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I called.  They answered — and they said I just need to wait for them to send me the paper saying I passed.  So I assume this is what I’m supposed to be doing — just waiting on them.  I can’t just send in my application and check, can I?

thank you 🙂

thanks for the reply, these doors need a top and bottom rail. they are great doors one of my recent projects used them.

Russell, thanks for the response, i am hoping to find a gate company in LA that has experience w/ this type of gate, the gate design is sitting at the moment while we search for a company w/ this experience. if it comes down to having to invent the gate myself i will give you a call for some help. I’m nearby in Sunnyslope. this client expects the…[Read more]

Hi Daniel,

Thanks for the info. I’m doing good, it’s been a really busy summer and a busy year so far! I just registered for the Basecamp, hope to see you there! Are you staying busy these days? Really looking forward to your book next year!

I’ve been using Shaderlight quite a bit since the 2010 Basecamp, do you think Andrew would be interested…[Read more]

Hi Daniel,

Unfortunately I was out of town for the re-scheduled webinar. Assuming it went off ok – will a video of the presentation be posted online for those of us who missed it?
Thanks,
Scott

The infinity edge pool wall acts as a barrier itself and as long as you are around 42″ of water depth than the wall is the barrier and an 8′ drop off should not be an issue.  There are balconies on high rises that have only railings 42″ tall.  Have you seen the vanishing edge pool at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore? Its 50 stories high on the edge o…[Read more]

In theory, if your pool floor is 42″ or more below the infinity edge you should be fine as the pool wall is acting as the code required guard for a drop of more than 30″. If the drop is less than 30″ then you don’t need anything at all from the deck or the pool, or the pool itself.
Be sure to check with your local health department and building c…[Read more]

All the infinity edge pools that I’ve had anything to do with had a short drop to the catch trough. I never thought about whether it was necessary because of the drop over the coping edge, but we were always avoiding railings closing in from both sides because of the drop off next to the pool.
 
Can you terrace the wall so that there is only a…[Read more]

Nathan:

If you want to see the “real” and ancient (compared to our infant country) China, you need only to go to two cities and their immediate surroundings. Xi’an and Guilin. No need for Beijing, which is overrated, overcrowded and really just too expensive. 

Your welcome. Glad you enjoyed it.

Man I would be interested! I live in texas though…is there any way I could cover shipping on my end?

Thanks for your help. I was able to visit most of the places you suggested.  I really enjoyed Hong Kong Park. Kowloon Park was interesting too but is showing some wear and some areas were being shut down for repairs. The best part of all was just being part of the street-life in a wonderful world city. 

Thanks for the advice. I found the botanical gardens to be a nice collection of species and spaces and I almost entirely avoided the rain. If you have been in Kunming during the drought years you would be surprised to know that it has been a very wet summer. 

Andrew,
I’m pretty hands on during the build–constantly checking in, if not working alongside them.  (I do this mostly because I enjoy it, but also because I get some of my best detailing ideas by working with the materials themselves) 
The hardest thing when designing with other professionals (non-site oriented folks) is going from concept  …[Read more]

Typcial day involves way too many meetings / talking about the work we need to get done, but having no time to do it cos of all the meetings / talking!
The most painful task is that our MS Outlook ‘inboxes’ are always full, meaning we can’t send emails until we clear them. SO frustrating. I can spend the whole morning – in between meetings -…[Read more]

Hi Madame Dirt,

Thank you for your input, all good points on how to make the most of the profession. You sound like you have a lot of experience in govt/civic projects and would love to hear more from you about your day to day office experience.If you could answer any of the following questions I would greatly appreciate it!
● Can you walk me t…[Read more]