we have a lot of white oak and hickory on our lot. Massive trees. I kinda hope when we build we can have those cut and sectioned and taken to a sawmill to use the wood for the exposed beams in our great room. I think that would be pretty cool.
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Most of these are oak. Not sure if red or white. They originally started saving some to sell, but it's not really worth the effort. I may have them save a couple logs for me, idk. I want to make a piece of furniture someday.
You need to save some wood for smoking all the meat for the house warming party we are all coming to.
You said smoking meat…. He he he
Logs, meat, wood, what's with these guys?
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for reselling, yeah not sure its worth it. But I googled a few saw mills in NC. Looks like you can bring them your logs and they'll cut it however you want. Would be pretty cool to use the wood in the build, even if for a mantle or exposed beam, etc.
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Well, lots of piles of stuff. Most of the home site is cleared. A little more is needed, but progress nonetheless.
This is looking from the "front yard" towards the front of the house
These are looking from the detached garage area towards the attached garage/side of the house. Front yard is to the left
Massive brush pile. This is the 3rd one from the home site clearing
These are process of the cut. All this dirt will be moved to the left along with filling in at the pipe area.
Still have another 5' of cut left to do. The first picture represents the crown in the land pretty well. Plan is to level the entire site, except where the house is going. They will 2:1 slope that sharp cut, to the property line and have a swell to divert water left and right of the crown.
This is looking from the "front yard" towards the front of the house
These are looking from the detached garage area towards the attached garage/side of the house. Front yard is to the left
Massive brush pile. This is the 3rd one from the home site clearing
These are process of the cut. All this dirt will be moved to the left along with filling in at the pipe area.
Still have another 5' of cut left to do. The first picture represents the crown in the land pretty well. Plan is to level the entire site, except where the house is going. They will 2:1 slope that sharp cut, to the property line and have a swell to divert water left and right of the crown.
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Drone video. I haven't flown it since the last video. I'm rusty.
Grass at the front is brown. Heat has been hard. On. it. ******* is censored. Gay
Play in 4k. This will give a better idea of the scope
Grass at the front is brown. Heat has been hard. On. it. ******* is censored. Gay
Play in 4k. This will give a better idea of the scope
For a novice pretty GD good flying my man. Looks beautiful out there. I see some ATV trails across the back creek. I cant wait to come flying up that driveway drifting. PAP PAW IS HERE.
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Thats logging roads. Thats a thousand acre trust that they logged shortly after we bought the land.
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nice video! Man you are wayyyyy out there in the woods. I dig it. I'll be up in NC in 2 weeks. I'll get some drone video. Hopefully I can fly as good as you. I never sat for my FAA Part 107 license. But I did take the pretest and pass lol.
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I hadn't flown it since the last video. It had a bunch of updates so get that before youre ready to fly.
I get confused on the controls a little, obvious in the video. When I was flying it regularly, I got used to it pretty well.
I don't have my license. I just fly to max altitude that's legal and roll with it.
Right? That stuff is legit hard. Maybe I'll get off my arse and finish.
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Went out and met with the guy that's laying the water line. Marked hydrant location and got a solid plan together. Supposed to start on it in the morning.
While I was there, I snapped a few pictures of the progress at the back.
Two of the piles of topsoil how been moved to waste side of the pipe and they have started pushing fill in the hole.
Doesn't look like much, but it's moving in the right direction
Massive stockpile of top soil. This will stay on that side of the pipe and will act as storage for when I'm done.
More cut and fill
While I was there, I snapped a few pictures of the progress at the back.
Two of the piles of topsoil how been moved to waste side of the pipe and they have started pushing fill in the hole.
Doesn't look like much, but it's moving in the right direction
Massive stockpile of top soil. This will stay on that side of the pipe and will act as storage for when I'm done.
More cut and fill
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Water line is in. I believe they ran about 750' or so. I was short two pipe inserts for the last hydrant so they'll finish that work Monday.
They left that section exposed because I have some storm drain to install on top of it. Hopefully that will catch all the water running off the hill and pipe it under the driveway and dump in the woods. Just 15" pipe.
First hydrant at the front. Junction has a shut off for 1" main and a shut off for 3/4" to the hydrant.
Exposed waterline and 2" casing for storm drain crossing
Starting up the hill, 2nd meter box for shut off on main line.
You can see the catch basin on the right side. It'll go somewhere in there
Last junction and hydrant. This is where my obligations will end and the builder will take over from here
They left that section exposed because I have some storm drain to install on top of it. Hopefully that will catch all the water running off the hill and pipe it under the driveway and dump in the woods. Just 15" pipe.
First hydrant at the front. Junction has a shut off for 1" main and a shut off for 3/4" to the hydrant.
Exposed waterline and 2" casing for storm drain crossing
Starting up the hill, 2nd meter box for shut off on main line.
You can see the catch basin on the right side. It'll go somewhere in there
Last junction and hydrant. This is where my obligations will end and the builder will take over from here
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The second crew that's been working out back where also there. They got all the top soil moved and piled up. I should've taken more pictures but I got busy talking about the next steps
That's a pile of dirt!
That's a pile of dirt!
