Progress finally

Started by Daddymem, April 28, 2005, 05:33:39 PM

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Daddymem

Building permit goes in any day now...stay tuned and cross your fingers.
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glenn kangiser

Good deal, Daddymem -- I can't wait for pictures of an engineer out there actually getting blisters on his lilly white hands. ;D

Whew-- I'm glad he doesn't have that V8 snow blower right now. :-/
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Daddymem

My hands are nice and hard...I spend my weekends beating up troglodytes...seen any lately ;)
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glenn kangiser

Wups----Not lately -- They are rather rare --I'll get back to you if I see one. :-/
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Mommymem

I updated the blog on the progress with our permit application if anyone is interested. Sadly we weren't able to apply for our permit again this week. :(
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Mommymem

 :)
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Sassy

Good going!  I read your blog yesterday & saw that the excavator had been delayed... I bet you are thrilled!
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glenn kangiser

Wow---Daddymem got a big one. :)
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Mommymem

The foundation hole is dug! They'll be setting forms and pouring on Monday. I've posted a video on our blog of one of the trees being knocked over if anyone is interested. Its kinda neat. Thank you all for your support and advice on getting our dream going. 5yrs and we're finally there!!
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Sassy

Yeah!!  That looks like one  BIG hole!  Have your kids been in it yet?  They'd probably love it.  8-) Nice sandy soil, not too messy...  ::)
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glenn kangiser

Looking great Mommymem and Daddymem.  Nice to see that great big hole in the ground.
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jwv

Congratulations! :bhumbsup

Isn't it  great to see something finally happening after all the hopes and plans and dreams.

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Mommymem

When they were piling up the sand our 5  yr Justin was practically drooling dying to climb the mountains. Yesterday when we went over when they weren't working so he got to play in the sand hills and go down in the hole.  He had a blast! The lil 2yr old climbed halfway up a hill but we didn't let her go down in the pit, I was afraid she wouldn't come out.

Tomorrow they should be doing the forms and start pouring. Stay tuned for more photos!
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glenn kangiser

Every cat in the neighborhood is going to love it too.--Easy diggin' :)
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Mommymem

Oh you mean coyote food?   ;)  I think we're the only one with cats and they're indoors.
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glenn kangiser

Exactly - our neighbors/our new cat Pedro is just recovering - fractured skull with part of it loose above the brain - top center.  Amazing he's doing just fine - Kathy gave him penicillin shots.  Just not quite as cute but he doesn't know that - partially scalped.  So you have coyotes too. eh?
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#142
Everybodies got coyotes , I think :-/  Well maybe not Block Island , R.I. although they have more deer than they need  ::)  BTW the deer where introduced on B.I. by the state at hunters request. Now all most all residents of B.I. have lymes disease  ::)

 article , http://www.igorilla.com/gorilla/animal/Block_Island_struggles_with_deer.htm

 Coyotes might be a better option ;)  
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glenn kangiser

Deer are cute until they start eating everything in your garden on top the roof.  I refer to them as giant rodents.  Oh well - at least they are a fresh food supply if needed.
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Daddymem

No kidding..wish we had the problem of too many deer...walking meat department :)
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glenn kangiser

As long as they're moving it's still fresh.  Seen any good road kills lately????
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Daddymem

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Whodathunk?  "Where is the bulkhead on these drawings?" says I.  "Don't worry the contractor can handle it." says they.  "Don't worry about it, we can get that bulkhead in where you want it." says them.  So I didn't worry.  Along came footing time and contractor asks if we want to do a precast solution or pour.  He suggests precast at a cost of $900 total so I said sounds good.  Luckily before footing guys came, I did my homework and went to the place to buy precast bulkheads.  Well, they only come in a few standard sizes, so being the engineer that I am, I begin doing math and realize none of them will work.  We had to quickly do some sizing and I came up with a "napkin sketch" for the contractor so as not to put us behind schedule.  Contractor said I should be an architect since I could sketched like them (I am insulted  ;) )Glad I didn't worry  :-/  

FirstDay Cottages hang over the foundation based on how much insulation you have so the bulkhead installation has to account for that if it comes up high enough to attach to the house and not the foundation so we will have some short lenght of wall at the same elevation as the foundation that match the overhang of our walls.  Then the walls drop down to a reasonable height over finish grade so we don't have to step up to go down into our bulkhead.

Moral:  When someone says don't worry, don't believe them.  
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glenn kangiser

Bulkhead is new to me out here -- is this correct?

3.  Chiefly New England --A horizontal or sloping structure providing access to a cellar stairway.
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Daddymem

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Yeah, cellar access (he says whilst sipping a coffee frappe):
http://www.bilco.com/downloadpopup.asp?file=Size-BasementDoor.pdf
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Cool - I knew what it was after I saw the picture -just didn't know what it was from it's name - reminds me of Dorothy and Toto.  
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