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Sirotan posted:Yikes, those are not footings, they are deck blocks. Yeah, looking at the angle the closest one in the front is, those are just blocks.
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Sirotan posted:Yikes, those are not footings, they are deck blocks. They’re on top of some sort of (obviously inadequate) footing.
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Steve French posted:Speaking of moats, winter is finally ending here and the damage is revealing itself. Aside from about 20 mangled aspens, this is the most notable, as my moat has receded Yikes, looks like instead of using the cardboard tube forms they just dumped some concrete in a shallow hole and called it a day.
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Enos Cabell posted:Yikes, looks like instead of using the cardboard tube forms they just dumped some concrete in a shallow hole and called it a day. Sonotubes have little to do with long term stability and everything to do with a predictable pour volume. Whatever is happening there appears to be insufficient depth. That same depth in a sonotube would have done the same thing. Or worse.
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"So you're saying I need to dig down like four feet to make a stable foundation? It's just a deck! It'll be fine!"
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TooMuchAbstraction posted:"So you're saying I need to dig down like four feet to make a stable foundation? It's just a deck! It'll be fine!" I mean...I think in some circumstances it CAN be fine if it's a floating deck?
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DrBouvenstein posted:I mean...I think in some circumstances it CAN be fine if it's a floating deck? Not in a temperate zone.
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I was surprised to learn that the code requirement for foundation depth at my location is only 18"
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In my own deck adventure, I finally called a design firm who didn't immediately say sorry too busy/too small. They say they'll be over tomorrow. I suspect this is a hallucination, and tomorrow I'll wake up without kidneys
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My permit woes have an end in sight. After many months and tens of thousands in Geotechnical analysis, Architectural and Structural revisions, we finally received the stage 1 permit from the provincial government. It took 17 months from date of application to issuance. 17 goddamn months. Now I just need the municipal building permit (concurrent application but needs provincial permit to be issued prior to being granted), and I can stick a shovel in the ground to commemorate start of construction for our new home.
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Bajaha posted:My permit woes have an end in sight. After many months and tens of thousands in Geotechnical analysis, Architectural and Structural revisions, we finally received the stage 1 permit from the provincial government. That must have been exhausting. I have scores of hours just in a covered 630sqft deck. I hope you get to dig soon.
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Really fun septic question: every time I shower or use the laundry, septic juice bubbles up from a specific spot in my yard and stinks up my entire neighborhood. My septic tank was built in the 30s and is a redwood tank with no top and a giant tree root growing out of it. Miraculously, in spite of that, three different septic companies have inspected it and said it's well-functioning and that the leech field is in good condition. I live in an area of California that was pounded by atmospheric rivers over the past few months, specifically a mid-mountain area where a lot of water is still draining out from farther up the mountain, so the soil is pretty inundated. Our septic company says that this issue is due to the inundation and has advised us to just wait until the water drains out of the mountain and everything dries up (it isn't going to rain here until maybe November) and the issue will take care of itself, but I would really like to be able to look my neighbors in the eyes at some point in the next month, so looking for ways to mitigate the smell. So far I've tried dumping a bunch of dirt and mulch on top of that spot. This unsurprisingly just kind of made the spot shift over a little bit to an even worse part of the yard. Is there something permeable but odor-absorbing that I can dump on top of this spot to get me through the next few weeks? Props to all the dummies in this neighborhood who were offered the chance to get on city sewer ~10 years ago before we moved in, when a big new hotel development went in and they turned it down because it would cost a few thousand bucks, now they all have to pay $100k for engineered septic systems in the next 10 years.
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mega dy posted:Really fun septic question: every time I shower or use the laundry, septic juice bubbles up from a specific spot in my yard and stinks up my entire neighborhood. You system is not properly functional, what the gently caress are those people saying? If you have periods where your leech field is too wet to work you have two options: the long term one where you put in a new leech field. In your case likely a sand mound. And/or you put in a storage tank that you can switch over to when the leech field is too wet to work properly and get it pumped as needed. All you need is one neighbor to call the sate DEP and they will decide what you're doing for you. Find better septic contractors.
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Motronic posted:You system is not properly functional, what the gently caress are those people saying? Will make some calls and ask more directly about these options, but would appreciate any immediate band-aid solutions for the smell part too. edit: for example we've had 40in of rain in the past 4 months. The same period in the last 3 years was between 8 to 12 in. It's a declared disaster zone. mega dy fucked around with this message at 23:41 on Apr 18, 2023 |
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mega dy posted:would appreciate any immediate band-aid solutions for the smell part too. You need to have your septic tank pumped. And continue to pump it before it overflows to the field until your leech field can process effluent. There is no band aid for the smell. The smell is the least of your problems. Think more like: https://www.in.gov/health/eph/onsite-sewage-systems-program/diseases-involving-sewage/
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mega dy posted:edit: for example we've had 40in of rain in the past 4 months. The same period in the last 3 years was between 8 to 12 in. It's a declared disaster zone.
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Update on the induction range chat from a while ago: my double oven GE Cafe slide in was delivered exactly when GE said it would be. And it owns so, so, so hard.
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Mistake number 1 on the deck build -- buying a $100 Chinese laser level for outdoor use. It showed up and it's fine, but absolutely worthless outside, in the shade. Is there a sub-$400 alternative that will work?
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Lasers are hard in the sun regardless. Either do all the layout at night or get an auto level laser with the receiver to match. It does look like there are some receivers that may work with any laser though.
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Supposedly the ones with green lasers work better outside??? This reminds me that I was gonna buy a laser level for my kitchen reno project. What kind did you get meatpimp so I can know not to buy it?
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I assume laser levels let you get more or less arbitrarily close to perfectly level...how close to level can you get with a taut string line and a 4' bubble level? Say you're trying to mark level along a 20' edge.
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Sirotan posted:Supposedly the ones with green lasers work better outside??? I got one of the many nearly identical ones with three spinny lazers. Honestly, inside it would be fine, but it specifically said for outdoor use ( and I know lasers suck in sunlight, but this is on the North side of the house and almost continually shaded... TooMuchAbstraction posted:I assume laser levels let you get more or less arbitrarily close to perfectly level...how close to level can you get with a taut string line and a 4' bubble level? Say you're trying to mark level along a 20' edge. I imagine an old fashioned string is going to get you more than adequate, but I've learned to rely on lasers for a lot of layout, both vertical and horizontal. Even the cheap auto leveling laser crosses are very handy if they're all you have access to. With this project, I want the posts to be dead-nuts on, so vertical lasering is going to be a thing, somehow. Looks like spending several hundred gets some that can work outdoors... I'll keep digging.
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Im debating trying to make my own back yard deck. It'd be the biggest project I've ever undertaken, I consider myself only moderately handy. The biggest thing is that between buying tools needed ( I really just want a miter saw), and retail material cost, I think I wouldnt be that far off from paying someone to do it.
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meatpimp posted:I got one of the many nearly identical ones with three spinny lazers. Honestly, inside it would be fine, but it specifically said for outdoor use ( and I know lasers suck in sunlight, but this is on the North side of the house and almost continually shaded... Can you link what you got specifically? I've used high cost ones for basic survey and elevation marking and they always have a receiver to clamp onto a rod for measurement. I've never been able to see the laser outdoor and I can't remember if I ever have seen it. You just go by the beeps. I wouldn't be surprised if some random jumble brand name would claim you don't need it or whatever, just curious. Also I could use one in some upcoming projects. For the rest of yas, the way you get accurate level measurements is with a water level. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HMBZlZkqU4 Or the survey autolevel but you need a partner or do a lot of walking with a tripod.
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BaseballPCHiker posted:Im debating trying to make my own back yard deck. It'd be the biggest project I've ever undertaken, I consider myself only moderately handy. The big thing you get from doing it yourself is confidence that the work was done to your standards. It can be hard to get contractors that you can rely on to do work that is up to spec. But yeah, you shouldn't generally view DIY construction as a cost-saving measure. Having said that, a deck should be entirely within your skills. You'll need to do some reading on proper construction layouts, but the basic techniques are nothing special. Drilling, crosscuts, digging, and pouring concrete should account for most of it.
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meatpimp posted:Mistake number 1 on the deck build -- buying a $100 Chinese laser level for outdoor use. You have an issue with working in the dark or something?
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StormDrain posted:Can you link what you got specifically? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B098SKMQ6J , but there are literally dozens that are identical, just depends on which plastic crappy accessories each "name" includes in the box.
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Tezer posted:I own my home in part due to the wacky maintenance strategies of the previous owner. Thank you Jaafar, installing carpet in the kitchen glued to asbestos tile was a genius move. lol 
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TooMuchAbstraction posted:The big thing you get from doing it yourself is confidence that the work was done to your standards. It can be hard to get contractors that you can rely on to do work that is up to spec. But yeah, you shouldn't generally view DIY construction as a cost-saving measure. That’s my biggest hesitation! I don’t mind paying for the work but I want it to be done well. Nothing is more frustrating than paying for a subpar job. I may start researching things than and seeing what I’m possibly getting myself into. My only real concerns are preventing frost heave and mounting it to the side of my house.
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meatpimp posted:I got one of the many nearly identical ones with three spinny lazers. Honestly, inside it would be fine, but it specifically said for outdoor use ( and I know lasers suck in sunlight, but this is on the North side of the house and almost continually shaded... Go look on craigslist or something for a cheap 2nd hand professional quality laser. One with a receiver so you don't need to be able to see the lines in daylight.
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meatpimp posted:Looks like spending several hundred gets some that can work outdoors... I'll keep digging. I don't know how much of this you need to see at a time, but have you tried a target and/or glasses? https://www.amazon.com/Pieces-Targets-Magnetic-Enhancing-Visibility/dp/B09F277TV3/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=laser+target&sr=8-3 https://www.amazon.com/Red-Laser-Enhancement-Glasses-Adjustable/dp/B078NSB75S/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=laser+line+glasses&sr=8-2
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The door/window company guy I am paying to install a new patio door in my house just now: "Do you have any drawings with dimensions that we can send to the city? Thanks." 
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meatpimp posted:Permit time. Got blessed by the Township with no issue. HOA is throwing static about nonsense, but I think that's sorted. Aside from the other bureaucratic bullshit... you have to get permitting from your town and county separately? Where I'm at, if you live in an incorporated town/city/etc, their planning and permitting supercedes the county's. County permitting only has to deal with people who live in the county but outside any other municipality. The town that literally borders my property line even uses the idea of not having to drive ~1hr to the center of the county to deal with permitting as an incentive to get your neighborhood to apply for annexation
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