Stas26
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Hi!
It's old gas station or autoservice station?
Like it's old school style.
It's old gas station or autoservice station?
Like it's old school style.
Texaco Station Renovation - Moving In
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Boosted1
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Cool thread. Nice place you have.
Thanks Stas! It was both a gas station and they worked on cars too. It was moved to the current location after the original lot was sold to build a Burger King. My dad moved it about 2 miles in 3 sections - the auto service bay area, the office section, and then the canopy.
Going to try to keep the build and design of it in keeping with the old gas station style.
Thanks Boosted!
Thanks HOTFR8! I'm toying with the idea of importing some 6 cylinder technology from down under in the form of a supercharger kit from Aussiespeed so I can slap a small Weiand huffer on it. Need to get a bit further along in the house project before I can spend the coin. lol
The shop is very cool and so is the style of the whole building. It's to bad the steel panels on the walls are beat up, they give the shop a unique look. Are the ones on the ceiling going to stay? Either way can't wait to see it all finished.
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Thanks Bert! Yes, all the ceiling panels in the bay area and what will be the kitchen are all going to be cleaned and retained.
HOTFR8
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Make sure you get the correct gear. Holden Six is very different to Chevrolet.
Great advice to keep in mind when I order parts! Thanks!
We had record cold temperatures over New Years, -27F. It's now getting back to a more manageable 6 above with no wind. Good enough for the contractor to start doing some framing!
The area where the gutter was at has been cleaned up and an LVL beam put in place. It will be bolted to the existing steel columns and serve as support for the roof over the hot tub room and master closets.
Another LVL beam will be placed on top of this wall to support the second story floor joists. The two doorways are for the walk-in closets. I had originally wanted pocket doors for the closets but that wasn't going to be feasible. Decided to have the doors swing inwards.
This shot is where the master bath will be at.
This is looking from the master bath to the master bedroom. The wall on the left has a patio door that will lead outside and two large windows. Wife likes windows that are tall and low to the floor, so that's what we did to the extent possible without going with tempered glass.
Loving how fast framing goes! Can actually see lots of progress in a short period of time.
The area where the gutter was at has been cleaned up and an LVL beam put in place. It will be bolted to the existing steel columns and serve as support for the roof over the hot tub room and master closets.
Another LVL beam will be placed on top of this wall to support the second story floor joists. The two doorways are for the walk-in closets. I had originally wanted pocket doors for the closets but that wasn't going to be feasible. Decided to have the doors swing inwards.
This shot is where the master bath will be at.
This is looking from the master bath to the master bedroom. The wall on the left has a patio door that will lead outside and two large windows. Wife likes windows that are tall and low to the floor, so that's what we did to the extent possible without going with tempered glass.
Loving how fast framing goes! Can actually see lots of progress in a short period of time.
HOTFR8
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More progress on framing today.
Here's the garage door opening for the hot tub room. Going with an 8' wide, and wanted 8' tall but don't think we're going to get that. May end up with a 7' tall door due to the ceiling height. Really got limited on the height on this side due to needing to stay below the large windows in the station bay area while increasing the sidewalls of the basement to avoid potential water issues.
Here's the corner where the LVL beam mates to the station.
I originally wanted the windows in the hot tub room to be the same height as the windows in the master bedroom. Again, due to height issues that's not going to be possible. At least we were able to keep them the same width.
Here is the interior wall I really wanted to keep the original porcelain. But, that wasn't going to work structurally due to the second floor.
Finally, here's the doorway to the previous station office - soon to be kitchen area, along with a half bathroom. There will be another wall to the door once the elevator is framed in.
Glad I found a contractor who is ok with flying by the seat of his pants. Definitely interesting working off of "plans" that I did....really, they weren't plans but more of a proof of concept.
Here's the garage door opening for the hot tub room. Going with an 8' wide, and wanted 8' tall but don't think we're going to get that. May end up with a 7' tall door due to the ceiling height. Really got limited on the height on this side due to needing to stay below the large windows in the station bay area while increasing the sidewalls of the basement to avoid potential water issues.
Here's the corner where the LVL beam mates to the station.
I originally wanted the windows in the hot tub room to be the same height as the windows in the master bedroom. Again, due to height issues that's not going to be possible. At least we were able to keep them the same width.
Here is the interior wall I really wanted to keep the original porcelain. But, that wasn't going to work structurally due to the second floor.
Finally, here's the doorway to the previous station office - soon to be kitchen area, along with a half bathroom. There will be another wall to the door once the elevator is framed in.
Glad I found a contractor who is ok with flying by the seat of his pants. Definitely interesting working off of "plans" that I did....really, they weren't plans but more of a proof of concept.
Pretty good progress today, though have some decisions to make very shortly on the garage door for the hot tub room.
Got sheeting on two sides, so the guys can work better when the wind blows here which is often.
Have all the ceiling rafters up for the hot tub room and master room closets. I'm kind of digging the long overhangs, but I'm sure we'll trim them back a little.
So, the decision point is going to be whether the garage door will actually be a garage door, or a panel door that slides horizontally. I want a door that's 8 feet wide, and as close to 7 feet tall as possible. We're limited on the height of the door, and even with a low ceiling track may only be able to have a 6'6" garage door. I'm 6'4", so that's not leaving a lot of comfort room to walk in and out. Even moved the opening closer to the station, which I'm not totally sold on. Going to have to make a decision soon, but I'm now leaning towards a horizontal panel type door that will slide in sections rather than a garage door. If that's the case, then the door is going to be more centered in the space.
Finally, the beam is in place over the closet doors and looking good.
Got sheeting on two sides, so the guys can work better when the wind blows here which is often.
Have all the ceiling rafters up for the hot tub room and master room closets. I'm kind of digging the long overhangs, but I'm sure we'll trim them back a little.
So, the decision point is going to be whether the garage door will actually be a garage door, or a panel door that slides horizontally. I want a door that's 8 feet wide, and as close to 7 feet tall as possible. We're limited on the height of the door, and even with a low ceiling track may only be able to have a 6'6" garage door. I'm 6'4", so that's not leaving a lot of comfort room to walk in and out. Even moved the opening closer to the station, which I'm not totally sold on. Going to have to make a decision soon, but I'm now leaning towards a horizontal panel type door that will slide in sections rather than a garage door. If that's the case, then the door is going to be more centered in the space.
Finally, the beam is in place over the closet doors and looking good.
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ghlkal
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Great build 
Man, I feel for guys building this time of year. It's been below 0* for almost two weeks here in WI and the wind has been blowing too
Man, I feel for guys building this time of year. It's been below 0* for almost two weeks here in WI and the wind has been blowing too
95riosnake
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Whew -27 degrees! And I thought we've had it rough here in the single digits. Looking really great, I also love the overhang. Kinda fits the style of the building well IMO. For your door situation, maybe look into this:
https://www.realslidinghardware.com...mrrxADiT-TzlQIQXSfMPZ9EzfwXjZ2Y0aAkhrEALw_wcB
https://www.realslidinghardware.com...mrrxADiT-TzlQIQXSfMPZ9EzfwXjZ2Y0aAkhrEALw_wcB
Yeah, it was a good time for the guys to take some time off. It's still too damn cold, but later into next week there's supposed to be a warming trend.
Thanks for the link. Those doors are pretty cool. I'm going to have to keep working on a solution. The panel, multi-slide doors I was considering for it -an 8 foot door width and 7 foot height is estimated to be around $10k, which is ludicrous.
Not much progress this week past week, but it was single digit weather for most of it.
Ended up reducing the overhang. I was on the fence, and the wife preferred less of a overhang.
They did get the roof decking on. We will be going with metal roof material.
Some detail shots of the roof joist brackets, bracing in the middle of the spans, and what was necessary to add the overhang fascia
There's also been a little work done in framing out one of the inside walls. The sheet of osb is covering the door that leads to the hot tub room.
With some of the ugly concrete, it takes unique framing to make it work.
Ended up reducing the overhang. I was on the fence, and the wife preferred less of a overhang.
They did get the roof decking on. We will be going with metal roof material.
Some detail shots of the roof joist brackets, bracing in the middle of the spans, and what was necessary to add the overhang fascia
There's also been a little work done in framing out one of the inside walls. The sheet of osb is covering the door that leads to the hot tub room.
With some of the ugly concrete, it takes unique framing to make it work.
Finallygotit
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And that seems to work!
Well I missed this thread, WOW great buildings.
Toolfool
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Just came across your thread. Looks like a fun project. I'll be following from here. Keep at it.
And some info : Drywall seams should be taped rather than "hidden" to accomplish part of it's purpose of slowing fire from advancing from one area of a building into another area or room.
And some info : Drywall seams should be taped rather than "hidden" to accomplish part of it's purpose of slowing fire from advancing from one area of a building into another area or room.
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Been gone this week for work and was hoping for a little more progress outside due to decent weather. Contractor did get some interior walls framed up. This shot is looking from the hot tub room towards the closets.
You can probably guess which closet is mine vs. the wife's. lol
And some framing done around the elevator shaft.
I believe tomorrow the 2nd level floor joists will be arriving. Looking forward to getting the next level up and over the existing building.
Some more framing has been done inside. Didn't shoot any pic yet, but I will and will post those later......"prepping" for the playoff games today!
You can probably guess which closet is mine vs. the wife's. lol
And some framing done around the elevator shaft.
I believe tomorrow the 2nd level floor joists will be arriving. Looking forward to getting the next level up and over the existing building.
Some more framing has been done inside. Didn't shoot any pic yet, but I will and will post those later......"prepping" for the playoff games today!
The floor joists and rafters did show up yesterday. Guys did get a few of them in place. The floor joists are taller than I anticipated, but it will leave room to run HVAC.
This was the progress as of last night, so should have another update tonight! Weather is good - sunny and in the 40's, so hoping for good progress.
This was the progress as of last night, so should have another update tonight! Weather is good - sunny and in the 40's, so hoping for good progress.
Finallygotit
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It's interesting to see this take shape.
Carry on.............
Carry on.............
It's interesting to see this take shape.
Carry on.............
Thanks Dan!
Have to admit as we come across really ugly stuff that has to be addressed with the Texaco station in order to make the addition work, I have questioned whether a wrecking ball would have been best. Probably, but too late now!
Anyway, quite a bit of progress this week. Pulled up the rubber roof and under it was some nasty galvanized steel. Under that is the kitchen ceiling.
The area that still has the rubber roof will eventually be pulled up for a deck to be built.
Really nasty 1" insulation and a significant gap in the roof tin that had been a long time leak.
Shot with the 2nd floor decking all glued and screwed.
Was able to get a last minute spray insulation job done on a couple areas that will be covered soon, so we needed get them done quickly.
And finally, we have some 2nd floor walls!
Anyway, quite a bit of progress this week. Pulled up the rubber roof and under it was some nasty galvanized steel. Under that is the kitchen ceiling.
The area that still has the rubber roof will eventually be pulled up for a deck to be built.
Really nasty 1" insulation and a significant gap in the roof tin that had been a long time leak.
Shot with the 2nd floor decking all glued and screwed.
Was able to get a last minute spray insulation job done on a couple areas that will be covered soon, so we needed get them done quickly.
And finally, we have some 2nd floor walls!
Some progress over the last couple weeks. I think since the last update the roof rafters, roof deck, and interior framing has been completed on the 2nd floor.
The overall height of the addition is a bit more than I expected, actually almost 3' more. Between having to increase the height of the footings to the floor joists for 2nd floor, it's really gotten tall. Going to take some getting used to and definitely need to try to integrate the siding on both the original station and the addition.
The overall height of the addition is a bit more than I expected, actually almost 3' more. Between having to increase the height of the footings to the floor joists for 2nd floor, it's really gotten tall. Going to take some getting used to and definitely need to try to integrate the siding on both the original station and the addition.
Not much going on with the project right now. February was ridiculously cold and lots of snow. Trying to line up subcontractors - getting bids on plumbing and HVAC. Likely going the mini-split route for the new construction and a forced air for the bay area.
Also planning on a standing seam steel roof and likely also going with vertical flat steel panels for the outside to match better with the original station materials.
Hope to have something more substantive to show later this month!
Also planning on a standing seam steel roof and likely also going with vertical flat steel panels for the outside to match better with the original station materials.
Hope to have something more substantive to show later this month!
ODIS
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You have done a ton of work. Checking back for more.
Interesting thread. Thank you.
Interesting thread. Thank you.
95riosnake
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Anything new at the station Bad67300? One of my favorite projects on here, hope everything is going well.
Wow, it's been way too long since I last posted. We had an absolutely brutal winter and really no spring....right into summer. Have had quite a few delays, for a few reasons - contractors working on other projects, roof and siding steel taking forever (I was told one plant got shut down and there has been a run on steel with impending increases in steel prices), and rotten weather. The good news is the standing seam roof steel is scheduled to be delivered on Monday!
So, we are now back on the project. So here's some minor updates.
Work on the second floor deck. Pulled off the old rusted corrugated roof and first layer of the deck has a slight pitch to run the water off the deck area. Also, put a rubber membrane on it.
The short wall was necessary to seal the side wall of the original bay area,
Then green treated lumber was used to build the actual deck. The plywood is temporary, at least for a year. Apparently the green treated needs to sit for about a year before being painted. At that time, I'll add permanent decking material.
This is a shot that shows the other side of the deck wall and also the transition between the new build and the flat roof of the bay area.
And finally, we have some windows and one sliding door in place!
I'll get back to more frequent updates now that we have some actual progress!
So, we are now back on the project. So here's some minor updates.
Work on the second floor deck. Pulled off the old rusted corrugated roof and first layer of the deck has a slight pitch to run the water off the deck area. Also, put a rubber membrane on it.
The short wall was necessary to seal the side wall of the original bay area,
Then green treated lumber was used to build the actual deck. The plywood is temporary, at least for a year. Apparently the green treated needs to sit for about a year before being painted. At that time, I'll add permanent decking material.
This is a shot that shows the other side of the deck wall and also the transition between the new build and the flat roof of the bay area.
And finally, we have some windows and one sliding door in place!
I'll get back to more frequent updates now that we have some actual progress!
Finallygotit
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If you get a chance, can you take a picture of the structure from a distance? I'm trying to work out in my head where some of these room locations are. 
Dan,
Here are a few photos that should help.
This shot shows where the original bay doors were at. There will be a 8'x7' garage door in the new construction on the right side for the hot tub room.
On this side, the two windows on the left are in the hot tub room. The two lower windows on the right are master bed room and the two windows above are a spare bedroom.
And on this side the lower sliding door is for the master bedroom and the upper is for the spare bedroom. There will also be a door just to the right of the rock that comes from the kitchen to an outside eating area.
I am regretting a little bit how tall the new construction ended up. Due to ground elevations, we needed to raise it about 18" to make sure to not get water in the basement. Then the 2nd floor joists were about 12" more than I anticipated. Finally, I hate flat roofs, but I probably should have reconsidered.
Couldn't get a good shot of the front, but I will over the weekend.
Here are a few photos that should help.
This shot shows where the original bay doors were at. There will be a 8'x7' garage door in the new construction on the right side for the hot tub room.
On this side, the two windows on the left are in the hot tub room. The two lower windows on the right are master bed room and the two windows above are a spare bedroom.
And on this side the lower sliding door is for the master bedroom and the upper is for the spare bedroom. There will also be a door just to the right of the rock that comes from the kitchen to an outside eating area.
I am regretting a little bit how tall the new construction ended up. Due to ground elevations, we needed to raise it about 18" to make sure to not get water in the basement. Then the 2nd floor joists were about 12" more than I anticipated. Finally, I hate flat roofs, but I probably should have reconsidered.
Couldn't get a good shot of the front, but I will over the weekend.
Finallygotit
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Oh this helps tremendously and thank you very much for doing that.
porschen
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Very, very cool
95riosnake
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I don't think the scale of the new construction looks bad at all. The shed roof rather than flat roof adds some extra interest and character. I'm sure once the building is sided and has other structures to break up the surface area of the side with the sliding doors, it will look smaller in scale to you. The project is looking awesome, you have to be getting really excited now!
Once again, it's been too long since the last update. Will have a number of things to catch everyone up on though I still wish we were progressing quicker. A self-imposed deadline of moving in no later than the end of this year seems feasible, but there's so much remaining to do.
I didn't care for the beat, warped porcelain panel walls. There was no easy way to replace them.
So the panels got removed and framing put in place.
I didn't care for the beat, warped porcelain panel walls. There was no easy way to replace them.
So the panels got removed and framing put in place.
And finally the standing seam roof panels arrived! And then it proceeded to either rain or be so windy the panels would turn in to parachutes.
Ten days later, the roof was is on!
We also have the plumbing being roughed in. Took some pics but after looking at them....there's just nothing super interesting, although I'm stoked it's happening!
Ten days later, the roof was is on!
We also have the plumbing being roughed in. Took some pics but after looking at them....there's just nothing super interesting, although I'm stoked it's happening!
The single pane front glass has all been removed along with the rotten siding. This afforded the opportunity to also order the front windows! I wanted to be able to open the windows for some cross breeze and my wife wanted to keep the picture window look. Solution - Marvin has picture windows where the entire window cranks out, with a screen all around the edge. The window only cranks out an inch or two, but it's enough to get fresh air in.
We also ordered the door for the hot tub room. Ended up going with a Marvin 3 panel door where all the panels will move to one side. Each panel is all glass.
And finally the door between the kitchen and the bay area has been framed. There will be a glass sliding door with glass panes all around it. I didn't want the glass on top of the door, but the wife prevailed.
We also ordered the door for the hot tub room. Ended up going with a Marvin 3 panel door where all the panels will move to one side. Each panel is all glass.
And finally the door between the kitchen and the bay area has been framed. There will be a glass sliding door with glass panes all around it. I didn't want the glass on top of the door, but the wife prevailed.
Had a great distraction from the building project this week. Picked up a '69 Charger RT/SE. Hasn't been on the road since 1980 - was parked because it was burning some oil. Mostly original paint. This thing is absolutely loaded! Power windows, AM 8 track stereo, 6-way driver's seat, console automatic, tach and gauges, cruise control, high performance axle package, heavy duty cooling, tinted glass, power steering, power disc brakes, and rear window defrost. It hasn't been messed with at all which is probably the most amazing thing.
SWEET score!
pitterpat
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The single pane front glass has all been removed along with the rotten siding. This afforded the opportunity to also order the front windows! I wanted to be able to open the windows for some cross breeze and my wife wanted to keep the picture window look. Solution - Marvin has picture windows where the entire window cranks out, with a screen all around the edge. The window only cranks out an inch or two, but it's enough to get fresh air in.
We also ordered the door for the hot tub room. Ended up going with a Marvin 3 panel door where all the panels will move to one side. Each panel is all glass.
And finally the door between the kitchen and the bay area has been framed. There will be a glass sliding door with glass panes all around it. I didn't want the glass on top of the door, but the wife prevailed.
Nice job, very interesting. Happy wife, Happy life.
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Holy smokes what a project. You're certainly a tenacious fella ain't ya. I've got a suggestion about the porcelain wall issue to consider. Maybe one of the standing seem panel companies have a close to matching design. If you had those powder coated with a primer, then white, then high gloss clear I'd bet it'd be a darn close match. If that's something you might want to explore I'd suggest you PM Cudachick, she's a rock star at the PC thing and could probably offer up a better solution to match that look.
Keep up the fantastic job and here's to you getting moved in by the end of the year.
One last question though. How pissed off will the spouse be when someone comes knocking at the door around midnight wanting gas???
Keep up the fantastic job and here's to you getting moved in by the end of the year.
One last question though. How pissed off will the spouse be when someone comes knocking at the door around midnight wanting gas???