COAL BIN Pics

Ashcat · By: **Ashcat** On: Sun Nov 23, 2008 11:21 am

Caolkirk--

I don't know how your bottom plate is secured to the floor but old timers used to drive a steel spike or piece of rebar type material on the outside of the bottom plate to keep it from kicking out. A few of those couldn't hurt either.

The bottom piece of lumber is secured to the floor with 5/8 inch concrete anchors. You may mean the bottom plate of each stud. If so, these are secured with screws into the bottom piece of lumber that lies along the floor. These may be my newest weak point

. I'm going for the lumber now for reinforcement. I'll look to see what I can do to support the bottom plate holding each stud in place.

Thanks.

cArNaGe · By: **cArNaGe** On: Sun Nov 23, 2008 11:33 am

coalkirk wrote:One other thing worth mentioning. I don't know how your bottom plate is secured to the floor but old timers used to drive a steel spike or piece of rebar type material on the outside of the bottom plate to keep it from kicking out. A few of those couldn't hurt either.

Here is what I used. Not the Tapcon either

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Ashcat · By: **Ashcat** On: Sun Nov 23, 2008 1:41 pm

CArNaGe--Those anchors are exactly what I used, but what secures you uprights to the bottom piece?

cArNaGe · By: **cArNaGe** On: Sun Nov 23, 2008 1:58 pm

I think I used 3" decking screws. Maybe 3.5"
The plywood goes to the floor also, so the bottom sill holds the bottom of the plywood. I have a slight bow at the corner with the double stud also.
You can see it on the right.
Very slight though, it could have been there before and me not notice it.

Ashcat · By: **Ashcat** On: Sun Nov 23, 2008 6:11 pm

I put a stud on each side of the existing column, and drilled/secured a 4 inch X 1/2 inch lag screw in each bottom plate. The screws are angled in at about 60 degrees if vertical is 90 degrees.

Thanks for everybody's suggestions.

coalmeister · By: **coalmeister** On: Sun Nov 23, 2008 7:10 pm

Bet it will double as a tornado shelter now too!

Lookin' good!

coalkirk · By: **coalkirk** On: Sun Nov 23, 2008 7:13 pm

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That might be Chuck Norris proof now!

Dann757 · By: **Dann757** On: Mon Nov 24, 2008 12:06 am

I didn't realize the amount of coal I bargained for. After filling both halves of an old 275 oil tank, a landscaper's green plastic barrel, and a steel garbage can; I just threw together some osb and a hollow core door in my shed! Then I had to extend the bin another couple of feet for the last pickup truck load. That coal sat dry for decades and I didn't want it to get wet. This is so crude but ya caint beat the price.....

minimax · By: **minimax** On: Fri Nov 28, 2008 2:21 pm

I put the shute in before, and here is the coal bin attached to my shed

Ashcat · By: **Ashcat** On: Sat Nov 29, 2008 11:34 am

Bin accepted 5 ton of nut yesterday--no bowing yet.

Poconoeagle · By: **Poconoeagle** On: Sat Nov 29, 2008 12:33 pm

coalkirk wrote:
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That might be Chuck Norris proof now!

"Chuck Norris eats coal and s**ts diamonds."

Not even Chucks own coal bin is strong enough againts him!!!
"There are three ways to do things: the right way, the wrong way, and the Chuck Norris Way. The Chuck Norris Way is the same as the wrong way, but with more roundhouse kicks!!!

"Simply by pulling on both ends, Chuck Norris can stretch diamonds back into coal."

mozz · By: **mozz** On: Sat Nov 29, 2008 4:24 pm

Ashcat wrote:Bin accepted 5 ton of nut yesterday--no bowing yet.

Put 4 ton of rice in bin you designed for 3.2 ton, add extra board across top, add some extra bags on top to be sure you are overloaded.

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Mothball stoker stove and install coal boiler. Put 5 ton of pea on other side of basement. Check for proper bow angle.

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. Calculate you will not use any rice coal this year as pea boiler is doing fine job. Check bow angle on longer dimension.

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Calculate 4 ton of rice appreciation as opposed to 401k in 20 years.

Ashcat · By: **Ashcat** On: Sat Nov 29, 2008 4:45 pm

Hey mozz, as long as the AVERAGE position of your bin sides is vertical, and not horizontal, you're in good shape

You should be set for awhile, and you made a wise investment of money, instead of burning it up in a 401K.

MidnightMadman · By: **MidnightMadman** On: Mon Dec 01, 2008 6:17 pm

I got my coal bin built today! I did a 4x4x8 so I should be able to fit 3 ton of chestnut, I think? All I have to do is cut in the shoot and I am done.
I will post some pictures tomorrow. I ran out of daylight!

Pete69 · By: **Pete69** On: Thu Dec 04, 2008 1:15 am

I've learned so much from everybody on the form, I thought I'd share some pict's. Running late as always, not complete yet but here's what I've done so far.

Leveled the first course on a mortar bed, drilled 1/2" holes into floor for rebar, dry-stacked the rest of the blocks in a staggered pattern as usual, and filled the cores solid with concrete. I built the door opening using corner blocks with the groove facing out. I will sandwich 3/4" plywood between a 2x4 frame leaving 3/4" of the plywood extended on the sides, this will slide in the groves in the block. It will be a split door-hope this will work? Final dimensions will be 4' from wall, 4'6" high and 13'6" long.

Having 5 ton of blachak delivered on Monday Dec. 8th. It will be loaded through two trap doors on front porch which is recessed into the house and directly above the bin. The porch floor is the basement ceiling the same dimension as the bin.