Recent content by jtotheizzo

Well it's been a year. That Firebird is still not back together but I am loving this shop. Wish I had done it long ago. There are some trade offs with it being that small but I often remind myself it's this or no lift.

Lift is in and lifting... That about sums this build up for now. Sometime over the next year I will likely bring electrical in and insulate some more. I may even finish the walls too. Right now I am living fine off of extension cords and will wait until it's warmer to tackle anything like...

Picked up the lift this weekend and unloaded it. There were many non OSHA approved moments getting it off the trailer and standing the columns up but I will say that it can be done by two people. Starting to actually look like a shop.

Agreed but also dont forget that not only is it in contact with the ground it has 22 metal mobile home anchors securing it almost 3' deep and another 22 5/8 pieces of rebar driven through the bottom rail also 3' deep. Even then I likely will go with copper rods when it's time. In the...

Good question. There were a couple of reasons: 1. We get a lot of rain here. I wanted the edge of the siding to extend past the side of the concrete. None of the companies I tried working with (even local) could seem to understand this. They wanted a 6" extension so as not to crack the concrete...

Fence and gate are up: Concrete is drying out pretty good. Thinking about hitting it with a densifier and then time to move in.

Rebar is in: Concrete is done: And got the gate frame up: Now we wait for the concrete to cure and start nailing pickets.

Goodness sakes! Greetings from another PNW'er. I put about 3 years of planning and talking with the city into building my small shop on the back part of my property. In the end I struggled with the decision to go prefab metal, post frame, or stick built. Reading through this makes me feel...

Forms up and digouts for thickened footings near the lift complete. Next up rebar! Also got my fence posts up. Weather is turning to rain here so I am going to let those sit a week or so before putting weight on them.

Good news, we past our final inspection so I can move on with fence building and pouring concrete.

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Building day These guys were super fast. They built this entire thing in one (long) day. It was unusually hot that day so I made sure to feed and hydrate my crew well, but I also believed it slowed things down a bit. Never the less if I turned my back for too long I missed a bunch of progress...

Groundwork day: The house when we bought it in 2008 (place was like a jungle): After a bit of cleanup a few years later 2012: After some major pruning this year: The Site: Work Begins: Trying to find good dirt. This whole area has about 2-3' of Lomy Sand before getting to good...

Preamble: (heavy on the ramble) As we begin this journey I will also say that I like pictures so there are probably way too many in this post. I wouldn't call myself cheap necessarily because I have no real issue spending money where I feel it should be. I would say however that I am value...

Yeah we do this all the time and it looks fine even before dusk. I like to shoot the picture onto the back of a sheet stretched across the garage door opening. Of course the darker it is the better the picture but we sit out in the front with the exterior lights on and it looks great. You...