Pole Barn Build, 40x50x12

[wedge40]

Thanks... I plan on the same.. I'm laying out all of mine so nothing is on an outside wall. And for at least a year or so it'll just go outside and stop.. I'll finish the hookups later.

Wedge

 

[nrc17gto]

We finished spreading our gravel today. We have used about 65 tons of 3/4" gravel. Next step will be to compact it then put down the vapor barrier.


Concrete Gravel by nrc17gto, on Flickr

Nick

 

[nrc17gto]

We finished packing our gravel today and laid the vapor barrier. We also laid the wire mesh out. Next we will place the rebar and tie it into the mesh and be ready for concrete. Getting closer!


Vapor Barrier by nrc17gto, on Flickr

Nick

 

[nrc17gto]

We finished all the prep work today. This includes:

• all gravel level and packed
• vapor barrier laid down
• welded wire mesh laid down throughout the majority of the building
• rebar laid out around the edges of the building and garage door entrances

Here is a video of me walking around inside after we were done. I am not saying it is THE BEST way to do it, but it is the way we did it and may help someone in the future.

Garage floor prep - YouTube

Nick

 

[wedge40]

Nice video. Now comes the hard part. Are you contracting the pour out to professionals or are you and friends going to tackle it yourself?

 

[nrc17gto]

Nice video. Now comes the hard part. Are you contracting the pour out to professionals or are you and friends going to tackle it yourself?

Thanks, Wedge. We have decided to have someone come in that is experienced and do the pour with us working as laborers. I know it is going to be a lot of tough work using wheel barrows to get the crete to the back of the building but it will be worth it.

Nick

 

[nrc17gto]

Today was awesome! We got the floor poured. Everything went as planned. Used 43 yards of 4000 psi concrete with a slick finish inside and a tapered broom finished apron. Here are a couple of pictures but I will try to take some better ones soon. Tomorrow the guy is going to come back to cut the lines in it.


Garage Floor 2 by nrc17gto, on Flickr


Garage Floor1 by nrc17gto, on Flickr

Nick

:cool2:

 

[ENG18LT]

Nice! That has got to be a great feeling. Looks really good

 

[wedge40]

Today was awesome! We got the floor poured. Everything went as planned. Used 43 yards of 4000 psi concrete with a slick finish inside and a tapered broom finished apron. Here are a couple of pictures but I will try to take some better ones soon. Tomorrow the guy is going to come back to cut the lines in it.


Garage Floor 2 by nrc17gto, on Flickr


Garage Floor1 by nrc17gto, on Flickr

Nick

:cool2:

43 yards seems like a lot of extra? How thick did you pour?

Wedge

 

[nrc17gto]

43 yards seems like a lot of extra? How thick did you pour?

Wedge

It was 6" thick, including the 3' X 40' apron on the front. It still was extra so we finished up our headwall at our dry creek crossing and made a smooth transition into that pipe as well.

Nick

 

[nrc17gto]

Couple of more pics.


Garage Floor Apron by nrc17gto, on Flickr


Garage Floor 3 by nrc17gto, on Flickr

Nick

 

[dstig1]

Heckuva floor! Must have missed this thread before...

Depending on how serious you are about this, your windows are not installed (flashed) correctly. Perhaps you don't care for a pole barn, but if you do, the Tyvek needs to be cut at the opening and not wrap in, especially at the head. There is more to it than just that, but that is what I see in these last couple pics.

 

[topbuilder]

Nice build! I know we do things different in different parts of the country. Just wondering what the rock under the concrete does?

 

[nrc17gto]

Nice build! I know we do things different in different parts of the country. Just wondering what the rock under the concrete does?

Thanks! Others here might chime in with better answers but my understanding is that it helps with drainage under the slab and gives it a better foundation.

We did get the lines cut yesterday as well.

Nick

 

[nrc17gto]

I got my garage doors delivered last Friday and today we started the install. I purchased 3 doors. 2 - 9'W x 7'H and 1 - 13'6"W x 11'H. We are going to wait and install one of the smaller doors in the spring but got one installed today and the opening for the larger door framed today. The plan is to get the building fully enclosed for the winter and then start back in the spring.


GarageDoor01 by nrc17gto, on Flickr


GarageDoor02 by nrc17gto, on Flickr

Nick

 

[nrc17gto]

Made some more progress yesterday. Nearly there...


20121020_181504 by nrc17gto, on Flickr

 

[ENG18LT]

Looking good.

 

[nrc17gto]

We are pretty much done for the winter. I will probably go out and do some tinkering here and there and some things need painting if we get more warm days. But it is lockable and I can put a few toys in there now!


Front Closed In by nrc17gto, on Flickr

 

[wedge40]

Looks good. I had to go back and see when you got this thread started. I dont feel to bad now. My barn shell was put up a year ago in August and I'm just now getting around to cement. I've got my fingers crossed that it'll be poured before Thanksgiving.
Good luck with finishing.


Wedge

 

[nrc17gto]

Looks good. I had to go back and see when you got this thread started. I dont feel to bad now.

Haha, ouch! Yeah I know it has taken us FOREVER to get to this point, but the fact that we had little experience and have done nearly everything on our own, I am glad it is still standing!