Recent content by advriderdekes

Mostly done with painting, with some touch up work and doors remaining. Decided on two different paint schemes for the walls. First pictures will show motorcycle garage. Using grey for the lower with a two color stripe, bright white and BMW blue. These colors will hopefully match BMW roundel...

With dry wall hung and mudded. Its time to clean up the dry wall mess.:( and start the painting process. Some shots of the motorcycle garage, before clean up. Man what a mess. Here are some shots of the workshop, cleaned and primer coated.:) Starting to look like a shop finally:thumbup:

Now to finish the w/b. I have never seen any run on stills before, but this young man was a blurr as he moved never wasting a motion as he worked thru the finish process. First step tape and mud This is a shot of my door over the stair opening. As of now the attic/loft is...

Time to move to the wall finish. I had origianlly planed to use OSB board for the interior. But as I assessed the material cost( about the same as W/B) and the time/labor( I would be installing myself) I realized it might just be a better alternative to consider wall board. My contractor( home...

Sounds like you are doing your home work. I also had thought about building myself, but realize that it would have been more than I could have handled by myself. I had a good situation with my contractor which kept the price reasonable. But it still will cost more than I planned.:(

Nice to hear from a neighbor> we live in York Woods sub off Willis Rd.

Sense I live in SE Michigan, having a heat of some kind was a critical requirement. After reading many threads on the forum and research on the web, felt the best solution, would be to use a hanging unit heater in the garage and a radiant tube heater in my wood working shop. The best price and...

Thanks, like you I spent a LONG time thinking about what I wanted. For me the seperate rooms seemed to be the best way to try to contain sawdust. Even with a dust control systems you still seem to generate plenty of dust.

Thanks again for the positive comments and support. The inside is taking a WHOLE LOT longer than I had planned. And of course more $$ to. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The rough in wiring took more time than I had though. I had my mentor look over my work, and he...

By 10/14 the outside is mostly complete. Garage doors now installed, both are Clopay insulated to R12. To due items are finish grading install outside lights and GFI REc Equip door pad Gutter and down spouts A friend will loan me his small Kubota with front end loader to finish grading...

Pad and drive way concrete pour. About 1500 sq feet depth of 4-5 ''

By 9/28 ready to pour the outside pad and drive way. The building siding is completed, water lines run and hose bibs installed. Decided to widen the pad area to 27' x 16' to allow for easier turning into the garage. Still waiting for garage doors. A lesson learned is use a stock size door...

By 9/8 the building was ready for siding and garage doors. My contract for the building would end with the completion of the building shell. I would under take the interior finish on my own. It was time to begin a focus to the elec rough in. Up to this point I really had not had any...

Roofer had to pull off for a few days due to weather, but by 9/3 was ready to finish. Note trim detail on garage door. These mimic same details that we have on the house. Entry door is set, but we are waiting on our garage doors. Shot inside the garage looking at the stairs Inside the...

Shots of the upper floor deck, showing the second story walls Progress at end of day 5 (8/26) Roof sheeted, but still need to wrap the front and finish the overhang. Between 8/26 -31 Finished roof and other details and had to wait for shingles and the roofer. On 8/31 ready now for the...