Recent content by DWT

Yes, floor will encounter oil, coolant, possibly small amount of brake fluid. Will be dropping the engine out of a Porsche 996 this winter. Thanks for suggesting the Ghostshield product line.

Hi all. I'm looking for some recommendations on what product to use to seal some freshly ground concrete. Instead of epoxy, I'm looking to use a transparent sealer that will protect the surface for the next 20 years. Thanks! Here's a photo. 30" x 72" section. This is before the grinding...

To reduce the chance of the concrete setting too quickly, in between batches, I rented this "mini" mixer for only $60! My 14 year old nephew and I loaded her up with 1600 pounds (qty. 20, 80lb bags) of high-strength, 5500psi concrete from Lowes. Needless to say, my back is angry tonight! The...

Thanks Radix2. Can you tell I'm a concrete newbie? :) Correspondence with Quikrete before I saw your reply:

A friend stopped by last night and questioned if it is best practice to poor a single 9" thick at one time. Good question. I may hit up Quikrete with that question, unless someone here knows for sure.

That never occurred to me. Would have been a much easier solution. My plan is to wait 30 days for the concrete to cure, then drill holes and epoxy the sleeves. This, to me, seems like less work than welding sleeves to plates and building a jig to keep the everything in the right position when...

Thanks for the advice, guys. Here's some progress. I decided to cut out the slab all the way to the garage foundation wall. Compacted 4" of gravel. Drilled holes for the 12" long, 1/2" diameter pins. I still need to drill for the opposite side. Constructed a template to verify the sleeves would...

Just a friendly bump to the top. Hoping to catch some concrete experts. (Moderator, would my thread get a better response posted in the general category, instead of 'flooring'? )

Hello all. I'm seeking some advice on the best way to prepare an area of my garage floor for pouring a high-strength concrete to support one of the two MaxJax columns. The concrete thickness for one of the columns is approx 5.5". I'm comfortable with that. However, for the other side, near the...

Good advice. Thanks guys!

Thanks for responding. Something like this I assume? http://www.homedepot.com/p/1-in-Rigid-1-Hole-Conduit-Strap-96113/100129144

Having just completed the hanging and venting, here are some ideas: http://thedougturner.blogspot.com/2017/02/beacon-morris-45k-btu-garage-heater.html http://thedougturner.blogspot.com/2017/03/part-2-beacon-morris-45k-btu-garage.html

First time poster here and need some advice. I'm installing a Beacon Morris garage heater and need to run black iron pipe for natural gas in the attic. I've consulted a licensed professional to plan the pipe diameter based on the "longest length method". To save some money, I'm going to run the...

<p>Just recently hung a Beacon Morris unit. Here are some pics.</p>