JCM 9,130 #551 Posted May 6 I had them put in on the slab on grade rear shop off the back of the garage. It's a good thing I did, they have been working. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,397 #552 Posted May 6 34 minutes ago, JCM said: I had them put in on the slab on grade rear shop off the back of the garage. It's a good thing I did, they have been working. Do you remember what PSI concrete and whether it was fiber reinforced? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JCM 9,130 #553 Posted May 6 Can't answer that. The day before the pour I ended up in the Hospital for 3 weeks. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,397 #554 Posted May 6 2 minutes ago, JCM said: Can't answer that. The day before the pour I ended up in the Hospital for 3 weeks. Well that stinks... but glad you're feeling better! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JCM 9,130 #555 Posted May 6 That was back around 2013. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,525 #556 Posted May 6 Regarding joints... Two types of concrete. 1. Already cracked or 2. Will crack 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,397 #557 Posted May 6 1 minute ago, SylvanLakeWH said: Regarding joints... Two types of concrete. 1. Already cracked or 2. Will crack That's why a lot of the guys up here stopped using planned lines. They were finding that the frost cracks were quite often not located where the humans wanted them to be so why bother to put them in the first place... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,397 #558 Posted May 12 We got the other three windows installed in the new workshop today. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,397 #559 Posted May 14 The BBT got more siding on. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,397 #560 Posted May 16 The siding on the long wall is DONE! 3 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
87 416-8 horse 420 #561 Posted May 16 35 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: The siding on the long wall is DONE! Looking nice @ebinmaine 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,397 #562 Posted May 19 More work done on the new workshop. Ceiling lights in. Back end wall on. 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,066 #563 Posted May 20 (edited) On 5/6/2024 at 8:07 AM, SylvanLakeWH said: Regarding joints... Two types of concrete. 1. Already cracked or 2. Will crack Our concrete guy put control joints in our driveway. Some were tooled and between the tooled joints he saw cut one to split the space between the tooled ones. I think it’s like rolling dice- sometimes they work great, other times not. As you can see in the pic, we did not have 100% success. Most of them are working so far. I checked the tooled joints and the cut joints every day after it was first poured. In a few days they were already doing their job. We did put fiber in it, no rebar, no wire… The pic shows where the driveway went from double wide to single wide going towards the road. The cut mark coming in from the left “split” the wide area. Edited May 20 by Horse Newbie 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,525 #564 Posted May 20 That joint end into an adjacent slab is almost a guarantee crack off the end of the cut... 1 hour ago, Horse Newbie said: I think it’s like rolling dice- sometimes they work great, other times not. Bingo. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,397 #565 Posted May 29 Trina started adding shelves in between the trusses upstairs. Official storage space of camping gear now. 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 12,204 #566 Posted May 29 (edited) 4 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: Trina started adding shelves in between the trusses upstairs. Official storage space of camping gear now. Make sure to create at least one secret compartment or passageway! Edited May 29 by Handy Don 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Easton Rich 251 #567 Posted May 29 1 minute ago, Handy Don said: Make sure to create at least one secret compartment or passageway! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CCW 1,293 #568 Posted May 29 @ebinmaine How I wish I had your barn. Very nice. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
87 416-8 horse 420 #569 Posted May 29 What are you going to do for insulation? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,397 #570 Posted May 29 1 hour ago, CCW said: @ebinmaine How I wish I had your barn. Very nice. Thank you. Thank you. It's been a looooong time coming. 11 minutes ago, 87 416-8 horse said: What are you going to do for insulation? In the main part of the barn where these trusses are, no insulation. At some point we may put something up against the metal roof to reduce condensation, but that's not in the plans right now. Insulation in the left hand side shed area where the new Workshop is, will be a single layer of Reflectix on the outside walls and ceiling, to start. As time goes on we will likely add more layers, first in the form of additional Reflectix, then maybe hardboard foam. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,397 #571 Posted June 9 Light rain most of the day so we got some work done under a roof. Started in on the insulation in the new workshop. We got a layer of Reflectix up in 4 rafters out of 20. Also cut another 6 for next time. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,397 #572 Posted June 16 Trina and her momma spent a good portion of yesterday afternoon cutting and putting up the insulation on the long wall. @JCM and I have talked a couple times about what he did and what we should do. I've seen his setup. Good call Jim. I gotta say... I'd recommend this Reflectix for two reasons right now. 1. We can already feel very slight variances in temperature from different areas of the ceiling and walls. 2. The light reflected back is fantastic. As humans age we need more and whiter illumination to see what we're working on/ with. The increase in vision is just excellent. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,397 #573 Posted June 16 Started on the shelves incorporated into the long wall. This is 3 sets outta 20..... These are roughly 15" OC. Some will be a bit further apart. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 12,204 #574 Posted June 16 3 hours ago, ebinmaine said: Started on the shelves incorporated into the long wall. This is 3 sets outta 20..... These are roughly 15" OC. Some will be a bit further apart. Suggest making some of them twice as deep! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,397 #575 Posted June 16 2 minutes ago, Handy Don said: Suggest making some of them twice as deep! These are 8" shelves. There will also be 20 ish inch spacing on 8" shelves. There will also be a bunch of pegboard. Also several sets of metal shelves about a foot deep. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
