48x39x14 shop build

[ovrszd]

We decided to build a shop and house on our 150 acre farm. We currently live on 20 acres 8 miles from the farm. We'll sell that property to fund the build project. Plan to do this without a mortgage. We'll see.

In March we started moving dirt to create a building site. Hauled dirt with my 5yd clamshell scraper and the Kubota. Packed the fill with an 8ft sheep's foot and the Ford. Moved approximately 1700yds of dirt. Started by removing the topsoil and piling it in a ridge pile. Stripped the site area and the borrow area. Had to haul the clay 250yds or so. Many, many trips.

Terry helped me a couple days running the Ford. I actually felt sorry for that tractor. Wide open throttle, second gear, 4wd. She would still occasionally get stuck and I'd have to bump her a little.

 

[ovrszd]

Used a Laser Transit with Terry's help to level the finished pad. Will be the 48x39 shop sitting North/South. 35ft gap. Then the 72x40 house sitting at 205 degrees off the East side of the shop.

Have an excellent concrete crew pouring for us. Very, very busy. You need patience. The quality of his work is worth the wait.

Trenched 42"x10" footings. Lined the inside of the footing with 2" pinkboard. Then 3-4" of tamped crushed gravel. Then plastic. Then pinkboard. Then PEX for floor heat. Then rebar on chairs. Then poured 6" of concrete.

 

[ovrszd]

Here's a couple more pics of the PEX process. The loops are 250ft. There's nine loops. One Zone. When I hook it up I'll do a separate thread. The Hydronic Radiant Floor Heat world is something new to me. First thing I learned is there are hundreds of opinions and everyone is loyal to theirs.

 

[TSO]

Very cool! Looks like a nice project and looks like you are doing the cement right. I'm curious on the barn size. Generally I hear of Barns in standard sizes like 30 x 40, 40 X 60, etc...

 

[ovrszd]

I have the highest respect for concrete crews. Very hard work. Very timely work.

Ledgerwood Concrete did our pour. Heath is widely known for his ability for finish flatwork. He works and is well known over a 50 mile radius of here.

In the corner where the PEX protrudes will be the mechanical/bathroom. Floor heat workings, air compressor, electrical panel, stool, sink, in a 12x7 room. Floor drain in the center.

 

[ovrszd]

Very cool! Looks like a nice project and looks like you are doing the cement right. I'm curious on the barn size. Generally I hear of Barns in standard sizes like 30 x 40, 40 X 60, etc...

Thank you Tim. The size makes the outside metal wall panels fit with no waste.

I don't remember the exact yardage of concrete used. The total bill was just under $18K. Concrete properly poured is expensive. But then,,,, it's what the building is resting on. No room for failure.

 

[Citydude]

Wow! Go big or go home Richard! I'm excited to follow your dream come to realization.

 

[ovrszd]

Wow! Go big or go home Richard! I'm excited to follow your dream come to realization.

Thank you Mike. The shop I'm in now is 48x42. So I actually shrank 150sqft. With the Machine Shed next door to park in, I can get by with a smaller shop.

Lynn (catfever) and I have a bet going on who gets done first. I made the wager and used the term "moved into the house first". He's already started on his house..... I don't mind losing a friendly wager to a gentleman such as him though.

I grew up on this farm. Had a chance to buy it 4 years ago. So I'm kinda moving "home".

 

[newbury]

Thank you Tim. The size makes the outside metal wall panels fit with no waste.

I don't remember the exact yardage of concrete used. The total bill was just under $18K. Concrete properly poured is expensive. But then,,,, it's what the building is resting on. No room for failure.

So are the outside dimensions 48x39?

And I'm sure you could have gotten concrete improperly poured and finished for even more $$

 

[ovrszd]

So are the outside dimensions 48x39?

And I'm sure you could have gotten concrete improperly poured and finished for even more $$

This building is what us Missourians call a "stick built". No poles. 2x6 studs. Outside of the studs as 2x4 purlins. 2x6 purlin where the wainscoat splices. So,,,, the outside dimensions of the lumber are actually 48ft 3in x 39ft 3 in. This accounts for the purlins. So,,,, the concrete dimensions are actually 48ft 3in x 39ft 3in. Make sense??? :confused2:

 

[Citydude]

Thank you Mike. The shop I'm in now is 48x42. So I actually shrank 150sqft. With the Machine Shed next door to park in, I can get by with a smaller shop.

Lynn (catfever) and I have a bet going on who gets done first. I made the wager and used the term "moved into the house first". He's already started on his house..... I don't mind losing a friendly wager to a gentleman such as him though.

I grew up on this farm. Had a chance to buy it 4 years ago. So I'm kinda moving "home".

It's good to go home. I'll be doing the same thing in 8 years when the wife retires. What form of heat will you be using for the floor, geothermal?

 

[ovrszd]

It's good to go home. I'll be doing the same thing in 8 years when the wife retires. What form of heat will you be using for the floor, geothermal?

The shop will have hydro radiant floor heat, probably heated by a propane boiler or tankless heater.

House will be the same with a propane fired HVAC system.

 

[Citydude]

The shop will have hydro radiant floor heat, probably heated by a propane boiler or tankless heater.

House will be the same with a propane fired HVAC system.

That's what were planning. Geo was going to be too costly after I did the calculations.

 

[747driver]

Very nice project you have going ! Your doing it all correctly from the dirt up. Concrete work as you say is hard back breaking work. The real pro's make it look easy !! Keep up the great work and progress.....

 

[Jcoon]

What did u do for forming around your garage doors? There standard inside mounted doors correct? How did you keep the slab under the door? Just formed it?

 

[WVH1977]

Very Nice. You are going to be very happy when it is all done. Nothing better than being able to get the land you grew up on and build on it. I can't wait till we start building our new house. My wife is worried about the house plans and all I care about is having a shop with a concrete floor.

 

[ovrszd]

Very nice project you have going ! Your doing it all correctly from the dirt up. Concrete work as you say is hard back breaking work. The real pro's make it look easy !! Keep up the great work and progress.....

Thank you. I've enjoyed following your progress all Summer!!!

 

[ovrszd]

What did u do for forming around your garage doors? There standard inside mounted doors correct? How did you keep the slab under the door? Just formed it?

There's a 42" deep x 10" wide footing around the perimeter including under the doors. Then the 6" slab poured on that. The footing has rebar which protruded out the top 18". Before the slab was poured that rebar was bent horizontally and embedded in the slab.

Hope that answers your question? Sorry I didn't get a pic of that procedure.

 

[ovrszd]

Very Nice. You are going to be very happy when it is all done. Nothing better than being able to get the land you grew up on and build on it. I can't wait till we start building our new house. My wife is worried about the house plans and all I care about is having a shop with a concrete floor.

Yep, her and I are working thru the same things. One day she handed me her phone and said "what do you think of this door knob?" I said Honey we need to decide how many doors we will have before we worry about knobs.

 

[Jcoon]

There's a 42" deep x 10" wide footing around the perimeter including under the doors. Then the 6" slab poured on that. The footing has rebar which protruded out the top 18". Before the slab was poured that rebar was bent horizontally and embedded in the slab.

Hope that answers your question? Sorry I didn't get a pic of that procedure.

No.. I mean where your door openings are, your heated floor doesn’t extend beyond the door opening does it? To the outside?