garage build - 22x44 --

[erics_bruisers]

Well, having been in my house almost two years, I needed a garage -- :|

The deed insisted on one a year after the build, so off we went.

Here's a "artist's rendition" of it -- :| It's overall good, though the pergola and bricking gingerbread will definitely at a later date -- it will have a trussed attic, at 12' wide by 44' long -- plenty of space to store my junk --

For thefoundation, we looked at the haunch footing (less money), but the architect thought the truss load would be too much, so we instead went with the trench footing.

Okay, first the dig --

Well, not much of a dig there -- This one's better --

You can see the footer forms are already being laid in that pic.

Next, a nice, final footer --

Then came in the form guys -- a bit blustery for late October --

Then, the forms are up and the concrete's in. The inspectors raved on the rebard and overall quality -- woo-hoo!

Here's where we are now, awating the walls to cure some before backfilling on both sides. She's tall -- !!

 

[Cookiemonster]

Lovely, but to do a two story would have allowed you a granny flat or guest house instead of taking up more space on the property latter.

Unless you can add extra structure to that footing later.

 

[erics_bruisers]

the garage matches the house dead-on though, from the road -- the peaks and the like --

-- and it is two stories with the trussed attic.

we're trying to de-emphasize the garage compared to the house, since it's only 10' back from the house -- and too, to de-emphasize it's size from the road -- while it's only 22' wide (looking small from the road), it goes back a nice 44'

plus, the granny flat is next -- by the pond -- i'm on three acres, so space isn't an issue -- it's more placement.

 

[bkfj40]

Looks good....make sure you either get some compacted fill or stone to put in under that slab...we don't want to see your thread about tearing out the slab in a few years...

what's your minimum footing depth there?

bk

 

[Awl_TEQ]

Looks good....make sure you either get some compacted fill or stone to put in under that slab...we don't want to see your thread about tearing out the slab in a few years...

bk

x2

Lookin good - nice size
Concrete curing is SOOOOoo exciting..

 

[Awl_TEQ]

Hey - how you gonna heat it? Looks like you're somewhere that may get a bit nippy. I always liked in floor heating with a hot water tank and tubing...

 

[erics_bruisers]

yep -- the stone is going in the center -- between the walls --

the stone cost plenty though --

i'm running a gas line from the house to the garage for now -- not going to put anything in the floor -- just want a nice strong surface for now.

 

[erics_bruisers]

i think the min depth is 38" here --

-- they're going down 4'

 

[erics_bruisers]

okay -- for those of you on the edge of your seats...

monday, they came in and connected the future downspouts and central drain to existing drain tile --

and then tuesday, they brought some stone... and some more stone in -- !!

next, i spoke with them about the stone settling and the potential for piers, to support the concrete in case the stone settled. the concrete guy said this project was a "normal" one for him, and that instead of piers he would use two tampers, a focused one (with up to 32" compaction) and then a general plate tamper. he didn't like the pier idea, because in case of settling, he feared the conrete resting on the piers would create a pressure point, and then cracking, whereas with his rebar hangers, and settling would still have the concrete supported by the rebar and mesh.

here's the focused tamper --

next comes in the vapor barrier --

and more, with them setting the pitch for the drain -- note the plate tamper --

and finally the mesh --

next, they were ready to pour --

and you can see, they're always keeping pitch --

i love the blue smoother -- !!

here, there's the wire mesh, and the rebar (arrow) -- the one guy said i could store fire trucks in there --

before you know it, they were troweling, getting a nice sunburst finish --

and then, a couple hours later, i sealed it with meadows' cs-309-30. it keeps the moisture in, slowing down curing time, too -- making the floor stronger. after it dried, it rained overnight, leaving this in the morning -- !!

and...

finally, yesterday he came and saw-cut the expansion joints, with a nice overall look --

so, there we are -- with all the joints in and the floor curing --

now i have a couple week wait for the walls to finish cure, then up goes the structure -- !!

 

[fsusteve]

jeez eric, you don't do anything half-assed do you?

 

[beaufort-fj60]

I'm surprised you didn't stain the concrete.

 

[Cookiemonster]

Looks great!

So are you getting into the fire fighting buisness?

 

[erics_bruisers]

actually, this is a barn for my cruisers and my kubotas --

-- my 80 and 62 haven't been driven in 3 years and have been in storage --

-- it's downright awful --

now that the house is done and the landscaping is almost there, it's time to get back to enjoying my trucks --

 

[Arya Ebrahimi]

Eric, looks great.

I also love your names for things

Focused tamper = jumping jack

blue smoother = float

BTW, what are those pier looking things behind the garage around the perimeter of the yard?

 

[erics_bruisers]

hey arya --

-- concrete terms, i do not know -- i'm glad they're doing it right!

also, those tombstones are green giant arborvitae -- 120 of them -- all burlapped -

i learned my lesson last winter not burlapping them -- the deer eat them all winter, and they're very susceptible to freezing when not protected, dehydrating and dying --

-- i hope they get more hardy in thenxt year or so -- they grow 1-3' per year!

 

[rdang]

This looks awesome! I want one too...

 

[Arya Ebrahimi]

The quality of work does indeed look good.

Did the use a power trowel on the floor or do it all by hand? Have you noticed any cracking outside the saw cut control joints?

Oh, btw, rain on fresh concrete is a good thing. Nothing to be concerned about there.