ptt49er
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It's been 7 years or so since I've had a space to tinker in.
When SWMBO and I got to looking for home in SC we tripped into a deal on our place that we couldn't pass up, but it didn't come with a garage or a shop. Fast forward 3 1/2 years and I was going nuts!
So I approached the LOML and told her I needed a shop, whether it meant moving or building one where we currently are. Well, knowing her like I do, I figured we were moving. She searched the surrounding area for a while and couldn't find the house it'd take for me to move at a price we wanted to pay. So that left building as the only option!
So I started with a plan...
Got the required permits, gathered quotes, and away we went!
Started digging in October.
Had the foundation poured and block laid.
Finally! Took use until the first of November to get the inspections wrapped up and back into the concrete guys schedule. Here comes the floor!
Finished! Now to wait for it to cure a couple of days before we started framing the walls.
Got everything framed up - took me about 3 weeks (but one of those weekends included a trip to NYC for a 50 mile ruck).
And a couple of breaks to enjoy sunsets like these...
Gathered some buddies and we started setting the trusses.
We spend the day doing that mess in the rain and by the time we'd figured out our system it was time to call it. We got half up about three weeks ago. Hoping to get the last 10 set this Saturday!
More updates as we move forward!
When SWMBO and I got to looking for home in SC we tripped into a deal on our place that we couldn't pass up, but it didn't come with a garage or a shop. Fast forward 3 1/2 years and I was going nuts!
So I approached the LOML and told her I needed a shop, whether it meant moving or building one where we currently are. Well, knowing her like I do, I figured we were moving. She searched the surrounding area for a while and couldn't find the house it'd take for me to move at a price we wanted to pay. So that left building as the only option!
So I started with a plan...
Got the required permits, gathered quotes, and away we went!
Started digging in October.
Had the foundation poured and block laid.
Finally! Took use until the first of November to get the inspections wrapped up and back into the concrete guys schedule. Here comes the floor!
Finished! Now to wait for it to cure a couple of days before we started framing the walls.
Got everything framed up - took me about 3 weeks (but one of those weekends included a trip to NYC for a 50 mile ruck).
And a couple of breaks to enjoy sunsets like these...
Gathered some buddies and we started setting the trusses.
We spend the day doing that mess in the rain and by the time we'd figured out our system it was time to call it. We got half up about three weeks ago. Hoping to get the last 10 set this Saturday!
More updates as we move forward!
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