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RE: Sheds - Plastic VS Sheetmetal - ?? - randomq - 03-24-2018
I wish you could buy AAC (big lightweight aerated concrete) blocks here. I'd love to try them out for a small secure shed. I suspect for something so small (and not a dwelling) you might be able to get by without the poured concrete sections.
RE: Sheds - Plastic VS Sheetmetal - ?? - Mangosteen - 03-24-2018
I built a structure out of concrete block (CMU) to house my off grid solar power system. Its about 8' X 12' with a metal roof. Its on a concrete slab. The blocks are filled with concrete.
Not terribly difficult to build. Just keep each row of blocks level and be certain to attach the roof securely..
Might be a bit of overkill if you just want a storage shed, but the structure will never be blown away and it won't ever rot (wood shed) or become brittle (plastic shed).
RE: Sheds - Plastic VS Sheetmetal - ?? - terracore - 03-24-2018
Some of the rock walls I've seen look so solid and perfectly straight I've often thought that four of them with a roof and a door would make an attractive shed.
When you built your concrete block shed and filled the blocks with concrete did a truck bring it in or did you use bags? (and if so, how many bags). Did you use rebar?
RE: Sheds - Plastic VS Sheetmetal - ?? - Mangosteen - 03-24-2018
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Originally posted by terracore
Some of the rock walls I've seen look so solid and perfectly straight I've often thought that four of them with a roof and a door would make an attractive shed.
When you built your concrete block shed and filled the blocks with concrete did a truck bring it in or did you use bags? (and if so, how many bags). Did you use rebar?
Bags (can't remember how many) with rebar. Bags gave me the ability to make as much concrete as I needed when I needed it. Truck would have been too hurried. Just used a wheel barrel not a mixer. And like Rome, it wasn't built in a day.