Recent content by motorcarmike

Ok, so i will be installing a 9" steel I beam down the length of the shop which will support all the joists on the upper floor. There will be a post in the lower shop right in the center. for upstairs, i am going to remove some of the uprights in the center and cut them just below the top...

theres no support beams below. its an open shop. not sure how old the building is but all the wood is very dry. Headroom downstairs is 124". ill probably have to put posts downstairs.

2x6 mill cut. same as in photos...they are under the board flooring.

heres some photos. yes they are actually 2"x6" some are 2-1/2" as far as i know they are joined in the center with gussets. these were made on site one by one, not engineered. I can instal a steel beam below. i want to make 5' walls either side, remove the center posts and install cross ties...

I was hoping on using steel I beam

I do not have any sort of plans or designs or engineered anything to go off of. The garage is older construction made from mill cut lumber from who knows what kind of tree. The information I have provided is all I have to go from also and the trusses upstairs are not an engineered item. They...

Right but what im looking for are photos of beam setups in garages. I cant put a beam end to end so i want to put in a shorter beam that will span the center where most of the weight will be. like a 15' beam in the middle of the 35' span with two upright posts. does this make sense?

Hey all, I am building an are for a woodworking shop above my 25x40 garage. The trusses are made from mill cut 2x6 spaced 24"OC. The floor up there is 1" thick boards. Currently there are no supporting posts in the lower shop supporting the center of the upper floor. I am a bit concerned about...

Oh ok so i wont have to strip the tin off and put chip board under the tin or anything like that? I can just insulate then vapor barrier then sheeting over top.

I would be covering the walls with chip board. I was just concerned with moisture building up between the batts and the tin is all. I thought about using the enerfoil board and cutting it to fit between the beams.

Bump... Noone has any advice on how to properly insulate against the tin?

Hey all, I am looking for some advice on how to properly insulate my garage loft. I would like to build a woodworking shop up there. Currently the roof and walls are just tin on strapping with no plywood or housewrap. I was just wondering whats the best way to insulate this.