As for cooler storage for beer and ice. I never given that much thought. If we have a party we just get a cooler out and use it. As for having one that rolls on the porch full time. To me its just something that takes up space that you will likely not use very often unless you have lots of parties and gatherings.
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gsganzer
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Hopefully they'll pour my footings and slab this week, my backyards a mudhole, since they tore up the old slab and we had rain. The engineering came back for the footings and they're not as big as I expected for the fireplace. Only 12" deep with rebar cages and extend out 12" further in all directions than footprint of fireplace. I guess because our fireplace is a corner with two extended wings, it has a big footprint for stabilizing it. I was prepared for 24" deep or more. Everything for the city permitting was submitted this past Friday, so fingers crossed they'll approve it quickly. There's so much building going on in N. TX that getting quality trade folks is a challenge and getting on their schedule is an even bigger challenge. My appliances arrived last week and I'll need to pick them up. I went with a Blaze Pro grill and a high performance side burner. More expensive than some and cheaper than some others, so pretty much middle of the road for what's available, you could spend anywhere between $500- $5000 for a grill.
Yea those outdoor appliances can add up quickly. I priced one sometime ago and I left scratching my head. When i did my research on the outdoor fridges. They didn't seem to have favorable reviews but maybe thats changed. That was part of the reason for not getting the fridge that and we wouldn't use one very often. We didn't run any lines to our patio. WE did talk about it before we built. But at the time we weren't really sure where stuff was going to go. I think if we lived further south where it didn't get too cold we would have put more thought into it.
When you say your from N Texas is that where all the O&G activity is? I hear its booming
When you say your from N Texas is that where all the O&G activity is? I hear its booming
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I happen to be in O&G but also power generation. The big fracking boom went through here years ago with the Barnett shale play. There's still plenty of activity and lots of energy companies are in Dallas and Ft. Worth, but the main drive now is all the companies and folks moving to TX because of the favorable business climate. Toyota North America, Kubota North America and many other companies have beat a path out of California (maybe the east coast as well) and moved headquarters to N.TX. State Farm also opened a huge complex near Plano. They're building homes, offices and highways everywhere.
I was actually shocked at the price to build our patio, but I was comparing it to an addition we had built back in 2006, when the economy was in a slump. I actually went out to bid with 6 different patio contractors and only got a true quote from 3 of them. They're cherry picking the jobs they take. Today, building material prices are sky high due to recent hurricanes and floods, coupled with the labor shortage and a booming local economy.
Im also in O&G. I live in indiana but I don't work here. I work in North Dakota as a consultant but might be hiring onto a producer direct. Still in the process of all that. See what happens there i guess. That sounds great for your area to get all that business. Im not sure how cali. manages to keep screwing the pooch but they do.