Above 1200 Sq/FT Ron's Wreck Room Build

[Ron_J]

Not sure this will be anything new to see, but who doesn't like pictures.

We broke ground Feb. 3rd. Brought in 88 triaxle loads of fill and made a pad sufficient for the 30x48 building. I was on the contractors calendar for end of March.

Then all hell broke loose and the world went on lockdown.

 

[Ron_J]

May 14,2020. The trusses were delivered and the contractor said they would be here the first or second week in June.

Weather delayed them a bit and it was the 9th before they started.

 

[Ron_J]

Day 2 - sheeting on.

 

[Ron_J]

Day 3- Starting to look like a building.

 

[Ron_J]

Day 4 - Shingles on and started the siding.

 

[Ron_J]

I had a little work to do over the weekend before they poured concrete on Monday. I positioned my floor receivers and dug the holes where the 2 post lift will go.

 

[Ron_J]

Day 5 - They showed up Monday morning ready to pour the floor and finish everything up.

And by 3:00 that afternoon, they were gone.

 

[Ron_J]

I'm happy with their work and the finished product. Now the rest is on me.

 

[LXCam]

And on day 7, they rested.

Holy smokes that went together fast

That turned out very nice Ron and a major pat on your contractors back for whipping it out.

 

[Ron_J]

Most of what I've been doing hasn't been picture worthy, but here is an update.

I have the bulk of the wiring done and the panel is hot. I sealer the floor (ghostshield) and last night I put up the rafter vents. Tonight we start on the ceiling, lights and fans.

 

[buzzboy]

Holy cow that was fast! What are your interior plans?

 

[fourbyford]

Very nice build... congrats!

It's nice to hear of yet another success story... seems a lot of the builds end up with one problem or another. Looks like you were able to find a great builder!

Looking forward to seeing more progress...

...D

 

[Ron_J]

The contractor does so many pole buildings around here, I think he could do them with his eyes closed. I learned a lot of time saving tricks watching them. On top of that, they are cheap! Like 3/4 of everyone else, cheap.

But, they did have their drawbacks. A few little picky things that I wish I had been more clear when we started, but it is nothing that anyone else will notice once I have the interior finished.

As for the interior, I am planning on plywood walls, with a 48" chair rail with metal siding on the bottom. Figure that will hold us a bit better to the occasional pressure wash job.

I think I may need to rename it though...the "Grand Garage" seems more appropriate. Since everything I want to do to it cost me another GRAND!

 

[Jagmandave]

Sounds like my boat - Bust Out Another Thousand!

 

[Ron_J]

Started on the ceiling and lights.

 

[Ron_J]

Wrapped up the ceiling, lights and fans. Next step will be to move everything in from the old garage and make it into a more car friendly garage.

 

[Bears Fan]

Great looking garage That was a fast build

 

[M-technik-3]

88 Loads of fill, OMG how big of of a void were you filling?

 

[Ron_J]

88 Loads of fill, OMG how big of of a void were you filling?

You can see how much of a slope the yard was in the first picture. About 6' of fill in the back corner, and then I wanted the out slopes graded to 3:1 so I could mow it. I had already calculated the cut and fill, and was prepared for how many loads it was going to take, but it still seemed like the trucks would never stop.

 

[M-technik-3]

That had to been an expensive bill. How do you plan to insulate the space? or is it going to be non insulated?

 

[Ron_J]

That had to been an expensive bill. How do you plan to insulate the space? or is it going to be non insulated?

Wasn't cheap, that's for sure. But we live in an area where fill is readily available, so it could have been worse.

I am planning to insulate and heat. Going to use blown in in the ceiling and batt in the walls. Still not sure on the R value yet. Not sure if 19 will be enough, but there is a big price jump to 30.

 

[Ron_J]

It's been a busy month since I updated this. The walls are 95% done. Utility tub in. Started the workbench. Starting to find some assemblance of organization.

 

[Ron_J]

I finished the workbench.

I've been working in it more than on it lately.

 

[imjustdave]

What are some of those little details you wish they had done?

Honestly I think the delay may have helped you some with compaction and settling of all that fill.

Can you share some details on the ceiling lights? they look awesome and that shop looks awesomely bright inside. My old garage I replaced the lights and I miss that in my garage...

 

[Ron_J]

What are some of those little details you wish they had done?

Honestly I think the delay may have helped you some with compaction and settling of all that fill.

Can you share some details on the ceiling lights? they look awesome and that shop looks awesomely bright inside. My old garage I replaced the lights and I miss that in my garage...

Sorry Dave, I didn't see you replied...

One of my biggest complaints is that they put the man doors in to swing out. I don't hover contractors that I hire, but this is one that I wish I had been there to have them do different. I even considered flipping them after the fact, but didn't. Also, the concrete work...it is "flat" in the fact that I didn't want any slope, but they did get some low spots. It's a garage, and not a big deal, but I must have heard him say a half dozen times about how good a concrete guy he is.

The other stuff was a bit of an inconvenience when I was finishing the inside...everything is square and plumb (very much so actually) but with it being a pole style construction, they used 16' girts, and set the intermediate posts "close enough" to 8'. Because of the way they built it, it made absolutely no difference, but I had to be aware of it when I finished the inside.

No doubt that the delay didn't hurt, but the roller/compactor and the size of lifts they put in was equal to what we would spec out on pretty much all of our construction projects. But like you said, it didn't hurt.

The lighting turned out every bit as good as I could have hoped. I ended up going with these lights.

https://www.ledlightingwholesaleinc.com/HB-90W320605-L-D-2-p/hb-90w320605-l-d-2.htm?CartID=1

Warning....they took a while to get the lights, and their communication sucked, but I like the lights and the price was good.

 

[Jayman17]

I like your workbench, especially how you incorporated that flat file into it. Nice finishes too like the backsplash and the front apron.
Forgot to mention the shop as a whole is very nice too, I’m jealous

Jay

 

[Ron_J]

I like your workbench, especially how you incorporated that flat file into it. Nice finishes too like the backsplash and the front apron.
Forgot to mention the shop as a whole is very nice too, I’m jealous

Jay

thanks, I am loving it. It is so nice to have room to move, as opposed to everything you see in it now crammed into a 2 car garage where one side has to have room for the wifes car.

 

[polski-13]

Wow! What a great shop you have!

 

[BlakeTheCarGuy]

Awesome shop. I wish I had one especially this size.

 

[imjustdave]

Actually depending on the hinges having the door open out can be more secure. crack head can kick and kick and might not actually notice the door go out... WAY harder to kick a door in this way.
I'm in the planning stage right now and opening OUT is on my list with security hinges. Any way I can make it harder for thief I'm game for. not that I have issues in my area but more effort maybe they will carry on to some other location.

Glad to see you had lifts, I just know some contractors do the bare minimum and would go yeah it will compact run this machine over multiple feet of fill and call it good.

Sorry Dave, I didn't see you replied...

One of my biggest complaints is that they put the man doors in to swing out. I don't hover contractors that I hire, but this is one that I wish I had been there to have them do different. I even considered flipping them after the fact, but didn't. Also, the concrete work...it is "flat" in the fact that I didn't want any slope, but they did get some low spots. It's a garage, and not a big deal, but I must have heard him say a half dozen times about how good a concrete guy he is.

The other stuff was a bit of an inconvenience when I was finishing the inside...everything is square and plumb (very much so actually) but with it being a pole style construction, they used 16' girts, and set the intermediate posts "close enough" to 8'. Because of the way they built it, it made absolutely no difference, but I had to be aware of it when I finished the inside.

No doubt that the delay didn't hurt, but the roller/compactor and the size of lifts they put in was equal to what we would spec out on pretty much all of our construction projects. But like you said, it didn't hurt.

 

[Ron_J]

Actually depending on the hinges having the door open out can be more secure. crack head can kick and kick and might not actually notice the door go out... WAY harder to kick a door in this way.
I'm in the planning stage right now and opening OUT is on my list with security hinges. Any way I can make it harder for thief I'm game for. not that I have issues in my area but more effort maybe they will carry on to some other location.

Glad to see you had lifts, I just know some contractors do the bare minimum and would go yeah it will compact run this machine over multiple feet of fill and call it good.

The hinges are security hinges, but the doors were a pain this past winter....I don't like having to shovel the snow just to be able to get the door open. And, the door gets a lot more rain/snow on it when going in and out of the garage. It will be better once I get awnings, but for now, I don't like it.

 

[imjustdave]

The hinges are security hinges, but the doors were a pain this past winter....I don't like having to shovel the snow just to be able to get the door open. And, the door gets a lot more rain/snow on it when going in and out of the garage. It will be better once I get awnings, but for now, I don't like it.

ah... OK snow yeah that would ****... I get so little snow I didn't even consider that issue.

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[Ron_J]

The floor space has been taking a beating with all the seasonal stuff and just "stuff" in general, I I finally got around to building my loft. I was a little unsure I was going to like the lost wall space from the stairs and the post in the middle of the floor, but I really like the extra storage space. I still need to put a railing up.

 

[Jayman17]

Looks like a good location for it. I like how you put it over the door so you really lessen the floor space that is lost because it would’ve had to stay clear for the door anyway. I like your work area.

Jay