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We got the floored poured on Friday last week. It got a little chilly so they put the blankets on it over the weekend. It finally got warm enough for the guys to spray foam the exterior of the concrete walls. I tried to backfill some with the skid steer and slid too close to the...

Thanks! I’ve spent a lot of time out there, over the last 12 years, spray painting the layout and door openings. I’m hoping for better weather this week so we can get the concrete poured and the exterior spray foamed. I’m beyond ready to back fill. My dirt has fallen in against the concrete...

We got the insulation and floor heat tubing installed. I am hoping for the weather forecast to remain decent so we can pour concrete late this week. I made sure to get plenty of measurements and pictures of the area I avoided for the installation of a 2-post lift. I also ran a 2"...

The weather has slowed down our progress a little. We did have a little time on Saturday morning to get a few pics with the drone. I had been curious to see how well my surveyor did in getting the shop on the same angle as the attached garage. It looks like he nailed it. We also got...

Yes! Half his forms are smooth and the other half were the brick pattern. I wanted the smooth on the inside. There will only be about 6 inches of wall above the pad on the front of the building, so most of it will be covered. The large retaining wall near my walkout basement will be...

The wall forms were removed today. We should see the pad leveled up and the plumbing, insulation and tubing installed before the end of the week (weather permitting). A poured floor will come soon after.

Thanks. I was shocked when the first bid came in at 45k. Then the second bid really brought me back to reality when it was 44.5k. I am very happy with the guy I chose. I will have the walls and floor poured, exterior walls spray foamed (below grade), and 2” styrofoam and tubing under the slab...

Thanks guys. I’m pretty excited to see it all finally come together in real life. We started with 5 acres of woods 12 years ago. I love the look of building on a hill BUT the extra expense of concrete walls really ***** the fun out of pricing a building. I’m in Jackson County. Half way...

This gets us to TODAY. We had all the walls poured Friday. The guys are coming back on Monday to strip the forms and grade the stone inside. My next guy will be doing the floor insulation and tubing, the spray foam on the exterior of the walls, and plumbing in all the drains in the floor...

Here are the footers. We used form-a-drain on the back and left end wall. The rest were dug down like a normal footer. We tied the retaining wall from our walkout basement into the wall of the shop. It created an interesting look that will show up better in the next set of pictures. I...

Next came the driveway. We knocked down a few high spots with the dozer and then spread a couple loads of #2 stone for a base and then put 53’s on top. Fabric would have been nice but I just didn’t have the time to mess with it. I may end up putting some in at the very bottom when I install...

This is the site before and after excavation. I was originally going to dig down another foot in order to make the finish grade match that of the walkout basement. However, this would have put the right end of my building a few inches below the grade of the yard near the gate in the fence...

Alright this is my 5th and last post without pictures. Thank you for sticking with me.

We are going to have the outside of the concrete walls spray foamed. We are also going to spray the roof deck and walls. I think we may end up with an LP boiler for the floor heat and hot water. I have not made a decision yet though since I have so many other things to do and will likely...

The walls will be 2x6 stud with osb sheathing. We are doing a board and batten look with LP smart siding on the front and end that face the road. The other end and back will be g rib metal. The roof will be standing seam metal.

I promise I will post pictures as soon as my privileges are enabled. We cut into the side of a hill to build the shop. I have an 8ft tall 10in wide wall on the back wall(72ft) that steps down with the grade. We poured 2 dead men into the hill side to help keep it from bowing in. Both end...

Hey everyone, I have been a member of this site for several years and have not made my first post... until now. I decided after gleaning ideas and enjoying the threads of others it would be good for me to give back and document my project on the forum. My wife and I built our house 12 year ago...