My Industrial Cabin Build

buckeyefarmer · May 24, 2018

Congrats on getting that done, one more step forward. Looks nice.

Rustyiron · May 24, 2018

You gotta be relieved :thumbsup:
A few concrete things; I have radiant and like the look of a good hard troweled or as some say "burnt" finish in our house. Our intention was to acid etch/stain it. Well we never got around to staining it (I like it) but we also didn't seal it and are getting some food stains. We put on a little addition and did stain it, pretty neat but the sealer we used, (high voc's and supposedly a commercial product) scratches very easy. It may be the dark, greenish color allowing the scratch to show better than on a light gray (unstained) floor, but the sealer is a disappointment. I have since read that polishing is important when acid staining as I believe it's not about smoothness but more about removing the ''mud" or "butter" that rises up with hard troweling, allowing the acid stain to penetrate better and slightly more uniformly. I don't really know what I'm talking about

other than do your homework. The finish is as permanent as concrete.
Congrats on you long awaited slab, that 'crete really helps with define your house & view. Beautiful!

dstig1 · May 25, 2018

Nice to have that done! Congrats. But why did they pump it? It looks like the trucks could have dumped at least 2/3 of the slab directly and used a little wheelbarrow action to do the remainder. There are plenty of situations where a pump is a godsend, but for a wide open exposed slab like that with good access, it seems like an unnecessary expense to pump it. They pumped my shop slab because it was 80x32 and they only had access from one of the 32' ends, plus it was 5" thick with 12"+ thickened slab edges as footings, so that was a lot of concrete to move (74 yds, IIRC)

WoodChuckDad · May 25, 2018

dstig1 said:
Nice to have that done! Congrats. But why did they pump it? It looks like the trucks could have dumped at least 2/3 of the slab directly and used a little wheelbarrow action to do the remainder. There are plenty of situations where a pump is a godsend, but for a wide open exposed slab like that with good access, it seems like an unnecessary expense to pump it. They pumped my shop slab because it was 80x32 and they only had access from one of the 32' ends, plus it was 5" thick with 12"+ thickened slab edges as footings, so that was a lot of concrete to move (74 yds, IIRC)

I imagine that they didn't want to run a wheel barrel back and forth over the tubing. Coming from the front would not have worked because my septic is there. The east side would require driving across the septic field on a slope. They only had access to the west side and the back, and I had to use the tractor to open up the back from 15 to 25 feet a couple weeks ago, so that the pump truck would fit. While watching these trucks move around, I am always amazed at how they get them around. It turns my stomach a little to see the lean on some of these heavy beasts. The rain has also cut some wicked ruts down the ramp I made for them.

BigBlue1 · May 25, 2018

I bet that's a nice feeling to have that major milestone done! I know from experience that it is weird to watch them covering over all your hard work with the pex stuff. Have to convince yourself that everything is going to be OK when they're done. And then when it is finally done everything looks so different, in a great way.

Rob

Stomper · May 25, 2018

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Not sure how but there was a frog in the cement. He didn稚 do well.

Man, you are going to have a sweet place. Thats going to be a great veiw of a beautiful mountain. Very nice build and location

cat fever · May 25, 2018

Nice mile stone to get crossed off. Looks very good.

EddieWalker · May 25, 2018

Congratulations on getting this done. Now things will really take off before the next big slow down. Framing is the most exciting time of a build.

WoodChuckDad · May 25, 2018

I almost don't want to say this, but I figure sharing this kind of thing will be good for the next guy who is going to take this sort of thing on. I'm trying to get my head back in the game. I lost my momentum because of how long the wait was. In December I was ready to go and had all the lumber written down. Everything. Now I need to go back thru the plans and get my mind solidly into it. Also, my schedule is all messed up. I was planning to move in this summer. Since it took almost 6 months to get cement poured, I rented a house for the next year so we can get moved, and I'm having work done on my current home so I can sell it. That is making my resources a little tighter than normal. I'm jugging like a circus performer.

dstig1 · May 25, 2018

I had many similar issues during my build, so not only do i understand, but i feel your pain, brother! I had expected to move in the year after I started, but it took 2 full years to get to that point, and we moved in without any kitchen countertops, and only the wall cabinets (no island, and our island is the bulk of the kitchen). Had to stop to paint and do other stuff to sell our old house too. Very similar experience... Keep the faith. It does get better.