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RobS
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I must have driven right by your place this week. I was in Detroit Tuesday and Wednesday. I came back on M14 to I94 around Ann Arbor. Was I close /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
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MarkV
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Rob---Thanks for the photos. It is an exciting time when thing get started. I am a little surprised that the builder is not recommending that stone be put down at this time. Around here we would put heavy stone down so that the big equipment would work it in as a base. The mud will be back even if the big equipment is gone and there will be a lot of subs coming in with smaller trucks that will have more trouble with the mud than the big stuff is. Of course if this is a temporary construction drive I can understand why you don’t want the stone on it. Just seems that stone now will help in the upcoming months if you have a wet spring.
Good luck and keep us updated as the project progresses.
MarkV
Good luck and keep us updated as the project progresses.
MarkV
MossRoad
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I agree on holding off on the rocks. At this point in time they'll just get squished out to the sides or buried in the mud. Isn't it amazing that with all those wheels, they still can't float over it.
I will say this, though. We had Kuert for one of the walls on our garage foundation and he couldn't get to one of the walls on our foundation. His wheels would spin in the sand. I had to wheel barrow the stuff in and it was heavy. Then we had Transit mix for the other 3 walls, and they just drove right up to the place like nothing. They had older trucks with fewer wheels. Same amount of concrete. I never did figure that one out.
At least it is supposed to be bright and sunny today and above freezing, so maybe some of it will get dried up today.
Great pics! Thanks.
I will say this, though. We had Kuert for one of the walls on our garage foundation and he couldn't get to one of the walls on our foundation. His wheels would spin in the sand. I had to wheel barrow the stuff in and it was heavy. Then we had Transit mix for the other 3 walls, and they just drove right up to the place like nothing. They had older trucks with fewer wheels. Same amount of concrete. I never did figure that one out.
At least it is supposed to be bright and sunny today and above freezing, so maybe some of it will get dried up today.
Great pics! Thanks.
Bird
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Good looking (and happy looking) family./w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
Knight9
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Rob,
We built a year ago and had to put up with a LOT of mud! The builder wasn't too pleased, so I agreed that they could build the proper driveway to assist them (had to be done anyway). They did a terrific job on it and it sure helped. However right around the house was a real mess and the framers etc whined a lot about it. Not sure what they expected me to do about it /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif. Eventually they laid down scrap lumber and made paths everywhere they needed to go. Quite the maze!
Enjoy your time. It is very exciting.
Kevin
We built a year ago and had to put up with a LOT of mud! The builder wasn't too pleased, so I agreed that they could build the proper driveway to assist them (had to be done anyway). They did a terrific job on it and it sure helped. However right around the house was a real mess and the framers etc whined a lot about it. Not sure what they expected me to do about it /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif. Eventually they laid down scrap lumber and made paths everywhere they needed to go. Quite the maze!
Enjoy your time. It is very exciting.
Kevin
StoneHeartFarm
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<font color=blue>slower than any other time since we've been there (1992).</font color=blue>
Take heart, my hunch is that it's getting ready to turn around.
SHF
Take heart, my hunch is that it's getting ready to turn around.
SHF
njrqs
Veteran Member
Repeat visitors - Now that is a good thing !
Yep a big place - With not many people.
Cheers
Yep a big place - With not many people.
Cheers
MDNY
Platinum Member
Rob, you are making me very hungry, I mean jealous. If our builder gets back to me and we finalize our stuff during march we are planning to break dirt in the begining of April. That would put us in Mid September time line. They said about 3.5 - 4 months to build, I say 5 months (to myself) to be realistic.
As far as the driveway goes we are putting in the roadway fabric first then the base stone for the machines to drive over. When all is set and the stone is too, they come back and put in the final top stone. My neighbor (to be) used the same company and they did a great job. He had more stone done this past summer and it looks even better.
Where are those pics of the walls you promised.
As far as the driveway goes we are putting in the roadway fabric first then the base stone for the machines to drive over. When all is set and the stone is too, they come back and put in the final top stone. My neighbor (to be) used the same company and they did a great job. He had more stone done this past summer and it looks even better.
Where are those pics of the walls you promised.
MDNY
Platinum Member
Rob,
Who installed the gate to your drive. Where I am building I am considering that as well. It is rural, but I have a neighbor about 450' next door to me, but the house will be 250' back from the road.
Who installed the gate to your drive. Where I am building I am considering that as well. It is rural, but I have a neighbor about 450' next door to me, but the house will be 250' back from the road.
OP
RobS
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MDNY, I did the gate myself. Tractor Supply special for about $80, two 6" posts for a few bucks each, four bags of cement, and a latch. Took all of about two hours to set. It won't keep the villians out, but sure keeps the tourist traffic at bay /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif