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eric strt6

eric strt6

Resident Curmudgeon
Sep 8, 2001
24,198
14,839
directly above the center of the earth
stoney said:
Deck contact is signed. ~$33k for the deck with lighting, but no pergola. 665sqft with stairs. It is a redesign (see bottom for old), but for a negligible price difference we pick up 100sqft of usable space.

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For @eric strt6 and @dan-o :
Cedar 6x6 supports on new caisons
#1 Southern Yellow Pine KDAT (treated) ledgers, joists, support posts, stairs
6x10 Alaskan Yellow Cedar (AYC) laminated support beams (4 main spans)
All Sampson hardware
TimberTech Terrain or Fibron Pro-Tect (still TBD)
4x4 wood railing support posts with composite post sleeves and skirts
2x4 capped composite horizontal rails
1x6 capped composite railing top cap
Fortress baulsters

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Edit: I know far too much about deck building, deck building materials, and CO/Douglas County building codes now. I do feel that helped me make a very solid decision and helped eliminate a few bids that sounded good until I got into the details of the materials being used (beams - thanks Eric), types of treatment on joists, and structurally, how they were supporting the large spans.
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Yeah it's amazing all the engineering that has to go into supporting a stupid deck. As the beams go so goes the deck..
 
Toshi

Toshi

butthole powerwashing evangelist
Oct 23, 2001
39,433
8,519
stoney said:
Not determined. According to Wifey, go. According to me, stay. I know the whole sunken cost fallacy, but at this point, I could daily drive the damn thing with the only risk being the rod bearings. I'm good for another 50k with no issues (struts), then out to 200k.
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I say keep it.

And sell your bike instead since you never ride it anyway.








:D
 
Jm_

Jm_

sled dog's bollocks
Jan 14, 2002
19,921
10,516
AK
stoney said:
I've discovered that Ghirardell 85% cacao has a negligible amount of sugar in it and it's real sugar. Yeah for dessert. I also totally forgot that cacao keeps my ass wide awake if I have it too late. So... My ass is wide awake right now.
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I can't go that high in %, 60-75 max. But I do like me some.
 
Jm_

Jm_

sled dog's bollocks
Jan 14, 2002
19,921
10,516
AK
canadmos said:
Did a few km on the fatbike last night with the new hub. The hub worked wonders. But damn, I didn't check the tire pressure and rode with near flat tires the entire time. Such torture. The lady friend crushed my soul with speed.

I even managed to rim strike both wheels on the rox picture below (because if you see rox how can you NOT ride over the rox) and somehow not get a flat....hmmmm.
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Learned a long time ago, if you even have the slightest thought that you should stop and adjust tire pressure, ALWAYS do it.
 
Jm_

Jm_

sled dog's bollocks
Jan 14, 2002
19,921
10,516
AK
Since I had surgery, it's been dumping snow here like every day. Naturally.
 
Toshi

Toshi

butthole powerwashing evangelist
Oct 23, 2001
39,433
8,519
TN said:
This morning did not suck. Boot deep and no one around lots of fresh tracks were made. Wind came in at 1115-ish, so I’m now sitting in Ned eating BBQ and drinking beer.
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I didn't realize it's possible to ski on terrain that flat
 
Jm_

Jm_

sled dog's bollocks
Jan 14, 2002
19,921
10,516
AK
Toshi said:
I didn't realize it's possible to ski on terrain that flat
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Turns out, when the powder doesn't have the consistency of wet concrete you can actually ski down "not-chutes".
 
TN

TN

Hey baby, want a hot dog?
Jul 9, 2002
14,301
1,353
Jimtown, CO
Toshi said:
I didn't realize it's possible to ski on terrain that flat
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Didn’t hit anything steep after my one trip to the wind scoured back side. No bueno. Jolly Jug’s let down is that one flat section but it keeps the snowboarders away from the fun top part. JJ trees are still too thin for me to feel good bombing it.
 
stoney

stoney

Part of the unwashed, middle-American horde
Jul 26, 2006
21,961
7,809
Colorado
I just heard the best description of stupidity ever. Please feel free to integrate it into your life.
It's like watching idiots taunting a table saw with their dicks.
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6thElement

6thElement

Schrodinger's Immigrant
Jul 29, 2008
16,916
14,400
Wanting to go for a ride, not wanting to end up in Kansas with the wind gusts.

Might chance it anyway.
 
johnbryanpeters

johnbryanpeters

Hero
Sep 27, 2001
36,682
18,035
Making moss sad in New Haven, Vermont
stoney said:
Deck contact is signed. ~$33k for the deck with lighting, but no pergola. 665sqft with stairs. It is a redesign (see bottom for old), but for a negligible price difference we pick up 100sqft of usable space.

View attachment 131981 View attachment 131982
For @eric strt6 and @dan-o :
Cedar 6x6 supports on new caisons
#1 Southern Yellow Pine KDAT (treated) ledgers, joists, support posts, stairs
6x10 Alaskan Yellow Cedar (AYC) laminated support beams (4 main spans)
All Sampson hardware
TimberTech Terrain or Fibron Pro-Tect (still TBD)
4x4 wood railing support posts with composite post sleeves and skirts
2x4 capped composite horizontal rails
1x6 capped composite railing top cap
Fortress baulsters

View attachment 131983

Edit: I know far too much about deck building, deck building materials, and CO/Douglas County building codes now. I do feel that helped me make a very solid decision and helped eliminate a few bids that sounded good until I got into the details of the materials being used (beams - thanks Eric), types of treatment on joosts, and structurally, how they were supporting the large spans.
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stoney's upper decker.

Rode with @Bunnista. Fucking invaders on ATVs. Time to fell a couple of trees.
 
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