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Hey guys! New here, but I think you guys might find this interesting...
Just downloaded the plans from this site, THANKS F.B! Looking thru the construction of the stand one might save a few bucks and most of all.... your back....So here goes.
The construction of the stand calls for (14) 80 lb. bags of quikrete at a cost of $3.66 per and (3) 10' bars of rebar.
Concrete = $51.24 before tax and
rebar = $ 18 ??? Not sure on this price....
So say $70 to go this route...And allot of back breaking work just moving the dang bags!!!!
So here's my alternative using another product from Quikrete called Surface Bonding Cement. I haven't personally used it yet, but it seems to fit this build to the tee.
I've attached the product info as a PDF and you'll find that this stuff has alot of advantages.
SO.....
Using the Quikrete S.B.C one 80 lb bag covers 50 sqft...
For the 42" stand I got 106.3 sqft (this is counting BOTH the inside/outside of the stand BUT NOT the front arch) ....So I would think 3 bags of S.B.C would be more then enough. *** Results may vary! *** LOL
My price for the S.B.C comes in at 16.66 per 80 lb bag. Needing only 3 bags, it comes to 50$ before tax, and there's no need for rebar....
I did a search on here to make sure this hasen't been covered before and was surprised that it wasen't! So, I hope someone closer to their build might consider this route, and let us know how it goes...
Thanks
-Joe
Hey guys! New here, but I think you guys might find this interesting...
Just downloaded the plans from this site, THANKS F.B! Looking thru the construction of the stand one might save a few bucks and most of all.... your back....So here goes.
The construction of the stand calls for (14) 80 lb. bags of quikrete at a cost of $3.66 per and (3) 10' bars of rebar.
Concrete = $51.24 before tax and
rebar = $ 18 ??? Not sure on this price....
So say $70 to go this route...And allot of back breaking work just moving the dang bags!!!!
So here's my alternative using another product from Quikrete called Surface Bonding Cement. I haven't personally used it yet, but it seems to fit this build to the tee.
I've attached the product info as a PDF and you'll find that this stuff has alot of advantages.
SO.....
Using the Quikrete S.B.C one 80 lb bag covers 50 sqft...
For the 42" stand I got 106.3 sqft (this is counting BOTH the inside/outside of the stand BUT NOT the front arch) ....So I would think 3 bags of S.B.C would be more then enough. *** Results may vary! *** LOL
My price for the S.B.C comes in at 16.66 per 80 lb bag. Needing only 3 bags, it comes to 50$ before tax, and there's no need for rebar....
I did a search on here to make sure this hasen't been covered before and was surprised that it wasen't! So, I hope someone closer to their build might consider this route, and let us know how it goes...
Thanks
-Joe
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