Digging Holes For Shop Today!

[bpmcgee]

Originally Posted by Fishwacker

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.

Fish,

The best thing to do with the expansion joints is to put the foam caulk-backer into the deep holes, and fill them with caulk. Saw joints can probably just be caulked.

B

[toomanytoyz]

Good Job, Really Like the Non Traditional Look to it..........

Congrats on a Well thought out Plan.

Rick

[Sillyoldman]

Any new pics, reports?

[NONHOG]

Originally Posted by Sillyoldman

Any new pics, reports?

Not much change , has gutters now , other than that I am still working with
my salesman or better yet waiting for him to call me (go figure) .
i'll add a picture of my last garage I added onto my old house. Was a 1000 sq.ft. bachlor pad without garage I added a 880 sq.ft. attached.
for those that have asked about me helping them build theres It took me
years to finish (neighbors must have loved that) . Now I am writing a check!
actually getting some great FF miles on the Visa card !

[NONHOG]

Ran into my salesman at the homeshow last night , asked him where my garage doors were ? My stepson called last night and said he saw them put them up ! They did they just didn't close them so they weren't visible (DUH)
So only have concrete left and theyre phase is done !

[NONHOG]

New doors !

[sixtyfour]

So what's a shop like that cost?

[Bishops Trucks]

I really like that. Nice setup you got there.

[1966gmc]

Looks good man.I am very jealous

[Yukon Jack]

That is an exceptionally attractive shop!

[jkaylor68gmc]

i want a shop, that looks so nice!

[NONHOG]

Rigged up some lights so I can work at night , adding the vapor barrier
double and triple layered in spots . Had 4 mil lying around and covered that with 6 mil . Hope that does it !
Here are some late night pics

[Sillyoldman]

Im impressed. That place is looking great.

[topdog]

Looks great, Are you going to put a loft against the back wall ?

[NONHOG]

Originally Posted by topdog

Looks great, Are you going to put a loft against the back wall ?

Well maybe someday , I'd really like to but my $ is all gone so yes but when ?

Right now just doin the ol' one step at a time. Some day loft , Shop theatre
floor covering , lift , Muscle car , bla bla bla
Also have 3 kids , one soon to be in college , A wonderful wife whos been supportive about this shop but also wants her garage done up , as well as a kitchen expansion etc. etc. etc.
I think this shop will be alot like most of our trucks never really done !

[NONHOG]

Heres some teaser pics of the concrete . Its done I got home tonite and got my trowel out and cleaned up some edges . these pics my wife took early this morning . I already unplugged the lights so more pics inside tomorrow .
its cold I'm staying inside now !

[oldiron]

Now comes the hardest part waiting for the cement to cure. Looking great.

[NONHOG]

More cement pics , me making relief cuts with my skill saw. Not alot of fun and may not work ? Worth a try !

[Bishops Trucks]

Looking good. Your cuts should work, how deep did you make them? 3/8" to 1/2" inch should be fine.

[NONHOG]

Originally Posted by Bishops Trucks

Looking good. Your cuts should work, how deep did you make them? 3/8" to 1/2" inch should be fine.

I went about 3/4 of an inch . I think thats what my concrete guy said to do ?
Doing a diamond around the 2 center post then connected them . Not sure if there is a rule of thumb as to how close to make them but since my posts are mostly 14 ' from each other thats what I'm doing. And maybe one more where the rear Garage door apron goes .

[Sillyoldman]

Glad you did'nt ask to use my saw! Hey...where's my saw?

Cant wait to see it.

[Bishops Trucks]

What your doing should be fine. How long did your concrete guy tell you to keep vehicles off of it? Make sure it is fully cured before putting a lot of weight on it.

[NONHOG]

Originally Posted by Sillyoldman

Glad you did'nt ask to use my saw! Hey...where's my saw?

Cant wait to see it.

Originally Posted by Bishops Trucks

What your doing should be fine. How long did your concrete guy tell you to keep vehicles off of it? Make sure it is fully cured before putting a lot of weight on it.

Good news ! county came by on Friday and signed off on my final . Which surprised me cause the grade is not done but hey I am so o.k. with not having the county around ! Actually they were very good. Hope I can still make it thru that concrete to finish my relief cuts its been sooo cold around here I have been slacking . Not to mention our furnance in the house went out , getting replaced tomorrow. Bishop my salesman told me 1 week to stay off the slab , but I am waiting the whole 28 days and hopefully I will have a half decent day in Feb. to seal it , maybe Sillyoldman will come by and help and can get his saw back Oh bad news look what I found in our house garage YUK rotten wood , got my work cut out for me !

[Bishops Trucks]

I agree with you, I'd stay off of it the whole month untill it was completely cured and sealed. That sucks about the wood rot in your house garage, some how I got pushed in to doing woodrot repair for a few months for this guy I used to sub work off of. Once you start cutting out you seem to find more. Good luck with that.

[Chevy Fleetside]

Anywhere there is concrete should be pressure treated lumber. Hard to tell from your pictures where all the concrete is. Have fun. I was on a job of a 12 year old house which was rotted top to bottom. This was a 3 story house. Ripped all the siding off the back, and lightwell and all the stucco off the front. I think we replaced about 50% of the framing also.