Recent content by cdnc

What a great project!!

Back again. For those that are interested, here is a video tour of the shop. Plan to also cover build timeline, cost and storage in a later video. Enjoy

Yes, given the price of propane and temperature in my neck of the woods I have full VB and insulation under the slab. I didn't end up installing in floor radiant heat - debated long and hard, but doesn't really fit with my current use vs. cost to install and operate. Ended up with radiation...

Now for the cost estimate. Given the variability of labour, material and site prep costs, I thought I would summarize this on a percentage basis to give people a better sense. I would say that to effectively fully farm out the work and to use some premium supplies, it doesn't take much to get...

For interest, I thought I would summarize some stats on overall build, timing and cost. I'll start with timeline in this post and then post something on costs. I post the final photos of things like lighting, heating etc next post. Timeline As I mentioned, I was effectively acting as the...

Jet spent a few hours rebuilding picture - so frustrating! But at least the basics are there.!

The rest of August was a bit of a write-off. Various things going on and then off to Maine for a family vacation : - ) We made great progress in September! First I had a garage door installer come and install the three doors. Definitely not a DIY job - took two guys all day to mount the...

OK, I promise to have everything posted by the time the one year anniversary rolls around. After a busy summer the concrete crew was ready to pour in August. Chance of rain but decided to push ahead anyway as I didn't want the project to be pushed even further out. Crew arrived and did the...

I love having a place in a rural area (who doesn't?). For me, one of the best parts is the people and the level of trust, common sense and general lack of BS. I had contacted a local electrician to do the wiring. I initially asked them to trench some cable of a smaller project and noted...

Roger. Coming right up!

I went with a relatively light duty (residential) roll up door. The two West doors have motors and the North door is chain drive. So far they have been fine. They are nowhere near as insulated as a standard garage door but it keeps the ceiling clear. You'll see more posted shortly

So here we are in late May with lots of fiddling around with the drain pipes and trench drains. Lot of hours spent placing the pipe, ensuring the right slope, cutting lengths and gluing connections. The hardest part for me was making sure the the drains would be at the right level to match the...

Mostly because that's what the instructions call for and what the tech rep at Prosoco suggested I should do?

They are really amazing. It took a few hours to become comfortable with the operation but after that it was easy to use. This was the smallest size so it was quite easy to operate close to the walls etc. Highly recommend

When the temperatures finally warmed up I spent some time pondering how to do some final grading on the inside. Thankfully and actually quite amazingly given the size of the machine we were using to fill the foundation, the starting point wasn't too bad - probably within an inch..but 1" by 1200...