doorgunner. i'm trying to use lower case lately. my forearms don 't get tired as fast

 

I know how I comment sometimes can be taken in a way that I did not intend...but I do TRY to make it so that people do not fail or have the problems like I have encountered.

Try this on for size...doing all that you did on your car and paint the car..and get it buffed out and stick it in the sun only to come out to a total catastrophe and pull the car back into shop and strip it all back down and do it ALL over again. I HAVE been there and experienced that. Two words come to mind---DRY HEAVE.

Doing what we do on these cars...having a big dose of tenacity is a good thing.



DUB

 

That's understandable dOORGUNNER.

Carry on.

 

Thanks Dub....I was beginning to think all I had was a good case of "Stupid".






Priya......look at the young whipper snapper using caps to show off his forearm stamina !

 

The plan at our new house was to have a dedicated garage/shop for the Corvette delivered the day we took ownership of the home. It arrived right on time since the concrete slab was cured............







The next phase was to remove the heavy-duty skid-beams and plywood floor from under the building/the reason being--the skid beams/floor were 11" higher than the concrete slab/I would have needed a concrete ramp 6 feet long in order to drive the Vette into the garage without the frame catching on the front edge of the flooring. BUT the modification DIDN'T happen. I had to fill the garage with moving boxes so my wife could unpack them to make the house livable with bath supplies/bedding/kitchen supplies/etc...................








So today, months later I began the floor modification. I raised the building from the rear first and blocked it/removed the plywood flooring/completely cut the skid-beams away from the walls (forgot to take a pic)............











My son-in-law used the trusty lawn tractor to pull the rear half of the beams/floor support sills from under the garage. He literally had the rear tires of the tractor smoking as it gradually got enough traction to pull the beam assembly from under the garage............






Tomorrow/God willing////We get to do the same to the front half of the building. Then we will be able to set the entire building on the slab

 

Cool, a lawn mower burnout. I bet you will be glad to get that job out of the way! Once the building is on the slab the vette goes in??
R

 

Hey R.......building gets lowered.....nice pretty epoxy paint goes on the concrete (no flakes in the paint, though,,,,I have enough trouble finding a 1/4" flatwasher when I drop it!).......ALARM install......mini restroom install.......workbench/sink......fridge......flatscreen.....etc .

Vette will go in/out during the above.

As for today......woke up.....PTSD is giving me a break.....son-in-law not available today so I jacked/raised the front half of the building 7" to make it easier to remove the remaining skid beam/plywood floor

Cleaned slab at rear half...........................








Lifted front half 7"................................... ...








Side view of lift.................................... ............






Hopefully tomorrow the remainder of the wooden floor will be removed.

 

Are you putting some type of moisture barrier between the slab and building? A row of concrete blocks to rest it on? How will it fasten... anchor bolts? (Real interested in how you do this, as we`re planning something similar with a wooden shed in the mountains)

 

Go Tigers! sink bama!!

 

Thanks for reminding me...Google says: Gasket of closed cell foam insulation between concrete slab and pressure treated wood sill plate. Then anchor bolts drilled into slab through sill plate.

 

I would also add a strip of SS or Copper flashing to prevent water from wicking into the wood.

I did it on the shop I built and the wood touching the concrete stays drier.

 

Those young guys think they're so hot, he better stay off my lawn!

 

this picture shows the copper flashing under the door. My walls are insulated and the shop is finished w/ heat , A/C .

I still have to do the moldings ...

 

Got it!













Same here with the insulation/a.c./heat.

Son-in-law wants to try tomorrow to remove remainder of wooden floor and joists.

 

Phase IV: The remainder of the skids/wooden floor are removed.................






Now to sweep up the mess/scrub the concrete/add metal moisture barrier to perimeter wooden sills. (Yes...those are Harley tanks and exhausts next to the soft top.

 

I remember when your car had Harley pipes

 

I really liked the old school look/kinda similar to my Harley.....





Talk about rumble when I went into passing gear!

Now.....time to clean/scrub the concrete slab so I can lower the garage onto it.

 

Scrubbed......needs to be air fried and sealed............................












Later that same day......the Louisiana heat baked the slab.....I was able to apply two coats of oil-based sealer.......................




Wow.......that sealer dries fast/by the time I worked my way to the rear of the garage the slab was nearly dry.

 

Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd......One gallon of topcoat was supposed to cover the entire floor

Still, I like the Silver-grey color.....it will lighten when it dries...........

 

After adding perimeter bracing I was able to lower the building onto the slab. I will cut/install aluminum sheets-strips to prevent moisture from the slab being absorbed by the sill plates(?)

I used heavy-wall pvc pipes as rollers to center the building onto the slab.......................








I gradually removed the wooden blocks from under the building until it sat flat on the slab.............................