Back to the studs, so you can do everything right—alway the best. R-114,347 in the walls, more in the ceiling, 240v power for the tools, excellent. How's the weather for this sort of work these days?
The existing building had none insulation, and not much holding it together. 3/16" particle board siding, with only 2 sheets of 1/4" plywood shear panels in the 12' long end walls, 2 sheets of 3/8" plywood on the 32' long sides. Bonus, it already has 240v. There was a clothes drier in there for when the clothesline wasn't practical. My big compressor plugs into that one, and a future welder to replace my buzz box.
Weather is sketchy, of course. It rained an hour after the slab was finished. Only removed the cap in a few spots. After I drop an air wrench a few times, it won't even matter.
Rained for an hour? I can't imagine what that's like anymore.
Always good to take old things and make them better. I read once that when they studied the way carpenters use to do shear walls/sway bracing (by cutting in diagonal 2 x 4s) they found that mostly they made the buildings weaker, because their dado joints in the verticals didn't fit all that well.
No, it only rained a few minutes, but it waited until the finishers were gone. They should've put some plastic down, oops.
This building is old. Not square, not plumb. 2 1/2" wider at the top plate than at the bottom. The guy who built it was a window screen maker by trade, so he had some skills, but probably no better a carpenter than I am. Also, there's only like three anchor bolts in the long walls–one for each section of the bottom plate. The more I look, the more I shake my head.
This is the shop building, expanding it into a garage.All new construction will be built to current code. The existing has been standing longer than I have, so no reason to expect it to fail now. That wall is almost down now, the roof is all gone.
Mostly, what I paid for was not having to navigate the planning and building department hoops. My builder is tight with those guys and can get stuff approved. As it is, the plans were rejected on a technicality the first submission. Many Ameros, but Ameros well spent.
weejee,
I related a Walmart story in this thread. http://wonkville.net/2017/09/03/pill-packing-pige…
How's the roof?
Right? At least wait until Shark Week is over.
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Me too, you guys!
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Back to the studs, so you can do everything right—alway the best. R-114,347 in the walls, more in the ceiling, 240v power for the tools, excellent. How's the weather for this sort of work these days?
The existing building had none insulation, and not much holding it together. 3/16" particle board siding, with only 2 sheets of 1/4" plywood shear panels in the 12' long end walls, 2 sheets of 3/8" plywood on the 32' long sides. Bonus, it already has 240v. There was a clothes drier in there for when the clothesline wasn't practical. My big compressor plugs into that one, and a future welder to replace my buzz box.
Weather is sketchy, of course. It rained an hour after the slab was finished. Only removed the cap in a few spots. After I drop an air wrench a few times, it won't even matter.
Rained for an hour? I can't imagine what that's like anymore.
Always good to take old things and make them better. I read once that when they studied the way carpenters use to do shear walls/sway bracing (by cutting in diagonal 2 x 4s) they found that mostly they made the buildings weaker, because their dado joints in the verticals didn't fit all that well.
No, it only rained a few minutes, but it waited until the finishers were gone. They should've put some plastic down, oops.
This building is old. Not square, not plumb. 2 1/2" wider at the top plate than at the bottom. The guy who built it was a window screen maker by trade, so he had some skills, but probably no better a carpenter than I am. Also, there's only like three anchor bolts in the long walls–one for each section of the bottom plate. The more I look, the more I shake my head.
Edit: That 8'X12' section stays. Eventually I'll bootleg in a sink. Cold water in, gray water out to the garden. Also a composting toilet. I salvaged enough material to frame it in.
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Haha, "labor" day. Pics would be appreciated by all of us who didn't help.
Okay…
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Removing cedar shakes
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Two oldes get first sheet in place
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Trimming an end sheet
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North face about done
Safety lines—very progressive!
Were they really shakes—rough split pieces—or sawn cedar shingles?
Festool FTW!
Oh. It's tools.
I like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours. – Jerome K. Jerome
Apologies for any unfortunate search results.
Nothing bad came up, I did hesitate though.
This is the shop building, expanding it into a garage.All new construction will be built to current code. The existing has been standing longer than I have, so no reason to expect it to fail now. That wall is almost down now, the roof is all gone.
My part, aside from signing checks, will be over later this afternoon. I hired a contractor.
What is this "tax refund" of which you speak?
Many mas. $1500 for the compound mitre, but they're really good tools.
Mostly, what I paid for was not having to navigate the planning and building department hoops. My builder is tight with those guys and can get stuff approved. As it is, the plans were rejected on a technicality the first submission. Many Ameros, but Ameros well spent.
Walls are up. Trusses will have to be custom made. It's a fairly standard 4/12 pitch, but the existing roof is olde and made of hand-sawn birdmouthed rafters. So they either build trusses to match, or shim the rafters, or maybe add a layer of OSB to the old plywood. Not my problem, which is why I hired a contractor.
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