My dream 60x96x16

[Sims5]

Thanks johndeereman. Glad you like it and good luck with your build.

Ppwcanada. I've only been in my building for a week and so far I love my epoxy. I've dripped oil ad grease on it already and wiped it right up. There will virtually no dust and it just feels "clean" If I was welding on it I would be nervous that it wouldn't hold up. In the weld area I would probably figure out something else and have epoxy everywhere else. It is slippery when wet, but not terrible. Slightly more slippery than my buddies building. He has very smooth concrete with sealer.

 

[J2C2]

Light gray Urethane top coat went with anti-slip went down with 4 of us in 1.5 hours. Now just waiting on it to cure. Fumes were strong as expected. Glad we all had respirators!

Quick pic from the door

One showing the texture of anti-slip powder, 3-4 ounces per gallon.

I need the phone number to your "friends" who helped you epoxy your floor

I recently joined the forum but been following your progress.

Very impressive garage.
I am about 3 months behind you with my 60'X100'X18' garage.

Thanks for all the progress and pictures as your build continues.

 

[Sims5]

Thanks J2C2. I was nervous about doing the epoxy myself (with help). I didn't know what to expect. My advise would be get 18" rollers and know your "help". I knew that my help would do the best they could and treat my shop as if it was theirs. One of them has a 60x105', another has a 60x80', and two brothers paint barns for a living. I went to high school with the two that have the buildings and all of ours are very similarly finished. Mine is the only one with epoxy....now they are talking about it for their shops.

J2C2. Hope your build goes well and make sure to share it with us.

 

[gdlmwr]

Sims5,

This thing is well WOW! I was torn between finishing the inside of my stick building with corrugated steel or good old drywall. I have to go with steel, yours is exactly how I see it done. Did you get the sweating issues corrected to your satisfaction? I finished my electrical already but didn't plan on the horizontal runners I would need for the steel. I guess I will have to come up with a work around.

Thank again for great build!

 

[Sims5]

gdlmwr. Thanks. Glad you like our building. The sweating issue was solved. We found some areas that were voids without insulation allowing cold outside air to come in contact with the warm air inside. Everything seems to be good now. Good luck with your build.

 

[luke7734]

Might be making a trip down your way to pick up a little quad for the girls sometime this week. Maybe we could meet up. (Still a total maybe.. depends how the negotiation works out)

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[D-man313]

Wow what a shop!! If it was me, i woulda left the concrete natural. You don't want to be doing burnouts and donuts on epoxy. But thats just me. Haha. Great build, I love the clean look inside.

 

[kidatv]

I am putting tin on the inside of my garage 40x60 and wondering how to mount the electrical boxes so they will not work out on the center of a high rib. I like the clean look of the outlets between the tin ribs on your walls.
I have 2x6 walls on 16 inch centers, and going to use 1x4 strapping on 2 foot centers running horizontally.
walls will be insulated and vapor barrier, then the 1x4 strapping, vapor hats around electrical boxes.

 

[kidatv]

you wouldn't have a pic of the outlet box or how it was mounted to the wood, and how he placed the outlets to work out perfect? thanks...

 

[sberry]

I didn't look at it all but like the entrance door front layout.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Two trucks, trailer and motorhome, it's filling up fast.

 

[Sims5]

The outlet boxes have two tabs which were screwed to the top of the horizontal 2x6. There were fastened temporarily with enough loose wire to each so the could be moved left or right so they fit between the ribs correctly. Hope this make sense. Below are the only pics I could find that would help you.

Thanks for all the compliments.

 

[Sims5]

NUTTSGT. It's almost all empty again, left the motorhome and trailer. Birthday party tomorrow for a two year old friend of ours. Mopped the floor. All clean and ready for Mickey Mouse.[emoji3]

 

[kidatv]

yes makes sense now thx for the pics and info.
Can you remember the exact color of your tin there are different colors of white?
Did you run 20a wire for all your plug circuits, how many plugs on a circuit, and how high off the floor to the bottom of the box are the plugs?
thx for info.

 

[Sims5]

Don't recall the interior being anything other than white. I told the contractor white and this is what he got. I don't recall what gauge wire my electrician ran. He did break them up in multiple circuits, a couple outlets even have the top and bottom on a different circuit. The top of the 2x6 that the outlet is fastened to is 48" from floor. If I did it again I might change to plywood in the area where my workbench will be. This would give a smooth wall for bench to go against and be easier to fasten items to the wall. I did put an extra set of 2x8 horizontal behind the tin for hanging items, as you can see in the pic above with the outlets.

 

[GRN96WS6]

Man that place is massive!

Well done.

 

[Sims5]

GRN96WS6.
Thanks. This is the result of several friends that have similar size buildings and finally convincing myself that I needed one. [emoji3]

 

[tncumminsguy]

BTW sick MEGA CAB!! I bet that sucker tows like a dream with that wheelbase. here is my 6.7 auto mega..... wish I gotten a 6spd again

 

[Sims5]

That is a sweet truck. Wish it was mine. ��

Think you might have posted on the wrong thread.

 

[alberto]

Looks fantastic, and am thinking of doing the same, but I'm concerned with the amount of effort needed to keep it looking that way day to day. How hard is it to keep the white floors clean? Do they show every spec of dirt? White cars show dirt a LOT less than black cars, so I'm wondering if the floors are the same way?

 

[Sims5]

Alberto. I really like the light grey epoxy. The ease of cleaning and sweeping is great.

 

[LegacyIndustrial]

Glad, I stumbled upon your build post. Excellent work!!

 

[Sims5]

Thanks. I thought I had gave you a link to it. Oh well, glad you found it. Really like my epoxy floor. Cleans up great.

 

[JC23]

An alternative to painting that framework around the doors would be to stain it white. No peeling and easy touch up.

BTW, place looks great!

 

[NUTTSGT]

Did you run 20a wire for all your plug circuits, how many plugs on a circuit, and how high off the floor to the bottom of the box are the plugs?
thx for info.

Don't recall the interior being anything other than white. I told the contractor white and this is what he got. I don't recall what gauge wire my electrician ran. He did break them up in multiple circuits, a couple outlets even have the top and bottom on a different circuit.

Notice the wire is yellow ? That means it's 12/2 and it's rated for 20 amps. If it was white, it would be 14/2 while 10/2 will be orange. Back somewhere around the turn of the century, codes changed to make it easier for inspectors to simply look at the color of the wire and know what it is. That being said, if you have some older Romex (NM) laying around, you might find that the 12/2 is white also.

 

[Sims5]

Good idea JC23. Thanks NUTTGT for clearing that up.

 

[shinertx]

bczygan
As far as my business being lucrative. My family business has been blessed by The Lord and gives us the ability to work hard, pay our bills on time and enjoy the fruits if our labor. There are two reasons I'm sharing this build with the "world"
1st to bring glory to God thru his blessings on our family
2nd to help others see the process so their build will go smooth

I hope you see my heart, the last thing I want someone to think is that I'm boasting and saying look at what I have.

Sims5, you have every right to boast about your building and so does everybody else on this form. it not about who's is bigger it about chatting with guys that have the same passion. so keep the pictures coming.

 

[Sims5]

Thanks shinertx

 

[Radio Ron w4ron]

Fantastic building, my mind just reels thinking about the antique radio museum I could build with that much space


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[Radio Ron w4ron]

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[stangkid14]

not sure if you mentioned it but what size doors are those? I am putting up a 60x80 and trying to guage how the 4-14x12' will work on the 60' gable end

 

[Sims5]

Got my new work bench yesterday. A friend who owns a fab shop made it for me.
4'x10' with a 5/8" top. Weighs around 1700#

 

[Sims5]

The over head doors are 14' high and 16' wide.

 

[luke7734]

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say, that's the permanent spot for that table. ..

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[Sims5]

It will move with two floor jacks [emoji3]. Doubt I'll move it though.

 

[shinertx]

Nice table what size is that and how thick is the top plate.

 

[shinertx]

Disregard the last post need to look more before I speak.

 

[cj7jeep81]

Nice table what size is that and how thick is the top plate.

Got my new work bench yesterday. A friend who owns a fab shop made it for me.
4'x10' with a 5/8" top. Weighs around 1700#

Great looking table!

 

[Sims5]

Thanks

 

[-Brent-]

Wow, those trucks look tiny in the shop!