New garage time!

[fried1765]

Lots of progress and looks nice ! Still don't understand the thinking of not anchoring the wall to the footer. You have the walls all tied together but then the walls are not tied to the footer, unless i missed you doing that with rebar. Never have seen a block wall not tied to the footer without rebar.

I guess it all depends on where you live.
I have seen MANY block walls not tied to the footing.
That is all in the past however.
NOBODY builds block walls where I am from (in NE) anymore.
Everything is formed and poured.
MUCH better than blocks!

 

[747driver]

I guess it all depends on where you live.
I have seen MANY block walls not tied to the footing.
That is all in the past however.
NOBODY builds block walls where I am from (in NE) anymore.
Everything is formed and poured.
MUCH better than blocks!

Yes...you don't see many block foundations anymore, but as you say it depends on where you live. . Its all poured in place or ICF blocks. Block walls are just cheaper to build compared to poured in place. When i lived in TX it was all slab on grade. They still use alot of block here in Tenn. I always put rebar in my corners and then fill with concrete. I don't want the chance of the corners shifting.

 

[fatjay]

The pad will be 6" thick with mesh and 3'x3' grid of rebar.

The footer was drilled and rebar placed in it, then concrete poured in the block. It isn't holding it down, just preventing lateral movement. The j-bolts and all-thread going beneath the slab will hold it down.

Got most of the parging done today and a load of stone to start spreading, but then the rain hit.

 

[747driver]

Lookin good ! These overhead shots really show the progress. Sometimes i will stuff newspaper or plastic in the block voids on the top course . Then fill with concrete.... i have a thing with overbuilding things !! It always rains when you are hitting your stride....

 

[fatjay]

It's so hard to properly capture it without the overhead shots, I guess due to it's size.

I'll be filling more of the block with concrete, 6 deep, for the all thread that will tie to the second floor all the way down to the poured concrete under the slab.

 

[fatjay]

Lazy saturday, attacked that mountain of stone and got it spread out. It was a bit tricky, that stuff is very loose and I was digging in left and right. Managed to get it done though.

 

[airbiscuit]

Nice work. As nice as that garage is, maybe it's time to treat yourself with some equipment that is less than 10 years old

 

[fried1765]

Nice work. As nice as that garage is, maybe it's time to treat yourself with some equipment that is less than 10 years old

I like the flavor of his old stuff.
Absolutely NO PAYMENTS!

 

[fatjay]

Nice work. As nice as that garage is, maybe it's time to treat yourself with some equipment that is less than 10 years old

Maybe if I was building garages for a living, but I'm not going to spend $30k on a bobcat or backhoe for around the house. Although I never imagined how useful bobcats are, and i'm really glad I found it by accident when looking for a tractor with loader. It's the most useful machine in the world, able to get into and out of small spaces, quick attach forks or bucket. This project has been made infinitely easier because of the bobcat. They're worth their weight in gold, I may consider picking up a diesel with hydraulic movement down the line now that I know how useful they are.

Oliver 77 backhoe: $2400
Bobcat M600: $2500

 

[airbiscuit]

I'm just trying to help you get a new toy err, tool. With a little patience, $10k would get you a Bobcat 753 or newer (and sell your Bobcat 600 for what you paid for it).