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Title: The Beginning of the Project (Summer 2015)(Now Fall)(Now Winter)
Post by: RandyJ on June 24, 2015, 06:05:59 PM

This is the start of the project. We are starting plan created by TURBO FLOORPLAN 3D 2015. on a vacant lot. Water line installed. Sewer is next...I will post progress from time to time

Picture 1--------------- Siteplan
Picture 2 -------------- Actual lot with water line installed

This is one of the posts I posted. Lots of info there. Do not be afraid to ask Patricia questions she is great. Her answers are to the point and very helpful!!! Check this out http://forums.turbofloorplan.com/index.php/topic,3008.msg14752.html#msg14752

Title: Re: The Beginning of the Project (Summer 2015)
Post by: Patricia G. on June 24, 2015, 08:25:02 PM

Hi Randy,

Excellent images! Thank you for sharing your project :)

Patricia

P.S. Thank you for your concepts ;)

Title: Re: The Beginning of the Project (Summer 2015)
Post by: RandyJ on September 28, 2015, 01:33:00 PM

Hello Patricia!
Sorry so long away. Had trouble with the city, they forgot to install sewer stub out. So they said. We went finally to city commission meeting and won our complaint. Two and half months later it has been installed at there cost. Installed three days ago. So here we go......

Title: Re: The Beginning of the Project (Summer 2015)(Now Fall)
Post by: Patricia G. on September 28, 2015, 01:58:59 PM

Hi Randy,

Glad to see that the construction is moving forward! :)
Thank you for sharing these images

What is the next step?

Patricia

Title: Re: The Beginning of the Project (Summer 2015)(Now Fall)
Post by: RandyJ on September 28, 2015, 02:25:23 PM

Hi Patricia.

Well, we actually have the plan from paper to the ground. Reality! The white lines are wall lines. We have perimeter marked out to dig the footings in. There will be 4'8" high block walls on the footings. 1/2 Rebar vertically every 4' with a bond beam on bottom and top. This is just the back corner of house

Title: Re: The Beginning of the Project (Summer 2015)(Now Fall)
Post by: Patricia G. on September 28, 2015, 03:55:59 PM

Nice picture!
I'm looking forward to seeing the images of the next steps :)

Patricia

Title: Re: The Beginning of the Project (Summer 2015)(Now Fall)
Post by: RandyJ on October 09, 2015, 07:23:08 AM

Hello, Well a little more progress. Footer trenches dug in 5' down. This is North Dakota racing against time now. Kind of another planet. lol

Title: Re: The Beginning of the Project (Summer 2015)(Now Fall)
Post by: Patricia G. on October 09, 2015, 08:06:52 AM

Hi Randy,

Nice progress! :)

Winter and construction can be complicated, right? Not sure how cold the fall / winter are in North Dakota. Do you need to stop the construction?

Patricia

Title: Re: The Beginning of the Project (Summer 2015)(Now Fall)
Post by: RandyJ on October 09, 2015, 08:12:14 AM

Hi Patricia. I am from Montana and I am amazed at how cold it gets in North Dakota. -30 degrees and it stays that way. Canadian Winter Blast. We will go until we can not. If we get out of the ground and get to the walls we can go longer.

Title: Re: The Beginning of the Project (Summer 2015)(Now Fall)
Post by: Patricia G. on October 09, 2015, 08:42:52 AM

Hi Randy,

Wow!, that is really cold, but as you probably know, I am very familiar with the Canadian Winter :'(

Patricia

Title: Re: The Beginning of the Project (Summer 2015)(Now Fall)
Post by: RandyJ on October 09, 2015, 08:47:12 AM

Well actually no I am not. Where are you located?

Title: Re: The Beginning of the Project (Summer 2015)(Now Fall)
Post by: Patricia G. on October 09, 2015, 08:52:01 AM

Hi Randy

I am Canadian, eh? :)

Patricia

Title: Re: The Beginning of the Project (Summer 2015)(Now Fall)
Post by: RandyJ on October 09, 2015, 08:58:37 AM

LOL! Eh! Then yes you would know. I have a good nieghbor in ND who is from Canada. He is helping us on the site. He wants us to build him a house next. Will give me a chance to use TFP again. Its kinda of amazing that TFP Pro 2015 has brought us from paper to the real thing EH! :)

Title: Re: The Beginning of the Project (Summer 2015)(Now Fall)
Post by: Patricia G. on October 09, 2015, 12:27:14 PM

LOL! ;D

Patricia

Title: Re: The Beginning of the Project (Summer 2015)(Now Fall)
Post by: RandyJ on October 26, 2015, 03:26:44 PM

Well, still at it. Finally got footer re-bar installed. There codes here are really different here on planet North Dakota.

Title: Re: The Beginning of the Project (Summer 2015)(Now Fall)
Post by: Patricia G. on October 26, 2015, 04:23:14 PM

Hi Randy,

Glad to see the construction progress!! :)

What do you mean re: the codes in ND? What type of soil do you have?

Patricia

Title: Re: The Beginning of the Project (Summer 2015)(Now Fall)
Post by: RandyJ on October 26, 2015, 10:38:04 PM

Hi Patricia,

We have gravel here. I guess it was a lake bed long ago. The steel bars are rebar and they call the bars J- bar. The J-Bar is wired to the horizonal rebar so that it suspends the rebar off the ground. I have never seen anything like that. what I usually see and do is set the rebar (wetstick they call it) after the pour is done. But I guess code is code.

Title: Re: The Beginning of the Project (Summer 2015)(Now Fall)
Post by: Patricia G. on October 27, 2015, 08:19:12 AM

Hi Randy,

Yes, code is code and I find very this very interesting.
Thank you for sharing the pictures and information! :)

Patricia

Title: Re: The Beginning of the Project (Summer 2015)(Now Fall)
Post by: RandyJ on October 27, 2015, 10:33:00 AM

Hi Patricia Ya the foundation is 48' x 40 times two of course by 8" deep. Will take around 8 yards of 3500 psi concrete The steel is #4 re-bar.I really do not know why they call it that. Raining today so no pour.

Title: Re: The Beginning of the Project (Summer 2015)(Now Fall)
Post by: Patricia G. on October 27, 2015, 11:45:15 AM

Title: Re: The Beginning of the Project (Summer 2015)(Now Fall)
Post by: RandyJ on November 09, 2015, 06:34:00 PM

Hello. Well got a little more done. We poured 7 yards of 3500 psi concrete yesterday. The weather held for us. Next step is the block walls.

Title: Re: The Beginning of the Project (Summer 2015)(Now Fall)
Post by: Patricia G. on November 09, 2015, 09:39:38 PM

You are really moving forward! :)

Patricia

Title: Re: The Beginning of the Project (Summer 2015)(Now Fall)
Post by: RandyJ on November 10, 2015, 10:44:24 AM

Hi Patricia, well I feel like it is going slow. The battle with the city over the sewer cost us the whole summer, but we are on our way now. Onward Ho as they say!

Title: Re: The Beginning of the Project (Summer 2015)(Now Fall)(Now Winter)
Post by: Patricia G. on November 10, 2015, 12:55:58 PM

Sometimes, construction is not a straight line, but, the important thing is that it is progressing! ;)

Patricia

Title: Re: The Beginning of the Project (Summer 2015)(Now Fall)(Now Winter)
Post by: RandyJ on November 11, 2015, 05:54:23 AM

How true...one step at a time. Once we are out of the ground it will go fast

Title: Re: The Beginning of the Project (Summer 2015)(Now Fall)(Now Winter)
Post by: Patricia G. on November 11, 2015, 11:35:54 AM

Yes..... weather permitting ;D

Patricia

Title: Re: The Beginning of the Project (Summer 2015)(Now Fall)(Now Winter)
Post by: RandyJ on February 18, 2017, 08:40:06 AM

Hello Patricia...found the post...I am hoping this post becomes very active soon....will start posting agian

Title: Re: The Beginning of the Project (Summer 2015)(Now Fall)(Now Winter)
Post by: Patricia G. on February 18, 2017, 06:40:48 PM

Hi there,

I will be waiting to see the images :)

Patricia G.

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