Materials in Portland, Oregon

[gdest]

Re: Materials in Portland, Oregon

Bed rails!!! Why didn't I think of that!! That is a great idea and it would have helped clean out my shed!

Gary

[Neil2]

Re: Materials in Portland, Oregon

"Bed rails are a good source of angle iron."

Check your local landfill/dump. Recycle, reuse ! (and it's free).

"Another option is to use a little more rebar in the front of your support slab, and forgo that useless row of blocks entirely. "

I agree with dmun. Throw in a couple of extra 1/2 inch rebar in the front edge of your suspended slab . Make sure the ends of these rebar are angled back or down 12 inches or so to provide anchorage.

[Michael F]

Re: Materials in Portland, Oregon

Thanks for the great suggestions! I think I"ll go with dmun's idea and skip that row of blocks and get a larger opening.