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yea he upsized to eliminate most of his basement columns. he is a nice enough guys and i did about 8-9 second stories for him so far. this is his own house so I gave him a set price before he went loony toon.
i did big beams like that, but always off a slab. he is afraid to backfill until I get the deck done so it's like a mexican standoff - I don't want to jump in the hole, he is paranoid about a landslide
I had a builder who refused to backfill until he was ready for final grade, to eliminate a second trip by the ecavator.:furious: I did about five homes for him before I went back to building off of pilings. I found it easier to start 8' up than working around a moat.:shutup:yea he upsized to eliminate most of his basement columns. he is a nice enough guys and i did about 8-9 second stories for him so far. this is his own house so I gave him a set price before he went loony toon.
i did big beams like that, but always off a slab. he is afraid to backfill until I get the deck done so it's like a mexican standoff - I don't want to jump in the hole, he is paranoid about a landslide
when i did developments, 9 out of 10 times the homes were not backfilled - but they were single span boxes with nothing going on in the basement. we'd get the deck done by 10 am and be in the clear. on these bigger homes it's a headache - especially due to lot constrictions, the moat is actually the rest of the property.
so we have. the hole. the moat. and the pile of dirt.
the pile of lumber is more often than not on top of the pile of dirt. a one day deck turns into a 3 day ordeal.
and on top of all that long island is hurricane zone now so we have to do hold-downs before we get out of the ground. major pain.
they look nice when they're finished though
That lot constraint is similar to Ocean City. 4-5' side setbacks and 15-20' front and back. Add a pile of lumber on one end or the other and it's game on.when i did developments, 9 out of 10 times the homes were not backfilled - but they were single span boxes with nothing going on in the basement. we'd get the deck done by 10 am and be in the clear. on these bigger homes it's a headache - especially due to lot constrictions, the moat is actually the rest of the property.
so we have. the hole. the moat. and the pile of dirt.
the pile of lumber is more often than not on top of the pile of dirt. a one day deck turns into a 3 day ordeal.
and on top of all that long island is hurricane zone now so we have to do hold-downs before we get out of the ground. major pain.
they look nice when they're finished though
on new houses i try to get stuff boomed up that way i am not sifting through a huge pile. doesn't always work that way though.
i think joe is going to talk me into hanging this kid's deck
jump on that bandwagon it doesn't take long to convince me to take the easy way out I'd be in line with that coarse of action too. That 12x89 is a lot of packing.on new houses i try to get stuff boomed up that way i am not sifting through a huge pile. doesn't always work that way though.
i think joe is going to talk me into hanging this kid's deck
I was using the booms alot with one builder. Shorter loads, more frequently.
If it's a poured bsmt. after 7 days you can backfill. If it's block, no way I'd backfill till the floors on.yea he upsized to eliminate most of his basement columns. he is a nice enough guys and i did about 8-9 second stories for him so far. this is his own house so I gave him a set price before he went loony toon.
i did big beams like that, but always off a slab. he is afraid to backfill until I get the deck done so it's like a mexican standoff - I don't want to jump in the hole, he is paranoid about a landslide
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