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Leoht’s long awaited shed build thread.(Workshop / Man cave / Garage mahal)

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  1. leoht

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    The total was 44 cubic meters delivered or 57.5 cubic yards if I did my math right


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    Next job after lunch, power trowel’s

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    By 2pm it was starting to look really good.

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    The contraction joints were cut using a Husqvarna Soff-cut.

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    The concreter’s were all packed up and left at 4pm.



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    How many days before you can park anything on it? Will you paint it first or leave it natural?
     
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    Woodwidow, the concreter’s said 2 weeks so another 8 day’s now. I am going to seal the concrete first.


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    Hmm...they must be cautious types...I've always heard 1 week for cars and light trucks...more for heavy equipment/trucks
     
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    I think you are correct brenndatomu, we were talking about a truck delivering the plywood for the mezzanine, when they said 2 weeks.


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    Ah, I see...could you have a crane truck bring the plywood so it could be loaded up on the mezzanine through your outside access?
     
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    Now there’s an idea, Yes that will work.


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    When my floor was poured, the sealer was sprayed on before they left.
     
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    I thought I better update this thread.
    I decided to seal the concrete with a lithium densifier, after doing some research I decided it would give me the best results for my situation.

    I also found an great manufacturer in Melbourne, I went to there factory in Melbourne and meet the chemist who developed the sealer/densifier I was interested in, he even took me in to his lab and showed me some of his samples and tests.

    This is the stuff.
    Lithium Densifier Premium - Tech-Dry

    The chemist Ren said the best results would be on clean 28 day old concrete so I mopped over the floor and left the shed doors closed until last Tuesday, then it was sealing time.

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    I am really happy with how the concrete looks. A great job by the concreter’s and the sealer is just the icing on the cake.

    Today I went around to a good friend from work and we sealed some concrete in his shed with the leftover chemical.


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    Does the sealer prevent oil stains, etc.? Can you paint over it if you wish to do a section for an office?
     
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    Yes and yes.

    This is linked from Tech-Dry’s website.
    Lithium Densifier Premium - Tech-Dry

    Start of test. Olive oil, engine oil and heavy engine oil.
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    After 24 hours.
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    Oil stains after 24 hours.
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    It seems to be an awesome product.
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    The shed is really looking good, Leoht!
     
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    It’s been a month and a half since I updated this tread so over the next couple of nights I will add some to it.

    A month ago I got round to wiring up the controllers and motors for the roller shutters. (Industrial roller doors)

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    Set the encoders and the open and closed limits.

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    Now I can open and close the doors the easy way, using electricity instead of the emergency override chain.

    I have to say that opening the big door that weighs more than 1000 lbs using the chain takes some time and really makes you sweat.


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    Always great when you can make things easier for yourself!
     
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    I wanted to fill/seal the contraction joints in the concrete slab.

    I started by putting the foam packing rods in to the joints.

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    10 millimetre foam in a 5 millimetre slot is slow and tedious work, 66 metres/216 feet of control joints to pack took some doing.

    Once in the joint I used my special home made scraper to set the packer rod to about 5 millimetres deep.

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    I made the scraper out of an old power hack saw blade, it’s thicker and stiffer than a paint scraper and is perfect for this job.

    Next I masked both sides of the joints.

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    Now for the Sikaflex pro+

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    I tooled the Sikaflex off with a putty knife. Then removed the masking tape.

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    Last I smoothed the edges with my finger that was dipped in diluted dishwashing detergent to get a nice finish.

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    All 216’ done, and I’m happy that it’s over.



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    Well done mate!
     
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    Holy crap! That must've been insane!

    Now how many days will it take to get your eyes aligned up right again? :rofl: :lol:

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    I hope you had one of those stools with wheels for that job.
     
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    No I didn’t have a stool so I spent most of the time on my knees.


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