buzzworth
Well-known member
After months of watching others and their projects, I am joining in. I'm in Louisville, KY and am preparing for yet another winter.
This is the "hanger" as it is called. 30 x 60 with 12 foot clear under trusses and already kinda crowded. I've just added heat, 2-50,000 btu gas radiant units with thermostats that allow me to set them down as low as 40 degrees.
The building went up in three days back in 2005 and it's fully insulated. (I had a crew come in to do it....I build alot of structures but high places and I are not friends) Considered radiant floor heat but just couldn't justify at the time.
Concrete sealer done when the floor was finished and again this past spring. AMAZING how much stuff one can load into a building in a years time. We had to move everything to one side, coat the floor, and then move everything the other way. Whew.....glad I don't have to do that again, but it makes all the difference. We sealed all of the expansion cuts with flexible elastomeric goop and now it can be swept with a minimum of effort and easily blown out with ye olde leafblower.
The entire back wall and up both sides about 15 feet is workbench built with 2 x 10 pieces salvaged from temporary steps a friend brought me from jobsites. He's a trim carpenter so he has a steady supply when installing finished stair treads. Makes for an excellent, solid surface when working on heavy projects such as engine parts, transmissions and mowers.
The 4 post lift is mobile so things can be arranged and rearranged depending on the project at hand.
Love reading about others efforts and have gotten some great ideas from here.
sean
This is the "hanger" as it is called. 30 x 60 with 12 foot clear under trusses and already kinda crowded. I've just added heat, 2-50,000 btu gas radiant units with thermostats that allow me to set them down as low as 40 degrees.
The building went up in three days back in 2005 and it's fully insulated. (I had a crew come in to do it....I build alot of structures but high places and I are not friends) Considered radiant floor heat but just couldn't justify at the time.
Concrete sealer done when the floor was finished and again this past spring. AMAZING how much stuff one can load into a building in a years time. We had to move everything to one side, coat the floor, and then move everything the other way. Whew.....glad I don't have to do that again, but it makes all the difference. We sealed all of the expansion cuts with flexible elastomeric goop and now it can be swept with a minimum of effort and easily blown out with ye olde leafblower.
The entire back wall and up both sides about 15 feet is workbench built with 2 x 10 pieces salvaged from temporary steps a friend brought me from jobsites. He's a trim carpenter so he has a steady supply when installing finished stair treads. Makes for an excellent, solid surface when working on heavy projects such as engine parts, transmissions and mowers.
The 4 post lift is mobile so things can be arranged and rearranged depending on the project at hand.
Love reading about others efforts and have gotten some great ideas from here.
sean
