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I know its on a lake, but is there any concern about flooding? |
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so you are retired now after the markup on that job... congrats!
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That's delightfully bonkers. I salute the owner and wish to some day have enough money to throw around to do things like that.
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This is one of those moments when you don't ask why; you ask- why not.
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I'm shocked that they were able to get a permit to do all that. Aren't shorelines of any kind normally a pain in the ass to disturb.
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I'm shocked that they were able to get a permit to do all that. Aren't shorelines of any kind normally a pain in the ass to disturb. View Quote It is my understanding that the entire property is protected wetland. Every single aspect of this job had to be approved by whomever approves those sorts of things. Every tree that was cut, every hole that was dug, every parking area for the trucks and equipment. It will all be restored back to its former glory. The door's owner has a bit of pull, so I'm sure the permit itself wasn't that difficult. It did however require a lot of paperwork, site surveys, and the like. |
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That is insane. Really cool OP. I bet I could have built a nice house for the amount that cost though.
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Where was this done?
I mean, if he is building a glass boathouse and wants people to see it from the water, where would one go to do so? That is really cool, but qualifies for the 'more money than sense' club. |
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Rad. Any pictures of the completed project? I want to see end result.
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I'm shocked that they were able to get a permit to do all that. Aren't shorelines of any kind normally a pain in the ass to disturb. View Quote If you have money or clout anything is possible. Yes, it's a bitch to get permits... but if you pay enough fees and have enough engineers and lawyers you can pretty much do anything you want. Only thing I don't understand is the project of this scope with a house so mediocre.... the guy must have been desperate for attention or must be in the bridge building, concrete or some similar business (which would explain how he acquired the safe door, probably free) |
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Meh.....not impressed. Let's see you do that with a gun safe company "vault" door!!
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Where was this done?
I mean, if he is building a glass boathouse and wants people to see it from the water, where would one go to do so? View Quote Not in Missouri. I don't want to give away too much at this point, because I do not know if the owner has plans to show this off himself once it's complete. Rad. Any pictures of the completed project? I want to see end result. View Quote It will likely be several months before it's anywhere near complete. I did ask for photos once it's complete, but do not know if I will get them or not. Only thing I don't understand is the project of this scope with a house so mediocre.... View Quote The current house is going to be demo'd, with a new one going up in its place. The boathouse had to be completed first, as the newer larger house was going to block access needed for the large equipment. or must be in the bridge building, concrete or some similar business (which would explain how he acquired the safe door, probably free) View Quote Just to give you an idea, he is indeed in a business that does this type of work, and he did get the door for "free". Even with those things factored in, he's into this door project somewhere in the $200,000 to $250,000 range......for just the door. Had he purchased the door on the regular market, and paid retail dollars for all of the work that had to be done, he would have been into it for around $500,000. Meh.....not impressed. Let's see you do that with a gun safe company "vault" door!! View Quote Give me a week and a half, and I'll take some pics of one going in. |
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This is awesome! All the concrete and steel holding up the crane on the edge of a lake holding a 30,000 vault door. Hard to beat!
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What kind of door is it? Diebold? Mosler? And how old? 1950's?
I love those old bank vault doors! Takes me back to my childhood... When I was a kid, the bank my father went to had one like that, a couple of times we went in just before closing time and the manager let me push the door closed when they were locking it up for the day. I always felt like superman moving that massive door... |
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Outfit I used to work for in Detroit, used to get door fabrication orders from a local company. We fabricated doors for the US Navy missile engine test facility, but I am unsure of the final location, and I never got to see the installation. We also did a door for the King of Saudi Arabia. It was a blast door that went in an underground bunker. 12" thick, with 5" diameter locking pins. The 2 doors had O-ring gas seals and had to be tested with a scale to make sure they would open easy enough for his wife to open and close. I never got to see the final installation of that one either.
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Herring Hall Marvin. Late 1920's to Mid 1930's. As promised, here's one I just did Saturday. We used a crane here too, but it was much smaller, and didn't require any temporary bridge construction. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/a1abdj/ResidentialInstall071814Open_zpsd93567f6.jpg View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
What kind of door is it? Diebold? Mosler? And how old? 1950's? Herring Hall Marvin. Late 1920's to Mid 1930's. Meh.....not impressed. Let's see you do that with a gun safe company "vault" door!! As promised, here's one I just did Saturday. We used a crane here too, but it was much smaller, and didn't require any temporary bridge construction. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/a1abdj/ResidentialInstall071814Open_zpsd93567f6.jpg That looks like an AMSEC BF Vault Door Frank, is that right? |
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Great job. As a fellow rigger and installer I can appreciate the work you've done. Those crane hinge circular doors can be a bitch. I wish they still made them like that. The bolt work is truly a work of art.
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