akiwinut
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Can you hire an airless sprayer to paint the walls, will be much quicker than brush or roller?
Garage in a disused factory in Norway
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Can you hire an airless sprayer to paint the walls, will be much quicker than brush or roller?
Thanks, I think it is a good decision - I will hang in there!
Yes, that would be the best choice - but I checked the prices for paint for concrete blocks, wich was out of range in my restricted budget for this project. Even keeping in mind that I will use much less paint.
Because of the grafitti the walls are "primed", so it is more of a matter of finding a better way of transfering the paint
Luckily the paint have fewer fumes than before, but dizziness can still be an issue. Some might say I'm dizzy anyway
Very cool space! Nice to see a cool garage in Norway, which I will be in next week
Thank you! Would not mind having the flooring you sell - and very much welcome to Norway!
Thanks a lot!
If your cruise ship will go to Oslo, you will pass my hometown by the Oslofjord!
Thanks! Still a way to go. Also like the way you painted your cabinets!
Yes, I've been thinking to use some kind of spray gun, but been looking to buy something I also can use for later.
Thanks a lot for all your comments and tips. Very much appreciated!
So when I arrived the garage my friendly 'garagemates' have been busy, painting the walls in the corridor and also painted my garagedoor! This give me a boost to strive furter! Thank you fellas!
I have been at the notorious shop named Biltema, which is a scanidavian company selling tools of very varying quality. I have picked up a resonabely priced spray gun for paint and hope it will last the warranty period
It was quite simple to use and well suited for my cheap paint. I got very good instructions for thinning out the paint to it was sprayable. So I quickly masked the areas. I was quite surprised of how much noise the spray gun was making. My fella garage buddies thought I was vacuum cleaning vith a very noisy vacuum cleaner. Yes, of course I was using my hearing protection.
As you can see, the paint is much thinner than the part which I have rolled out with a roller. The work went effortlessly! In just a few hours what would taken days, so I'm a happy bunny
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So when I arrived the garage my friendly 'garagemates' have been busy, painting the walls in the corridor and also painted my garagedoor! This give me a boost to strive furter! Thank you fellas!
I have been at the notorious shop named Biltema, which is a scanidavian company selling tools of very varying quality. I have picked up a resonabely priced spray gun for paint and hope it will last the warranty period
It was quite simple to use and well suited for my cheap paint. I got very good instructions for thinning out the paint to it was sprayable. So I quickly masked the areas. I was quite surprised of how much noise the spray gun was making. My fella garage buddies thought I was vacuum cleaning vith a very noisy vacuum cleaner. Yes, of course I was using my hearing protection.
As you can see, the paint is much thinner than the part which I have rolled out with a roller. The work went effortlessly! In just a few hours what would taken days, so I'm a happy bunny
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Bagsf18
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If a cheap tool works, it does not make it a bad tool!!
This is a very interesting concept. And it looks like you are coming along well. Thanks for sharing!
And keep the updates coming. And remember, slow updates are still updates, which means you are moving forward!!
This is a very interesting concept. And it looks like you are coming along well. Thanks for sharing!
And keep the updates coming. And remember, slow updates are still updates, which means you are moving forward!!
That is true! The spray gun is noisy, but does the job much better than rolling the paint on the rough surface. Quite fun to work with actually!
I will try my best to keep the updates coming, but most often there is not that much progress to report about!
Thank you. Actually I have never taken any photos outside. From Google Earth I took this screenshot of the property. My small garage is almost in the middle of the building.
I do not have a separate fusebox. Since it is a former factory, previously with rather power hungry equipment, it is not any capacity issues with the power supply. There are large fuse boxes in each "module" of the building. Electricity and lighting will be put up by an electrician when I'm finished with my carpenter work. The electricity usage is included in the rent.
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So I have continued with the painting. The plaster surface and the green metal door was easier to roll than to use the spray gun, but the real timesaver was to avoid rolling the concrete blocks. So this is how it looks after two layers of paint.
The other green door, outside the mezzanine I will keep the grafitti.
The other green door, outside the mezzanine I will keep the grafitti.
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Thanks a lot Brunow, I'm happy with the result!
Kevin54
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Everything is looking great so far. I think you'll like the white better than the graffiti, but the graffiti was damn cool. I hope you took some good pictures of it, so you can get them enlarged to maybe a poster sized print, frame it, and then hang it/them on the walls for decoration and a reminder as to what it looked like.
As far as the mezzanine, it's to bad that you couldn't have had that space to just kick back, watch a little TV when you were done working on cars, and relax with a few cold ones and friends. But storage is also needed. And possibly on down the road, you may want to add a mezzanine over the other half to do just that. You never know. But all in all, you have a nice looking garage.
As far as the mezzanine, it's to bad that you couldn't have had that space to just kick back, watch a little TV when you were done working on cars, and relax with a few cold ones and friends. But storage is also needed. And possibly on down the road, you may want to add a mezzanine over the other half to do just that. You never know. But all in all, you have a nice looking garage.
Thanks a lot Kevin54. The white is more a necessity for the light. I really liked the grafitti, and have kept the green door on the outside of the mezzanine with its grafitti. I also have pictures of all the walls before painting them.
Up on the Mezzanine will make some shelves for my storage needs, but I think it will be room enough to have a area with a table and a couple of chairs. It cannot be to comfy, then I will not get anything done on my car
Thanks for your comment Arsco! I'm not quite sure if I understand what you mean, nice if you can clarify. Do you mean to mount blocking inbetween the joists? The josts are just over 4 meter (13 foot) in lenght and screwed into the joist hangers. Is it to avoid distortion or to keep it more rigid?
Thank you Bigdukaaa
Jo Diesel
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Like this to keep joists from twisting under load.
A retractable staircase for the loft would be cool .
Like this to keep joists from twisting under load.
A retractable staircase for the loft would be cool .
Thanks Jo Diesel for clarifying. Seems to be a good idea to make the construction more rigid!
Regarding the staircase, i have already got hold of a used one. It is actually visible in some of the previous pictures. In the picture below you can see it next to my trailer.
It is made out of glulam so it is rather heavy. I'm not sure if I'm able to make it retractable.
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Before putting the floorboards (chipboard?) up I have decided to paint the underside of them as well. This is just to make the ceiling brighter and maybe get some reflection of the lights. So the floorboard were stacked against the walls and luckily I got some very good help to paint them. Thanks a lot!
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dubber
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Wow, this is a very unique project. The aerial shot really helped put this all in perspective. Good luck with the rest, I'll be eagerly checking back.
Thanks a lot Dubber - I'm quite pleased with the opportunity. Now it is all about finishing up before the winter sets in.
Been working with the mounting the chipboards for the floor of the loft. It was more timeconsuming than expected.
I had been somewhat optimistic by putting up all the joists in advance. Even if I got the measures right, it did not work out that way in real life, because it was impossible to get the boards perfectly connected together.
The last third of the joists I have to space out to compensate for the imperfection. The boards is also somekind of heavy to deal with on a ladder as well, so I'm looking forward to finish this up.
I had been somewhat optimistic by putting up all the joists in advance. Even if I got the measures right, it did not work out that way in real life, because it was impossible to get the boards perfectly connected together.
The last third of the joists I have to space out to compensate for the imperfection. The boards is also somekind of heavy to deal with on a ladder as well, so I'm looking forward to finish this up.
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Jo Diesel
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you are supposed to run the flooring the other direction. Lengthwise across the floor joist not with them.
My bad - In a hurry with little experience I just lay the flooring without considering the direction.
I talked to a building engineer about the impact i would put on the floor and he said that the weight I'm gone have up there will make no big difference, so I decided to leave them like they are.
So - after a total havoc of my cellphone - I lost most of my pictures, but have been able to recover some of them. As I mentioned I got hold of some used stairs. It was I little wide so I decided to narrow the stairs and give them a lick of paint. Selected gray for the steps and white for the sides.
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So, next step was to create some railing on the mezzanine and the stair leading up there. I decided to make the lower part of the railing on the mezzanine to be removable. This will make it easier to put large items up there, but will also make the mezzanine floor a steady work plattform for me to polish the roof of my Hymer which fits neatly under there.
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rubberrodder
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Very nice work so far.
Personally, I would add a support beam under each floor joist. Maybe it would be considered being "over built" that way, I just don't like the thought of the mezzanine dropping down on the other projects below it. But I also tend to "over build" stuff.
Personally, I would add a support beam under each floor joist. Maybe it would be considered being "over built" that way, I just don't like the thought of the mezzanine dropping down on the other projects below it. But I also tend to "over build" stuff.
Thanks for your comment! The mezzanine is also bolted to the walls on three sides. The engineer I consulted advised me to set up support beams only on the left wall in the pictures, but I put them up on both sides, just to be sure. I see your point by supporting each floor joist, but it would probably be over engineered and I have to consider the amount of wight I'm putting up there. It will be mostly interior details like carpet and seats stored out of the way of welding. I have a another storage for engines and gearboxes and other heavy stuff.
madoc1
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looks great! do you have a pic of your hymer?
jim
jim
I'm digging the space and your customizations. Especially the loft construction. Seems you have a cool opportunity with the split up larger space. I'd love to find something like that myself.
I'd also like to see your Hymer. Have you done any modifications to it?
I'd also like to see your Hymer. Have you done any modifications to it?
Thank you. It have been different opinions about the graffiti. I think it is cool, but it was quit dark and disturbing the surfaces. I have come to that age when I need good lighting to be able to work properly, so I'm pleased with painting most of it in white and keeping the green door with the decorations.
Thanks! Pictures of the Hymer below
Thanks. I'm very pleased with the solution. The loft will be great to store stuff dismounted parts when restoring / welding on cars below.
The Hymer I bought in the autumn of 2015. I have not yet done any major modifications to it, just used it for week end tours and a good long holiday touring in Europe last year. It is a 1990 Mercedes based car. It is a 550 (5,6 meter long) with a total weight below 3500 kilos. It have the 5 cylinder 2,9 OM602 diesel engine (no turbo) and a manual box.
I have some plans for it though. I have a couple of OM602 turbo engines from the 312 sprinter and the E-class 290, but they are quite different and will require some modifications to fit and work. I also have some non turbo OM602, so I will try to pair them up and see if i get something working. Maybe I will put up a build thread during the winter for this project.
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NewShockerGuy
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Nice progress. I was sad to see that you painted the walls white. I get the functionality but in terms of color and having something a little different the graffiti was really cool looking. Now it's just plain/boring/same...lol No biggie though.
How many other people have spots in the building?
-Nigel
How many other people have spots in the building?
-Nigel
We are 6 persons that have got together to rent a small part of this factory building. I found a sketch we used to illustrate where to create the doors etc. It is completely out of scale, but can help to give a indication of the floorplan.
Most of the walls were already up. I have the bottom right section (the smallest one). Next to me there are 3 guys sharing the largest area, and two other guys have a section each. There are also a partial second floor (you can see the stairway at the left in the drawing, where we have individual storage spaces. Mine is approximately 20 square meters. I have not posted any photos of this area.
We have the advantage of being a community so we can help each other out, but also have restricted access to our individual areas (except the one next door to me where the three guys have one large common area). It is also nice to take common coffee breaks and do some ******** chatting
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madoc1
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nice size rv. would like to have one like that. thx for the pic. i f you do a build on it let us know.
jim
jim
M-technik-3
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Love the idea of repurposing a building, seeing more of rehabs here in the NothEast now that the economy has revived. People have breathing room in their wallets now that fuel is has come down in price.
Keep the updates coming, I would imagine your Summer is starting to get shorter significantly daily. I was in Varnes last winter three times with USAF doing shuttles of the US Marines bringing in -53 helicopters and outbound trips with them.
Keep the updates coming, I would imagine your Summer is starting to get shorter significantly daily. I was in Varnes last winter three times with USAF doing shuttles of the US Marines bringing in -53 helicopters and outbound trips with them.
Become vary found of the Hymer. If I do a build thread I will for sure post a link
Will for sure try to keep up with updates. Even if I live in the southern part of Norway, the summer is on the move, but then again will give more garage hours
Thanks welder57 - I guess you mean the Hymer pictures above? They are taken at following locations:
Pic 1 - At the ferry dock in Rødby Denmark, waiting for the ferry to bring us to Puttgarden in Germany.
Pics 2, 3 and 5 are taken at Høvringen in Rondane National park in Norway. They are taken early in the autumn.
Pic 4 are taken at Ørje Sluser in Norway, near the swedish border. I do not know if sluser translates to sluice (?!?) Anyway here is a video of a boat ending up at the spot the picture is taken.
The last picture is from a vineyard in the Mosel Valley in Germany last year when we had a terrific vacation last summer.