My casting shed

[MaLar]

I bought a shed kit 8'X12' years ago. Saved money for a concrete pad three times now.
First time had to rebuild the Trany in the truck there went the money and then some.
Second had to put four new tires on our camp trailer, took a chunk for that.
Third time new tires for the truck. Was getting to the point of building it on R.R. ties.

For my Birthday this year my sweety gave me a grand and told me to get it done.







Tomorrow stand walls and get a roof on well start a roof.

[Markopolo]

What does a chunk of cement like that cost in the lower 48?? Don’t mean to snoop.. just dreaming of something other then rocks to build on..

[sparky45]

Down in SE KS it's ~ $100/yd delivered, not worked/finished.

[rcslotcar]

Great start, keep us updated.

[MaLar]

It was $2100 but they had to level the spot with a Bobcat, plus they put down ground cloth and several yards of gravel around the pad.
I used to do work like this. I was a carpenter for thirty plus years. I'm getting too old to do concrete anymore. Framing wears me out and I have the nail guns and tools for it. And this is just a small project! I can't wait to move my casting stuff in.
Twenty plus years ago when I was in my forties I would drive these young bucks into the ground.
Not anymore.

[lar45]

Looks like a good sized pad. Sounds like you are well past due for a loading room.
Your pics are making me home sick.
Looks almost like Soda Springs area.

[Markopolo]

I can almost see a tumble weed passing me on the highway..

[cwlongshot]

Looks great. Nice project. Just bet its gonna be real nice too!

CW

[RED BEAR]

Hay that looks like a nice casting shed in the making.

[Baltimoreed]

I don’t know where you live but my theory is to build off the ground, higher the better. When I had my shop built [pre Irene] it was designed to be on 8x8s sitting on the ground. I had a real footer poured with 3 courses of block. Hurricane Irene put 8 in of water into my house [an older 1970s] but only 1/2 inch in my shop. Part of that was the location on my property. In my house rebuild I went up 3 block higher than before, I’m currently 5 ft off the ground. I’m toying with the idea of raising my shop as high as my house. Good luck on your build.

[onelight]

I don’t know where you live but my theory is to build off the ground, higher the better. When I had my shop built [pre Irene] it was designed to be on 8x8s sitting on the ground. I had a real footer poured with 3 courses of block. Hurricane Irene put 8 in of water into my house [an older 1970s] but only 1/2 inch in my shop. Part of that was the location on my property. In my house rebuild I went up 3 block higher than before, I’m currently 5 ft off the ground. I’m toying with the idea of raising my shop as high as my house. Good luck on your build.

Sounds like you should consider pontoons instead of footer and blocks

[Baltimoreed]

As unfortunately often said in this country nowadays, we had never seen water like that here before. I’ve lived in eastern NC since 1972 and spoke to many old folks in the aftermath of the storm and they hadn’t seen water like that in their lifetime. We have our hurricanes, the midwest has it’s river floods and tornadoes and the left coast has it’s droughts and fires. Pick your poison.

[dverna]

A casting shed is a very good idea.

[MaLar]

Got more done today. Probably not going to get more done for awhile. Supposed to rain for a week here.

[CLAYPOOL]

Is that roof plywood the kind that can be out in the rain for/? 6 months. Just asking, supposedly there is such a thing now.

[Dieselhorses]

I think I’d put a turbine on top or a power ventilator. Looks good though!


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[Markopolo]

Looks like osb on the roof... don’t want that wet I don’t think.time for a tarp until you get some tin up there.

[Baltimoreed]

I don’t understand why you built a concrete slab but didn’t use it as the actual floor? If you wanted a wood floor you should have done a poured footer and a couple of course of block then build your treated floor. Moisture is going to get under your build from the exposed concrete and wick right into your untreated floor joists. Those 2 little 2x4s between the floor joists and pad are going to deteriorate plus they don’t support anything, the weight is at the walls. 4x4 salt treated under the long walls and a couple in between would be better or even a bunch of 4x8 solid block with a vapor barrier between the block and wood would let air circulate under it but you want zero moisture under the floor. The proper way to build on a slab is to build the walls at the edge of the concrete with bolts in the pour to bolt down the wall sillplates. Your wall plywood or T111 should extend past the concrete but not touch the ground so no water can get to your untreated wood. I’m not a professional builder but have built a bunch and I’m afraid that you will have problems down the road. In your initial pix I was hoping that I was looking at framing for a wall laying on the pour not a floor.

[Camper64]

It probably has to do with city/county code. A building sitting on top of a concrete slab is considered movable where as something affixed to the slab is not.

[Baltimoreed]

If it’s going to be a casting shed as opposed to a tool shed then it should have underground electric run to it off the breaker box in his house. Sounds kinda permanent to me.