thrashingcows

The shop package arrives Monday morning....so my guess is by next friday the structure will be up and done, then it's prep for the slab, and I checked the drawings and it calls for several inches of crush, then a couple inches of drain rock and then a layer of rigid insulation before the rebar and then finally concrete to top it all off.

Blue Goose

be hard to argue with a home owner standing there with a 4X4 on his shoulder.......

NJTman

Not to sound negative, but why in the world are the drains in the middle of the pathway between the new and old buildings? Or are they below grade, and you don't see them.

thrashingcows

Those two sticking up are from when the house was built....I know who would put them out away from the house like that! I plan on "adjusting" there location....

NJTman

When you were discussing the project, was a covered what we call a " breezeway" ever ventured upon? It would be nice on a -32* c night to go out to the mancave without entering the weather....
:-)


Oh yeah, I'm still way green with envy.

Lol

Blue Goose

naw.....he's still in shorts and a T shirt on days like that

thrashingcows

Maybe a long sleeve shirt and a knitted hat....

thrashingcows

Think the side door on the current garage and the new shop side door will almost be in alignment so I will most likely one day put up a little roofed structure to stay out of the weather when passing from one to the other.

IdahoJoe

Looks great. The only thing I can mention is to put a vapor barrier somewhere below the slab. The rigid insulation might do the trick, but seal moisture from coming up into/through the slab and you will always be able to coat the floor if you want to.

oliver foster

Good point. I used 6 mil plastic with 2 inch blue board over it on my shop slab pour.

death row dave

**** nice ! Top shelf build . Someone else has said the soil is nice . Be thankful , where I live it’s “ See Rock City “! Great job , enjoy it and be safe .

thrashingcows

Thanks!

Yeah it's nice and sandy....great for drainage and compaction, absolutely the perfect stuff they said for building on.....Can't complain at that! Few miles from where I am located they are doing another shop and it's all clay they told me, just a mess and a major PITA!

ToolmakerRob

Great looking progress on the shop. How are you planning on heating it? Ever think of in floor heat? keep the pictures coming.

Rob

oliver foster

I tried my best to talk him into heating the floor with radiant tubing. Last I knew, Thrashing decided against it due to cost.

My shop has radiant tubing that I installed myself with the help of a friend. I thought it was, cheap, easy to install and the best heat source hands down.
I heat mine with a outdoor wood boiler. I go through a lot of wood, but by heating the massive amount of concrete in my shop the heat stays the same for along time.
I can loose power for a few days. in winter and the temp. in my shop only goes down a few degrees.

The other thing I love is water evaporates off the floor quickly and it is warm to lay on, which the dogs also love.

oliver foster

That is what I have...I had to dig out a lot of the soil and replace it with clean gravel and drainage pipe, then filter fabric, covered with lots of compacted sand under my 6 mil plastic and foam board.
A lot of my budget and time was getting where T-cows was the minute he dug his hole.
You are going to love the 1st gen storage facility!