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The past week I've been working on installing the building wrap or weather resistive barrier (WRB for short). This is traditionally the felt building paper that has about a 50 - 100 year track record. But in this case I'm using a hybrid building wrap. It's a dual layer wrap with a base layer...

Setting up a cool space doesn't have to be costly. It's all in the execution. Being deliberate in the design and layout and the details helps a lot. And keeping the space neat and tidy and well organized will also help. But if you're looking to make your mark? Some ideas: Paint It's...

Gorgeous work bench. So . . . when will you start working on it? :shocking:

Thanks guys. I'm starting to wrap the buildings now. The stuff I'm using is called Hydrotex from Fortifiber. I think it should work out ok. It's rated to meet Oregon's revised building codes that (I think) allow for open gapped siding systems similar to what I'll be using. It's a double...

Wow, garage is looking great. Nice shade of white, too. I tend to prefer the warmer shades to the cooler shades so it looks good to my eye on the computer monitor here. Another option for the bench tops is to get a very deep but thin glue-lam beam and turn it sideways. You can get them in...

Years ago I never liked white. . . it was so boring and always seemed to be the default "color". When my wife and got our own place we were of the same thought on the subject and painted our interior accordingly. We have golden yellows, terra cotta rusty reds, blues, turquoises, sandy tans...

Thanks guys. Here's the latest . . . It was a bit disconcerting getting way out on the long over hang to set the plywood roof sheathing. At least at first. . . I kept wondering just how well did I actually build it? Especially when I needed to lean over the end and hook up the ratchet...

Looking very sharp, Jim. :thumbup:

There's a point to it, I was looking at it this way: My garage is small an narrow (about 9 - 9.5 ft wide of usable work space, see below). There's no point in having a tool chest to roll over to the work station because the garage is so small it IS the work station. A tool chest would...

In our office we specify a "smooth wall finish" and all the contractors we usually work with know what we want. It takes some extra effort to achieve this and often requires shimming the framing and other steps to get it to look good. It comes out very flat and smooth with zero texture on it...

No fear of commitment. . . . that's the yard tool shed off on the left. See, it already has the walk behind mower. In all seriousness, why don't you take some time and think through the layout of everything first. Figure out how you want your current work space plus the addition layed out...

I used steel c-chanels for the edging of our kitchen cabinets. Cost about $70 in steel, my time, and some screws. Also used a flooring product for the counter tops. In this case, linoleum sheet product.

I've run large swaths of pegboard in my garage. It's not floor to ceiling but floor to about 6 ft or so. In general I've really liked it a lot and it has proven a lot more space efficient than a big bulky tool chest. That said, the key is the hook system. I can't stand the standard...

Did a low key topping out ceremony last night with the installation of the final rafter. 2 hours to install four rafters. Working on a ladder *****, you spend more time going up and down the ladder and moving it around than you do driving in the fasteners. In this case I used two 4" timber...

Working in the rain is not fun. While I had decent weather much of the weekend there were several hours working in a downpour toward the end of the day on Saturday. The whole weekend was spent pretty much installing two big brackets on the north elevations and two small stubby ones on the...

Looks great. BTW, if your still undecided on the WRB for the walls . . . I ordered and just picked up this morning 5 rolls of Fortifiber's HydroTex building wrap. I have a lot more confidence in this stuff than just 15 lb. felt or the 60 minute building paper itself. It has a smooth, green...

Aw man, that's a great looking garage / shop. I love the lay out and how it flows from the attached garage to the shop under the house. That and the old aged wood interior are great. Excellent paint scheme with that brick read.

The brackets are done. Put the last coat of paint on the other night after getting them all cleaned up. I must say that I'm very impressed with Rustoleum's "Professional" series of enamel spray paint. It's proven a tough paint in the past when i've used it, it holds very well, and goes down...

Almost forgot . . . All the steel brackets were welded, cleaned, ready for painting as of last night. Now I just need to find a good place to paint where I won't get over spray on stuff I care about..

No doubt my framing could use some help but the window and door openings are just fine if you look at the structural loads on the building. A few points: The wall with the window above the door is a non-load bearing wall since my rafters are running parallel to it. And in fact, the wall...