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We moved to Whidbey Island a year ago. On the property there is an existing 10' x 15' concrete slab. We want to place a wood shed to accommodate for now tools, mower etc. Later we will be using the shed as a guest room. I've looked at many options on line however I've not been impressed with any.
Any one build or erect a structure that you like?
We have a slightly peaked roof on our home and would like to match that style.
Got any idea what it's original intention was? Whatever it was it probably wasn't for a structure- meaning, I wouldn't put a structure on it because it probably won't support it.
What you have may be a 6" thick slab, set on a properly graded substrate, with nice thick rebar and mesh throughout and appropriate footings.
Or, you may have 3" of sand-heavy aggregate-weak concrete with no site prep and a wispy little mesh here and there that sank to the bottom of the form when the concrete was poured and thus is mostly at the very bottom of the slab.
The former might work fine as a slab for a shed that later turns into a guest house. The latter would not.
At a minimum I would consider doing the bare minimum for a tool shed and seeing what happens before investing deeply into anything.
I would start by checking with zoning for the use setbacks. Then if that looks okay, hire a structural engineer to evaluate and produce a written report/drawing of the slabs structural capabilities as it relates to what you want to do.
No, it doesn't. And, since it's right at the edge of a hill I'd be more skeptical- what does it look like where the hill falls off?
My guess is it was a "patio".
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