Who was that directed at?

 

No one you would know...or maybe you do...

 

Cause everyone here knows how much I love to sand

 

Wife working on her she-shed.


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Does she have a sister? That’s awesome

 

Building a pole barn on Beaver Island, thirty miles out into Lake Michigan

 

Awesome! When do you want the "will travel with grill and meat" service ready?

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Twelve and a half hours in. Calling it quits for the day. I'm beat, man.......

 

Doing some finger math here... you start yesterday?

 

One of us poured the footings yesterday. That wasn't included in my number. I was out there with a floodlight at 5am today moving materials and setting up tools (we're staying at the house on site) and finally called it at 530pm.

We only have four days to finish this thing before we have to be back on the ferry to the mainland. Coming back to finish on a second trip is a costly proposition. We're eager to get it done in one round, since we're a four hour drive and a 2.5 hour boat ride away from home.

 

We got a job to pull down ceiling mirrors in a basement library a couple weeks ago. We went back today to frame in this bump out wall quickly to hide the plumbing stack, which turned into framing in a pocket door lol. Plus put Rockwool Safe n Sound in the joist spaces, and put XPS and foam in at the rim. Ready for board.

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Ugh, mirror walls give me so much anxiety. Haven't had to deal with one in about 3 or 4 years. Hopefully that means they're almost all gone.

 

Mirror ceilings are the worst. So stressful, especially with a finished floor. But smashing them into the dumpster is very, very satisfying in the end.

 

I did one job that was a gaudy Jewish/Italian North Jersey special. Entire main living area was floor to ceiling mirrors. One of the worst jobs I've ever done.
If I had to do it again, I'd cover the entire floor in masonite and smash them all with a hammer. Just get it over with and clean up. An entire day of prying with metal on glass was too much for me.
I can't imagine doing that overhead. You're a beast.

 

I did one job that was a gaudy Jewish/Italian North Jersey special. Entire main living area was floor to ceiling mirrors. One of the worst jobs I've ever done.
If I had to do it again, I'd cover the entire floor in masonite and smash them all with a hammer. Just get it over with and clean up. An entire day of prying with metal on glass was too much for me.
I can't imagine doing that overhead. You're a beast.

Luckily (????) all the glue holding it up had failed, so only small oak trim pieces at the joints were holding the entire thing together. Only broke one trying to pull it down, and only dropped one 12" × 48" section. Somehow survived the 8'4" x 48" main roof pieces unscathed. Definitely needed the brown underpants that day [emoji23]

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One of the few true customs my granddad drew and built. Drew it by hand like all his homes. He preffered to work for working people rather than wealthy folks, my dad (his son in law) got bored with that pretty quick and started sub contracting for some high end GCs building big cut up houses. My granddad never made the jump, never wanted to. Never had a contract and never got sued or sued anyone.

This was his last house, coincidentally. I can see a lot of flaws/blemishes but the work is still quality, and the vent pipes and window placement etc... might also of been because he was 80 and dementia was starting in.... and not just because he was used to building 1500 - 3000 sq ft ranchers.

Measuring a lot near here today

 

Got the roof framing done. Soffits mostly built and hung. Fascia put on the sides, all the wall purlins installed. Started to throw the siding on one wall because we need more lumber and the lumber yard is only open three mornings a week. Not again until Friday.

 

This is a nice version of his standard home. Check out that R panel roof lol. I was framing a house next door, or had just started welding the floor supports in place as a carpenter for a contractor next door when he was finishing it, I was 19 so 19 years ago.

 

This is a bunch of [emoji243][emoji90]

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Usually people use those augers without somebody in the hole at the same time. [emoji6]

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Is this your place?

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Negative

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How did that auger work for you. I am thinking about renting one for about ten holes I need for a deck that I’m starting next week. The guy that I used in the past had an auger on his skid steer but he went bankrupt and now I cant find anybody around me with an auger. I need to go 36” deep 12” diameter

nicko

 

How did that auger work for you. I am thinking about renting one for about ten holes I need for a deck that I’m starting next week. The guy that I used in the past had an auger on his skid steer but he went bankrupt and now I cant find anybody around me with an auger. I need to go 36” deep 12” diameter

nicko

They work pretty decent. Clay sucks no matter what but all in all worth the rental. We did 5 42" x 16" holes in about 5 hours

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He's got a few more feet to go to bury himself.

 

I imagine hell as using a post hole digger in material that never comes out of the hole for eternity.[emoji853]


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And here is why I'm willing to travel for work. You see enough Mcmansions at home, and they all start to blend together. Can't even tell what sub I'm in most of the time. But this.. This is a two minute quad ride from the job we're on. Mile long Beach, millions of perfectly flat stones, sand, and crystal clear water. Not a single other person on the beach.

 

Whatcha do today?!? Drinkin on the beach? Don't blame ya. 🍻🍻

Cool project on a tight timeline. Probably napping by now. You'll get 'er done!

 

Our custom off 401 in Summit is rolling again. We were well into some work and the bank he uses, RFBCU still hadn't sent the pidly 15k deposit. You can only get as much as 5%, this want even 2% (you have to prove soft costs), as a deposit, your almost commercial territory with these wannabe jokers payouts, so we said sorry about your luck and bounced. I felt bad for the homeowner, great people, but fvck that bank. I reminded his lackey (they aren't bankers they are button pushers there) that I get 5 days added to the contract everyday we are late being paid so congratulations you added 75 days to his contract lol

Now he's deposited cash to pay us and get repaid by the bank. In all fairness I told him to use a local bank, and I just told a prospect today they could choose between these 4 banks, great rates. If not, find another builder

Anyway, TxElectricians and his guys got the conduit for the underground in and temp power as soon as the utility fires it. If we can find room in budget (doubtful with material prices) we may put a 8x40 Azek cantilievered deck on the second story of the barndo where the mezzanine apartment is to match the second story balcony on the house

 

I liked your post about the house your Granddad did, and I also liked that you were picking out the flaws. hah

I was rolling through a nice area in NJ with my father, where he did a lot of work in the past. This was just dumb luck, but we happened to be driving by a very nice commercial block with one ass ugly looking pure 80's ****box on it. I swear I'm not making this up. I said out loud, "Always loved this block, but it's a shame about that awful mansard roof on that one."
My Dad says, "I built that."
Couldn't believe it. Couldn't believe the luck, couldn't believe he did it.
He says, "What? They designed it and their money was green. You'd have said no?"
Probably not, no.

 

I liked your post about the house your Granddad did, and I also liked that you were picking out the flaws. hah

I was rolling through a nice area in NJ with my father, where he did a lot of work in the past. This was just dumb luck, but we happened to be driving by a very nice commercial block with one ass ugly looking pure 80's ****box on it. I swear I'm not making this up. I said out loud, "Always loved this block, but it's a shame about that awful mansard roof on that one."
My Dad says, "I built that."
Couldn't believe it. Couldn't believe the luck, couldn't believe he did it.
He says, "What? They designed it and their money was green. You'd have said no?"
Probably not, no.

Hey he'd point em out on me lol. That lady got a great deal though, house is solid as can be, well laid out, finish work is awesome, etc.... and he charged a straight 10% and didn't charge for any of his time. I bet that house cost 500k to build and the structure is worth 8-900k now alone I imagine in a 10 year span. So a few vent pipes/etc... are no biggie lol

That's funny you picked that one house to mention 😆. As far as money being green - its all market driven. I've turned away some turds in last year because I don't need the house, but if it's slow or even moderate yeah I dont care if it'd orange green and purple. That's what custom is isn't it? For a customer? 😆

 

backsplash reusing some tiles the owners had in the old house... the shelf replaces a garden window the wife really enjoyed.... and a water leak...

 

I'm still doing some things I hate doing. I have somehow become the go-to guy for a few of these modern designers now. They want the dumbest ****, plain, flat, white, giant entry door. It's custom because it was like 4-0 7-6. Pure silliness to pay buttloads of money because you want the door bigger and, "I'm thinking something very simple, we don't want to scream money" but then proceed to make it cost a ton.

I swear to everything that sometimes I'll send something I think is kinda a joke because I don't want it and then get feedback about how it's a wonderful idea and they want to do it. ****!

 

I'm still doing some things I hate doing. I have somehow become the go-to guy for a few of these modern designers now. They want the dumbest ****, plain, flat, white, giant entry door. It's custom because it was like 4-0 7-6. Pure silliness to pay buttloads of money because you want the door bigger and, "I'm thinking something very simple, we don't want to scream money" but then proceed to make it cost a ton.

I swear to everything that sometimes I'll send something I think is kinda a joke because I don't want it and then get feedback about how it's a wonderful idea and they want to do it. ****!

Only give ideas you want to do...lol.

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Or just have the cahonies to tell them no.


Mike.
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Or just have the cahonies to tell them no.


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C'mon man. If you're going make a joke about balls it has to be a "deez nuts" joke.

Like, "Oh you wanted bahlmer hinges, I thought you wanted the one where Dee's nuts show on the outside."

In California do Dee's nuts fit at your head height or do you bend down to get to them?

 

Deliverd this halltree today. This was the interview for doingthe rest of the cabinets. They were very happy.

 

That looks great.
If I can offer any criticism....did you offer an umbrella stand?
I've got a couple antique "portable" hall trees and both of them have a place to stick a wet or dry umbrella.

Just a thought.

 

This is the mudroom off the garage. They wont be using umbrellas in their cars.