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  • #16
    Re: Concrete slab question

    Go there very early in the morning and you'll find lots of damaged bagged goods outside on palets, discounted, everyday.......like 90lb bags of concrete mix for a buck each.
    Hey thats a great tip,, wish I knew that before.. I think you need to hire a day laborer for a day or two,, although you are saving a lot onn a gym membership

    Cheers
    Mark

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    • #17
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      Just this morning we picked up a palet load of goods for $15. The only thing is you've got to buy everything that's on the palet.....which included 6-50lb chunks of solid roofing tar which I have no use for. But we ended up with close to 8 complete bags of 90lb mix, almost 5 complete bags of 60lb mix, and about 5 torn bags of 3/4" gravel.
      I now carry large trash bags with me so loading some of these torn bags of concrete would be less messy loading them into the SUV.
      George

      My 34" WFO build

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      • #18
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        wrap the tar in plastic and use it for fill....

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        • #19
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          Originally posted by ThisOldGarageNJ View Post
          wrap the tar in plastic and use it for fill....
          Brilliant!
          George

          My 34" WFO build

          Weber 22-OTG / Ugly Drum Smoker / 34" WFO

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          • #20
            Re: Concrete slab question

            Hey F,,,
            Fid you remove the post from the picture,, Is there a roof over the area.. ??

            Any progress ??

            I know your stockpililng

            CHeers Mark

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            • #21
              Re: Concrete slab question

              Originally posted by ThisOldGarageNJ View Post
              Hey F,,,
              Fid you remove the post from the picture,, Is there a roof over the area.. ??

              Any progress ??

              I know your stockpililng

              CHeers Mark
              Thanks Mark,

              No, those 6x6 posts support a small deck and roof up above, just outside the dining room.

              So far, I've dug most of the trenches, built forms around them, and layed rebars. I 've got more than enough concrete mix to fill them. I'm just waiting for my concrete mixer which I ordered a week ago to get here.

              George
              George

              My 34" WFO build

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              • #22
                Re: Concrete slab question

                I poured the footings over the weekend. I think I used about a yard of concrete on two separate pourings as I dug pretty deep. I didn't get the mixer yet so it was the old wheelbarrow......good thing I had a friend help me out doing the mixing...

                Last edited by fxpose; 10-20-2009, 06:34 PM.
                George

                My 34" WFO build

                Weber 22-OTG / Ugly Drum Smoker / 34" WFO

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                • #23
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                  Your off to a good start,, I see you havent made the giant bathtub into a garden shed yet,,, or maybe bomb shelter....

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                  • #24
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                    I plan on just dry-stacking, re-barring the blocks, and filling most of the cores with concrete but is it necessary to mortar the first course onto the footings? I need to dead level the first course anyway so using mortar makes sense.

                    That giant bath tub situation is still up in the air....
                    Last edited by fxpose; 10-21-2009, 10:33 AM.
                    George

                    My 34" WFO build

                    Weber 22-OTG / Ugly Drum Smoker / 34" WFO

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                    • #25
                      Re: Concrete slab question

                      "And for extra measure, to prevent eventual sinking or tilting of the slab, I will drive rebars into the existing rear and right side block foundation,"

                      I would advise against this. Keep the new slab and footings independent of the existing foundation walls. If not, any movement or settlement of the new works could damage the existing walls. Put a 1/2 layer of felt/fiber material against the existing walls prior to pouring.

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                      • #26
                        Re: Concrete slab question

                        Hi Neil2,

                        Thank you for your reply. What you're advising makes a lot of sense. I'm going to rethink this carefully.
                        George

                        My 34" WFO build

                        Weber 22-OTG / Ugly Drum Smoker / 34" WFO

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                        • #27
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                          I'm reminded of something the Lord once said about new wine in new wineskins...
                          "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose." - Jim Elliot

                          "Success isn't permanent and failure isn't fatal." -Mike Ditka
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                          • #28
                            Re: Concrete slab question

                            More progress. During the week I mortared the first course to the footing and just yesterday I laid horizontal rebars and stacked the rest of the blocks.
                            I will toss in a few vertical rebars and fill most of the cores this week.

                            So far, this has been a great practice project for me before moving to the larger patio/WFO project.



                            George

                            My 34" WFO build

                            Weber 22-OTG / Ugly Drum Smoker / 34" WFO

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                            • #29
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                              this is definitely an ambitious project... looks great so far.....

                              Cheers
                              Mark

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                              • #30
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                                Thanks again!

                                Do you guys think I should fill every core or can I get away with filling every other? I know the cores can use up lots of concrete. Thanks!
                                George

                                My 34" WFO build

                                Weber 22-OTG / Ugly Drum Smoker / 34" WFO

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