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A couple pics here from the last part of the concrete we finished this summer. And a couple pics of the Project im currently working on. Ill try to get some better interior pics when I get back to town this weekend!

Man i completely dropped the ball on my thread! Was gone so much teaching that i never really took any progress pics. So heres a few that were found of concrete work. Did the L shape and ran it all last winter as my "work: area. Had a large FD Salvage Tarp over the big door and reused...

Worked on getting the steel mesh laid out to get concrete poured in my shop tomorrow! 5' wide rolls 50' long.... What a PITA to try to unroll and lay out on your own!

Good looking bench! Im going back and forth now between a "butcher block" style out of 2x material or just throw steel on top!

Coming along nicely. Side note question? the Spotlights on your ROPS bar on the tractor, were those factory or did you add them? Im looking at options for my Bobcat mini and am just curious!

Finally had some time after being gone to get the rest of the Tin and trim up. Screw lines aren't perfect but i guess that's par for the course for 14 year old labor. I'm not complaining, both my boys were great help and definitely speed the process up instead of trying to hang sheet by...

Well....... The post method is something i picked up from a contractor here in town. That's how he starts all his pole buildings. I know he has engineered plans for the posts. Anything i built past that is just home grown farm boy ingenuity. All of my lumber is nailed with Army core of...

Well after being gone for the last month teaching finally made some progress on the shop. Got all my Metal picked up. Then took Friday off and worked on getting things in the air all weekend. Getting those trusses up onto my post was a challenge. Had to do a little pulling and...

Interior steps from first to second level in 2 locations. Exterior staircase will go to third floor. from third there will be an exterior ladder going to roof of 3rd from rope and ladder training. I have updated drawings being worked on now from one of our captains (he teaches engineering...

Well after the long weekend, yesterday was definitely a Monday on a Tuesday. left work early to get my last 2 posts set on garage. then had to run out to the training site to help off load the first part of my other major project! This is the first of 3 40 foot containers. then we will...

Thats Awesome, and looks clean. Very nice!

Saturday I drove 11 hours round trip to pick up the trusses for my shop. Facebook marketplace find. Grabbed 4 of them since they will allow a 10' span between. Grabbed 4 of them for $1600, plus $300 for fuel. Worked on wire wheeling, washing then painting one of the trusses this...

Im on the Colorado / Kansas border. You can use full posts. These work out just as strong, and the only treated section is that in the ground. the rest is standard framing lumber so costs work out cheaper since only the lower portion of my "DIY Laminated" posts are treated.

Good question. I live in the sticks. Small town 3500 people. But we dont have town houses or Condo's.

Yes. City code will mandate i have to, cant have more than 65% of your property covered in structure.

Well after narrowly missing my concrete delivery time due to a tractor trailer fire on interstate the Concrete "Footer" is in! Planning on picking up trusses tomorrow.

Sunday I set the 4 remaining side wall posts. Tractor ran fine all day thankfully but was a little slower going doing it all myself. Did a little mockup just so the Girlfriend can see how parking will work. White cones mark where front posts will go to signify the garage doors. one...

Corner Posts set on Saturday with help from a couple friends. Progress took a grinding halt shortly after lunch when the tractor decided to stop working. 3 hours and a couple trips to the farm store later for parts we were able to get the last post set

Well the time has finally come to start building my new Garage / Shop. This is what im currently working with. South Sill plate is rotten, roof is all but gone (tarp is helping keep the weather out) Its leaning 3" more now than it was last year at this time. Its given me a few good...

Im Matt from Western Kansas. New Poster long time lurker. Im a Firefighter EMT and Recently took a full time Instructor Position with the State Training Agency. I dabble in a little bit of everything. Wood working, maintenance, metal fab. I build alot of props out of my space and...