PT-screed

[Incline]

Here's an idea that worked reasonably well to level a gravel pad.

I'm building a 12'x24' shed on a gravel pad. The floor joists sit directly on the gravel so they needed to be supported across the entire length and level both directions. I wasn't sure I could accomplish the task with just the light material bucket.

After getting it relatively flat by eye, I clamped a 2"x8"x12' in the jaws of the 4:1 bucket, put it in float and backed over the pad area. I was pleasantly surprised at the results. I also confirmed that my "eye" left a little to be desired as the PT-screed corrected many spots that I thought were flat.

Just a random tidbit in case anyone had a similar project - Andy

ndy

 

[MossRoad]

Nice! :thumbsup:

 

[cqaigy2]

There you go.

 

[joshlee]

I will have to keep that in mind, thanks.

 

[m5040]

Nice cup holder and tool box. Is that a Hurst shifter?

 

[joshlee]

Haha! That does look like a Hurst shifter! My neighbor had a 69 Road Runner with a shifter something like that.

 

[Incline]

Leave it to this group of gear heads to blow off the screed and go right to shifter........guilty as charged.

 

[cqaigy2]

Ha, ha. That's the first thing that came to mind. nice Hurst.

 

[RegL]

Here's an idea that worked reasonably well to level a gravel pad.

I'm building a 12'x24' shed on a gravel pad. The floor joists sit directly on the gravel so they needed to be supported across the entire length and level both directions. I wasn't sure I could accomplish the task with just the light material bucket.

After getting it relatively flat by eye, I clamped a 2"x8"x12' in the jaws of the 4:1 bucket, put it in float and backed over the pad area. I was pleasantly surprised at the results. I also confirmed that my "eye" left a little to be desired as the PT-screed corrected many spots that I thought were flat.

Just a random tidbit in case anyone had a similar project - Andy

View attachment 623686View attachment 623687ndy

Are you in a really dry climate? I dont think I’ve ever seen anything built with joists directly on the ground.

 

[joshlee]

I seen that palm tree at the neighbors and figured either CA or FL, then I seen your location is CA. Instead of dry air, we have "the air you wear" out here in the East.