Originally Posted by
logroller
I got the right studs(20g, galv60), its the details of joinery I need help with. Figured out a lot today, and hopefully I'll get more done thursday (got rained out after getting the base done and all the studs cut.) It's working out OK, wish I had a chop saw though; I'm wasting through is carbide blades on the radial. I could use abrasive disks but the sparks risk damaging the wood table. Oh well, at $13 a piece its a drop in the bucket.
I didn't do block b/c the existing foundation was shallow at 6-8", no rebar and wont support the weight of solid grout block, a requirment for structures. Add to that there's a wedding in the yard on June 11, so there isn't time for the filled block to cure(~28days) before applying stucco. It would still stick, but would show the grout lines--too tacky for a $6000 project. So given the time constraint alone, I'm stuck with steel, 1/2" durock and acriflex one coat stucco. Still debating on what type of vapor barrier to use. On the sides it probably doesn't matter, but on the horizontal surfaces I'm leaning towards Tyvek due to availability, but I'm not sure about it's heat resistance.