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Penstarpurist

Penstarpurist

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Been getting lots done on the new shop, concrete is done, 9k two post lift is upright and getting out together. Lights are on, half mile of wire pulled in. A bit more to go. Going stupid heavy on receptacles, putting in task lighting for the work benches. Multiple 50 amp 220 welder plugs. R.v pad plug on outdoor receptacle as well as one for my hot tub. Using all l.e.d light fixtures 8 footers. The shop has been cleaned up heavily since the pics, had to move all our stuff in there while the floors were being refinished.
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Hopefully by the end of the month it will be complete and in full use. Bring it in anytime. Lol. I should put a burn out pad in the lot next to it. Then we can test and tune old school.
 
Wow! Very cool!!!

I am building a small garage. Only 26x28. It took 36 yards of concrete which cost me 12,000 start to finish. Stuff is expensive in California. One year later I still don’t have a building, just a Costco carport. LOL. I need to save for the stick framing. I want to be 14 feet high.

That was my savings, I thought it was going to be half of that and I would have a little extra to start building but that wasn’t the case. Lol.

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Mine is 36x48 with 14' eves with 20' peak. I had it built at actually 14' 4" so when the slab was poured it stayed at a true 14' to thr eves for the lift. I paid $8900 for the slab, with a sidewalk skirt in front sloped to run water away from the doors. My building was $22,500, 3k for excavation work and 60 yards of gravel. I gravel lotted the parking lot and side lot. Electrical I'm doing 99% myself, so it should come in around 4k. Permits all in around 2k, they are harsh. Gutters $600, it is not cheap in Oregon either. West coast thing I think.
 
Congratulations buddy! I know your ready. Took me three years from the time the slab was poured to having lights and power and able to use it. You will get there.
 
I had the site prepped two years ago, 18 months on the building, concrete 3 months ago and finally getting the power done. Lol. 15 years to save up to get it started. But so worth it overall. That said, why didn't I buy a home that had a shop already on the property. Haha.
 
barbee6043 said:
I'm just hoping for a shed made of used tin and a dirt floor Wait I already have a dirt floor!

Great shop!!!! Congrats
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I hear you... Have one of them 10x20 canopy things I am going to brace up and put metal roofing and siding on.
 
I worked out of a harbor freight carport for many years. Was at least fortunate enough to be on the driveway pad. Lol. One year I had every post cinched to a 5 gallon bucket of concrete. The wind gets so wild here that it picked up the carport, flipped it dragging a 5 gallon bucket of concrete across the roof of the duster and mangled the carport on landing. Trashed part of the house gutter on the way over. That's when I decided it was time to build a shop.
 
Penstarpurist said:
I worked out of a harbor freight carport for many years. Was at least fortunate enough to be on the driveway pad. Lol. One year I had every post cinched to a 5 gallon bucket of concrete. The wind gets so wild here that it picked up the carport, flipped it dragging a 5 gallon bucket of concrete across the roof of the duster and mangled the carport on landing. Trashed part of the house gutter on the way over. That's when I decided it was time to build a shop.
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Luckily I live down in a valley, so wind isn't so much of an issue. But I plan to put fence posts in at every leg to secure it to the ground. I don't have a concrete pad... :-(
 
My concrete guy did me a huge solid. He compacted the loose gravel in front and around at my side lot with his plate compactor. Its amazing how much tighter and like asphalt it becomes. Sure it doesn't last indefinitely. But for the area under and immediately around the rig it would be really nice. Especially since foot traffic doesn't unsettle it as quickly as vehicles do.
 
mopardude318 said:
Wow! Very cool!!!

I am building a small garage. Only 26x28. It took 36 yards of concrete which cost me 12,000 start to finish. Stuff is expensive in California. One year later I still don’t have a building, just a Costco carport. LOL. I need to save for the stick framing. I want to be 14 feet high.

That was my savings, I thought it was going to be half of that and I would have a little extra to start building but that wasn’t the case. Lol.

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pretty lot, nice view. I'm surprised the "front wall" doesn't have a stem wall to "turn the front corners". Inspectors and architects around here like to have substantial shear wall to really stiffen the structure. What is your plan there?
 
Mopardude318, that is a good looking pad set up. And definitely a nice view for sure. My neighbors complain about how my "massive warehouse" blocks their view of the cattle in the pastures. Which are my cattle....lol. they questioned me at every step about permits for this and that. Why couldn't I just have built it smaller, sideways, elsewhere, etc. I just did it all legit and as I could afford it and they got over it. Lol. I think.
 
rustycowll69 said:
pretty lot, nice view. I'm surprised the "front wall" doesn't have a stem wall to "turn the front corners". Inspectors and architects around here like to have substantial shear wall to really stiffen the structure. What is your plan there?
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Thank you. I originally planned to have that all open in the front but I didn’t realize the need for that sheer strength! I’m not a carpenter! :) -I was thinking airplane hanger entrance.


A carpenter friend of mine said “no biggie, we can frame it into the building” So once we start framing it up, I will close in 3 feet on each side from the end there, and just drill into the slab to anchor the sill plates like you normally would without a stem wall.

So essentially I’ll have a 3 foot wide wall on each side in the front, tied in to the sides. This now makes my roll up door 20 ft wide.

Whatdoya think, will that work? LOL
 
20' wide roll up door is definitely awesome to have. For sure like an airplane hangar, and if you build your car right, it will be a low flying craft! Lol.
 
mopardude318 said:
Thank you. I originally planned to have that all open in the front but I didn’t realize the need for that sheer strength! I’m not a carpenter! :) -I was thinking airplane hanger entrance.


A carpenter friend of mine said “no biggie, we can frame it into the building” So once we start framing it up, I will close in 3 feet on each side from the end there, and just drill into the slab to anchor the sill plates like you normally would without a stem wall.

So essentially I’ll have a 3 foot wide wall on each side in the front, tied in to the sides. This now makes my roll up door 20 ft wide.

Whatdoya think, will that work? LOL
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yeah, that will work. Being that you're in CA, you don't have some of the drawbacks, that many of us have to deal with in the colder, wetter climates.
just an idea, but if you're drilling the slab anyway, why not roughen the slab too, use longer studs and epoxy them into the slab and pour the top of the stem wall with a construction joint and drill and epoxy rebar into the end of the stem wall to tie it all together.
Another reason to do that is if you want to "swab the deck" or pressure wash the slab, you don't have to worry about wetting the bottom plate of your shear walls.
 
rustycowll69 said:
yeah, that will work. Being that you're in CA, you don't have some of the drawbacks, that many of us have to deal with in the colder, wetter climates.
just an idea, but if you're drilling the slab anyway, why not roughen the slab too, use longer studs and epoxy them into the slab and pour the top of the stem wall with a construction joint and drill and epoxy rebar into the end of the stem wall to tie it all together.
Another reason to do that is if you want to "swab the deck" or pressure wash the slab, you don't have to worry about wetting the bottom plate of your shear walls.
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I like that idea. I’ll talk it over with my pop. Thanks for the insight. ;)

OP, sorry to high jack, I get excited about shops/building garages. I’d like to see more of your building. Post some outside pics please!
 
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