Motolark's 24'×40' shop build!

[Motolark]

Well gentlemen I am new to the forum. But I thought I would document and share my shop build. My shop will be 24'×40' on the outside. Framed 10' walls with attic trusses in the front and scissor trusses in the back half. This is to support a vehicle lift in the future. Just poured the pad today. I think I got one kinda crappy photo during the prep stage. But I wasn't planning on documenting until just now. I will update as I progress.
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[cros13]

Hey mate Welcome!

Looks like you have some solid foundation for a good 2 to 3 car garage! By the look of it your in the suburbs, so like me, lack the room for some sprawling HUGE garage that i know i am envious about when i look on here.

Did you have the slab poured thicker to accommodate the hoist in the future?

What are you planning on filling it with?

Rudi.

 

[Motolark]

Yeah the slab has 8"x18"thickened edges with #5 rebar. The top portion is 6" thick with a 2'x2' #4 rebar grid.

I've got a two car attached garage full of motorcycles and tools. And my poor truck is to tall and long to fit in there. My wife got a new car and wants to park it in the garage. So naturally I have to build one for myself. She can have the old one!

 

[Motolark]

Ok I'm back with some progression pictures. I got the walls framed and stood up. Did this 100% solo /flex! But seriously a 17ft glulam is no fun to hang solo. I ended up rigging up a system with a few ratchet straps and two 8ft ladders. Hey it worked and no one died so win win!
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And of course a pile of trusses for this saturday!

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[DFAuto]

We are moving forward on a pool and garage build similar in size. My wife wanted the pool so I get the garage after the pool so I'll be watching your build in the mean time. Good luck and it looks good so far.

 

[Motolark]

On to the next progress pictures. Couldn't find any help to set trusses last weekend. So I got some pretty soild guys after work on friday. With 3 of us plus my 17 yr old son. Ee set all 21 trusses. I'm so sore lol! Everything went very smooth. Although in hindsight I think I will hire a crane if I ever do another build. I now have to wait for a inspection before I can continue. Anyone have suggestions for the eve lengths on either end? Im thinking about 1 foot. 2 feet seems to much.
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[AFBud78]

Looking good. Eaves should be the same as the side overhang. One foot is fine as long as you are not bricking it or using stone.

 

[spudley]

Looks good so far.
Two foot side eaves and one foot on gable ends on my house and it looks fine.
Looking to build a similar sized 24x38 garage with floor trusses and framed rafters with a dormer on one side if I can clear the town and county board.
Good luck with your build.

 

[sean Buick 76]

Nice work it looks really good!

 

[Xander]

Looking good.

X...

 

[Motolark]

Ok it has been forever since my last update. My wife forced me on vacation right in the middle of sheeting the roof. I have been sooooo bad about progress pics. So I installed the windows/doors/garage door. Also finshed sheeting everything and roofed the shop. Installed a pull down attic ladder for the small room. And now I can at least keep stuff out of the weather!
Forced my 17 & 16 yr olds sons to sheet the shop. Anything to get them off the Xbox!
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[Stuart in MN]

Good looking building, and good on you for being able to do all that work yourself.

 

[fdrunner]

Nice, build! What is the pitch size of the scissor at attic. What's the dimension of the room in the attic?

 

[Motolark]

Nice, build! What is the pitch size of the scissor at attic. What's the dimension of the room in the attic?

Pitch is 8/12 overall. The interior of the scissor trusses are 4/12. So its like 14' in the center. The attic room is 8' wide x 6' tall and 18' long. Of course the top cornors are pitched in that room. But the center is about 5' wide where its flat. Its a nice storage nook. I've been calling it the boom boom room as a joke.