status of new workshop

Here is my present workshop status, in case anyone is interested. I posted when I started and I'm only a week from putting up the building, should be erecting the building on the 15th and 16th.; Concrete will be put on the ground at 0'dark thirty in the morning (04:30). I will update the web page again as soon as I can.

Mike

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mike
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On Tue, 11 Sep 2007 04:54:01 -0000, with neither quill nor qualm, mike quickly quoth:

You'll be pouring this week and erecting on October 15-16? Congrats.

I finally cut a downpayment check on a new Toyota Tundra yesterday. It won't be built until December. I guess that's my metal xmas present to myself.

-- The only place you will be accepted is the place you make for yourself. -- Holly Lisle, Fire In The Mist, 1992

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Larry Jaques

Concrete is on the ground and being finished right now! I will erect the building this weekend, Sept. 15th.

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mike

"Larry Jaques" wrote in message news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com...

show off.....

xman

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xmradio

I'd make some comment, but my envy has me immobilized right now.

I wish you luck on all stages of construction. Stay close to it, and even if you don't know what the guys are doing, they will do a better job if they know the owner is standing there. It's always good to put both hands on your hips every once in a while and gaze at the work, hold a nine iron vertically between two fingertips as if checking an imaginary line, and that thumb and forefinger massage of the chin will make a clueless newbie look like a construction super to most average workmen. Leave them alone to do their work, and if you do have a problem, go to the supervisor ONLY.

Now, what do I do about this envy?

Looks like mine is still months out unless those darn Lotto people can pick the right numbers.

Six numbers.

How hard can it be?

Steve

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SteveB

On Tue, 11 Sep 2007 13:55:28 -0000, with neither quill nor qualm, mike quickly quoth:

Condolences. Didn't the concrete contractor tell you that if it doesn't cure for a month, it'll crumble and you'll be without a shop?

-- The only place you will be accepted is the place you make for yourself. -- Holly Lisle, Fire In The Mist, 1992

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Larry Jaques

On Tue, 11 Sep 2007 10:47:54 -0700, with neither quill nor qualm, "xmradio" quickly quoth:

I figured that the rust and primer on my 17 y/o truck were scaring off the wealthier clients, so I'm going into hock to save 'em.

-- The only place you will be accepted is the place you make for yourself. -- Holly Lisle, Fire In The Mist, 1992

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Larry Jaques

Even for high-early strength mix (which I somewhat doubt it is) you want at least 7 days of good curing. Green (fresh) concrete is fragile as all get-out, and gets stronger with age and wet. 28 days at 70 F with sufficient water at all times is the "standard design strength". 4 days is silly. If it rains, leave it alone, if it doesn't rain, put a sprinkler on it, and leave the damn thing to itself for a few weeks, minimum.

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Ecnerwal

I would not touch the concrete for a month. But that's just me.

Steve

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SteveB

and be sure to have them add the fibers to the mix

Gunner

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Gunner

I will never pour concrete without fiber! That is a given; The concrete is 3500 psi w/fiber. I didn't see the link show up so if anybody is interested here it is again.

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Mike

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mike

On Wed, 12 Sep 2007 05:05:23 -0000, with neither quill nor qualm, mike quickly quoth:

Mike, RE: the index page, the links on the bottom of that page aren't hot and your counter code is showing.

I hope the pumper guy cleans up his mess. A bigass lump of concrete like that would be hard to work around. He shouldn't have let it harden on him in the pipe, huh? Well, either that or the concrete truck guy added a bag of fibers and didn't mix them in well, resulting in a lump. The pumper could see that during his disassembly. I heard lots of horror stories from a pumper friend a couple decades ago.

G'luck!

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Larry Jaques

So, Mike, did your building fall down or did you wait until the concrete hardened suitably? Give us a status update and more pics, eh?

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LarsJaques

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