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Old 10-07-2015, 5:43pm   #361
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Old 10-07-2015, 6:12pm   #362
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Old 10-07-2015, 6:13pm   #363
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It looks very nice. Will you back fill the driveway edges?
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Old 10-07-2015, 6:27pm   #364
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It looks very nice. Will you back fill the driveway edges?
yep. forms come off friday (it's cool out, so the concrete is not curing as fast as it would if it was warmer), if they don't neaten it up, i will. gravel yard is about 5 miles away. one yard of base course gravel should be plenty.
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Nice apron. Good to put the joints in and control the cracks!
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Nice apron. Good to put the joints in and control the cracks!
just tooled joints, one continuous pour. about 6" thick (8" at the edges). light broom finish for traction.
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Old 10-07-2015, 8:05pm   #367
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some rebar (#4, 16" on center, both ways)



add about 8 yards of concrete



and make it look nice



can drive on it after monday...which means i can start moving heavy tools and stuff in!!!!!
Does that look a little out of square to anyone else?
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Old 10-07-2015, 8:07pm   #368
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Does that look a little out of square to anyone else?
I measured the forms twice. 16x20 and square.
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Does that look a little out of square to anyone else?
I think it's just the front left form being longer that throws it off in your mind.....
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Old 10-07-2015, 8:52pm   #370
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Will you be doing any landscaping around the new structure after it is all complete?
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....prolly lots of cacti.
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Not much. Few decorative rocks.
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Old 10-15-2015, 3:35pm   #373
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new boiler. still need to finalize the wiring, get it passed by inspection, get the propane connected, and fill the system with glycol.
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whats off, the windows or the lights?
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Old 10-15-2015, 5:17pm   #375
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whats off, the windows or the lights?
huh? the sunlight coming in is from the open, south facing, garage door to the right.
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the rows of lights are not in the same position relative to each window at the end of the row.

unless its one of them optical magic thingies
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Old 10-15-2015, 5:25pm   #377
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the rows of lights are not in the same position relative to each window at the end of the row.

unless its one of them optical magic thingies
it's because i wasn't standing on the centerline.

the lights are 8' from each side wall. the back windows are centered too.
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That's purdy!

Man... You're going all out on this bad boy!
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That's purdy!

Man... You're going all out on this bad boy!
No point in dying rich.
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Does that look a little out of square to anyone else?
Looks dead on to me using my screen as a square.. other than it does have a bit of fall to the one side to the right in the photo.

Heck.... Doug even held the camera level..

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