Originally Posted By Dave's White Rock '68 Droptop
there is NEVER any old beer around here!
Just old beer drinkers??
I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not sure. I feel like I am diagonally parked in a parallel universe. 1968 400 convertible (Scarlet) 1976 T/A - 455 LE (No Burt) 1976 T/A New baby, starting full restoration. 1968 350 - 4 speed 'vert - 400 clone (the Beast!) 1968 350 convertible - Wife's car now- 400 clone (Aleutian Blue) (Blue Angel) 2008 Durango - DD 2008 GXP - New one from NH is AWESOME! 2017 Durango Citadel - Modern is nice! HEMI is amazing! 1998 Silverado Z71 - Father-daughter project 1968 400 coupe - R/A clone (Blue Pearl) (sold) 1967 326 convertible - Sold 1980 T/A SE Bandit - Sold
I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not sure. I feel like I am diagonally parked in a parallel universe. 1968 400 convertible (Scarlet) 1976 T/A - 455 LE (No Burt) 1976 T/A New baby, starting full restoration. 1968 350 - 4 speed 'vert - 400 clone (the Beast!) 1968 350 convertible - Wife's car now- 400 clone (Aleutian Blue) (Blue Angel) 2008 Durango - DD 2008 GXP - New one from NH is AWESOME! 2017 Durango Citadel - Modern is nice! HEMI is amazing! 1998 Silverado Z71 - Father-daughter project 1968 400 coupe - R/A clone (Blue Pearl) (sold) 1967 326 convertible - Sold 1980 T/A SE Bandit - Sold
spent a bit of time on it today...going to make some notes and pass it on to a young guy to do the permit set for me...I'm too busy and want it started soon as I take possession... any last comments before it goes out??
I'll be thickening the slab where the hoist posts go, adding the washroom after final insp. etc...
Run a steel beam from back wall to front wall out to roof extension to hold up the roof with no pillars and give you the ability to hang hoist from I-beam inside garage.
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You can buy manufactured beams that will span 30' or better...No posts. I used 2X12's on 16" centers to span 24'.
Are you building this yourself? I built mine with alot of help from friends, my Dad, and brothers. It was the funnest, most enjoyable project I've ever taken on. I did everything except pour the concrete and nail the shingles.
I'm a hobbyist. Not a professional. Don't be hatin'!
That would be an expensive beam for a 30' span plus possible cantilever. I put 6 Steel wf beams in my current house due to the wide open floor plan. The parallam or composite wood beam will easily take the load of a big block. I don't mind the posts where they are and I want to rationalize the structure from a cost vs functionality standpoint. (value engineering).
Last edited by Dave's White Rock '68 Droptop; 03/02/1102:44 AM.
Originally Posted By Dave's White Rock '68 Droptop
(value engineering).
And here I thought you were different than all those other builders....
I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not sure. I feel like I am diagonally parked in a parallel universe. 1968 400 convertible (Scarlet) 1976 T/A - 455 LE (No Burt) 1976 T/A New baby, starting full restoration. 1968 350 - 4 speed 'vert - 400 clone (the Beast!) 1968 350 convertible - Wife's car now- 400 clone (Aleutian Blue) (Blue Angel) 2008 Durango - DD 2008 GXP - New one from NH is AWESOME! 2017 Durango Citadel - Modern is nice! HEMI is amazing! 1998 Silverado Z71 - Father-daughter project 1968 400 coupe - R/A clone (Blue Pearl) (sold) 1967 326 convertible - Sold 1980 T/A SE Bandit - Sold
Hey I put 6 Individual steel beams in my house! My steel handbook is packed but that would be one deep and heavy mofo.
Cheer up, I am likely using steel siding on the two fence side elevations that no one will see, except you will be welcome to go around back and gaze longingly at it anytime!
....and you are closer to Pittsburg and Hamilton than I am. Here, we have a backyard full of "forest products".
Last edited by Dave's White Rock '68 Droptop; 03/02/1101:21 PM.
David ,you really dont need to thicken the slab for the posts....figure it out! Even a two post lift , take your car weight ,divide by two (for ea post), check your post base, most likely a 12 x 12 plate = 144 S.I.
use car weight sample 4000 Lbs, = 2000 per post 2000:144=13.9 PSI...what kind of concrete are you using? 3000 psi? lol most shops I`ve seen here in town have a 4" reinforced slab, and they are not prepared for special thickening for placings of lift posts...
That's compressibility. By thickening to say 6" and adequate reinforcing mat in the immediate area one can avoid any cracking that may develope if there is any subbase settlement. Cheap insurance for an extra scrape of the bucket and a few extra I0M bars.
Originally Posted By Dave's White Rock '68 Droptop
That's compressibility. By thickening to say 6" and adequate reinforcing mat in the immediate area one can avoid any cracking that may develope if there is any subbase settlement. Cheap insurance for an extra scrape of the bucket and a few extra I0M bars.
yup, I know its cheap, but not really necessary in your area I would think??..I do tivcken slabs to 6" and dbl up the bars here in Houston on residences sometimes, mainly because of the very much "gumbo" soil we have....lots of clays , shrinking and expanding takes a toll on concrete...it doesnt bend easily...lol and after 25-30 yrs slabs often have had it!
I figure its pretty good bearing there...primarily sand and gravels...but will thicken at the post locations anyhow. I hate cracked slabs, except at the control joints!
