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So in floor heating pipes where finished Thursday, but due to rain Friday concrete got pushed back to Monday.
But concrete is done!!!!!!! Took 22 yards and is 6" thick. The guys did a great job finishing the floor, nice and smooth but should not be slippery.
I wet it down last night and covered it with plastic, it will help it cure nice and slow.
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That's a serious amount of floor space. Heated cement sure sounds nice on a cold winter day in the garage.

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Right on! I treated my floor with a densifier and then hit it with Ghostshield sealer. Seems to work great, so far everything spilled or dripped on the floor just beads up, including brake parts cleaner.

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Ya I can't wait
I'll keep that in mind.

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Doesn't look like you finished in crack control joints. You are going to saw cut them in later, right?

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Very nice!

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looking good. NOW GET THOSE WALLS AND RAFTERS UP!

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Nope no crack joints. They said to make the cuts work he would have to cut 3" deep and with the water pipes it's to close. He would rather a natural crack if there is one.
:metal:
Ya I know, winter is coming.

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always interesting to see the different philosophies on concrete by different builders in different parts of the country.

so awesome. I bet you have stood in the middle and looked around imagining walls

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Yes almost every day. lol

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Hopefully they can get it all up before it turns to poo up there. At least the concrete is done though!

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I was looking at the picture of the concrete and thinking the same. A heated floor is going to be so nice! Possibly nap inducing on a cold winter day.

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Good thing about a heated floor is you won’t have to use your creeper. You’ll just lay under your car, truck is to low. Lol.

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why is this almost as interesting as a truck build!!!!

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tick tick.. where is the building pictures?

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youre killing me smalls

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Yes that was a big part depending on weather.
I hope my GF doesn't come in when I passed out and think I'm dead under the truck with empty beer cans littered around me. LOL
Absolutely
I know what you mean.
Don't get me started I am pissed at my builder and gave him $#!T last night.
I know sorry ;)

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Looks great so far, Floor heated is the way to go. My next Garage will have it.

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So this past weekend I got my in floor heating system done. It's a natural gas on demand hot water heater. It's all pressure tested and thermostat turns on the pump. Now I just need some walls to mount it on.
My GF and I had some fun on the pad as well :)
It was Thanksguiving this past weekend so we had the Fam over and had dinner in the shop... umm on the pad.
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Nice that you are using the new space already...just think how much fun you will have with walls and a roof.

Marc

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I know, it's going to be great.

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Plenty of elbow room.

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Love it...making use of the new shop already. The floor heating system looks impressive too.

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That floor heat set up is sweet! Very cool, a party on your new pad! :lol: Hopefully your builder comes through for you!

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Maybe I should rent it out for party's?
Thanks it took a while to figure it all out.
Thanks I hope it works good. Everyone had fun.
Well I have pretty much fired my builder once he is finished with the pad and back filled, he still can not tell me when he will frame D in the ick. So my brother is done working on his house and him and a friend are going to take over.

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Contractors can be very frustrating. Believe me, I know!

My building was supposed to be started in the first week of January. It was the end of February before anything happened. Once it started, it was constant delays that were completely avoidable had the contractor just performed his job.

Keep your head up, it's all worth it when it's done. I've got a crew finishing the install on my heat pump setup for mine today, missed all the necessary months for cooling purposes, but the heat will be nice in a month or two.

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Thanks Glad to hear I'm not the only one. I am learning this is normal for almost all construction. Fingers crossed.

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Working in the construction world you see all kinds of contractors. From the over the top, you must do it the hard way to just get it done. Most contractors are good people but sometimes I think they like to promise the world and end up with less than. Some contractors are better spec builders than custom builders. Hang in there.

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Thanks He has been doing great work, he is just 2 months late from when he said the frame would be built and all I have is a pad. But it is looking up.

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With winter and fall coming or if it’s already there for you guys weather will play another roll in framing it. But once dried in it’ll move quick. Glad you have a shop to piddle in. It truly will be nice.

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So lots has happened, my builder did show up Friday to finish the insulation around the pad. The gas is hooked up and capped at the pad and everything is back filled and graded. :metal:
Saturday we went and bought all the $3000 of wood for the building and it got delivered today. We then moved it all into the backyard. I used child labor today and of course CJ had to be apart of it to. My brother is starting Wednesday and should have it framed by the time we come home from our trip.
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Progress is nice. It would really be nice if it was ready when you get back. Walls and all. Then you could just wrench. Lol.

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Hopefully you get back and it is all finished lol

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wooooooooood


exciting!

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Looks good, hope to see new pictures soon..

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Lower50s,
Amazing build you have there!
As a Chevy ‘55-’57 big back window guy, I usually don’t follow too many AD threads, but after seeing your fuse/relay power distribution center [PDC] on another thread I just had to read your entire thread. Again, absolutely a cool build.
For some reason, not too many builder’s choose to build their own electrical wiring system. I plan on building my own electrical system, using a PDC (30+ fuses and 16 relays) behind the cab in an environmentally safe enclosure. Glad to see others do their own electrical systems -- a good way to lessen the short-comings of kit manufacturers.
FLJerry

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Thanks guys. I am back
Thank you I totally agree I could not find a kit that I liked, I also get more satisfaction doing it myself. Did a similar panel in my Jeep both work great.

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So I'm back trip was great, I'll get to that soon.
Shop is coming along nice almost to the point I was hoping when I got home. My brother is doing a great job. Trusses got dropped off just before we left. 3 friends and I carried them into the back yard. 21 @32' long and we figure 250lb that was some work. The steel for the roof is now sitting in my driveway.
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So trip south was amazing and truck ran great, no issues at all. Wednesday Oct 18 we drove 5 hrs to Grove city PA and spent the night. Thursday we drove 10hrs to Charlotte Motor Speedway. We where at 65mph with the cruse control on all the way there. 780mi and used 55gal of fuel, that's 2 1/4 tanks of fuel. 2 fuel stops 14mpg :metal:

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Nice to see some progress on the building. Glad your trip went well, I saw a cool picture of you on the racetrack on Instagram.