[AT] another new shop

[Jerry Rhodes]

Cecil, I have no info on you heating, but on the floor, I have a freind (62
yrs) that has done 100's of large pours per yr for floors, and he said "saw
cut the floor (3/4") in about 4 days and DO NOT put anything on it for 24 to
28 days" I always said that was BS, but I now beleive he is right for I have
seen some of his older jobs and they would crack if the owner was on it in a
week or 2, good luck
Jerry NW Ohio
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cecil E Monson" <cmonson at hvc.rr.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2004 10:10 AM
Subject: [AT] another new shop


> It looks like I may get a chance to design another new shop
> and put it up in the coming year. I have a list of things I am going
> to change from the way I built the shop I have now. One thing I am
> going to add is an auxiliary hot water heating system that will heat
> the house and the new shop from one location. There will be an oil
> burning furnace that will handle both locations also and it will shut
> down if the wood furnace is going.
>
> Which brings me to the question.  Does anyone on the List have
> an outdoor furnace that is used this way?  The ones I am considering
> are the outdoor furnaces with a large firebox that stand out away from
> the buildings a ways and look like a little building. If you have one,
> what do you think of it and would you put in another one if the situation
> came up again?
>
> Another question I have is concerning the concrete floor. On the
> new shop I have now, I specified 6" of concrete with steel laid on the
> whole thing and centered inside the slab. The pour was 36' X 48' and the
> thickness and the steel did nothing to stop cracking. I have a diagonal
> crack that did not spread but goes literally across the building from one
> front corner to an opposite rear corner. Before the floor was poured and
> while the building was under construction, I hauled and spread about 8"
> of 3/4" crushed stone over the entire floor and it was well compacted by
> the time the concrete was poured. I thought I had everything covered with
> the steel and the underlayment of stone but apparently not. I made sure
> when the concrete was poured that I was there and that the steel stayed
> in place so I know that was done. Maybe cracks are the way things go but
> I would just as soon not have any if I do it again.
>
> Any comments will be appreciated.
>
> Cecil
> --
> The nicest thing about telling the truth is you never have to wonder
> what you said.
>
> Cecil E Monson
> Lucille Hand-Monson
> Mountainville, New York   Just a little east of the North Pole
>
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>
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