Above 1200 Sq/FT J&Ps southern MN shop build

[Jblount3]

This weekend we got ceiling fans up and temp wired to the light circuit extension cord ( it has been since Halloween to try and get power hooked up
We also started framing the utility room above the bathroom so electric can get finnished

We hung ply wood bottom 4 ft and started the drywall above

Also picked up the furnace and ac this week so I can get that set in place
FYI the rotary dry wall tools are worth the money if you have a bunch of outlets I have Milwaukee tools so I bought there’s.

 

[Jblount3]

Post weekend update: still progress happening just not as fast as I would like. We still have no electricity hooked up…. They have approved and billed me for the hook up, so soon I hope.
With the crazy warm weather we are having this winter our non landscaped site has turned into a mud pit so my wife built a boardwalk so we don’t track it all in
I did get a second garage door working now
My father in law came up and we busted out all of the full sheets of drywall to hang I have a few small pieces to Finnish up

My wife and I got the utility room framed too

 

[steves_001]

Just curious, how does the sheetrock attach to the walls that are foam? Are you using tap con or something to get to the concrete? (Never done one of those type buildings)
Looking great so far!

 

[4 FN 27]

Post weekend update: still progress happening just not as fast as I would like. We still have no electricity hooked up…. They have approved and billed me for the hook up, so soon I hope.

Excel? Only took them 6 months to hook up my building after I paid them. Hope you get power sooner than later!!!

 

[Jblount3]

Excel? Only took them 6 months to hook up my building after I paid them. Hope you get power sooner than later!!!

Oh man I just payed it this week…. I put in a work order Halloween I hope that counts on the 6 months

 

[Jblount3]

Just curious, how does the sheetrock attach to the walls that are foam? Are you using tap con or something to get to the concrete? (Never done one of those type buildings)
Looking great so far!

The foam blocks have plastic studs every 8 inches, corse thread drywall screws right into it. I’ll take a picture of a foam block later tonight

 

[Jblount3]

Not a lot of work got done this weekend with my wife throwing a surprise birthday party in the new shop Saturday night. I did get the third garage door finished and all the drywall hung

 

[jblnut]

Great progress !!

I’m really digging that black ceiling …..

 

[Jblount3]

My dad and my father in-law thought I was crazy but they like it

 

[Jblount3]

Not much progress this week as I’ve been dealing with medical bs.. we did get a meter and xcel emailed to tell us All proud like but it’s not hooked to anything….

Did put the first truck in there moving stuff around. We still need to mud and tape…. I **** at it

 

[Xti04]

I like the indoor fire pit!

 

[Jblount3]

Not much for updates after the birthday party I had to work a lot the week and a half after getting ready for our cruise vacation,m. We left Galveston Texas and went across the gulf to few islands and back. Game back and sent the weekend in Houston and a whole day at the space center. Like I called it months ago to the wife they finally hooked up my power wile we where gone.

 

[Jblount3]

finally got back to work on the project today after vacation, Illness, and my pesky job keeping me away. We mud and taped drywall ( much respect to the people that are good at this)


Our bathroom/ utility room walls are going to be a unique the way mt wife wants to do them

 

[Jblount3]

Not a lot of pictures to busy rolling paint this weekend but it’s starting to get to the point where I can finish electrical and move some stuff in

 

[j p smith]

Great progress!!

 

[Jblount3]

Paint done on the wall


We started on my wife’s vision for the bathroom/utillity room walls, I like how it’s looking



Unfortunately the furnace gets to go horizontal


Dino is trying out his spot above the air compressor closet

 

[Jblount3]

Not to much to update. We spent a good part of this weekend working on getting and assembling cabinets ( Lowe’s unfinished cabinets need to be assembled like I kea, didn’t know that until we brought the trailer to pick up online order) We have them stained now just need to clear them.
Picture of the bathroom walls

Since I emptyed out the old dj gear from the trailer to use it to go to Lowe’s, I moved the tool boxes in, enclosed trailer is the easiest way.

 

[Jblount3]

Some progress this weekend. My wife and I finished the bathroom/hvac room walls

I made the shelf for the icf to 2x8 transition in the peak


Moved some more stuff around got this old cabinet whe I worked at a ford dealer years ago

 

[Jblount3]

Got the counters sitting in the entertainment area, need to level and mount them yet and the shelf above that area installed with 2 random mud truck trophies up there

 

[loganb]

Looking great!

 

[Jblount3]

Oh yes I forgot to say last night my wife and I went up to the suburbs to the twin cities and bought us a new truck, a 2024 f350. I laughed when we pulled in the driveway because the new truck is 30 years newer than the newest truck I own. The only pic I have is the engine only haha 7.3 gas

 

[Jblount3]

Looking great!

Thank you, it has been so much work, but it has been a great learning experience

 

[Jblount3]

Got the light up Dino in place, if only my outlets had power…
The first brand new vehicle I have bought other than motocross bikes

And because 7.3 gas

 

[steves_001]

Shop is really coming along nice! Love the new wheels too. That looks like a real nice truck.

 

[02Xterra]

The shop looks great! Good choice on the 7.3, I've heard a lot of positive things about them.. definitely will be looking for one of those for my next F250.

 

[Jblount3]

Shop is really coming along nice! Love the new wheels too. That looks like a real nice truck.

Thank you, it’s been a ton of work, I am glad my wife and I work well together. We are excited about the truck we have never bought a new one before

 

[Jblount3]

The shop looks great! Good choice on the 7.3, I've heard a lot of positive things about them.. definitely will be looking for one of those for my next F250.

Thank you! I make a living from selling parts to overly complicated and emissions restricted diesels, I did not want to deal with one at home. I mean next year one of Cummins answers to the next epa tier for diesels is make a gas engine…. So far the engine has been good, we will see when I put a trailer on it

 

[Jblount3]

Some progress this weekend, got the shelf built for the long end and the Dino stand/air compressor closet has matching walls to the bathroom. Also we got it cleaned up enough to tear into my first project in the shop, seeing what broke in my front axle on the mud truck. More pics on that later.

 

[Jblount3]

Spent some time moving dirt today after last weeks 2 inches of rain.

Also here is the broken parts on the mud truck rip stock axle shafts in a Dana 44

 

[Jblount3]

Continued the dirt work to the back today and got grade set, need to order siding now

 

[Jblount3]

Some progress this week, got some grass seed in and eroson control mats down, the weather has been testing it. Saturday got one of the mowers out and mowed the field, witch is crazy for Mn to have tall green grass in April. After that I got 1 3/4 rock spread out on the driveway. Not a lot of pics though

 

[Jblount3]

The weekend brought on more lawn work, with the extremely wet spring we have been having for a change. The mighty John Deere 140 got some new lights and a a grill and the deck put on it and mowed with it. Alls I have to say is man my grandpa was a bad *** mowing so nice with a 110, it’s way harder than the zero turn. We also worked on some trim and getting the air compressor room ready for the compressor. We got the compressor out of storage from the father in laws machine shop (80 gallon single phase is to small for the machine shop). We are working on getting siding quotes it’s looking like steel siding to Mach the house will probably win

 

[Jblount3]

This last weekend got the closet for the air compressor closer to being done, needs trim and a door but at least the compressor can go in and get plumbed.



Got the used cabinet primed ( my wife hates blond oak stain) for the bathroom.


The mud truck is on its wheels and out of the shop at least, it still needs some work. It will be nice when construction isn’t using all of the space.



Also took the factory ford rims I’ve had in storage for 15 years polished for the 94

 

[Jblount3]

Well after the 2 inches of rain in the storms, tomorrow I get to see how my dirt work held up, we have gotten so much rain this year.

 

[Jblount3]

Actually got three trucks in the shop for the first time

 

[steves_001]

Nice! Looks like there is plenty of room to move around. Must feel pretty good to have it mostly done.

 

[Jblount3]

Nice! Looks like there is plenty of room to move around. Must feel pretty good to have it mostly done.

Absolutely, siding to match the house is in, I had to order it. HVAC and bathroom are what’s left for major stuff. Oh and I really need to build a work bench

 

[fouckhest]

Actually got three trucks in the shop for the first time

Such a great feeling, regardless of whatever else needs done, its a sigh of momentary joy/relief, followed by, okay, onto the next task! LOL

 

[Jblount3]

This weekend we got rained out on siding but did get one garage door trimmed outside in siding prep. My wife stained the garage door supports. I got the 77 f250 running better, brought the carb to my dad to rebuild when we got the garage fridge.

 

[Jblount3]

Not to much got done this last weekend, man alls this weather we have been having is good for growing grass, I feel like alls I do is mow. Saturday my wife and I went and represented where I work at the children’s museum for their path of a seed covering all the processes and machinery along the way.

After the event on Saturday my wife started mowing again and the big zero turn broke a belt, it being not comon I had to finish on the mighty 73 jd 140
My wife got her own toolbox in our shop for our anniversary, we picked it up Sunday. I got it in position with the butcher block we picked up to build work benches ( ordered steel for the frame )