Canuck Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 7 minutes ago, Dtret said: Itβs been a week and a half. Did you fire everyone?Β ππ π Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jft69z Posted April 26, 2021 Author Share Posted April 26, 2021 30 minutes ago, Dtret said: Itβs been a week and a half. Did you fire everyone? I know youβre working just had to say hi. ππ Lol, nah...just one donkey doing the work right now. Still running wires, had to put a light near the man door plus some outlets outside (Code I guess. Light I had in stock from when I put the addition on the other shop years ago). Put a couple of motion lights on the side & back too (Same with motion lights, had them in stock too, just needed to replace a bad sensor). I wanted to recess the outlet boxes vs just bolting them to the outside, so that took a little time. Still have to wire the outlets & cover them up, but that'll be soon (side & rear of building).Β Need to run the camera and alarm stuff still. Hope to start digging for the conduit in a week or two, then the concrete can go in. Also using a shovel and wheelbarrow to get rid of the clay/dirt left on the stone from the post hole boring. The concrete guy said he preferred it wasn't there. I'm piling it outside for now & will deal with it later. I was just telling Willie, all this manual labor sucks, the power plant job has made me lazy, lol Yes...that's snow...damn it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Ya the man door lights are code. I like the recessed outlets. If they werenβt recessed I would hit and break them all the time. Itβs amazing that the structure can be put up in 10 minutes and it takes weeks to do all the βunnoticeable β things. Looks great. Enjoy the snow. Lol πΒ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragCat Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 11 hours ago, Dtret said: Itβs been a week and a half. Did you fire everyone? I know youβre working just had to say hi. ππ I was going to "bump" the thread for an update but figured the old man might finally be getting some sleepΒ π€£Β Yea, just like our cars, the stuff nobody notices usually takes the most timeΒ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Haha, was texting Joe last night and i was saying the same thing!!! In this family we say "AND WHEN!!!"Β LOl I also had an idea Joe had been working those crazy hours.Β Β Joe it looks great cant wait to see the heard in there!!!Β Β OHH and if you need help driving them in please don't hesitate to call me!!!! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jft69z Posted April 26, 2021 Author Share Posted April 26, 2021 2 hours ago, Dtret said: Ya the man door lights are code. I like the recessed outlets. If they werenβt recessed I would hit and break them all the time. Itβs amazing that the structure can be put up in 10 minutes and it takes weeks to do all the βunnoticeable β things. Looks great. Enjoy the snow. Lol πΒ That was my thought too Dennis, I'd keep whacking it. 1 hour ago, DragCat said: I was going to "bump" the thread for an update but figured the old man might finally be getting some sleepΒ π€£Β Yea, just like our cars, the stuff nobody notices usually takes the most timeΒ 'Plenty of time to sleep when I'm dead' is what I usually say Mark. Β 1 hour ago, willie said: H Β OHH and if you need help driving them in please don't hesitate to call me!!!! LOL You're welcome to come any time Willie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cny first gen 71 Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Looks good Joe, we had some snow here too. Was snowing pretty good Wednesday when I left, my neighbor said it snowed for a couple days while I was gone. Just had a few flurries in Albany but was pretty chilly.Β Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jft69z Posted April 26, 2021 Author Share Posted April 26, 2021 1 hour ago, cny first gen 71 said: Looks good Joe, we had some snow here too. Was snowing pretty good Wednesday when I left, my neighbor said it snowed for a couple days while I was gone. Just had a few flurries in Albany but was pretty chilly.Β We got about 4-5 inches of the stuff at work, a little less at my house, about 6 miles away. It melted down pretty quick, but not before they dumped all the salt down. The roads are white with it now. Have to hope for a good few rain storms, but that may impact my digging....troubles, troubles, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Take all the dirt and pile it up where youβre going to put the hot tub. Build a βdeckβ to put the tub on (cause you donβt want it on the ground anyway). The concrete guy will be their anyway so make 4 short pilons (?) to put the deck on and fill it with your dirt. Problem solved. Lol. π΅π΅π΅. I love spending other peopleβs money(thatβs because I donβt have any) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jft69z Posted April 26, 2021 Author Share Posted April 26, 2021 3 hours ago, Dtret said: Take all the dirt and pile it up where youβre going to put the hot tub. Build a βdeckβ to put the tub on (cause you donβt want it on the ground anyway). The concrete guy will be their anyway so make 4 short pilons (?) to put the deck on and fill it with your dirt. Problem solved. Lol. π΅π΅π΅. I love spending other peopleβs money(thatβs because I donβt have any) I already have a plan, but thanks, π. I don't want to build it up because it's going to be adjacent to the 6' fence separating the neighbor with a 2 story house. Right now, the sight line is good for privacy, any higher and they're likely to see my bare a&&, π Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jft69z Posted May 2, 2021 Author Share Posted May 2, 2021 More power wiring, and some alarm/camera wiring going on. Also made a bracket to mount one of the cameras. Because it overhangs a bit, added a cable cover/protector, made it out of some angle aluminum I hadΒ in stock (lol).Β The other side will be easier, just a straight piece slipped in the soffit, pointing up the side of the building. Hope to dig for conduit soon, that'll open the door for concrete, etc. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 That looks great. Keep plugging.Β Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jft69z Posted May 2, 2021 Author Share Posted May 2, 2021 Thanks Dennis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Bad454 Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 Looking good! Clean camera install.Β Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jft69z Posted May 2, 2021 Author Share Posted May 2, 2021 Thanks Ronald Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Looks great Joe!!!Β Β Does the camera swivel? Also why does it have 2 eyes?Β LOL Something i might use for mine. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jft69z Posted May 3, 2021 Author Share Posted May 3, 2021 9 hours ago, willie said: Looks great Joe!!!Β Β Does the camera swivel? Also why does it have 2 eyes?Β LOL Something i might use for mine. LOL Thanks Willie. The camera doesn't swivel, but in this location it'll be a wider angle lens at 107 degrees field of view. The 2 windows you see are: 1-camera lens, 2-infra red light (IR) for night vision, lights up to about 45 meters (147 feet)Β according to the specs. The cameras I started out with had the glass dome, with multiple IR leds, but those suffered from a problem called 'IR Bleed', where the IR reflected off the inside glass & clouded up the night image. I eventually replaced them with these 'Turret' style cameras and the difference was phenomenal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 I have seen the others all fogged up, so good choice. Looks great! For some reason i have a picture in my head of you sitting at your desk with a few joy sticks to move the cameras to get a better picture of that damn racoon.Β Β Great Job on the whole project!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jft69z Posted May 3, 2021 Author Share Posted May 3, 2021 39 minutes ago, willie said: I have seen the others all fogged up, so good choice. Looks great! For some reason i have a picture in my head of you sitting at your desk with a few joy sticks to move the cameras to get a better picture of that damn racoon.Β Β Great Job on the whole project!!!! LOL, thanks Willie! The few cameras in the house are PTZ (pan/tilt/zoom), but that's to keep an eye on the dogs to see what type of mayhem they were up to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jft69z Posted May 14, 2021 Author Share Posted May 14, 2021 Been a busy week so far. Dug out the path to run conduit & gas line, laid it all in the last 2 days and then buttoned it all up today. Started running pull wires in a couple of the runs & will start pulling the actual wires in the next week or so. Electrical inspections were done for the underground & rough building wiring Tuesday, no issues at all. Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 sweeet! me next please lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 Very nice. Time for concrete.Β Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jft69z Posted May 14, 2021 Author Share Posted May 14, 2021 7 minutes ago, Dtret said: Very nice. Time for concrete.Β Yeah, it's wide open at this point. I let the concrete guy know & he said the batch plant is still using hot water because it's still cold at night. He wants to wait until that's done at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Bad454 Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 Very nice!Β 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 2 hours ago, jft69z said: Yeah, it's wide open at this point. I let the concrete guy know & he said the batch plant is still using hot water because it's still cold at night. He wants to wait until that's done at least. Ya probably a good idea. It will set a lot better. And harder.Β Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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