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@@letsmakeitbetter2828 and the one that does has not torn up the sheet of wood?

its fine it even rolls really well. the osb has a substantial psi rating

Don’t think those pumps can handle hot water!

This was my idea exactly!

not to over explain.. but maybe this will help you assess your specific needs. the idea of the vapor barrier is to keep water and moisture from coming up from the dirt and rotting the underside. The gravel allows water from the top somewhere to go and a little bit of air circulation. So... I would not put the osb directly over the moisture barrier, that is likely to trap moisture against the bottom of the osb and not breathe. that said raking gravel off, laying the barrier, and raking it back is a LOT of work... so depending on your climate, location of your structure (is it on a hill where water runs away from it , or at the bottom of a hill where water collects) the weed barrier and gravel will prevent some moisture from coming up...but if its enough has do be your educated guess based on your situation... that said since I made the videos, the prices on ground contact rated pressure treated plywood have come down dramatically. My best guess is that would be fine to use directly over your weed barrier and gravel and will likely last longer than osb in even the most ideal conditions. hope this helps

Yea man. There are many ways. But this is the simplest I could come up with

hey there... as I understand your goal... if it doesn't double as a garage or shed where you park anything larger than a bicycle. I would put in the little bit of extra work and cash to build a low profile deck/porch/patio. I would frame it with ground contact rated 2x4 and deck it with 5/4 deck boards... It may sound complicated but it is really a task that you and your family could knock out. I would love to do a "ground level" deck video one day but i am sure there are some out there that can steer you right

Thanks Lummox... and that's a rad car. I stay away from sand because it can hold moisture like ...well.. wet sand. The gravel never wicks and it allows a little airflow underneath. In my experience wood that stays wet rots... wood that can dry lives long enough to meet its demise via other methods... termites hurricanes space aliens... but not rot. Check out my other channel, between the sharks garage for all the misery of building that structure. czcams.com/channels/pW-lAvp9z5Gbv4KKtbg8Ww.html

Killer! Does it rain much where you are?

Thanks for posting that...people say it will never work... and those people never tried it

How did you secure each sheet together doing only 1 layer of board?

Thanks for the comment and also thank you for pointing out some thing I did not specify an either video. Anytime you’re attaching sheet goods plywood, OSB there’s something called a nailing schedule that needs to be referenced. You can Google that and it will show you the spacing of the fasteners on a particular product. Now my method of using this for a shed floor is unorthodox, but it should be fastened at least every foot around the edges so eight screws on each long side for screws on each short side. And in the middle aka “field”. I would recommend at least two rows of four screws each. Well, I got lazy. this is not what I did and I’m just adding screws that spot to the bubble op. There’s no reason you should not be informed on how do the job better than I did. … if you feel like

Hello Cindy, thank you. You still need the vapor barrier because what that’s doing is keeping moisture from wicking up through the ground from underneath. In my opinion, it would still be best to put a layer of gravel on top of that even if it’s relatively thin. That will allow air flow and drainage if it does get wet from the top. Congratulations and good luck with your new building.

Thank you so much. Let me know if you have any suggestions for projects. I can conjure b student work in many disciplines

Hey, my daughter's college professor always told his students that the world is run by b students.

Thank you so much

Sounds like you and I are in the same boat… and probably a lot of other people. It can be rough if something is nagging at you and you feel like you Gotta do it or take care of it Everything takes time, and everything takes money and the amount of yourself you dedicate to any project is not a reflection of skill. It’s a reflection of priorities. Tacos are up there on my list. I’m here to remind everybody, give yourself a break. B’s are great.

I think you make two excellent points here with your story- 1. you made a way for the osb to breathe and dry out and nothing is in contact with the dirt. 2. You didn't borrow to get it done. This is a DIY channel for hopefully helping people find a solution that they can afford... will it be the "best" solution? Depends on how you look at it. Objectively a correctly prepped and poured concrete floor is going to be more durable and outlast an osb floor...but for most of us, we need to ask if that the best use of our resources? Its my goal with the channel to show options, and follow up when necessary. Some snake oil fixes are too good to be true. Thousands of years wood structures and wood floors have worked, but they have to be able to breath and they have to be able to dry.

hope it was helpful. Let me know if there is anything you would like to see on the channel

Thanks it is a 1965 c10

Thank you very much for the concerns. But so far Mine is holding up. I need to do a follow up video on it

useful tips... thank you. I will sure for sure try the ashes on the azaleas. I make my own charcoal so I have ashes in spades

Thanks you! Let me know if there are any projects you’d like to see on the channel. We ll work kinda hard to an average job on then .

likely

Thank you very much. I am glad you got a kick out of it .Maybe we will do a porch hanging light project here in the near future!

thank you!

low expectations=greater chance of success lol

glad you get a kick out of it

Thanks!

Thanks for the comment. Thanks the goal of the channel for sure.

Thank you it’s an improvement

Good job! Both on the project and making my day! 😂

@@KCKmaltese Thanks for making mine

Thanks man.

These are good questions… 1. A long time can’t say how long but many hours 2. This is tricky. It’s all about the starting temp and tub capacity make a huge difference. So ballpark 5-10 degrees every 20 min cycle 3. A tub with no pump means a tub with no jets…. But hot tub chemistry is a big deal. One to two times a week shoul be enough to cycle it. My hot tub cycles a few 20 min cycles a day (from factory ) which helps keep the water going and all. Full disclosure- since power is out there and all of the other work and cost. I genuinely believe at this point replacing the heater and going from there might be the best solution after all. Same work. Probably less in parts. And The tubs are so well insulated I don’t think there would be a massive power draw. …just my 2 cents after all of this and having it running for some time Good luck

@@letsmakeitbetter2828 thanks for answering all my questions. All of this is great to know. If you’re not happy with your pump right now, can I ask why? Which pump are you going to upgrade to? I was going to do a wood burning stove/stock tank hot tub but now after watching your video(s), this makes more sense.

@@SomersStudioNashville So both pumps work just fine I’m happy with the whole system. However, I think for the money and the time I could have repaired the original heater in the hot tub. Mine came with a functioning internal pump, and I think that having the system just running, would not be terribly inefficient based on the insulation and it would always sort of be “ready” because all of the other electronics on the hot tub worked. Believe it or not the first hot tub I ever got. I picked up the shelf for free and we ran a pump through a coil through a burn barrel, and it was woodfired. I had a blast making it with my friends, but it took eight hours of maintaining to heat it up so we only used it for very special events but those events were fun and memorable because people came over early. We got a fire going and by the evening we had a ridiculous, hot tub.