[TheForge] OT: My floor is poured: the saga

[Paul Sperbeck]

Speaking to the laying of block regarding methodology:
It would be a good idea to bring in a mason and have him make the 
suggestions as to the method that they will use, at that time you can 
consider whether or not you like his methodology.

As a retired service provider, it can be much more profitable to perform 
what ever action the client wants, even if you are aware that there is a 
much simpler:cheaper:effective:appropriate system available.v We all 
ways got paid without complaint when we did exactlly what the client 
wants...

As an example, my wife took her car in for a timing belt service, which 
I no longer want to do... too hard on the back, and she was going to ask 
them to do a brake job because of some noise she heard. A much better 
result is often obtained by describing the problem and letting the 
provider determine what is wrong. In her case it was a rusting dust 
shield that is of little real importance. Saved a boatload of cash...

In any event, good luck with the project.

paul
-- 
When seconds count the police are only minutes away.

Draw quickly.  Shoot carefully.  No one has been killed by a loud noise.

At the core of liberalism is the spoiled child - miserable as spoiled children are, unsatisfied, demanding, ill-disciplined, despotic and useless. Liberalism is a philosophy of sniveling brats. P. J. O'Rourke

Good judgment comes from experience, and experience....well that comes from poor judgment.

Life's tough, pilgrim, and it's even tougher if you're stupid.

No trees were killed in the generation of this message,
but a tremendous number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced



On 09/18/2014 09:48 AM, Andrew Vida wrote:
> Concrete company plant manager came yesterday and the outcome was good.
>
> They will foot the bill to have a 4-6" thick cap of a finishing mix 
> poured atop the existing slab.  They will provide finishing, pumping, 
> the whole works.  The one caveat is that I first get the walls up, 
> which will serve as the form to which they will strike lines for the 
> grade, and so forth.  I am thinking I will affix 1x4 below grade for a 
> cast-in perimeter drain and box off the drain pipe to keep form a 
> small well for water to gather and exit.
>
> This bit could work out rather well.
>
> The real trick now will be getting the walls up.  Plant manager said 
> he will try to get some block masons in touch with me.
>
> My idea is to lay 1/2 or 1/3 cap blocks in a doubled manner with 8" 
> space between and fill with concrete or  grout.
>
> At the bottom where pressures are high, ever other block would go 90* 
> to the wall and act as a tie to prevent a blowout.  Rebar atop each 
> course.  Should be plenty strong... 16" thick wall.  Cap them off and 
> in the space between the top of the cap and the bottom of the existing 
> footing, pack in hydraulic cement, which will expand and thereby take 
> up the load.  Hydracide the outer surfaces, put in drains and backfill.
>
> Anyone see any holes in that plan?
> ______________________________________________________________
> TheForge mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/theforge
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> Post: mailto:TheForge at mailman.qth.net
>
> TheForge mail list group photo site is
> http://www.shutterfly.com
> Login: blacksmithblacksmith at hotmail.com
> Password: anvil
>
> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
>

paul
-- 
When seconds count the police are only minutes away.

Draw quickly.  Shoot carefully.  No one has been killed by a loud noise.

At the core of liberalism is the spoiled child - miserable as spoiled children are, unsatisfied, demanding, ill-disciplined, despotic and useless. Liberalism is a philosophy of sniveling brats. P. J. O'Rourke

Good judgment comes from experience, and experience....well that comes from poor judgment.

Life's tough, pilgrim, and it's even tougher if you're stupid.

No trees were killed in the generation of this message,
but a tremendous number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced