78fj40's new shop build...

[78fj40]

Well now that I have power I make a few calls to see if I can get the HVAC system installed, up and running.....they showed up after work one night to knock out the ductwork....

It's a two ton system, with one main trunk line with 6 supply lines and a single return:

I have plans for a crapload of super HO florescent 8' lights all over the shop, but only after the Sheetrock is in, so I wired two 100W attic lights for the time being. They light the whole place pretty good......now all I need is to finish the insulation in the ceiling.....

anyone have some extra $$$ they can spare?

 

[29bowtie]

That's a great shop,thanks for sharing thepics & info.I hope you install a good alarm system,or just get up earlier,because you seem to sleep through the arrival,of large trucks frequently!! HAHA Seriously,looking forward to the continuing adventure in shop construction,here's to completion

 

[Red Car Garage]

Lookin great! If I was closer I would love to help ya with the Drywall, I love working with it~!

 

[78fj40]

Lookin great! If I was closer I would love to help ya with the Drywall, I love working with it~!

Are you planning a trip east any time soon?

Hehehe

 

[77ramcharger]

love the garage....man

 

[78fj40]

Okay,

no new pictures, but I have exciting news. I'm picking up the 10K lift on Saturday. Nice.

Got the HVAC inspected and finished the insulation in the ceiling and walls this weekend. Need to get that inspected, and I should be all ready to go with the Sheetrock. Meeting a guy first thing in the AM to discuss prices, hopefully It's within my budget.

So if all goes to plan, I should have a working garage sometime in March. Then comes the part I hate most. Packing up the old garage and moving everything over. Grrrr...


I'll post up some more pictures of the progress if I can remember to bring the camera CF card into work. More to come soon.

Later,

 

[78fj40]

Okay,

so here goes. The HVAC guys finally came out and put the finishing touches on the system It's hooked up and now I have heat. Nice. Here is the return:

and the supply trunk:

You can also see in the picture the Air Handler loft I created with two of the storage trusses. This way I don't give up my attic space....

Speaking of attic space, I bought and installed a pull down attic ladder:

It was a Werner, and a complete POS. It was damaged before I got it, and the door was warped. I had to take the whole thing back. Now I'm waiting on a replacement.

 

[78fj40]

Then I rented some scaffolding and went to work on getting the insulation done. in the ceiling. Oh joy. At least I had heat.....

At first I had some trouble getting the insulation in by myself. After about 5 or 6 pieces of the itchy stuff resting on my head while I attempted to staple it in place I had one of my 'Macgyver' moments and came up with an idea.

Using a left over piece of pvc pipe laying around:

I shove it in the middle of a section of insulation and stick it up into the rafters:

Leaving my hands free to staple the piece into place with ease:

With this simple method, I was able to get more done in a 1 hour period that took me 4 previously.

Did I mention that I woke on Monday morning with terrible pains in my hands and knees. I must be getting old. Grrrrr....

 

[THX_138]

I'd be careful of the fill from the gas station...especially if it came from around where the inground tanks were.

Probably considered hazardous fill.... hate to see you go through all that trouble and work to only be in a mess with the EPA

 

[78fj40]

I'd be careful of the fill from the gas station...especially if it came from around where the inground tanks were.

Probably considered hazardous fill.... hate to see you go through all that trouble and work to only be in a mess with the EPA

No it's a new gas station. Nothing there but trees beforehand. Out in the county somewhere. The only thing that may turn up is some civil war memorabilia. Tons of that around here....

 

[JMURiz]

Great macgyver idea. I can't wait to do my vaulted ceilings in the same way.

 

[ThrashN]

Nice garage

 

[78fj40]

Okay I know that I'm due for an update so here goes. Finished the insulation and scheduled an inspection and was cleared to start the drywall. I priced out a couple of options, but in the end I ended up spending about $1 a sq ft or $48 bucks a 4x12 sheet of drywall. This includes material, install, tape and finishing. In total around $2600 for all 4 walls and ceiling. I could of done the hanging myself, but I HATE DRYWALL work. It's my least favorite activity in the world so I spent the money and had it done.....

They started on Friday morning and left early in the afternoon:

They got about 2/3 of the walls done and about 1/2 of the ceiling in the first day:

I wish I contracted them earlier, I could of saved $80 renting scaffolding from Home Depot

They ddid a awesome job of cutting out the box holes, these guys did a better job then the guys who built my house:

Another Pic:

I was informed that they did leave early on Friday afternoon, but they they would be back first thing on Saturday....

 

[boiler7904]

Garage looks good. How many sheets of drywall did you let them lean against your overhead door? Looks to be a 18' door. They don't usually take to much weight leaning against them before they bow. I'd be checking to see if it bent in any way now before they leave the job and are paid.

 

[78fj40]

I checked the door when I got home. I tried to push in from the front, and the door seems solid. Not from the weight leaning against it, but just that the door is sturdy. There were only 5 sheets stacked up there when I got home, and they were mostly leaning on the rail anyway. I moved them out of the way to prevent any potential damage .

I was there all day when they put up the drywall on Friday, they only moved the extra pieces there when they started on Saturday morning, just before I took the photos. So I'm not too worried.

I'll post up some more photos soon.

 

[78fj40]

Okay,

taping is coming along nicely. I took some more photos:

This side of the garage will contain the 10K lift that I purchased last week:

I still need to fabricate the doors that will be used as access points for the attic storage areas:

Over by the electrical box:

And by the entry door:

Hopefully all will be complete by the end of this week. I need to dig out the power washer and the vacuum so I can start cleaning up this mess to prepare for paint. More to follow:

 

[Sack]

.

Ok, now I know who you are lol.

Garage is looking great.

 

[78fj40]

Ok, now I know who you are lol.

Garage is looking great.

Not my best picture......but if my cousin (safety engineer) saw me handling fiberglass without my PPE (personal protective equipment), I'm sure I would be getting calls about it...

Where in NJ? I used to live in Highland Park, just over the bridge from New Brunswick.

 

[78fj40]

Almost ready for some paint. Finally finished the drywall and mud and the contractor is letting me keep the scaffolding for a few weeks to get the painting and the lighting done. Cool. Here are some updated photos:

Need to pick up some primer and paint. Plan on a two tone for the walls. Not elaborate. Just white and gray.

 

[wrigh003]

Looking good. What's up with the mud around the junction boxes (for outlets?)? I've just never seen it done that way- did he cut the holes too big and then backfill with mud to tighten it up or something? Looking back, they looked good and square before...

 

[78fj40]

Looking good. What's up with the mud around the junction boxes (for outlets?)? I've just never seen it done that way- did he cut the holes too big and then backfill with mud to tighten it up or something? Looking back, they looked good and square before...

I've never seen that before either. My best guess is to smooth out the wall so that the box sits flush. Plus the boxes are really tight now. There is not much airflow around them. I didn't think to even ask. Maybe someone who does it for a living can post up.


Later

 

[78fj40]

Okay,

It's been a few weeks and I have been too busy to post any new photos. My wife has been very patient with me giving me the time to get things done and not too hard on me for spending all of my time out in the shop.

So first things first. I was able to prime the whole garage. Ceilings, walls, and concrete blocks. Then I did two coats of paint on the top 2/3 of the wall and the ceiling. Word of advice. remove that damn blue tape the second you are done painting. I waited a day and ripped off all of the drywall paper. Grrrr... Not to worry, I planned on a strip of wood to transition from one color to the other color. Some minor touch ups will be required...

I then set up the router table and using some 1x4 pine from Home Depot made all of my own baseboard at a fraction of the cost of buying pre-made....

As soon as I'm done caulking, I will get to painting the lower 1/3 of the garage.....

So if some of you remember the openings that allowed access into the attic spaces of the garage. Well I finally built the doors and insulated them with some of that R-12 Styrofoam on the backside:

While I was at it, I installed all lights, receptacles, switches, and speaker hook ups, that were in the upper 2/3's of the garage. I will finish the rest after I paint the bottom 1/3......

I need to get the rest of the painting done this week. My lift is sitting ready to install and I got the labor ready for installation this Sunday.....


More to come.....

 

[notarex]

Beautiful work- Some honest to goodness candian drywallers are worth every penny! They can hang a room unbelievably fast. Nice job on the electrical too, doing your own work is so rewarding. Let's see pics of that lift!

 

[78fj40]

Beautiful work- Some honest to goodness candian drywallers are worth every penny! They can hang a room unbelievably fast. Nice job on the electrical too, doing your own work is so rewarding. Let's see pics of that lift!

As soon as it's installed, I will get some pics up. It's a 10K Atlas that I bought with another guy (saved some $$ on a multiple lift deal) and got free shipping from Greg Smith Equipment Co. in Delaware. I think when all was said and done the lift was $2020. Included the lift, flip up adapters, and shipping. Saved about $400 bucks.....

 

[78fj40]

Okay,

with some help from my wonderful wife, I was finally able to pur some finishing touches on the paint in the garage and start on filling it. Here are some completed paint and trim photos:

The items is the photos are not in their final locations, I've been moving stuff around for weeks while building this thing and the garage attached to the house is packed, and I mean packed......

My nifty little exhaust fan and cover:

This idea came to me while searching for a can of carb & choke cleaner. It should hold about 30 cans of whatever....

I started to place the boards to lag the handing cabinets to. Rather than try and locate the studs through the cabinet....

More to come.....

 

[78fj40]

Well I took a little trip to the market yesterday and I picked up the cutest little thing (hehehe)

Getting ready to be lifted into place:

I should have some more installed photos once it's done. I have a couple of guys stopping over tonight....

 

[bmwpower]

Cool. How did you manage to get it off the trailer?

 

[78fj40]

Cool. How did you manage to get it off the trailer?

I lifted it off with a bucket on a tractor.....

 

[bmwpower]

I've never seen that before either. My best guess is to smooth out the wall so that the box sits flush. Plus the boxes are really tight now. There is not much airflow around them. I didn't think to even ask. Maybe someone who does it for a living can post up.


Later

I don't do it for a living, but I've put up drywall several times. The only thing I can think of is that they didn't measure/pre-cut the holes before putting up the drywall. Either that or they just eyeballed when cutting the holes. If they used a Rotozip and they let it get away from them, this could have caused larger holes than needed.

Did you hang the boxes? Were they nailed at the proper depth? Maybe another answer....

 

[78fj40]

I don't do it for a living, but I've put up drywall several times. The only thing I can think of is that they didn't measure/pre-cut the holes before putting up the drywall. Either that or they just eyeballed when cutting the holes. If they used a Rotozip and they let it get away from them, this could have caused larger holes than needed.

Did you hang the boxes? Were they nailed at the proper depth? Maybe another answer....

I hung the boxes. They should have ben at proper depth. They measured and cut each box individually. They were pretty tight. If anything, adding the extra drywall made the box sit too back back in the wall and some of the outlets were a pain to get in. I don't think I saw any Rotozips the entire time they were here...

 

[bmwpower]

I hung the boxes. They should have ben at proper depth. They measured and cut each box individually. They were pretty tight. If anything, adding the extra drywall made the box sit too back back in the wall and some of the outlets were a pain to get in. I don't think I saw any Rotozips the entire time they were here...

Hmmm.... I'm stumped then.

 

[curlyws6]

Awesome garage! Thanks for posting pics during the various steps.... I gather some good ideas from other people's posts. Now all I need to do is get my hands on some cabinets like you posted earlier.

 

[78fj40]

Awesome garage! Thanks for posting pics during the various steps.... I gather some good ideas from other people's posts. Now all I need to do is get my hands on some cabinets like you posted earlier.

Yeah,

it amazes me when I see what people pay for a SINGLE hanging cabinet from Sears or the like. I think I bought all of my hanging cabinets for the same price of just 1 from Sears. As for drawer workbenches, all you need is some leftover bank teller cabinets and you've got it made. That is if you don't like my Lateral File idea....

(BTW I picked up some of those teller cabinets as well......)

More pictures to come.....

 

[cyclopsblown34]

Cool garage project, i have been enjoying tracking your progress and the economical way you have done everything.

 

[78fj40]

Dammit.

The lift is installed and working, but my digital camera is not. I need to take some more photos and post them up. My dad finally found the time to come over and help....help me change his oil.....

So we were able to get it working and tested. At least it wasn't one of my trucks on it first....

Now I just need to start moving in. I get the final inspection on Friday this week and I'm hoping to start getting all of the tools / workbenches moved over there in the upcoming weeks....

It's been well over a year since I started clearing the lot, over a year since I started construction. Things are finally falling into place....

Lots more to come.....


Later

 

[78fj40]

Okay,

so I got the lift in, and some of the cabinets installed. I had to also get the lift lights in so that I can pass inspection and get the CO...

Lift lights and Cabinets:

Photo of the lift and my Toy:

More Lift Photos:

Power Hook Up:

Overhead view of lift:

 

[jhchoppers]

Looks great !

 

[Woffski]

Very nice garage. Keep up the good work and the photos.

 

[tonyvlx]

What are thought regarding your ATLAS Lift??? Pros/Cons ???

 

[78fj40]

Well I know it has been a few weeks since an update. I've been busy doing stuff around the house, taking the wife on elaborate vacations, and spending quality time with the family so that I can get back to work and get the garage finished. I spent a few nights transporting cabinets/tool boxes/work benches/etc from the old garage to the new. Then I had to actually come up with a plan to install and mount them, so I got to work.

Some of you may remember the cabinets I bought at auction to mount along the wall next to the lift, well I got them mounted and some counter tops installed:

Here is a detail of how I did the counters. I plan on cleaning up the ends with some extra paint from the walls. I also made sure the file cabinets would never move away from the wall no matter what I have in the drawer:

On to the other side of the garage, I mounted some more overhead cabinets and spaced them accordingly to fit over two of the workbenches I already had:

Up in the corner I put the parts washer and the future plan is to plumb in a sink at a later date.......

From a lead on this board in the classified section, I was able to pick up a section of pallet racking CHEAP! This will hold everything that will not fit into a cabinet. I've got more spare parts than I know what to do with them.....

Now that everything is in place, I need to start moving from one garage to another. I plan on turning my old workspace into a 'brewing' kitchen for me to make my beer with some stainless steel prep tables that I picked up.....

I think I may have one too many hobbies.....