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Enough of COVID...what are you doing to the house?

backmarkerducati said:
I think he is talking about on top not under.... under is a no brainier if it can be done now.
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I think over would be a nightmare. Subject to mechanical damage would get him (even if reality of such damage would be low). Now, if you laid it on top and built a wooden box over it (or poured a concrete curb) you may be ok but that seems like a bad idea. You could hide it better run along the fence (but that makes replacing the fence a whole lot harder).
 
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crankcall said:
The trex original was an ok product , not great . It was better than wood , however they did have serious mildew issues .
Once the new product line came, about 10 yrs ago they moved to an encapsulated product , no mildew issues and a really durable top surface . One of tbe new problems is it’s not flippable anymore , the top is the top . View attachment 61669
This just got finished up , it’s mid level Trex , but the Color we wanted , it’s my 4th trex deck , I’m reasonably happy . The railings are not trex , these match the house better and came from Lowes . I had a quote for rails to match the house exactly but it was 4K for 30 ft of rail .


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Does Trex still have the fat grooves on the board edges? My first (and only) Trex deck had all kinds of snapped-off grooves. After flipping tone of boards, the back side chipped too so I ripped it out. Trex would not warranty the damage, it was not considered a manufacturing defect.

We finished the deck a week before hosting a high school grad party for the kids, -- high heals punched out a bunch of the grooves. Other damage came over time from the feet of deck chairs. Haven't used it since.

I suspect they fixed that groove issue when they went single-sided. Groove should have been much thinner and closer to the bottom edge of the plank.
 
mimico_polak said:
For now I’m planning on sanding and sealing it…currently I have no time to start another project.

Just picked up material to frame for shed pad…dad thinks I need a wire mesh for the 8x10 pad…I disagreed.

He still thinks I need a bomb shelter.

Speaking of which…anyone show me HOW to prep the pad to install wiring at a later date? Planning on pouring this weekend so want to make sure I’ve got everything ready.
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1) Wire mesh. I'll agree with dad for a 3" or less pour. No mesh is needed if you order fiber reinforced premix.

2) Power to the shed - nothing to do to the pad, power can enter thry a conduit later. You can rough in a conduit thru the pad, but there is no need an any through holes near the edge of your pad will be weak spots.
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mimico_polak said:
@oioioi and @backmarkerducati what’s the consensus on running 15A cable outside along the ground? Any way to armour it?

I ask because Kevin was really good at concrete and shortest path is under 4” of concrete…
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My BIL's house was previously owned by an old Potorgese concrete finisher -- he has a concrete driveway, walkways, stairs, and 1000sq' of multilevel concrete deck. He had to run water and power to his shed, they sawcut a 12" wide sections out, laid in the power and water, then refilled with black pigmented concrete. The did a couple of extra accent cuts to make it look like it was designed that way -- you would never know it wasn't original.
 
Ok then…mesh it is.

And as for the conduit…looks like I’ll be doing some digging. Dammit.

And no, can’t use (shouldn’t) use an extension cord above ground. Pretty sure there’s loads of issues with that setup.

Thanks all. Appreciate the recommendation into the shed @Mad Mike that will do the trick nicely…and can be done in the future as I’m tired of digging for the time being.
 
mimico_polak said:
So…I’m not sure what you’re saying?

Yes to rebar…or no to rebar?
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If you're doing 4", a 10x12 slab will float without cracking long as you have a good base. Less than 4" (you are probably doing 3") needs rebar, mesh or poly fiber reinforced concrete (adds $15/yd3) to the cost - cheap and as good as rebar of mesh.

I used polyfiber in my basement floor and garage. The basement is 20x26 x3" and has no cuts or cracks, the garage is 28x34 x 5" and it's also continuous -- no cracks.

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I like a concealed solution if I can get one.

As I mentioned before I would install a conduit from the edge of the slab where a figure shed wall would sit to somewhere away from the shed and toward the area where you can bring cable in later.

Doing this now will make it easier later

If you are ok with a visible PVC LB as @Mad Mike suggested than you don't need to do anything now and all of this can be done later when. Your shed is up.

As for burning the actually cable from the house towards this shed.

I would see if you can put under ground but from what I remember I think you have other concrete in the way.
In this case you can run armoured liquid tite along the fence with the supply cable you may need later.
Call me and we can discuss.
 
Mad Mike said:
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Does Trex still have the fat grooves on the board edges? My first (and only) Trex deck had all kinds of snapped-off grooves. After flipping tone of boards, the back side chipped too so I ripped it out. Trex would not warranty the damage, it was not considered a manufacturing defect.
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Mad Mike said:
I suspect they fixed that groove issue when they went single-sided. Groove should have been much thinner and closer to the bottom edge of the plank.
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I have never heard of snapped off grooves , using clips the screws would spin out before breaking a grove off , or run right through for the fellows using a toe nail idea. But lots of wierd stuff happens They went single sided on the material when they started doing a vinyl encapsilation , the 'cap' is very expensive in the manufacture. The down side is you now only have one working side in a really expensive product. Lumber yard lift truck guys picking up 20ft have 8ft hanging off each side of the fork . The warehouse where its loaded has a steel jig to pull orders , from the factory it ships on pallets , but only the guy ordering the full lift gets the skid....
There are some really good alternatives out there now to Trex , I should learn more about them.
 
crankcall said:
I have never heard of snapped off grooves , using clips the screws would spin out before breaking a grove off , or run right through for the fellows using a toe nail idea. But lots of wierd stuff happens They went single sided on the material when they started doing a vinyl encapsilation , the 'cap' is very expensive in the manufacture. The down side is you now only have one working side in a really expensive product. Lumber yard lift truck guys picking up 20ft have 8ft hanging off each side of the fork . The warehouse where its loaded has a steel jig to pull orders , from the factory it ships on pallets , but only the guy ordering the full lift gets the skid....
There are some really good alternatives out there now to Trex , I should learn more about them.
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If you're MP's delivery guy that leaves the forks 18" apart when moving lifts, overhang is far worse. What a moron, at least pull the forks apart as much as possible when moving long flexible material.
 
when you offload a Moffat lift truck , from the tag along spot on the big truck, the forks are usually inset a bit , moving them requires about 2 mins of extra effort. Because then you have to move them back.
Hate shipping on a Moffat truck , you loose a lot of capacity , because you have the tag along hanging off the back.
 
Buddy popped by today and was shocked as to the progress. When I told him there’s a bunch of stuff I’m not too happy with he told me his parents just spent 50k on a roof and windows on a side split (very similar to mine).

Said for the 50k, the work looked like amateur hour. And his parents were ******, but paid up.

‘If you think the work you’re doing here is bad…you’re an idiot. This is better than majority of stuff I’ve seen the last 5 years’.

That def made me feel better.
 
crankcall said:
I have never heard of snapped off grooves , using clips the screws would spin out before breaking a grove off , or run right through for the fellows using a toe nail idea. But lots of wierd stuff happens They went single sided on the material when they started doing a vinyl encapsilation , the 'cap' is very expensive in the manufacture. The down side is you now only have one working side in a really expensive product. Lumber yard lift truck guys picking up 20ft have 8ft hanging off each side of the fork . The warehouse where its loaded has a steel jig to pull orders , from the factory it ships on pallets , but only the guy ordering the full lift gets the skid....
There are some really good alternatives out there now to Trex , I should learn more about them.
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The grooves cracked and/or snapped off on the top edge. Ours was installed tongue clips.
 
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