Barndominium/Shop or "real" House?

[jigs_n_fixtures]

What does steel do during a fire? I don't understand why it's bad.

Metal readily transfers heat. Dry wall slows down the heat transfer, as the water in the plaster is driven out of the hydrate bonds.

 

[ETD66SS]

Getting ready to start on the under-slab plumbing & electric:

Took a few more pictures of the exterior:

 

[Ohio Chris]

You mentioned yesterday that the Amish crew's quality of work was far from top notch. Would you mind detailing some of what you were disappointed with?

 

[ETD66SS]

You mentioned yesterday that the Amish crew's quality of work was far from top notch. Would you mind detailing some of what you were disappointed with?

A lot of details. Almost every aspect of the build they rushed the work, crooked cuts, using a laser for elevation of the perma-columns but some of them being off 12" from one another etc.

Most of the issues were with the siding and trim. They botched many areas and I had to ask them to redo the work many times.

I paid extra money to have the outside of the windows painted black and they scratched almost every window during installation. I will have to touch them up.

There are still issues that I am not happy with but at some point just have to move on.

The overall squareness of the structure is good and the walls are plumb.

 

[yanmars]

As anywhere crew quality can vary greatly. I have always had good luck with the Amish I have used.

 

[ETD66SS]

As anywhere crew quality can vary greatly. I have always had good luck with the Amish I have used.

I figured there was going to be quality issues before I hired them, it's common knowledge in my area that the Amish sometimes do less than desirable work. I felt like I didn't have much choice as I spent almost two years searching for a contractor to take on the project.

 

[ETD66SS]

OH doors were finalized today, the building is officially "dried-in".

The weather is still being a pain here, but hopefully soon the under-slab plumbing and electric will be done so I can get going on concrete.

 

[EddieWalker]

They look great. What brand openers did you use?

 

[ETD66SS]

They look great. What brand openers did you use?

The doors are CHI, and the openers are LiftMaster JHDC units.

 

[Carl_NH]

Looking very good - like the color combination with black doors and brown siding.

I see what looks like board/foam insulation under the roofing metal? What is the plan for insulation walls etc.?

 

[ETD66SS]

Looking very good - like the color combination with black doors and brown siding.

I see what looks like board/foam insulation under the roofing metal? What is the plan for insulation walls etc.?

The siding is actually Bronze, has a hint of green in it. I wanted a dark forest/olive green, but they did not have a green that looked good to me so went with what I thought was the next best color.

The stuff under the roofing metal is Cougar Shield: Roofing Underlayment – Lapp Metals

It's used for condensation control. The ceiling will eventually be insulated with fiberglass batt before the drywall goes up in the living space, and the steel ceiling panels go up in the shop.

 

[dodge man]

In my area the Amish work for a “guy” usually. When I had a major remodel done about 20 years ago I hired a “guy” who was the father of a coworker. He picked the Amish up everyday, took them into town for lunch and took them home. He didn’t just watch them work but worked also. I always felt the Amish kept the quality of the finish worker higher than if it was just the “guy” doing the work. I suppose this is area dependent.

 

[ETD66SS]

In my area the Amish work for a “guy” usually. When I had a major remodel done about 20 years ago I hired a “guy” who was the father of a coworker. He picked the Amish up everyday, took them into town for lunch and took them home. He didn’t just watch them work but worked also. I always felt the Amish kept the quality of the finish worker higher than if it was just the “guy” doing the work. I suppose this is area dependent.

In this case the "guy" was a mid thirties Amish guy. His crew was made up of younger Amish guys, some of them young kids. The drivers were just drivers who were gunts for lifting and cleaning up. And, there was not much cleanup, this crew was messy.

They did the job no one else wanted to do after two years of searching for a contractor, but the quality of work was not great.

One of the issues was the "guy" was only there a handful of times, bulk of the work was overseen by his second in command.

 

[ericm979]

The crew that erected my shop in Oregon left about 10 lbs of screws and nails on the ground. I spent about four hours running around with a Harbor Freight floor magnet to try to get them all.

 

[ETD66SS]

The crew that erected my shop in Oregon left about 10 lbs of screws and nails on the ground. I spent about four hours running around with a Harbor Freight floor magnet to try to get them all.

Same here, plus these Amish guys liked to throw stuff in a pile and burn it, plastic and all. And they did it in a different spot every time... So now I have areas in my lawn that are full of half burnt crap.

 

[ETD66SS]

I was able to get the water line trench dug up to the building, between all the rainy days...

 

[ETD66SS]

I added a piece of equipment to help me finish out my building:

It wasn't cheap, but I'm hoping it's insurance from falling off a ladder.

Wanted to make sure I got one with leveling cylinders. I kind of don't understand why they even make 4X4 all terrain lifts without them.

 

[EddieWalker]

Your contractors are going to love you!!!!

 

[ETD66SS]

Got the under-slab plumbing and electric done today. Can't fully backfill until inspector has a look at the plumbing.

 

[EddieWalker]

There is something about drain lines that I always find interesting.

I see two cans by the pipes, but I don't see any purple primer on your pipes. Are the pictures just dry fitted in the photo's and you used purple primer after you took them?