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  1. 036.6turbo

    Problems with new GM TechLine Connect.

    Pretty sure this latest change affected the dealer network, but I'm not positive of the scope. As I said above, I'm GM hourly, not dealership. I took Jame's advice, told the SIL I could get it out of countdown, but it would cost $64 for the (3) day sub. He was fine with that. Two of my...
  2. 036.6turbo

    Problems with new GM TechLine Connect.

    I really didn't think about that. Great idea, thanks.
  3. 036.6turbo

    Problems with new GM TechLine Connect.

    Yeah, but mines a different situation because I'm not a dealership employee. I'm a GM employee. Like you can't even get through to tech support without an 11-digit dealership code and a five-digit case number. This all happened when they moved it to AZURE last month. I use AZURE for my DEVOPS...
  4. 036.6turbo

    Problems with new GM TechLine Connect.

    Last month GM moved Techline connect to Azure, I have not been able to log in since. Has anyone had similar issues or solutions? Appreciate any help.
  5. 036.6turbo

    New shop (and new house) is going up.

    I have ZERO issues with having the discussion on the open forum. I appreciate your input and look at it as a chance for anyone interested to learn as well. Plans are for a half bath. Basically, a toilet and sink / vanity. I still need to build that room. Also at least (1) sink in the open area...
  6. 036.6turbo

    New shop (and new house) is going up.

    I did the plumbing, no inspection on any mechanical for the building, only post holes, framing (which consisted of verifying the wind ties were in the trusses), electrical and a final. Sorry to hear its incorrect. Honestly it doesn't Suprise me. I'm no plumber. But as you stated, too late now.
  7. 036.6turbo

    New shop (and new house) is going up.

    Thank you. It's been a LOT of work. Most of it done by just my wife and I. But we will reach out to the kids and grandkids on bigger parts of it. (3) kids, (9) grandkids, pretty much all of them gearheads. We had my wife's birthday party in the shop yesterday, while fixing a massive exhaust...
  8. 036.6turbo

    New shop (and new house) is going up.

    Then we set the lifts. Pretty much where it stands today. Next is finishing up the air lines. Then building the room in the front corner that will provide second floor storage, mechanical room and half bath.
  9. 036.6turbo

    New shop (and new house) is going up.

    Once the walls and ceiling were insulated and sheathed, we set the crane. Notice the crane looks different, we added 8' of height to the stick, making it 14' overall. That's when "free cranes" get expensive.
  10. 036.6turbo

    New shop (and new house) is going up.

    Back to OSB. And ALL the cellulose. I did loose fill blown in, in the attic. No pictures of that.
  11. 036.6turbo

    New shop (and new house) is going up.

    More flat work. This time I hired it done. I found a crew that didn't have gold plated trowels. Had to get some handprints from the grand babies.
  12. 036.6turbo

    New shop (and new house) is going up.

    Then repeat with the poly and OSB. This time overhead.
  13. 036.6turbo

    New shop (and new house) is going up.

    Once the walls were closed in we began installing framing for the OSB ceiling. Originally, we had planned to use liner material for the interior, but metal prices went up so high, OSB was a much better option. We worked the building in halves, moving crap back and forth to keep clear working...
  14. 036.6turbo

    New shop (and new house) is going up.

    Then on to insulation and OSB sheathing. People get all in a bunch about using cellulose in cavities. But if it is packed at the correct density (3.1# per cubic ft), it's perfectly acceptable. To monitor settling we left the top course of OSB off. Between these two steps we ran all electrical...
  15. 036.6turbo

    New shop (and new house) is going up.

    Then we installed the poly for the wall insulation. Basically, turning each bay into a 10" deep, 8' wide, 16'-foot-tall cavity to be dense pack filled with cellulose. We installed the interior girts over the poly, with scrap OSB straps to control any expansion between the girts.
  16. 036.6turbo

    New shop (and new house) is going up.

    But I digress from the shop build. Here we're installed the attic air deflectors in preparation for the insulation. Yes, I'm old and fat and don't do ladders. We bought a inop JLG at auction to build out the shop.
  17. 036.6turbo

    New shop (and new house) is going up.

    Yes I'm so cheap, my wife myself and (3) of my grandsons did flatwork.
  18. 036.6turbo

    New shop (and new house) is going up.

    Again, for context we did all of our own landscaping, seeding etc. So we had several things going at once.
  19. 036.6turbo

    New shop (and new house) is going up.

    The next day I pulled the template off of the crane location. Concrete generates a bit of heat when it cures. 
  20. 036.6turbo

    New shop (and new house) is going up.

    Then we spent a lot of money.
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