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Thanks @Tynee, I'll keep everything in this thread. You won't miss anything!

Just a small update for the time being, while some bigger projects get underway. I've spent the past 1.5 weeks mudding and taping the loft area. I said I didn't mind this work, but I take that back ha ha. That was a lot of work to get it looking good. Mostly, because I'm bad at taping. But...

Thanks everyone! @DJL1967 I haven't built any stairs yet. That's something I'll be starting sooner than later, I hope. The plan (at the moment) is to build a ship's ladder staircase. That would allow it to be removable if I want to hoist something significant up through the access hole. I have...

Hit another milestone last night. Drywall is hung! Picking up from my last update, the next steps were to install 3/4" strapping and fill the spaces between with more rigid foam. I ripped a bunch of 2-7/8" strips from plywood, so that with the kerf, I ended up with 16 strips per sheet. Exactly...

Big weekend progress! I took Friday off from working in the shop. Saturday was the big move-in day. I was up bright and early, picking up 18 sheets of 5/8 drywall and three sheets of 3/4 plywood for the ceiling. I'm going to cut the plywood into 3" strapping, fasten it over a layer of rigid...

Just a quick update on the past week's work. I installed a smart/variable vapour retarder on the gable walls (Certainteed Membrain, the same as the main floor), sealing it to the framing with acoustical sealant. I am so over using that sealant at this point, as I keep getting it all over myself...

I used a combination of three types of foam in my shop. I had a thickened-edge monolithic slab. Under the main slab, I used a product called Heat-Sheet Heavy, R15, which was over 3" thick, plus the dimples. In hindsight, I probably wouldn't have bothered with the dimples. It did work, but was...

Mind sharing who the wholesaler was? Those look great. I wouldn't mind some myself.

It’s been two weeks since my last post. I’ve been working a ton, but it doesn’t look like I’ve made a ton of progress — mostly because insulating the ceiling turned into a much bigger job than expected. My goal over the past two weeks was to get the shop insulated and ready for heat before the...

What about Ecco or Emco? I've used both for plumbing and HVAC stuff. I'm just a guy walking in off the street, no commercial account.

Another busy week! @crashmtb no dice on that fridge. Funny enough, I did open it to see if it was in use, and it was being used as a storage closet for multimeters and other electrical tools lol. After recovering from last Saturday, I got to work reassembling the mill before I forgot where...

Hey thanks! I love your thread as well. I'm on advrider as well, same username as here. Your moto shed is sweet. I really enjoyed my little shop. If it wasn't literally falling apart, I probably wouldn't have done this new shop project for at least a few more years. You can do so much in a small...

What an absolutely epic weekend. It's Monday morning after the big machine-moving event. Nobody got hurt, the house wasn't damaged, none of the machines were damaged, and so far it looks like no parts went missing either. Can't ask for more than that. On Friday after work, I headed to my Dad's...

That is very close to what I'm in the middle of building. My cable hoist will be anchored to the concrete floor at the bottom (I'm ok to drill and install wedge anchors here). I have two 2x8s in the truck to make skids. A ****** block at the top, cable returns to the sled, then goes back up...

Gave them a ring, it's booked long-term, and they'd have to bring one in from Ontario. Thanks for the tip though! I think I will be ok, though. The show must go on.

Progress has been made on the walls. The first four panels are up and I'm starting to get a feel for the rhythm of installing them. It's actually quite fast per panel. Way faster than I am at drywall. The process is as follows: - First step was milling some oak for the base. My walls are 8'...

Step one of the sure-to-be legendary, basement-machine-moving saga is underway. I recruited a friend to help me strip the bridgeport-clone mill down while my dad worked on shoring up the staircase. It took us four hours to strip the bridgeport down completely, which was faster than I thought...

That floor is so cool! I've never heard of that. Like a gigantic cutting board! I think my days of wood floors in the shop might be over, though. At least for now. It was definitely really nice to walk on. Never had sore feet or knees. I've thought that if one day I'm not into the concrete...

I also just noticed you've got radiant heat as well. Talk to me about your boiler setup - where did you source it? Was it an assembled kit, or did you piece it together yourself? I've talked to some outfit in Winkler called Heat Innovations, but I haven't had the most responsive customer...

Your shop looks amazing! Is than an epoxy floor coating? I got the plywood from Formations on Church Ave. They are a commercial B2B sheet goods supplier. I heard they sometimes sell to the public, so I just gave it a chance. Called them up and they said they'd sell to me for one or two...