Workshop Extension and Updates

[PAToyota]

Grouted L-bolts into the cells of the top of the block to bolt down the sill plates.

Yep, going to wait until it is under roof to pour the floor. In this case I can build the walls on the floor of the existing workshop.

 

[alia176]

Grouted L-bolts into the cells of the top of the block to bolt down the sill plates.

Yep, going to wait until it is under roof to pour the floor. In this case I can build the walls on the floor of the existing workshop.

Ahem, where the pics of the L-bolts?

A local friend just had a huge shop building put up using metal building. He said that the contractor flattend the site and then brought in "engineered fill". Will this be required at your site too and why is this needed in the first place?

 

[PAToyota]

I'll get a picture of the bolts.

Engineered fill could mean one of two things.

Sometimes the term is used when a certain bearing density must be reached - they bring in fill and compact it until it reaches that bearing density. I'd typically state something like "Backfill Structural Fill areas in uniform lifts of 8 inches maximum in uncompacted thickness and compact to not less than 95 percent of maximum dry density, following ASTM D698, at moisture content within 2 percent optimum for material."

The second use is "flowable" fill. Basically low grade concrete. The advantage of it is that it is essentially self compacting. Typically you limit it to 10' lifts, so if you have a deep but relatively small volume it can be a lot cheaper to just fill it with concrete rather than do an endless series of 8" lifts.

I will be backfilling and compacting inside the structure before placing the floor so that I don't get any settlement.

 

[PAToyota]

Ok, first picture is an overall of where things stand. Foundation inspection passed yesterday, L-bolts grouted in place, sill seal down, and sill plates bolted in place.

Second picture is a closeup to better show what is going on. L-bolts are grouted into the cells of the top row of blocks, sill seal is run across the tops of the blocks,*and then pressure treated sills are bolted in place.

 

[Delancy]

Is that slurry on the outside face of the blocks?

 

[alia176]

Is that slurry on the outside face of the blocks?

Yeah, how does on make the outside of the block look so smooth?

When you say "L bolts grouted in place", are you using cement in the block holes?

Secondly, it appears as if you have to step up into your shop from the normal floor height of the house?

Keep up the education, much appreciated.

 

[PAToyota]

I've parged the outside face of the block in preparation for an eventual stone veneer. Basically a mortar mix with an acrylic latex admixture for bonding.

Likewise, the anchor bolts are grouted with a cement/sand mix (no stone).

No picture of the house here, so not sure about the question about floor levels.

 

[alia176]

Post 104 shows the adjacent building with a man door. The two doorways don't seem to be on the same level but I could be misinterpreting the picture.

 

[PAToyota]

Ah, gotcha. That is actually one space inside, the floor is level on the left side where the man door is and across the back, but the floor slopes down to the overhead doors on the right side from a point about 8' from the back wall.

 

[alia176]

Gotcha.

Sending you a PM shortly.

 

[45Kevin]

Whaaat, did you give up on this?

You should be wrenching in those new digs by now.

 

[PAToyota]

Between work and that it seems to have been raining daily, this is on the back burner again.

 

[titanpat57]

Get that bitch backfilled..order the ******* lumber already, and let's have a framing party (or at least call the Amish)

 

[45Kevin]

Raining for 2 months?

I ain't buying it

 

[se2000]

The East has gotten pounded repeatedly except for when we had a terrible heat wave, the kind of heat that those who have relatively warm winter have to suffer through during the summer.
And there is more to life than work.
I know my woman sneaks in projects between the big ones and then wonder why it takes longer to get the big job done.
And then there is that thing you have to do to pay for your projects.
Or maybe he's done and too busy to post.

 

[PAToyota]

Unfortunately, the weather conspired with some personal issues to put this on hold while I got other things straightened out. I can’t believe it has been three years since I updated things here.

Picking up where I left off, I started off by hauling all the extra soil out to a friend’s house to fill in a low area for him.

 

[PAToyota]

From there, I picked up a load of lumber, set up a station for the miter saw, and got to work framing up the walls.

 

[PAToyota]

From there, it was just a matter of working my way around with the wall framing and then sheathing.

 

[alia176]

Nice.

 

[PAToyota]

I was doing my best to keep space above the door fairly tight, so I used a steel beam and tube columns for the overhead door lintel.