40 x 60 Snake River Shop

[kyinwa]

This is the plan. A nice 40 x 60 shop with 3 12 x 14 bays to park toys in. We are doing it ourselves and going with a slab on grade with stick built construction. Going to try out the LP Smart Siding for the exterior and have a comp roof.

 

[kyinwa]

This is the dirt

 

[kyinwa]

Time to level a pad & hog some dirt. Thank God for my brother and cousin being experience operators and wanting to play in the dirt like we did as kids on a Saturday

 

[kyinwa]

Got the road a little more level

And the pad is looking nice

 

[kyinwa]

Only problem when you level a pad is a big ol cutbank

 

[Sims5]

Looks like you have a good plan

 

[VictorBravo]

Looks like a great plan.

I saw "Snake River" in the title and had to look. I think I drive by your spot almost every weekday. Beautiful setting.

 

[rancherbill]

That looks like a neat project.

Looking at the plan I see something that I did that I wish I could change. On the left door you have an outside wall dimension of 2'6" between the corner and edge of the door.

Assuming 8" wall, and 18" shelves, it make the bay smaller and less usable. I focused on the outside dimensions and not on the inside dimensions.

 

[VolatileBeans]

Gorgeous view! Can't wait to see the finished product!

 

[kyinwa]

That looks like a neat project.

Looking at the plan I see something that I did that I wish I could change. On the left door you have an outside wall dimension of 2'6" between the corner and edge of the door.

Assuming 8" wall, and 18" shelves, it make the bay smaller and less usable. I focused on the outside dimensions and not on the inside dimensions.

Yeah, I hear ya there. My engineer made me have 9' of solid wall on the front to get my stamp but I supposed I could see if I could move all the doors over about a foot which would give me some more room in on that left side wall for some nice shelving or benches.

Thanks for the tip!

Kyle

 

[kyinwa]

So, the cure for a big cutbank IMO is a big retaining wall made out of 1 ton legos!

Gotta make sure that base is level!

Drainrock coming soon, but the drain with sock had to get laid down

Another load!

The "mostly" finished result. May need to add a few more blocks but we got it pretty much where I wanted to be so we could start on the shop.

 

[Strouty]

Awesome legos and awesome placement for the shop. Keep us updated for sure.

 

[kyinwa]

Looks like a great plan.

I saw "Snake River" in the title and had to look. I think I drive by your spot almost every weekday. Beautiful setting.

We definitely live in a beautiful area. So excited to be doing this project where I am and you can't beat the dirt for digging in.

 

[VictorBravo]

We definitely live in a beautiful area. So excited to be doing this project where I am and you can't beat the dirt for digging in.

Right. Nice deep silt loam.

Except if you run into basalt like I did a few years ago--hand-digging an electrical trench to my then-new shop. But it would have come out fine with the machines you have there.

BTW, who supplied the lego blocks?

 

[bonecrrusher]

How far up from the river are you - any worries about flooding?

 

[BuickFarmer]

Wow, gonna be nice!!!! Some fast grading and wall installation so far. And speaking of "silt loam" I assume there is Erosion and Sediment control somewhere, just not showing in the pictures.
and MAN WHAT A VIEW!!!

 

[kyinwa]

Right. Nice deep silt loam.

Except if you run into basalt like I did a few years ago--hand-digging an electrical trench to my then-new shop. But it would have come out fine with the machines you have there.

BTW, who supplied the lego blocks?

Wilbert Precast has engineered blocks they pour called Redi-Rock

 

[kyinwa]

Wow, gonna be nice!!!! Some fast grading and wall installation so far. And speaking of "silt loam" I assume there is Erosion and Sediment control somewhere, just not showing in the pictures.
and MAN WHAT A VIEW!!!

Oh yes, had to have a special stormwater permit with a silt fence installed among other things.

 

[kyinwa]

How far up from the river are you - any worries about flooding?

I would say its about 300+ feet from the river. I guess if a dam blew upstream I might be in a pickle. But, I wouldn't be the only one.

 

[kyinwa]

Got the footings dug & formed up. Engineer called for 10" deep by 18" wide so it should have a pretty good base.

 

[kyinwa]

Go time!

Poured 12 yards in just under an hour & a half.

Had to use the skidsteer & excavator for the back as there was no way to get the truck close enough and I am saving my money for the pump truck for when we pour the stem walls next week!

All done & rebar is capped!

 

[MacTexas]

I see something new everyday on GJ. Concrete legos, I had no idea such a thing existed. They really fit the bill.

 

[1/2 Cup]

Fantastic, looking forward to following your build.

 

[kyinwa]

Stem walls formed up

And poured!

 

[kyinwa]

Compacted the soil. Laid down some pea gravel for grade and time for some foam

 

[kyinwa]

Laying down the PEX!

1/2 Pex-B from Blue Ridge. They did they design as well if I bought the Manifolds & tubing from them which was nice. Had each run balanced to within 1 foot of the others.

9 total runs & two seperate zones.

Kinda blurry but all the tubing is in & the rebar is chaired up!

 

[kyinwa]

Mancave & bathroom portion of the slab is poured!

Dropping off our little "night light"

With only 3 of the 4 lights working, it should give us plenty of brightness for an early start & a late finish

 

[tonkatoy611]

Looks awesome! Nice touch of the Coors in there too !

 

[kyinwa]

Looks awesome! Nice touch of the Coors in there too !

It's a MUST HAVE on concrete days according to my crew!

 

[kyinwa]

A close up of the end of the PEX runs. We were gonna build a box but my brother came up with the idea of using 1" conduit sweeps to keep them nice & neat.

The short & unfilled ones are for some in slab sensors.

Pressure held for 48 hours so I am guessing we are good to go.

 

[BUGTHUG]

That ought to keep you warm. That material you are sitting on looks like Florida with the sandy loam, looks like top soil here.
What are you using for the heat?

 

[Bib Overalls]

Impressive project. I'll be checking back regularly.

 

[kyinwa]

That ought to keep you warm. That material you are sitting on looks like Florida with the sandy loam, looks like top soil here.
What are you using for the heat?

Yeah, its heavy on the sandy for sure. Not sure how we will ever get lawn grass to grow.

It will probably be hooked to a navian tankless heater. We have a pretty mild climate here so I will most likely try to keep the slab at 50 degrees year round for cooling in the summer and if I need to I can always stoke up a fire in the winter.

 

[kyinwa]

The pump arrives!

My brother doing some troweling.

Buddy working that bull float

Knee board repurposed from some of the leftover underslab foam

My uncle powertroweling late into the night. He loved the 4 footer we got for him!

 

[BUGTHUG]

that's a hellva nice view at night. Floor pour looks very nice

 

[James-W]

It is really looking great! How much concrete is in that building?

 

[kyinwa]

It is really looking great! How much concrete is in that building?

Way too much!

I think we are around 85-90 yards at this point with everything including the approach.

 

[Concrete Homes]

No such thing as "too much Concrete"...

 

[country boy]

This is gona be a nice shop !!!

 

[kyinwa]

Close up of the radiant after its all done in. We probably could have done some finish around the tubing, but this will likely be covered with a staircase to the mezzanine & a doors over the "mechanical area"

The pour is done! Got a roll of plasticy paper to cover the surface while we frame up

The guys did kind of a neat thing where they made a lip for the garage doors to go down into so that water doesn't get blown in when the wind gets really ripping off the river!