Rowdy's 30X36 Shop

[Rowdy9]

FNG here liking all the ideas and pics from everyone. I'm in the starting stages of my 36DX30WX13Twalls. I have two doors getting installed one
12TX16W door on the 30' front wall, one 10TX10W on the other end 30' wall and one man door on the 36' wall facing the house. It will have a metal roof and Hardie board on the walls per city code. I have already poured the 6" slab but problems with the concrete trucks not getting dipatched, they are having to rip out the new slab and start over. I will be posting pics as the build gets going and take any ideas on how to make things better along the way.

 

[Rigpig]

Great start to the shop! I've just started my similar dimension build also, i'll keep checking in on this one!
Cheers!

 

[Rowdy9]

Well today is the 28 day since the concrete has been poured. Instead of doing the epoxy floors this weekend, hopefully Monday they should demo the slab to start over. I hope it will be ready to repour the slab by the end of the week. I'm so ready for the building to be upso I can start my work on it.

 

[slik560]

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[Rowdy9]

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Thanks
Well this is more of a ground up, then back down, then back up build. OOOwell $hit happens, just got to keep going.

 

[Rowdy9]

Here are some storage shelves that I bought off craigslist $300 total. They are all metal %100 welded (very heavy). The singles(about100lbs each) I'm going to stack two of them up for two 6' long workbenchs, the bunkbeds(about300lbs each) stacking two of them up to have two 10' tall shelves two wide. I should be able to get about 15 plastic storage boxes per 10" tall shelve.

 

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[Daniel Dudley]

I am having a hard time following what you are saying. You had a slab, and had to re do it ?

 

[Rowdy9]

I am having a hard time following what you are saying. You had a slab, and had to re do it ?

Yes i have a slab, but when they did the pour the concrete trucks didnt come back to back. The first truck came then the second one didnt show up for almost a hour then the third about 15min later. So the first load had already setup so much that the seam between the two couldnt blend seamless. The concrete manufacturer has already said they are at fault for not having the trucks dipatched correctly, they are paying to replace all the concrete that was poured.

 

[Rowdy9]

Well we made some progress this week.

 

[Rigpig]

Looking good! Nice to see some progress!!!
Cheers!

 

[markwright247]

Well we made some progress this week.

It’s good to see the framing ready.

 

[Capstone]

Love the big beam construction! Looking forward to seeing how you get those bunkbeds worked out. Did those come off a ship? They have that battleship grey look.

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[Rowdy9]

Love the big beam construction! Looking forward to seeing how you get those bunkbeds worked out. Did those come off a ship? They have that battleship grey look.

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Thanks guys, I'm second guessing myself on the bunkbeds now to save on floor space. I bought them off craigslist, not sure where they got them from. I thought about building a hanging shelf like this. I could hang them from the roof 3' down and still have 10' from the ground up. I could put them over my work benchs and toolbox. I don't think they would ever effect me that way.

 

[Rowdy9]

Here is the some work from today. Moving along good now

 

[Rick in Ontario]

Hi;

I hope this isn't a dumb question but I am thinking of building a shop exactly the same size as yours.

I am wondering what the advantage is of using the steel frame and then wood framing between the steel members vs. conventional stick framing the entire structure.

Thanks
Rick

 

[slik560]

A steel frame in Texas makes a structure a little more tornado-resistant.

 

[loveall13]

Shopping at the local jail?

Here are some storage shelves that I bought off craigslist $300 total. They are all metal %100 welded (very heavy). The singles(about100lbs each) I'm going to stack two of them up for two 6' long workbenchs, the bunkbeds(about300lbs each) stacking two of them up to have two 10' tall shelves two wide. I should be able to get about 15 plastic storage boxes per 10" tall shelve.

The ones on the bottom look a lot like the bunk beds in our local jail. I went on a tour there once.

 

[Rowdy9]

Re: Shopping at the local jail?

I am wondering what the advantage is of using the steel frame and then wood framing between the steel members vs. conventional stick framing the entire structure.
Thanks
Rick
I wanted a full metal building, city code wouldn't let me have metal on the outside walls. So we came up with this plan to put Hardie Plank on the outside walls and steel framing to keep the inside very open up to the rafters. I wanted to be able to pull my motorhome inside and do any roof work in the builing.

A steel frame in Texas makes a structure a little more tornado-resistant.

And termiteds don't like metal, they might eat my walls off but the roof will still be there.

The ones on the bottom look a lot like the bunk beds in our local jail. I went on a tour there once.

Very well could be. They had been bolted to the floor, and they are heave as hell. Just incase, I think i will pressure wash them

 

[Rowdy9]

Updates for today. All the Hardie board put up and metal roof about half done.

 

[Stork]

Hello,
I am considering a similar build... would you mind saying where you ordered the steel frame and what your cost is so far? Thanks.

 

[Nighttrain]

This is a first I have seen this type of construction using the metal with wood stud walls. I think thats a great way to get your span and strength of the roof but still have the siding option to match the house. Very nice!

 

[Rowdy9]

Hello,
I am considering a similar build... would you mind saying where you ordered the steel frame and what your cost is so far? Thanks.

Metal Mart is where all the steel came from, it was a custom order to my specs. I would think a barebones building like this you could get in around 25K maybe cheaper with less quality materials.

This is a first I have seen this type of construction using the metal with wood stud walls. I think thats a great way to get your span and strength of the roof but still have the siding option to match the house. Very nice!

Thanks Nighttrain. I had to think of a way to build the outside to city code and the inside how I wanted it. I love how it is coming together.

 

[Rowdy9]

Well the outside of the building is built. I have to wait for the garage doors. The front door need low headroom tracks and no one in the DFW area has them, was told two weeks. Ordered 2 and 11/2 kits of Epoxy-coat to do the floor in the light gray. We trenched 170' from the house to the building for power. Hope this weekend we can run the wires and get some power and lights installed this weekend.

 

[volaredon]

I built a garage same size in 06 it seemed huge then but man did the wallls close in on me! all stick built no trusses as they eat up my attic space

 

[WhiteTrash]

I can't tell from the pictures, but is it going to have a garage door on each end? A pull through design?

 

[Rowdy9]

I can't tell from the pictures, but is it going to have a garage door on each end? A pull through design?

It does have doors on both ends, but only for ventilation. It gets hot in Texas and I wanted to get as much airflow as possible. Pull thru would've been nice, but the city will not allow the doors to face the street.

 

[robn69]

Nice start! Need updates!!

 

[Rowdy9]

Nice start! Need updates!!

Thanks, give me a couple of days and I will get some new pictures up. Things have been slow work the last few weeks. We did get all the eletrical, garage doors done this weekend. Today we had concrete poured a 177foot driveway, sidewalk and patio on the shop. Hope this weekend we can get the epoxy coat down on the floor.

 

[Rowdy9]

Floors getting ready for Epoxy-Coat this weekend.

15 quad outlet plugs with each one on its own 20amp breaker

Low clearance overhead tracks

 

[pitterpat]

Well the outside of the building is built. I have to wait for the garage doors. The front door need low headroom tracks and no one in the DFW area has them, was told two weeks. Ordered 2 and 11/2 kits of Epoxy-coat to do the floor in the light gray. We trenched 170' from the house to the building for power. Hope this weekend we can run the wires and get some power and lights installed this weekend.

Looks nice & dry; when I did my trench in Sept we had not had rain in over a week, it was still damp/wet 18 inches down.....kid of clumpy.

Nice job!

 

[Rowdy9]

We put down the Epoxy-Coat this weekend.

 

[Rowdy9]

Looks nice & dry; when I did my trench in Sept we had not had rain in over a week, it was still damp/wet 18 inches down.....kid of clumpy.

Nice job!

Thanks. That was a long day with that little trencher, if I ever have to do it again I will rent a bigger machine.

 

[Rowdy9]

Have not got on here in a little bit, wanted to show some progress.

 

[red69ss]

very nice build. love the way the floor turned out.

 

[Rowdy9]

Thanks Red. I've had it down for more than a year and it is holding up great.

 

[MPowerKC]

Congrats, its coming together very nicely!

I love how the floor came out too. I'm just curious what sort of prep was required for the Epoxy-Coat. I've been wanting to do this in my garage for quite some time

 

[Kevin54]

Great garage!!!! Do you plan on putting some topsoil around the sidewalk to build it up and help prevent anything coming out from underneath?

 

[Rowdy9]

Congrats, its coming together very nicely!

I love how the floor came out too. I'm just curious what sort of prep was required for the Epoxy-Coat. I've been wanting to do this in my garage for quite some time

Thanks for the complement. My concrete was new, I would check with epoxy coat about your prep for your project. Worth the time and effort if you ask me.

 

[Rowdy9]

I still need to do dirt work around the drive and sidewalk. Need to get to that before spring.