The foundation I’ll be using for the shed I’m building. I decided to start chronicling the build after I did the foundation work, so I don’t have any footage on squaring up the holes for the concrete piers, or the pouring of the concrete.
DIY Shed – Part 1: Foundation
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Add a little sarcasm in the voice and you have deadpool teaches you how to build a shed
What exactly did you use for the anchor rods going doing through the cement piers? Looks like a good anchoring method for the 4x4s
I can not use paper tubes for my project. My footings are 2×2 sq ft, 10" thick and with 6 rebars, 5/8". I used low grade plywood to make casting forms. Cut plywood 10" x 28", then connected them with 2×2 sticks, 10" long, outside. A bit like swastika. Now, the question is how to align them properly. No one has shown alignment of square footings.
How far are the columns from each othet?
How do you ensure everything is even?
the hole digging, lining up are the hardest parts
Has anyone ever told you that you sound like Jeff Goldblum a little bit?
Looks easy enough!! Im gonna try it!
You can make cyclopean concrete when is a foundation.
From what I read and from what some building professionals told me, the concrete can take up to 30 days to get to fully set. It's mostly set by 7 days, which is when I started working with them. So you'll want to ensure your concrete is moist during that timeframe. I kept the concrete (with plastic bags on) and the ground around them moist for 7 days, but longer is better. So if you have the time, take it.
you said to "water your piers", how much and how often, I understand conditions will vary, but some point of reference would be nice, thanks, I watch this entire series of yours and nice shed and videos, I have learned from your experience
I used wooden stakes and a string with string levels to ensure that the tops of the pylons were all at the same level.
What technique did you use to level the caissons? Just a straight edge and a level?
Can you do a video that shows how you do your mesurements on the sloped ground to make sure the tubes are all even? Thanks
Great job nonetheless. Enjoy it, you've put the work in & it looks the business thusfar 🙂
I see you uploaded this 9 months ago & you uploaded part 5 only last week.
May I ask what was the delay in completing your build & how long dya think it would take from start to finish if you had 8 hour work days?
did you ever finish the roof video i couldn't find one?
I'm getting ready to build a shed myself, Great set of videos!!! I wanted to find out what size tubes did you use for the foundation?