Above 1200 Sq/FT Eastern Washington Workshop - Building 2

[slodat]

Keep plugging away. Gotta ask, are you under the age of 40? You seem to have a ton of energy.

Nope. I’m 46. I live in a tiny town, and have no social life. I spend one, sometimes two evenings a week with the lady. The rest of my time outside of work is in my shop. I leave at 6am and don’t leave the shop most nights until after 9pm.

 

[slodat]

I wasn’t able to use the style faucet I wanted with the existing sink. The overflow was where the faucet outlet would be. I found a cast iron sink on Home Depot’s website that looked very similar. It arrived today. It’s just sitting in place for now. It slipped right into the old mounting bracket.

I couldn’t be happier with it!

 

[Slimls]

Looks like you have somewhat of a mineral ring in your toilet. I found pumice stones to work the best. Nice job saving that throne!


Amazon Pumice Stick

 

[SkywalkerCR]

New sink looks great! Great progress on the lights too!

It is sooo great that your lady friend understands the relationship on the terms you both seem to like.

 

[slodat]

Thank you for stopping by and commenting. This little half bath it going to turn out nice. At some point, when I have time, I’ll get the two walls sheathed and some point.

Yes, she’s rather amazing [emoji6]

 

[Finallygotit]

.....Yes, she’s rather amazing [emoji6]

 

[slodat]

Had to wait on some adhesive this afternoon, so I got this done. Really happy with the way it turned out. Had a leak at first, but got it fixed.

 

[xtremek]

Looks like a nice shop bath should, clean and simple.

 

[Jayman17]

Glad to see some progress with this shop space since last time I checked. Good job, it's looking good. Having those walls removed made a huge difference.
Nice to have a clean bathroom too.

Jay

 

[slodat]

I bought materials to do this quite a while ago. Today was the day to replace the storage unit style roll up door with a 36” man door.





Out with the old..




Some writing on the door jamb under a few layers.. Looks like building was built in 1950. Consistent with the date in the toilet tank.


Just barely had enough height to get the pre-hung door in.


Framed in.


Sheathing..


Done! (For today)

 

[54earl]

Benn following your other thread for a while, just found this one. I have the opposite problem in my small town, everyone is moving here makes "storage" expensive.
Keep up the good work.

 

[slodat]

Thank you for checking out my thread and cheering me on!

Ran to the store to get paint.





Next up is making the trim filler piece for the left of the door.

Got this guy for doors, trim, cabinets and other smaller projects.



It’s hot outside!

 

[hobie1dog]

This is just what many of us on here dream about having, please keep the great pictures coming.

 

[rixtrix1]

Nice to see the progress on this building. Enjoy all the pics.

 

[ptgarcia]

Looks good, but shouldn't the handle side of the door jam have double studs? I don't know if it really matters, though.

 

[slodat]

Looks good, but shouldn't the handle side of the door jam have double studs? I don't know if it really matters, though.

I wasn't sure. I split the locks with the horizontal. I'll sister up another vertical. Thanks for the suggestion.

 

[mike93lx]

I wasn't sure. I split the locks with the horizontal. I'll sister up another vertical. Thanks for the suggestion.

Usually an opening would have a jack stud and a king stud, but that's because there would be a header to hold up. Since that doesn't apply in your case, it really shouldn't matter. Another stud may stiffen the wall up and it might make the door a little bit more secure, but it really isn't necessary.

Love the work you've done so far. I would love to have a space like that!

 

[slodat]

Ahh! My thinking wasn’t too far off. I knew there was a lintel over the opening.. Because it’s barely 3 feet on the outside dimension I felt it was really solid. It’s 2x6. I’ll sister up a jack stud.

Was able to finish paint last night. Calling the outside done.

 

[Flatcapped]

Funny how that last bit of paint makes all the difference in a clean appearance.

 

[tbecktold]

Still love this building and all your progress, keep it up!

 

[drivesitfar]

SD: your garage is looking great. I bought a house that was built out of cement block 30+ years ago and i'm still living in it. i've put on two different sidings cause first LP siding was a bust, but the hardie plank looks pretty good now.

not that you have time or funds at the moment to side the outside of your building, but if you do gluing and using framing 1.5 inch nails will hold on the 1x4's so you can put siding up if you want to some day. here's a few pics.

nice work on the garage doors and it looks like you might have found some old growth wood for the framing. also the front door looks solid, but I might have centered it, but if you like it that's all that counts or new siding will fix that down the road.

keep up the great work cause you can't be getting much sleep with all the work you are doing so hope you are getting some.

in case you have to do any drilling i just picked up a couple (milwaukee & dewalt) rotohammers with a bunch of SDS & SDS plus bits that work great compared to the old concrete bits and a half inch drill.

good luck!!

 

[slodat]

Still love this building and all your progress, keep it up!

Thanks for stopping by and cheering me on!

Drives - plan is to paint the building exterior with the same elastomeric paint I used on my shop. Probably in a dark blue, with white trim and doors. This is a ways out.

 

[kruizer66]

Any significant updates to report..?

 

[slodat]

Not a whole lot. I was in the building the other day and I could hear some birds chirping in the dropped ceiling. Today I went over and removed the nest. Pulled all the muck out and filled a few holes in the cinder blocks the birds and bugs were using to get in the building.

I plan to move the ‘54 Chevy down the street next weekend after the lift is installed at the shop. Once the car is out I’ll spend a day in this building cleaning and organizing. It’s a mess right now.

Big picture I’d like to get the second ceiling removed and paint the upper ceiling and walls this year. Thinking I’ll do half at a time.

 

[rixtrix1]

Nice to see you're still plugging away on this project! I've been following from the beginning, just no comments. Is the area to the right of the removed trees part of the property, too, in front of and behind that low fence?

 

[slodat]

Yes, facing the building the property goes from the street on the left to the alley on the right. Depth is from the frontage street to about 10' out from the backside of the building. It backs up to a lot full of old junk with some unkept, really tall trees that I'll most likely have to spend some cash trimming down at some point.

I'll slowly plug away on it. It's probably my lowest priority. I really want to get my '54 Chevy at least running and driving this year.

 

[slodat]

Lucked into some help working on the building. Plan is to move everything in bays 1-3 (left three when facing the building from the front) to the fourth. Once they are completely empty, hang plastic to isolate the areas. Drop the drywall from the ceiling and any wall coverings. Pull the insulation. Disassemble the framing. This will eliminate the posts and the second ceiling. Once this mess is hauled off and the area is cleaned up, two coats of Kilz Original oil base primer and a coat (or two) of semi-gloss latex. Bright white like my shop.

Then break it all down and move everything to the newly painted end. Rinse and repeat on the remaining bay of the building. Removing everything will expose the cinder block walls, allowing me access to get all of the cracks and holes sealed up. Goal is eliminate the bug and dust infiltration as much as I can.

25 gallons of Kilz, 15 white semi-gloss.



Before photos:

 

[xtremek]

Looking forward to the transformation

 

[GreyOwl]

Wow! That looks like a nightmare of wiring to cleanup too!
I haven’t seen rounded block in door openings in a long time. Cool!

 

[slodat]

I like the rounded corners on the block, too. The wiring isn't too bad. It's all coming out.

 

[slodat]

Made a lot of progress today. Ready for demo!

 

[slodat]

Lower ceiling and a lot of the framing is out.

Plan to paint the trusses and bottom side of roof for now.







Upper ceiling is coming down now.

 

[slodat]

Ceiling demo went well. Had to drop the upper (original) ceiling, too. Going to paint the rafters (and walls) bright white. Should look nice and serve as a clean, blank canvas for whatever is next down the road.lots of cleanup left to do.

The painting is going to be a lot of work. I know the end result will be a dramatic improvement.

 

[ODIS]

Going to be a very nice space! Hope you will frame your progress pictures and hang them on the wall in this space just as a reminder of how you took the place from “pigs ear” to “silk purse.” Tons of work and will be a place to build your Hot Rods!

 

[Toolfool]

You don't have enough paint.

Rent an airless sprayer and a baker's scaffold. Put your full hazmat suit on and go for it. It's going to be a nice space.

 

[slodat]

Thanks guys!

Absolutely! I have a small scaffold that’s perfect for this and I own a sprayer. I sprayed about 200 gallons in my shop. I fully suit up, including a full face respirator. It’s still a total mess.

I’m sure I need more paint now that the rafters are getting painted. I have 45 gallons currently.

Scaffold is 2x12’s on steel and wood saw horses. Worked great for demo.

 

[DelayedZ]

Did ya find anything on the lower ceiling or was it just a filler? Was it an attic space or just a waste?

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[xtremek]

Why the open rafters? Just curious. I know whatever you do, it'll look nice.

 

[slodat]

The two ceilings were a few inches apart. Best I can tell the second ceiling was put in to cover the ugly existing ceiling.

I will be hanging drywall on the ceiling joists. Have some cleanup work to do before the drywall goes up. Then, paint.

 

[mybigwarwagon]

One of the few things I am truly allergic to is fiberglass insulation. I mean wind up in the hospital unable to breathe allergic. That bathroom was giving me the willies just looking at it.

Great work on it so far. Can't wait to see it further along.