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[Finallygotit]

As am I, Rian! As am I.....

 

[cbacres]

Dan, shop looks great. When the stucco goes on, that really says it’s complete.

Do you have any close up shots of the mesh product? I’m used to a expanded metal lath on basically a tar paper backing.

The gate looks great too.

 

[rmack898]

Dan, there's a lot to be said about being dry when the heavens are dumping mass quantities of water.

Glad you go most of the inspections out of the way. Building permits tend to ****.

 

[Finallygotit]

Another step closer. Today was spray foam insulation install.








Man it is quiet in there. Kinda stinky too right now. Should finish outgassing tomorrow. I'm leaving everything open and have put a fan in there to help with that.

Next up, either final stucco layer or electrical. Depends on who calls first.

 

[Finallygotit]

Dan, shop looks great. When the stucco goes on, that really says it’s complete.

Do you have any close up shots of the mesh product? I’m used to a expanded metal lath on basically a tar paper backing.

The gate looks great too.

Thanks Craig! I do not have any close-ups, sorry. They wrap the building in 1" thick Styrofoam sheets then wrap again with chicken wire and some other expanded metal stuff around corners. Between the Styrofoam and the spray foam, I should be able to cool the building with an ice cube. Who needs a mini-split......oh wait, I do.

Dan, there's a lot to be said about being dry when the heavens are dumping mass quantities of water.

Glad you go most of the inspections out of the way. Building permits tend to ****.

Mac, you are so right. When the monsoon rains kick in, it can be hot or miss. But if we get another micro-burst, like we did last year, I'm pretty confident that this shop will will weather the storm. As soon as the last coat of stucco goes on, final inspection will be asked for and this will be done.

Thanks for following along!!

 

[tj675]

Great to see the progress being made! Can’t wait to see how you finish it out.

 

[Grizz1963]

Such different building processes in the USA

spray foam is an example.

 

[Chrisb62]

Mac, you are so right. When the monsoon rains kick in, it can be hot or miss. But if we get another micro-burst, like we did last year, I'm pretty confident that this shop will will weather the storm. As soon as the last coat of stucco goes on, final inspection will be asked for and this will be done.


Done.......... don't you mean ready to start without inspectors looking over your shoulders .
Looks great and await a more complete building ,then inside goodies.

 

[Finallygotit]

Great to see the progress being made! Can’t wait to see how you finish it out.

Thanks TJ, one by one tasks are getting checked off the list. I can't wait to see how I finish it out too. Right now on paper, it's like a game of Tetris. I think I may buy a set of machine skates so I can move the Bridgeport around. I still haven't decided on its location.

Such different building processes in the USA

spray foam is an example.

Spray foam is cool stuff Rian.

Mac, you are so right. When the monsoon rains kick in, it can be hot or miss. But if we get another micro-burst, like we did last year, I'm pretty confident that this shop will will weather the storm. As soon as the last coat of stucco goes on, final inspection will be asked for and this will be done.


Done.......... don't you mean ready to start without inspectors looking over your shoulders .
Looks great and await a more complete building ,then inside goodies.

Mac, you're right. Considering all of these "inspections" were done on video calls, I wonder what value they actually provide. Although, I have to admit that the video call inspections don't really hold up the process. Beats having to drive all over to actually put eyes on something.

 

[Finallygotit]

UPDATE!!

Monday had the excavators out to dig the trenches for the electric and water lines.





Had to pay particular attention to Mr. Yellow Gasline



Tuesday the electricians came out to lay the conduit and install the boxes.





Here the water piping is getting installed. Junior apprentice taking in the lesson. Doesn't he look enthused?



And as of noon yesterday, everyone departed and the trenches covered up.



Next week is final coat of stucco.

WOO-HOO!

 

[zmotorsports]

Looking great Dan. They did a good job of backfilling and making the shop's approach look like it was undisturbed.

Final coat of stucco is a great time of the build.

 

[OutlawDrifter]

Very cool Dan! Getting closer!

 

[racer-john]

Nice work,Dan. You'll be filling the shop soon, Yea.

 

[Finallygotit]

Looking great Dan. They did a good job of backfilling and making the shop's approach look like it was undisturbed.

Final coat of stucco is a great time of the build.

Mike, the guys that did the trench work were GREAT!. The approach to the shop is much improved from what it was originally. They even cleaned up the messes from the concrete and stucco guys.

Very cool Dan! Getting closer!

Absolutely Marc! At times I almost have to pinch myself because I thought this project was never going to end.

Nice work,Dan. You'll be filling the shop soon, Yea.

Man I can't wait!!!

Thanks for stopping by!

 

[penright]

Couldn't tell from the pictures, if not too late, throw a low voltage conduit in the trench. It is cheap even if you don't plan on using it right away.

 

[Finallygotit]

Couldn't tell from the pictures, if not too late, throw a low voltage conduit in the trench. It is cheap even if you don't plan on using it right away.

You know, I was going back and forth on this and decided not to do it for two reasons. One, all of the inspections for this building were downright nuts. One inspector would ask why there was this or that which didn't pertain to what they were inspecting. I didn't want to have to explain another pipe in the ground. (Nothing to see here, move along) And two, I installed a new WiFi router in the house that covers the shop with no issues.

But I really appreciate the thought penright, thanks!

 

[penright]

I didn't want to have to explain another pipe in the ground.

I wonder about that. Man, I am so sorry for what you are going through.

(Nothing to see here, move along)

I thought the Jedi mind trick worked on simple minds.

 

[Finallygotit]

So this past weekend I put up this attic ladder so I can easily store and retrieve "stuff" when needed.



I had to get that done in prep for this!

We have walls...... and a ceiling!







We are still waiting on final stucco. New date for that is 08/19.

 

[OutlawDrifter]

Dan, that is some serious progress! Looking good for sure! Are you going to paint the walls/ceiling or leave them bare?

 

[Finallygotit]

Dan, that is some serious progress! Looking good for sure! Are you going to paint the walls/ceiling or leave them bare?

Marc, thank you! I plan to spray paint the walls and ceiling with exterior gloss white. One, for easy clean-up and two to bounce the light around. I'm going to need sunglasses in there after I get all of my lights hung.

Oh, and the floor is going to get epoxied a light tan color.

 

[racer-john]

Looking good.

 

[zmotorsports]

Looking great Dan. End is near now.

 

[OutlawDrifter]

Marc, thank you! I plan to spray paint the walls and ceiling with exterior gloss white. One, for easy clean-up and two to bounce the light around. I'm going to need sunglasses in there after I get all of my lights hung.

Oh, and the floor is going to get epoxied a light tan color.

Dan, I need to check the Behr buckets I used in my shop for what it exactly was, but it has held up very well. My good friend back in Western NE, used the same stuff in the woodshop part of his big building, and it's got 4-5 years on top of the 4+ mine has been on the walls. Mine coated well with 2 coats put on with a roller, spraying it would have have gone much faster, but I was stubborn about rolling it on

 

[Bob Heine]

Dan, your shop attic is going to be awesome! With the foam in the roof instead of the ceiling it will be less of an oven and more of a warm, cozy place for stuff. It will be especially nice to be able to do wiring for the lights regardless of the outside temperature.

 

[Finallygotit]

Dan, I need to check the Behr buckets I used in my shop for what it exactly was, but it has held up very well. My good friend back in Western NE, used the same stuff in the woodshop part of his big building, and it's got 4-5 years on top of the 4+ mine has been on the walls. Mine coated well with 2 coats put on with a roller, spraying it would have have gone much faster, but I was stubborn about rolling it on

Marc, I painted the last shop with Valspar Duramax. My wife rolled it on the OSB prior to me hanging the sheets. It worked well. This time I told her I was going to spray it on. No sense in having a sprayer and not using it. The only pain is going to be masking stuff.

Dan, your shop attic is going to be awesome! With the foam in the roof instead of the ceiling it will be less of an oven and more of a warm, cozy place for stuff. It will be especially nice to be able to do wiring for the lights regardless of the outside temperature.

Thanks Bob! First priority is to get the mini-split wired up and operational. After that, it's all downhill and coooool.

 

[Finallygotit]

Looking good.

Looking great Dan. End is near now.

Thank you both for stopping by! I will be so glad to work on things in the shop rather than working on the shop.

 

[Mr.zippy]

Nice looking garage/shop! One question though, what are the holes in the raised lower cement wall to be used for?

 

[Lwel9226]

Nice looking garage/shop! One question though, what are the holes in the raised lower cement wall to be used for?

He already answered that back at post # 1023.... It is to let the flood waters flow thru.....

LynnW

 

[Finallygotit]

He already answered that back at post # 1023.... It is to let the flood waters flow thru.....

LynnW

And I have some plans for those.

 

[Mr.zippy]

Thanks! Must be a regional thing? Seems like most of Arizona is on the dry side! I suppose you get an occasional "gully washer" though.

 

[Finallygotit]

Thanks! Must be a regional thing? Seems like most of Arizona is on the dry side! I suppose you get an occasional "gully washer" though.

Those flood vents are normally for buildings in flood plains. Technically we are near a flood plain. The genius at the county thought it was a good idea (sarcasm) to build the shop as if it were in a flood plain. Never mind the fact that the entire backyard is surrounded by a block wall. (#%^&$% idiot!)

Although lately we have had quite a few gully washers. I was almost not able to get to work yesterday due to a heavy rainfall earlier in the morning. The water on the sides of the roads was running like you could white water raft them. Where the water crossed the roads was a bit hairy to go through. We were told that this has been the wettest monsoon season on record for Tucson and it isn't over yet. (Monsoon season ends mid-September) From July through today, my weather station has recorded 6.82" of rain. The dry rivers are flowing.

Thanks for stopping by!

 

[don long]

So You guys are getting the water (rain) that we need over here All our reservoirs are very low.

Just dropped in to say hi. Nice garage build too

 

[Finallygotit]

Hi Don, thank you and thanks for stopping by. Sir, if I could send some of this rain westward I would. We got even more rain last night. Not that I'm complaining but we have gone from exceptional drought (D4) to severe (D2) to moderate drought (D1) in about 45 days in Pima county. Forecast has us getting rain for the next few days.

 

[Grizz1963]

Once again, same result, different processes.

Good to see the trenches came and went.

i guess they will settle if you get rain, and with driving over them enough.

 

[Finallygotit]

Update Time

As of this past Thursday, the stucco is DONE!



They did a great job and really did a great job cleaning up the job site. And boy it was a mess.

These past few days had my lovely wife and I spending some evenings in the shop painting the interior. We finally finished this morning and I'm still a little woozy from the fumes.



That little portable mini-split actually did a pretty good job of keeping the temps in there somewhat tolerable. I don't think it got above 86° in there which is good considering it was triple digits outside. I'm sure a lot of that was due to the spray foam insulation. For shits and giggles, I went up the attic ladder to see what it was like up there and it surprised me that it was no warmer that the room below.



Next up is final inspection then floor epoxy followed closely by a new electrical panel. The panel they put in does not have nearly enough spaces for breakers as I would like, but that's a story for another day.

 

[rmack898]

Looking good Dan.
How many BTU's is that portable mini-split?

 

[OutlawDrifter]

Looking great Dan!

 

[Bob Heine]

Dan, with the foam insulation your shop could likely be kept cool with a few strategically placed ice cube trays.

 

[zmotorsports]

Looks great Dan.

 

[Finallygotit]

Looking good Dan.
How many BTU's is that portable mini-split?

Thanks Mac! Ya know, I'm not sure. I will get back to you on that after I get home tonight.

Looking great Dan!

Thank you Marc and thanks for stopping by.

Dan, with the foam insulation your shop could likely be kept cool with a few strategically placed ice cube trays.

Hi Bob! Hahahahahaha......who knows? But I am so looking forward to having the mini-split installed

Looks great Dan.

Thanks Mike!