Tons and tons of work going on the Shop Renovation. How about hanging out for a few and catching up? Got to install a bunch of anchor bolts that my concrete vendor simply forgot to do!
Using that anchor cement in Florida in the summer we keep it in an ice chest including putting the gun in after it has been opened. Slows the setting speed. Got that tip from our supplier.
@@jtkilroy well you would have until you found out their locations were all wrong and you had to cut them off! My buddy that does sub stations for TVa said they won’t do foundations with anchor locations anymore because they almost always had to rework them to do the installs.
That's exactly why i did all the concrete prep work myself . Have you seen the glass vials that you drop into the holes for the anchor studs , no mess . Anyway , best of luck with the build . Cheers .
Sad but typical...I'm in the trades and work with many contractors and sub contractors, you have to supervise almost every detail that effects your work. Most of the time it's not the crew, just the nature of construction these days. Supervisors and foreman have to run mutable job sites generally with tight time schedules so a lot of details don't make it to the workers. When posable I always try to walk the project with the actual crew that day or a shortly before. Even stuff on the drawings get missed....thing just move too fast anymore. Expansion is looking good James !
I used to be a construction electrician, I have seen contractors that care, and others that dont... And it's because of that I won't ever hire out work, I would sooner go without then pay for shotty work
Having visited your shop in person, its definitely a neat place, super cool location, with its history. Its something else how long a project like this can carry on. FYI< I see its still humid there, saw the sweat drippign off your forehead when you bent over to put the nut on the stud... I hope to have a chance to get by there sometime in the future
You are a much better man than I am. Been in the trades my whole adult life. How much time would it have taken for those idiots to staple up a piece of tar paper? They forgot the anchor bolts, they get to install them on their time and dime. Once had concrete guys splash mud on my crane. Got the first laborer by the shirt front and had him clean it completely over the objections of his foreman. Good luck, though.
What was that stuff dripping from your head when you were drilling those anchors? That is some project there my friend. I thought moving was a pain in the neck. All the best, Tom
Im following your move, looks like that will work out well for you. Let me know when I can visit. You need help moving the heavy stuff? Good to hear from you Tom.
He would not have gotten the rest of his pay until finished and cleaned to your satisfaction. The strip with the 2X4, I don't have a clue. Was the name of the company Amateur Hour Concrete? They have to be baby sat. Thanks for the video.
I may be misinterpreting the situation, but it looks like there may be an issue with your sill plate. They're supposed to be pressure treated if in direct contact with concrete or have a barrier between them, e.g. tar paper. Your lumber does not appear to be PT and I didn't see a barrier.
That J bolt oversight sucks, and that mess. I'm a general contractor and would be out of my mind if one of our guys left a project in that condition. 🤬
Video ends at the 11 minute mark. It is, however, almost 16 minutes long. I don't think that's going to be good for your statistics, since almost everyone will stop viewing at what RUclips counts as 70%.
Coming along.
Thank you for sharing. We know you don't have to. Your videos are appreciated.
👍👍💪💪✔✔Great Job James, thanks for posting!
Room for some big machines. Haha
Always appreciate and look forward to your videos!!!!
Hello James,
Good to see a little bit of the background of your shop renovation... Thank you.
Take care.
Paul,,
Oh wow! That is a huge job! Installing anchor bolts isn't a lot of fun. Thanks for letting us take a look over your shoulder.
Using that anchor cement in Florida in the summer we keep it in an ice chest including putting the gun in after it has been opened. Slows the setting speed. Got that tip from our supplier.
That is a nice tip, I'm sure it would have helped me as well.
Great to see a video from you. sorry those guys did not meet your expectations to put it mildly.
I like the thread in anchors. I find they hold well and are less fussy.
I like the anchors the concrete sub remembers to install! 😁
@@jtkilroy well you would have until you found out their locations were all wrong and you had to cut them off! My buddy that does sub stations for TVa said they won’t do foundations with anchor locations anymore because they almost always had to rework them to do the installs.
Hi James. I hope one day you make another video. I would love to see an update on this shop.
Well….. that’s now all just a bad memory. Hopefully the next steps are less challenging 👍😎👍. All the best to you James
That's exactly why i did all the concrete prep work myself . Have you seen the glass vials that you drop into the holes for the anchor studs , no mess . Anyway , best of luck with the build . Cheers .
I have seen the vials, but never used them, sounds like a neat idea.
Sad but typical...I'm in the trades and work with many contractors and sub contractors, you have to supervise almost every detail that effects your work. Most of the time it's not the crew, just the nature of construction these days. Supervisors and foreman have to run mutable job sites generally with tight time schedules so a lot of details don't make it to the workers. When posable I always try to walk the project with the actual crew that day or a shortly before. Even stuff on the drawings get missed....thing just move too fast anymore.
Expansion is looking good James !
I used to be a construction electrician, I have seen contractors that care, and others that dont...
And it's because of that I won't ever hire out work, I would sooner go without then pay for shotty work
Nice.
One thing about contractors, they just want to get in and get out as fast as they can...
Having visited your shop in person, its definitely a neat place, super cool location, with its history. Its something else how long a project like this can carry on. FYI< I see its still humid there, saw the sweat drippign off your forehead when you bent over to put the nut on the stud... I hope to have a chance to get by there sometime in the future
Please stop in, I always enjoy your visits
You are a much better man than I am. Been in the trades my whole adult life. How much time would it have taken for those idiots to staple up a piece of tar paper? They forgot the anchor bolts, they get to install them on their time and dime. Once had concrete guys splash mud on my crane. Got the first laborer by the shirt front and had him clean it completely over the objections of his foreman. Good luck, though.
What was that stuff dripping from your head when you were drilling those anchors? That is some project there my friend. I thought moving was a pain in the neck.
All the best,
Tom
Im following your move, looks like that will work out well for you. Let me know when I can visit. You need help moving the heavy stuff? Good to hear from you Tom.
Contractors cost real money either way. I started my shop reno and solar power plant in '17. Just now finishing up.
He would not have gotten the rest of his pay until finished and cleaned to your satisfaction. The strip with the 2X4, I don't have a clue. Was the name of the company Amateur Hour Concrete? They have to be baby sat. Thanks for the video.
Hi James,hope everything is going well,haven't seen a video lately.
I may be misinterpreting the situation, but it looks like there may be an issue with your sill plate. They're supposed to be pressure treated if in direct contact with concrete or have a barrier between them, e.g. tar paper. Your lumber does not appear to be PT and I didn't see a barrier.
The sill plate is treated, just dirty, hard to tell.
You ok James
That J bolt oversight sucks, and that mess. I'm a general contractor and would be out of my mind if one of our guys left a project in that condition. 🤬
I should do a video on the window install then, you would REALLY love that one! 😉
Where are you James?
Video ends at the 11 minute mark. It is, however, almost 16 minutes long. I don't think that's going to be good for your statistics, since almost everyone will stop viewing at what RUclips counts as 70%.
Thanks Bob, WTF is up with that? My local copy is not 16 minutes long, who knows? I trimmed it in the built in editor.
Not the first time I've seen such a thing recently on YT. As a 40+ year software engineer, I can suggest that free apps are frequently overpriced.