More Slab Work

Its been a very busy summer, but I was able to get some time away from work to finish putting in the waste lines that are under the slab.  I did not get any pictures of this process, but I had a plumber look at what I did and he gave me the thumbs up.

Once the sanitary drains were in place, it was time to move the sand around and level it with the forms.  Using strings stretched from side to side and a 8 foot board cut to the right depth for a screed I moved the sand around within the frame and leveled it up as best I could.  Next it will need to be packed and then the grade beams need to be dug out, re-bar put into them, vapor barrier placed down, styrofoam laid out, wire mesh plopped down and pex pipe draped across the whole according to its heat zones.  All that will need to be placed and then the cement can be put on.

Before that though, I need to get my cousins skid steer and move some sand I have in a nearby pile around and build up the edges around the form to keep the slab from blowing out the sides when it is poured.

Chicken Coop Revisited

After some though I have moved the chicken coop to a different location.  The reason for the move is that it ended up being to close to the well.  For now I have moved the building (it is on skids) to its new location.  Not only has it been moved, but for now until the new house is built rather than housing chickens it will be housing tools and building materials.

Well Building 2

I have been slowly going ahead with getting the well shed built.  I spent one Sunday a few weekends ago framing the walls.  As with most projects I start, this one is using mostly reclaimed material or new material off of the sawmill.  In the case of the walls, my father and I picked up several used 2x4's that the local village hall was disposing.  These had been used for shelves and the village had remodeled and was getting rid of them.  I took this stack and cut them to 5 foot lengths.

One part that is new is I purchased green treat 2x4's to line the base of the walls against the cement.  These were drilled to fit over the bolts that had been put in the cement and secured with a nut and washer holding this base in place.  Onto these boards the walls were then set and secured once they were framed.

Next I built some small trusses for the roof.  I cut matching pieces for each part, creating four of them in total.

After the trusses were built, I secured these to the walls and then cut 2x4's to place in the dead space between each truss.

Over the next few weeks I plan to finish the roof with boards and tin and use some plywood siding for the walls.  I have some used white tin set aside that I scrounged for the roof which should work very nice.