Re: And so it begins...
Day 13, May 3: Steel was delivered today, plus roof & wall panels and insulation. This is a "weld-up" building, and they have started sizing the beams, cutting the angles and welding all the tabs to the main beams for the cross "pearlings" or whatever they are called (I have learned that the same material is called different names depending on where/how they are used.) I also picked up the 21,000 cfm exhaust fan to be mounted high in the side wall.
On another note, the power company finally sent me their quote for running the power from my existing power lines (already on my property) to the new shop. I will need 4 poles, including a meter pole. They will not let me mount a meter on a metal building or a "loop" from the pole to the building, so we will have to run an underground feed to the building from the meter. They would not start until I paid for the work, so I paid it within an hour of getting the quote. Then they told me that I also needed to get a septic tank waiver to allow them to install electricity (???). So I went to the county to get the waiver. They told me that they had to come out to inspect my house septic tank to make certain that it didn't need to be pumped and met current requirements and I needed to pay an additional fee for a septic tank renewal permit. I have built the house 23 years ago and have never been told I need to have a renewal inspection/permit, and I can almost guarantee that a 23-year old septic system doesn't meet the current requirements. What a "crock". All of this because I want to have electricity run to my shop. More to come...
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