Reconstructing old cellar to workshop (29x19)

[theoldwizard1]

Hi!

Is it allowed to update the topic ONCE IN A 2 YEARS?....

I missed this the first time around so I am very happy that you did upfdate it !

As I started my build in november and it was really heavy winter after that, then in spring....... one morning when I went into the workshop, there was 3 inches of water......

I had a similar problem on a much smaller scale. The garage floor was only a few inches below grade on on side but every time it rained I had about 1/2" of muddy water inside.

Solved it in about the same way. Drainage tile and gravel to a dry well in another part of the yard. Do it right the first time and it has been dry ever since !

Now it looks like this: rendered once more with final layer, put up some limestone walls, backfill and some small pines.

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Interesting contrast ! The old tin roof (I like it) and the new landscaping out front. It will weather in nicely and the dry set stone will let water run out !

The workshop is now heated with Fujitsu air-air heat pump,, it works great even in our long cold winters.

I knew the temps inside would be pretty constant, but 60F and damp is not the most comfortable to work in !

Shoot some more pics of your heat pump set up and other tools !

What is with the 380V service ? Is it multi-phase or ? (In the US we get split phase 240V. Anything else would only be available in commercial/industrial areas or big farms/dairies.)

 

[Valts]

What is with the 380V service ? Is it multi-phase or ? (In the US we get split phase 240V. Anything else would only be available in commercial/industrial areas or big farms/dairies.)

380 V is 3 phase so-called "industrial power" but its in 99% of households. Amps are different 16, 25, 32, 63 ....... depends of how much you need and are willing to pay. Most machines use this 380V power- drill presses, concrete mixers, bigger saws, heaters, vent systems, lathes, bench grinders, welders......


Smaller tools and household devices use 1 phase 220V power.

In my shop 380V comes in and is then separated to 380 and 220V system in fuse box, 220 is just 1 phase taken from 380 3 phases.

BTW.
Have a nice christmas everyone!

 

[Valts]

When you ask about the Cadillac I started in 2010. (see pg 1)

Then it didnt really worked out as I planned.
Life made its changes and I had to go back to my old job, to be sure theres decent paycheck every month.

The backround story for that is that one day my neighbour (we live in a big 2-family house) came and said that "whey bought a property 200 miles from here and we will move away in 7-8 months, do you want to buy our part of the house"
At first I was not interested, cause I had other plans but some months later then some weird people showed up and wanted to buy it.
Then I was like: "wow-wow.....stop that train......I wont share my life and property with those strange folks.... .....I will buy it"

Here goes my savings and worked really hard 2 years to earn some extra money for the house and so on....

But also managed to to some metalwork in winters when it was to cold for construction work.

After my small shop was all set up. I disassembled the caddy, cut down rear fenders /wings.

Some bad corners revealed:

The floor was made of 3 layers: one roof-sheet soldered on the bottom and other on top of the original floor.

All that s..it was removed:

after blasting removed even more.

After some cutting it opens up like old toyota SUV:

THATS how your classic car looks under the skin

Finally all trash cut out, some rubber seals and old tar removed and ready for blasting.
I made a simple jig for it, as the remained body was to weak to handle as it was.

 

[Valts]

Some more nice shots, that caddy was in fantastic shape
Triple-layer floor:

Repair done by some master-craftsman

I wonder who lived here:

there was even bigger nest another side.

Lower part of the rear fender

 

[Valts]

After blasting it looked much better:

Altough pretty much like Swiss cheese.

On the rottisserie for sanding and priming

 

[Kevin54]

Do you think it will go back together? When you tackle a project, you really tackle a project

 

[Bull]

Oh my goodness. I wish I had the nads and the skills to tackle a project like that.

 

[magnusk750]

Tere tere from fellow estonian, or in fact swede living in Estonia, but, well, anyway. Nice project, looking forward to see that beautifal Cadillac on the roads some day. Were in Eesti are you, roughly, if you don't want to tell what village?

B t w I understand very well you backed out of the shared house and property. That's a strange thing, I guess it's a result of shared living in Soviet times. Remember when I came to Estonia 11 years ago and we started to look for a house my wife thought that yeah, great, lets buy a half of a shared house, they're much cheaper and you get more squaremeters for the money. I refused totally, ok, you might find a good house and the other owner seems decent, but, then they sell to some idiots, or turns out to be idiots themselves, or simply have a very different taste and paints their half in pink.