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Old 04-18-2006, 02:36 AM   #1
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scored 3 huge projects this weekend, here are some drawings of the first of the three, will post pix when finished, trex brazilia, decorators 760sq'

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Old 04-18-2006, 02:51 AM   #2
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Old 04-18-2006, 09:50 PM   #3
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that looks awesome.
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Old 04-18-2006, 10:00 PM   #4
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Looks like a lot of fun Chris. Good luck with all that and definetly post some pics when they are done.
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Looks like a fun project. Can't wait to see the results.
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Old 04-20-2006, 08:12 AM   #6
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Chris,
Nice score! What's your time estimate on that one?
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Old 04-20-2006, 08:31 AM   #7
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about 4 weeks for the top one(750sq' deck area) and about 2.5-3 weeks for the semi circular one(440sq' deck area)
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Old 04-20-2006, 09:16 AM   #8
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Look like good additions to the portfolio. Have fun with those and post up.
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Those decks look great. If you don't mind what do you charge per sq ft.? If you can even break it down that way.
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Old 05-07-2006, 12:26 PM   #11
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Thanx Chris I really don't charge/sq' on anything but the simplest of jobs, but that deck's bottom line is $34,000 @ 760sq'
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yo bro this all looks good! why are you doing crete up to beam? are your rail post painted cedar? again the quallity looks good. are you using fortress iron or deckcraporators?
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yo bro this all looks good! why are you doing crete up to beam? are your rail post painted cedar? again the quallity looks good. are you using fortress iron or deckcraporators?
1: quicker and easier than notching posts, set beams and framing flys, no bracing
2: yes painted cedar cabot problem solver primer,cabot pro.v.t oil paint
3: thanx
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Old 06-06-2006, 09:51 PM   #15
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Looking at those pretty concrete piers I'm guessing that Kanga has been a great buy for you. Beautiful work
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Old 06-06-2006, 10:02 PM   #16
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thanx Man, that thing is like having 3 employees, I got the mixer bowel for it, but it sux, so I got rid of it and made a small slide hatch on the bottom of the bucket (like on the back of dump trux) three 80# bags in the mixer, dump it in the bucket, goto hole, down the hatch
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You go boy! Looking good. How are you attaching the decking?
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May I ask what software you are using?
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May I ask what software you are using?
autocad2000, inventor, decktools
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whats inventor? what do you think of deck tools? what does it miss? thankx
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