Recent content by TommyGp

I think I’ve placed it about correct. The centerline of the posts is about 13ft 4in from the wall. The lift is a semi-symmetrical, which I don’t think lends itself to being lined up quite so aggressively, so I think this is the best spot for it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Long time no post. Busy doing all kinds of nonsense. Some fun, some not. That’s life. Picked up a 2-post lift from a buddy who had to upgrade so he could work on newer F350-F450 trucks. He’s had it so long he can’t recall the brand, but thinks it’s a Challenger. It’s a 7k rated lift. I...

I’m in the middle of mine now. I decided on Drywall because of cost, and I like the look of untaped drywall better than painted OSB. I haven’t done the ceiling yet, which I’m dreading the most. I am leaning heavily toward durapanel over drywall in the ceiling. Cost is maybe 2x, but it’s only...

Thanks! I need to get it finished so I can turn my attention to other things around the house. I feel like it matches the house really well and adds to the overall look and feel. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I actually just went out there and checked now. Running the length of the shop, so across all circuits, the temp ranged from 79.1 down to 50.9 using my little handheld laser temp gun. Outlet water temp is 130, inlet is 70. Not bad for a barn that isn’t insulated on the north side yet, and an...

The smaller heater couldn’t get the hot side past about 95-100 on a cold day, and return temp wouldn’t even reach the 60 mark on the panel. I basically needed something that could achieve 50* split at 3 gallons/minute. At these cold temps it never could do that. I didn’t insulate under the...

I haven’t purchased an automotive lift yet. The bike lift is just a cheap harbor freight deal my dad had. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

As I expected, the heater wasn’t big enough. It didn’t get really cold here until last week so it was hard to tell if the heater was really doing much. I swapped it out for a 27kW unit last night. Within 2 hours the shop floor had risen 10-15 degrees throughout the shop so I think it’s going...

Keeping up with my theme of unfinished projects... It’s getting cold here in KC so I plumbed and wired the radiant heater system. I’m a little concerned the boiler (12 kW tankless water heater) won’t be big enough and will never shut down, but I’ll give it a few days to see if it levels...

Still lots of work to do, like finish framing the walls, install the attic ladder, blah blah blah. So, because I have a short attention span and like to keep at least 27 partially finished projects going, I decided to tear down one of my bikes. The first official project in Tommy's Toy Box...

Base contract before I started adding stuff was about $20/sf if that matters. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

My 1,440 sf pole building contract was $23.43/sf with several upgrades, including the concrete. I suppose a little less if you count the 200ish square feet of loft space in there. Electrical, interior finish, insulation, etc. is all by me. Although I am contracting someone to do a French...

Thanks for all the compliments! I'm super happy with how it turned out. I need to get some pics of the entire property to help give an idea of how it fits with the existing house but so far I've gotten a lot of compliments from the neighbors too. Hopefully since they think we are making the...

The wife let me spend the entire weekend in the garage. She is ready for me to get my **** out of the house garage so it was worth me being "gone" in order to get to that point. For the first time ever in over 15 years of home ownership, I have all of my vehicles parked inside somewhere! I also...

I believe it's 4/12 but can't remember at the moment. Pretty sure that's right though. With the scissor trusses and 12' walls I have just over 14' of ceiling clearance. I've never even been in the loft yet because I haven't needed to and haven't had a ladder tall enough until this weekend...