Gary,
Thanks so much for the time you have spent on this. I know John and I, along with many, many more readers are pouring over every word!
Maybe John is stressed
but I'm loving it! After all these years of remodeling and making do with what's there, now I get to decide "what's there"!
I do have one little stressfull area though and that's the floor covering. You know, the age old, paint it, stain it, marbelize it or now even racedeck type floor. Now THAT is stressfull
A relatively small addition of 2,000 sq. ft., (this will be my personal shop where I hope the really cool customizing will take place
.)
can be quite expensive! And, I absolutely do not want to have to fix it constantly.
Here's a basis for the foundation and floor: Footer, support pillars, and floor will be poured at the same time. (Good idea or not?) Trust me on this one, it will be done correctly! Did I ever tell you guys I once was a HUD inspector?
. Inboard of the footer will be solid 2" insulation, compacted base etc., with the floor being minimal 4", reinforced concrete. The land is totally "sand" as in beach type sand. Great drainage, but a little worrisome about packing.
As far as the pre-mentioned vapor tests, I plan on having the heaviest vapor barrier laid over the base that I can!
This IS fun.
DV...60lb. snow load area to boot! Probably as high as Don has in St. Hauk!
Hybrid Mode
