SamDoe1

Looks awesome, nice updates! When are they starting interior finishes in the garage area?

CCColtsicehockey

I need to finish up my wiring still. Going to focus on the main garage areas for my work the rest of the week and this weekend as those are the ones that get drywall. I will have more time to work in the other areas after that. Basically still need to run conduit, speaker wire, and install blocking for the garage cabinets/media setup on the back wall. Then need to do all the blocking for the pressure washer setup and cabinets for the wash station. Few other odds and ends as well. There is still likely 2-3 days of work by the electricians as well. Probably half a day of work for the plumber then. Once that is done they can get final framing, electrical rough in, and plumbing rough in inpections done. Then they can move forward.

I have my numbers for the garage door size increase and I have to say I am leaning towards doing it just to be safe. That said the final piece is the builder wants to have an engineer come out and signoff that doing so won't weaken the rest of the strucutre while they shift that beam around. He is worried potentialy about the back wall pulling on the front wall while they raise the beam if it isn't supported just right.

I would say if I do all that then we are looking at at least 2-3 more weeks till they can start insulation then drywall.

SamDoe1

Nice! It'll be done before you know it.

CCColtsicehockey

That is what everyone says but I have to say it doesn't feel that way while it is going on.

CCColtsicehockey

Not a lot happened in the last week except I picked the tile and ordered the cabinets for the loft since those will take some time to have made. The builder was happy I finally made the decision on the cabinets. Me being slow to decide on my tile made that a much harder than needed item. I had pretty much decided on a tile over 2 months ago but dragged my feet on giving the info to the builder to order. Ended up having to have it shipped from the Baton Rouge store instead of from one of the distribution centers which made shipping 2.5x more expensive. Lesson learned.

Got a little of the blocking I need to get installed done. Figured out the exact height of the pressure washer hose reel and then the shelving for a dual pressure washer system. Will be starting out with one but I wanted to have power and bracing figured out if I ever switched to two systems.



I also installed the bracing for the wall mount hinged network cabinet. The cabinet itself is roughly 49x24x24in. It also weighs 125lbs empty. It is will also hold a little over 200lbs worth of equipment once it is full as well. Being that it is also hinged and you are rotating that weight on the wall mounts I went extra crazy with this. Once the blocking was in place I put in 2x2 jack studs to support it. I am also considering putting a piece of plywood mounted to the blocking that is the same thickness as the drywall that will be used since it would be a more firm mounting surface than drywall.




Not garage related but home automation. The door sensor I installed on my backyard gate started acting up and randomly saying it was being opened and closed a couple of weeks ago. It got to the the point it would just do it nonstop for a while and then it stopped altogether. It seems the wire connector on the board for the external sensor went bad.

Ordered a new that is also an upgraded ZWave Plus model compared to the last one. I can't be too disappointed, based on my pictures from when I installed the original one, it is just over 7 years old.

The new one in the weatherproof box


Had to adjust the magnet because apparently the new one even though uses the same external sensor is much more sensitive.


The weatherproof box decided to show its age when I went to reassemble it. The plastic appears to have gotten brittle in the heat and 2 of the 4 nuts that are set in the plastic now spin freely so had to seal it with tape till I get another one.

BreezyTL

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Did you make up your mind on the garage door height? I think last you shared you were waiting on info from and engineer to approve of it, unless I missed the update.

CCColtsicehockey

Just got word today from the builder actually about the engineer. The information I received is exactly what I would expect from an engineer. The engineer said it can be done no problem. They will make no suggestions on how to go about doing it though. They will be happy to help figure out the repair though if it goes wrong. Gave my builder the what the fuck look with that info. I told him I would let him know Monday at the latest. I have to say I am learning towards raising the door height vs having regrets as long as I can get myself over the fact all 3 doors will not match height wise. I should likely modify my 3d rending for good measure.

civicdrivr

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I've never heard anyone say "I regret going with a larger garage door".

CCColtsicehockey

Only 9in larger might be the crazier thing though.

civicdrivr

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9" is way above average though.

rockstar143

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Thankfully...

97BlackAckCL

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CCColtsicehockey

I spent some time this week creating these new renderings. Decided to take the time to create the garage doors from scratch so they looked like what I would be ordering down to the inch. Also, found some more things in the SketchUp Warehouse I didn't think to look for to help make the rending look more like my house.








Here is the previous door height for comparison.

00TL-P3.2

Bigger is better

civicdrivr

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Remember that IG post I shared yesterday about the guy overthinking things...case in point

Gryphon

How big is the learning curve on SketchUp? I'm starting to get the itch to build out some models of the basement to try and determine what works and what doesn't for finishing.

I've been thinking about getting Chief Architect Home Designer as it seemed easier to produce a more refined interior look, which is what I'll need to help us make some decisions.

CCColtsicehockey

I am a visual person I can't help it

CCColtsicehockey

I found it fairly easily. I took 4 classes of auto cad in high school so had that foundation long ago. Also, at one point considered myself a super user of photoshop but if you are familiar with any drawing type of app it helps the learning curve.

The biggest issue is trying to make sure you are always drawling on the intended axis you want to be. The basics though I think are super simple. You can find models of stuff to help you alone so you don't have to create everything from scratch. There are also tons of videos on youtube if you are stuck on something. For home design stuff I really like this guys videos https://www.youtube.com/@Thesketchupessentials.

civicdrivr

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I'm just giving you shit. I still design a lot of things via excel

CCColtsicehockey

Man SketchUp is free. You really need to upgrade.

SamDoe1

How the hell are you doing design work in Excel???

CCColtsicehockey

cell by cell bordering on needing a cell in the psych ward

civicdrivr

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that was a good one (and accurate too!)

Most of the things are more blueprint related. Like when I designed my shed. Each cell would represent 1/2", but some detail-heavy areas would even get down to 1/16".




I do want to learn SketchUp, but I could finalize my design via Excel and work on a cutlist for a large project in the time it would take me to learn SketchUp.

SamDoe1

JFC man, you need to watch some basic sketchup videos lol. It will be like discovering fire for the first time.

CCColtsicehockey

This is what I was thinking.

Maybe an hour tops to learn the basics and be very fluid for multiple projects. Save a ton of time in the long run.

BreezyTL

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Just get 3d software and be done with it. Try Inventor Fusion, its free.

SamDoe1

@CCColtsicehockey I was giving you shit about woodpeckers tools earlier but this one just popped up on sale and would HIGHLY recommend it.

https://www.woodpeck.com/delve-square-ss-20.html

Most of their stuff is cool but pointless/insanely overpriced but I bought this square a while ago and it's easily one of the most used tools in my shop and is definitely worth the money.

CCColtsicehockey

That is actually pretty cool but holy price

SamDoe1

Yeah, price is a bit of a heart attack but this is one that's actually worth the money IMO.

Only other thing I have from them is a big 12" square I got as a gift (would not buy otherwise) and their router bits which are shockingly a cheap price.

rockstar143

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Following your documentation on the process and headaches of building a structure is fascinating and eye-opening. Appreciate you doing that, Jason. Very cool to follow along
and I look forward to one day coming by to poo in the latrine.

CCColtsicehockey

No garage pictures but work is still getting done. The electricians were out almost all of last week making great progress. We have about 98% of the rough electrical done at this point. I have a few things that need to be corrected or changed that I found when I got back from my Pinehurst trip with a group of friends. I have also decided to go ahead and have the LVLs raised so I can go with the larger garage doors that I rendered. It is somewhat of a bummer to have to do rework but the time to do it is now vs finding out down the road I can't fit something I want into the garage. They should be starting on that work tomorrow.

The local alarm system installer who has been doing work for our family for 20+ years now has gotten started on wiring up the sensors in the garage back to the location of the sub-panel that will then be connected to the house alarm. Will be upgrading the 20 year old system in the house as it will not have enough connections on it for the additional sensors from the garage. The new system will also allow me to arm and disarm the two buildings separately. I am happy about this last feature as when we travel without the dogs we use a pet sitter and I will be able to give them a code to the house that will not disarm the garage and give them access to it.

The garage project has been stressful at times so it was nice to get away this past long weekend and take a golf trip with 7 friends to Pinehurst. Teed off the first round Thursday at 11:30am and finished the last round at 1:30pm on Sunday. Ended up playing 96 holes in the span of 74hrs.

Traveling from the Charlotte area we start the first round on the way at a course called Eagle Chase.


The AirBnB we stayed at was just recently done and was a great deal and a great place to fit the large group.


Friday we played Mid Pines twice. One of my favorite courses I have played. Can't wait to play it again sometime.






Saturday we played Talamore. First time I have played the course in about 5 years and they made some significant changes and I have to say I am no longer a fan of the course. I much prefer it the way it used to be. They tried to bring some touches from Scottland and it was just better before the changes.


Buddy grabbed this shot of me in the deepest bunker on the course. Did manage to make it out though in one.


On Sunday before leaving we played Legacy Golf Links. I wasn't sure what to expect from this course honestly but left really impressed with it. It isn't as cool as say Mid Pines but still a very nice course. Liked it more than Talamore. We knew it would rain but were not sure how much. Drizzled for a while and then dumped.


This is the same green from the previous picture. It just dumped right as we were teeing off.


By the end of the round though we had blue skies.

BreezyTL

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Looks like a great trip! Always good to get away from everything and recharge.

Now back to updates, damnit!