New Office and Shed

[530RL]

 

[v6toy4x]

 

[530RL]

 

[v6toy4x]

Finishing touches!!
I assume the split face is a veneer?
Block enclosure for trash? we have to put roofs on them up here and sprinklers @Bobby V

 

[530RL]

Finishing touches!!
I assume the split face is a veneer?
Block enclosure for trash? we have to put roofs on them up here and sprinklers @Bobby V

The split face is on the building next door built on the lot line. My enclosure is polished block and natural block 60/40.

No sprinklers unless touching the building. Three feet away is code here.

There is 9,000 feet of ground floors so there is a couple weeks left on that.

 

[530RL]

 

[530RL]

 

[steamin rice]

Looking good!

 

[v6toy4x]

When you getting paved? we always tried to pave out before mid october, regardless of building, overpave and cut out later if needed. I have done many where we did underground and paved before digging the footings to beat any rain. Although rain may not be as big of an issue where you are?

Happy for you, how long has this dream been on your mind?

 

[Done-it-again]

Not sure how I missed this. WoW.

 

[Your ad here]

When you getting paved? we always tried to pave out before mid october, regardless of building, overpave and cut out later if needed. I have done many where we did underground and paved before digging the footings to beat any rain. Although rain may not be as big of an issue where you are?

Happy for you, how long has this dream been on your mind?

You can pave in Phoenix 365 days a year. There are some mornings it's to cold but by the afternoon the weather has warmed up.

 

[530RL]

When you getting paved? we always tried to pave out before mid october, regardless of building, overpave and cut out later if needed. I have done many where we did underground and paved before digging the footings to beat any rain. Although rain may not be as big of an issue where you are?

Happy for you, how long has this dream been on your mind?

260 yards of concrete to go. We are on the schedule. All electrical, plumbing and landscaping underground is in and easements for power have been recorded. The parking area and entrance is concrete. No black top.

The hold up remains power. Eight months so far. We are awaiting a transformer which is backordered but we are allegedly first on the list now. Then of course, knowing standard luck, APS will want to show up the day we pour concrete to pull wires……..

Currently we have 500 linear feet of solid surface (corian) baseboards going down now that the concrete grinding and polishing is done.

Once we get power we can finish flooring in the office, set the hangar door limits, cabinetry, the office ceiling which is wood, fire rated glass and all the other final finishes. It is important to put this into “service” by the end of the year for tax purposes. But we are basically waiting on power and fire rated glass. The other stuff we have ready to go and sitting in storage including appliances and electric car chargers.

The project has been a while. It takes over 18 months to get all permits. Federal permits took about 60 days and the FAA was awesome and efficient, but city permits are cumbersome. Because we want to land helicopters there we are technically a private airport within a City Airport. But the FAA was bing, bang, fill out this form and provide this information, done. The biggest problem with a project like this is land. Airport access land is like beachfront property. Hard to find and overpriced.

Even the city required bike rack has to go through City Engineering and then the City Design Review committee if it is not a standard off the shelf ugly bike rack. And a standard bike rack was not appropriate, so we designed, submitted for approval, fabricated and painted an appropriate one. The city engineering and design review liked that submittal as they want non standard stuff In the City.

 

[v6toy4x]

Currently we have 500 linear feet of solid surface (corian) baseboards going down now that the concrete grinding and polishing is done.

BALLER S**T right there!
love the bike rack

 

[530RL]

 

[v6toy4x]

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I can almost taste it all the way over here in CA!!

 

[Hammer]

When is the open house/Party?

 

[530RL]

 

[v6toy4x]

Need pic of the bike rack installed, that's the money shot!

When do you start getting your sign offs?
Do you have power? that was always a big one when the meters get released and set.

 

[530RL]

Need pic of the bike rack installed, that's the money shot!

When do you start getting your sign offs?
Do you have power? that was always a big one when the meters get released and set.

Still no power 10 months in.

 

[v6toy4x]

Still no power 10 months in.

PG&E is our power up here and it was always top of the critical path list to get their engineering started.
They take for ever to flip the switch.

Cant wait to see you moved in.

 

[timstoy]

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No solar power?

 

[530RL]

No solar power?

Payback is over 23 years using a very low cost of capital and the new higher costs per KW proposed by APS. It would be worse if calculated today given the benchmark rate increases.

I’ll be long dead by then.

Doesn’t make economic sense.

PG&E is our power up here and it was always top of the critical path list to get their engineering started.
They take for ever to flip the switch.

Cant wait to see you moved in.

They set a transformer last Thursday. Hopefully a line truck this week or next.

 

[v6toy4x]

Payback is over 23 years using a very low cost of capital and the new higher costs per KW proposed by APS. It would be worse if calculated today given the benchmark rate increases.

I’ll be long dead by then.

Doesn’t make economic sense.


They set a transformer last Thursday. Hopefully a line truck this week or next.

for you!
That would be a pretty darn nice christmas present!!

 

[530RL]

 

[v6toy4x]

Please tell me there is a transformer on the other end of that!!

 

[530RL]

Please tell me there is a transformer on the other end of that!!

Line being pulled. Transformer has been there for a couple weeks.

We're moving in next week.

 

[rivermobster]

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Not a bad little shed!

 

[v6toy4x]

Line being pulled. Transformer has been there for a couple weeks.

We're moving in next week.

Do you get "occupancy" without power? In any case CONGRATS!!

 

[530RL]

Do you get "occupancy" without power? In any case CONGRATS!!

It took 3 hours to complete power.

Had to wait ten months, but once the mob got around to it, only took 3 hours.

 

[rivermobster]

It took 3 hours to complete power.

Had to wait ten months, but once the mob got around to it, only took 3 hours.

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Is that one of those Big Ass Fans?

 

[530RL]

 

[rivermobster]

?

 

[530RL]

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Ceiling panels.

 

[rivermobster]

Ceiling panels.

Interesting

 

[timstoy]

Payback is over 23 years using a very low cost of capital and the new higher costs per KW proposed by APS. It would be worse if calculated today given the benchmark rate increases.

I’ll be long dead by then.

Doesn’t make economic sense.


They set a transformer last Thursday. Hopefully a line truck this week or next.

Joe is going to be mad at you for not going green. It doesn’t have to make sense!

 

[ChumpChange]

This thing done yet?

 

[Taboma]

I'm hoping some day, when time allows, you'd be kind enough to share your thoughts on how that lighting layout design is working out.
Back a few posts I noticed one interior shot that seemed to hint at moderate shadowing. Of course I have no idea what lights were even on at the time.

My main concern after seeing such wide spans was excessive shadows common when transmitted light is angular. In the same token, those huge fans can complicate fixture layout as you want to avoid any strobe effect created by the rotating blades.

Of course it's quite possible the overhead lighting is just general illumination and specific portable task lighting will be used as necessary.

 

[530RL]

I'm hoping some day, when time allows, you'd be kind enough to share your thoughts on how that lighting layout design is working out.
Back a few posts I noticed one interior shot that seemed to hint at moderate shadowing. Of course I have no idea what lights were even on at the time.

My main concern after seeing such wide spans was excessive shadows common when transmitted light is angular. In the same token, those huge fans can complicate fixture layout as you want to avoid any strobe effect created by the rotating blades.

Of course it's quite possible the overhead lighting is just general illumination and specific portable task lighting will be used as necessary.

No problems with shadowing in the hangar area. I'll take some pictures of the office lighting with the wood ceiling up.

 

[Taboma]

No problems with shadowing in the hangar area. I'll take some pictures of the office lighting with the wood ceiling up.

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Now that's cheating, there's nothing in there to cast any shadows I'm joking, looks uniform and well illuminated. Main thing is, it meets your expectations.

Hanger is beautiful, awesome job by all

 

[530RL]

Now that's cheating, there's nothing in there to cast any shadows I'm joking, looks uniform and well illuminated. Main thing is, it meets your expectations.

Hanger is beautiful, awesome job by all

Forgot about replying to your question more fully. Oops.

There is some shadowing in the common areas but I think it is due to the architectural "design" of the ceiling and incorporated lighting.

The offices are well lit even for old people to see in them.

 

[Taboma]

Forgot about replying to your question more fully. Oops.

There is some shadowing in the common areas but I think it is due to the architectural "design" of the ceiling and incorporated lighting.

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The offices are well lit even for old people to see in them.

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Very impressive Thanks for the update.
Certainly a most unique and interesting architectural ceiling design and incorporation of a rather abstract lighting layout.
Some light/dark areas on the walls would be a minor tradeoff for the attractive design elements.

The office lighting seems very bright and even, although cool, I'm guessing at least 4,000K maybe even closer to 5,000K, which lends itself well with the modern atmosphere. I'm especially impressed with the hanger lighting with it being so well balanced with those extremely long end-to-end spans.
IF I were still in the game, I'd be bugging you for some fixture submittal data But alas, that isn't even remotely the case despite some occasional recruitment attempts from my Son.

Currently my biggest frustration, besides reading testimonials by all the "40' CC's for Lake Havasu advocates" a concept championed by Mr RDP herself , is my daily ongoing real life version of Caddy Shack, and I'm the Gopher Killer, Bill Murray.

 

[v6toy4x]

@530RL Just looking back on threads and I came back across this one, I assume the building is still standing? Love to see the hanger loaded with hardware

 

[Icky]

@530RL Just looking back on threads and I came back across this one, I assume the building is still standing? Love to see the hanger loaded with hardware

I agree

 

[JL95]

hard to believe it's been 1.5 years

 

[Hammer]

Forgot about replying to your question more fully. Oops.

There is some shadowing in the common areas but I think it is due to the architectural "design" of the ceiling and incorporated lighting.

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The offices are well lit even for old people to see in them.

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I'd like to know more about the three monitor set up. do you have a docking station for a laptop? I need a three monitor set up at home and am limited on space.

 

[530RL]

I'd like to know more about the three monitor set up. do you have a docking station for a laptop? I need a three monitor set up at home and am limited on space.

Just saw this Hammer.

No idea, not my office but an employee and I don't get involved in that stuff.

I did take some pictures of it for you. It appears to be a "HumanScale" brand. Pretty stout.

@530RL Just looking back on threads and I came back across this one, I assume the building is still standing? Love to see the hanger loaded with hardware

Still standing. Secret Service used it last weekend for a Trump Vance event. They liked the vantage point.