Good point.
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Enough of COVID...what are you doing to the house?
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Good point.
Slope the outer 1' slightly so any water runs off. Caulk the base of your sill plate. No water worries.
But then why pay to build it? You get less dirt on your walls with the larger slab but you used 50% more concrete. I guess if you are bringing in a truck, it may be "free" concrete as you are bumping into minimum order limit anyway.
Exactly......minimum order. I'd make it 6" thick, but that's just me.
I agree with GG. Maybe a bit bigger, but slope it so it doesn't create a pool under the shed. You're probably talking about 1.5 yds of concrete for a 6" slab. You can wheelbarrow it from the side, as close as the truck can get. If you want a boom truck, that starts around $1000. You can buy a lot of beer and pizza for some buddies for that amount of coin.
A mix-on-site costs a bit more per yard, but then you get exactly what you need, and don't have to over-estimate and deal with the excess. I'm going to assume you will put gravel down first, and tamp the hell out of it, or you may end up with it settling and cracking. A sheet of mesh helps, and if you go thicker, maybe two layers, which makes it more structural. One sheet in tension and the other in compression.
I probably still have some boards for forms, and trowels etc.
ok..you can have two beers and half a pizza but you have to be done by 6pm
Did a big pad at Mark's last year that almost killed me. And that had the truck able to pull right up to it. Of course, that might have been the problem as he was able to dump faster than we were able to spread and screed. I'll drop by sometime and have a look. Might be an easier solution.
Easiest solution is to win lotto 649 and buy another house with a decent shed.
If you win the lottery, any outbuilding should be decent enough to ascend being referred to as a "shed".
Well….ordered the shed so I better sort this out smartish….
back ordered so some breathing room.
Apparently there may also be a local retired Portuguese stone mason who does this kind of thing in our neighbourhood. Will see what the damage is for a base there too.
back ordered so some breathing room.
Apparently there may also be a local retired Portuguese stone mason who does this kind of thing in our neighbourhood. Will see what the damage is for a base there too.
I know a few people with similar sheds. All just did a compacted stone base with patio stones on top with good success.
I was going to try to get away with a base like that but I spoke to a guy with the same shed and he said get it done right. Some reviews said the same thing, most horror stories with misaligned doors etc came from folks who put the thing up on an unlevel foundation. My current (smaller) Rubbermaid shed is just on what I thought was levelled ground. Its always had issues with the door shutting etc. We needed more space so….buy once cry once….again. That’s becoming the motto of the last few years.
Includes materials or just the labour?
This is what we did at my buddys house. 3 yards of compacted gravel underneath it. I expect issues as he only dug down 2ft max for the corner posts.
nice shed though.
Are most people who build houses cross-eyed?
Took a chunk of ceiling out where it was lowered for the toilet.
Measured it up and it's 4' x 38" put the drywall up and the opening is a rhombus, but not square. It's out almost 1/2".
Guess I'll cover it with a corner bead, and "taper fix".
Took a chunk of ceiling out where it was lowered for the toilet.
Measured it up and it's 4' x 38" put the drywall up and the opening is a rhombus, but not square. It's out almost 1/2".
Guess I'll cover it with a corner bead, and "taper fix".
Materials too.
Nothing that a little (or a lot) silicone or DAB won’t fix.Are most people who build houses cross-eyed?
Took a chunk of ceiling out where it was lowered for the toilet.
Measured it up and it's 4' x 38" put the drywall up and the opening is a rhombus, but not square. It's out almost 1/2".
Guess I'll cover it with a corner bead, and "taper fix".
Is this enough dab?
I'm just going to throw a corner bead over it, and then some taping compound.
No corner piece? The name escapes me. It’s the aluminum corner brace.Is this enough dab?
I'm just going to throw a corner bead over it, and then some taping compound.
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