The Jalopy Journal

matt60j · 10-27-2008, 08:18 PM

Heres a few pics to show the transformation of our house and yard prior to our build. The first 2 pics are from when moved in 5 years ago.

The next 2 are from this past year.

The new drive is going through here. The propane tank will get moved to the other side of the house next summer.

I took a little real estate from my dog.

matt60j · 10-27-2008, 08:26 PM

Heres where the fun really begins. This took place a week ago. (my oldest boy at the controls)

And my niece.

Empty canvas.

Vernmotor · 10-27-2008, 08:30 PM

Look like a good start !

Nealcrenshaw · 10-27-2008, 08:30 PM

Nice pics,You definitely have the space.Will stay posted for more!

matt60j · 10-27-2008, 08:35 PM

Trusses showed up a little early.

The excavators turn.

Me on the Dingo and my brother-in-law Jimmy.(The man behind the operation)

matt60j · 10-27-2008, 08:45 PM

Heres some of the poles set. Special thanks goes out to my buddie Terry for helping us. Those 24' poles are sure heavy!

Heres the opening for the 16'x10' door.

This end will have a patio door on the right side that will enter into the rec room.

We hope to build the walls Wednesday and set trusses Thursday or Friday. Should be putting shingles on this weekend. Thanks for looking and I will keep you all posted! -MATT

matt60j · 10-29-2008, 08:25 PM

Finished building the walls today. I worked last night so Jimmy have a head start on me and nearly had the back wall done as I slept. This guys a workhorse. He's probably going to see this so I have to throw in a

. Here's the pics.

FullSizePickUp · 10-29-2008, 09:37 PM

Nice yard and a nice start to your new space !

e-tek · 10-29-2008, 09:49 PM

Wow - nice yard. Bet the kids loved that backhoe - mine would be in heaven!! Looking forward to the rest!

Bevis · 10-30-2008, 11:09 AM

Wow...nice open space you have there. Looks like it's going to be a nice shop too...please keep the pics coming for us junkies.

cyclopsblown34 · 10-30-2008, 03:20 PM

Dang, nice start and quick progress.

matt60j · 10-30-2008, 05:46 PM

Today we prepared for setting trusses which will take place tomorrow. We installed the truss supports and set the first truss. The boom truck will be here at 9am. Heres a couple pics.

My brother-in-law has been razzing me pretty bad for not having a tool belt yet. We'll I picked one up tonight. I don't know how I got by without it. Thanks Jimmy!

matt60j · 10-30-2008, 06:02 PM

Hey guys, thanks for the great feedback. I really appreciate you taking the time to look! -MATT

hot rod 91174 · 10-31-2008, 07:13 AM

cool tool belt. I think I need to get one too!!!

chadwik74 · 10-31-2008, 10:17 AM

Nice!!! Awesome build....

JONESY · 10-31-2008, 10:25 AM

What did you set the poles in/ on? Just wondering if you used a sono-tube or just a concrete cookie in the bottom of the holes? I am hoping to get started on a 40x 60 soon.Thanks, Jonesy.

sharpshooter · 10-31-2008, 11:55 AM

That belt come with a catheter....ROFL

matt60j · 10-31-2008, 07:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JONESY

What did you set the poles in/ on? Just wondering if you used a sono-tube or just a concrete cookie in the bottom of the holes? I am hoping to get started on a 40x 60 soon.Thanks, Jonesy.

I used 12'' pads for most holes. I used 16'' for where we butted 2 poles together for carrying the header over the 16' door and 10'' ones for the 4''x6'' poles that framed the entry door and the patio slider. The holes drilled very easy and we had very hard clay just at the bottom of the holes. -MATT

matt60j · 10-31-2008, 07:59 PM

Well, heres todays pics. We set the 29 trusses in 2 hours 15 min.

Heres the ground crew.

Jims got a sore back from nailing on the roof and I have sore legs from chucking osb up the ladder. Heres the rest of the pics. 7 days into it!

Shingles will be here at 10:30am so stay tuned. -MATT

TejasBimmer · 10-31-2008, 08:34 PM

WOW!
So your wife is cool on having a garage that is (looks in the pics) bigger than the homestead????

10-27-2008, 08:18 PM	#1
matt60j Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: MICHIGAN Posts: 174	MATT'S 40x56x12 CHEVELLE SHOP BUILD PICS Heres a few pics to show the transformation of our house and yard prior to our build. The first 2 pics are from when moved in 5 years ago. The next 2 are from this past year. The new drive is going through here. The propane tank will get moved to the other side of the house next summer. I took a little real estate from my dog.

10-27-2008, 08:26 PM	#2
matt60j Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: MICHIGAN Posts: 174	Re: MATT'S 40x56x12 CHEVELLE SHOP BUILD PICS Heres where the fun really begins. This took place a week ago. (my oldest boy at the controls) And my niece. Empty canvas.

10-27-2008, 08:30 PM	#3
Vernmotor Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mt.vernon oh Posts: 515	Re: MATT'S 40x56x12 CHEVELLE SHOP BUILD PICS Look like a good start ! __________________ I have been doing so much with so little for so long I can do almost anything with nothing.

10-27-2008, 08:30 PM	#4
Nealcrenshaw Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: East Cleveland,OH Posts: 2,582	Re: MATT'S 40x56x12 CHEVELLE SHOP BUILD PICS Nice pics,You definitely have the space.Will stay posted for more! __________________ Ready to form Voltron! Activate interlocks! Dyna-therms connected. Infra-cells up; mega-thrusters are go! Form feet and legs.... Form arms and body....And I'll form the head!

10-27-2008, 08:35 PM	#5
matt60j Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: MICHIGAN Posts: 174	Re: MATT'S 40x56x12 CHEVELLE SHOP BUILD PICS Trusses showed up a little early. The excavators turn. Me on the Dingo and my brother-in-law Jimmy.(The man behind the operation)

10-27-2008, 08:45 PM	#6
matt60j Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: MICHIGAN Posts: 174	Re: MATT'S 40x56x12 CHEVELLE SHOP BUILD PICS Heres some of the poles set. Special thanks goes out to my buddie Terry for helping us. Those 24' poles are sure heavy! Heres the opening for the 16'x10' door. This end will have a patio door on the right side that will enter into the rec room. We hope to build the walls Wednesday and set trusses Thursday or Friday. Should be putting shingles on this weekend. Thanks for looking and I will keep you all posted! -MATT Last edited by matt60j; 10-27-2008 at 08:55 PM.

10-29-2008, 08:25 PM	#7
matt60j Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: MICHIGAN Posts: 174	Re: MATT'S 40x56x12 CHEVELLE SHOP BUILD PICS Finished building the walls today. I worked last night so Jimmy have a head start on me and nearly had the back wall done as I slept. This guys a workhorse. He's probably going to see this so I have to throw in a . Here's the pics.

10-29-2008, 09:37 PM	#8
FullSizePickUp Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lillooet , B.C. Canada Posts: 5	Re: MATT'S 40x56x12 CHEVELLE SHOP BUILD PICS Nice yard and a nice start to your new space !

10-29-2008, 09:49 PM	#9
e-tek Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Saskatoon, SK Posts: 4,798	Re: MATT'S 40x56x12 CHEVELLE SHOP BUILD PICS Wow - nice yard. Bet the kids loved that backhoe - mine would be in heaven!! Looking forward to the rest! __________________ Gentlemen, please! *Check out my Web-page:* http://edanneberg.googlepages.com/home

10-30-2008, 11:09 AM	#10
Bevis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SW Florida Posts: 715	Re: MATT'S 40x56x12 CHEVELLE SHOP BUILD PICS Wow...nice open space you have there. Looks like it's going to be a nice shop too...please keep the pics coming for us junkies.

10-30-2008, 03:20 PM	#11
cyclopsblown34 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Russellville, Missouri Posts: 580	Re: MATT'S 40x56x12 CHEVELLE SHOP BUILD PICS Dang, nice start and quick progress. __________________ My brother smoked so many candy cigarettes as a kid, I got secondhand diabetes.

10-30-2008, 05:46 PM	#12
matt60j Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: MICHIGAN Posts: 174	Re: MATT'S 40x56x12 CHEVELLE SHOP BUILD PICS Today we prepared for setting trusses which will take place tomorrow. We installed the truss supports and set the first truss. The boom truck will be here at 9am. Heres a couple pics. My brother-in-law has been razzing me pretty bad for not having a tool belt yet. We'll I picked one up tonight. I don't know how I got by without it. Thanks Jimmy!

10-30-2008, 06:02 PM	#13
matt60j Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: MICHIGAN Posts: 174	Re: MATT'S 40x56x12 CHEVELLE SHOP BUILD PICS Hey guys, thanks for the great feedback. I really appreciate you taking the time to look! -MATT

10-31-2008, 07:13 AM	#14
hot rod 91174 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Wellsburg WV Posts: 27	Re: MATT'S 40x56x12 CHEVELLE SHOP BUILD PICS cool tool belt. I think I need to get one too!!!

10-31-2008, 10:17 AM	#15
chadwik74 Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 34	Re: MATT'S 40x56x12 CHEVELLE SHOP BUILD PICS Nice!!! Awesome build....

10-31-2008, 10:25 AM	#16
JONESY Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 2	Re: MATT'S 40x56x12 CHEVELLE SHOP BUILD PICS What did you set the poles in/ on? Just wondering if you used a sono-tube or just a concrete cookie in the bottom of the holes? I am hoping to get started on a 40x 60 soon.Thanks, Jonesy. __________________ Will work for Garage money.

10-31-2008, 11:55 AM	#17
sharpshooter Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: West TN Posts: 425	Re: MATT'S 40x56x12 CHEVELLE SHOP BUILD PICS That belt come with a catheter....ROFL

10-31-2008, 07:59 PM	#19
matt60j Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: MICHIGAN Posts: 174	Re: MATT'S 40x56x12 CHEVELLE SHOP BUILD PICS Well, heres todays pics. We set the 29 trusses in 2 hours 15 min. Heres the ground crew. Jims got a sore back from nailing on the roof and I have sore legs from chucking osb up the ladder. Heres the rest of the pics. 7 days into it! Shingles will be here at 10:30am so stay tuned. -MATT Last edited by matt60j; 11-03-2008 at 08:45 PM.

10-31-2008, 08:34 PM	#20
TejasBimmer Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: off I-35, TEXAS! Posts: 480	Re: MATT'S 40x56x12 CHEVELLE SHOP BUILD PICS WOW! So your wife is cool on having a garage that is (looks in the pics) bigger than the homestead???? __________________ *Ciao! - - Nathan* 2000-2.8L Z3 Roadster (mod'd 1st) ~ 2001 Toyota Tacoma DC 4WD Limited TRD (mod'd 2nd) ~ 2007-335i (NO Mods!) BMW CCA Tejas Chapter & iZ3 Project Coordinator for the San Antonio area TTORA and TLCA off-road wheeling member Z3POWER.net Member Since March 1, 2008

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