manwithtools
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Well, since my last name is Barber, I thought that should be a good name for my new shop. I have been procrastinating the purchase because of costs for a few months, but about 7 weeks ago I pulled the trigger. Pretty clear costs are not falling soon. It's post type construction, 32' x 48' with 12' high walls. One half will have attic trusses for light storage, 1/4 will have scissor trusses for extra lift clearance and 1/4 will have standard trusses. Three 10' x 10' doors on the front walls and a 8' x 8' on the back wall.
Planning on a full bath (to be used like a pool house), shop sink and also a hook up for washer and dryer and a RV dump connection for RV visitors. Will be closed cell foamed and finished inside with liner metal. Planning on a mini-split for heating and cooling.
We would have liked to have a building that matched the house construction - brick and Hardiboard board and batten with asphalt shingles but the cost got to be astronomical. I did design it with large overhangs so it will look more like a garage and less like a pole barn. Color scheme will be off white walls and charcoal roof and trim, hopefully complimenting the house but not exactly matching.
So far the building pad is in, 9 tri-axle loads of really nice red clay, compacts very well and as long as it stays dry is very hard. We have had 9 weeks with no appreciable rain and now that the builder is about to start, rain is in the forecast. Working in this red clay when wet will not be fun (if even possible). Trusses are set to be delivered Wednesday. We are next on the list, possible start on Friday - weather dependent.
I'll be providing the pad, concrete (after building is erected), garage doors and insulation. I'll also be doing electrical, plumbing and interior finishing. Wish I had pulled the trigger sooner, I'll be working in some cooler temperatures that are coming up. I'll try to keep this thread updated as we progress.
Pad area picture, not much to see here, just stripped the top soil:
Pad after the 9 loads of clay. I'm not going to smooth the slopped edges yet as they will get torn up during construction. Will probably need more dirt to get a decent grade after building is complete. The pad tapers diagonally from font left to back right corner about 2' at the deepest point, 0' at the origin:
I struggled to get the area flat with the tractor, so I called in a guy from up the street with a CTL to flatten it out and then I built out the tapered sides for now.
Planning on a full bath (to be used like a pool house), shop sink and also a hook up for washer and dryer and a RV dump connection for RV visitors. Will be closed cell foamed and finished inside with liner metal. Planning on a mini-split for heating and cooling.
We would have liked to have a building that matched the house construction - brick and Hardiboard board and batten with asphalt shingles but the cost got to be astronomical. I did design it with large overhangs so it will look more like a garage and less like a pole barn. Color scheme will be off white walls and charcoal roof and trim, hopefully complimenting the house but not exactly matching.
So far the building pad is in, 9 tri-axle loads of really nice red clay, compacts very well and as long as it stays dry is very hard. We have had 9 weeks with no appreciable rain and now that the builder is about to start, rain is in the forecast. Working in this red clay when wet will not be fun (if even possible). Trusses are set to be delivered Wednesday. We are next on the list, possible start on Friday - weather dependent.
I'll be providing the pad, concrete (after building is erected), garage doors and insulation. I'll also be doing electrical, plumbing and interior finishing. Wish I had pulled the trigger sooner, I'll be working in some cooler temperatures that are coming up. I'll try to keep this thread updated as we progress.
Pad area picture, not much to see here, just stripped the top soil:
Pad after the 9 loads of clay. I'm not going to smooth the slopped edges yet as they will get torn up during construction. Will probably need more dirt to get a decent grade after building is complete. The pad tapers diagonally from font left to back right corner about 2' at the deepest point, 0' at the origin:
I struggled to get the area flat with the tractor, so I called in a guy from up the street with a CTL to flatten it out and then I built out the tapered sides for now.
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