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Quarterly Trainings

March 6th 2024

Meeting Agenda

Discuss goals for the meeting

Lunch

Break into groups

Designers and Byron

Construction

Write down questions or suggestions for cross departments

Rejoin entire group to discuss questions and suggestions

Pergola/Cabana

How to Properly Cap off the Top of a Pergola Post with Copper or Aluminum Sheet Metal (How to properly bend it and install it)

How to Properly Install Synthetic Wrap around embedded post and Tape Off (Show them the Proper type of tape to use). All Tape/Synthetic to be a min. of 4" above the paver OR 1" below the top of the baseboard, whichever is greater.

Squaring/Layout

How to square up a Pool, Pergola, or Cabana AND Layout

Leadership

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Pratt Guys Client Communication Standards⁠

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Hardscape

Pavement Elevations on Design Guides

Adam’s Presentation:

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Wiki Page:

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Hardscape Elevations / Drainage⁠

Outdoor Kitchens

Countertops

Countertop drawing should include more info to determine the number of slabs needed

Variables:

Search on UMI website for actual slabs available in Jacksonville. Take screenshot and use as a texture to see how grains can align. Let client know minimum slab size to make slab count work.

10" to 12" overhang. Could go as low as 8". Let client know the options

subtract 2" all the way around the slab to make sure you have useable material

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Kitchen⁠

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Appliance Details

Update selection template:

Appliance door swings should be on take off and design guide per Mark Ruel

Appliances need to specify stainless steel vs glass door on appliances per Arthur

Byron to provide feedback on takeoffs in general

Don’t skip Site Prep

Make it automatically included

Use template - don’t create one off solutions

Pool Design and Construction

Beach Entry

Stone Pavers w/ Basecrete 2 coats beneath. NO PLASTER IS TO BE EXPOSED (Discuss Temporarily Using PermaKote instead of Basecrete)

Discuss proper application of Basecrete and PermaKote. Read manufacturer recommendations on mixing and application. Explain two colors.

Both Design & Build Process. (Reference Coupal and/or Conrad Design Guides)

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Beach Entry⁠

Batter boards

Depends on superintendents checking on field guys doing the batter boards properly

Determine after design approval if we will provide batter board drawings

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Batter Boards⁠

Main Drain Info

Start adding main drain info to table on pool permit drawing per Justin

Pool Remodels

Count main drains

Virginia Graham Act requires (2) main drains in every pool since 2007

Commercial pools definitely cannot be grandfathered into old code

Notate all fittings - returns, skimmers, etc.

Adding spa or tanning ledge requires a building permit. The pool will have to meet current code. Specifically, looking at main drains.

Pool working Drawings

Try to keep all relative information consolidated so field crew doesn’t have to flip between pages. For example all information needed to install batter boards needs to be on one page. Keep pages in sequential order of actual construction

Possibly review page order in Layout Template

Pool beam elevation should be on batter board page and forming page. Create standard chart that’s on as many pool drawing pages as possible.

Retaining Walls

CMU Retaining Wall Details / Measurements (Reference Cruz how to much footer heel width / footer sticking out beyond retaining) Cruz Detail A1. Also, half a course min. to be buried. I think we start providing elevations to top of block walls on all jobs and elevations to the top of the concrete footing.

Footing Layout/Placement & Footing Elevations (Should this be on our working drawings, similar to what we did on Justin Dennis & Mahony) - Again reference Cruz as the example as to why we need to do this.

You must complete hardscape elevations before calling out retaining wall and footer elevations

Footings for CMU Retaining Walls should ALWAYS be a minimum of 4” below grade (anywhere between 4"-8" below grade), increments of 4" since that is half of a CMU block.

Make sure design guide matches engineering

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Retaining Walls⁠

Safety

Parking with and without trailers

Utilizing traffic cones

Use a spotter when backing up

May 2024

Drainage

Possibly do this meeting or save for next training. Or just very basic overview for this meeting

Adam to do presentation

Jack to capture presentation and create wiki

Ventilation

Anything that uses gas needs ventilation

Calculate by sq. inches.

We have vents that we’ve already made

Fridge openings can serve as ventilation per Ed

Outdoor Kitchen Vents should be added to plans

Outdoor Kitchen ventilation (Drawing in the Vents / locations on Plans)

We should add ventilation to all kitchens at the bottom

Need cross ventilation

Derek to send ventilation info:

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Fire Features⁠

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