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Progress... temporary they may be, but am pretty sure this will last a year or two once completed. Now onto door #2.

I've done copper, black iron, pushlock systems sold by Newline, and PEX for air lines. I would never use the pushlock option again, too pricy and not as universal as other options. PEX or black iron would be my choice. Copper is fine but pricy. If you have PEX crimp equipment it is a perfectly...

Having been down this road a few times... the BC Building Code seismic requirements are most likely the driver here, not the engineers discretion.

Called around a bit to see what my options were. Looking at a 50% increase in cost ($6300 Steelcraft -> $9200 Amarr) to reorder at another place that had a reasonable lead time of 6 weeks. Ugh. Going to build a temp door tomorrow and go from there I guess. Supposed to drop well below freezing...

Well I managed to drag a date out of them "mid January" this time. Insanity. No chance of a door before I take time off at Christmas now, unless I do it myself.

Any detailed cost info I share relating to local services will be extremely useless, as I have a bunch of site and location constraints that greatly modify my cost. However, I can share the cost of the building - $117k CAD when I purchased it in Nov 2021. This included steelwork, siding, 8"...

For the first time since I ordered my door on May 26th, the company I ordered from reached out to ME (rather than the other way around) to give me an update. The customer service is not winning me over especially in light of the delays. And the update was: Not going to name names at all; not...

Very nice! CNC plasma at your disposal, or did you go another route to get the sheet metal cut?

Without damage is a lofty goal with the subduction quake in our future. But still standing, usable and safe for occupancy post-event is achievable, much more so than other methods used. The 2011 Christchurch, NZ subduction earthquake, which basically imparted loads on buildings similar to...

After recently tearing down a wood building (and spending a lot of time retrofitting commercial buildings for earthquakes) I now know why we stick build on the west coast. In an earthquake, wood is good.

Not much in the way of updates, waiting on slab cure and waiting on a door. Has been nearly 28 days for the slab now, though half of that in sub optimal (less than 6°C) temperature ranges. Still not considering it fully cured, but good enough for the quad. Don't want to put things in it...

At this point both mind and bank are thoroughly broken.

Yeah the slab is a bit of a beast... but I know the practice of using bricks to support rebar is commonplace and I'm sure works just fine, don't see why any reasonable method of getting the bar in the centre of the slab wouldn't work. In my case the chairs were cones (like above) and the small...

You wouldn't believe me that I'm jealous of your gravel and man door, lol. I've got about 1' deep of mud leading up to mine (seriously) and I'm all out of gravel. I guess the good news is that I'm still just waiting for concrete to cure and will be for a while, hovering around freezing is not...

Yes, absolutely a factor. Buuuut... I don't actually own the RV, and it will be many years before it's a possibility. Moving the hoist wouldn't be a major ordeal either. Kindof just making sure I leave my options open, and as long as I have clearance between the posts I could still technically...

Ok, well your shop is nice! Really like how you've worked the building into the property, looks like there was a lot of thought and planning that went into how to maximize the shop space and make it fit well with the surroundings. Speaking of surroundings, you might live just down the road from...

Looking really good! Yeah the rain is serious on the we(s)t coast tonight!

Hmm, based on that I think I need to check in on my door order again. The retailer/installers said that Steelcraft had some major supply chain and web issues, and was basically turned into a **** show after I ordered. But it sounded like they are going to honour my order... Time for some...

My order was for Steelcraft doors, is that where you ordered from as well? Framing and sheathing a 14x14 opening might cost me as much as the door! lol. Seriously contemplating it though, the building is just sitting open now and is basically unusable.

I hear you on the garage doors man... I ordered my 14x14 on May 25th... still waiting. It was due to arrive Oct 3. At this point I'm just hoping to have it before Christmas... Sadly reordering or buying from somewhere else is likely to just prolong the wait...