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[MDNY]

Re: House, Chimney Construction

Sorry no new pics today. As I feared they didn't pull the forms off the walls on Saturday as was mentioned to me on Friday. That's ok since I found it strange that they would be pulling them that fast anyway.

So I took my wife to the house site today as Sunday is her time to see the progress. She does see the updates via the digital pics I take with our camera so she is always up to date.

I realize a job site is going to be messy and yes trash does get dropped. I cleaned up the few coffee cup lids, and soda cans from the cement crews. I figure I will see what the carpenters do or not do before I figure a trash can is needed. Since due to the weather it will just fill with water anyway.

So maybe tomorrow I will have no pics of the forms coming off, although I may wait until Tuesday to spare myself the gas and mileage.

 

[RobS]

Re: House, Chimney Construction

<font color=blue>I realize a job site is going to be messy and yes trash does get dropped</font color=blue>

That's one of my peeves as well. We put a picnic table and a trash can (with lid) out there and the guys use it somewhat. I still find a lot of lunch trash all over the place though. We've had a dumpster on-site for a few weeks now and they still toss trash where ever they are.

On the other side of the coin though, I spent a couple of long days out there doing the cable/network/audio wiring. I ate lunch at the picnic table but had a number of snacks and cans of pop in the house. It was a slight inconvenience to walk all the way back to the trash can with a candy bar wrapper. Maybe the key is a number of small trash cans placed about?

We try to spend some time each weekend tidying up around the place. I figure maybe the crews will see that we care so perhaps that ethic will rub off a bit. They've all been great crews so far and honestly, I'd rather pay them for their skilled trade than to pick up trash /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[JTD]

Re: House, Chimney Construction

We've got the same trash problem with the foundation crew. I've spoken to the contractor and it is a little better. Yesterday I had to drive all over the place to pick up trash blown from the site after some thunderstorms Friday. This is really a sore point with my wife (right after cigarette butts left around). I think you are right that several trash cans may help. I may also hire a next door neighbor's kid to clean up on a regular basis since he's asked for work.

 

[MDNY]

Re: House, Chimney Construction

Well the foundation crew should be done today. I stopped out last night and at first it didn't look like there were there at all. Then I noticed they took the pins, clamps (whatever they are called) off the forms so that I guess today they will just pull the forms off. So maybe tonight I will have bare walls that will soon get coated and then back filled before the weekend?

 

[s1120]

Re: House, Chimney Construction

cool. Your on the way now. Just talked to my builder. Secound draft of plans are done, and we will be stakeing out the house on mon, or tue. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif Looks like we will be on our way soon.

 

[MDNY]

Re: House, Chimney Construction

Hot off the digital camera. the walls are free of forms. It appears they have some general clean up to do still.

Here is the garage face on shot.

 

[MDNY]

Re: House, Chimney Construction

Here is the front of the house.

 

[MDNY]

Re: House, Chimney Construction

Last one. The side angle shot.

 

[RobS]

Re: House, Chimney Construction

Very nice Michael! Gotta love all those angles, though your framers aren't going to be too thrilled with you /w3tcompact/icons/eyes.gif

Not much photo worthy at our place today but I was pleasantly surprised when I went in. The framers had been back to do the basement steps and various other details. Maybe a porch roof tomorrow. Also found our furnaces in the basement with a large pile of ductwork and various fittings.

Keep those pictures coming, lots of fun /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[MDNY]

Re: House, Chimney Construction

RobS,

Not much progress since Tuesday when the forms were all pulled off. Today I stopped out and there were forms waiting to be picked up and mostly odds and ends laying around.

The problem is the builder can't move forward with finishing up the drain tile, coating the exterior walls and the excavators can't backfill either. We finally get a nice weather that is supposed to hold out. But man it is hard to see nothing moving along.