orange02ss
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Been on the forum for awhile and I am finally getting around to making a thread on my shop. I am going to start out with the latest addition I am making to it, then ill go back and show you around the rest.
I bought the place in 2006. The property is 4 acres and the main shop is 60X50. There is also a smaller shop that we use for body work, not too sure the dimensions on that but its about 1200sqf. Ill get the dimensions later, that shop is going to be expanded in the future also.
When I purchased the place, I could not fit the 2 post lift inside the shop as it has a drop ceiling (shop is fully heated and air conditioned), I decided to pour a slab on the side of the building and expand it. I poured a 50x14 slab in 2006 but never got around to building the cover for it. I do allot of dirty work on the lift and didn't want it fully enclosed, just a cover for the elements. Its allot easier to be able to blow it out and water blast the area when its open.
The last 2 weeks I have been on vacation so I finally decided to purchase the materials and build the extension. I decided on metal instead of wood as I figured it would be easier for me to do.
On to some pics!
I decided to cut some 8x8 .25' plates out for base plates and bolt them down to the concrete slab. I had preplanned this when I poured the slab. I cant think of the term right now but it is thicker (12') around the perimeter and it has re-bar throughout.
After getting the base plates bolted down, I cut 4x4 steel to meet up with the current building. I matched the angles on top to the current roof and welded the 4x4 post to the base plates. I then used 8' C channel on top to match the roof line.
Up to this point took a 13 hour day! It was allot more difficult than I thought it would be. I didn't factor in having to weld 20' foot up! I also didn't realize how hard it would be to handle the 40' beam. I had to rethink how we were going to do the opposite side as we used the existing building to maneuver it into place.
I bought the place in 2006. The property is 4 acres and the main shop is 60X50. There is also a smaller shop that we use for body work, not too sure the dimensions on that but its about 1200sqf. Ill get the dimensions later, that shop is going to be expanded in the future also.
When I purchased the place, I could not fit the 2 post lift inside the shop as it has a drop ceiling (shop is fully heated and air conditioned), I decided to pour a slab on the side of the building and expand it. I poured a 50x14 slab in 2006 but never got around to building the cover for it. I do allot of dirty work on the lift and didn't want it fully enclosed, just a cover for the elements. Its allot easier to be able to blow it out and water blast the area when its open.
The last 2 weeks I have been on vacation so I finally decided to purchase the materials and build the extension. I decided on metal instead of wood as I figured it would be easier for me to do.
On to some pics!
I decided to cut some 8x8 .25' plates out for base plates and bolt them down to the concrete slab. I had preplanned this when I poured the slab. I cant think of the term right now but it is thicker (12') around the perimeter and it has re-bar throughout.
After getting the base plates bolted down, I cut 4x4 steel to meet up with the current building. I matched the angles on top to the current roof and welded the 4x4 post to the base plates. I then used 8' C channel on top to match the roof line.
Up to this point took a 13 hour day! It was allot more difficult than I thought it would be. I didn't factor in having to weld 20' foot up! I also didn't realize how hard it would be to handle the 40' beam. I had to rethink how we were going to do the opposite side as we used the existing building to maneuver it into place.
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