but here's a pic after the outer shell was completed and the floor is ready to be
poured. You can also see the side door in the pic even though the exterior
sheathing still needs to be cut out.
I leveled the floor myself with some compacted gravel using my bobcat. Then I
screwed some of the foam board to the walls around the inside perimeter. This
is perfectly level and will serve for the concrete to screed from and it also acts
as an expansion joint since the floor is a "full-floating" floor.
I placed a layer of plastic down over the gravel to help prevent condensation on
the floor.
I also used some wire mesh to help reinforce the concrete. At the front of pour, I
dug it down to about 8" deep and placed some rebar since this is the highest
load point on the floor as vehicles are driven in and out.
I hired some professional concrete guys to make the pour as I wanted it to be
perfect and this was way too much concrete for me and a few friends to handle.
was completed.
In this pic, you can see that I used all pressure-treated studs in the walls,
pre-engineered roof trusses which are all tied with hurricane ties, and I
insulated all of the walls.
I also painted the inside of all of the block with "Dry-lok" waterproofing just as
an added precaution.
