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they sell the brackets that you can screw in. McMaster Carr website has them

I dig them! Art and function

I went with trusses because for me it made the most sense. I wanted an open floor plan and the cost seemed reasonable too. They span 40' x 37' and look like a work of art:).

Thanks for all your input LLwillysfan. Making me feel better pal!

I know, your right. Now I have to deal with it. I realize that my contractor is full of s**t.

Thanks for the input, I'm starting to feel better about the situation. I keep hearing that concrete will crack no matter what. But at my other house a house built in 1950 the garage slab has no cracks. Its never been redone before as my grandparents were the original owners. Better concrete? My...

just a few shots from the inside

just two of the cracks

They told me that expansion joints were for looks only. I had mentioned making cuts into it. (even though I didn't know the proper term) These guys told me that it would never crack. They said with it having sand, wire, plastic and it being 3,000 psi concrete it would be very unlikely to crack...

Thanks for the knowledge. No saw cuts or gloves were made. The cracks span the whole garage in both directions. 40' x 37' feet of cracking in a new slab is no good

Thank you for the replies. I will be taking picture in a bit then load them later. The slab was poured over plastic and wire mesh with a few inches of sand. It was done at 6am but still on a hot June day about 2-3 weeks ago. Please excuse me but I don't know what a control joint is. The...

Thanks ahead of time for reading this and hopefully responding back to me. About 2 weeks ago I had my slab/foundation poured for my garage/workshop. Today I had noticed that it has cracks in it running in both directions. One of the cracks even traveled up the stem wall. Is this call for...

Just wanted to thank all of you who have shared your builds and knowledge with the rest of us. I've been a lurker reading and learning as much as possible before opening my wallet and spending the cash for my build. On 6/1/2011 I broke ground on my 40'x37' foot shop/garage. Looking forward for...

just water it a couple times a day. I think that if you bought quality concrete and prep the the area properly you will have a strong foundation anyway.

They work great! Have two systems now at both my homes. Go anywhere and view it online. Just make sure to hide or lock the DVR form the potential thieves