Finally time to pull the trigger . . . starting on the New (much anticipated) SHOP - Build

[skicker]

A thin layer of foam...then a treated 2x6...then your standard 2x6...

Time to roll...

 

[conv67bdere]

Maybe I missed something...how are you integrating the new addition to the existing shop?

It's not going to tie in . . .

This "part" will allow me to empty the existing shop, then dismantle the old shop, and finally build my bigger shop in its place . . .

That's the plan . . . At least . . .

 

[conv67bdere]

Got this name cut out . . . finally . . .

and now for the fine tuning and finishing work . . .

More later . . .

 

[conv67bdere]

Weekend progress report . . .

Made some good progress this weekend on the shop . . .

Got the second panel built and ready to go in place . . . had it on top of the sill plate, trying to line up the bolts in the holes . . .

Confession - dumped the panel over the wall onto the grass . . . that's when I decided I need "another" way . . .

So plan B - re-purposing the engine cherry picker, it's now a shop wall lifter ( and life saver )

I honestly think that this saved my behind and allowed me to get all this done this weekend . . .

Panel two going into place . . .

Panel 4 is in place - had I thought about it, would have the shop a facto of 4 - 48, 52 . . . not 50
this ended up being a 2' wall - put it in the middle so that the 2nd top plate will reinforce it.

All of the panels in place on this wall - the shorter 50' wall section is now done . . .

And I like the way it's looking . . . looks like I need to do some tree pruning too . . .

This is site for these sore old eyes . . . glad to see it finally coming together . . .

More later . . .

 

[conv67bdere]

Low and behold . . . my lumber piles are shrinking . . .

Before . . .

And after . . .

Sign of progress . . . .

More later . . .

 

[conv67bdere]

The Very Humid Night session . . .

The humidity was sweltering down here tonight . . . but I took the night before the rain hits to get something done . . .

Did a couple Sketchup drawings to help determine the board length on the angled walls . . . The front wall . . .

And the back wall . . .

My 10' length board stack is officially gone now . . the last 4 boards went into this wall section . . . I have Turned the corner now ! ! !

Nice to see it . . . put a level on it and it needs a very little tweaking - it's reading 89.5 degrees . . . not too shabby !

We've got rain predicted for the next 4-5 days . . . so I doubt that much will be able to get done on this . . . Dang it !

More later . . .

 

[Coronet_Arch]

How are you planning on installing the header for the garage door in the end wall? It should bear on at least 1 of the 2x4's in the end wall. The header will take a small roof load and part of the weight of the garage door.

 

[Coronet_Arch]

Found these two illustrations as a guide.

 

[patrick66]

It's not going to tie in . . .

This "part" will allow me to empty the existing shop, then dismantle the old shop, and finally build my bigger shop in its place . . .

That's the plan . . . At least . . .

I had wondered the same thing, and now we know! Looks like a fun project.

 

[conv67bdere]

How are you planning on installing the header for the garage door in the end wall? It should bear on at least 1 of the 2x4's in the end wall. The header will take a small roof load and part of the weight of the garage door.

Once I get my door and the height, I'll get it put in at the correct height . . . That's the purpose of the triples on both sides of the door . . . It's not in the drawing as I await the actual door height - looking for 8' height on the door - I hope

 

[Coronet_Arch]

Did not mean to question what you are doing, I just have seen the header installed wrong to often.

 

[conv67bdere]

Since it's raining, and I can't work on the shop . . . looks like my granddaughter name tag gets some attention . . . .

If you compare this to the original cut out, you can see how several hours of sanding has rounded off all of the edges to soften them up . . .

Turns out for a very nice look . . .

Next . . . couple coats of primer . . . sanding . . . and then a couple coats of paint . . .

More later . . .

 

[ct71rr]

Nice Job! That’s going to be a nice workspace when done.

 

[conv67bdere]

Sunday Progress . . . Not weekend due to rain on Saturday . . .

Made some good progress for only 1 day . . .

Built the other half of the front wall . . .

What happens when the plans state - 3/16 . . . and you cut it 3/8 . . . you get to "fix" it - DUMMY ! ! !

Top plate installed on the front wall . . . just need my door to figure out the header location and finish this . . .

Nice to see it coming together . . .

Starting on the back wall . . . cutting and laying out the boards . . .

Back wall completed, installed, bolted in place, and secured the to end wall . . . plus some Cedar tree pruning . . .

Starting to look like something . . . now . . . uh, got a light that needs to be moved . . .

Hope to make some more progress on the this during the week . . .

More later . . .

 

[kiwigtx]

What happens when the plans state - 3/16 . . . and you cut it 3/8 . . . you get to "fix" it - DUMMY ! ! !

Honestly....youse guys need to get jiggy with the Metric system.

It makes for much easier maths when calculating things.....and the decimal point actually means something of value.

Nice work on the shed too BTW.

 

[1 Wild R/T]

Honestly....youse guys need to get jiggy with the Metric system.

It makes for much easier maths when calculating things.....and the decimal point actually means something of value.

Nice work on the shed too BTW.

I agree, there was talk of doing exactly that back in the 70's.... Units of 10 instead of 16ths of an inch or 12 inches in a foot.... Our system is illogical... But on the other hand we've worked with it for so long we're use to it....

In the 80's Automakers kinda sorta half *** committed to metric.... That bolt is metric... But this bolt is SAE... What a clusterfuxx.... How many times do you shove a 5/16-18 bolt into a 8mm-1.25 hole before you realize WTH is causing the bolts to go in hard.....

 

[kiwigtx]

How many times do you shove a 5/16-18 bolt into a 8mm-1.25 hole before you realize WTH is causing the bolts to go in hard.....

...been there, tried that....

 

[patrick66]

Every old thing I have is SAE. My newer crap is all metric, of course. I like SAE. I can work metric quite well, but I can see if one is clueless about fractions, I get that.

 

[conv67bdere]

Played Hooky from work today . . . Tuesday Progress

Made a BUNCH of progress to make up for missing Saturday due to the rain . . . and I'm sore . . .

First I started with adding this support brace in place to stiffen up this corner . . . and properly space the joists . . .

Then . . . came one piece of the tall wall . . . this was a real paint to lift ( probably due to extra height )

This corner is looking good . . .

So . . . moved on to the next wall and got it ready to set in place . . . but did I have enough left in the tank to get it set . . .

Could NOT let it get me . . . got the thing lifted and set in place . . .

And from the end of the "shop" . . . this thing is coming together NICELY . . .

Only a 16' wall to set in place - that's going to be FUN -
Good thing I have to go back to work tomorrow so I can rest a little . . .

More later . . .

 

[conv67bdere]

Additional progress over the past couple days . . .

Been a bit bust here . . . FINALLY got to meet my newest granddaughter - after 6 weeks in the NICU . . .
To say the least . . . IT WAS AWESOME . . .

Now the shop build progress . . .

Last week - I got this diagonal bracing in place and the 16" on center spacing assured on the joists . . .

Then Friday night, got everything cut and assembled to get the next wall in place . . .
BUT - the size, and weight, of the wall, and the night time . . . I opted to do it in the daylight for safety reasons . . .

Worked on a couple different options . . .

Lifting it with a ratchet strap . . . WAY too slow
Using supports (cinder blocks seen below) worked pretty well . . . but slow . . .

Could lift one side fairly easily - but needed a way to hold it in place once lifted . . . came up with this idea
And this worked great . . .

The clamp and the rough surfaces of the rough cut lumber held it great . . .

Just needed it high enough to be able the get my wall life (cherry picker) under the panel . . .
Got it there pretty quickly too . . .

Then got it all set up for lifting the wall . . .

Which it did with hardly any effort at all . . .
Had the swap the board from holding the wall up - to preventing the base from moving way from the wall
- this helped to "pull" the cherry picker toward the wall (the wheels are not very free wheeling) . . . it worked well

Once it was gotten to upright at the base of the wall . . . getting it into place went fairly quickly
( due to past experience with that other wall that have set in place . . . )

Additionally - the whole thing, with this very heavy wall . . . got done By Myself - safely . . . WHEW ! ! !

Just realized I missed a pic of the cross brace added in the corner . . . will get that pic tomorrow . . .
Got the whole upper corner tied all together - with the brace - and the first opening set up with the proper measurements . . .

Was a great weekend . . . especially seeing my newest granddaughter . . . and progress on the shop too . . .

More later . . .