My Facetruck thread.

[GOPAPA]

I would say the grand son is on his way to being part of the company ,, good for him to have a not scared ,, ol papa to let him practice ...Nice looking pour ,, did you use snap ties and shoes or Johnny clamps,to go with single whalers ? ........... and while I am asking, ,,did the county make you go wider than 6 inch walls ?

[davischevy]

Originally Posted by GOPAPA

I would say the grand son is on his way to being part of the company ,, good for him to have a not scared ,, ol papa to let him practice ...Nice looking pour ,, did you use snap ties and shoes or Johnny clamps,to go with single whalers ? ........... and while I am asking, ,,did the county make you go wider than 6 inch walls ?

He grew up around the business and I'm impressed with his understanding of the process. He knew exactly where to place the machines to dig and fill the skid steer bucket. He even watched the fuel level.

His dad told him he needed to hurry up and learn how to run things so the dad could go fishing. The grandson said he wanted to go fishing too.

Snap ties.

I'm about 300' outside the city limits, so no inspections, but those walls we can see there are 10" because they will fill all the way to the top on the outside. I poured 8" where the walls didn't have backfill.

[special-K]

Now you have something to build on. Things are going to take shape now. Your grandson has it in his blood

[GOPAPA]

[quote=davischevy;

I'm about 300' our side the city limits, so no inspections, but those walls we can see there are 10" because they will fill all the way to the top on the outside. I poured 8" where the walls didn't have backfill.[/QUOTE]

I do not know exactly what protects one for sure from a Tornado ,,but what you have there looks like it would do by one by hunching down inside them walls under the house .,,

Originally Posted by special-K

Now you have something to build on. Things are going to take shape now. Your grandson has it in his blood

Right on Tim, , I was thinking ?? Wouldnt we have fun working together with all them machines the Davis's have .. probably wouldn't stop to eat ..just keep on "playing " .. ( no offence Larry ,I know your Father and family worked hard to get the cats ,backhoes and trucks and all by working hard and not by winning a lottery or the like .) just dreaming a bit here,,

[davischevy]

Larry, I think about the machines a lot. The interesting part is, I didn't get any really nice machines until after I quit working and moved to the office. I climbed ladders and used pump jacks. I don't like to think about how many sheets of sheathing or bundles of shingles I carried up a ladder.

When I first started buying heavy equipment, I had to rebuild a lot of it before I could use it. My first dump truck was wrecked when I purchased it. My dad and I rebuilt it outside behind his shop because we didn't have a place big enough to get it inside. My first backhoe had 10,000 hours on it. If a machine broke, I had to fix it that night, because it had to run the next day.

I never financed anything unless there was perk in it, I saved until I could pay for it, except when I bought my first big excavator. I put it on a lease/purchase plan because I was afraid I wouldn't be able to pay for it. By leasing, if I ran out of work, I could turn it in with no mark on my credit.

The excavator paid for itself in less than a year.

Life has been very good to me.

[72 tigger]

Basement and grandson are both looking good!

[MySons68C20]

Brought tears to my eyes raising them right!

[special-K]

How's that other house coming Other Larry?

[davischevy]

The basement floor is poured and I have dug the rest of the footings since this picture was taken. You can see the stakes.

We will make another pour next week and then wait for the block layer.

[special-K]

Other footers, huh? Hmmm...

Looking good. Looks like a nice setting

[davischevy]

I joined this site 14 years ago day before yesterday.

[GOPAPA]

Originally Posted by davischevy

I joined this site 14 years ago day before yesterday.

And look what you started !! a thread longer than dollar bills stacked all the way to the moon.. (Well maybe not that far) it's been a good one though..

I had some left over plastic gutter pieces and put up what I had on my storage shed and went to buy more and it is no where to be found ,, company sold out and left me high and dry with only part of my shed with a gutter .. the name of the gutter is RainGo .. any one know of some of it for sale and with in driving distance od me ?

[davischevy]

Originally Posted by GOPAPA

And look what you started !! a thread longer than dollar bills stacked all the way to the moon.. (Well maybe not that far) it's been a good one though..

I had some left over plastic gutter pieces and put up what I had on my storage shed and went to buy more and it is no where to be found ,, company sold out and left me high and dry with only part of my shed with a gutter .. the name of the gutter is RainGo .. any one know of some of it for sale and with in driving distance od me ?

Maybe here Larry.

https://www.amazon.com/raingo-gutter...o+gutter+parts

[special-K]

Hard to believe how time has passed. I remember hitting ten years and being amazed. This new internet forum thing just may catch on.

[special-K]

I hope you can find more to finish the job. I just got sticker shock earlier this week buying just one white aluminum 2 x 3 downspout... $28!!! That's a lot of money for a $10-$15 piece. And the lady who helped me acted really strange, as if 'she' thought 'I' was being strange. I'm pretty sure it wasn't me!!

Her: Can I help you?
Me: Yes, I need one white 2x3 downspout.
Her: Is that it?
Me: Yep
Her: All you need is just one downspout, nothing else?
Me: Yep
Her: Okayee (you know, when they say it like "if you say so").

When she went to get the invoice I decided to explain the situation, for some reason.

Me: I'm doing alterations of existing downspouts on an old home. I needed more material to work with. I don't use elbows, I miter the bends in my downspouts. I keep zip screws and rivets in supply.

As she hands me my invoice she says: "Whatever works" (in a tone to let me know she had doubt)

Me: Oh, it works quite well. It's called custom. I can make any angle or offset needed from a single continuous piece without adding in any wrinkled up elbows using less screws that will rust.

That's one single continuous downspout below

[Killer Bee]

building material store help these days probably have no idea how a rain gutter system works much less how to assemble or repair one - just as well have explained it to your shopping cart

[special-K]

I know. She made me just want to be short, with "yep" answers. But I decided I'd act my normal self and when someone seems to not understand I am kind enough to explain. Though this time sarcastically. It wasn't that she didn't know her job. It's that she questioned a customer's needs when he came in full confidence knowing exactly what he needed. I think after 50 years in the business I look the part of someone with a little knowledge in the building trades. This place was bought by ABC Supply a handful of years ago, but I've been going in this supply house since the '80s. I didn't walk in looking lost and that's how she treated me.

Oh, and then who carries my downspout out? Tim, the only guy left from the former owner. This woman may have never seen me before, but he comes out and sees me and it's "hey old friend, how ya been?". I may not have been in there lately, but I've had an account there for over 30 years

[special-K]

It runs and can carry a lot on the roof. Oh, and you don't have to worry about parking lot dings

[Steeveedee]

Originally Posted by special-K

It runs and can carry a lot on the roof. Oh, and you don't have to worry about parking lot dings

Sad, but all true.

[FleetsidePaul]

It's a survivor. Gotta give it that.

[special-K]

From Facebook Marketplace. The only one! Apparently a body built on a '76 Seville

[CG]

In my head I think I could build something cool from scratch, but it would more than likely turn out like this ... Probably worse.

[Steeveedee]

Originally Posted by CG

In my head I think I could build something cool from scratch, but it would more than likely turn out like this ... Probably worse.

One of a kind, and rare for a reason!

[FleetsidePaul]

Originally Posted by CG

In my head I think I could build something cool from scratch, but it would more than likely turn out like this ... Probably worse.

Not everyone is a designer. Obviously.

[special-K]

Just needs better wheels