barn finally got concrete

[buckeyefarmer]

On june 8, 2006 I took delivery of a pole barn package. Today, 4 yrs to the day, I finally got concrete poured. I didn't realize the same date until I was looking at the old pictures.
Tomorrow they will cut control joints, and I will apply cure and sealer.
Once you fill a barn with stuff, it's hard to remove everything to pour concrete.

 

[Duffster]

Looks well done. :thumbsup:

 

[lhfarm]

You will love the floor. Emptying the barn will never be easy, but moving implements around on dollies is a dream.

I'm going to retire soon and plan to reorganize my garage/shop and barn. Having a concrete floor in both gives me lots of storage options. Money well spent.

 

[wedge40]

Looks nice. How thick?
Did you have a thread about the origianl barn build. I found some info where you were asking questions, but nothing on the barn itself.

Wedge

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I don't think I ever ran my own thread on the barn, but have added pictures here and there. The barn was a package I bought and built myself. It is 30x48x12, with a 10x10 door on one end centered, and two doors on the other end, one 10x10 and the other 8hx10. The joints got cut this morning. I'm taking a break from cleaning up the saw mess. I swept as much as I could, now I am hosing and squeegying the water off. I don't want to use pressure washer on the new concrete yet, so am using garden hose.
I did the prep work for the concrete, I leveled gravel 5.5" under the floor level, and put in vapor and the rebar. No electric yet, but I did put in two 2" conduits and a 1 1/2" conduit thru the slab and stubbed out.
I figured on 6" deep of concrete, but he ordered an extra yard, and it was a good thing he did, as I only had enough left over for a 3'x8' pad in front of the mandoor. 3 loads 9.25 yds each. The barn looks small with a concrete truck backed up to it.

 

[jayste]

Nothing like a good floor to work on in the shop! Nice looking job too.:thumbsup:

 

[hilld]

Nice looking floor, I really like the rebar grid with chairs, most of the concrete guys around here want to use wire mesh, you really have to beat them over the head to make them use chairs, but of course they will charge you a pretty penny to do so.

Now get the electrical done so you can get some lights in there, maybe even insulate it and we can find you over on the Garage Journal forum. Next thing you will have a 2 or 4 post hoist in your barn (don't ask me how I know - :thumbsup.

Enjoy your new space, at least it will seem like a completely different building now.

Derek

 

[Ridgewalker]

Once again I find myself experiencing barn envy. Great looking setup! Nice job on the pour and ditto on the chairs. No one does a job as well as the man who will be living with it.

 

[Redbug]

Buckeye...What was the company you bought from for a do-it-yourself project? That is probably the way I will go, too.

 

[Danno1]

Tomorrow they will cut control joints, and I will apply cure and sealer.

Buckeye,

You do know you need to wait 30 days to apply the sealer?


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[HeyNow]

What kind of sealer are you going to use? My 30X40X12 floor is about two months old and I want to seal it.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Buckeye...What was the company you bought from for a do-it-yourself project? That is probably the way I will go, too.

APM Pole Building, Garage Kits

 

[Johndeere3720]

That looks pretty darn good! As a summer job i help my Grandpa and uncles build pole barns so i definatly know how much work it takes to actually build barns. Great job!

 

[buckeyefarmer]

What kind of sealer are you going to use? My 30X40X12 floor is about two months old and I want to seal it.

Vocomp-20 it's a Curer / sealer. Got it at the local brick / concrete supply company. It can go on immediate after the water has evaporated and you can walk on the concrete. HD also sells a concrete sealer, and a curer/sealer.

 

[Redbug]

Thank you Buckeye!

This is one I am also looking at:
DIY Pole Barns - Pole Barn Kits, Pole Buildings, Packages, Builders, Prices

 

[buckeyefarmer]

applied 2 coats of the curer/sealer. It said it would cover up to 300sf per gallon, so I bought a 5 gal bucket and an extra 1 gal jug. It only took about 2.5 gal for the 2 coats, but it's all I'm doing. I still need to fill the control joints with a caulk.

Added a couple other pictures from construction, one is using the tractor to set the roof trusses, and one putting on the roof metal.

 

[jonnysteals]

Thank you Buckeye!

This is one I am also looking at:
DIY Pole Barns - Pole Barn Kits, Pole Buildings, Packages, Builders, Prices

Thats where I got my barn from. Awesome company to work with. The metal flashign that they bent up for me was top notch. I loved them so much I just had another building priced up. Thinking about adding another garage to my property. Will do buisness with them in the future. Make sure you order a 12 foot wide door. My kit came with a 10 foot and its a pain. Wish I would have gotten a wider door. oh well you live and you learn.

 

[beppington]

My next barn will have BIG doors along both of the long sides. I tend to fill my barn with rolling "tools", & it'd be nice not to have to roll 2 or 3 tools out of the way to get another tool out. (By tools, I'm talking Kawasaki Mule, boat, tractor, riding lawn mower, truck, cement mixer, etc.; "Tools", "toys", whatever, it's all in how you describe how you use it. "I endeavored to perform an aquatic investigation expedition this fine day" means "We all went boating today & had some cold ones!")

And if I was rich every one of those big doors would have an opener! Press a button, ride your toy right out! :drool:

 

[buckeyefarmer]

If I were to build another one, I would go with at least 12' wide door on each end. I did all 10' wide, one on one end and two on the other end.