Above 1200 Sq/FT The Lone Beech Garage (60x46x16)

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Saturday - October 10, 2015

Returned to the USA last night too late to be able to see what had taken place on the building site.

During the night we got 8/10ths of an inch of rain so the site was muddy today as I evaluated what had taken place while I was gone the past few days.

In my absence the forms had been taken down and placed into their storage racks. I suspect dirt will start to be moved around next week.



Tornado Shelter showing where the blower ductwork will enter the shelter.



A bit of water in the bottom of the Tornado Shelter from last night's rain.



Interior of Tornado Shelter showing the electrical boxes set into the wall. It appears one of them "floated" a bit during the concrete pour. I would have preferred that hadn't happened but I can live with it.



Area where the loading dock will be.



Foundation wall where plumbing will pass through the wall to continue to the existing septic system.

Scott

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Monday - October 12, 2015

Today the ground was still drying out from the rain over the weekend.



The footer/foundation wall contractor cleared the building site of his forms.

The builder and I met this morning and it sounds like this week ground will be moved around and the foundation footer and wall on the north side of the building will be constructed.

This afternoon, the builder, the concrete floor sub and myself discussed the project. There was a discussion regarding the steel to go around the lip of the Tornado Shelter, the location of control joints in conjunction with the location of the 2-Post Lift & my desire to have a concrete densifier product on the building's concrete floor.

If the weather continues to cooperate, the floor will be poured next week. As soon as that is completed, framing will start.

I will be out of the country again this week - Paris for a couple of days - and I will return on Friday. I have next week off so I should be around for the pouring of the building's floor.

Scott

 

[1949 caddyman]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Sbosecker, what is the aircraft in your avatar?

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Sbosecker, what is the aircraft in your avatar?

1949 caddyman,

It is a Boeing YC-14. I worked briefly on this project as a Flight Controls Engineer at Boeing in 1977.

Two prototypes were constructed. One is in the Pima Air Museum in Tucson, AZ. The other is also in Tucson in the Davis-Monthan airplane "Boneyard".

YC-14 Video

Best regards,

Scott

 

[1949 caddyman]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

1949 caddyman,

It is a Boeing YC-14. I worked briefly on this project as a Flight Controls Engineer at Boeing in 1977.

Two prototypes were constructed. One is in the Pima Air Museum in Tucson, AZ. The other is also in Tucson in the Davis-Monthan airplane "Boneyard".

YC-14 Video

Best regards,

Scott

Thanks for the quick reply. We are in Mesa AZ & need to go back to the Pima Air Museum to see it.

 

[C_F]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

That's an interesting plane design, especially the engines & the very tall tail. I found more info in the entry for it on the military Wiki site, for anyone wanting to look.
http://military.wikia.com/wiki/Boeing_YC-14

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Friday - October 16, 2015

I returned from Paris early afternoon. I was a bit surprised there was no current activity at the building site and a bit more surprised that it appeared that not much had happened in the 3 days I had been gone.



The pipe had been fitted that would provide the ventilation duct for the Tornado Shelter.



The angle iron that had been fabricated into pieces that would act as the Tornado Shelter "Lip" had arrived on site. Included with the fabricated pieces were the "cut-offs" from the standard length angle iron.

The angle iron is 1-1/2" x 2-1/2" x 1/4". They were cut into two 17' 9" lengths & two 42" lengths. The fabricator made some "anchors" and welded these to the angle iron.

I had expected the backfilling to have been completed while I was gone but it turned out that the contractor that was to do that task had run into an issue on another job he was doing.

In the area of Georgia that I live in it is not uncommon to find a layer of granite somewhere under the soil (and sometimes above it - see Stone Mountain, GA). The depth of that granite varies and sometimes it is shallow enough to cause difficulties during excavation. That is what had happened to the subcontractor on his other job. They had found rock near enough to the surface to cause problems on that job site.

Scott

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Saturday - October 17, 2015

I got up this morning, made myself a cup of coffee, and went out to the building site on this magnificent fall morning to look around a bit. I finished my coffee and decided to bring all the angle iron into my house's attached garage to keep it out of the weather.

Shortly after this was accomplished I got a phone call from the builder. He indicated that the sub responsible for backfilling had had issues on another job and had been delayed getting back to my project. The builder thought it was possible that that sub might do backfilling today - a Saturday - but he didn't sound confident of that really happening

After the phone call, I assumed that nothing would happen today but, about an hour later, I heard activity on the building site.

The sub was backfilling what he could. I was happy to see this as the weather was perfect and expected to be so for several days. Getting this accomplished will allow more work to progress on Monday.

Pictures of what was accomplished today follow.

Scott







Pictures (above) taken during the backfilling operation.

The following post will be a few pictures taken after work was done for the day.

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

The following pictures taken after work on the building site had ended for the day. (See previous post)







Scott

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Sunday - October 18. 2015

Today's task was to do some cutting on the angle iron that will form the "Lip" around the top of the Tornado Shelter.

The cuts would allow the angle iron to receive the grating and have as finished a look as possible.



I got out my Harbor Freight 4x6 Horizontal Band Saw and configured it for vertical operation.



I then took one of the angle iron cutoffs and made a couple of cuts. I placed the cut piece and another cutoff together as if in a corner. It looked like this would work.

Then I got the actual piece I would be cutting and...



...I discovered a problem. The anchors welded to the angle iron were too close to the ends. The cut to allow the angle iron to interlock at the corners would interfere with the anchor.

I took the angle iron out to the building site and sat it on top of the Tornado Shelter.



It looks like if the anchors were removed and re-welded about 6 inches from each end that the anchor would not interfere with the rebar in the Tornado Shelter. That 6-inch anchor position would also allow the "corner cuts" to be made.

Continued in the next post.

Scott

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Previous post continued...

I contacted the builder via an email and let him know the problem I had discovered along with the solution that I thought would fix the issue. I let him know that I could cut off the 4 interfering anchors, clean up the angle iron with a angle grinder, clean up the anchors for reuse & make the necessary cuts in the angle iron. I also told him I could weld the anchors in the new position if necessary but that I was a newbie at welding and would prefer to hand that back to the guy/gal that had done the original fabrication.

Since it was Sunday, I didn't know if I'd hear back from the builder before our planned meeting on Monday morning. However, after a relatively short amount of time, the builder contacted me and indicated he agreed with my plan and for me to start my work.

I was doing all of this metal work outside as I'm uncomfortable creating a lot of sparks in the basement of my house. It was about 5:30 pm when I got started with removing the anchors so I was pretty sure I would run out of daylight before I would be finished.



I used the band saw again to remove the anchors. I needed to place a bit of wood under the angle iron to keep the anchor from interfering with the cut.



The anchors were removed without too much trouble.



I clamped the angle iron to a short piece of railroad rail that I have and used an angle grinder to get the surface smooth again.

I was running out of daylight at this point so I brought all my tools back into the basement. I walked up to my garage with the 4 anchors I had removed. I would clean them up with my Baldor Pedestal Grinder.



I ground off the weld material from the end of the anchor to allow it to be used again.



The anchors after one had been cleaned up with three to go.



All the anchors cleaned up and ready to be welded in their new location on the angle iron.

I'll make the cuts in the angle iron tomorrow morning when I get enough daylight to work. The angle iron and anchors will then be handed back to the fabricator so that the anchors can be welded at their new locations.

Scott

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Monday - October 19, 2015

I got up this morning and started moving the tools outside that I would need to complete preparing the angle iron for the Tornado Shelter. I moved briskly this morning as it's feeling like fall here in PTCGA (Peachtree City, GA) with temperatures in the mid-30's as I started my work.



I swabbed some Dykem "Steel Red" onto the angle iron and then scribed a line 2-5/8" from each end of the steel.



I put the Harbor Freight band saw into horizontal mode and made the cut partially through the angle iron.

The cuts from the end that would allow the cutout to fall away were made freehand. I did use the Dykem and scribe lines so as to help make the cuts as straight as possible. The band saw was reconfigured into the vertical position to make these cuts. As I was by myself this morning, I have no pictures of me making those cuts.

After a short amount of time, these cuts had been made. I was happy that I was able to keep my freehand cuts pretty much on the scribed line



The two short lengths of angle iron, ready for the fabricator.



I drove 20 minutes over to the fabricator's shop and he welded the anchors in their new positions in just a few minutes.

The angle iron is now ready to be installed as a "lip" around the top of the Tornado Shelter.

Scott

 

[jbmatth]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

What was the reasoning behind making step cuts rather than 45 degree angle cuts? Any news on when the slab will be poured?
JB

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

What was the reasoning behind making step cuts rather than 45 degree angle cuts? Any news on when the slab will be poured?
JB

JB,

I thought that the step cut would be more "forgiving" than a 45 degree miter cut. There will probably be some small gaps (1/8" more or less) between pieces at the corners.

Regarding the slab ...we appear to be waiting for the concrete wall guy to get back on the site to construct the remaining foundation wall on the north side of the building. This couldn't be done until the Tornado Shelter was complete and backfilled.

After that's done, we should be pouring a slab shortly after that. The weather's been great here after a couple of weeks of wet weather. I suppose these subs are all running around with their hair on fire trying to catch up with all the work that was on hold due to weather.

Best regards,

Scott

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Tuesday - October 20, 2015

Sometimes you get up in the morning and get surprised.

I was boiling water for a cup of coffee this morning and heard the sound of activity on the building site.

I peeked out the garage door and, through the trees, could see a vehicle up by the road. I assumed it was one of the subs getting their equipment ready for the day's work. I returned to the kitchen, prepared my coffee and headed out to the building site, my hot coffee countering the effects of the invigorating 35 degree air.

Then I saw the surprise. Had I known what was going on I would have abandoned my coffee making and moved directly to the building site with my camera to take images of the unloading of...



35 feet of 18-inch tall I-Beam cut into two pieces. The long piece is 30'-5" and will span the ceiling of the wood shop. This beam will support the upper room above the wood shop. The 4-1/2 foot cutoff has no use in the Lone Beech Garage but I had to buy all 35 feet of beam so I told the builder that I wanted the cutoff delivered with the working beam.

My wife will love finding that cutoff under the Christmas Tree this year with her name on it.

Anyway, as I mentioned, the delivery of the beam this morning was a surprise. I don't think anyone was aware it was coming today. Fortunately the Dirt-Moving-Sub was on the site and used his bobcat to unload the 1067 pound beam. The guy delivering the beam had no way to unload it. I have no idea what the driver's plan would have been if that gentleman hadn't been on site this morning.

I will be discussing this with the builder as we plan to have one more beam - about half this size and weight - delivered at a future date.

The builder was having a medical issue today so he did not make it to the building site. He believes he'll be ambulatory tomorrow. The builder let me know via texts that the plumber should be over tomorrow to put the pipes in place that will be under the slab servicing the bathroom. The electrician will also be placing conduit under the slab and an electrical box in the center of the wood shop to provide juice for the table saw.

Since the Builder was not on site this morning, I had some quality time with the Dirt-Moving-Sub. We discussed in detail a couple of concerns I had about the site prep.

1. The northwest corner of my building's concrete pad didn't seem to have enough room . There were a couple of possible solutions but I elected to have a few more tress removed from that area and then slope that area back away from the building site. I chose the tree removal option because I think it is the superior option but also because...

2. The east side of the building site needs to have a few more trees removed. When built, the "half-circle" driveway on the east side will be right at the tree line if no more trees are removed. When I showed the Dirt-Moving-Sub this, he agreed that a few more trees needed to be removed from that area. We agreed that I'd mark the trees that needed to go and he'd remove them next week. (Starting tomorrow he was going to be out of town until then.)



The Dirt-Moving-Sub spent most of his day on the site getting the front of the site built up and at the proper level. He used some of the dirt that I thought was crowding the northwest corner to do this.

We are still waiting for the concrete wall guy. Not much can move forward until he gets the north foundation wall built.

I hope he shows up soon! We can't expect this great weather to last forever.

Scott

 

[classicJackets]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Glad to see progress coming along pretty quickly! The weather really has been much better. Nice to have cool and crisp in the morning. That's a heck of a beam, and I wish you luck carrying it to under the christmas tree (ha!).
Next time I'm home I'll have to pop in and see the progress. It looks like an impressive area in pictures, so I can't imagine how it feels in person!

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Glad to see progress coming along pretty quickly! The weather really has been much better. Nice to have cool and crisp in the morning. That's a heck of a beam, and I wish you luck carrying it to under the christmas tree (ha!).
Next time I'm home I'll have to pop in and see the progress. It looks like an impressive area in pictures, so I can't imagine how it feels in person!

Doug,

Thanks! Drop by anytime!

Hopefully there will be a real structure soon.

Best regards,

Scott

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Wednesday - October 21, 2015

Another day of stellar weather that was - for the most part - squandered.



The Dirt-Moving-Sub's equipment operator clawed the last bit of dirt from the Northwest corner of the building site. This picture was taken early in the day and the sun & shadows made for a difficult shot.

This dirt was placed and compacted into the area that will serve as the ramp on the east side of the building.

It didn't take long for this work to be completed and then it was quiet on the building site.

The Dirt-Moving-Sub will be back early next week to take down the trees that need to be removed and smooth off the grade in the northwest corner of the building site.

The good news is that the Foundation-Wall-Sub is supposed to arrive tomorrow morning. I hope that he can get his work done by close of business Friday but that might be aggressive.

Maybe we'll get lucky and the tree removal will fall nicely in between the completion of the last foundation wall and the slab pour. Otherwise, there's going to be a bit of a cluster at the building site early next week with all the subs showing up at the same time and trying to work around each other's equipment and such.

Hopefully the builder will manage this situation.

The weather forecast is for the chance of rain to be mostly zero until next Tuesday. Forecast indicates 20% on Tuesday and then Wednesday & Thursday the forecast is 50%-60% for showers.

That doesn't sound bad but it's probably a stretch to think the weather folks have a good grasp on anything over a few days out. We'll see what happens.

Scott

 

[Motoman1100]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

I agree, the contractors must be running their tales off. This weather is magnificent and would be a perfect time to get that floor poured. The nice thing about moving back down south though is that you can put a shovel in the ground 12 months a year! I'm loving it!

Can't wait to see the building go up as I'm sure can't, too!

 

[LutzTD]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

its good the dirt guy was there to unload the beam, otherwise the driver would probably have tied it to a tree and driven out from under it

 

[Jo Diesel]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Your tornado shelter looks just like my pit. Grates and all. Looks like it will be a great shop

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Your tornado shelter looks just like my pit. Grates and all. Looks like it will be a great shop

Jo Diesel,

What an amazing coincidence!

Thanks for the kind words.

Best regards,

Scott

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

I agree, the contractors must be running their tales off. This weather is magnificent and would be a perfect time to get that floor poured. The nice thing about moving back down south though is that you can put a shovel in the ground 12 months a year! I'm loving it!

Can't wait to see the building go up as I'm sure can't, too!

Motoman1100,

Come on by anytime!

Best regards,

Scott

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

its good the dirt guy was there to unload the beam, otherwise the driver would probably have tied it to a tree and driven out from under it

LutzTD,

I suspect he didn't have any rope either. Ha!

No, I imagine he'd have just returned to the steel yard and we'd have been charged some sort of fee for the next delivery.

Best regards,

Scott

 

[Motoman1100]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Motoman1100,

Come on by anytime!

Best regards,

Scott

Will do, I'll swing by some time, thanks for the invite.... As long as you don't mind an FAA Inspector hanging around...? Ha!

Cheers,
Alan

 

[Caddis295]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Sbosecker,

Greetings fellow south Atlanta dweller. Looks like things are coming along nicely.

I just might have to stop by and witness the fine build in person. I live in Pike County, not too far away.

Keep up the diligence.....it is going to be great.

Caddis295

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Will do, I'll swing by some time, thanks for the invite.... As long as you don't mind an FAA Inspector hanging around...? Ha!

Cheers,
Alan

Alan,

We'll agree to not talk shop while looking at the shop. Ha!

Scott

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Sbosecker,

Greetings fellow south Atlanta dweller. Looks like things are coming along nicely.

I just might have to stop by and witness the fine build in person. I live in Pike County, not too far away.

Keep up the diligence.....it is going to be great.

Caddis295

Caddis295,

Apparently you will need to wait for it to be raining before activity will resume. Ha!

My builder sent me an email today admiring my patience. I think I can keep my composure because I hired a builder to pester folks to do their job so I don't have that headache. Ha!

Absolutely no activity for the past couple of days. The perfect weather has made the lack of progress even more galling than it normally would be. I suspect everybody will show up on Monday and we'll need to call PTC PD to maintain crowd control.

You're welcome to visit any time.

Best regards,

Scott

 

[Kubota Tee]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Hi Scott,

Been watching your build with interest as I continue to plan for my 40x80 that will hopefully get started next spring. One question that comes to mind is the timing of pouring the floor. Seems like there are basically 2 schools of thought on this topic - early pour before any walls go up or late pour after the building is enclosed. I tend to lean towards the late pour school, but wondering what your thoughts are with doing an early pour. There may be some "golden nuggets" you can share that may sway me to the early pour side.

Thanks,

Thomas

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Hi Scott,

Been watching your build with interest as I continue to plan for my 40x80 that will hopefully get started next spring. One question that comes to mind is the timing of pouring the floor. Seems like there are basically 2 schools of thought on this topic - early pour before any walls go up or late pour after the building is enclosed. I tend to lean towards the late pour school, but wondering what your thoughts are with doing an early pour. There may be some "golden nuggets" you can share that may sway me to the early pour side.

Thanks,

Thomas

Thomas,

I don't think I'll be able to shine any light on your question.

While part of the building will rest on foundation walls, a lot of it will be on a monolithic slab. (I think that is the correct term.) So the slab needs to be in place before we start framing.

EDIT: As LutzTD mentioned below my the foundation walls have rebar in them (sticking up vertical at the moment - see pictures - that I suppose will be bent over to a horizontal position to tie into the poured slab.)

As a result of that, the slab will be poured as soon as the partial northern foundation wall gets constructed. I hope - weather permitting - this will happen next week.

Best regards,

Scott

 

[LutzTD]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Hi Scott,

Been watching your build with interest as I continue to plan for my 40x80 that will hopefully get started next spring. One question that comes to mind is the timing of pouring the floor. Seems like there are basically 2 schools of thought on this topic - early pour before any walls go up or late pour after the building is enclosed. I tend to lean towards the late pour school, but wondering what your thoughts are with doing an early pour. There may be some "golden nuggets" you can share that may sway me to the early pour side.

Thanks,

Thomas

check your rebar drawings as well. at least on mine there was rebar placed from the foundation stem wall to the pad, so if we built after the stems but before the pad we would have had a lot of rebar to contend with on the ground around the perimeter

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

I guess there are different ways to make progress...



Today I acquired a used Dayton 3YB87 Electric Chain Hoist. This particular hoist has a 15 foot chain lift and a rated capacity of 2 tons.



Although not on the plans, I recently decided to put a S12x 31.8 beam across the "drive through" bay. The builder is on-board with this and has ordered a beam of the appropriate length. He is planning on mounting it on steel columns in the walls. This beam will be positioned just below the 16 foot ceiling. This hoist, a yet to be acquired trolley, and the S12 beam will provide a useful tool for lifting heavy items safely.

I will also have the electrician add one more light fixture in the drive through bay so that there is a light fixture parallel to the beam on either side of it to help avoid the beam casting a shadow.

Scott

 

[Motoman1100]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Alan,

We'll agree to not talk shop while looking at the shop. Ha!

Scott

Scott,

No worries, when I leave work I can't even spell FAA anymore. Ha!

Too bad about the lack of progress, man it has been gorgeous here! I'm sure they will be there with the rain just pouring ready to make a giant red dirt mess.

Speaking of contractors, I'm always amazed about how many people I've called who have never called me back or never showed up on time. If you would just call people back you could make a mint!

Good luck this week!
Alan

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Scott,

No worries, when I leave work I can't even spell FAA anymore. Ha!

Too bad about the lack of progress, man it has been gorgeous here! I'm sure they will be there with the rain just pouring ready to make a giant red dirt mess.

Speaking of contractors, I'm always amazed about how many people I've called who have never called me back or never showed up on time. If you would just call people back you could make a mint!

Good luck this week!
Alan

Alan,

Well after a 9-1/2 hour flight, I just landed in Sao Paulo, Brazil and now I'm on the eternal bus ride to my layover hotel. At least the bus has WiFi and a toilet. Ha!

If the rain isn't enough to bring the subs this week, then me being gone for a few days should do it.

Weather permitting, I'm expecting the last of the trees to be removed today. With any luck the foundation guy will show up today or tomorrow but, again, the weather may reduce any chance of progress.

We'll see if anything happened when I get home Wednesday morning.

Best regards,

Scott

 

[LutzTD]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

I guess there are different ways to make progress...



Today I acquired a used Dayton 3YB87 Electric Chain Hoist. This particular hoist has a 15 foot chain lift and a rated capacity of 2 tons.



Although not on the plans, I recently decided to put a S12x 31.8 beam across the "drive through" bay. The builder is on-board with this and has ordered a beam of the appropriate length. He is planning on mounting it on steel columns in the walls. This beam will be positioned just below the 16 foot ceiling. This hoist, a yet to be acquired trolley, and the S12 beam will provide a useful tool for lifting heavy items safely.

I will also have the electrician add one more light fixture in the drive through bay so that there is a light fixture parallel to the beam on either side of it to help avoid the beam casting a shadow.

Scott

nice, thats really going to come in handy.

 

[jbmatth]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Funny you mention the 2 ton chain hoist as just yesterday at work there was a 3 ton in one of our warehouses that is not in use just collecting dust. I asked about getting it but sadly was denied, they have to scrap or trash everything and can't sell it to me. It really makes me sad how much they toss here that I would love to have at my shop. I may just have to time a run to the scrap yard when that thing is disposed of.
JB

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

...I may just have to time a run to the scrap yard when that thing is disposed of...

JB,

Seems prudent to me.

Best regards,

Scott

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Wednesday - October 28, 2015

Landed at Atlanta International Airport at about 5:15 this morning. Didn't pick up the runway's approach lights until about 300 feet above the ground and a steady rain was falling as we taxied to the gate.

When I got to my home it was still dark and rainy. It didn't appear anything had happened while I was gone. I chatted a bit with my family and then took a nap.

I woke up after a few hours of sleep and heard my phone's indication that an email had arrived as I made my coffee. The email was from my builder who indicated that the S12 beam for the chain hoist was ready for pick up. I had let my builder know that I didn't mind picking up the 16 foot beam and saving the $100 delivery charge.

I called Steel Mart in Tucker, GA to see what I needed to do to pick up the beam. By this time it was normal folk's lunch time. The person I needed to talk to was unavailable; I left a message indicating who I was and why I was calling. When I finally was able to talk to him mid-afternoon, I decided to wait until tomorrow morning to make the 45 minute drive - each way - to retrieve the beam. I'm trying to avoid the worst of metro Atlanta traffic when I return home with the beam by making that trip at about 10:30 am.

About this same time I heard some activity at the building site.



I had been informed by my wife that we had gotten about 1-1/2 inches of rain while I was gone so it wasn't a big surprise to see the standing water.



The truck belonged to the fellow that had welded the angle iron for the lip of the Tornado Shelter. Despite the muddy conditions, he had arrived to do some work on the 30 foot I-Beam to prepare it to be built into the structure of the Lone Beech Garage.



Holes were drilled and bolts were welded to the I-Beam. Clint worked on the beam for about 4 hours.

I walked over to the Tornado Shelter to see how much water was in it. As I approached it, I was startled by...



...this area that had settled extensively. I will be discussing this tomorrow with the builder. We cannot have a slab poured without things being properly compacted.

Scott

 

[madoc1]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

gotta love that ga clay when your welder has to use chains to get to the site! sorry to here about the slow progress, but maybe the main contractor was waiting for a good rain to settle the dirt? thought most clay expanded, or at least our east texas gumbo does. good luck.

jim

 

[1949 caddyman]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

I was wondering about the compaction of the back fill. I thought it had to be done in lifts & compacted after each lift. Looks like the rain was a blessing!