Recent content by 2500hd4x

Some updated pics....Got the power hooked up. Everything is done, save for insulating/paneling/flooring the game room and moving the pool table in there. Basically the whole game room part of it needs to be be finished out. I have been too busy working on stuff in the shop part to finish up...

Very Nice! :beer:

Yep-The part of the shop that is going to be finished on the inside will have the wire protector plates on the outside of the studs before I put up any drywall/paneling. Depending upon how much of the astrofoil I have left- I am at least going to do the West + North facing walls of the game...

Shutters came in today and are installed. The other pic is the view from the front yard-I have been trying to make the shop match the house, after looking at it I am probably going to paint the window frames white-they are brown right now and blend....I'll have to see what the boss says. Today...

Thanks! :beer: Its nowhere near as nice as your build- Your garage/build thread is amazing... Wall studs are 2X4- 10' 4 1/2" to the eaves. Purlins/Fireblocking at 5' in the walls. 1/2" OSB sheathing. Tyvek housewrap. 4' Band of 30# tar paper at the bottom. 12" Galvanized flashing at the bottom...

Roll up door is installed and working well....Its coming together. :thumbup:

Looks good- I wish I had a bathroom in mine....:thumbup:

I don't know how bad they are in Texas- But here in middle Georgia termites will get into any wood that is near the ground. They will build "mud tubes" up to about 18" away from grade to get to wood. My house is built on a crawlspace with a lot of precautions against termites. They are horrible...

Thanks! The siding is done! Finished the back wall and gable end today! YAHHH!!!- Tomorrow will be a caulk and paint day...Day 1 of my official vacation. I should be able to finish getting it painted. Day 2- Finish the insulation in the ceiling in the morning while it is cool. Install...

Yep- I have been there and done that as well- It stinks having to rerun wire... Even when it is exposed like most of mine will be.. More progress pics. The shutters are ordered for the shop windows to match the shutters on the house -of course they are special order so they cost $14 dollars...

Well, More progress has been made... Siding is complete on one gable end. Even caulked and painted it..... Used 8 1/4" Hardiplank to match the house. Painted it the same color as the house-"Sauteed mushroom". 3 more sides to go. Then on to wiring. All the boxes for the wiring are mounted, I am...

Well, the roof is done- Just finished this afternoon. I have been helping my brother finish up his house build the last few weeks so I haven't been spending a lot of time on my shop. I did have the slab/exterior treated for termites last week as well. Most of the exterior walls are completely...

The slab is monolithic- but there is an 18" wide and 24" deep footer with a lot of rebar around the entire perimeter. I am not sure why the concrete guys went that deep/wide with it (it never freezes hard around here), but I have no worries about it cracking or shifting...:thumbup: It is 8"...

Love the site, It has given me some great ideas, and a lot of garage envy. :bowdown: Here are some pictures of my shop buildup that I am grinding away at as I have time.... It is a 24' x 40' stick built, with 10' 4 1/2" height on the walls and a 24'X25' workshop/fabshop area, and a 24'x 15' game...

Here goes....:headscrat