rexpittman
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I Thought I would start a thread for the bar build in my barn. Hoping that maybe I can get a few more ideas from you more experience guys. This is my first build so I been going slow and winging it so far. I have also ran into a few snags along the way and unbeknown to you guys, you have helped me through most of it already with a little bit of reading!! I still have more than a few problem spots in my shop that I am hoping through this thread we can work through them. I hate to do rework as it is very costly in time and money, but will try to do what is needed to make it right before it is all finished.
I would like to say thanks to everybody here in the GJ group for being here and posting your builds so that I can see what I needed to do in mine! and maybe with this thread I can pay it forward to another newbie! If a person wants to learn how to put up a barn or upgrade a place, this has proven to me, you can learn almost anything you need here just by readying. I am in the right place for sure!!
I won't go through all of the build of the barn (metal building), but it is a Mueller Building for those that have not seen the other threads of my barn.
40x50x12 (2,000sqft)
Qty 2 12'x12' roll up doors
Qty 1 Man door
Qty 6 3'x6' Windows
And if you wish, I can post pics of the build as it was going on. I more wanted to make this a build thread for the bar area and the issues I ran into while building it and how I fixed some things and still struggle a bit with others.
This bar started with me buying a antique 1939 model Brunswick (site unseen) from a dear friend of the family for my mother. I was told the bar was two pieces The bar back is 12' long x 7.5' high depth unknown. The front bar is 12' long and was told regular bar height and again unknown of the depth.
I am not finished with the bar build yet, but I feel like I am getting close, very close!! Here is a few pics of the build as I was going, some questions and trouble I ran into along the way! Once I get done with the bar build, I will be going to get the "actual bar" and do a restore on it. The only thing I was told about the bar is it needs a LOT of work.
I had no clue how to frame up walls other than I needed the studs 16" on center. This proved to be only half of the info later and found that out after I starting putting up my drywall LOL
I split the barn in 1/2 and put 40x25 for the bar (1,000sqft)
Got a new toy to play with!! I framing nailer!
1st interior wall kind of up. Found out I needed a new tool again, got me a Simpson cement nail gun
As this build went on, I ended up with a boat load of new tools, I just used the money I would have paid a contractor for the build and started putting it to all the coolest tools!!
2nd wall kindof up. I was still doing some reading on how to use a cement nailer without something blowing up in my face. You can call me a sissy, but working alone, makes you think about safety and how long will you lay there before you are found LOL
Had to stop there for a bit as I was working off 2 extension from the meter pole. I needed power in the shop!!
Hung a fresh meter and 200 Amp disconnect on the old meter pole I already had. I already had a ole C-99 trencher. It did need some rework to get all the spider webs off it, but after that, she worked like a champ. The ditch is 12"+/- wide and 24"+/- deep. While the ditch was open I ran a network, TV Satellite and PVC for airline in the same ditch. I figure while its open, try and stuff it full!!
here is a shot from the driveway of the house to the meter pole where I buried the other stuff going to the barn (network, tv and airline from the barn to the house)
With power in the barn, I was able to finish the framing of the walls and build a bathroom area (nick named the water closet) and run some power to plugs. To have lights in the barn after working with NO lights was like... Night and day difference LOL. I was able to hook up a charging station, radio and lights. it was a big day for me LOL
even hung a ole vintage BAR light sign to check it out.
The framing over the 12'x12' over head door. This was one of my last walls to frame up for the bar, but the first areas of trouble that I could see. as my boards dried, they warped badly
and what to do around the overhead door hardware was yet another area I have yet to fix..
It was off to work for me, back offshore to make some more money..and get some much needed rest LMAO!
After a few weeks off shore to rest up and refill of the cash can, I bought me some insulation (40 rolls) some vapor barrier and a new tool for me just a little reward for my hard work, gotta feed the horse right?
The partition wall splitting the shop from the bar was not really needing insulation as I plan on spraying that side with insulation, but I figure while I am here, may as well right?
Another shot going around the room with insulation. Again, with the boards warping, I was having trouble with getting the insulation to fit snug in the slots between the studs. It took a lot of extra work to make sure I had no gaps and the insulation would actually do its work..
I didn't get a pic of the last wall with the insulation but I started vapor barrier. Again with this build I get a whole new appreciation for all you guys that work alone in the shop. it does prove to move much slower and I spend a fair bit of time scratching my head trying to find a way to work it LOL
OH!!! Before I forget!! MY self gift!! I treated me to a table saw. its not a cabinet table but it works very well for me and I hope to get plenty of years out of it!! Ridgid R5412. I seen some mixed reviews, but needed a table saw and crossed my fingers that some of the trouble I had read about would not find their way to my table. So far, I have been extremely pleased with the table. no issues at all!!
The vapor barrier going up
Another shot of the vapor barrier
I realized once I started hanging vapor barrier on the 1st wall with windows, I had forgot to finish framing out the windows and had to insulate them too. Learning as I go!!!
Time to go back to work, rest, dry out a bit (to much beer) and make some cashola!!
When I got back from resting.. I mean work, I had decided that I would need some water lines on the outside of the shop. I had built this barn, but never ran water... So I ran water spigots to all 4 corners of the barn with the C-99 trencher and some PVC.
After a days work running water lines and drinking beer in the bar, I hooked up the trailer to go get some drywall (30 sheets of 4x8). Again, I have never done drywall and found out it just looks easy on youtube being done by the pros. I did get it, but proved I needed practice and some tools
1st wall and the water closet with drywall. This was the 1st wall where I found out I spaced my 2x4s wrong and ended up custom fitting each sheet of drywall. I would love to tell you what I did wrong so others don't do it, but I am still lost in that part. I can only say, I think I framed the corners wrong, so the starting spot was off and just continued down the wall. I was not happy that I did it wrong, but it did work.
Started the partition wall and finished the water closet. You can see in these pics also, that I left the bottom 3' of wall with no drywall and in fact added black vapor barrier. I decided the morning I started drywall, I wanted to do some kind of wainscoting on the lower 3' to break up the taller walls for a bar.
I found out on the partition wall that 4x8x1/2" sheets of drywall gets heavy after moving them all day and left the top for a fresher day.
I ran out of room in this post LOL. I will start another one. I really need to learn how to talk less.. Who can write more than 10,000 characters in a single post!!
I would like to say thanks to everybody here in the GJ group for being here and posting your builds so that I can see what I needed to do in mine! and maybe with this thread I can pay it forward to another newbie! If a person wants to learn how to put up a barn or upgrade a place, this has proven to me, you can learn almost anything you need here just by readying. I am in the right place for sure!!
I won't go through all of the build of the barn (metal building), but it is a Mueller Building for those that have not seen the other threads of my barn.
40x50x12 (2,000sqft)
Qty 2 12'x12' roll up doors
Qty 1 Man door
Qty 6 3'x6' Windows
And if you wish, I can post pics of the build as it was going on. I more wanted to make this a build thread for the bar area and the issues I ran into while building it and how I fixed some things and still struggle a bit with others.
This bar started with me buying a antique 1939 model Brunswick (site unseen) from a dear friend of the family for my mother. I was told the bar was two pieces The bar back is 12' long x 7.5' high depth unknown. The front bar is 12' long and was told regular bar height and again unknown of the depth.
I am not finished with the bar build yet, but I feel like I am getting close, very close!! Here is a few pics of the build as I was going, some questions and trouble I ran into along the way! Once I get done with the bar build, I will be going to get the "actual bar" and do a restore on it. The only thing I was told about the bar is it needs a LOT of work.
I had no clue how to frame up walls other than I needed the studs 16" on center. This proved to be only half of the info later and found that out after I starting putting up my drywall LOL
I split the barn in 1/2 and put 40x25 for the bar (1,000sqft)
Got a new toy to play with!! I framing nailer!
1st interior wall kind of up. Found out I needed a new tool again, got me a Simpson cement nail gun
As this build went on, I ended up with a boat load of new tools, I just used the money I would have paid a contractor for the build and started putting it to all the coolest tools!!
2nd wall kindof up. I was still doing some reading on how to use a cement nailer without something blowing up in my face. You can call me a sissy, but working alone, makes you think about safety and how long will you lay there before you are found LOL
Had to stop there for a bit as I was working off 2 extension from the meter pole. I needed power in the shop!!
Hung a fresh meter and 200 Amp disconnect on the old meter pole I already had. I already had a ole C-99 trencher. It did need some rework to get all the spider webs off it, but after that, she worked like a champ. The ditch is 12"+/- wide and 24"+/- deep. While the ditch was open I ran a network, TV Satellite and PVC for airline in the same ditch. I figure while its open, try and stuff it full!!
here is a shot from the driveway of the house to the meter pole where I buried the other stuff going to the barn (network, tv and airline from the barn to the house)
With power in the barn, I was able to finish the framing of the walls and build a bathroom area (nick named the water closet) and run some power to plugs. To have lights in the barn after working with NO lights was like... Night and day difference LOL. I was able to hook up a charging station, radio and lights. it was a big day for me LOL
even hung a ole vintage BAR light sign to check it out.
The framing over the 12'x12' over head door. This was one of my last walls to frame up for the bar, but the first areas of trouble that I could see. as my boards dried, they warped badly
and what to do around the overhead door hardware was yet another area I have yet to fix..
It was off to work for me, back offshore to make some more money..and get some much needed rest LMAO!
After a few weeks off shore to rest up and refill of the cash can, I bought me some insulation (40 rolls) some vapor barrier and a new tool for me
just a little reward for my hard work, gotta feed the horse right?The partition wall splitting the shop from the bar was not really needing insulation as I plan on spraying that side with insulation, but I figure while I am here, may as well right?
Another shot going around the room with insulation. Again, with the boards warping, I was having trouble with getting the insulation to fit snug in the slots between the studs. It took a lot of extra work to make sure I had no gaps and the insulation would actually do its work..
I didn't get a pic of the last wall with the insulation but I started vapor barrier. Again with this build I get a whole new appreciation for all you guys that work alone in the shop. it does prove to move much slower and I spend a fair bit of time scratching my head trying to find a way to work it LOL
OH!!! Before I forget!! MY self gift!! I treated me to a table saw. its not a cabinet table but it works very well for me and I hope to get plenty of years out of it!! Ridgid R5412. I seen some mixed reviews, but needed a table saw and crossed my fingers that some of the trouble I had read about would not find their way to my table. So far, I have been extremely pleased with the table. no issues at all!!
The vapor barrier going up
Another shot of the vapor barrier
I realized once I started hanging vapor barrier on the 1st wall with windows, I had forgot to finish framing out the windows and had to insulate them too. Learning as I go!!!
Time to go back to work, rest, dry out a bit (to much beer) and make some cashola!!
When I got back from resting.. I mean work, I had decided that I would need some water lines on the outside of the shop. I had built this barn, but never ran water... So I ran water spigots to all 4 corners of the barn with the C-99 trencher and some PVC.
After a days work running water lines and drinking beer in the bar, I hooked up the trailer to go get some drywall (30 sheets of 4x8). Again, I have never done drywall and found out it just looks easy on youtube being done by the pros. I did get it, but proved I needed practice and some tools
1st wall and the water closet with drywall. This was the 1st wall where I found out I spaced my 2x4s wrong and ended up custom fitting each sheet of drywall. I would love to tell you what I did wrong so others don't do it, but I am still lost in that part. I can only say, I think I framed the corners wrong, so the starting spot was off and just continued down the wall. I was not happy that I did it wrong, but it did work.
Started the partition wall and finished the water closet. You can see in these pics also, that I left the bottom 3' of wall with no drywall and in fact added black vapor barrier. I decided the morning I started drywall, I wanted to do some kind of wainscoting on the lower 3' to break up the taller walls for a bar.
I found out on the partition wall that 4x8x1/2" sheets of drywall gets heavy after moving them all day and left the top for a fresher day.
I ran out of room in this post LOL. I will start another one. I really need to learn how to talk less.. Who can write more than 10,000 characters in a single post!!
I should be home in a couple weeks to get back on it. I spend most of my days out here reading this forum and getting ideas LOL. This is NOT a inexpensive place to hang out!! (just bought the Cut50F plasma group Buy) 
and who can have a bar with out a good OLD dart board 
I am still reading his thread now! 
