Recent content by ETD66SS

I was wondering if I should cut the seams before laying down any crossing wall plates. I'm pretty sure the sledge hammer is used to seat the tounge & groove on the long edge of the OSB. In any event, the OSB the Amish guys used has big lettereing and arrows telling the installers to leave a...

Pretty much 50% tile, 50% hardwood flooring.

No, I see no evidence of ridges. The OSB never got wet and was stored inside then installed after the roof was installed. My concern is causing damage to the finish flooring if the radiant heat + humidity make the panels expand.

Found something else the Amish crew messed up: They did not leave a 1/8" gap at the ends of the OSB subflooring. I assume especially with radiant floor heat I will need those gaps. So now I have to use a circular saw and create them I think. Started laying out the walls: The manlift is...

Yes, this is just the under slab plumbing. Need to get this inspected so I can get the concrete going. Once the concrete is done then I can do the interior framing, then the rest of the plumbing and electrical can be finished.

I think I am ready for the plumbing inspection. Might of backfilled a bit too much, but wanted to make sure nothing moved. Left the tops of the pipes exposed to the pitch can be checked.

I guess it's who you know. If I did the job myself I would have had to use purple, but because the building inspector knows this plumber well, he does not require him to use purple.

There is natural gas at the road, and I already paid the gas company the full amount of the invoice to instsll the service. I have the trench dug but the weather is not going to cooperate for about another month. I'm hoping to have the service installed by July. But it will depend on the...

HIred a plumber for this. Asked about the clear primer he uses vs. purple, says he won't use purple.

Got the under-slab plumbing and electric done today. Can't fully backfill until inspector has a look at the plumbing.

I added a piece of equipment to help me finish out my building: It wasn't cheap, but I'm hoping it's insurance from falling off a ladder. Wanted to make sure I got one with leveling cylinders. I kind of don't understand why they even make 4X4 all terrain lifts without them.

I was able to get the water line trench dug up to the building, between all the rainy days...

Same here, plus these Amish guys liked to throw stuff in a pile and burn it, plastic and all. And they did it in a different spot every time... So now I have areas in my lawn that are full of half burnt crap.

In this case the "guy" was a mid thirties Amish guy. His crew was made up of younger Amish guys, some of them young kids. The drivers were just drivers who were gunts for lifting and cleaning up. And, there was not much cleanup, this crew was messy. They did the job no one else wanted to do...

The siding is actually Bronze, has a hint of green in it. I wanted a dark forest/olive green, but they did not have a green that looked good to me so went with what I thought was the next best color. The stuff under the roofing metal is Cougar Shield: Roofing Underlayment – Lapp Metals It's...