Digging Holes For Shop Today!

[NONHOG]

Not much change but heres some different angles. Workers showed up Saturday but left early (had a cold) said he'd be here today but never showed (Sunday) .
Hope there in my front yard when I leave for work Monday am .

[BACKYARD88]

Looking good, keep em coming!

[NONHOG]

More pics ,good thing my wife is self employed she comes and goes during the day and can get pics . When I get home its plenty dark already and dark when I leave in the morning.
So now I have one wall done (lap sided , door installed) I get to caulk and paint , spring time. Dirt and tractor tomorrow.
Roof tin due late next week. Coming along !

[bpmcgee]

Wow, what an unusual and cool design for the building. Is there a method behind it, or is the design purely aesthetic?

B

[NONHOG]

Originally Posted by bpmcgee

Wow, what an unusual and cool design for the building. Is there a method behind it, or is the design purely aesthetic?

B

If you look in the background you can see our house that is unique in its shape , so we wanted to compliment design wise since its in the front yard .
more pics.......

[toomanytoyz]

Looking Good, I bet you can hardly wait to get it Done & Get Moved in...........

Rick

[Sillyoldman]

Should they forget to remove the tractor let me know. Looks like its coming along nicely. Have you thought about a "Garage warming party"? I could bring a wrench or two.

[NONHOG]

Sorry Silly while you were out buying yet another truck ! (congrats) they were finishing up with the tractor for now . The floor is ready for cement !
after a few hours of me with the compactor and rake . here the latest pics.
Shop warming party

[NONHOG]

More

[Sillyoldman]

Wow! Now that looks good! Nancy asked where I'm going to put another truck. Hmmmmm, who do I know that has a big shop? Thinking........

[NONHOG]

Originally Posted by Sillyoldman

Wow! Now that looks good! Nancy asked where I'm going to put another truck. Hmmmmm, who do I know that has a big shop? Thinking........

My luck your new toy will be done before this shop but your truck would look good inside !

[yoyokidss]

not 2 b nose iee but what did that cost you??

[oldiron]

Only on suggestion. Put down a vapor barrier down before pouring your concrete. My contractor pulled mine up and now I pump out 8 gallons a day with a dehumifier. The cement guys will say that the concrete will not cure fast enough but the floor will sweat forever.

[NONHOG]

Originally Posted by oldiron

Only on suggestion. Put down a vapor barrier down before pouring your concrete. My contractor pulled mine up and now I pump out 8 gallons a day with a dehumifier. The cement guys will say that the concrete will not cure fast enough but the floor will sweat forever.

I asked them about that , which WILL come up again . The salesman said no because something about the reinforced fiber ? bla ba bla
Did you add gravel over your site before the pour ? My fill was river run I think they called it than we added a couple inches of 5/8 crushed rock in hopes that what moisture does come up wont wick thru like it would with a dirt base.

[space]

The fiber is only for reinforcement, like wire mesh. Make sure they add a vapor barrier and make dern sure they cut your expansion joints THE SAME DAY. They should be 1/4 of the thickness deep and spaced appropriately (based on thickness as well). I can't tell you how many times I've had to inspect failed concrete due to a lack of expansion joints.

[NONHOG]

More pics after I got home some progress on the back wall . The windows are framed in as is the rear garage opening . Also a pic of the seasonal creek in the backyard that wasn't there yesterday ! 2 ' deep and 20 ' wide in spots YIKES !

[oldiron]

I had 6 inches of 5/8 minus and 6 inches of sand and the water comes up like a fountion. Put it down at all cost. Pit run doesn't stop a thing.

[NONHOG]

Roofing is going on , few more days and the building part will be done.
(except for what I get to do, insulation,wiring,heat,lights ,loft,sheetrock etc.)
less concrete.

[NONHOG]

2nd snow this year , might be it for the year ? Seattle area usually doesn't get much . Almost done with exterior ! Notice the huge man door in back.
Handy for removing lawn mowers , wheelbarrows etc. w/o dragging past cars.

[redsled04]

Nice shop..Who is building it for you. I live in maple valley not to far from you. Im looking in to doing a shop. Hopefully sone than later.

[CG]

Nice looking shop. Come on up when you have it finished, Ill need some experienced hands up here

We are going to put in a shop here next to our house. Only have room for an 18x28. (My wallet couldn't afford a larger one anyway).

We've been waiting a couple of months for the city and county to ok our permits and they finally came through. Now I have to do a little site work and wait for the contractor to fit us in. Sounds like its going to be early spring-ish.

[Sillyoldman]

Thats comming along good. Looks good too. What day did you get the snow? I didn't see any this weekend.

[NONHOG]

Originally Posted by space_cowboy

The fiber is only for reinforcement, like wire mesh. Make sure they add a vapor barrier and make dern sure they cut your expansion joints THE SAME DAY. They should be 1/4 of the thickness deep and spaced appropriately (based on thickness as well). I can't tell you how many times I've had to inspect failed concrete due to a lack of expansion joints.

Are you a county inspector ? I hear from differant sources that the slab can curl and/or crack if it cures only out the top (w/barrier)
I wonder how often that happens ? And would expansion joints help the cure
process ?

Originally Posted by oldiron

I had 6 inches of 5/8 minus and 6 inches of sand and the water comes up like a fountion. Put it down at all cost. Pit run doesn't stop a thing.

My house is down under road level , which can't help !

Originally Posted by Sillyoldman

Thats comming along good. Looks good too. What day did you get the snow? I didn't see any this weekend.

Sunday came and went within 4-5 hours.

[space]

Originally Posted by NONHOG

Are you a county inspector ? I hear from differant sources that the slab can curl and/or crack if it cures only out the top (w/barrier)
I wonder how often that happens ? And would expansion joints help the cure
process ?

I'm not a county inspector but I do have about 15 certifications from ACI, NICET, etc related to concrete. All concrete will crack. You can only control the cracking and that's by use of saw joints. Joints won't help the curing process. A deeper thickness of concrete will cure slower than thinner lifts, and this could lead to cracking. If it were mine, I'd reinforce it with 10 x 10 wire mesh or either use fiber in my concrete (whichever one was the cheapest). I'd keep the slump of the concrete to 5" or less, and I'd cut the saw joints just as soon as it was finished.

[Fishwacker]

Originally Posted by space_cowboy

I'm not a county inspector but I do have about 15 certifications from ACI, NICET, etc related to concrete. All concrete will crack. You can only control the cracking and that's by use of saw joints. Joints won't help the curing process. A deeper thickness of concrete will cure slower than thinner lifts, and this could lead to cracking. If it were mine, I'd reinforce it with 10 x 10 wire mesh or either use fiber in my concrete (whichever one was the cheapest). I'd keep the slump of the concrete to 5" or less, and I'd cut the saw joints just as soon as it was finished.

Now that I know "All concrete will crack". What can I use to fill/seal the cracks in my slab before I apply the finish coating? I'd also like to fill in the saw/expansion joints prior to coating so any thing with steel wheels or small wheels won't tend to hang up when rolled over these areas. Any advice is appreciated.