One Man Budget Build... 23x40x14 Framed Garage/Shop

I started this one man project mid-July 2018. I'm limited by ordinance to size and height. The 14' height is a killer, but I'm trying to allow for a future storage loft area over 2/3 of the building by making the walls as tall as possible and later, after installing 2 steel beams, dropping to joist height just above the windows.

I'm also limited in my productivity by my full time employment, age, and lack of assistance. My goal is to be under roof by the end of October. I will need help with getting my floor poured, but I'm not sure if that will be before winter.

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July was tough, so much rain and heat, trenches were a mess, but finally finished the blockwork and got out of the mud. Diagonal measurements of the block were right on the money at 45'-10 1/8" so I was happy with that.

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Nothing fancy... 12"x10" Footer is 32" to grade, 2x6x10' walls, 3/12 roof, windows on the south side.


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So glad to get out of that mud! I had to put a sump pump in the trench and continually hose the footer off to clean it to get that first course down!

Here's a video of the latest wall raising. (Don't be deceived by the shot angle... I'm not standing under it as it goes up)


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Re: 22.5x40x14 Framed 2x6 Garage / Shop

Reminds me of when I built my 30x30x12.

Did most of the work by myself and used some creative methods as well.

Post pics as you go along!

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good job!

I thanks myself to have rent a skytrack for 1 week when building the structure of my 28x44x12 with attic trusses
best 1700$ ever spent. (Built all the structure and roof(singles) in 6day)

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Harbor Freight winch, a ****** block, and a couple of D rings, mounted on two 2x4x16 gin pole.

Here's a few simple renderings of how it will look in relation to my existing block garage.


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Here's another video from a different angle of the next wall lift, same size 20'x10'. My 16' gin pole is a little short but there is minimum weight by the time I reach it's limit.

The thing to remember is the most load you encounter is in the very beginning just as the lift begins, (and that is just about half of the total wall weight), the higher the wall is lifted the less the load is on the gin pole. When it's almost at the top... practically all of the weight is sitting on the anchor bolts.

Those anchor bolts are important, they keep the wall from sliding off the block wall.

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Finally got my ohd headers installed
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and my top plates installed...

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And now for the fun part, lifting a 3x8x40' ridge beam by yourself...

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That's humbling to see what you can do by yourself. Be safe.

Thanks for the comments guys. As I said earlier, and this picture shows the anchor bolt are really important since they are what keeps the bottom of the wall in place during the lift.
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We've exceeded our entire rainfall for all of last year already, and still have 3 months left in 2018. It's tough trying to get things done after work since many days random thunder showers just roll thru for an hour, and soak everything. However I've started to install the rafters.

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With the days getting shorter and and not being able to start till around 6pm, I needed more than the two wall mounted outdoor LED floods. So I suspended this LED from the trees.

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Good job.

Once it’s closed in rain won’t be much of a bother when doing inside work.

Well all the rafters are up on the ridge, now I have to tie them into the wall plates.
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That is a lot of work for one man. You are awesome.

Work safe.

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What style of roof materials are you using? We all know about the short days that fall and winter bring. We’ve had an abundance of rain in the DC area this summer and September too. News reported 15 out of 30 days in September alone.

Do you have all the materials on hand for the roof and sides?

Good luck and stay safe while working alone.

Re: 22.5x40x14 Framed 2x6 Garage / Shop

Fantastic build and great accompanying pictures. Thank you for sharing your experience with us Sir.
Keep being safe!

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Nice work man, that is very impressive by yourself. Be careful keep the pics coming.

I'm putting 5/8 osb on the roof deck, but with the 3/12 pitch I'm still undecided on roofing material.

When I priced out shingles, which I'm not thrilled about using on such a low slope, it seemed not far off from the material cost of corrugated metal roof. I'm not sure about exposed screws though, so I want to check on the material cost for a standing seam roof.

Additionally, with all of this hurricane damage in the east, I'm sure supply and cost are going to be impacted.

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I am in process of building a 30x40x12 myself with minimal help. You sir are a beast! Got me beat. I caught hell raising the walls myself and paid a man to install the trusses and sheath the building. Now I am at the point I am ready to shingle and side the building. I am planning to pay a roofer to shingle it. I have received quotes for $1000 for the labor. Considering I would need to buy a nail gun, I am in a position to only save $800 or so if I go through that hell myself. You might consider paying someone to roof it, a crew can have it done in an afternoon. That's a lot of labor for one man to do, especially this late in the season.

My wife is always saying... why don't you call your son to come over? I keep telling her I'm saving him for the concrete floor, when I really need him! Besides, he's always has side work going or weekend work that pays premium. I can't pull a young family man from that.

To your point, I am still up in the air as to what to use and who will finish the roof, and I know I'm running short on time. I just might have to pull the plug and bring someone in. Thirty years ago, I'd be ******* bundles up a ladder without hesitation... today is a different story.

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I'm 34 myself and not interested in ******* the bundles up there to save myself $800. That's less than 2 days of overtime for me. I work plenty of overtime, so no need to kill myself to save that money. I am by no means made of money, just putting things in perspective. Rationalizing the cost to make the sting less.

It killed me to pay a man to hang the trusses and sheath the building but the weather this year has put me behind schedule quite a bit. He did in a week what it would have taken me a month to do.

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I am curious, is the ridge going to have a central support post, I see two right now but they look temporary.

I had the entire order of shingles boomed up to the roof (via truck-crane-arm) for $50.

After the synthetic underlayment was in place, I had no water intrusion issues for the ~1 month it took to assemble the roof. It wasn't bad chipping away at it.

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Plans are for two posts spaced equally at about 13', however that didn't fly so rafter ties are going in on every other set of rafters. They will later be removed and used for a storage loft above half the space. At that time the posts will be added.

I plan on using 30# felt, and then I'll see what the time looks like for the finish.

I'm having second thoughts about metal due to cell phone issues, but I'm still not thrilled with shingles and 3/12.

60 mil epdm would probably be the best at this pitch, and I'd never have to do it again, but I'm not sure how it'd look. But it'd be quick, just glue it to the osb and roll the seams.

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The inspector wanted collar ties on each rafter, and rafter ties on every other set.

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These 5/8 sheets are just too heavy for me to hump up a ladder. So I pulled them up a extension ladder as a ramp.

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Re: 22.5x40x14 Framed 2x6 Garage / Shop

Very interesting. You are doing a great job. I know all about doing something on this scale all by yourself as I built our 24x52 garage by myself. You have to be creative, and you have certainly been that. I also installed my 2 post lift entirely by myself. The only hard part was standing the columns up, but I used a winch system sort of like you did with your walls.

An old guy working alone has to use his brains in place of brawn to get things done.

Re: 22.5x40x14 Framed 2x6 Garage / Shop

Wow, very impressive

mmb617 said:

An old guy working alone has to use his brains in place of brawn to get things done.

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Well said!!!!

All of my moves especially when working on a ladder or scaffold pick are slow and deliberate.

Don't get me wrong, it's great to have help but sometimes it just takes a little creative planning to get the job done.

Like everyone else I've been too busy to update this thread.

I got my boy over a couple nights and a Sunday to help me finish sheathing the roof, and install shingles.




I finished the sheathing, and installed the fascia boards





I'm further along but I' got to upload the pics

Good to see you're still at it.
I retired and am doing a lone build myself as all my friends seem to have gotten too old for this kind of fun.

I know what you mean I wouldn't even considering asking most of my friends, and it seems with the younger guys who might want a garage like this a large percentage either are intimidated by the length of the project or the effort needed to do it. I guess they would rather pay than dig in.

I don't mean that as criticism, it's just an observation from a older view.

One main reason I started this thread was to maybe encourage a few young bucks to give it a try.

I like the Gin Pole!
I cheated and used a Skidsteer!
5/8's OSB went up the ladder in a similar fashion!
Surprised with Snow loads, they let you go 3/12 pitch?
We are allowed 4/12 as minimum.
Should have put Tin the roof as the Screws will not be a problem!
I tin everything and get great satisfaction knowing that it will slide off unlike shingles where snow stays and gets heavier and heavier.

Thanks for the update. Good luck doing the roof work. Always think safety when you get up there by yourself. Does the boss keep an eye on you while you are on the roof?

What’s some of the projects you have planned when completed?

This is one project which has been in a holding pattern for a few years now.

Impressive. I have been intimidated about starting in on a build by myself.

Partly, it's because I don't really have the experience of the complete construction cycle, partly I don't want to start unless I know I can finish--but it is also a huge commitment of time and energy, and I would like to have the house finished as far as I can get it before starting in on another large project.

Problem is--every year I wait is another year older, and I can already feel that things that used to be cake--like packing 5/8 drywall by myself are harder now than when I started in on this renovation.

Congratulations on your build--great to see someone 'gettin' 'er done'.

paredown said:

I would like to have the house finished as far as I can get it before starting in on another large project.

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I agree, It makes no sense working on more than one large job at a time. And the house comes first. But the planning part may be something to rough out. Once it's planned, it may be on the wish-list, but it may be the motivator to help speed the current project along. Thanks for the compliments and good luck with your dreams.

Re: 22.5x40x14 Framed 2x6 Garage / Shop

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Plans are for two posts spaced equally at about 13', however that didn't fly so rafter ties are going in on every other set of rafters. They will later be removed and used for a storage loft above half the space. At that time the posts will be added.

I plan on using 30# felt, and then I'll see what the time looks like for the finish.

I'm having second thoughts about metal due to cell phone issues, but I'm still not thrilled with shingles and 3/12.

60 mil epdm would probably be the best at this pitch, and I'd never have to do it again, but I'm not sure how it'd look. But it'd be quick, just glue it to the osb and roll the seams.

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My parents went with metal and have had no problems with cell reception, however, it's a two story house with 39 windows so that may me apples to oranges.

I get a good, consistent wifi signal from the house being about 100' away, my internet is fast for my laptop and my smart tv experiences no drop in video signal and my cell reception is fine, so I don't want any issues with metal, inside or out.

I read a lot about the condensate issues associated with metal, and I didn't want to deal with that. I know that those problems occur mostly when sheathing isn't used, but issues of roof rot have occurred when sheathing is used and condensate forms between the panel and the sheathing. Additionally I have a lot of old growth trees close by, if I have problems with limb damage I think metal would be a tougher repair.

I would have gone with the epdm, but just thinking about the logistics of staging the material up on the roof... I'd need 3 pieces 10x40, I didn't want the hassle. (It would have shed snow like a baby's **** though)

Believe me I spent a lot of time weighing the pros and cons of metal roofing and decided it wasn't right for me. But hey, I'm sure it's a great solution for some people.