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My original plan was just a two story. The wife is to blame for the"monitor" style barn look on this garage. She absolutely put her foot down on that the new garage would not look like a two story box. By changing the style it cut off about 300 sq. ft. of working space but I still am able to sue...

Still bleeding money. Major work on the new driveway in the back of the garage, grading and backfill being done. They are going to dig trenches for power and propane line today also. They started to Tyvek the outside. We decided to change the siding from metal to Hardie Sierra cement siding...

That really cleans the place up. Looks nice.

Update time. The guys are were going to wrap the garage in Tyvek today but the winds are gusting above 60MPH to that's not going to get done today and probably not tomorrow. They took the day off. The metal siding and roofing is going to get ordered tomorrow. They will probably start on it next...

Looks like an interesting project. The steel for that project will probably be your largest expense.

I do have a supplier that makes rough cut lumber that I could make flooring out of. I was planning on using some of the same lumber for the storage doors and trim. I made trim for our picture window, the rail around the stair case and our mantle from that same lumber. Their prices are pretty...

I have most of my stuff on rollers. That might change since I have more room in the new shop than in the old shop however. Rubber mat would be great for the back but not so good for rolling a table saw or work bench on.

yeah, the team is two guys. They just kick ***. It's fun to watch them work because they are so organized. They are thinking way ahead when they are doing anything. Of course they have been doing it for awhile too. Today they sheeted the whole roof, installed the Ice and Water underlayment for...

I have been thinking about this. At first I was thinking linoleum then trashed that idea. It would get damaged to easily when rolling workbenches and machines around. I ran through different ideas but finally decided that I would just paint it. The subfloor is 1 1/8" OSB so it's pretty beefy...

Got rid of the COVID. I feel so much better now. Update: I ordered the three garage doors and the two roll up doors. They won't be here until sometime around Christmas. They installed the sheeting on the bottom floor. We got the apron for the back entrance on the second floor poured. The...

Looking real nice. Time to start moving in pretty soon!!!

Yet another update. I talked to the truss company and they said they will get on the truss package next week. I ordered the garage doors and the roll up doors. The garage doors will be here on Dec 9 and the roll up doors will be here on Dec 22. My source for windows fell through so we haven't...

Another update. First floor walls are all framed. Most of the pre-cuts are done for the 2nd floor walls. They just have to nail them together and stand them up. They don't want to stand the walls up till we have trusses. We are in a holding pattern for trusses. It will be three weeks till...

I took the vaccine when it first came out. I have firmly refused to take one since. I have had COVID twice, including this time. I have a lot of friends that got the vaccine and still got COVID. One has permanent nerve damage from the vaccine. Actually I am a wimp when it comes to being cold...

And I got COVID so I can't help the guys this week. I don't think they would appreciate it.

Yeah. The original completion date was over a year ago. Not worried about the weather however. It won't slow us down too much.

Another update. The steel fabrication guy said his work would take 3 to 4 days. It took him 4 weeks. He had to come back and correct errors and install things that he forgot or didn't realize were on the prints. He finally got his part done. There were still problems with straightness of the...

It is worth the peace of mind to get it done the way you are most comfortable with. Good deal.

My insurance company made us remove the wood stove from our old garage before they would cover it. The explanation that I got was that there are usually flammables in a garage and that some fumes from working in a garage are hazardous, like working on carburetors, finishing wood or painting. I...

We installed all the sill plates today. The schedule for next week is installing subfloor for the top floor and starting to frame the walls. I will post more pics soon.