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Stan lies! He told me he ran into you a couple of weeks back.
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If the weather will cooperate and all parties involved show up we will be pouring the slab Thursday or Friday!
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Alright guys. This sucks! Man I have had so many speed bumps to cross so far. I now have my 4th pour date and that is Saturday! Hauling mats in for the damn pump truck that I have already put gravel down for and they said it still is not good enough! Anyway my wife and I are having a big debate on appliances because now that I am subbing it myself I can possibly afford a top of the line kitchen. Maybe not subzero or wolf products but I am considering Viking. Any of you guys owned Viking appliances?
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I'm about to start one myself. Any reason why you didn't go post tension on the slab?
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Really just word of mouth and a lot of research about them mainly on the net, I think they may be overrated. I could be wrong but I think what we are doing is great. We are going 24" deep on all the outside walls and 16" on the inside. We have 10"x4' holes every 6' on inside and outside walls with rebar in them. What I have learned about the 2 differant slabs is that either way, there is potential for your slab to crack. I'm taking my chances.
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Slabs are going to crack. Most people concentrate more on the slab than the dirt underneath it. Poor dirt will result in a bad slab. I know round Lafayette there is no required compaction test for residential.
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I had an option. Compaction test or those footings I have every 6' that go 12" below existing grade. The guy that hauled my dirt and built my pad was digging a big pond down the road and was also building another pad that was going with a compaction test. He built a couple pads with that dirt and all of his compaction tests were 97 to 98s. To me the dirt looks great and it did rain on it a couple of times before they covered it. It is hard as a rock.
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I promise I'm the only builder in the neighborhood who proof rolls lots, gets geo-tech reports, uses a wacker packer in footings and on pads .
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Stay away from Sears. My house is only 3 years old. Have already replaced dishwasher and fixing to replace fridg.
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I bought everything in my house from Sears, all Kenmore except the Ice Box its a Frigidaire, 9 years ago and I had to change 1 part on my dishwasher so far. KNOCK ON WOOD! |
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Thanks, I didn't even know there was a such thing as a compaction test. We will be digging our pond for the dirt and don't plan to build for 2 years. It should be packed pretty good by then. I was just wondering the pros and cons of both. Thanks for the info!
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