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<blockquote data-quote="TacomaJD" data-source="post: 631929" data-attributes="member: 1780"><p><strong>Re:</strong></p><p></p><p>Elaborate? How does grade dictate in this scenario? I posted pics of the spot the shop will land on. I'm not building on the side of a mountain, so both a dirt pad and blockwork could suffice. I would think it would simply come down to a decision between cost and cosmetics. </p><p></p><p>And I understand there's more to it than dumping a load of dirt and pouring a pad on top, this won't be the first shop I have built lol. The point I was making was the difference in prep before concrete between dirt pad and blockwork is that blockwork would require a lot of work on my end to lay the block. A dirt pad would not, as I am not capable of doing any of the work required to go that route, thus the ease of calling my neighbor to bring some dirt and a dozer over. Then, after it settles and is compacted enough, the drop footers for the concrete would be dug by whoever I sub out to do the concrete, along with placing gravel bed and plastic moisture barrier. </p><p></p><p>BUT...a dug drop footer for concrete pad may not even be necessary. I had a dirt pad built for my current shop, then called the concrete guy, he formed up with 2x6's, then layed a gravel bed in the middle up to about 1 foot away from the form boards, so the pad is roughly 5.5" thick around the perimeter effectively creating a drop footer without the need to dig, while it is probably closer to 4" thick throughout the rest of the pad on top of the gravel bed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TacomaJD, post: 631929, member: 1780"] [b]Re:[/b] Elaborate? How does grade dictate in this scenario? I posted pics of the spot the shop will land on. I'm not building on the side of a mountain, so both a dirt pad and blockwork could suffice. I would think it would simply come down to a decision between cost and cosmetics. And I understand there's more to it than dumping a load of dirt and pouring a pad on top, this won't be the first shop I have built lol. The point I was making was the difference in prep before concrete between dirt pad and blockwork is that blockwork would require a lot of work on my end to lay the block. A dirt pad would not, as I am not capable of doing any of the work required to go that route, thus the ease of calling my neighbor to bring some dirt and a dozer over. Then, after it settles and is compacted enough, the drop footers for the concrete would be dug by whoever I sub out to do the concrete, along with placing gravel bed and plastic moisture barrier. BUT...a dug drop footer for concrete pad may not even be necessary. I had a dirt pad built for my current shop, then called the concrete guy, he formed up with 2x6's, then layed a gravel bed in the middle up to about 1 foot away from the form boards, so the pad is roughly 5.5" thick around the perimeter effectively creating a drop footer without the need to dig, while it is probably closer to 4" thick throughout the rest of the pad on top of the gravel bed. [/QUOTE]
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