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Hey big leap forward... after all the ups and downs ...tree stumps...broken water line ...digging my footings waaaayyyy deep (because of the formentioned stump and h20 ditch flooding.........oh and the cement, sand and gravel workers strike..(this really didn't help my cause)






I HAVE THE FOUNDATION WALLS AND FOOTINGS IN....:beer: :beer: :pimpflash :beer: :beer:



should be doing the slab on the 11th ...then onto the framing...whooo hooooo
 
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Gonna have to work on pics. I know the wife has been snapping a few...BUT she's never around for the good ones....like my chubby **** walking the walls running the hose from the boom pump yesterday...oh well I'll see what I can do....:beer:
 
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Congrats on the progress!

Some photos would be nice. Did you dig the footings by hand?
 
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I dug them with a lil track hoe..but then did the final "cleanout" by hand...Mind you the back corner where most of my troubles came it was almost 6' deep


I'll try for pics. tonight
 
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HEY ......SLAB is in.............ummm concrete was 2 1/2 hrs late got here at 4:45 pm we had it poured and rodded (skreeted) by 6:15, And it only took 6 hrs to finish it.....rolled up at 12:30 am...........very long day gonna go to bed.




ya ya ya ya ya ..I know I need to get my PICTURES up ...I know I know..:wtf:
 
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Ok well here they are .:headscrat ..we hope ..just a hodgepoge..of the progress...Framing starts in the am ...and if this works I'll post some more tomorrow:bowdown:
 

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Right on!:thumbup:

One hell of a fashion statement going on in that last pic. :bounce:
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That, my friend, is typical Seattle summer wear. You've got your t-shirt and shorts since it's hot (over 55) and your rubber boots for keeping your feet dry when it rains (all the time). The only thing missing is the sunglasses for those rare occasions when we're blinded by a huge bright thing in the sky :shocking: (once every 10 days or so).

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wythors said:
That, my friend, is typical Seattle summer wear. You've got your t-shirt and shorts since it's hot (over 55) and your rubber boots for keeping your feet dry when it rains (all the time). The only thing missing is the sunglasses for those rare occasions when we're blinded by a huge bright thing in the sky :shocking: (once every 10 days or so).

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Well Dave (Uncle dirty) I included that one just for you...

Thank you Wythors..for explaining that to my (So Cal. Desert friend) Uncle Dirty...

See just 7 short years and I'm dressing like a local...:beer: :pimpflash :beer:
 
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More progress.... Made control cuts in concrete on Thursday night. Started framing this AM.... finish framing front wall tomorrow and sheeting all walls - will post more pics when I get to that point.....
 

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jeez,,, you are gettin it done! looks cool
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Ummmm I'll say ....I got tired of waiting on my so called "buddy'z" I work with:shocking: and found some new buddy's..I didn't know I had ..and these guys rock.:bowdown: ..we have done more in the last 4 weeks then the previous..3 months of waiting....:thumbup:
 
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Ummmm I'll say ....I got tired of waiting on my so called "buddy'z" I work with:shocking: and found some new buddy's..I didn't know I had ..and these guys rock.:bowdown: ..we have done more in the last 4 weeks then the previous..3 months of waiting....:thumbup:
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I ran into the same problem with my build...lots of talk but when it came time to start...hmmmmmmm...

Now I wonder who the first ones looking use the garage to do a tuneup on a wet day will be :lol_hitti
 
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Sorry guys a day or two late on these.........But this is where we are at as of now ...gonna do some finishing up (lil blocking) and start framing up the stairway tomorrow...floor joist and second floor lumber package come friday should have second story done by the end of the weekend..then roof trusses next week sometime....whooo hoooooo now we are cooking with fire baby....:thumbup:
 

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Looking good! :thumbup:

I have the same problem getting help. I have been pouring the floor in my carport in 4'x4' squares using ready-mix because I can do that myself.

I poured a sidewalk using a towable mixer and a yard of concrete, but by the time I got it poured, screeded, cleaned the mixer, returned it, and got back home, the mix had started to set up.

A bunch of relatives keep asking if my 4-post lift is set up yet. I tell them it will be as soon as they come help me pour the slab. That's usually the end of the conversation. Lazy ba***rds.
 
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Oh trust me Will....there will be some :shocking: faces when all is said and done and they find the doors will be locked to them .....:thumbup:
 
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HAHAHAHAHAHHAAH Bastards helping ...HAHAHAHAAHAH WELL I take that back Rob is storing the gray ***** & trailer at his place so I have room ...And is dropping off his Forklift (Friday) so I can get lumber up to the second floor ...But swinging hammers ya right....:wtf:



Nope the guys busting *** are all new to me ...John is my mother-in-laws boyfriend...he knows Ben and Jeff (ben and jeff frame together on a daily basis)..but they didn't know me and gave up their weekend to help me out...


"Jeff" was paid for last Saturday (a very fair rate I must say..almost down right cheap if ya ask me)

But John and Ben have been here F.O.C :beer:
 
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Nope the guys busting *** are all new to me ...John is my mother-in-laws boyfriend...he knows Ben and Jeff (ben and jeff frame together on a daily basis)..but they didn't know me and gave up their weekend to help me out...
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There used to be some guys like that around here. We would all pitch in and help out whoever needed it. We dug ditches, raised barns, and caused general mayhem with implements of construction. Sweat and suds flowed freely.:beer:

Unfortunateley, they have all moved away and don't get down here to the swampland very often...:(
 
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Scooter,

Might as well keep the forklift till next sunday (10/1) ... that'll give ya a chance to get the sheet/paper/shingles up to the roof.

BTW, get some more pics when the second story is raised ...

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Well let's see ......a lil mis comunication with some key people..so we are a lil behind...The two side walls (36') are up and the back wall is framed and 1/2 sheeted....just need to get that done and the front wall framed, sheeted and both up by Friday..I will be ok :thumbup: more pics soon:beer:
 
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UMMMMM still a lil bit behind....I put off roof trusses til Tuesday (that way I have another 30 days to pay for them).:wtf: ..should be finishing up roof sheets Wednesday....more pics coming soon.....maybe I'll snap one of the view from upstairs also.....:thumbup:
 
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Gonna load some pics............soon been busy.......WOW...is all I can say,,,Taller than I thought...Gonna have'ta remodel the house to match the shop.......:thumbup:
 
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Well here we are upto date...gonna check on roof metal today...and also see about my windows...later on this afternoon......:bounce:
 

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Well here we are upto date...gonna check on roof metal today...and also see about my windows...later on this afternoon......:bounce:
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doooood take down the first floor bracing already ... :lol_hitti

Lookin good tho!

When you get the siding (and the trim belt), it shouldn't look as monsterous.

This weekend gimme a ring if you need (or want ) a hand with anything ... I'm running out to lake city to pull parts off a rig a guying is parting, so will be in the area.

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As promised.................
 

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holy ****, no wonder why you said you were broke, and SOME of your friends offered to help but you couldn`t garauntee the dog wouldn`t be dry ******* them if they fell asleep in the backyard.



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bah I don`t want to, I still say the fabrication shop/house of ill repute was a good idea though.
 
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