trucks got a home

[CreativeNotice]

w00t I passed many a truck today. Few were lit up like christmas trees as it was daylight but still. Trucks.

 

I think that is what happens when you drive one of our trucks while high, you see christmas lights on trucks passing you. 

[hotrod24]

ok for the last few day i have been thanking of getting blocks or 6x6s for the wall i want to go the cheapest way so my question is which one would it be and how many blocks or 6x6s would i need?

[ccz145a]

Are you building a 3 sided wall around the cover? How high? I would think a footing would be required. If you just want to keep out the wash, try a shallow ditch around the perimeter then pound a few stakes and put up toe-boards.

[hotrod24]

yea it will be a three sided wall and the back will be 6ft tall and the sides 4ft i know it will take less 6x6s then blocks but the 6x6s are 19.97 a peace and the blocks are $0.88 and concrete bags

[ccz145a]

Me, I am a better carpenter than mason. That would make my descision. But, then I don't think I would build a block wall without the proper footing below frost line, either.

NOTE: These are rough calculations and do not account for overlap at corners.

Blocks:
8x8x12 so to cover 63ft (21ft each side) to 6ft would take 21blocks for each course for each side. Then 9 courses (not counting the frost line) plus 1/2 mortar joint would get you over 6ft and 6 courses will get you over 4ft.

21x9=189
42x6=252
      =441 blocks. Then at $0.63... you get $278.

Timbers:
(assuming 8ft lengths)
2.625 timbers for each course to cover each 21ft side.
Then each timber is 5.5in high so you need about 13 courses to reach 6ft and 9 courses to reach 4ft
2.625x13=34.125
2.625x2x9=47.25
             =81.375 6x6 timbers @ $19.97 = $1625 ouch.

Both of thes options are very overbuilt for your purpose and would handle quite a load. You will be placing no load on the wall. If I understand your needs, all you want is to keep the rain out.

A fence might be the better option. 4x4 posts at 8ft on centers and some 1x4 treated slats morticed in horizontally at a 45 degree angle to shed water and provide ventilation at the same time. Then do the drainage thing vile was talking about just out side the fence.

Just a thought.

*EDIT* just re-read the part 4ft sides... recalculating... adjusted for 4ft sides.

[VileZambonie]

Curtain drains and process with a footing along with a concrete retaining wall would be your best bet. Get some rebar and make a steel grid.

[GMCtruckinNDN]

Wow, that's great helping you with your carport and Truck with stuff under of it. I love that beautiful blue and white color, is that original? I'm wondering what year and model of your Truck? It look like 1973-1980 with white color sides and aluminum moldings.

I got a new carport last early Feb, I'm glad to having a brand new carport for my '84 GMC. So, that'll helps me to cooling off in the hot weather and rain off my Truck. I having very hard time to restoring her... it's been sitting for 4 months 'cuz due front end had rusted out. My friend and I rid some rusts off my baby and getting ready to modified high performance 305 Chevy engine with fair idle racing cam into her. I can't wait to driving my baby and having fun to cruising around, meeting the cruisers every Saturdays.. I couldn't believe there's a CROWD of hot rods, older and newer vehicles, many more!  I'll post many pics of my project Truck in "Member's Project" board soon, for you to viewing my Truckin.

[hotrod24]

whats up, well for the last month and few weeks i have been digging and digging and moving rock out from around my carport so i can put up a retaining wall and what fun it is lol i have not got much done because of storms and rain but have got alot of rock out i bought a mattock a week ago and it works pretty good but i was thinking and you know a air hammer just aint for body work lol it works good for rock to so i am going to get up under the bigger rocks and then bust them out i should have alot more done in the next week or two but for now here is some pics.

[Blazin]

Might just be the pics but, that looks more like ledge.
 You know what else works good to break up big rocks / ledge? BLACK POWDER 
Use a hammer drill and drill 3/8" to 1/2" X 6" to 12" deep holes along any natural fissure, or just right across the rock. Slide a piece of fuse in, pour a fair charge of powder in, pack it, then pack some stone dust from drilling in on top, then pound a wood plug into the top of the hole. Do 2 to 4 holes at once. Try to make the fuses all the same length so they all blow at the same time. Light them, flop a piece of 3/4 plywood over them, and run! Works good, and is fun too!!

[hotrod24]

yea blazin you are right it is a pain to lol i have thought about dynamite but i think you have to get license for it these days i know you do here

[Blazin]

You can buy black powder at any gun / sporting goods shop, or Walmart! Walmart doesn't sell fuse though, that I have to get a sporting goods store. Thats what I load my cannon with.

[DnStClr]

Hotrod- wouldn't it be easier for you to move the frame out away from that ledge? buy some 1 1/2" rock and lay down a good base. Then on top of it buy some crusher run rock and lay that down. Move your structure out and place it on the rock. Or is that gonna put your frame at an angle on the hill? 
Any time you put up that size of a retaining wall you need a concrete footer.

[hotrod24]

i dont know if it would put it at a angle or not but after i put up the retaining wall i am going to get the crushed rock and put it down as a floor for now is that what you mean?

[Lt.Del]

save yourself some money and don't put crushed rock directly on the dirt, it will sink down into the dirt in no time.  I'd get a medium to larger size gravel to place down first, then crushed on top of that foundation.   But then again, a yard or two of concrete will do wonders. 

[hotrod24]

yea i know what you mean if i dont have the money to get concrete right away i will get the gravel and the crushed rock and put it down for now untill i get concrete