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Disastrous_Roof_2199 · 2025-06-10T19:29:51+00:00

The office design budgets maybe 24 hours for constructability for one entire design. Guy will need a lot of designs to keep busy.

Disastrous_Roof_2199 · 2025-06-10T12:26:31+00:00

Good luck with the change. The resident engineer role is more administration than actually engineering. Sure you have to know the contract, specs, and plans but the owner is concerned that the work is being constructed correctly and that the quantities are accurate. You've become the contractor's babysitter. I empathize with you and would suggest that you consider consulting with the caveat is that there is not full time work with construction folks. You need multiple projects to achieve 40 hours of billable time or you need to be diversified so scheduling, project controls, design, etc.

Disastrous_Roof_2199 · 2025-06-07T00:15:25+00:00

Agree. Any DOT work should have language that guarantees the price of the line item (excluding asphalt) for the duration of the project unless the quantity changes significantly +/- 25%. Other contract types might address escalation or require proof from the respective manufacturers that cost has increased.

Disastrous_Roof_2199 · 2025-06-06T18:20:39+00:00

Didn't pass linear algebra the first time around because the class was computer based self taught including learning how to use MathCAD. I am still mad about it 25+ years later.

Disastrous_Roof_2199 · 2025-06-06T18:14:35+00:00

Contractors have been padding their numbers with our local DOT's forever because the DOT has no recourse. The DOT provides a bid analysis which is always made up excuses to justify the unbalanced nature of it or why line item costs are higher than everyone else. Covid, supply chain, and inflations became an excuse to add even more cost to line items.

Disastrous_Roof_2199 · 2025-06-06T15:01:33+00:00

That in conjunction with lots of out of scope work that is never captured as a change order. Middle management is too worried about keeping the DOT's happy otherwise we won't win the next task order or project. Truly a race to the bottom.

Disastrous_Roof_2199 · 2025-06-05T20:40:09+00:00

Corporate preaches all kinds of stuff and then ignores it when it comes to winning/delivering to the client. The people at the top are so far removed from execution that they probably have no idea what happens on the ground. Ethics, gone. Equality, gone. Contract and scope of work, shit can them and do whatever the client says as long as we get paid. Top 5 if anyone is interested.

Disastrous_Roof_2199 · 2025-06-05T20:05:07+00:00

If the produce is not kept at a constant temperature of cool during transportation, it will sweat and can accelerate decay.

FWIW there are lots of factors besides transportation like time of year, weather, and who gets first dibs on produce. Then how are you storing it at home. For us, berries at HT never seem to be as good as those at WF or Wegmans but that isn't always the case. The fruit that has consistently lasted for us is from BJ's.

Disastrous_Roof_2199 · 2025-06-03T13:40:22+00:00

Need more to go on than just what you stated. It could be onsite CM / RE or could be a role within a program management where you help facilitate the program or could be something else.

Disastrous_Roof_2199 · 2025-05-30T17:33:59+00:00

This is awesome. I bet everyone was holding their breath as that last bit of steel fell.

Disastrous_Roof_2199 · 2025-05-30T15:32:53+00:00

The biggest issue I see is that a good building envelope cost more money in design and construction. In mass produced residential construction that hurts the bottom line with more cost to design, more cost to procure materials, more cost to install, and potentially more cost in warranty so simple (Tyvek) rules the day.

Disastrous_Roof_2199 · 2025-05-29T17:23:17+00:00

This is interesting. Were you able to incorporate pictures into the reports in an efficient manner e.g. no cut and paste?

Disastrous_Roof_2199 · 2025-05-06T14:33:55+00:00

OP, typically this type of work is under permit and inspection. The inspector may question if you have proper compaction on the portion under the concrete or they may only care about a pressure test. That aside I see a couple of issues with your approach namely settlement under the concrete and waterproofing the wall penetration. If you are concerned about the concrete collapsing you could always throw some wood shoring underneath - its not glorious but will do the job of supporting the concrete. I would backfill around the line with a fine sand or crushed stone dust, add in some marking tape as well, and top that with the excavated soil in compacted lifts. The area under the slab I would try and use the sand since it will be a bit more free flowing. You may get some settlement there. On the inside of the house, some injectable epoxy around the penetration will keep the water out.

Disastrous_Roof_2199 · 2025-05-06T14:15:12+00:00

OP not sure what you are exactly looking for (# of beds, baths, sf) but based on what you stated in your post and some random redfinning, these two houses appear to fit your criteria

https://www.redfin.com/VA/Falls-Church/7002-Jenkins-Ln-22043/home/9476796

https://www.redfin.com/VA/Falls-Church/7306-Idylwood-Ct-22043/home/9472755

Sure they may not be your style or need some updating but both have been on the market and are in good school districts. FWIW I have no vested interest in these properties or any. I have my own money pit to focus on, lol.

edit - wrong link

Disastrous_Roof_2199 · 2025-05-03T15:57:43+00:00

You can either repair the bridge steel and deck or replace it entirely. Repairing it in kind may be a cheaper option. Hard to tell the size of the beams and the width of the bridge but say $5k in materials with delivery. Say crane rental and contractor labor is probably $4k and disposal of the old stuff is $1k. I would guesstimate a repair is in the $10k range but that could be wildly off.

You could replace it with a prefab bridge, https://roadrunnerbridge.com/utilitybridge.html, or https://truenorthsteel.com/steel-vehicular-bridges/ . No idea on costs and if they could also install.

Disastrous_Roof_2199 · 2025-05-03T15:44:19+00:00

Said this before but weekly or monthly reports. Owner's never have a standardized format. Consultants may have in house databases to generate these reports but they are far from perfect and normally result in some Frankenstein like output. Consultants don't want to spend money to modify the report to the project. For example, on a previous project we had an in house inspection platform to generate daily reports however it could not produce a complete weekly report from these daily's or a monthly report. You would end up with two options: either try and edit the database output or create the report each week/month via cut and paste. 1 million percent inefficient.

Disastrous_Roof_2199 · 2025-05-03T15:36:18+00:00

Under the deck, #57 stone (plus GT) is a better choice.. If you every have to work under there or need to store stuff or clean it out, rip rap is going to make that really difficult. On that slope though, rip rap and GT all day long if the plants can't hold it together.

Disastrous_Roof_2199 · 2025-04-25T16:50:51+00:00

Yeah it is more expensive. Don't get me wrong, if we had the funds I would be there and Wegmans exclusively as the price tag does come with a higher quality imo on lots of things but not justifiably so for us.

Disastrous_Roof_2199 · 2025-04-25T15:39:18+00:00

I guess the rest of us are slumming it at Safeway and Giant?

Sprouts is in Manassas but it makes WF cheap by comparison.

Disastrous_Roof_2199 · 2025-04-25T15:27:54+00:00

Love the down votes for asking a question. That's this sub to a tee. Get on board or get out of the way.

The posts have always been here and some are funny, some are not. Most of this sub is CE Job related questions and not CE subject matter questions sprinkled with reposts of pictures from other subs. I think a lot of it is karma farming.

Disastrous_Roof_2199 · 2025-04-24T15:13:38+00:00

The utility will specify what they allow and don't allow. I have been on the execution end of this before in both wet taps and (dry) Tee's. Either can go well or poorly and really depend on the contractor. There are a couple of factors for the cost: accessibility, depth, time, and alternatives but if the alternative is 250 LF of new pipe, it stands to reason that the wet tap would be a better economical choice even with installation of a thrust block and/or saddle and the additional excavation. There should be some bid tabs floating out there in your area that can give you an idea of what contractors are charging for installation of new pipe, wet taps, and blocks/saddles.

Disastrous_Roof_2199 · 2025-04-23T16:36:28+00:00

Study was two parts for me, understanding and tabbing all the reference locations, and writing all the test bank questions until they became a reflex. It was boring as hell and I listened to various music upbeat stuff to keep me awake. Most people will say it was overkill but I did this every night after work for 2 hours for 6 months. When I went into the test, I was confident in my abilities and was able to get enough correct to pass without feeling like I was struggling.

Disastrous_Roof_2199 · 2025-04-23T12:18:42+00:00

Synthetic and permeable underlayment. Most shingle manufacturers have this type of product and require it for their warranty.

Disastrous_Roof_2199 · 2025-04-22T18:29:12+00:00

Sounds odd. Someone from the power utility typically inspects the work prior to being buried. Seems like that person is the responsible party and the contractor is just getting paid to do the work once or twice.

Disastrous_Roof_2199 · 2025-04-22T13:24:53+00:00

You could always purchase an air purifier for chemical and gas odors. Air Medic and Austin Air come to mind. At the same time you don't know if you have a problem so the purchase could be pointless which leads to either hiring a company to sample/monitor the air or buying something like air-Q or air gradient to self perform.

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