Monday, October 17, 2005
Yes, I'm still in California City
I've been working from sun-up to sun-down and I'm so beat in the evenings that I don't feel like adding more work to my day, so I haven't updated the site lately. I'll try to get some photos up soon.
I've been working on Dale's house and getting his forms set and underground plumbing done with him, then we hung the cabinets on Mark's house. Thursday evening, Mark, Dale and I got out the lazer and the "super batter boards" that JB has designed and built and we layed out my house in about 2 hours. Using the lazer and coordinates that are pulled from 2 precisely set reference points, we're able to pinpoint any location on the lot with the cad program. JB then (from the road with Major League Baseball) sent me the coordinates for all of my plumbing points ( the spots where the drain and water pipes come up from the floor. Using the coordinates, we take 2 100 foot tape and where the precise point on each one intersects with the other one is the plumbing point. It's incredibly precise. Since we're building the same house over and over - we just mark the spot on the tape and it will convey to each house as long as the reference points are located in the same place on each lot.
On Friday, I rented a small excavator and Mark dug my footings and waste water ditches. Then I used the excavator and dug my fresh water trench. I spent Saturday beginning the layout of the underground plumbing and then Dale and I finished it up today and started the rebar bending and setting for HIS house just before dark.
I'll be getting 'underground' inspection on monday morning and then will be putting a vapor barrier on the ground and covering it with 2 inches of sand. That will take until Tuesday. I fly home (after3 weeks away) around midnight on tuesday night and I'll be taking about a week and a half off. Possibly my slab will be poured while I'm gone - if Dale can get to it before he takes a trip home (to washington state) as well.
I've been working on Dale's house and getting his forms set and underground plumbing done with him, then we hung the cabinets on Mark's house. Thursday evening, Mark, Dale and I got out the lazer and the "super batter boards" that JB has designed and built and we layed out my house in about 2 hours. Using the lazer and coordinates that are pulled from 2 precisely set reference points, we're able to pinpoint any location on the lot with the cad program. JB then (from the road with Major League Baseball) sent me the coordinates for all of my plumbing points ( the spots where the drain and water pipes come up from the floor. Using the coordinates, we take 2 100 foot tape and where the precise point on each one intersects with the other one is the plumbing point. It's incredibly precise. Since we're building the same house over and over - we just mark the spot on the tape and it will convey to each house as long as the reference points are located in the same place on each lot.
On Friday, I rented a small excavator and Mark dug my footings and waste water ditches. Then I used the excavator and dug my fresh water trench. I spent Saturday beginning the layout of the underground plumbing and then Dale and I finished it up today and started the rebar bending and setting for HIS house just before dark.
I'll be getting 'underground' inspection on monday morning and then will be putting a vapor barrier on the ground and covering it with 2 inches of sand. That will take until Tuesday. I fly home (after3 weeks away) around midnight on tuesday night and I'll be taking about a week and a half off. Possibly my slab will be poured while I'm gone - if Dale can get to it before he takes a trip home (to washington state) as well.
# posted by GW : 12:15 AM
