Building a small RV park.

[NGC 613]

Weather its Macon county or Buncombe county all the mountain counties in NC are about the same. When it's building time they are going to get what money the can dig out of you. After the build they won't see as much money. Business taxes are not as high as most places in other counties through out the state. Although Buncombe county is a little higher due to all the half backs and tree huggers. Macon county is one of the lower ones in NC for property taxes and such. Half backs have been helping raise the cost of everything back in the mountain counties.


Getting a bid back in Macon county and such places isn't going to be easy. These guys do either one or two things. They go to Buncombe county and get more for the work ( There is a lot of it, again tree huggers and half backs) and or they are not a real professional company. What I mean by that is they will do the work long enough to get some money and then take a week or two off from working. The jobs they take are never going to be one that ties up their personal time. So jobs like yours they will talk to you about and see what's involved. Then you won't hear another word from them. It's more work than they want to do and gosh forbid get inspected. Being a native I have grown up around so many guys like this it's not funny. Heck I know some around me like that now. As Bruce Hornsby once sang ( It's Just the Way it is ) ( Down that Long Valley Road ).


Good news is, your getting close Jim.

 

[RKins]

I have a buddy that built a "potting house", a 4x4 stick frame area with roof, so his wife had a "workshop". The inspector came out and started on "needing hurricane ties, rafter spacing, etc." He threw the guy off his property and called his boss. His boss came out, got the drift of what he was building and waved the permitting. Stand your ground as long as the rest of your stuff is fine.

 

[MapNerd]

Sorry to hear that this is starting to take a toll. In software development, we have a saying “The first 90% takes 10% of the time. The last 10% takes 90% of the time.”, but in systems architecture, the saying goes “The first 10% takes 90% of the time and the last 90% takes 90% of the time. That’s why we’re always 6 months late.”

 

[MapNerd]

Consider letting your first 8 guest know that a 6-pack of your preferred beer is also due upon check in

 

[Jim]

Huge day today.

Van's Electric came out and wired up all the pedestals and the feeder wire that goes from the pedestal to the gazebos. The feeder wire will power the refrigerators and the ceiling fans, as well as the convenience outlets.

Also got the trench dug from the 1,000 gallon water tank to the pressure tanks in the utility room. Got the two pressure tanks installed and the whole mess connected to the lower park. Nice improvement as we desperately need to get water on the grass seed that was sprayed on last week. Meanwhile, Trish spread a bunch of mulch and planted some flowers on the left side of site 7. It's going to take a couple of years for the landscaping to take shape, but you have to start somewhere, right?

Starting to think that we just might get this puppy operational in a month or so. Now if the grass will just start growing. . .

 

[RKins]

Just thinking aloud.... are you going to highlight the gazebo and the boundaries of each site with LED lights that change to different colors, etc so the guests don't have to bust their's out?

 

[Jim]

Just thinking aloud.... are you going to highlight the gazebo and the boundaries of each site with LED lights that change to different colors, etc so the guests don't have to bust their's out?

Yes, of course. But only yours to start with, OK?

 

[Rbjewell]

Give me a location. I be there this fall.

Sounds and looks like a wonderful place.

 

[Jim]

We have a small pond on the property. For the last 2 years, a couple of ducks show up, lay their eggs, and 28 days later we have ducklings. Today momma brought her new group out to play.

 

["EZ"]

How cool!