hello viewers
been lurking for over a year now , woke up early this Sunday and as I wait for home depot to open, figured I would finally join the madness in documenting a refurbish/restoration of the workshop/shed/garage. there are certainly an overwhelming number of user projects and lots to draw inspiration from. for this, my brother and I are extremely grateful and appreciative, there is a lot of trial and error eliminated simply by reading a couple of threads for an afternoon.
I am a cabinetmaker by trade, but I work in commercial construction, and my brother is a machinist by trade, and works as a machinist. The ultimate goal of this workshop is to build an environment to explore and hone our creative freedoms. We both are passionate about automotive projects, and this is where our skills overlap. Trying to fit a woodshop, a machine shop, and an auto shop into a 25x30 building without killing each other is the main challenge, all while maintaining some level of productivity.
through a convoluted set of circumstances, my brother and I came into ownership of a property on the edge of a small town in rural Ontario, Canada. t'was the middle of March, and the ground was still covered in snow. The winter of 2013/2014 was harsher than average, and lasted well into April.
very well then, as the property has a freestanding 25x30 "single car" garage/workshop.
this particular thread is pretty similar to our setup
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=253228
I am also 26, and as wazzza explains, "The house is old and out of date interior-wise, but well maintained from the previous owners. That means I dont have to do much repairs on the house, so I can spend my time and money on a nice garage/workshop."
We are in the same boat
The house is outdated but clean and liveable, which allows my brother and I to focus on the workshop/shed/garage.
outdated interior sample
sure, I'd like to change everything to brushed nickel/stainless steel in a minimal european style, but that is expensive and everything still works, so I am trying to ignore the aesthetics
after the snow had FINALLY melted (we actually started having fires in the yard to speed up the process) we could finally see the grounds and the condition they were left in was not exactly desirable
this was one of the old shingle piles, the previous owner had been a farmer, and in accordance with frugality, had saved all his old shingles in a messy pile behind the garage. 3942 lbs in total to the dump, the half-ton Chevy handled it well in three loads.
After the shingles had been disposed of it was time to get rid of the piles and piles of scrap wood and metal, brush and garbage. Raking the lawn reveals small buried piles of discarded brake pads, brake lines, assorted fittings, various other suspension parts. It seems the previous owners were not too environmentally concerned about their automotive waste, which concerns me about the rest of the property.
Some of this scrap was gathered and hoarded from work, but most of it was on the property.
Right into the shop fund.
with the garbage and scrap cleared away, it was time to burn the brush. luckily there was a burn barrel left in the yard. we put it to use.
As far as the interior of the shop, it needs the most attention.
The garage is a 2x4 framed structured with home-made trusses which are visibly sagging. Rather than try to "fix up" the structure, my brother and I decided to make do with what we have and plan to tear this thing down in the coming years and build something new from the slab up. With that in mind we are trying to clean the place up, make it clean and bright to work on our projects in the meantime, for as cheap as possible.
Something like this.
First up was insulating the door. I used 1 1/2" rigid pink foam.
Secondly, rip down all the interior panelling, which is that tacky 1/4" Lauan stuff that was so popular in the 1970's. It was painted split pea green or some other awful shade of green, and it makes me nauseous.
All the panelling and scrap bits went into the burn barrel, so no dump runs needed.
Tearing off that panelling revealed some rotten bottom plates and other small bits and bats that needed repaired. These are the moments where I SHOULD take pictures, but am usually too caught up in the action of doing to stop.
I hoarded salvaged insulation from a demolition job at work and re-stuffed the walls where the old insulation was missing or damaged. All the serious gaps were spray foamed and/or sheated over with 1/2" plywood.
First project :
in the middle of May a bench was necessitated for the front hall of the house, so I put my new Makita circular saw to use.
salvaged wood from work, 20mm rebar pins hold the legs from splaying apart. no other fasteners or adhesives used. the bench racks a little under lateral force but otherwise just creaks a little when you sit on it. pretty sturdy.
Anyways, back to the garage.
This cinder block wall is tipping in at the top, just going to leave it alone for now.
Didn't really NEED the mobile scaffold but it does make work a lot easier. I could sell it on classifieds later, but it might come in handy for house renovations too.
Good shot of the panelling, didn't get too many because I was so anxious to rip it all down. I am replacing the separate boxes with a triple gang, and possibly getting a new door
Boarding, taping started.
never taped before this, but seen it done countless times, not a big seam, but its turning out pretty flat.
trying to stay organized.
I have been slacking on photos, so there are many breaks in continuinity, but I will try my best to turn that effort around.
all photos taken with my iPhone, and I apologize for that. so that is 2 months worth of work, I'll update as things happen.
lastly, I used to watch all the Saturday morning car shows on TV with my dad growing up, and the one I remember best is
some of you have fancy names for your shops but the best I could think of in the spur of the moment was the Shadetree Shed, but I think a name should be coined by somebody other than the owner, so we'll wait and see how it goes.
comments, questions, suggestions all welcome and encouraged
With all that said, Home Depot is open now, so I'll leave you with this and update the thread as often as I can
thanks fer readin'
been lurking for over a year now , woke up early this Sunday and as I wait for home depot to open, figured I would finally join the madness in documenting a refurbish/restoration of the workshop/shed/garage. there are certainly an overwhelming number of user projects and lots to draw inspiration from. for this, my brother and I are extremely grateful and appreciative, there is a lot of trial and error eliminated simply by reading a couple of threads for an afternoon.
I am a cabinetmaker by trade, but I work in commercial construction, and my brother is a machinist by trade, and works as a machinist. The ultimate goal of this workshop is to build an environment to explore and hone our creative freedoms. We both are passionate about automotive projects, and this is where our skills overlap. Trying to fit a woodshop, a machine shop, and an auto shop into a 25x30 building without killing each other is the main challenge, all while maintaining some level of productivity.
through a convoluted set of circumstances, my brother and I came into ownership of a property on the edge of a small town in rural Ontario, Canada. t'was the middle of March, and the ground was still covered in snow. The winter of 2013/2014 was harsher than average, and lasted well into April.
very well then, as the property has a freestanding 25x30 "single car" garage/workshop.
this particular thread is pretty similar to our setup
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=253228
I am also 26, and as wazzza explains, "The house is old and out of date interior-wise, but well maintained from the previous owners. That means I dont have to do much repairs on the house, so I can spend my time and money on a nice garage/workshop."
We are in the same boat
The house is outdated but clean and liveable, which allows my brother and I to focus on the workshop/shed/garage.
outdated interior sample
sure, I'd like to change everything to brushed nickel/stainless steel in a minimal european style, but that is expensive and everything still works, so I am trying to ignore the aesthetics
after the snow had FINALLY melted (we actually started having fires in the yard to speed up the process) we could finally see the grounds and the condition they were left in was not exactly desirable
this was one of the old shingle piles, the previous owner had been a farmer, and in accordance with frugality, had saved all his old shingles in a messy pile behind the garage. 3942 lbs in total to the dump, the half-ton Chevy handled it well in three loads.
After the shingles had been disposed of it was time to get rid of the piles and piles of scrap wood and metal, brush and garbage. Raking the lawn reveals small buried piles of discarded brake pads, brake lines, assorted fittings, various other suspension parts. It seems the previous owners were not too environmentally concerned about their automotive waste, which concerns me about the rest of the property.
Some of this scrap was gathered and hoarded from work, but most of it was on the property.
Right into the shop fund.
with the garbage and scrap cleared away, it was time to burn the brush. luckily there was a burn barrel left in the yard. we put it to use.
As far as the interior of the shop, it needs the most attention.
The garage is a 2x4 framed structured with home-made trusses which are visibly sagging. Rather than try to "fix up" the structure, my brother and I decided to make do with what we have and plan to tear this thing down in the coming years and build something new from the slab up. With that in mind we are trying to clean the place up, make it clean and bright to work on our projects in the meantime, for as cheap as possible.
Something like this.
First up was insulating the door. I used 1 1/2" rigid pink foam.
Secondly, rip down all the interior panelling, which is that tacky 1/4" Lauan stuff that was so popular in the 1970's. It was painted split pea green or some other awful shade of green, and it makes me nauseous.
All the panelling and scrap bits went into the burn barrel, so no dump runs needed.
Tearing off that panelling revealed some rotten bottom plates and other small bits and bats that needed repaired. These are the moments where I SHOULD take pictures, but am usually too caught up in the action of doing to stop.
I hoarded salvaged insulation from a demolition job at work and re-stuffed the walls where the old insulation was missing or damaged. All the serious gaps were spray foamed and/or sheated over with 1/2" plywood.
First project :
in the middle of May a bench was necessitated for the front hall of the house, so I put my new Makita circular saw to use.
salvaged wood from work, 20mm rebar pins hold the legs from splaying apart. no other fasteners or adhesives used. the bench racks a little under lateral force but otherwise just creaks a little when you sit on it. pretty sturdy.
Anyways, back to the garage.
This cinder block wall is tipping in at the top, just going to leave it alone for now.
Didn't really NEED the mobile scaffold but it does make work a lot easier. I could sell it on classifieds later, but it might come in handy for house renovations too.
Good shot of the panelling, didn't get too many because I was so anxious to rip it all down. I am replacing the separate boxes with a triple gang, and possibly getting a new door
Boarding, taping started.
never taped before this, but seen it done countless times, not a big seam, but its turning out pretty flat.
trying to stay organized.
I have been slacking on photos, so there are many breaks in continuinity, but I will try my best to turn that effort around.
all photos taken with my iPhone, and I apologize for that. so that is 2 months worth of work, I'll update as things happen.
lastly, I used to watch all the Saturday morning car shows on TV with my dad growing up, and the one I remember best is
some of you have fancy names for your shops but the best I could think of in the spur of the moment was the Shadetree Shed, but I think a name should be coined by somebody other than the owner, so we'll wait and see how it goes.
comments, questions, suggestions all welcome and encouraged
With all that said, Home Depot is open now, so I'll leave you with this and update the thread as often as I can
thanks fer readin'
Lookin good so far! I too just joined to add my build thread to this site.
