aka Larry's Erection...with graphic pictures!

aka Larry · Jul 6, 2012

I had a small teaser in my introduction thread (picture of the slab), but now that I have something to actually post about, here goes!

First up, the slab construction. The size is 40’x40’. I used 3,000 PSI concrete with 6”X6” WWF. Per the county code, the perimeter footing is 12"x12" with the slab portion at a minimum of 4" thick. I also used #4 rebar in the perimeter footing for extra strength. For the control joints I used metal strips called that my concrete guy called “keyway".

A few pics of my progression thus far:

This 12" thick section with a #4 rebar grid is the area where my new 2-post lift will stand. I know the manufacturer's specs say 4" minimum, but I'm not really a fan of 'minimum'.

aka Larry · Jul 6, 2012

After the slab was completed, I ran into a few issues with the county building inspector. That and other factors delayed the project about 4 weeks total, but I got it worked out and the contractor finally got started late Monday afternoon.

Three guys with no kind of crane or scaffolding did it all. They worked fast. It only took them a total of about 26 hours. I was happy with their work in the end as well.

So without further suspense, here are the pics of my erection!

aka Larry · Jul 6, 2012

True to my word I put my MIL's name on her new home away from home, a bat house! It's now hanging on the rear wall of the building. Yes, I sent her the picture, and no she wasn't happy about it. That is what I call a win-win!

mscribellito · Jul 6, 2012

Nice building, looks like you will have lots of space for projects. I plan on putting something like that up once I get some property!

NUTTSGT · Jul 6, 2012

Is it getting any insulation or are you in a warmer climate?

aka Larry · Jul 6, 2012

NUTTSGT said:
Is it getting any insulation or are you in a warmer climate?

The roof is insulated already. The walls may be in the future, but there are plenty of more pressing items to buy (like a lift!) before that.

BTW, I'm NC and it's "hot as two rats f*cking in a wool sock with the end tied-up" right now. 104F here tomorrow. I'll still take it over a cold climate anyday of the week and twice on Sunday.

beerdog · Jul 6, 2012

Larry, your erection is stunning! I wish I could spend many days enjoying it.

aar0s · Jul 6, 2012

NUTTSGT said:
Is it getting any insulation or are you in a warmer climate?

Im going to guess that by the look of that soil he's in the south somewhere, possibly south Alabama or maybe Georgia. Id still insulate to keep the heat out.

Love the metal building though, and the bat house, still have the plans for that laying around? Ive been wanting one!

Bah! i was too slow at typing! he beat me to the answer.

ed_v · Jul 6, 2012

beerdog said:
Larry, your erection is stunning! I wish I could spend many days enjoying it.

I was a little worried about clicking on this thread. I have no interest in Larry's erection, but his garage is pretty nice :lol:

There are lot of those type garages being sold a lot around here lately. I see a few side of the road dealers that sell sheds and carports advertising them. I like the way they look and they seem like they'd go up fast.

Keep us updated and thanks for sharing.

Ed

NUTTSGT · Jul 6, 2012

aka Larry said:
The roof is insulated already. The walls may be in the future, but there are plenty of more pressing items to buy (like a lift!) before that.

BTW, I'm NC and it's "hot as two rats f*cking in a wool sock with the end tied-up" right now. 104F here tomorrow. I'll still take it over a cold climate anyday of the week and twice on Sunday.

They use the foil bubble stuff ?

93L#3008 · Jul 6, 2012

I like it. If you dont mind saying... what is the total cost??

carhunter · Jul 6, 2012

That's a pretty neat structure - I've never seen that galvanized light truss design before.
Anyone know how it compares dollar/sf-wise to a stick built or pole building?

Glad it went so quickly - I'd bet dealing with the inspectors was the worst part!

Toolman12 · Jul 6, 2012

Very nice and clean looking three doors is perfect and yes please let us know the cost if you want to don't mean to pry into your business but it would really help me to know

Nighttrain · Jul 6, 2012

Not sure why I opened this thread with the title it has. Nice garage and nice property you have. Looks like a nice neighborhood.

aka Larry · Jul 6, 2012

Toolman12 said:
Very nice and clean looking three doors is perfect and yes please let us know the cost if you want to don't mean to pry into your business but it would really help me to know

I have no secrets about the costs. Thus far it looks like this:

Concrete work (labor and materials, which includes fill dirt because the left side needed to be raised almost 18") was about $7,000.00. My budget was $5000.00, but I added a 3' ramp and pad for the side door, which raised the cost, but the fill dirt was the big overrun.

The building itself was just under $12,000.00 which includes everything seen in the pictures.

So I'm sitting at $19,000.00 right now with the electrical still to come.

STClurker · Jul 6, 2012

you should tear it down, its not good to have an erection that lasts over three hours.

LOL. now your going to put electricity IN your erection? nothing good can come of that.

sorry, couldn't help myself. looks good, are those roll up garage doors though?

aka Larry · Jul 6, 2012

STClurker said:
looks good, are those roll up garage doors though?

Thanks!

Yes, they are the roll-up type vs. the panel type used in most attached garages. The center door is 12'x12' and the ones on either side are 9'x9'.

56rpm · Jul 6, 2012

Nice looking foundation and building. Not heard of a 12"x12"x12" footing, what's the 3rd 12"?

ncautoshop · Jul 6, 2012

Does the crew travel? Im looking for something similar in western nc

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aka Larry · Jul 7, 2012

56rpm said:
Nice looking foundation and building. Not heard of a 12"x12"x12" footing, what's the 3rd 12"?

Duh...oops! It's just 12" wide x 12" deep. :eyecrazy:

ncautoshop said:
Does the crew travel? Im looking for something similar in western nc

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They probably won't have to travel nearly as far for you. They are based out of Hickory, NC. PM me if you want their contact info.

Shoottx · Jul 7, 2012

aka Larry said:
BTW, I'm NC and it's "hot as two rats f*cking in a wool sock with the end tied-up" right now. 104F here tomorrow. I'll still take it over a cold climate anyday of the week and twice on Sunday.

Do you know what Ice tea in the sinuses feels like! And I needed a clean monitor after that description of heat.

Oh and a nice garage.

ncautoshop · Jul 7, 2012

Im in Boone! Send me their info.

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JCQuick · Jul 7, 2012

pictures not showing today whats up

colt zantop · Jul 7, 2012

need pics ... need pics!!!

aka Larry · Jul 8, 2012

JCQuick said:
pictures not showing today whats up

I apologize for the dead links guys. Apparently I exceeded my free bandwidth per month limit on my Photobucket account. On top of that I can't currently pay for more space because my debit card got hacked last week and I'm waiting for a new one.

Stay tuned as the pics should be back up by Wednesday.

Falcon67 · Jul 8, 2012

Photobucket just isn't' set up to handle the bandwidth demands of garage ****.

aka Larry · Jul 9, 2012

Bump!

OK guys, the dead links should be fixed now.

Thanks for all the nice comments so far.

aka Larry · Jul 13, 2012

Update. Sorry it was too dark for pics, but I'll get some this weekend.

I un-boxed all the fixtures Wednesday night, removed the knockouts, and added the conduit couplings. I also used some scrap metal to build a jig to be sure they were all straight and perfectly in-line with each other when installed.

My co-worker came over last night and we started installing the 8' fluorescents onto the ceiling trusses. My homemade jig, I have to say, was the ****. We were able to just snap it onto the beam (it held itself in place) and drill pilot holes for the screws. No measurement required! It took longer to move the ladders than it did to install the actual fixtures. I was glad to have the extra hands though. That sped up the progress drammatically.

By the time we were done we had installed (8) fixtures and the 1/2" EMT conduit that runs between them.

Next up, more conduit runs for receptacles and switches.

Stay tuned...

aka Larry · Jul 13, 2012

Update.

I got a liittle more done after work today and was able to get a few pics.

First, here is my little jig I made to pre-measure the mounting holes for the fixtures. I used some scrap angle and a piece of 1/2" EMT.

Here's the fixtures in place with the conduit between them:

Here is my first attempt with the bender. It took me a while, and I had to trim the conduit a few times due to the odd angle, but I got it done and fits perfectly. Don't give me a hard time about using the stand-off clips vs. offset bends. I think it looks neat just like it is.

aka Larry · Aug 3, 2012

Update 8-3-12.

As of this past Wednesday I finally have power! The electrician finally came and connected my shop to the house.

I finally have all of the EMT conduit installed and I'll be pulling wire tomorrow. By Sunday I should have lights !!!!!!!!!

Falcon67 · Aug 3, 2012

Good progress!!

aka Larry · Aug 6, 2012

Weekend update.

I got started early Saturday morning at 7:00 and worked until 8:30 pulling wire. Sunday the boss was out of town so again I started at 7:00 and worked pulling more wire and connecting the outlets and light switches. Finally I got them all buttoned up and connected to the breaker panel at about 7:30 last night.

Once all the connections were made it was time to label the cabinet.

The next task was to connect the last security light. With the security light finished, all that was left was to flip the big switch to see if all my hard work was done correctly or not. I was so nervous about it something not working right, I took a 30 minute break to just to get my head around it.

Finally it was time to just do it. I tested it all and.....

BAM!

It *all works! To say I was relieved was an understatement. Here are a few more pics:

Here is a shot with just the security lights

Finally a shot of the inside showing how bright it is. I'm very happy with the result.

*One of the light fixtures above the workbench did not work. I checked the connections and couldn't find anything wrong. There was power going to the ballast and the bulbs were good. Most likely the ballast is bad. It happens, but I have the receipt and I'll get a replacement this week.

Next up...THE LIFT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rust · Aug 6, 2012

Looks great!
I didnt notice and relief cuts in the concrete.
Thats a big pad.

ishiboo · Aug 6, 2012

I don't believe GE breakers are a rated replacement for a Homeline panel, and I know Homeline breakers aren't rated for a GE panel... that doesn't look like a legal install. Also, if it's a Homeline panel, I don't think the twin GE breakers fit very well and that may be a danger as well.

Cheap breakers are so cheap you might as well make it legal and proper.

Falcon67 · Aug 6, 2012

Looks good. You just reminded me that after all that work, I never labeled the breakers. :lol:

DEEDDUDE · Aug 6, 2012

The building turned out real nice. Looks like you have plenty light. I'll have to wait till I get home to go back through the thread to see all the pictures again. I did see the labels on the electrical panel. Real nice. :thumbup:

aka Larry · Aug 23, 2012

I installed 2"x2" wood furring strips last night for mounting the pegboard above the workbench. The plan is to have 4' x 20' of pegboard on this wall, which should leave room for hanging lots of stuff. As you can see I still have two small sections to be cut and added top the framed areas on the ends.

A few pics of the pegboard install:

aka Larry · Aug 23, 2012

The icing on the cake was installed today. My new Atlas 9K 2-post Lift! 8)

aka Larry · Aug 25, 2012

Back at it this morning.

I removed the ceiling-mounted air hose reel and drop light from my attached garage today to transfer them to the new shop. My new Rapidair piping hasn't shown up yet, but I'll be ahead of the game when it does arrive.

After mounting the air hose reel to the right side lift post, I hung the drop light reel and got that wired up. Next, I cut the remaing pegboard sections and got those mounted to finish that. Finally I replaced the non-working light fixture above the workbench area, so that area is ready for the workbench.

I decided that I had this lift for two days and had yet to use it so I moved my Miata in position just to give it a try. I probably ran it up and down 15 times just because I was so excited to finally have a lift.

Here are a few pics:

Completed pegboard/workbench area:

Hydraulic pump and motor, and my outlets I added to the lift post:

Here you can see the air hose reel mounted at the top of the lift post:

Drop light reel hanging from one of the overhead trusses:

My Miata in the air:

gdmclnh · Aug 26, 2012

Now that's a nice setup. Still saving up for my lift. Garage construction ate all my cash. LOL.

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