40x60x14 Shop

[JHurt]

Finally broke ground on my shop last week. Weather has been good, and looks to stay good into next week, so hopefully they can get it knocked out by Thanksgiving.

The original pad last March.



Ovrszd hauled a LOT of fill after the wife decided that she wanted to move the shop farther south than originally planned. I can't remember now how many scraper loads it was, but it was a BUNCH. I was the resident packer. Luckily, it had all summer to settle, and it ended up looking great when they did start on the shop.

Getting the pad ready last week.

Rebar and foam in yesterday. Should get the floor heat ran today, and hopefully pour concrete on Thursday.

 

[mddorange]

Great pictures. Keep them coming please. Hopefully it will go without any problems. :thumbsup:

 

[EddieWalker]

That's a lot of rebar!!!!! How far apart is each stick? Will you be adding chairs before your pour? I never trust a contractor that tells me that they can pick it up while spreading the concrete and that it will stay there while they walk on it. In every case, the rebar ends up at the bottom of the concrete and you no longer gain any strength from it.

Concrete chairs are the only way to ensure that the rebar remains in the middle, or lower 1/3 of the concrete.

 

[JHurt]

I didn't measure it, but I would say they are 1-1.5' apart. We haven't discussed chairs, but I have seen one of his pours that was similar to this, and it had chairs. I don't recall exactly how it was done, but he added them when he was wiring the pipe to the rebar.

 

[747driver]

Very nice foundation work !! Is this going to be a 'stick' built building ? Look forward to your progress.....

 

[JHurt]

Very nice foundation work !! Is this going to be a 'stick' built building ? Look forward to your progress.....

It is going to be a stick built building. Spray foam insulation on the walls, and blow in insulation in the ceiling. It will have a metal panel ceiling, and we are still working on what the walls will be. Builder wants to do metal panel walls, and we want OSB walls. I think it will help absorb the noise. Builder is super particular about his buildings and hates the look of OSB. So far we have "maybe" decided on plywood stood on end so that it was 8ft high, and then metal liner from there on up.

 

[JHurt]

Pouring concrete tomorrow morning!

 

[747driver]

It is going to be a stick built building. Spray foam insulation on the walls, and blow in insulation in the ceiling. It will have a metal panel ceiling, and we are still working on what the walls will be. Builder wants to do metal panel walls, and we want OSB walls. I think it will help absorb the noise. Builder is super particular about his buildings and hates the look of OSB. So far we have "maybe" decided on plywood stood on end so that it was 8ft high, and then metal liner from there on up.

Guess it depends what you are going to use the shop for. I would go with the OSB and metal on top as you 'maybe' want to do. I would be afraid I would bang and dent the metal wall panels. OSB would take more abuse. I think you can get the OSB in 10' lengths.

 

[747driver]

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Pouring concrete tomorrow morning!

Looks to be close to 40 yds if you are going 5 inches thick !!! I always form up a extra area for leftover concrete. Just something you might need to put outside things on. Always a fun time when the trucks show up !!!

 

[newbury]

I used to hate Obnoxious Soft Board, once damp it swelled up, flaked off and was useless. Then I found Advantech.
What are your choices for plywood? That could look nice.

Looks to be close to 40 yds if you are going 5 inches thick !!! I always form up a extra area for leftover concrete. Just something you might need to put outside things on. Always a fun time when the trucks show up !!!

Form up a couple of ballast blocks for the tractor.

 

[JHurt]

Looks to be close to 40 yds if you are going 5 inches thick !!! I always form up a extra area for leftover concrete. Just something you might need to put outside things on. Always a fun time when the trucks show up !!!

It will be 6” deep everywhere except for where the hoist is going to go. 10k two post hoist will be close to 12” deep 4’x4’ pad. I didn’t think ahead enough to have any forms done!

 

[ovrszd]

The concrete guy is very efficient. When he poured mine he had no excess. Jarid's builder is also excellent. There will be no variation in depth. Between the two of them he'll get a very profesional slab. That is evident in the photos if you study the details.

I'll try to get there this morning and get some Drone shots. Been obligated preparing my house pad.

 

[JHurt]

Pumper truck waiting on the first concrete truck to arrive!

 

[EddieWalker]

Thanks for the picture showing the chairs. My opinion of your contractor went WAY UP!!!! I can't wait to see more pics of the finished slab.

Have you looked at Smart Siding for your interior walls? It's a high grade OSB like Zip Siding, but it has a stamped grain on one side to look like wood that is very attractive. Installs just like OSB, cuts the same and is basically OSB in every way, except it's not so ugly.

 

[JHurt]

Hardly any waste. First pic is when they “primed” the truck and second pic was what was left in there.

 

[JHurt]

Tons of pics of the pour this morning. Had to go to work before they finished it though.

Richard was kind enough to take some drone pics this morning too!

I really wanted to see them run this!

 

[ddbackhoe]

Tons of pics of the pour this morning. Had to go to work before they finished it though.
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Richard was kind enough to take some drone pics this morning too!
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I really wanted to see them run this!
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Horse and buggy? Who is trying to keep their labor costs down?

 

[EddieWalker]

Seeing everyone standing on your rebar sure is a good reason to always use concrete chairs!!!!!

Looks like they did a really nice job!!!

 

[JHurt]

Horse and buggy? Who is trying to keep their labor costs down?

Same crew remodeled the outside of the house a couple of years ago. Really good at what they do as far as I can tell.

 

[JHurt]

Seeing everyone standing on your rebar sure is a good reason to always use concrete chairs!!!!!

Looks like they did a really nice job!!!

I can't wait to see the finished product this evening. I wanted to call into work, but I'm not for sure "I'm watching concrete dry" is acceptable!