xsspeed Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Concur - also re drainage whats your driveway incline like? it might be worthwhile getting a channel drain put in front of the roller door - makes it wasy to wash out garage that way too - could plumb the garage floor drain and the channel to a soak pit before discharge to stormwater - gives you a bit of a buffer for heavy downpours/washing down etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spencer Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 So he can drop sumps into the stormwater system? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xsspeed Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 that would be irresponsible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaMpylobacter Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 TOTES. MY LAWNS ALWAYS DEAD COZ OF HOT COOLANT DROPS. TOO CLOSE TO THE RIVER TO LET IT GO DOWN THE DRAIN WORMS CAN FILTER IT. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AE25 Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 I have an old molnar mk2 2post hoist which says in specs 100mm minimum slab. not clear floor tho, so loading more spread out. 3 phase definitely handy in the shed. most larger machinery use it. If wired up already, then more options when buying machinery. 2nd hand 3phase welders are often cheaper too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRWEST Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 mines all up now, have lights in 2 bays and sparky coming back to put the high bays up in middle bay...super stoked to have some room. got some shelves and bences to finish and mount hoist then tis all go! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivaspeed Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 electric winch mounted to the concrete against the rear wall would be a sweet idea for when you have a shitty old car ... ^this is a good idea. I once had a house at the top of a hill and the driveway was up into it. Always paranoid that if something shit itself I'd never actually get it into the shed to fix it. Was not a pushing car spec driveway / stupid Wellington. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AE25 Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 all the more reason for a turbocharged quad bike for towing duties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHGWAG Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Back to the floor slab, thickness will depend on the reinforcing, concrete strength and proposed loads you want to place on it. Currently building a warehouse, 180mm thick / 30MPa & SE92 mesh from memory. (Designed for 4t of racking + forklift loads) Where any loads other than general racking are being applied, we've added 120mm of thickening 150mm wider than each item we're supporting. May be overkill here, but personally I'd go for a 200mm thickening with cast in hold down bolts. Way better than drilling and epoxying into after the slab pour. Surely there's enough engineers on this forum to come up with a cost effective strong solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rookie Posted November 4, 2013 Author Share Posted November 4, 2013 Yea, make it 150mm and dyna bolt it. that's what I'mma do. Trust me I'm an engineer. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sentra Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 6 months later and slab thickness is still being discussed!!! it aint no problem - rookies cars arent heavy - the only hummers in rookies life are the ones hes dishing out this weekend - after we waste him on the drome 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRWEST Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 ^this is a good idea. I once had a house at the top of a hill and the driveway was up into it. Always paranoid that if something shit itself I'd never actually get it into the shed to fix it. Was not a pushing car spec driveway / stupid Wellington. this........ going to rig something in my shed , iv got a slight incline in front of shed, pushing a non going 4wd subaru up a gravel ramp into the shed and onto the hoist is not winning/easy..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingbrick Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Lol. I have a video of me shunting the gemini up into my shed with the coon. I need to level the drive out but it'd take a fair bit of material Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullitt Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 I have the opposite issue, driveway is above the garage. Thinking of putting a hook in the driveway so I can use a winch to get non running cars outside for certain tasks/working in the sun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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