Recent content by shaymus

Trusscore is stupid expensive for PVC panels and I have a lot of square footage to cover. I don't think I will panel over the ceiling. Will look into Liner panel and barn metal.

I picked up an airplane kit. It's a Glasair 2 that was started in the late '90s and sat in a barn for a while. Need to install pallet racking so I can store the parts off the ground so they don't get damaged triple-handling stuff moving them around. Before I install pallet racking, I need to...

I want to panel the inside with .. something. Want to avoid drywall or plywood. Anyone have experience with Trusscore or something similar that won't get damaged with moisture? The building is water tight, but I'd like to be able to wash things inside when it's cold outside. I plan on putting...

Hung the high bay lights. Very bright. Too bright. May decide to put them on 2 different switches so only half of them are on with each switch, staggered to get coverage where needed. No power yet, running off a generator still. Starting to get filled up with stuff.

More assembly photos. Insulation added a ton of time. I used Prodex insulation with an R value of 22. Tons and tons of rattling in self-drilling screws. Tried hard to stop around 9PM to keep the neighbor as happy as possible. Completed all the roof and siding sheets. Hung the roll up doors. One...

After giving the slab plenty of time to cure, I called up my kids and with our contractor friend, rented a bunch of equipment and started setting the posts and putting up the frame.

Building kit showed up on the only day we got snow. The road iced over and the semi got stuck coming up a hill and was sliding sideways off the crowned road. Had to get some neighbors with big pickups, chains, and lots of sand to spread on the road. We did manage to get it home and offloaded.

More site prep after the rock was chipped down. Drainage, sloping, drain rock, etc. Pouring the slab. 45 day cure time before the building shows up.

Haha.. Yea, a nickname that stuck and now it lives on. It's the email address that usually gets assigned to me based on my first and last name.

Site prep and foundation work. I had to get rid of a massive granite boulder in the middle of where the shop was going to be. I first started with trying to drill 1 1/2" holes and split it up using Dexpan, but quickly burned through $300 SDS drill bits. Then, I rented a skid steer with a breaker...

This is my journey of building my dream workshop. I started building in March of 2026. Planning started in 2024 to get all the permits and Fire Department approvals. The building is made of cold formed steel and is 36' x 50'. Sidewall height is 19' and ridge peak is 25'. There is a lean-to that...