New House/Shop ... Roof... Photo Update 4/15
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I wouldn't want to roof something that big. A good crew could do it in a day. That'd take me forever and then I wouldn't be able to walk for months. I don't miss roofing even a little bit.
I wouldn't want to roof something that big. A good crew could do it in a day. That'd take me forever and then I wouldn't be able to walk for months. I don't miss roofing even a little bit.
Re: Roof on
Beautiful House/Shop area~! It is sure coming along nicely.
Can't wait to see the Finished Product.... And more especially your Wood Shop~!
Beautiful House/Shop area~! It is sure coming along nicely.
Can't wait to see the Finished Product.... And more especially your Wood Shop~!
Re: New House/Shop ... Windows... Photo Update 3/7
Well, it's been a while, but no milestones until just lately. The windows were delivered Wednesday, garage doors delivered and installed Thursday and we got the windows and exterior doors installed yesterday. It's a blessing to not have to spend 1/2 hour picking up tools to be able to go to lunch or home.
Well, it's been a while, but no milestones until just lately. The windows were delivered Wednesday, garage doors delivered and installed Thursday and we got the windows and exterior doors installed yesterday. It's a blessing to not have to spend 1/2 hour picking up tools to be able to go to lunch or home.
Roof and Septic System Finished
Dried in at last.
The metal is copper colored and really glistens when the sun hits it. We are thrilled.
The septic system was a long battle between the installer, county Sanitary inspector and the building inspector. I had to get another soil scientist to the job to certify that the system could be deeper than normal so there would be no need for a pumped system. All's well that ends well.
I am putting in a PEX/manifold system for the plumbing. This is fun.
Dried in at last.
The metal is copper colored and really glistens when the sun hits it. We are thrilled.
The septic system was a long battle between the installer, county Sanitary inspector and the building inspector. I had to get another soil scientist to the job to certify that the system could be deeper than normal so there would be no need for a pumped system. All's well that ends well.
I am putting in a PEX/manifold system for the plumbing. This is fun.
Re: Roof and Septic System Finished
Roof and Pex system looks great.Tony
Roof and Pex system looks great.Tony
The pipe is cheap and tough as well as flexible, so considering all of this it is easy to run, just pull it like wire. Most builders are using it like copper, branching off a main line for each fixture, but that requires a lot of fittings. PEX costs about .30/foot and I will have about 600 feet in the system. The connections can be a simple crimp ring on a barbed adapter. Simple and reliable.
Better to use a manifold, like pictured, with a valve and dedicated line for each fixture. No fittings anywhere in the system except at each end of the line. If it is necessary to repair a fixture, just turn off the valve for that one, and the rest stay functional.
This is nice, but the reliability of no fittings is probably the most important. Another feature of PEX is it's elasticity. Freezing has a low likelihood of damage.
And I think it looks cool.
M
McRabbet
I wondered if the Red lines were Maker's Mark and the Blue ones just "branch"...:gar-Bi
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