Another new shop...

[55chevr]

you will have to excuse Kent ... "It never rains in California" ... Joe

[Rchop]

whats a gutter and why do you need them?
kent

It's where I keep my mind these days Kent, I'd be lost with out them Now that I have the space built...I need a belly tank...hint...hint

[Rchop]

The floor of the new shop is just dirt now and not level...


http://www.frsengineering.com/pb35.jpg

I have 60 ton of crushed rock/dust mix to build up and level the floor with the old Ford tractor...


http://www.frsengineering.com/pb34.jpg

The floor will stay this way until the taxman has appraised the property. After that I will add concrete floors as needed.

[Cajun Kid]

Wow,,, nice job on the build,,,  Keep us posted as you move in.

Charles

[Rchop]

Thanks Charles, I will. I hope to be able to install on of these this summer...

[Rchop]

The gutters have been installed and about 60 ton of base material has been spread inside and out of the new barn. I will top off the outside material with 3/4 inch clean rock next week. I still have to trench the electrical line to the shop from the end of the main electrical conduit run that's at the white bucket in the first pic...







Next will be lights, switches and outlets.

[manta22]

No insulation, Charles?

Regards, Neil  Tucson, AZ

[Rchop]

It's a work in progress Neil. Eventually the walls and ceiling will be insulated. I will install the ceiling first since I have a 30 inch exhaust fan I want to add. That's why the gable vents were installed. I plan on painting the new bike and lakester in there.

Randy

[Seldom Seen Slim]

Randy, now that it's sorta too late -- here's something I think you should have installed.  I've got three or four pole buildings -- and each has translucent fiberglass panels installed high up the side walls to let in diffused light.  It's enough that you can see where you're going during the day, although you'll still want to turn on the lights to do any work, and also the diffusers mean that you won't have direct sunlight making things inside fade.

Bonus:  When you are leaving for the night and all frustrated and forget to turn off the lights -- you'll see that they're still on when you look at the building.

Not too late -- you could cut slots in the side walls and put in some of the plastic.  In my buildings it's 20-30 feet long (different sizes for different length buildings).

Best wishes -- and isn't it great to have the new place?  I'm still outfitting my new garage - and having a ball.

[manta22]

Charles;

I suspected that you just hadn't added the insulation yet. It sure makes a shop more "liveable" to have good insulation in the walls and roof.

Paint the concrete floor a bright color-- it makes the interior brighter and you can find small parts when they fall on the floor. 

Regards, Neil  Tucson, AZ

[Rchop]

Jon, the roof is insulated between the rafters and the top metal. I'm also gonna put in a ceiling with a large 30 inch fan that draws air from the inside of the building and blows it through the "attic" area and out the gable vents. It keeps the building much cooler in the summer and quickly evacuates engine exhaust, welding smoke and paint spray/fumes. The roof lights wouldn't help me much with a ceiling. That's why I put in six large windows.

I am looking forward to outfitting the shop after all the work is done. I still have much to do before that with the ceiling and inside walls to be done.

[Seldom Seen Slim]

Here's what I did.  You can see (barely) the light-colored panels at the top of the side wall.  No worry about the ceiling.  Best wishes with the new building however it gets built -- it's just what YOU wanted.

[Rchop]

Looks nice Jon, thanks. What's all that white stuff?

[Seldom Seen Slim]

Oh, Randy, that's what falls out of the sky up here -- during October.  I spent about a half-hour yesterday with the Bobcat (skidsteer) plowing in front of the building (well, actually, the other building -- I've got two side-by-each) so I can get the doors open soon.  A customer wants his RV out by the 21st -- so I started moving the drifted/fallen snow pile -- about five feet deep. BF SNOW!

[55chevr]

Randy / Jon ///  66 degrees on Long Island today ... faux spring ?