Never Ending Build
Posted on August 2, 2014 by
Well, this portion of the build is starting to seem never-ending. It is a bit frustrating because I head out to the site with expectations of what I will accomplish and then don’t seem to accomplish half of that. The time-lapse videos help, because, like a sports coach, I can review the tapes. It looks like I am working hard, so I guess the primary thing I see is that I need to reduce my velocity expectations.
Here is the video for this past Friday and Saturday:
Reviewing the tapes (at a much slower speed than the 300 to 900 times speedup that you see) also shows that I could benefit from better organization. I currently spend too much time running to get the thing I forgot to bring with me in the first place… I guess that will improve with experience. Even moving around within the site, I often need to walk a few extra feet to get the tool I just put down. I do have a tool belt, but I hate wearing it. I find it hot and unbalanced. Maybe I should start carrying a small toolbox instead? I could set it down next to me and then move the whole thing every time I move…
On Friday last week, we got a hold of our Shotcrete contractor and made a plan for one week later. We came back on Saturday and put in a long day, but still didn’t get it all done.
I am starting to see the end of my stockpiled vacation days (less than 2 weeks left) and I need to put some days in the office next week, but with the shotcrete date looming, I am going to take Wednesday thru Friday off this week. When I run out, I will need to be more creative. My schedule is pretty flexible and I could do four-tens, or shift to California time or something like that…
One of the things still not done is the electrical rough-in. I have an inspection Wednesday morning, so I will need to get out there for dawn on Wednesday to get it done. Actually, Sherri and I have been working together on it. I am running the conduit and Sherri is pulling the wires through.
I am also talking with several recycling companies to get cheap ridged insulation. It looks like I can get it for about 40% of what I would pay at Home Depot, but I am still nervous about ordering because none of the companies I am dealing with are great about communicating exactly what I will get. Online forums discussing these companies give mostly good reviews, and the prices quoted are quite ahead of my budgeted allotment, so Sherri says I should just go ahead… Maybe I will place the order tomorrow.