that looks like a #4 bar.

easy to bend, but what a pain. i've done it.

Crazy expensive that way . I think I had about 120 rectangular saddles, at 8 dollars a piece .
I was making 3 from each piece of rebar at 6$. I like the satisfaction of doing things myself . I got to be like a machine at making them . I made up a little jig , and could cut, and bend up 12 of them in about 10 minutes .
Also trying to save $ where I can.

Where I come from, it's all the same price, priced by the pound. It sounds like you were quoted a price by some intermediary supplier, not the company that produced it. Either that, or there's a hell of a racket going where you live.

When I was working, i bought hundreds of tons of the stuff and never had to cut or bend a single piece. All of it was a x cents per pound, irrespective of length or shape. Never bought anything at a "per piece" price. That sounds like something a box store or lumber yard would do.

You did see the title of my thread right ? Thanks for your input, next time , Ill dig deeper into that option

Looks fantastic, Fred! I'm impressed at how much work you put into this yourself. Especially this time of year with the heat and humidity. Thanks for keeping us posted - have fun on your vaca!

Looks great Fred,

I do not think anybody will bend rebar for free, I did look into it before building this place. I ended up buying a Hitachi VB16Y, great little electric cutter bender. I was getting quotes based on 30,000 lbs of rebar.

You have to have saved money, there's no way bulk rebar is the same price and cut/bent rebar.

I think you did it right.

30,000 lbs??!! What are you building, a freeway?

Amazing job for never having done it before. Pouring concrete foundation scares the foo out of me because there is so much room for muck up once it dries. But it looks like you overcame. And the footer looks nuke proof. Why is the footer so wide? How thick are the walls going to be?

Zeke,

House is built with Insulated Concrete Form in an earthquake zone, lots of 5/8 rebar.

I had a large erection today !
Called in some help from my family , My 2 brother in laws, one of their sons, and my son. We got 4 sections up . First one went up pretty easy, scary part, was bracing it all up, and praying it held while we got the 2nd arch up . Once the 3rd arch went up, it started to feel pretty solid. I hope so, we have some windy weather coming this week.
Who needs scaffolding, or a JLG, I stood on top of the backhoe on a step stool . I hate heights .
So far, looks like I have done a good job with the smart end of the tape measure, and I should have a place to put my stuff before the first snow this yearhttp://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1601847919.jpg
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That looks great fun, nothing like a bit of fear to keep you sensible when building stuff

Get those sections bolted down, doesn't look like it would take much of a breeze to blow them over

Sorry if I missed it but why not pour a 4” floor inside the building?

Wow, that's a fancy lookin' Quonset hut, not at all what I was expecting to see.
Looks like a really fun project getting it built.

4,752 bolts and nuts . Got my last arch up today . I'm glad that part is done .
I'll get hammering on the slabs next, and then finish off the endwalls .
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Looks great ! My understanding is that style of construction is very strong so it should easily handle wind/rain/snow . Keep up the good work . Do you plan on insulation ? HVAC ?

That's cool looking.
Now you need a blimp to put inside it!

What will the inside dimensions be when it's all closed up?

25x38

Nice job, Fred!

Not just practical but looks good too. Congrat's.

Exactly one year, and one week of having no idea of what I am doing. I have a standing building, and 1/3 of my concrete pad .
I had 3 helpers to muck today . Good thing, because the truck got stuck in my yard from the torrential downpours all day yesterday .
We ended up having to wheel barrow, and shovel a lot of material . I will plan accordingly for next time .
I finished it mostly by myself, it turned out pretty nice, but a little bit of it got away from me .
The pad out in the Sun, was too far gone when I tried to edge it . I was really concentrating on the floor
I had a set of those stainless skids that you ride on for finishing, and they helped tremendously .
Id like to think I am still somewhat in decent working shape , but at days end, that was all there was in the tank for me . Not looking forward to the next 2 pours, but now I know what I can and cannot handle
I will be happy to be done with shovels, rakes, and working on the ground .
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Congrats it is ball busting work .

Looking good!
It is a lot of work, isn't it?
Will the next pours be long like what is pictured or will they be 'halves' of what is left inside?

Looks great, lots of hard work. If you need to keep the truck far away get a price to bring in a concrete line pump, way easier then running around with wheel barrow full of concrete. I had one here a couple of weeks ago to pour deck footings, ran 120' of 4" hose around the house, easy.

Looks to me like you had a pretty good idea of what you were doing! Very nice work.

Barrowing and shoveling concrete is about as hard job as they come when building

You've earned the right to feel tired but please take it easy

Good luck with the next pours

MIL Caseta...or your Dog House aka Man Cave