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I spoke with the second contractor that has bid the job for repairs. Like all trades around here, no one wants to go up against others in the same business. However, he is going to check with a local concrete supplier and contractor that he knows personally to see if this guy will write up an...

Man... I'd hate to think you are right. A guy I work with had to pay for the materials put into a foundation even though it was crooked. The judge ruled that the materials were delivered so he'd have to pay for those but he would not have to pay for labor. This poor guy paid for the materials...

Again... they haven't sent a bill yet. I've already sent them two certified letters under the advice of a lawyer. Cheapest bidder? No. A good friend of mine works for a pavement technology group. He reccomended them and I even got another guy who said I should have them quote it since they...

He hasn't sent a bill yet. Nor has he asked for any money yet. Based on the phone call, they probably not going to give me a free floor. Could I live with the floor...probably not. Even if it was free. I would spend the money to have it fixed. I can see myself cussing everytime I see the...

I went to a lawyer in the middle of August. We develped a list of items to be fixed within 30 days. He insisted that they be given an opportunity to correct their floor. They fixed a few of the items but didn't touch the slab. So when the deadline passed, I went to see the lawyer again but...

Wow. I'm guessing that this should be easy to prove since my floor is out much more than that. I think there is a local engineer who does independent evaluations of such problems but it's about $500-$600. Ouch! I need to move forward with my project but I also need evidence that the floor...

Just added my location. I'm just outside of Champaign, Illinois. The opinions that I have are that the floor set up too quick on them. A majority of the humps seem to occur in the same pattern as the control joints but that's coincidence since the evevation stakes where laid out in a...

Geez... I don't even know where to start. I think one of my last posts on here I was actually giving credit to my concrete contractor and how the fiber reinforced cement didn't show and hairs poking up through the surface. This was supposed to have been my dream garage but now it has become a...

Well... the slab was poured on Friday. I'm not sure what everyone else is seeing as far as the fibers sticking up but I don't see anything like that. And it's a 2000 sq.ft. pad. There are some spots that aren't perfectly smooth... little bumps like maybe dirt or sand here and there but I...

One of the concrete dude called tonight and said he's never had that happen to him... I know my luck. My shop floor will be the first for them. He wrote that off as incorrect mixing of the fibers or floor finishing. This ought to be interesting.

Are these fiberglass fibers always a problem when a floor is poured? I'm getting ready to have my slab poured and am curious. Perhaps different finishers have different techniques when it comes to smoothing the floor?

That looks really nice. I think the ribs look nice on the inside walls.

Thanks for the compliment! They offered a "rooster beak" styled gable but I told them I wanted it tapered all the way down to the eves. It's better looking than the normal boxes built. Nailing the boxes to the girts is probably the way to go. The pole barn company has offered to put the...

Yeah.. I meant to say that. I would think it would be a bad idea to embed any wire in concrete without conduit.

These walls are finished thickness of 9". 6" for the posts and then you add in the thickness of the 2 x 4 girts on the inside and outside walls and the thickness of the steel. I'd probably have to anchor to the girts but they run horizontal. The conduit from the floor and up is an...

I'm planning the electrical in my new pole barn. The exterior is done but the interior is not finished yet. As soon as the concrete is done, the pole barn people are coming back to insulate and installed a ribbed (same style as outside) liner with insulation. My delima is, surface mount the...

Interesting info... I'm having a 36 x 56' pole barn built. I've chosen to go with 5" fiber reinforced concrete.

Why don't you buy some and try it out and let us know? Just kidding, but if anyone has used this, please let us know how it's worked out.

I just signed a deal on a 36' x 56' with FBi two days ago. I'm pretty excited about it and plan on sharing pictures once they start building. www.fbibuildings.com

The description says that it replaces up to 2" of foam insulation? http://www.teksupply.com/farm/supplies/prod1;Copy+of+Copy+of+10f1c57b;7fa5ed7b_100779.html If I need to buy about 65 sheets of that foam... $8 I can handle, but $30 each will break my budget.