thousands of square feet when I worked for a concrete contractor years ago. It's a good way for curing, another sign your have a good contractor.
Man, you'll be setting your new shop up in no time with this pace.

 

[RivennHewn]

Careful with the visqueen, it will leave you with ugly marks that take along time to go away.

 

[theoldwizard1]

Kevin: since it's that hot today will it be that hot tomorrow too? did your cement guy mention anything about maybe covering it with plastic or spraying a mist of water on it so it doesn't dry to fast and crack?

A long, Long, LONG time ago, when I was a "little shaver", I can remember my Dad "watering" the new concrete a couple of times a day for about a week. This was early spring, so the temps were probably in the 50s.

 

[bczygan]

So happy for you Kevin.

 

[Richard Cranium]

Wow, that is bigger than I thought you were going, I guess I was just thinking the bump out.... Looks great...Rich

 

[Kevin54]

Careful with the visqueen, it will leave you with ugly marks that take along time to go away.

Riven.....the visqueen is underneath the concrete for a vapor barrier. Craig already advised me that you don't want to put visqueen on top for just the reason you stated.

I did run the hose on it this morning to see where the low spots were, and I really don't have any that I can tell, or at least nothing major. The sealer on top makes the water pool up all over though, so it's hard to tell, but if there are any low spots, they are very minimal. One thing I did notice is that even though a power trowel was ran on it, there are a few spots that are a little rougher than what I was wanting, but it was just so damn hot yesterday that things started setting too fast really. And having to split the floor into two sections didn't help. It was about 30 minutes between the truck leaving, and getting back here to pour the rest of the floor. Luckily the first batch was wet enough that things blended in. Then having to work between the main floor, then the bumpout, essentially made three different sections to try and time out as far as working the concrete.

All in all I'm happy though. No water pools in the corners, and everything runs right out the doors. Saw cuts tomorrow, then framing commences probably on Tuesday. We'll get a lumber list together, and I'll order Monday. The first thing that gets framed and weathered in though is the bumpout, so I can get the mess cleaned up in my garage. I have tools everywhere. At least I'll be able to get my roller boxes out of the main garage and into the bumpout so I can get the main garage cleaned. There is dust and stones everywhere in it from tracking in and out.

And as far as the garage work today.......nothing, except for a guy coming here at 10:00 to strip all of the siding off. That means that I need to get some house wrap and get it covered fairly quick. When it was built back in '99, I never put any house wrap on it. That changes now as everything will be wrapped.

 

[volleyball]

Putting some high density foam board up under the siding is usually well worth the expense.

 

[Kevin54]

Putting some high density foam board up under the siding is usually well worth the expense.

I may do that, but also have to watch the money some now. The floor and foundation has already ran over what was first estimated, which I knew it would some, but it ran over almost $2,000. Just gravel alone has went up significantly in price since last year, and is now running $20/ton. I had almost $900 in just stone itself.

The way my ground runs really deceives the eye. Looking at things originally, it looked like the floor was going to be lower than the drive. After digging the footers, it looked like the footers were way too deep. Now that everything is laid up, my floor is actually about 9" higher than the drive. So by the time things are done, I'm going to have to redo the drive because the apron is going to be higher. I'll have to have a new drive put in which I was anticipating anyways, but now, I'll need a load or two of topsoil so I can feather out from the new drive. Just more added expense I did budget an extra $4,000 though for things that may have been missed. The gravel was a shocker. And concrete is running $16 more per yard than a place up north of me. So there was another $256 over what was first estimated. But if I had went with the place up north of me, I would have probably ate that up in trip charges and fuel charge. The way it is now, the concrete place is only 10 minutes from me.

And I had another $200 expense that I was not planning on. Contractor #1 had left his transit here. I took it back to him the other day, and asked hi if he wanted to sell it. He hem-hawed around, and didn't know what he wanted, so I asked him if he would take $200 for it and the tripod (no story pole) and he jumped on it. I should have went lower, but it is a very decent Craftsman, barely used, and probably a $500 transit. I almost bought on the other day for $400, but it was more of a level than a transit, even though it stated it would lay out vertically and is used outdoors, but it didn't have a degree wheel which I need for laying out a fence, so I think I did well on that deal for $200.

 

[RickP]

Your concrete looks really good. Sorry about all the price changes - it seems like that's the way it always goes with construction. I just wish some of the changes would be price decreases for a change!

 

[Kevin54]

Your concrete looks really good. Sorry about all the price changes - it seems like that's the way it always goes with construction. I just wish some of the changes would be price decreases for a change!

I know that OSB has went up some since I priced everything. It was $5+ a sheet for 7/16" and is now $7+ a sheet. I don't know what the price of 1/2" is, but that is the reason I budgeted more money for the build that I first figured prices for.

 

[JC23]

Better weather = higher lumber prices.

Keep up the great work!