Pole Barn Finishing

[carder69]

I am posting pics. of my 40X60 Pole barn finishing project. I have been researching this forum and others for a few months and the discussion threads and pictures are great resources so I thought I would contribute.

I am planning and building a tool room and workshop under my loft 40X10 completely insulated with heat and AC. Due to the small space I am planning on electric and finishing with OSB and framing in all the walls. I purchased a lot of Hamilton Lab cabinets and they are great for tools - 16 cabinets for $140.

For the rest of barn I plan to insulate with TekFoil based on all my research. If I had the $$$ I would spray foam, but for now I will DIY the TekFoil. I have not decided if I will put 1.5" foam board underneath - not sure it will be worth the extra money and I am still looking for advice on that one.

I plan to frame in all the walls with 2X6 and cover with OSB and heat with a wood stove although I have Nat Gas available.

I will post progress and welcome any suggestions or comments along the way. I purchased the lumber to start the tool room this weekend so I don't have any more excuses to put this off.

EC

 

[Foul]

phone booth? It will be hooked up, right?

dan

 

[rinny_tin_tin]

I am posting pics. of my 40X60 Pole barn finishing project. I have been researching this forum and others for a few months and the discussion threads and pictures are great resources so I thought I would contribute.

I am planning and building a tool room and workshop under my loft 40X10 completely insulated with heat and AC. Due to the small space I am planning on electric and finishing with OSB and framing in all the walls. I purchased a lot of Hamilton Lab cabinets and they are great for tools - 16 cabinets for $140.

For the rest of barn I plan to insulate with TekFoil based on all my research. If I had the $$$ I would spray foam, but for now I will DIY the TekFoil. I have not decided if I will put 1.5" foam board underneath - not sure it will be worth the extra money and I am still looking for advice on that one.

I plan to frame in all the walls with 2X6 and cover with OSB and heat with a wood stove although I have Nat Gas available.

I will post progress and welcome any suggestions or comments along the way. I purchased the lumber to start the tool room this weekend so I don't have any more excuses to put this off.

EC

I like the blue science cabinets - what are they Expoxy tops? I have been looking for some surplus cabs but nothing near me

Looks great

 

[carder69]

Absolutely - still trying to acquire a phone that still works as a payphone (a little pricey)

I bought a 17 ft. stainless steel top, but I only received one top that was soapstone. I would like to use more stainless steel, but still very expensive considering I have 25ft more to cover.

 

[Virago9577]

HI EC - good luck with your project!! Thanks for your post

You've got an amazing amount of space and opportunity in a garage that size.

Like you I'm considering OSB to finish the inside of my new garage but as a couple of members point out in their posts OSB doesn't create as smooth a finish surface like drywall - probably not an issue but I'm also as an alternative considering Homosote Super 4000. Homosote has been around for a real long time and apparently at one time was used to make car roofs in the 30's or 40's. They're based in NJ and it is a green product made from recycled cardboard/newsprint? It runs about $25.00/ sheet delivered (in Canada) which if in the USA would probably be a few bucks less. A bit pricey to be sure but my rationale is that this stuff is more durable than drywall, provides a nice flat/smooth surface, is impervious to water and can be used to support cabinets and heavy attachments without pullout. See www.homasote.com for details. I would appreciate any insight from anyone with experience with either OSB or Homosote. I have neither!

 

[Mikea57]

What do you consider to be "pricey" for a phone booth phone?

 

[Steve in Mi]

Wow, lots of room. Nice Roper tractor! I have 3 SS w/Onan and 1 ST, real work horses. Bought in quanity to get the attachments I was after.

Lab cabinets are great for the shop you are fortunate to have so many drawer units.

 

[Steve in Mi]

Does the 10' bring you out to the posts or the end of the deck floor joist?

If the posts are less than 10' away from the wall, can you relocate them 'easily' to 10' or the edge of the deck? I'm trying to visualize where the wall across the 40' will be located.

BTW, OSB can be skim coated to give a very smooth surface. It's more work of coarse but it does fill the voids that normally collect dust and don't reflect the light as well.

 

[carder69]

What do you consider to be "pricey" for a phone booth phone?

I only paid $100 for the booth, but I can't find a working payphone for under a hundred - most are converted for residential use. Any ideas?

 

[carder69]

Does the 10' bring you out to the posts or the end of the deck floor joist?

If the posts are less than 10' away from the wall, can you relocate them 'easily' to 10' or the edge of the deck? I'm trying to visualize where the wall across the 40' will be located.

BTW, OSB can be skim coated to give a very smooth surface. It's more work of coarse but it does fill the voids that normally collect dust and don't reflect the light as well.

Thanks for the post - the garden tractor is 1977 Sears ST16. I was addicted for a short time with 10+ tractors and all kinds of attachments. Now just down to one tractor with 3 decks and a bull dozer blade.

The loft is 10 ft from the Gable end of the building and I plan to frame it up at the end - the post are in the slab. It will be a narrow "hall" for tools, storage, benches, and cabinets. One more layer of security to protect the goodies.

With the tax credit I may take the insulation and HVAC to the next level!

ec

 

[SUPERCOUPE]

Nice! I'm working on a 40x60 myself. I think I'll try to repost it to the proper forum here. I've already done much with OSB. Can somebody elaborate on 'skim coating'. Just topping compound, or what?

 

[Steve in Mi]

I applied the general purpose patch plaster (directly from the 5 gallon pre-mix pail) to the smoother side with a 14" trowel. Only thick enough to fill the voids even/flush with the highest points on the surface. Let it set, hit it a lick with sandpaper followed by sealer & paint.

I had occassion to talk with a rep from GRANT (the Canadian osb giant) that said the professional skimcoater will build enough to hide the entire osb surface. I took that to mean a plaster like finish.

I don't like finishing drywall so when I enclosed a 12 X 24 breezway I had that portion done by the pro's. They asked if I wanted a skimcoat finish and primer, I said yes. After taping and sanding the seams and screw line areas once after letting it set, they rolled on some finish material and troweled it out to thin layer all over. No drywall paper was visable or any of the seams or screws when it dried. They did only a very little sanding to finish it and then applied the primer. I painted with a high gloss white enamel finish and except for a couple of roller marks I made it turned out super. Later when I put the osb in my shop I decided to give it a try in a small room where it wouldn't show much if I screwed up. No way could I trowel like the pro's did but I was able to at least trowel the voids full and give an overall smoother appearance to the wall.

 

[Kevin54]

I only paid $100 for the booth, but I can't find a working payphone for under a hundred - most are converted for residential use. Any ideas?

Where the heck did you find a phone booth? I have been looking all over for one like that. I've e-mailed probably a half a dozen different phone companies also just to see if they had a few laying around to no avail. Beings that you can't find a phone, you may just want to sell that one. I could more than likely take it off of your hands so you can free up some of the garage space.

 

[Old61]

Where the heck did you find a phone booth

Ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Wood-Te...eZRSSQ3aBQ3aSRCHQ3aUSQ3a101QQsalenotsupported
has a wood one at the moment, craigslist.org is another source.
Nice shop!