New shop

[hiramelu]

Greetings all! I am situated in east-central Kansas. I had a new 30x50 shop building built last fall with 4'-O.C. roof trusses, six 3x4 double-hung windows, entry door, 8x10 and 8x16 rollup doors, 10' walls.

So far I have installed 150amp main feed electrical service, R-19 fiberglass batt wall insulation, 5/8" OSB wall covering, 14-4' 2-bulb T-8 lourescent ceiling lights (more pending), and numerous electrical outlets (110V (more pending) and 220V).

Currently I am installing additional 2x4 ceiling stringers to achieve 2'-O.C. for a metal panel ceiling. The overhead insulation will be R-19 fiberglass batting (possibly 2 layers). The roof trusses were supposedly engineered to provide a 4lb./sq.ft. ceiling load.

I plan on installing two garage door openers sometime this summer.

Any thoughts and/or advice would be appreciated.

 

[1/2 Cup]

Welcome to the GJ, enjoy.

 

[vonhef]

Yes welcome.... And feel free to show photos.


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[Richard Cranium]

Welcome, from Washington State, please post pics of your new garage...

 

[hiramelu]

Here are five pictures of the new shop. What would be the best approach inwhere to start putting up the metal panels for the ceiling? What would be the cleanest method of cutting the metal for electrical outlets and general trim? I will be using Fabral Pro-Clad #2 white Proliner panels with 3' width, 0.625" ridging profile, overall 38.5" width, 50-8' lengthpanels and 10-10' length panels.

 

[Richard Cranium]

Welcome, from Washington state, I was trying to see what you had in it already, Kind of dark pics, Looks like a couple of bikes...

 

[hiramelu]

You are right! Sorrry for the darkness. There is are two motorcycles, a 1982 Kawasaki CSR1000 and a 1982 Kawasaki 440LTD; there are two ATVs, a Honda 300 Rancher and a Honda 250 Recon. Also there are various peices of Shopsmith woodworking equipment, a Dewalt radial arm saw, and an assortment of other items.

 

[hiramelu]

Here are some pics of my latest shop efforts!

2 foot spacing stringers for hanging the ceiling....an 8 foot x 28 foot storage loft...hanging the metal ceiling panels...continuing the electrical work....adding five 52" ceiling fans....with more to come!

 

[hiramelu]

Here are the latest pics showing the progress of of new shop. I just finished installing the metal panel ceiling. There are now 20 4ft 2xT-8 bulb light fixtures, 5 ceiling fans, R-30 ceiling insulation, and a 8'x28' storage loft with 4 standard ceramic light fixtures.

The loft access openings are 3'x4'. I still need to see about installing a pulldown ladder. Any ideas would be appreciated!