shortykorte
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Ah, I spy several code and safety violations. Please have plenty Dr. Pepper or Crown n coke on hand for my on-site inspection.
Above 1200 Sq/FT New home, next chapter ....
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Wokspaces above 1200 squarefeet.
shortykorte
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Sell the Jeep? With all the snow we have?
Oh you missed Jeep meetup at the Mahan Publix this past Saturday.
Oh you missed Jeep meetup at the Mahan Publix this past Saturday.
Michael B.
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I had a quote for 1” sprayed on my ceiling for 4K. Oh and for an extra $1500.00 they would take down my moisture barrier. Because they can’t spray over it. I’m going with standard fiberglass.
jbrentd
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For my 24x36, I was quoted $4850 to upgrade from fiberglass batts to foam.
Update :
Ordered a 3-speed exhaust fan with an exterior hood. Didn't want to just bolt it to the siding, so I built a 2x4 frame, bought some metal bent to cover the lumber, screwed the hood to the frame, cut the hole to fit the hood, cut the J-trim for the exterior trim, screwed the hood from the outside into the 2x4 frame, then screwed the fan body to the back side of the frame. There was still some movement in the siding, so I ripped some 2x6 to fit snug to siding and flush with interior framing, bolted to the steel legs, then screwed the frame to the 2x6. Nice and sturdy, very little vibration and pretty quiet.
Ordered a 3-speed exhaust fan with an exterior hood. Didn't want to just bolt it to the siding, so I built a 2x4 frame, bought some metal bent to cover the lumber, screwed the hood to the frame, cut the hole to fit the hood, cut the J-trim for the exterior trim, screwed the hood from the outside into the 2x4 frame, then screwed the fan body to the back side of the frame. There was still some movement in the siding, so I ripped some 2x6 to fit snug to siding and flush with interior framing, bolted to the steel legs, then screwed the frame to the 2x6. Nice and sturdy, very little vibration and pretty quiet.
shortykorte
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The fan installed passed inspection, however…..
I don’t know how they do electrical on the west coast but this doesn’t cut muster here in Florida.
there needs to be another splitter and more things plugged in.
While doing my safety and electrical inspection, the list was so long, my pen ran out of ink. Luckily, John being from NYC, he was acquainted with the empty hand
deal. Good news, he passed with flying colors. 
I don’t know how they do electrical on the west coast but this doesn’t cut muster here in Florida.
there needs to be another splitter and more things plugged in.
While doing my safety and electrical inspection, the list was so long, my pen ran out of ink. Luckily, John being from NYC, he was acquainted with the empty hand
deal. Good news, he passed with flying colors. PugetDude
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Those cords need to be downsized to at least 18 gauge and have a minimum of one open wire-nutted splice and one taped splice each to pass Shorty's Florida Safety Standards,
RivennHewn
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Testing, testing. Is this thing on?
shortykorte
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It’s been super cold (50°). Probably kicking back in the lazboy 
Been working on the shop limited hours. Did a "shorty" last week. Was setting up the extension ladder near the garage door where the scaffold won't fit because of the tracks. Only had the lower 2-1/2" wide cord to rest on. Thought the hooks had engaged, but not. Got my thumb slammed under the hook mechanism. Lost a chunk of meat and part of the fingernail. The tip of my right thumb is still sensitive.
Anyway, thinking I'm going to pull the trigger on closed cell spray foam, limiting to 2" in the lid and 1" walls. Going to sell some belongings to help cover cost. Couple of bang toys and a nice Oris watch I never wear.
Anyway, thinking I'm going to pull the trigger on closed cell spray foam, limiting to 2" in the lid and 1" walls. Going to sell some belongings to help cover cost. Couple of bang toys and a nice Oris watch I never wear.
shortykorte
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See I should have been there supervising. Glad no bones were broken. Toys? I like toys. I’ll have to check them out.
Chrisb62
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Sorry to hear of your Benihana trick on your hand........
Got a price to do 2 inch in my crawl space under the house a couple of years ago, total area around 3100 sq ft =5k ish. I bet that price would be much higher now.... biggest issue for me was not many companies even do it in my area, if fact only one company even showed up to quote. In a more northern part of Florida I hope you not only could find multiple companies, but a good company to break the run of not so good.
Got a price to do 2 inch in my crawl space under the house a couple of years ago, total area around 3100 sq ft =5k ish. I bet that price would be much higher now.... biggest issue for me was not many companies even do it in my area, if fact only one company even showed up to quote. In a more northern part of Florida I hope you not only could find multiple companies, but a good company to break the run of not so good.
tj675
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Definitely making good progress!
RivennHewn
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Are we talking rat bite, or shark bite sized chunk of meat?
cbacres
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John,Update :
Ordered a 3-speed exhaust fan with an exterior hood. Didn't want to just bolt it to the siding, so I built a 2x4 frame, bought some metal bent to cover the lumber, screwed the hood to the frame, cut the hole to fit the hood, cut the J-trim for the exterior trim, screwed the hood from the outside into the 2x4 frame, then screwed the fan body to the back side of the frame. There was still some movement in the siding, so I ripped some 2x6 to fit snug to siding and flush with interior framing, bolted to the steel legs, then screwed the frame to the 2x6. Nice and sturdy, very little vibration and pretty quiet.
Where did you order fan from?
Did you get a controller with it?
thanks
Craig, purchased from https://www.airdistributor.net/ . J&D Manufacturing 20" fan . It came with cord, 3 speed controller with pull chain. Hood was extra. The company was good about keeping me updated on shipping and delivery.
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RivennHewn
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Do you have a corresponding inlet louvre to allow air in?
Hope the hand heals up quick for ya!
Hope the hand heals up quick for ya!
PugetDude
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John, how's the thumb doing?
The nerves in my finger that got crushed in the miter saw are still a bit wonky after two years; hope you heal up quicker.
The nerves in my finger that got crushed in the miter saw are still a bit wonky after two years; hope you heal up quicker.
cbacres
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Nice dogs
Instead of climbing scaffolding, I decided to work on my knees today ( had to get done sooner or later). Started breaking up the concrete where I had buried my DC piping and conduits for power and air. I had just run everything into OSB boxes that sat an inch or so below the surface of the slab. So now I'm extending everything to protrude above the slab, backfill the holes and concrete over. Then I can pull the wires for the table saw, an outlet in the outfeed table and an outlet in the work table. One more hole to go, the one that supplies the other three.
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Amazing what a little pre-planning can do!
PugetDude
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John, you need orange cones and yellow and black caution tape around those holes so Shorty doesn't fall in one of them when he's conducting his next safety inspection.
RivennHewn
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Finished 'plumbing" in the last hole. Three electrical feeds start inside the wall, the other two will have 1/2" Rapidair lines fed through (one to the work table, one to the opposite side of the shop. Nothing overhead.) I'll get around to filling and concrete later, I have a lot more wire to pull, and ceiling light circuits to run in the shop area.
Uncle murph
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Yeah I remember grandpa talking about how cool and bug free Florida used to be and what a mistake it was to take down that invisible wall we had which was so good at diverting hurricanes off to the North pole where they belong.
rmack898
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Looking good John.
Isn't great to be able to make progress without having to wait for someone else to do their job first.
Isn't great to be able to make progress without having to wait for someone else to do their job first.
shortykorte
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Ummm, looks like I have to new volunteers from the peanut gallery in need of getting a shop inspection. Where’d did I put those FAIL stamps?
John if you need concrete work, I know some people. I’d do it for you since I still have your bags of concrete but looks like I’ll be busy on electrical.
John if you need concrete work, I know some people. I’d do it for you since I still have your bags of concrete but looks like I’ll be busy on electrical.
shortykorte
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I did live in California for a bit so familiar with what you mean. I’m sure I saw you stylin’ around.
PugetDude
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I did live in California for a bit so familiar with what you mean. I’m sure I saw you stylin’ around.
Damn left-coasters.
rmack898
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That explains so much.
shortykorte
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Ok it’s been a month, shop insulated, machinery fired up? Time for me to visit?
cbacres
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Some progress. I bit the bullet and had IntelligentAir LLC install an 18K mini-split in the garage area and a 12K in the shop. He was originally going to mount them both on the south wall where the service panel is. He said I would probably need to install oscillating fans to push the air around the large spaces. When he arrived I asked why we couldn't install them back-to-back on the divider wall where they would circulate air better without additional fans. Answer: can't run the lines through the 2x4 wall, holes need to be too large. Well, let's mount both sets of lines on the outside of the shop wall. I can box them in to protect them. Nice and clean. I mounted some 3/4 plywood to both sides of the wall to mount the blowers to, ran a 4" wide strip of 3/4 ply across the wall, and the installers were suddenly excited to try something different. Ran the drain through the framing. Got everything connected and blowing hot and cold air. They took a lot of pics for their website. Then asked if they could hire me when they do other difficult installs. Experience has it's benefits.
