TOO Projects Thread

[dante322]

been busy the last few weeks. On top of my roof getting finished earlier this week, I replumbed my washer and dryer hookups to accommodate the new ones, replaced my screen door, hand dug 95 feet of trench and buried a new drainage tile for the downspouts. I also laid perforated drain under the backyard patio that I added 90 square feet to. Along with the drain I also buried a 3/4 inch conduit to run power to the new outbuilding that will be going g in later this summer. Today I started scraping, caulking, window glazing and repairing all my windows, facias and eve's to receive a new coat of paint.

No wonder I haven't been out fishing, turkey hunting, or mushroom hunting. I need to find some time to do that.

 

[hickslawns]

You are a good man Dave. Way to get after it. I am sure momma is happy with all the work you have been knocking out.

 

[5Cent]

You have been a busy man! Definitely agree with you that its time to find atleast some time for Dave lol!

 

[Buckmaster]

Framework is now complete and I hung the radiant heat floor manifold onto the wall girt.

 

[finelyshedded]

Catching up on this thread. We've all been busy doing various projects around the house it seems. Still plenty more to do TOO!

Way to get it done Dave! Hope you get some Dave time soon!

Ben, that's gonna be a sweet man cave when it's all done! Keep taking plenty of pics!

 

[Hoytmania]

Uponor is good stuff Ben. Have you decided what you are using to heat the water? I would think a 50 gallon power vent water heater would do you just fine.

 

[Buckmaster]

Have you decided what you are using to heat the water? I would think a 50 gallon power vent water heater would do you just fine.

No, I have not decided yet. I'm all electric and would like to keep the floor space open so if something wall mounted is available I'm open to thoughts and considerations.

I'll be running 1,800 foot of 1/2" water line.

 

[Buckmaster]

This weekend I ran some of the electrical conduits, down spouts, and drainage. Also backfilled most of it with 304 gravel to a 4" depth. I should have the forms set this week, lie down the 1 1/4" floor insulation, wire mesh, and PEX. I'll probably be taking a few days off of work this week to complete those tasks. Hopeful to pour the 6" pad by Friday.

My contractor said he's had enough of the steel erection and used up his one week time and money allotment budgeted for the job. He admits he's over his head on this project so I'll need to find someone else to hang my sheet metal, windows, and doors. Now I get to pay a second contractor. :smiley_blackeye: The joys of building large scale projects.

 

[Quantum673]

Last year early summer we ordered a Cabin Shell to put on our property in Tennessee. After Connor's accident we weren't sure what we were going to do. The accident happened down there so we were not sure if we would want to keep the place. After a few weeks we decided that Connor would want us to keep the place as he loved it down there. The cabin was delivered the week before Labor Day. We gave ourselves 2 years to finish the inside. Figured that way we would still have some time to enjoy the lake when we are down there instead of working constantly.

We started working on it Easter weekend and have been down a couple times to get things done. We went down again Saturday and worked about 6 hours. Things are coming along nicely. So far we have put the floor down. Framed the interior for the bedroom and bathroom. Roughed the electric and water supply lines in. Next trip will be in about 3 weeks and we plan on building the loft above the bedroom and bathroom, Install outlet boxes and outlets. Rough the electric for lights and light switches. Our plan is to have the electric moved over to the cabin by Labor day so we have heat/AC by then.

This is the front of the cabin. We still have to redo the deck roof so we can get it attached to the cabin itself.





This is the pocket door for the bedroom. We made the door itself from some old oak horse fence.

This is the Kitchen area. We have all the cabinets ready to set once all the electric and insulation is done.

 

[Buckmaster]

Reminds me of our cabin project in 2000. A work in progress.

 

[hickslawns]

Happy to see you moving forward on the project Jon. I am sure it will be wonderful when it is completed.

 

[bowhunter1023]

Glad to see you guys kept it Jon. That'll be a nice place to hang out and put your feet up.

 

[jagermeister]

This weekend I ran some of the electrical conduits, down spouts, and drainage. Also backfilled most of it with 304 gravel to a 4" depth. I should have the forms set this week, lie down the 1 1/4" floor insulation, wire mesh, and PEX. I'll probably be taking a few days off of work this week to complete those tasks. Hopeful to pour the 6" pad by Friday.

My contractor said he's had enough of the steel erection and used up his one week time and money allotment budgeted for the job. He admits he's over his head on this project so I'll need to find someone else to hang my sheet metal, windows, and doors. Now I get to pay a second contractor. :smiley_blackeye: The joys of building large scale projects.

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Has he never done one of those buildings before or what? Seems like that'd be the only way he wouldn't know what he was getting into.

 

[Hoytmania]

No, I have not decided yet. I'm all electric and would like to keep the floor space open so if something wall mounted is available I'm open to thoughts and considerations.

I'll be running 1,800 foot of 1/2" water line.

The only thing that would be all electric and wall mounted would be a electric tankless water heater or a electric boiler. Either one is going to require 2-3 circuits up to 30+ amps each, depending on the size. Not going to be cheap to run either one of them.

If you really don't want to give up the floor space for a water heater tank then I would build a shelf to put it up on.

As far as the contractor goes. In my opinion its not your fault he underbid the job. Anytime we underbid a furnace or ac we can't stop in the middle and tell the customer "sorry we can't finish your furnace, its taking us longer than we anticipated so unless your going to pay us more we are done." We would be out of business in no time flat. I personally would make the guy finish what he is contractually agreed to do. If he loses his ass its his fault. Total bullshit in my opinion.

 

[jagermeister]

As far as the contractor goes. In my opinion its not your fault he underbid the job. Anytime we underbid a furnace or ac we can't stop in the middle and tell the customer "sorry we can't finish your furnace, its taking us longer than we anticipated so unless your going to pay us more we are done." We would be out of business in no time flat. I personally would make the guy finish what he is contractually agreed to do. If he loses his ass its his fault. Total bullshit in my opinion.

Pretty much what I was thinking. I've never heard of a contractor bailing on a job like that.

 

[hickslawns]

Pretty much what I was thinking. I've never heard of a contractor bailing on a job like that.

I've seen it. There is a Rite Aid I drive past nearly daily. Contractor did about 2/3 of the mulch job and left. Figured he would come back and finish in a week or less. 3wks later it sits. I am sure Ben will chime in. Got to be more to the story. Maybe a buddy of his working off a trade or something. You never know with Buckmaster. He has connections. Could be anything. Or, maybe not. [emoji1]

 

[Big_Holla]

Yeah I'm like the rest on the contractor bailing Ben, unless there is more to the story or nothing was in writing. Sounds like this was his first erector set to play with.

 

[Buckmaster]

He bid the concrete work along with the erection work, package deal. He's a concrete guy and this was his first attempt at erection. He did ok on the heavy steel, its up, but he called it quits on the sheet metal and insulation hanging. He will finish up the concrete work and move on. I believe I have a local Amish guy that's done these buildings trying to squeeze me into his scheduling. Two options here, pay an attorney or pay the Amish guy to finish it. This project is beginning to keep me awake at night.

 

[Buckmaster]

The only thing that would be all electric and wall mounted would be a electric tankless water heater or a electric boiler. Either one is going to require 2-3 circuits up to 30+ amps each, depending on the size. Not going to be cheap to run either one of them.

Steve,

Here's the water heater I bought for my garage hot water needs.
http://www.tankthetank.com/dhce12.html
My plan was to run a sink or two along with a hot water spigot.

It's probably too small to run the radiant floor heating.

I also have domestic hot water assist in an 80 gallon holding tank (hot water tank cistern) in my basement. My geothermal produces warm water throughout its usage. I use that for my hot water assist running into a whole house tankless water heater, this one: http://www.tankthetank.com/tempp29.html
Only problem I would foresee using my geo hot water assist is the length of run from the house to the garage...its about 100 feet. I've already sleeved and trenched it with 4" schedule 40 necked down to 2" through my foundation. I ran a 1" water line within the sleeve from house into garage floor.

By the way, I have 400 amp service to the house and I was planning 200 amp service on this garage.

 

[Hoytmania]

You are right Ben, that point of use would not be able to handle your radiant floor. The only problem I see using your Geo for the hot water in your garage would be the wait for the hot water to get out there.