"My baby" as the wife calls it. 30x40x12

sunman76 · Feb 17, 2017

Short story I have been always wanted to build a shop, but have never had the funds. This last year we decided to just do it. I have worked out of or garage that at times been a tad bit to small, the pain of having to drag something outside to flip it over because the 8ft ceiling, or side shuffle down the side to squeeze by something. It has been a dream to have a bigger work area, and a place to hang out with friends and family. After lurking around here getting ideas, I found out just how fast this really adds up the cost. lol

It has been a fun and not so fun journey to get to where we are at now, but it is worth every penny to me.

We started last spring, but got rained out for a month and a half before we could really get started.

working in old garage.

space for new shop

sunman76 · Feb 17, 2017

I thought it looked pretty flat, but had to bring in over 70 yards of fill to get the pad ready

shortykorte · Feb 17, 2017

Congrats on breaking ground. Stumpy is even happy.

tymbo · Feb 17, 2017

what were you building in your old garage, an aircraft carrier? :eyecrazy:

sunman76 · Feb 17, 2017

tymbo said:
what were you building in your old garage, an aircraft carrier?

It was a 26ft deckover trailer for a friend to haul his dune buggy and some quads on.

with plenty of lights for loading after dark :rocker:

cbacres · Feb 17, 2017

Fill in around that stump some and it'd be a nice anvil base.
You do have one right? If you been hanging around here you know you one anvil and at least 5 vises.

Looks good and congrats on starting your build.
Trailer that you build in garage? Edit. I guess so.

sunman76 · Feb 17, 2017

Had to remove old well house.

bon fire and clean up

had a few nails to pick up, but had some good help

sunman76 · Feb 17, 2017

cbacres said:
Fill in around that stump some and it'd be a nice anvil base.
You do have one right? If you been hanging around here you know you one anvil and at least 5 vises.

Looks good and congrats on starting your build.
Trailer that you build in garage? Edit. I guess so.

haa have a few vises, but anvils "yet". The old happy stump got burned down.

cbacres · Feb 17, 2017

How could you burn happy the stump? :lol_hitti

sunman76 · Feb 17, 2017

Daughter and grandson having fun

jp828108 · Feb 17, 2017

Is your build completed, or are you documenting along the way? either way looking forward to see what you do with it. I have a 30 by 40, but only have 10 foot ceilings. Wish I had 12 or even better 16 or 18.

Pretty crazy how far off the grade was. Looking closely I guess I can kind of tell, but I really don't have a great eye for it.

sunman76 · Feb 17, 2017

It is up and still in work, I'm working on getting the pics posted up to the point im at.

sunman76 · Feb 17, 2017

Had to rent a backhoe to dig the ditch for the septic, water, and electric.

rented for the weekend, so Friday evening I move some dirt to bring out the pad further so it would be flat under where my covered area is going to go it was going good till I went for a scoop by the creek.lol

didn't look to bad from this side, but the otherside..well. :lol:

and just a few hours later and a few logs, shovling, and leaning how to use the bucket and the hoe at the same time. I was out. :rocker:

sunman76 · Feb 17, 2017

LOL

This is what happens when you start to early and not had enough coffee yet!

and good help is hard to find.

grandson stopped by to help me out

also helped pack down the dirt for me.

sunman76 · Feb 17, 2017

frame getting started and going up

Lost one of my son's the fall before we started the shop. I like to think he lets me know he is around every once in while. His fav color was blue

sunman76 · Feb 17, 2017

some wall getting up, know you can start getting a feel of place. It always looked really small when it was just a pad and some sq tubing.

a view from the roof

sunman76 · Feb 17, 2017

Had to try out one of the 4ft leds from lowes

got the doors on. insulated steel inside and out. $$ lol

seals up really nice

sunman76 · Feb 17, 2017

stopping by checking in

bathroom/ compressor room going in.

sunman76 · Feb 17, 2017

Electric and lights.

16 4ft leds from lowes, 12 4 gang outlets, ac, hotwater heater, welder, 2 fan, and one 220 drop for future use.

sunman76 · Feb 17, 2017

Remember the friend the trailer was for?
he hooked me up with 3 to 4"s of closed cell foam to keep it nice and toasty, and cool this summer.

sprayed on a topcaot and used rollers and brushes to fill any pin holes.
this is the same stuff they put on roofs after they foam. messy stuff.

friends good helper

she was not happy.. lol

it was 34 outside with the window unit running and I shut it off when i left for work at 6:30, and checked it again at lunch to see how much it would drop.

lunch

sunman76 · Feb 17, 2017

Some more work on the bathroom

got the water installed and some sheet rock up

current state of bathroom. Needs paint and some trim still.

sunman76 · Feb 17, 2017

this is the current status of the shop, still need to finish the walls and paint,

MG30 · Feb 17, 2017

Congratulations. Subscribed.

sunman76 · Feb 17, 2017

MG30 said:
Congratulations. Subscribed.

thanks,

I have a few projects to get out before spring, but still working on the shop here and there.

cbacres · Feb 17, 2017

I like that spray foam, I'm sure it's worth the money.
Nice building

Bronson · Feb 17, 2017

Nice!
I have a 30x40 Mueller with 5-6 inches of foam. You will never regret the foam!

mangorockfish · Feb 17, 2017

Looking good. I have a 30X40 and would like to foam insulate it. Ball park estimate, what would it cost.? Thanks.

Terrick down Under · Feb 17, 2017

That looks so good, dose your wife come out to visit much?
You could be out there for days and not have a worry in the world.

tvtaurus · Feb 17, 2017

Nice build; I like the choice of going with the metal framing. Are you planning on putting up any other wall covering and or shelves?

sunman76 · Feb 17, 2017

mangorockfish said:
Looking good. I have a 30X40 and would like to foam insulate it. Ball park estimate, what would it cost.? Thanks.

I built him a trailer and a few other welding jobs, but he told me about 10,000 to 12. I had another est from a insulation company and it was about 5,700 so for 2inches with the topcoat it got to be pretty good.

sunman76 · Feb 17, 2017

Terrick down Under said:
That looks so good, dose your wife come out to visit much?
You could be out there for days and not have a worry in the world.

She comes and checks on me here and there

sunman76 · Feb 17, 2017

tvtaurus said:
Nice build; I like the choice of going with the metal framing. Are you planning on putting up any other wall covering and or shelves?

I plan on finishing the walls with osb and the 1x3s like in the last pic. Was putting up the osb, but I ran out of screws. Lol, and had to get back to working on my friends quads.

tvtaurus · Feb 17, 2017

OSB is a good route to go. Makes it easier to hang things from.

LXCam · Feb 17, 2017

Looking good.

sunman76 · Feb 17, 2017

LXCam said:
Looking good.

Thank you

sunman76 · Mar 6, 2017

not much for update.
got my welding table moved in and some more walls up, and started painting.

hoho98925 · Mar 6, 2017

Very Nice!

"My baby" as the wife calls it. 30x40x12

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