Converting a cattle barn to a shop
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I'm sorry, but that can't actually work
Its true! I would never have believed it!
I did over simplify just a bit, sorry, not only do you have to walk away from the computer, but don’t stop at the couch, put some clothes on an actually walk out to the shop in order to make progress.
I had an hour before I needed to pick my son up from school, I didn’t work on the shop but I finished putting wheels back on this bench grinder and I cleaned up some rusty vice grips that rebuild my tool collection.
With any luck tonight I will switch an old outlet circuit into a run for a ceiling fan.
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making progress, put up some of the siding boards, cut framed in a opening for a man door so I dont have to open the big door everytime.
I asked my son what color we should paint the door, he said "red with flames"
hope to pop the door in tomorrow and another window sunday. pics to follow.
I asked my son what color we should paint the door, he said "red with flames"
hope to pop the door in tomorrow and another window sunday. pics to follow.
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Truly depressing news.
This has just not been my year.
Well we just found out that on our crappy insurance that auto parts are only covered up to a limit of $1,000. Since these 3 glass bodies run out at about 9K and total auto parts would come out 25 – 30k I will indeed be getting screwed.
For thoughts that missed it I had a second fire and it burned a second outbuilding full of car parts and other stuff.
And no it was not arson, please dont ask how
This has just not been my year.
Well we just found out that on our crappy insurance that auto parts are only covered up to a limit of $1,000. Since these 3 glass bodies run out at about 9K and total auto parts would come out 25 – 30k I will indeed be getting screwed.
For thoughts that missed it I had a second fire and it burned a second outbuilding full of car parts and other stuff.
And no it was not arson, please dont ask how
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Just curious, how many sq ft of concrete did you pour? We want to put a shop up at our pasture, but we were thinking shop first, concrete later because of the cost. I like the view from your office space. Hope you get back to work soon so you can finish your space.
solange er nicht verlieren.
solange er nicht verlieren.
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1,500 SF. (32x48) if at all possible pour the concrete before you sheath the walls, it will be easier, as far as cost, If would have done it 11 years ago could have paid to have it done for about the same money as the cost of concrete now. And I wouldn’t have the 3 months of pulling everything out and storing it in nice easily burnable piles.
solange er nicht verlieren, was?
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The loss guy came out and did an inventory of all the non auto parts. He was honest and straight forward. Unlike the insurance people. I wish they had sent him out for the first fire. I hate having to take it in the rear on all my jeep parts but maybe god just doesn’t want me to build any more jeeps.
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I promised you guys some photos and although I put in a man door so I don’t have to open that bid heavy slider every time. I still forgot to take a picture of it.
I put some of the siding back up over the OSB I covered the hole from where I had pulled back siding to pour the concrete. Didn’t take a picture of that either.
What I took pictures of is I finally took the compressor off the pallet and moved it close to its final location. I moved the desk to about where it will be in the office. I moved the huge stack of ridged insulation and the OSB (for the first fire rebuild) outside and tarped them for the winter.
I am filling my bigass shelf with ****.
I put some of the siding back up over the OSB I covered the hole from where I had pulled back siding to pour the concrete. Didn’t take a picture of that either.
What I took pictures of is I finally took the compressor off the pallet and moved it close to its final location. I moved the desk to about where it will be in the office. I moved the huge stack of ridged insulation and the OSB (for the first fire rebuild) outside and tarped them for the winter.
I am filling my bigass shelf with ****.
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Kinda OT but you can see some more great BARN pics on Ohio Barn site--get some more ideas--NOt that you need any ideas--you have a great space just like it is--the windows will bring in some great light, very cleverly styled.
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I will check them out, thanks, and merry christmas to all.
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You going to put a tin ceiling up? I've been buying sheets at Menards.... best prices vs. HD or Lowes! And they have it in stock, 8'-16' long. 
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You going to put a tin ceiling up? I've been buying sheets at Menards.... best prices vs. HD or Lowes! And they have it in stock, 8'-16' long.
when I get a job, hit the lotto, or otherwise have disposable income. I plan on putting a tin ceiling up.
I can get tin a little cheaper from the Amish then mernards, but not much.
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Looking good! Can you notice a temp difference with those panels up? or do you still have a ways to go before you notice a difference?
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^^^ just a teeny bit. ^^ I was in the shop last week when I had just under half of it done, and there was a ton of condensation on the underside of the metal roof on the open side, so much so it “rained” a little. It will be interesting to see what the torpedo heater will do once it is done.
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more progress but no pictures. dispite 3" of snow last night today looks warm and I hope to do a little in the shop after sledding with my kid.
I have framed on of the two walls for my corner office, but the other will wait till i am done using the scafolding inside.
I have framed on of the two walls for my corner office, but the other will wait till i am done using the scafolding inside.
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great light! Love those industrial fixtures.
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slowly getting more done, but I dont think you want pictures of outlets.
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Finally putting up some shelving units in the shop.
I picked these up last year, I had to straighten out some of the pieces but I picked it up cheap. It came with 8 ½” OSB shelves. I glued them together and used them for the top and bottom shelves. The rest were made from ¾ OSB. I also added some wood cross bracing for the shelves.
They are 40” deep by 48” wide. Should hold a lot of stuff.
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I picked these up last year, I had to straighten out some of the pieces but I picked it up cheap. It came with 8 ½” OSB shelves. I glued them together and used them for the top and bottom shelves. The rest were made from ¾ OSB. I also added some wood cross bracing for the shelves.
They are 40” deep by 48” wide. Should hold a lot of stuff.
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no real updates. I have been waiting for my BFF to come visit and help me but he has wimped out the last two weekends.
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finally have 240V power in the shop! woohoo!
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I have not taken any pictures of progress; I did get one more window in along with 240V power.
But I am here to post up some new to me projects for the shop. For the time being they are yard art but you need something to dream about.
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But I am here to post up some new to me projects for the shop. For the time being they are yard art but you need something to dream about.
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It might not make for much of a picture, but 240V is a serious step forward. Congratulations.
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Yes it is, now I can weld and soon I can paint ETC. Thank you.
Unfortunately you cannot post a picture of a load center on a national forum without some self proclaimed expert telling you your installation is WRONG, without having any idea what the codes are like in where you live or what level of the NEC the original permit was pulled under.
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My XPR-10 arrived today.
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Finally, after almost two years since I had to remove the siding from my barn to pour the floor, all the siding is back up. I was hoping to add a second window to the east side today but we didn’t get that far. My best buddy was up helping me and we got the lift unpacked and some stuff moved out and into the back storage building.
I will post up pics tomorrow.
I will post up pics tomorrow.
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as promised
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I got the bendpak out of the box
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And I am finally using the air compressor
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I got the bendpak out of the box
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And I am finally using the air compressor
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someone wanted more pics of my buick project.
After getting it started and moving it I thought my son had taken some over all shots but no.
I took photos of the trunk to show the lack of rust and of what little actual rust there is.
We cleaned out the trunk. it was lined with red 70's **** carpet.
A nice bonus came with it.
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for Michigan this is a sight you never see, you usually see daylight.
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The area under the convertible well looks new. They are usually rusted to hell.
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The bottom of the passenger door has significant surface rust. I wonder if it was hit and repainted. We shall see.
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This has the potential to be the worst spot on the whole car.
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After getting it started and moving it I thought my son had taken some over all shots but no.
I took photos of the trunk to show the lack of rust and of what little actual rust there is.
We cleaned out the trunk. it was lined with red 70's **** carpet.
A nice bonus came with it.
By fflintstone at 2012-09-08
for Michigan this is a sight you never see, you usually see daylight.
By fflintstone at 2012-09-08
The area under the convertible well looks new. They are usually rusted to hell.
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The bottom of the passenger door has significant surface rust. I wonder if it was hit and repainted. We shall see.
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This has the potential to be the worst spot on the whole car.
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I am planning on having another large carport put up. This one for actual car storage. Like the last one I will put on siding myself to save money. I wanted to put it down the driveway where I had filled several years ago to make a parking area. Well I wanted to extend that level area back so I could still put stuff in front of the carport. While fill hasn’t gone up much it would take way too many $60 10 yard dumps to bring it up the way I wanted it. I decided to enlarge the one pond to make my own fill.
I decided I was far better off paying my neighbor an hour of machine time to dig while I tried to move the fill with my loader. Unfortunately during mid excavation the CV joints on my front driveshaft came apart. We removed it and he continued to make a pile for me.
I decided to move all the dirt and level it with just rear wheel drive on the tractor. I was very pleased that I had enough fill to build up the area I wanted. I was also very please that when my buddy and I set up the transit I was within 2” of being level overall. I was just eyeballing it so I was very pleased with 2”.
I can now have the carport installed and get some vehicles covered before winter.
The hole he dug and the fill. This will be the bigger end of the pond and I will make a channel between the two ponds and put a bridge over the narrow part.
The area of the carport
I decided I was far better off paying my neighbor an hour of machine time to dig while I tried to move the fill with my loader. Unfortunately during mid excavation the CV joints on my front driveshaft came apart. We removed it and he continued to make a pile for me.
I decided to move all the dirt and level it with just rear wheel drive on the tractor. I was very pleased that I had enough fill to build up the area I wanted. I was also very please that when my buddy and I set up the transit I was within 2” of being level overall. I was just eyeballing it so I was very pleased with 2”.
I can now have the carport installed and get some vehicles covered before winter.
The hole he dug and the fill. This will be the bigger end of the pond and I will make a channel between the two ponds and put a bridge over the narrow part.
The area of the carport
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after a day of moving **** around my son and I finaly put the rally wheels on the project car.
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I had the carport built and have slowly been putting on the siding. Work is a pain with my COPD and some day we just put one piece up. All the remaining pieces have to be cut some to fit. We put them up on the sawhorses.
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Wow, this is a really cool barn/shop. Love the siding!
I just spent awhile skimming your thread and I'm puzzled about something - forgive me if I missed it, but are you still unemployed? If so, how are you doing/buying all this stuff in the last two years? Does your wife make bank?
I had a 1974 LeSabre Luxus convertible (burnt copper color) back in high school for a summer. It had a 455 and I drove it - yes, drove it - out of a junkyard that was shutting down for $500! It was rustier than yours but cleaned up fairly well. Had it for a summer and flipped it just before winter for $1400. Only good car deal I've ever made.
I just spent awhile skimming your thread and I'm puzzled about something - forgive me if I missed it, but are you still unemployed? If so, how are you doing/buying all this stuff in the last two years? Does your wife make bank?
I had a 1974 LeSabre Luxus convertible (burnt copper color) back in high school for a summer. It had a 455 and I drove it - yes, drove it - out of a junkyard that was shutting down for $500! It was rustier than yours but cleaned up fairly well. Had it for a summer and flipped it just before winter for $1400. Only good car deal I've ever made.