Building a Shop
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Lead Driver
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From: Jefferson City, MO
Yep, it was only a few inches below the surface. I've spliced coax before, but it has been many years. I might be tempted to try to fix it myself temporally, but I have lots going on. And there is so little daylight now.
The break is annoying, but the kid that did it felt bad and people make mistakes.
I just have to get the electrical contractor to call me back. We don't need to run lines now, but I would like to have a play laid out. Especially to make sure the conduit is in the concrete at the proper place for running the line later.
They are actually moving a little fast for me. I'm using the money on the sale of my in-laws house (to my daughter) to finance this project. At best, we will close on that house the end of December. Good thing I'm a member of a Credit Union, much easier to deal with for loans. Especially one that will only be for a couple of weeks to a month at most.
The break is annoying, but the kid that did it felt bad and people make mistakes.
I just have to get the electrical contractor to call me back. We don't need to run lines now, but I would like to have a play laid out. Especially to make sure the conduit is in the concrete at the proper place for running the line later.
They are actually moving a little fast for me. I'm using the money on the sale of my in-laws house (to my daughter) to finance this project. At best, we will close on that house the end of December. Good thing I'm a member of a Credit Union, much easier to deal with for loans. Especially one that will only be for a couple of weeks to a month at most.
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Lead Driver
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From: Jefferson City, MO
My wife says she loves her new house sometimes several times a day. So, hopefully we will be here for a long time.
Lead Driver
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From: Kalispell, MT
The progress looks great Joe! It's obvious those guys have a lot of experience and the right tools to do flat concrete work.
This summer I buried 3" conduit 36" deep to put my power line underground. It's REA and we're in the country - they approved the project.
I dug under the neighbor's cable, my old (live) power line, a septic line and what I thought was the phone line. Didn't cut anything I shouldn't have, but it turned out the phone line was re-routed sometime in the past and I spent a lot of time hand digging to find the thing only to realize the line was abandoned.... it's not there now
I hope your project is smooth sailing with no bumps in the road!!
This summer I buried 3" conduit 36" deep to put my power line underground. It's REA and we're in the country - they approved the project.
I dug under the neighbor's cable, my old (live) power line, a septic line and what I thought was the phone line. Didn't cut anything I shouldn't have, but it turned out the phone line was re-routed sometime in the past and I spent a lot of time hand digging to find the thing only to realize the line was abandoned.... it's not there now
I hope your project is smooth sailing with no bumps in the road!!
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From: SE Wisc. (the Rust Belt)
The person I bought our from was a real thinker, planner. He had three conduits run between the house and the pole shed. One had all of the high AC wiring, one was for the communication wire and a spare with a pull cord. He had the entire place wired for internet, phone and other, at the time, state of the art electronics. Now most of it is a waste because of wireless communication and blue tooth. I went around and pulled many of the old wiring out and patched the walls where he had boxes in the walls.
The AC electrical he had pulled is nice. I have a 200 amp service in the pole shed and I pulled an internet cable into the shed to a router for better internet in the shed.
The AC electrical he had pulled is nice. I have a 200 amp service in the pole shed and I pulled an internet cable into the shed to a router for better internet in the shed.
Cargo Master
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From: Harpswell Maine
Joe,
Great progress! Have you had any neighbors checking out the project and feedback? When I built my shop 26 years ago a neighbor was very alarmed seeing the vertical board and batten which was very light colored asked my contractor if it was going to be painted to match the woods. He wanted to tell her that it was going to be chartreuse. It was stained gray about 2 weeks later.
Great progress! Have you had any neighbors checking out the project and feedback? When I built my shop 26 years ago a neighbor was very alarmed seeing the vertical board and batten which was very light colored asked my contractor if it was going to be painted to match the woods. He wanted to tell her that it was going to be chartreuse. It was stained gray about 2 weeks later.
Fleet Mechanic
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From: Nebraska
Looking good Joe! Are the garage doors going to be on street side or driveway side? Just curious if you have to do a curb cut or not? Also sun exposure is important for snow and ice melting. At least it is here in Nebraska.
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Lead Driver
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It was all over the news for quite a while. We all learned about Dioxin at that time. Since I was 14, I was fairly oblivious, but it was hard to miss.
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Lead Driver
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Very nice! What is your sidewall height?
With the cost of all this, I might have to wait a little before I get my lift. Expenses keep adding up.
With the cost of all this, I might have to wait a little before I get my lift. Expenses keep adding up.
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From: SE Wisc. (the Rust Belt)
As for a lift, don't rule out used. I bought my lift used for $2000, it came with a lot of other things but you should be able to find used lifts in the $1000+ range. Just have to make sure it's a good quality unit. Check out auction of dealerships and Walmarts, they're a good source of used units. Believe me, a lift is worth every penny, you back will thank you the first time you lift a vehicle to repair.
