All Forum Posts by: Steve Mandelbaum
Steve Mandelbaum has started 10 posts and replied 57 times.
Post: How to make sausage in 10 easy steps
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The form boards are up. Need the survey people to approve it and then I will have my plumber rough it in.
Post: How to make sausage in 10 easy steps
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The fill dirt has been dropped off. It will be used to raise the foundation. The slab should be higher than anything around it, this will keep the house dry. Water will seek the lowest point. Take a look at a house on grade (slab) and you will see several inches of concrete before the siding and where the house starts
Post: How to make sausage in 10 easy steps
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Dirt and debris that was scraped off the site. It will need to be picked up.
They scraped the site in preparation for the form boards.
Its a little hard to see, but the tree guys missed one stump. I need them to come back and grind it up.
Post: How to make sausage in 10 easy steps
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LOOK MA' NO TREES
Ready to prep land and form board. The week after Thanksgiving it is scheduled
Post: How to make sausage in 10 easy steps
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Quote from @Drew C Grossman:
Quote from @Steve Mandelbaum:
I was at the property and realized there were some stumps that were grown into a fence and had never been removed. The tree guys went back today and cut them out. After Thanksgiving, we will have form boards set.
I ordered the truss' today and am waiting for a wood package quote. The delivery date is scheduled for 12/15. The framers are not as busy as last year and my projects are getting more attention. When building is booming the smaller builders have a tough time competing for attention.
Thank you for sharing your project updates as this is a very informative forum post for the BP community. I’m experience the same thing with our contractors and getting things done much quicker than this time a year ago. I’m curious to what your wood quote came out to? My partner on the build side informed me that there wood costs are expected to come down another 20-30% in the next few weeks/months.
Good luck on finishing your project as I am excited to see the final product!
Post: How to make sausage in 10 easy steps
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- Jacksonville Florida
- Posts 57
- Votes 39
Post: How to make sausage in 10 easy steps
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- Jacksonville Florida
- Posts 57
- Votes 39
I was at the property and realized there were some stumps that were grown into a fence and had never been removed. The tree guys went back today and cut them out. After Thanksgiving, we will have form boards set.
I ordered the truss' today and am waiting for a wood package quote. The delivery date is scheduled for 12/15. The framers are not as busy as last year and my projects are getting more attention. When building is booming the smaller builders have a tough time competing for attention.
Post: How to make sausage in 10 easy steps
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- Jacksonville Florida
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The foundation has been pined up. The survey guys market the four corners of the house. Our next step will be for the concrete team to place the form boards. Then, the surveyor returns to verify the form boards. After that is time for some PLUMBS!!!
Post: How to make sausage in 10 easy steps
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Trusted advisor Taffy.
View looking at the street from the back of the lot.
Street View. QUICK Tip: Do not include your shadow in the picture.
Post: How to make sausage in 10 easy steps
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The tree man cometh. They showed up with 8 guys and were knocking it out when I left this morning. I will take another picture once they completely clear the land.
I am still waiting on the final approval for the building permit, I am ready to get rolling. The second house required some additional changes to the plans. The architect and the engineer are working through the changes. I am ok with the 2 houses being staggard. They will most like be completed within a few days of each other. My subs would rather do both at once.