Stress level high as concrete is getting poured. Hard to undo something now if it gets messed up.
Brew room design questions
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Not sure why they started on the outside instead of inside but I'll let them do their thing.
Did the side of there truck say ACME, kinda like painting yourself into a corner.
Very nice build BTW, would love to have a dedicated brew room.
Very nice build BTW, would love to have a dedicated brew room.
They do have another egress from the brew room but I just assumed they'd go inside to out.
Well that's not so bad then.
Yes. Logistically it seems weird but who knows. Maybe the floor drain made them do it that way?
And they were building a subtle ridge in the floor to drain away from the existing house so maybe that's why.
And they were building a subtle ridge in the floor to drain away from the existing house so maybe that's why.
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NickTheGreat
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Awesome thread. I see you're in Iowa, the metro? That's where I'm at.
I do not have a brew room, but have a couple unistrut trolleys around for things and they are great. I mounted mine to wood, but don't see why you couldn't use them here.
I do not have a brew room, but have a couple unistrut trolleys around for things and they are great. I mounted mine to wood, but don't see why you couldn't use them here.
It's coming along. Some things are probably best unwatched. Relax and have a few homebrews. After yesterday's heavy rains caused by Ida, we now have fall temps. Very nice for sitting outside with a homebrew, or two, and relaxing.
Finish work is pretty much done. I think the concrete guy is coming back tomorrow to do some cleanup.
It's supposed to rain tonight so I guess we'll see how well it's graded and drains.
It's supposed to rain tonight so I guess we'll see how well it's graded and drains.
Indeed
IMO, probably best things are progressing at a normal pace. It concerns me when things are rapidly, half-as*ed, done and then there are problems in the future.
Rain is good for cement. No, not a torrential downpour. Cement needs to be kept moist while curing.
I'm actually surprised they didn't put plastic on top of the freshly poured cement.
I'm actually surprised they didn't put plastic on top of the freshly poured cement.
Also, um... that's a BIG area of cement. What about seams in the cement for contraction/expansion?
It's interior space - I think it must matter because I've seen some hella large breweries with solid concrete from wall to wall.
And I had a 24 x 16 foot pour done for a commercial oyster shucking & packaging room in a former life, had a center-sloped drain, and it was done in one big sheet...
Cheers!
And I had a 24 x 16 foot pour done for a commercial oyster shucking & packaging room in a former life, had a center-sloped drain, and it was done in one big sheet...
Cheers!
RufusBrewer
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I was going to suggest this. When the walls are open, it is cheap and easy to put multiple sockets on a given circuit.
Put sockets in the ceiling for lighting options.
OK, guys, first off it's concrete, not cement. Portland cement is just one component of concrete, and they are not the same. (Sorry, this is my big rant, as it drives me crazy. Imagine people constantly calling an IPA a Pilsner ... )
Secondly, you generally don't need expansion joints in interior concrete, as it doesn't move as much as exterior concrete. They will put in control joints or saw cut the slab which control cracking, but your slab doesn't really look that big to have major cracking issues. While cracking will occur, it wont be a major issue.
Overall the job looks pretty good and I believe you will be happy with it.
Secondly, you generally don't need expansion joints in interior concrete, as it doesn't move as much as exterior concrete. They will put in control joints or saw cut the slab which control cracking, but your slab doesn't really look that big to have major cracking issues. While cracking will occur, it wont be a major issue.
Overall the job looks pretty good and I believe you will be happy with it.
The concrete guy said he would likely put a cut width-wise in there to control cracking. He was going to do it today but the surface is still wet from the rain.
I think it was a gentle rain so it should be fine. I just didn't want it to be a torrential downpour and have the mechanical action of the raindrops mess up the surface.
In a former life, I did a lot of concrete testing and we kept our samples in a temp controlled room with pretty much 100% humidity to help with the curing so I'm not too concerned with the water itself.
Actually the guy just showed up to put the cut in!
I think it was a gentle rain so it should be fine. I just didn't want it to be a torrential downpour and have the mechanical action of the raindrops mess up the surface.
In a former life, I did a lot of concrete testing and we kept our samples in a temp controlled room with pretty much 100% humidity to help with the curing so I'm not too concerned with the water itself.
Actually the guy just showed up to put the cut in!
The walls will not be framed (except where the exterior door is going to be) so I will have lots of flexibility for sockets. And I plan to have a lot of them. The electrician is coming on Tuesday to run the wire for the 100A subpanel.
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Are you having all surface mount conduit?
Yep
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That's going to look really nice.
I do my own electrical but I don't bend pipes, so I have to go in wall on all my installs.
Getting some prep work done before the garage floor panels get installed tomorrow. 100A wiring was run from the main panel. Interior door was framed.
Waiting for the truck with the panels
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Looking good. We actually had a new driveway poured about this same time. Back when it was damn near 100! Which isn't good for concrete either . . .
Panels are in
Ooof. So, there'll be an "upstairs" on top of that massive slab? 
Yes, a garage. Those panels were engineered for it. Lots of steel inside the concrete.
Or someone is getting sued if a car falls through.
Or someone is getting sued if a car falls through.
Haha! I had no idea that room was built into a decent grade! Cool!
Cheers!
Cheers!
Yep. The back of the new room is approximately at daylight while the front of the room is approximately at the grade of the existing driveway. There was a retaining wall there so it was either bring in a bunch of fill or dig it out for a room. Both options cost money so we might as well get some use out of it. Originally we had planned a different configuration for the brewing setup but when the builder said the room under the garage is an option, we said go for it.
