Another barn build

[EddieWalker]

That's a very ambitious barn build!!!! Do you already have a crew that you know to do the concrete work? For me, I go crazy when I see rebar not sitting on chairs or tied properly. For something like this, it has to be perfect.

 

[hayden]

What is your plan for drainage where your walls are near the hillside?

I'll install a perimeter drain, just like you would do on a house. There is an easy run to daylight for the pipe. I'll also probably install gutters too and run them out through the same outflow pipe.

 

[civilian]

I ran my gutters through a different pipe in the ground than my perimeter drain which was lower because of a partial inground basement. Didn't want any chance gutters would back flow into the perimeter. Also ran the gutters further down the slight slope we have. Jon

 

[hayden]

That's a very ambitious barn build!!!! Do you already have a crew that you know to do the concrete work? For me, I go crazy when I see rebar not sitting on chairs or tied properly. For something like this, it has to be perfect.

It is, and probably the last big construction project that I have in me. The stone removal was brutal and took WAY longer than I expected. I figured 2-3 weeks and it was 7 weeks, 2 chisel tools for the hydraulic hammer, 4 hydraulic hoses, and one hydraulic steel pipe. Plus over 70 dump trailer hauls, though thankfully the distance was only 100 yds or less.

I have a concrete crew lined up - the same guys who did the concrete for the green building which is 48 x 60. That slab still has no cracks, even at the cuts, after nearly 20 years. And he uses chairs for the rebar. There will actually be a pretty extensive rebar schedule for this since each of the pilaster has a rebar cage in it, and the walls, slab, and pilasters are all tied together with rebar.

 

[hayden]

I ran my gutters through a different pipe in the ground than my perimeter drain which was lower because of a partial inground basement. Didn't want any chance gutters would back flow into the perimeter. Also ran the gutters further down the slight slope we have. Jon

That's a good approach. I'll do the same.

 

[hayden]

It’s now up to grade along the left end of the building, and within 2-6” everywhere else. And all the “islands” or rock outcroppings are now buried under compacted fill. That said, I did find one spot where the ledge was sticking up a bit more than I want, so I beat that into submission.

So far I’ve put in over 100 yds of compacted fill. And my 70 year old wife has been a real trooper running the compactor for several hrs each day while I move and spread fill.

 

[thclimer]

Wow, that's a lot of work!

 

[EddieWalker]

Sure looks like a great place to build a barn!!!

 

[hayden]

Sure looks like a great place to build a barn!!!

I think it will be nice when it’s done, and less intrusive dug into the slope. But it sure didn’t feel like a good place when I was busting out all that rock :-(

 

[hayden]

I'm patiently waiting for a call from the truck driver who is delivering my building kit today. I'm going to meet him about a mile from my house where there is room to unload, and for him to turn around. I'll then shuttle everything to the house with my tractor and trailer.

There is only one problem..... I don't have a foundation, and now the kit will have to sit over the winter.... Stay tuned for that saga, plus pictures of the unload.