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Thanks. I am happy with what I have so far for the money spent and sweat equity. I will break it down and post once I get it "finished".

Now that cold weather has arrived in Ohio, progress has all but stopped. I did get the doors installed earlier this week. Now it is secure and I can use it for storage. I will spend the next couple of months working on some projects in the kitchen (cabinets around the refrigerator, a pantry...

Thanks Cletus. Preogress is slowing down now that the weather has turned. Once I get the garage doors installed I will get to installing studs and running the wiring.

As far as wall space....I have 10' walls and installed my windows high enough that I have almost 4' under the large windows. I plan to put workbenches right under the windows so loss of space from the windows is minimal.

Window cost can be a major portion of the budget. Even though I live in Ohio, I wanted a lot of natural light. I am willing to accapt the heat loss in exchange for the light that big windows bring in. Also, I don't tend to work on big projects in the Winter months so I won't heat my shop that...

Sunstealer - Is that just blue PEX water line that you ran to your RapidAir connections? And also, I am in the process of specing out garage doors. I have a 9' tall opening where my lift is going to be and a 10' wall. I have learned that I can use 10' tall rails at the wall before my rails...

We finsihed the vinyl siding today! I didn't think we would ever get that done. Almost every piece in the gables had to be cut or fitted around something. Below are pics of us working on the gables that last couple of days. And lastly the finished product. Next I will be ordering the garage...

Thanks. And yes the weather was great. Today is looking even better.

It is when it is being used to hold up the other end of a piece of siding that is 12 1/2' long. :)

My older son came home for Thanksgiving and we were able to get one gable completely sided and started on the other. We should finish all the vinyl siding tomorrow. Will post pics then.

Very nice job and excellent attention to detail.:bowdown:

No not at all. Just not sure yet myself how much it will be when I am done. Will provide a breakdown so you know what I have in it when it is insulated and drywalled.

I don't mind sharing the costs. vntperformance asked earlier as well. Once I get it closer to completion I will post a breakdown of the costs and identify subcontracted labor costs. I can tell you that I am just under $20,000 right now. That does not include garage doors and most everything...

Thanks T-bird. Royalton10 - I do plan to put gable vents in. I plan to make them functional to assure I get plenty of ventilation in the attic. I am matching our house and yes the corners are antique white. They are a little softer than white.

I has been a while since I posted an update. Vinyl siding takes a long time to put up but I like the finished look once it is done. I still have the gables to finsih but at least everything else is finally done. Will be getting the doors soon. Then it will be secure. Ther pics below are...

royalton10 - Yes and Yes. I am going to have a wall split off the end bay where you see the exhaust fan. That bay will be 14' wide and primarily for storage of stuff that rolls. That way when I need to paint something I can roll everything out of there and use it for a paint booth so the main...

Here are some pics I took when I got home from work today. The siding color is clay to match the house. After I took the pics, I did get the back finished all but the last strip that needs to be cut at 2 1/2" I will get back to that later. Tomorrow night I will get some more done on the end...

No new pics yet. It got dark before I finished yesterday due to Daylight Wasting Time. I nearly have the rear all sided and about halfway up the big window on the end. Tonight I should get the rear wall finished and move back to the end wall. Will try to get some pics tonight before it gets...

scjeepr - Thanks....and I don't mind sharing what it costs. Let me see where I am "when the dust settles" and I will post a summary of the costs with some details as to what was hired done and what I did myself so it won't mislead anyone. So keep checking back once i a while. This is the 3rd...

We didn't get to the vinyl siding today, but we did get the left end closed in and all the windows are now installed. Just need to trim out the three garage doors and then we can start puting the vinyl on. Here are some updated pics. My younger son Josh helped me today. He did a great...