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Post by badbrad on Jun 7, 2017 8:03:53 GMT -6
So as I begin to set up the cabin to be my permanent residence to move in a few years one big thing I needed was a pole shed. Figure I would start a thread.
Lucky for me my neighbor who I get along with great and we do favors for each other builds them for a living.
The shed will be 32'x48'. 1-18' overhead door. 1-10' overhead door. One service door. I likely will finish and insulate and heat part of it with service door for a man cave/shop.
So construction started yesterday with site work.
As the builder started pulling out the tree stumps and doing site work he found a bunch of garbage. Rolled up carpet. Tires. Fence posts. What a bunch of slobs people are.
I asked him if there was a dead body in the rolled up carpet. LOL
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Post by biglakebass on Jun 7, 2017 8:05:00 GMT -6
All that shit was buried where the pad is going?
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Post by badbrad on Jun 7, 2017 8:06:55 GMT -6
All that shit was buried where the pad is going?
Yes it was.
In hindsite I'm not shocked at this spot did have some shit I cleaned up above ground when I bought the land. So I guess that area was their dump.
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Post by kl9 on Jun 7, 2017 8:30:08 GMT -6
First picture looks pretty wet. Did the excavator have to build you a platform to begin with or was there a higher spot? If he did, how long do you have to let it sit before you pour concrete (assuming you are)?
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Post by badbrad on Jun 7, 2017 8:35:13 GMT -6
First picture looks pretty wet. Did the excavator have to build you a platform to begin with or was there a higher spot? If he did, how long do you have to let it sit before you pour concrete (assuming you are)?
Its always wet by me. LOL
That water is from when he brought the tractor down a few weeks and broke off the roots off the stumps when he had time. Well, then we got 5.5 inches a rain a few weeks ago and it created a moat to hold water just around the stump.. And by me if water doesn't have a place to run it just sits for weeks on end. Now that he got the actual stump out and smoothed it out it should start drying. I am putting down 8" of breaker run first. Then top dressing with 3/4" granite to make it easier to walk on. I will probably pour concrete in my shop area at a later date. Not worried about that now.
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Post by smsmith on Jun 7, 2017 8:45:28 GMT -6
Seems every old homestead in rural America has a dump site
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Post by badbrad on Jun 7, 2017 9:57:16 GMT -6
Looks like it is drying out pretty good today. He put grooves in the dirt to get the water to drain and it worked well.
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Post by Bwoods11 on Jun 7, 2017 10:06:56 GMT -6
Sounds like a great project, I would love to have a shed right now, too many toys.
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Post by Tooln on Jun 7, 2017 11:07:17 GMT -6
Can't wait to see the in progress pics.
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Post by sd51555 on Jun 7, 2017 11:54:51 GMT -6
Seems every old homestead in rural America has a dump site You bet. If it couldn't be burnt, it got buried. Dig a hole, then the hole becomes a pile, then you dig a hole next to the pile and rake it in there. Then dig another hole. The stewards of the earth tried to burn some of their waste oil before pouring the rest on the ground along the bin.
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Post by sd51555 on Jun 7, 2017 11:55:33 GMT -6
First picture looks pretty wet. Did the excavator have to build you a platform to begin with or was there a higher spot? If he did, how long do you have to let it sit before you pour concrete (assuming you are)?
Its always wet by me. LOL
That water is from when he brought the tractor down a few weeks and broke off the roots off the stumps when he had time. Well, then we got 5.5 inches a rain a few weeks ago and it created a moat to hold water just around the stump.. And by me if water doesn't have a place to run it just sits for weeks on end. Now that he got the actual stump out and smoothed it out it should start drying. I am putting down 8" of breaker run first. Then top dressing with 3/4" granite to make it easier to walk on. I will probably pour concrete in my shop area at a later date. Not worried about that now.
What is breaker run?
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Post by badbrad on Jun 7, 2017 12:36:07 GMT -6
Its always wet by me. LOL
That water is from when he brought the tractor down a few weeks and broke off the roots off the stumps when he had time. Well, then we got 5.5 inches a rain a few weeks ago and it created a moat to hold water just around the stump.. And by me if water doesn't have a place to run it just sits for weeks on end. Now that he got the actual stump out and smoothed it out it should start drying. I am putting down 8" of breaker run first. Then top dressing with 3/4" granite to make it easier to walk on. I will probably pour concrete in my shop area at a later date. Not worried about that now.
What is breaker run?
3-4" material.
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Post by Catscratch on Jun 7, 2017 12:59:54 GMT -6
Great project. Once the dirt work is it'll probably go pretty quick. Take lots of pics to post. I love to see in progress pics.
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Post by badbrad on Jun 7, 2017 13:00:54 GMT -6
Great project. Once the dirt work is it'll probably go pretty quick. Take lots of pics to post. I love to see in progress pics. Couple of weeks it should be done. He isn't going to be workijh on it full time every day either
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Post by Catscratch on Jun 7, 2017 13:02:51 GMT -6
Great project. Once the dirt work is it'll probably go pretty quick. Take lots of pics to post. I love to see in progress pics. Couple of weeks it should be done. He isn't going to be workijh on it full time every day either I've been looking at pole barns too. Those crews that do it for a living have it down pat. In and out without much downtime.
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