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[Hay Dude]

Wow, golly geewhiz, shazamm. Why become an architect? Just ask a guy who cuts grass for a living. :confused2:

Im also a builder too, but why would you be open minded when you can be myopic? :confused2: I mean it’s a tractor website which is more conducive to mowing, farming, landscaping, home improvement, etc. I also belong to construction websites, we talk primarily about construction on them.....:confused3:
I dont have much respect for most architects, I end up fixing their mistakes. Theres a few good ones, but the ones work on 15-20% fees make too many mistakes for design to charge that much. If my customer has a design, I prefer to work with a friend of mine who is a great structural engineer. He will take my input, my customers input and design it properly for far less cost.

Just built this cottage house with 3 car garage living quarters with elevator to second floor. Radiant floor heat in garage.
Still have a little work left around foundation (thin cut natural stone) and some landscaping.

I also own a large property maintenance business including 300 acres of hay land and 2 large communities where we cut the grass, plow the snow, mulch trees. Yeah sure, my guys mow some grass....why look down on that? I’m diversified.

Seen a lot more intelligence from builders, welders and farmers than doctors and lawyers.....

 

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Related notes:
On concrete slump testing...It's not as easy as it looks...performing an accurate slump test requires a learned and practiced skill with familiar testing equipment...
Someone not familiar with the practice may not realize the significance of properly lifting the cone...in high slump ranges the slightest vibration or errant movement can easily cause a test to fail.

Name calling ? Really?...
IMO, Differentiating between a professional and a nonprofessional the latter is called an amateur...it's not a derogatory term...one's business status is not necessarily representative of their knowledge, experience and capabilities...
...I call it like it is and based on some of the comments it's obvious (to someone in or were in the business) they had limited if any actual experience and were likely an amateur concrete expert...

Sorry if I hurt anyone's feelings...!
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@ Hay Dude (Enterprises)...Nice looking building...other than no gutters (splashing issue) I really like it...!

 

[Hay Dude]

Related notes:
On concrete slump testing...It's not as easy as it looks...performing an accurate slump test requires a learned and practiced skill with familiar testing equipment...
Someone not familiar with the practice may not realize the significance of properly lifting the cone...in high slump ranges the slightest vibration or errant movement can easily cause a test to fail.

Name calling ? Really?...
IMO, Differentiating between a professional and a nonprofessional the latter is called an amateur...it's not a derogatory term...one's business status is not necessarily representative of their knowledge, experience and capabilities...
...I call it like it is and based on some of the comments it's obvious (to someone in or were in the business) they had limited if any actual experience and were likely an amateur concrete expert...

Sorry if I hurt anyone's feelings...!
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@ Hay Dude (Enterprises)...Nice looking building...other than no gutters (splashing issue) I really like it...!

Yep, no gutters! Architect thought thered be too many downspouts, rain boxes, etc. with the 8 dormers. I actually agree with him.
Thought Id add a few more progress photos. I helped design the steel layout to achieve a clear span garage with no column poles.

 

[Redlands Okie]

Guess you didnt read read the part where the Architect approved my reworking of the plans, but why do that when you can make fun of somebody....

My post was to the video and comments in general about it. Lots of information not available. On the other hand several people observed quite a bit from the video. Nothing in the post was about you or toward you or anyone in particular. Now this comment is for you, “ careful reading helps.”

 

[Jstpssng]

I think we can all agree that by the appearance of the pour in the video, that slab was not poured in a manner conducive to getting the most strength possible out of the slab.

It may be enough to do what the homeowner was trying to do, but it could have been significantly stronger had it been prepared and poured differently.

The point that I was trying to make was that a blanket statement of "it's a waste of money to pour a concrete slab without rebar in it" is incorrect given the concrete that is currently available.


Aaron Z

Am I wrong then, to state that if you're going to the expense of buying and setting rebar, you should at least expect it to be useful? I have poured exactly one slab in my life... I used rolled mesh because it was given to me but then bought rebar to hold the former up because otherwise it would have been useless. Since this guy was apparently paying to have his work done, is it presumtious to say that he should have expected any less?

 

[Hay Dude]

My post was to the video and comments in general about it. Lots of information not available. On the other hand several people observed quite a bit from the video. Nothing in the post was about you or toward you or anyone in particular. Now this comment is for you, “ careful reading helps.”

Oh, I wasn’t implying you were saying anything untoward to me. Wasn’t meant for you. Sorry you took it that way.

 

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...few more progress photos....

What's with the flat stacked 2x's under the steel ? (fourth pic)...could it have not just been framed and boxed...saving some lumber ??
Am I missing something ?