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    Noon Day 4

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    7pm Day 4

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    95% done with the structure






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    Impressive week's work.
    Please help support the Creek.


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    They worked 12hour days 4 of the 5 hour days. They were 16ysld, 19ysld, and 21ysld (The Amish brothers) and their driver helped out and he was 20ysld. And boy those boys can eat - three trips to the chinese buffet for the 19year old at noon for lunch and killed a Famos Daves Feast between three of them at about 8:30pm. Takes fuel to work like that!!
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    Punch list finished on Monday

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    Looks great Mike! Congratulations!

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    1st panel is in - 200amp single phase panel. GE Powermark Gold oriented for bottom feed. Added a ground bar and a lug off the ground bar. Conduit to it is 2.5". Wire is MHF 4/0,4/0,2/0,4. Next up will be the Rotary Phase Converter boxes and the 3phase panel. Wall is 36"X8'. Box is mounted to wall surface (not recessed) that has framing and insulation behind it and two sheets of 3/4" oak faced ply. All circuits will be in conduit and I plan to install a home made slatwall/french cleat system on all the walls.



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    Thanks for the update. Are you doing all the electrical yourself?
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    Not much time today but got these panels in. Temco 20hp RPC box and the 3phase panel that it will power.

    Yes I have done ALL the power myself. From the 36" before the weatherhead on the house all the way here LOL. New 400amp meter base, two 200amp disconnects, new wiring into house off one, all wiring, and trenched and conduit new service to the new shop, and what you see here.

    Met with my concrete guy today too and we discussed the cash for the exterior rock and dirt and getting the grading done and site prepped with 3/8 pea gravel. Floor work soon.



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    Setup my 16' scaffolding and installed a 2X plank and a portable winch. Also wired up the 3ph panel and installed an outlet - no more extension cord across the yard.



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    We got 20 tons of pea gravel in and started to level out the floor sub base.
    Also put 20 tons of black dirt back filled around the building. Still need more but a great start.

    I also got my CSST mounted in the new shop. It comes up some 2.5" conduit so I cut some holes in a PVC box and mounted the wall plate to it and attached it to the conduit.

    Other line is a phone line from existing shop and a cat5 line to run to existing shop as the new shop has a line from the house. Tired of crappy wireless to the buildings so this will be a great place for an access point. Going to put in a POE gigabit switch in the new shop and a good access point.

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    Mike,

    That is going to be a great shop. Congratulations.

    PHM

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    6" Tuxedo Grey Gutters and 4X3 downspouts installed this afternoon. Perfect as it is supposed to rain here tomorrow.



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    Some floor prep.

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