Progress!

[Torvy]

Thanks for the advice. Contract calls for 3/8 inch rebar with 16" centers. 1/2" rebar at the beams.

We are well outside city limits.

 

[EddieWalker]

16" is impressive. It will be harder to walk around the rebar on chairs, but doable. Does the contract say anything about chairs? In my opinion, the chairs are the most thing in getting rebar right. I'm getting ready to add on a garage to my house and I'm using these chairs from Home Depot.

Hercules 1-1/2 in. Rebar Chair (50-Pack) 911 - The Home Depot

Visit The Home Depot to buy Hercules 1-1/2 in. Rebar Chair (50-Pack) 911

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[Torvy]

16" is impressive. It will be harder to walk around the rebar on chairs, but doable. Does the contract say anything about chairs? In my opinion, the chairs are the most thing in getting rebar right. I'm getting ready to add on a garage to my house and I'm using these chairs from Home Depot.

Hercules 1-1/2 in. Rebar Chair (50-Pack) 911 - The Home Depot

Visit The Home Depot to buy Hercules 1-1/2 in. Rebar Chair (50-Pack) 911

www.homedepot.com

Chairs are not mentioned. I can ask later this week.

School's out and my busy weekend is almost done. Got daughter 1 married off and daughter 2 graduates tonight. First I get my run to Austin and back. (My least favorite part of Texas) I get a couple more days with family and then 2 months of pre-retirement.

 

[ultrarunner]

Austin... least favorite?

It's the part of Texas where I have several standing invitations....Austin, Round Rock, etc.

Never been but hope to visit one day.

 

[jyoutz]

Chairs are not mentioned. I can ask later this week.

School's out and my busy weekend is almost done. Got daughter 1 married off and daughter 2 graduates tonight. First I get my run to Austin and back. (My least favorite part of Texas) I get a couple more days with family and then 2 months of pre-retirement.

When it comes to driving, my least favorite part of Texas is Dallas/Ft. Worth. It’s a confusing mess to drive across the metro area. Too many route changes. Even Houston has more direct routes across the metro area.

 

[EddieWalker]

Austin... least favorite?

It's the part of Texas where I have several standing invitations....Austin, Round Rock, etc.

Never been but hope to visit one day.

Every big city is Texas is a nightmare to get around in. Growth has been faster then infrastructure can keep up with. Traffic is always borderline to horrible. Everyone is in a rush, and accidents are common. I've only been to Austin a few times and hated it. If you are into the art scene, or you're a hippy, or you love to party, Austin is a great place. I'm not, so I hate it there and hope to never have to go there again. I feel the same bout the DFW area. I've never been to Houston and can't think of a reason to ever go there. Everyone that I know who lived in Austin has said the same thing about leaving. It's too crowded and only getting worse.

 

[ultrarunner]

Makes sense... Austin seems to be a draw for Californians leaving the Bay Area...

A.doc and his wife were discussing a job offer in Texas... she grew up military and said Austin area the only place she would consider in Texas...

Similar stories make it sound like there are two Texas areas... one being Austin and the other not Austin?

Have a old car friend in Tyler and grew up there... he had also mentioned the phenominol growth.

Friday our linen route guy retired and he is already in TX... his kids all live there and just waiting for Grandpa to join... still looking to buy but renting now... I do think his timing was perfect for selling in California as the last few weeks the market shifted...

 

[jyoutz]

Every big city is Texas is a nightmare to get around in. Growth has been faster then infrastructure can keep up with. Traffic is always borderline to horrible. Everyone is in a rush, and accidents are common. I've only been to Austin a few times and hated it. If you are into the art scene, or you're a hippy, or you love to party, Austin is a great place. I'm not, so I hate it there and hope to never have to go there again. I feel the same bout the DFW area. I've never been to Houston and can't think of a reason to ever go there. Everyone that I know who lived in Austin has said the same thing about leaving. It's too crowded and only getting worse.

Stayed overnight in Tyler once. Seemed like a nice place.

 

[Torvy]

We sometimes joke that traffic engineers are not used here.

The trip to Austin at 9am was smooth and easy. Heading back at noon was awful. Waze definitely improved it, though.

 

[Torvy]

Another small step toward progress...the construction loan is finally approved...each holiday made everything take a week longer. Just waiting on the "Course of Construction " insurance, which apparently our insurance company doesn't offer. Getting a couple of quotes, but it seems everyone is dragging their feet. Once we get a quote we can schedule closing and start construction.

The 'loan' is just to get us from now until it is completed. It will be paid off as soon as we sell the city house and move in. Should be $100-150k extra, too.

Less than 30 days until teachers report back to school. Hopefully my last few months of working for someone else.