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I wanted to see my color scheme…so I painted the gray lower today. But first I filled a million screw holes and some joints with caulk. After that the second coat laid down much better (for OSB). I did paint the short stem wall too down to the floor. Next step is more caulking, conolete the...

Thanks for the input, I'm making decisions today so you're a big help! I love the galvanized wainscot look with the light floor in your garage, I wish I had the right space for that. As for paint I think I'm going with the dark lower and black stripe, similar to this picture. The darker floor...

Thanks, I agree. Right now I am 95% going to clear seal the floors, it's just a question of if I grind first. So they will darken up. The grey walls are just a little blah though. I supposed I could do a little darker gray all over so it doesn't darken up too much with the floors?

I felt like I should do something to protect the rough-sawn siding in the bathroom before the plumbers finish and it gets hard to access. So I sprayed an exterior stain/sealer with a light tint . Then I moved on to painting shop walls, which is a big job. The smooth OSB still soaks in the...

Mechanic that worked for me lost sight in his dominant eye pressing a wheel bearing 3 years ago. One of the bearings went straight into his retina. Terrible day. Caution!

Thanks! I went back and forth on the bathroom, but in the end I decided to put it in because my Dad is semi-retiring soon and we're building him a '68 Camaro. I wanted him to be able to come over and work in the shop without feeling like he's intruding in the house. Also, in case anything...

Getting there! Electric is just about trimmed out, had to wait until dark to play with the lights. Also the plumber was busy, man I love that guy, he installed a mixing valve on the outside of the bathroom wall. So hot water for car washes inside, check! We’re going with a tankless heater...

Got a little ceiling dropped!

Interior is coming along. The south end is rough sawn tonge and groove for a decorative wall. The rest is all OSB smooth side out installed with screws so it can be removed easily.

Here’s a better view of the backside.

Thanks! Here's the '79 K15. It was sold new not far from here. I've had it since about February, it was bone stock when I got it. I did some small stuff to make it reliable plus the lift and wheels/tires. It's a 400/350/np203 all original drivetrain and runs like new.

Thanks! Good question, it was a big debate with myself really. It's somewhere between 2-2.5" which is only 1/8" per foot over 20' which is the minimum for floor drain slope. Mainly I wanted floor drains for washing cars, cleaning the floor, etc. Sloping a slab to area drains is usually a...

Here's the work/hangout patio on the North end (back). It's 34' wide by 20' deep. I originally wanted a patio roof on the South end facing the driveway but I realized that would push the building back into my neighbors view more and would be sunny most of the time plus if I want to do any...

It will be traditionally heated and cooled so we insulated the lid with closed cell foam and walls with cellulose. There will be liner panel on the ceiling. The side windows are custom sized residential fixed windows. The front window is an overstock black fixed residential unit, along with...

It has a bathroom with sink, commode and shower so I had to add a septic tank but fortunately it is just above my lateral field. Also the power company dropped a pole and ran power to my meter pretty inexpensively, we just had to trench.

Skinning took a little more time

Framing also went quickly. Inside clear height with the stem wall projection and top and bottom plates is close to 15', more than enough for my lifts.

Slab day! I installed a trench drain about 65' down the center and sloped approximtely 2.5" from the stem walls down to it. It daylights to the back.

Excavation, footer and stem walls went quickly