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Home inspection was performed Monday at 0900. She said her report will be to the bank Wednesday or Thursday. Gave her the run down, and she goes "well I will do my best to help you out there".

Unfortunately why we now pay for un-insured motorists on our policy. Thanks government for holding people accountable with ameasely $100 slap on the finger. If you do end up dropping the pan, check out my build thread as I documented doing the pickup tube o-ring which is a common failure point.

One of the first things I did when I got the 05 Yukon was replace the fuel pump. All was fine, but I wanted a fresh start. Ended up getting the GM one on RA, but I am flexfuel capable so cant help much there. Not sure if the 00s had a schrader valve on the rail to sheck for any pressure at all...

Pulled the camper from the warehouse to the house today in prep for the season. The Yukon struggles with the 6K-lbs brick at any resemblance of an incline, mainly due to the 3.42 gear set and slightly oversized tires. On the flat its tolerable, 60 to 65 mph and 3rd gear. I re-connected the...

Agree, I've done these before in really wet backyards and they worked very well. Even once the barn is built, the rain will still come off the roof and land in this low spot. I wanted to do gutters, but gutters, metal roof, snow, and ice is a recipe for ripping gutters clean off. Would need to...

My thought was backfill trench (gonna dig more to roughly 1' wide by around 2' deep, nearly 100 ' long) with #2s (rounded 2 inch and less washed). Then once it reaches the grass area, cover the stone with a layer of geo fabric 6 to 8" below the surface, and backfill the top woth topsoil and...

Got the 100' of perforated 4". I tried to get the crap with the sock but couldn't only get it in 250' coils, I dont want that much sitting around. Dug a trench with the wrong tool (skidsteer) for now to drain the pond. It worked.

Your on point. So i've never done jobs like this for my "personal" career I've never been able to afford (I guess more justify paying someone else to do something I could), so I always did it myself. This is really a first in my personal life using a contractor to do something at my house. On...

So I reached back out to the Codes guy and confirmed the setbacks are regulation in my Town. Nuts.... There is a variance process, which he gave me the paperwork to. Another 7 sheets of crap that has to go infront of the board for approval. Im going to propose 30-foot setback. Even with this...

Not sure I will have to ask. I know there was a house built and the garage jutted out to within some distance of the road, and they made the contractor tear it down and move it back. Im trying to get some info on it.

Yup, nothing like government dictating what you can do with your land. Road setback is 100-feet, 50-feet on the sides and back. So thats 2.13 ares of my 5.13 I cant do a thing on structurally. I guess its keeps us rural folks rural though.

Finally bit the bullet and got a full set of Weather Tech floor mats for the Yukon. My wife talked me into it, by ordering them herself. Had hoped to get a cheap set from the JY or on MarketPlace. Guess we are done waiting. These are way to nice for my Yukon. Gonna mock up some carpet that I...

Been raining now stop, of course causing pounding in my only low area. One new issue is that setback now requires 50-foot from the property line. Back when I planned and commenced the site work it was only 25-feet. This now puts me right up against my slope to the grass. We will need further...

Good to see some of the comments here to help with ideas. I am awaiting an updated quote from 1 of the contractors. The first updated quote is now $58K for what I want. He will include and install the 2 garage doors. The cheaper guy would sub that out, so no point. We got conditionally approved...

I will ask what is offered once I get the updated quotes. Still trying to get to the apples-to-apples point between them. Right now i think we are a apple to grapefruit. Main reason we are doing pole barn is the permitting is MUCH more laxed as its considered agricultural. No need for full blown...

They will be 6x6 pressure treated.

Thats one thing I need to ask about. I know they drill the hole, pour the concrete, once hardened place the pole onto the concrete pedestal. My understanding is placing the pole in the concrete would expedite rotting. Placing atop helps water run off if it gets in there. That being said i also...

You are correct, and in my hindsight I wish I went 12' as the camper measures 8' wide. Issue now is I didnt do enough site work to facilitate the extra width. Second, i would have to go back to the town for a permit revision. I will have the opportunity for "pull through" worst case but my...

Well its finally going to happen this year. I've been planning a pole barn build since 2021, but the COVID debacle, life, and everything else has gotten in the way. The initial plan was for us to build, but my work just takes too much time, family help has their own lives, and its tough on...

Wonder what the guy was thinking slapping that wheel on it.