The Barn Rebuild Story and a Shop Tour 

Check deboss garage for the floor in the garage make over video's.

The reason the floor cracked is because it dried too quickly.

Thanks for answering so many questions about the design of the barn. You inspired me to design and build a similar deck, with steel columns and stainless steel wire railings. It's not done yet either, but it's getting there. Planning on having the same overhead lights on cables, and a sun shade for 2/3rds of it. Keep up the cool projects! sites.google.com/view/keithviolettesprojects/home/my-projects/new-deck-2020?authuser=0

And again, you make me feel lazy and unsmart 🤣

As far as the floor goes you could refinish it with epoxy floors, they are easy to clean and easy to work with. Not perfect for welding thought unfortunately.

Surprised to see you here honestly, been watching rainfall projects for years and it's truly one of the best hidden gems on RU-vid, he deserves so many more views.

Need to see your barn again Woody. I miss your projects.

What woody gamer tag on a different RU-vid Channel

Thanks! I appreciate that you call it calming, my favorite content is stuff I find calming as well. Like frank howarth, etc.

And he is also just out of Roseburg Oregon just a few hours south. I would bet if you called him he would come up and do a colab video with you. He seems like a genuinely nice guy. You two would have a lot of fun working together

@@AlanSprague I agree, it would be personally beneficial but also professionally beneficial. EC has almost 1MM subscribers. He seems like a good and genuine person, like Justin, so I think the collaboration would be a great fit.

@@CrosshairLunchbox Take it one step further and do a collaboration video and cross post them!

That RU-vid guy as you call him is Scott Wodsworth. He used to be a general contractor and he knows a lot about pouring concrete.

Came here to say this. The whole continuous slab thing only kind-of works if the slab can slide a bit to accommodate for expansion and contraction, especially as concrete naturally contracts slightly when curing. Basically, the preexisting foundation pinned the slab in place and the natural contraction put it under tension.

I was going to suggest the same thing. Although I think it is on the expensive side of things, it would be definitely one of the strongest and easiest finishes to maintain for this kind of use.

I wonder if the floor mounted electric outlets could cause any issues...

Agree. Epoxy is the thing todo. You probably need to acid wash the floor first. Epoxy isnt that expensive anymore when you do it yourself. I would suggest at least two strokes. I did my shop floor, and regret doing only one layer. The best thing with epoxy is that it is easy to clean, and doesnt produce any dust like concrete floors do.

I epoxy coated the floor in my commercial building last year and it has held up great. It is doable for a DIYer, just make sure and go with 100% solids epoxy.

@@austinhenry4382 Im no expert but I can tell you I used to use a 100% solids on countertop work. 100% solids meaning nothing will pass through, down or up. Unless there's a vapor barrier Im predicting he gets a lot of hazing and cloudiness.

just like hard drives :)

I say that is BS. Proper ground work, insulation so the ground does not move and plenty rebar and they do not crack.

Pretty much.. finshed concrete for years and they all crack... that's what control joints are for

@@larsmark True. I think in Justin's case he did what he did with what he knew and ultimately it cracked. I'm surprised they didn't at least recommend some relief cuts.

@@rpnp2 Yep, I'm surprised they didn't recommend relief cuts given the total pour size.

Thanks anakin, I’ve appreciated all your comments over the years!

Thanks Jason! I want to finish the deck more than anything, hoping to get back to it soon.

@@rainfallprojects501 All in good time! seeing the video you have enough projects on your list.. Mayby start with the gantry crane, so you can keep your back in working order 😅.

This is the best advice of all the comments. No amount of epoxy and or gap filling is going to solve the issue with the slab. If you want the floor to be correct for “the rest of your life “ remove it and do it right for the last time. By the looks of it, it will come up fairly easy and crushed up and reused. Every thing else I’ve watched you do has been top notch. I do like your style.

Pretty much spot on. No rebar in the concrete, ratio of water/cement is too high. Contractors will tell the truck operator to add more water on site because it makes the concrete easier to move and easier to finish, also extending the time they have to finish the pour. The more water you add the less strength it will ultimately have, and the more cracks it will likely have. The water won't stay trapped in the concrete forever so when it leaves, the concrete shrinks too fast. All concrete will have some degree of tolerable cracking but if it is really bad, something is definetely wrong.

@@alexaronow9316 add fiberglass with the debar. I live next to a fault line in California and not cracks in 15 years.

That’s really interesting. I don’t know jack crap about concrete so I appreciate your post. 👍

I always wondered how in the world that steel mesh is going to do any good when they just lay it on top of the fill instead of lifting it up so it's more in the center of the concrete. I know common sense is not that common any more but common sense would tell you it needs to be in the concrete. Unfortunately we don't have as many people taking pride in their work these days that strive to do quality work that's done right the first time. I have an uncle who built a multi million dollar company without ever advertising the company. His made motto from the beginning was " Quality over Quantity." He started sand blasting & painting then the paint salesman hooked hin up with Trailmobile blasting & painting new flatbeds for them. He just continued from ther doing more and more work for them till he got Where's he's at now doing anything there is on semi trailers. Mostly installing aftermarket products. Whenever we had something come back or there was problems he always paid out of pocket to fix it or make it right to keep a good name. You do a lot of good work a few people while hear about it but if you do one bad job everyone will hear.

I kinda want to know too. The title on nicest car I've ever owned would probably fetch me one of mid-range TuffSheds and nowhere to put it. :-)

Yeah I’m curious too! I’m gonna guess mustang? Or audi S5...

Ya I've wondered about something like this