Recent content by jcarrick

Loft stairs and flooring. I decided to do 2x6 tongue and groove for the flooring Siding and roof are done Wood stove is installed Wiring is finished. I already had a 200amp service to the house and was able to up it to a 400amp service. Now the house is on it's own 200amp...

Things have been moving along nicely on the shop build and I am almost done! Here are some progress pictures: The start of the roof tie in to the house Trusses rolled out and tie-in finished Finished sheeting and garage door installed. The garage door is 20' wide and 14' tall

A lot of progress has been made lately. The slab is all done and I've almost finished all the framing. Here are some pics of the current progress: At this point, I can't finish framing the front wall until the power is moved. I am upgrading from a 200 amp service to a 400...

No. That whole side of the house is bedrooms and bathrooms with no good place for an access, but I'm alright with that. This way it keeps things separate even though it's all attached. There will be an abundance of lighting. That Sketchup model is an old one. I will post new screenshots of...

It has been a long time coming, but this project is finally coming to life! This last summer we decided to try to sell the house, buy property and build a shop and house, but with the house not selling and a very snowy winter predicted, we decided to stay where we are for the time being. I had...

Gutted72, Thank you for the input! I will re draw that and post and update picture. Mmclean, The only pluggin I'm using is House Buidler which I used for doing the framing of the walls and roof. The lift and stairs were downloaded from sketchup and the rest I drew. Good to see you on here as...

Ive got a small update on the shop build. With winter coming, I wont be able to break ground until late February, most likely. For now I am completely building the shop virtually in Sketchup. This will help me figure out where to place the lift, how everything will fit, an exact material list...

Jcarricks 25' x 53' Shop Build Hey guys, I am new to forum and just recently posted up my introduction in the "Intro" section of the forum talking about my new shop plans. Here is the first post to give you guys some background information: Here are some pictures of the house and where we...

Hey Guys, I am new to the site and have joined because I am in the planning stages of building my new shop. I live in Central Oregon and my shop will be a full fab shop used to build custom suspensions, cummins conversions, restoration work and many other things. I am excited to post the...