Contemplating a shop build

[Kurtr]

Did you notice the door is like 2ft off the ground?

You place fill gravel to boc and you also have positive drainage when you finish grading the outside. Smart construction

 

[Mike Fretty]

Did you notice the door is like 2ft off the ground?

Hopefully Steps were part of the bid

 

[Lycanthrope]

You place fill gravel to boc and you also have positive drainage when you finish grading the outside. Smart construction

I get maybe 6 or 8 inches, thats gonna be a lot of fill to get it to the metal!

 

[Mike Fretty]

I get maybe 6 or 8 inches, thats gonna be a lot of fill to get it to the metal!

495 yards counting apron and outside. Floodplain elevation required

 

[Lycanthrope]

495 yards counting apron and outside. Floodplain elevation required

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[Obi-Wan]

I get maybe 6 or 8 inches, thats gonna be a lot of fill to get it to the metal!

The ABSOLUTE WORST thing anyone can do is build a building to low and fight drainage run off for ever. 6" to 12" even 18" of fill now will save decades of water issue headaches.

 

[Kurtr]

I get maybe 6 or 8 inches, thats gonna be a lot of fill to get it to the metal!

You need at least 6 inches of fill under the concrete then you add the six inches for the concrete and its really not that much. Having built alot of pads no one ever complains about water draining its the ones that want flat to save a couple bucks on fill that always have the problems

 

[Ruttin]

Is a floor drain going in?

 

[Mike Fretty]

Is a floor drain going in?

Yes. Floor drain but no water at this point

 

[Ruttin]

Yes. Floor drain but no water at this point

You might want to rough in a spot for a bathroom before the pour...or at least place at least a 3" pvc pipe where you would like the water to come in at. Then all you have to do is "fish" the water line through.

 

[Mike Fretty]

You might want to rough in a spot for a bathroom before the pour...or at least place at least a 3" pvc pipe where you would like the water to come in at. Then all you have to do is "fish" the water line through.

I decided against water, sewer, etc. . It kinda turned into a nice but modest shop vs a man cave

 

[Ruttin]

I decided against water, sewer, etc. . It kinda turned into a nice but modest shop vs a man cave

Decisions always happen. You'll like the concrete floor

 

[johnr]

I have a few buddies that have shops, all of them heated and concrete floors, a couple of them with restroom facilities, and a full kitchen, a few with just heat, and a TV. None of them get used more than once a year for a gathering type scenario.

Just like the bar mrs johnr and I decided we needed in the basement. We have get togethers, and we all still stay upstairs, other than to get supplies out of the bar down stairs.

I have seen what we expect to happen, and what actually happens are not at all the same.

 

[Mike Fretty]

I have a few buddies that have shops, all of them heated and concrete floors, a couple of them with restroom facilities, and a full kitchen, a few with just heat, and a TV. None of them get used more than once a year for a gathering type scenario.

Just like the bar mrs johnr and I decided we needed in the basement. We have get togethers, and we all still stay upstairs, other than to get supplies out of the bar down stairs.

I have seen what we expect to happen, and what actually happens are not at all the same.

Id have been quite happy with a well finished shop. For me, I just couldn’t see the value

 

[Ruttin]

Looks great