At Home In The Woods

[Tororider]

Dave, I didn't know about those. Thanks for the idea. It's a little pricey but sounds like it would do the trick. <img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=344343"/> Installation sounds easier than my quickcrete idea.

Similar product can be found at harbor freight for significantly cheaper.

 

[Dr Dave]

Now would be a good time to clean the radiator and condensor. If you have some Por 15 paint, I would repaint the tray.

When you reasemblem your hold downs, coat the bolts with silicon, and install the nuts. Reaply to the exposed threads.

On the battery terminals, I use the red/black treated felt washers and the red spray grease terminal protector.

If your only getting 3 years out of a battery, an Optima may be worth the extra money, and no acid mess.

Dave

 

[PhysAssist]

Similar product can be found at harbor freight for significantly cheaper.

I couldn't find anything like this at HF, but they have them at:

Tsunami Seal 10' Garage Door Threshold Seat Kit - 445669, Garage Accessories at Sportsman's Guide

For under 100$ as long as it os under 20' wide. They have bigger ones, but they're more expensive.

Which is better than at Home Despot:

Search Results for tsunami seal at The Home Depot

But about the same as here:

Park Smart Tsunami Seal Garage Door Seal: Seal out the elements with this permanent garage door seal from Park Smart! garage door seal strip, rubber

But this is even less expensive:

Garage Door Threshold Weather Seal Kit - Shop Garage Door Threshold Seal by the Foot

Though it is not the Tsunami brand....

This is for the name brand, and may be a thecbest price for that brand, but they all depend on shipping costs don't they...

Thomas

 

[Obed]

Thanks for the garage seal options!

 

[Obed]

I came home today and found that my wife was burning firewood in the fireplace. It's only November. She must think the stuff grows on trees
!

 

[PhysAssist]

Thanks for the garage seal options!

De nada, especially since we just got our barn floor poured and are now lilely to needing one ourselves.

May I be so bold as to hijack your awesome thread for 2 questions? 1) Do you or any of your followers have a recommendation for a product to seal and/paint the 1200sq feet of our new concrete barn/garage floor, adding non-slip properties would be a plus, but are not required, but preventing hot tire pickup is mandatory.

2) Given the (to me) huge expanse of our 35'x40' freshly poured (last Tuesday) concrete floor, is it unreasonable to expect that it os smooth and flat, vs. wavy and irregular?

We first noticed it because my boss, Patricia has balance problems and felt like there were irregularities in the floor when walking on it, and when we looked at it with a worklight sitting on the floor, we saw why she felt that way. It has numerous waves throughout it, in fact it appears that there is no really flat area present.

We feel like for >$6K, we should have a generally flat and level floor, rather than what we have (so far).

Is this an unreasonable expectation? If not, what can the mason do to fix it? I know that there are leveling compounds available, but they seem to be mostly for prepping floors for being covered with flooring, which we do not plan to have done.

If Obed doesn't mind, I will follow with some pictures ASAP. Obed, do you mind awfully?

Thanks,
Thomas

PS: I have been trying to figure out where and how to post these questions, should I do so in a separate thread?

Are there any designed to be the top layer?

 

[PhysAssist]

Thanks for the garage seal options!

We started using our wood stove about 1.5 weeks ago, and my spouse has no delusions that wood grows on trees because she signed the checks for the logs we had delivered. We do burn a lot of wood from our own property, but with only 8 acres of swampy woods, we always need supplemental wood and because of my health issues, we have had it delivered for the past few years, rather than go out and find it. I am looking forward to resuming the hunts for free firewood as soon as Pat and my orth MD will let me.
Thomas

 

[Robert_in_NY]

De nada, especially since we just got our barn floor poured and are now lilely to needing one ourselves.

May I be so bold as to hijack your awesome thread for 2 questions? 1) Do you or any of your followers have a recommendation for a product to seal and/paint the 1200sq feet of our new concrete barn/garage floor, adding non-slip properties would be a plus, but are not required, but preventing hot tire pickup is mandatory.

2) Given the (to me) huge expanse of our 35'x40' freshly poured (last Tuesday) concrete floor, is it unreasonable to expect that it os smooth and flat, vs. wavy and irregular?

We first noticed it because my boss, Patricia has balance problems and felt like there were irregularities in the floor when walking on it, and when we looked at it with a worklight sitting on the floor, we saw why she felt that way. It has numerous waves throughout it, in fact it appears that there is no really flat area present.

We feel like for >$6K, we should have a generally flat and level floor, rather than what we have (so far).

Is this an unreasonable expectation? If not, what can the mason do to fix it? I know that there are leveling compounds available, but they seem to be mostly for prepping floors for being covered with flooring, which we do not plan to have done.

If Obed doesn't mind, I will follow with some pictures ASAP. Obed, do you mind awfully?

Thanks,
Thomas

PS: I have been trying to figure out where and how to post these questions, should I do so in a separate thread?

Are there any designed to be the top layer?

The floor should be fairly level. If it is wavy it is most likely from poor workmanship. There is no easy fix outside of removing and replacing. Did the mason have insurance?

 

[1bush2hog]

Yeah and you can do the waterbar with crossties and rebar stakes too Fairly inexpensive. Hit me up if you need details

 

[PhysAssist]

Yeah and you can do the waterbar with crossties and rebar stakes too Fairly inexpensive. Hit me up if you need details

Please do send some more information, we would appreciate it greatly.

Sorry Obed!

Thomas