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    Steel frame shop DIY frame-out

    That’s a big ten four! I thought silicone sounded a little exotic but who am I to question the answers the internet provides
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    Steel frame shop DIY frame-out

    Is Silly a brand? Google gave me something funny I’m jk. You’re talking about silicone correct? I’m assuming cut to fit. Secured with construction adhesive? Or a liquid sealer?
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    Steel frame shop DIY frame-out

    Can a person tell if a frame has been properly anchored to a pad just from top sight alone? Those bolts look a little on the small side to me. Sorry I’ll quit bumping my own post
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    Steel frame shop DIY frame-out

    Should I lay something like 24’ 2x6 as bottom plate, cut to fit around the steel? And then my 4’ 7-1/2” x 8’ or 9’ individual framed wall panels set on top of those? What’s the best moisture/insulating foundation between the frame and pad?
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    Steel frame shop DIY frame-out

    It really doesn’t make a whole lot of sense to me either. I would make sure to be getting something substantial in return like indefinite reduced rent or letting me use electrical in the shop free of charge for the rest of my time living here. Most definitely not doing it purely out of the...
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    Steel frame shop DIY frame-out

    Facing south. That’s the interstate wall, and several hundred feet beyond is the Boise airport in our backyard Facing North and the driveway The old shed I would like to incorporate fully into the shop and expand at some point. Have more room for work and storage. Built a little air...
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    Steel frame shop DIY frame-out

    CW: trying to get my thoughts into words and phrases There’s a steel frame on top of a pad out back on the property I’m renting. 12x24 pad, steelframe is the same dimensions, 10’ side walls with 6 oddly spaced but accurately placed studs. Gothic roof is 3’ at the very top edge (13’ total...
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    Good day from the 208

    Hi all, my name is Torsten. I live in Boise and just joined to get some advice on framing out the steel frame sitting behind my house with wood. Hoping to have a decent little shop setup that’ll provide space to work in winter too. I am fairly new to construction, framing specifically, though I...
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