congrats on proving you're truly an asshole, not just playing one on tww. i might understand not being willing to help if you yourself didn't post like a dick 99% of the time, but you do. right down to your intial reply to him. hell, the dude even told you he was sorry.

you also obviously missed the part where they were told it would be treated as a free standing storage building, which does not neccesitate any such inspection. personally, i would fight the inspections department over it. maybe they have and come up empty, i don't know.

3/6/2007 9:07:52 PM

you must be the guys I see on Crest Rd. Looks like you are running a shop out there haha

3/6/2007 9:14:40 PM

Where is this located? What township?

3/6/2007 9:34:49 PM

^it's in raleigh

3/6/2007 9:37:58 PM

I found this thing burried on the 3rd page. That is how you know things are bad.

Matt, you really should call them at least twice a day man or until you finally get hold of the guy. You are paying them for this service and this kind of customer service they are giving you is crap.

3/29/2007 5:37:51 PM

wait, don't u live with him?

3/29/2007 6:24:18 PM

i've been calling, not twice a day, but i tell myself i'm gonna call and then i'm busy until after 5 and it's too late

3/29/2007 9:33:51 PM

So, an update.

The first structural engineer failed the soil quality so we are in need of finding another one who is a bit more slack. The only thing with the soil is that there is a lot of rocks and stuff in it so it is a bit loose. Any connections would be appreciated. This thing is at a stand still until we can get this taken care of.

The shingles are on the roof and the siding is sitting inside the garage waiting for the proper inspections so we can finish this thing up.

6/7/2007 11:17:34 AM

Who did you use before & what specifically did their report indicate? Soil with 'lots of rocks in it' shouldn't necessarily be a problem.I usually recommend ECS (787-5124), no idea on cost though.



[Edited on June 7, 2007 at 11:26 AM. Reason : *]

6/7/2007 11:20:42 AM

Have to ask Jeepman or 69 on that one. I have no idea. I just live there and I have a lot of work on my YJ planned for the future and would like to get out of the 2' tall grass to do it.

6/7/2007 12:42:21 PM

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"Have to ask Jeepman or 69 on that one. I have no idea. I just live there and I have a lot of work on my YJ planned for the future and would like to get out of the 2' tall grass to do it."

1. we do have a lawnmower and gas. this will solve the 2' tall grass problem.

2. for the past 8 months it hasn't been a problem since it's just been sitting.

3. for some odd reason work has still been completed at the house even though the garage hasn't been finished. if you really want to get work done, the garage not being done shouldn't stop you.

6/7/2007 1:10:13 PM

I wasn't complaining that the garage wasn't getting done and I have been working on the YJ.

I was just trying to see if I could help with progress on the garage.

6/7/2007 1:15:59 PM

well, i was gonne to china for a few weeks, got back and matt went to guatamaula or somethin, he got back and i'm going to west virginia, so i say by september we'll have the siding on at least one wall

6/7/2007 1:38:27 PM

foundation is getting a letter. finally we can make some progress

7/27/2007 9:44:29 AM

good thing we've had such a dry summer, seeing any weather damage?

7/27/2007 9:50:55 AM

not really.

7/27/2007 10:17:13 AM

Quote :

"1. we do have a lawnmower and gas. this will solve the 2' tall grass problem. 2. for the past 8 months it hasn't been a problem since it's just been sitting. 3. for some odd reason work has still been completed at the house even though the garage hasn't been finished. if you really want to get work done, the garage not being done shouldn't stop you. "

owned in the face lil man!

7/27/2007 8:55:30 PM

BOOM southern redneck owned in the face.

7/28/2007 4:57:50 PM

framing inspection tomorrow.

8/9/2007 10:18:43 PM

I just shitted in my pants.

8/9/2007 10:35:05 PM

Hey Jeepman and 69. Ive been following your garage build from the start. I cant believe all the crap you are having to go through with the city. Long story short - I hired a contractor to build a 2 car garage for me. We applied for the permit but was rejected due to the fact that my lot needed to be recombined. Any way we still built it. I did get caught but a friend of my father who is a lawyer said just to go to the inspection dep. and act dumb. All I needed to do was to get a permit (paid regular price no fine )and have it inspected - framing and electrical. If I had never applied I dont think I would have gotten caught. They had a application on file that was open so they went check and found that it was built already. Most of the people at the city were mostly stupid. I never had to do a soil check - he did check the footings and then the electrical. I think I still have all the info and contact names if you need any - just send me a pm
Good luck!

8/9/2007 10:36:43 PM

^ i appreciate the offer man. i think we've worked out everything that needs to be worked out. at least it's looking that way, but thanks again and i'll keep you in mind if any other surprises happen. which they shouldn't

8/9/2007 10:39:56 PM

footing and framing inspection done, just gotta put some siding on now

8/10/2007 10:27:00 AM

well, 69 and madmechanik won't be posting for awhile.......

8/10/2007 10:46:33 AM

probably not, but we were putting up siding!!!!







some hoodlum showed up and helped us out too

8/10/2007 8:57:59 PM

ha ha I am pretty happy about that too

But i didnt see keith butt crack

[Edited on August 10, 2007 at 9:08 PM. Reason : ssdfgg]

8/10/2007 9:03:50 PM

damn look at that thigh

8/10/2007 9:13:25 PM

^ honestly. were you not taught to keep some thoughts to yourself?

[Edited on August 10, 2007 at 9:19 PM. Reason : .]

8/10/2007 9:19:21 PM

cone is still there.

8/10/2007 9:31:20 PM

oh, and 69 said he's flattered drunknloaded. he said you can play with his nipples later

[Edited on August 10, 2007 at 9:33 PM. Reason : yes, the cone is still there. you toyota people are damn smart. ]

8/10/2007 9:33:18 PM

tell that big boy to name a time and place

8/10/2007 10:06:03 PM

alrighty then. let's keep this garage related from now on. anyways, siding will be going up, then final inspection. pretty excited about the whole thing.

8/11/2007 12:41:20 AM

got the back wall done. working on the others later



last piece going up



done with the back

8/11/2007 12:44:26 PM

more progress:







and took care of these guys:

8/11/2007 3:44:27 PM

^what kinda bees are those? seems like they didnt waste any time making a nest in your garage

[Edited on August 11, 2007 at 3:56 PM. Reason : holy shit this thread is over a year old!]

8/11/2007 3:54:33 PM

those are wasps. and yes, it's been awhile, but we're getting it done finally

8/11/2007 4:09:13 PM

awesome scaffolding:





gable vent install:









so, the back's done, street side is done, garage door side is pretty much done. we were rolling today

8/11/2007 9:07:45 PM

nice... any clue where you guys are at as far as cost?

8/11/2007 9:20:26 PM

a lot. lol i'll check and pm you.

8/11/2007 9:43:18 PM

k, preciate it..

8/11/2007 9:45:10 PM

I caught this at the end but if you fellerz need any help let me know. Used to do construction (mostly decks/patios) so I know a thing or two.

8/11/2007 9:54:46 PM

I've got to say that place is really looking nice! You all considering doing side work repairing vehicles back there? Or are you just going to have the car guy's dream garage in your backyard until you all move?

Also, do you have any way to lock the garage at night so people can't just lift up the doors and walk on in there? I mean either an actual lock or something extremely ghetto like a piece of rebar wedged in the rail (it's all good ).

8/11/2007 9:57:23 PM

haha ghetto as hell locks. deadbolt and regular lock on the actual door. lag screws holding the bay doors closed

8/11/2007 10:19:10 PM

the roll up doors don't have some sort of lock built in? mine has a slide lock thing that goes into the track (only accessable from the inside).

8/11/2007 10:38:32 PM

yeah mine were like that too in my warehouse..

until i didnt open then far enough one time and busted them off the tracks with the dump truck, oops

8/11/2007 10:49:36 PM

damn, that garage is looking awesome.
(btw, I love your ladder ingenuity )

8/12/2007 7:22:10 AM

man that's a nice cone. things like brand fucking new. i could use that.

8/12/2007 9:13:33 AM

yeah i am very jealous...it makes me wish i had money, had a skill like cars and shit, and could build shit like that

8/12/2007 9:21:38 AM

^^ it's yours if you want it.

Quote :

"(btw, I love your ladder ingenuity )"

it was strapped down to the ladder rack and actually really, really solid. 69 redneck engineering FTW!

Quote :

"thats why it's called a damn ladder rack "

-69

[Edited on August 12, 2007 at 11:16 AM. Reason : ]

8/12/2007 11:00:19 AM

putting some soffit up underneath the front eaves. pics to come

8/12/2007 4:22:07 PM