A question for you carpenters..

[gothodgie]

Originally Posted by twiztedzuki

id use hilti gun and anchor boards straight to slab with it that thick

and some good epoxy...

I agree... With 8"s thick it will hold pretty well... What condition was the ground in when you poured the slab ? Did you pour over solid ground that had never really been disturbed ? Was the top soil skimmed off and gravel put down, if so was it compacted really well ? I would want the ground to be good and solid under the slab if i was going to attach the walls to the slab... How long has the slab been there ? A good way to get an idea of how good the ground is under the slab is looking at how many cracks you have ib your floor... The less cracks the better... Also i would brace the heck out of the walls and corners like you were building in a Huricane area...

Yea digging footers and putting in a foundation wall would be pricey, mainly because concrete is so dam expensive these days...

[KennyTJ]

I had to help a buddy dig a french drain system around his house. The little ranch was built on a 6" slab with the walls anchored directly into the concrete. Of course I have no idea how much rebar was in there supporting it. I would think if the floor has been there for a while then it should have sellted pretty good.

Ever thought about making it say 2 feet wider and just putting new post outside the slab concreted in, and then backfilling the concrete on the inside?

Hope all is going well!