rmaynard 14,897 #76 Posted March 18, 2020 Concrete is finished. 6 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeek 2,284 #77 Posted March 18, 2020 celebration time! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shynon 7,435 #78 Posted March 18, 2020 Looking good Bob 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dclarke 4,011 #79 Posted March 18, 2020 Bet you can’t wait to start filling that shed up, Bob. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevebo-(Moderator) 8,040 #80 Posted March 18, 2020 Love it!!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 9,975 #81 Posted March 18, 2020 Many a happy hour to be spent in there. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmaynard 14,897 #82 Posted March 18, 2020 Next step is getting electric run to the building. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 59,720 #83 Posted March 18, 2020 Woo hoo! What’s the timeline on the electric? Are you planning on insulating and finishing the interior walls in some fashion? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JC 1965 1,528 #84 Posted March 18, 2020 Looks great bob, i wish i had one just like it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tunahead72 2,341 #85 Posted March 18, 2020 I want a tour when it's done! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,136 #86 Posted March 18, 2020 1 hour ago, JC 1965 said: Looks great bob, i wish i had one just like it. I agree but why just ONE? I think we all know we could use about 17 of these sheds in our own yards. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 9,975 #87 Posted March 18, 2020 17 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: I agree but why just ONE? I think we all know we could use about 17 of these sheds in our own yards. I'd could just about squeeze one in. Don't think SWMBO would be to chuffed though. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,136 #88 Posted March 18, 2020 Just now, Stormin said: I'd could just about squeeze one in. Don't think SWMBO would be to chuffed though. Perhaps you're going about this the wrong way Norman. What I'm thinking here is that you need to measure the square footage of the grass and install as many sheds on said grass as you can. When done, point out that you are saving HER all kinds of time mowing... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 9,975 #89 Posted March 18, 2020 1 minute ago, ebinmaine said: When done, point out that you are saving HER all kinds of time mowing... It's me that does the mowing and the only grass left as it is, is right in front of the house. I'm not blessed with the size of property you lads have. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmaynard 14,897 #90 Posted March 18, 2020 2 hours ago, pullstart said: Woo hoo! What’s the timeline on the electric? Are you planning on insulating and finishing the interior walls in some fashion? No timeline on the electric. No insulation at this point other than the R-9 that's in there. Finishing will be a "work in progress". Shelter for the herd was primary. Everything else can wait. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmaynard 14,897 #91 Posted March 18, 2020 1 hour ago, tunahead72 said: I want a tour when it's done! Sure Ed. After this covid-19 thing is under control you can bring your shovel and rake, and help me place topsoil. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prondzy 3,867 #92 Posted March 18, 2020 Looks great, but the question we're all wondering is: Did ya fill it yet? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmaynard 14,897 #93 Posted March 18, 2020 3 hours ago, prondzy said: Looks great, but the question we're all wondering is: Did ya fill it yet? The concrete guys told me to wait about 5 days before driving on it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjg854 10,737 #94 Posted March 18, 2020 No floor drain Pitch to the concrete? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 46,773 #95 Posted March 18, 2020 Better ?... how long before you can let horses pee 80/90 or hy fluid on it?!?! Tip here Bob.... lay pieces of cardboard under the leakers and the "someday" projects that get shoved in the back. Cardboard soaks up oil well. If they leak real bad lay some visqueen under the cardboard. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Terry M-(Moderator) 2,125 #96 Posted March 19, 2020 Nice Shed! Wish I had one just like it... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmaynard 14,897 #97 Posted March 19, 2020 13 hours ago, rjg854 said: No floor drain Pitch to the concrete? Nope, no drain. No slope except for the apron. The building is water-tight. Rained hard last night. Overhead door seals tight. I have installed perimeter drainage around the base of the building so water can't come in from below. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmaynard 14,897 #98 Posted March 19, 2020 12 hours ago, WHX24 said: Better ?... how long before you can let horses pee 80/90 or hy fluid on it?!?! Tip here Bob.... lay pieces of cardboard under the leakers and the "someday" projects that get shoved in the back. Cardboard soaks up oil well. If they leak real bad lay some visqueen under the cardboard. Great idea, but last summer I bought a dozen school cafeteria trays. If I got a leaker, I put a tray lined with paper towels under the leak area. Easy to remove, clean, and replace. 6 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tunahead72 2,341 #99 Posted March 19, 2020 1 hour ago, rmaynard said: ... I have installed perimeter drainage around the base of the building so water can't come in from below. Bob, can you give us some details on how you did this? I'm curious because I'm hoping to have a shed installed to protect my motorcycle this year, and drainage will be an issue. Also because one of your earliest photos in this thread showed a good bit of standing water in that area after last summer's rains. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmaynard 14,897 #100 Posted March 19, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, tunahead72 said: Bob, can you give us some details on how you did this? I'm curious because I'm hoping to have a shed installed to protect my motorcycle this year, and drainage will be an issue. Also because one of your earliest photos in this thread showed a good bit of standing water in that area after last summer's rains. Sure. I wish I had taken more pictures of the whole process, but here is what I have. I dug a trench on 3 sides of the building and put in about 2" of #57 stone. Then I laid 4" perforated corrugated plastic pipe. In the picture below, the blue line indicates the location of the pipe. It's about 2" out from the perimeter of the skirt board, and 2" below the gravel. The top of the concrete will be 4-5" above the gravel shown on the outside, which means the drain pipe will be below the level of the bottom of the concrete floor. The yellow arrow indicates the high point of the pipe on the high side of the building. Water will drain to the right or left from this point. This was also done so that when rain gutters are installed, all the rain will run to the left, and the downspout will attach to the pipe at the back corner. Rain water will exit here on the lowest corner. And here on the front. The pipe goes under the apron. The gravel will be covered with drainage cloth, then back filled with topsoil. Hope this helps. Edited March 19, 2020 by rmaynard 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
