New shop going up!

[YanmarFever]

Beam me up, and cut the floor.

 

[CliffordK]

Are these photos real time?

I think I would have waited a few days, or a week or two for the posts

 

[fatjay]

They can't be real time, joints are already cut when the pour pix were yesterday, and the concrete is dry. I kept my concrete wet for a week during cure.

Still, looking forward to seeing more pictures.

 

[YanmarFever]

Cool your jets boys,
I just had knee surgery, so there are some delayed photos, I can barely walk around.
We did keep it wet for a few days during the curing process.
It came out looking like a mirror finish, as soon as I can hobble around I will post more pictures.

We used 4000lb mud w/ fiber mixed in.
The white swirls you see are the powder from the sawing cuts mixed w/ water.

 

[YanmarFever]

Moving right along, we had to clean up around the perimeter with the cat so that the lifts could get in and for safety's sake.
Plus it makes it a lot cleaner.

Underneath each beam the concrete is 30" deep and 4'x4' wide.

 

[j13smiley]

"you'll fill that up... you better make it bigger"; Things you will NOT see in a reply to this thread....

Apparently he has already filled a 70x100 before building this one.

 

[YanmarFever]

Apparently he has already filled a 70x100 before building this one.

^^^^^^^^^^

 

[BackRoad]

That's a lot of concrete...everyone used to say the cost of a steel structure was in the metal.

Unfortunately, now it's a bad horse race between concrete and steel to see which can be the most expensive...

Good Luck on your build!

 

[YanmarFever]

I took a break from the construction to smoke some salmon, its hard to move around with stiches in my knee...
I will post more in a bit.

 

[deezler]

^ yum.

What did the concrete run you per yard these days?

Whats the shop for? Whats the old one for. and what's it full of now?

 

[old and tired]

....and what army are you feeding Salmon to? (Looking good, too)

 

[YanmarFever]

4000lb with fiber mesh $143.00 per yard OUCH !

 

[YanmarFever]

....and what army are you feeding Salmon to? (Looking good, too)

I smoke salmon 2x a year. I went to the Oregon coast and visited a salmon smoking shop and asked the price per lb.
They replied $34.00 a lb!!! So I bought a smoker on line and since then its been a treat and the lovely Mrs Yanmar uses it in the meals.
I seal it up with a vacuum sealer and put it in the freezer.

Its fun smoking it, I use guava wood, the hardest part is cleaning the smoker when we are finished

 

[deezler]

4000lb with fiber mesh $143.00 per yard OUCH !

I was afraid it would be a lot more. Getting ready to make a basketball court pour for my kiddos, bracing for the cost.

Probably never see $100/yd again, eh.

 

[YanmarFever]

I believe 100.00 a yd days are gone along with 1.79 a gal. gasoline.
A basketball court is something they will really enjoy.

 

[YanmarFever]

cutting the floor..

 

[YanmarFever]

8 workers 1 day

 

[YanmarFever]

hurricane impact windows installed

 

[YanmarFever]

closeup of windows

 

[yanmars]

It is looking nice.I live in Ohio. Last fall with sealer added it was just at $200 a yard.