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Sweet build...where's the updated pics.

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LOL utah997. I've been following this build over at AVS. When are we going to see the updated pictures? :)

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Yes, Id love to see the updated pics.

Chris

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and a personal tour when its done.

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I don't know if this has been asked ........When willl we see updated pics.???

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Wow, just wow. Beautiful and amazing build. That would be something every time I walked down the tunnel would smile to my self.

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:thumbup: looking great!!! I love that bunker!!!

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How are you getting your wood, drywall, down there?

Killer build!!!! This is one of the best posts i have seen.

Post more pic's when you get time.

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Looking at that picture - where the rebar goes into what is already poured on the right - they don't even have the rebar up in the concrete. It is laying on the ground - doing nothing. That is why I always specify rebar chairs.

[Concrete Guy] "Oh sure, we do it all the time - we pull the rebar up into the concrete as we pour..." [/Concrete Guy]

Ummm... Yeah... Right... :rolleyes:

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Oh, isn't that rebar going into the slab on the right? It looked like what was on the right was already poured with the rebar sticking out of it waiting to pour the next section...

My apologies if I misunderstood the photo - but I still stand by my statements. In the bottom third is good. But about the fourth to seventh bars from the back look like they are going into the underlayment... :)

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I don't think you answered a question from a while back... what did they do to assure you will not get water coming in from above?

Very impressive.

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Simply Outstanding!

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We'd love to work with you on the floor... it's GOT to be something REALLY cool!

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Just when you think you've seen the best garage build ever on this site someone comes along and tops it. I don't know what anyone could do to top this garage though. Undergound tunnels,spiral staircases & moving book cases are the greatest. Along with that beautiful mountain back drop. My hats off to you and enjoy.

jhn9840
John

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Do they drill the other slab and pin the rebar into it? I know when I had concrete poured I specified that be done. That way if the new would happen to settle it will not let a step form between one and the other. I poured a sidewalk a few years back and had rebar (I rebar all concrete) but failed to pin it back into the existing walk. With the Spring thaw and refreezing the ground will frost heave and it will leave a 1 1/2" step until the ground thaws completely then it is flush. The sidewalk has never cracked from moving but I have kicked that step many a time in the winter. And it will stop the snowblower real quick when you forget about it. LOL!!!

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Any updates??

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Yea, water anywhere underground. How did they seal the joint between the walls and the upper slabs?

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Yep, that is how it is supposed to be done. Too many contractors don't want to take the time, though.

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you sound like a kid the night before Christmas.....get the photos up and posted.....

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Awesome build mang. I am so in awe of this build.

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this has to be the coolest thing I have ever seen.

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Fantastic staircase! My shop is rather barn shaped and my original plan called for a spiral staircase to be housed inside a silo at one end as a means of getting to the second floor - your photo reminds me of the decision to forego the silo but gets the juices flowing again.

What is the diameter of your spiral staircase?

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If you get a chance, please post up how they dealt with the waterproofing, etc. I'd like to know for the future.

Nice staircase. Good call on the treads.

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Looks great.

I hope I'm wrong but I foresee a lot of that finish getting chipped or worn off when they use slings to suspend / lower it into place next week.

The primer on the last one we did at work was so scraped and chipped by the time it was finally in place that they could have just omitted that step in the shop and had it all field applied.

I wonder how something like Rhino Linings or LineX would wear as a stear tread material and yet be more slip resistant than painted or powder coated steel.

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Just read all 12 pages. :bowdown: Amazing.

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I like the diamond plate look. Are the downstairs rooms framed yet?

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excellent work so far Utah...suspended slab garages are quite common around here. I was building a house a few years ago on a corner lot in a subdivision. My garage was a typical 3 car attached about 27x35 up top and the drive around back had 2 doors and a work shop area, basically another 27x35 right below the other. What I mean is, 3car up and 3 car below. I didnot do the spiral staircase, it was just a typical foldback stairway. The cost for this was much cheaper than building a detached. $15k was what the lower garage would cost without the driveway leading up to it.
I have another friend here that has his woodshop under his 3car attached, his builder charged his $10k for that. He just has a double door to access it from the outside.
Very cool though, please post some more pics as you get them.:thumbup:

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How did they waterproof the conctete?
My dad has a basement underground, and he constantly has problems with moisture, and high humidity down there.

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