New shop/garage

[dcyrilc]

WOW... and I was impressed with just the tractors.:laughing:

Very, very nice.:thumbsup:

 

[Cat_Driver]

With all that insulation you sure you didn't built a meat locker? You could keep the whole building heated with a candle and a cold beer will keep the building cool in the summer.

I thought I was the only insulation freak on the planet.

I love insulation for temps AND to keep noise in and or out.

 

[smiley]

Fantastic shop and I thank you for putting in the thumbnails rather than large photos.
That way we who are stuck with dial up can load the page quickly and just pull up the photos we want to look at. Many times when a thread has large photos, I don't even bother to look at it because it might take a half hour or more to load.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Thanks for posting. I'm loving it. Will you ever cover any of the insulation to look smooth like the garage doors do?

 

[Lt CHEG]

I have serious shop envy. That is about the perfect layout and size for me when I build my new house and shop on my land. I don't think I could justify the 2"x8" 12" on center construction and will probably build mine pole barn style but with vinyl siding. I think your size would be nearly perfect for me though, and I am totally digging the pit too. I would like to put a lift into my future shop but could seriously get by with a pit for a while and put in a lift in the future as funds allowed. I would love to insulate my future shop in the same fashion as well as I'll bet that baby keeps the heat in nicely in the winter. Congratulations on an absolutely awesome shop.

 

[mcd176]

All I can say is WOW!

 

[shiftyguy]

Looks like you put a lot of thought into your shop before construction even started. Nice job!

 

[mjncad]

I think your size would be nearly perfect for me though, and I am totally digging the pit too. I would like to put a lift into my future shop but could seriously get by with a pit for a while and put in a lift in the future as funds allowed.

Not knowing exactly what kind of lift you'd want to install; but I'm really wondering if a pit would be cheaper than a lift when one factors in proper excavation, forming, rebar work, concrete work, pit covers when not in use, and some sort of drainage system. After all, you don't want an indoor swimming pool in your shop.

 

[JD6430]

Thanks for all the replys, Im glad everyone thinks I did a good job planing it out. The insulation is working out great, I put my 10*F frozen 135C excavator in a week back and in 8 hours it was up to 70*F, once the door was shut you would have never known there was 30,000 lbs of ice cold steel in there.
As for the wall on the inside they will soon be all covered with steel siding, I will get some pictures up soon.
The pit has worked out great, When I dug the hole for the frost walls I dug one big hole and the floor of the pit is only8-10 inches below the wall footings. The pit floor was poured at the same time as the footings and the the walls were all poured second, back filled and compacted then the 9-10 inch floor was poured over the top of the pit to lock it all together. In the floor of the pit I have a 5 gallon pail in the concrete for a sump pump. I want to be able to pump it out. That way if I ever have an oil spill it wont be getting in my ground water.
I have built a small bridge crane on wheels to remove the pit lids.

 

[mjncad]

I have built a small bridge crane on wheels to remove the pit lids.

I was wondering how you handled that chore. Any pictures on the crane?

 

[eepete]

Amazing, well thought out, supurb! And it will clearly keep with the tradition of buildings that last well over 100 years :thumbsup:.

Pete

 

[fatboyinmaine]

great job!!, what was the name of the steel company in NH? i am planning on building a 30x50 shop near farmington. im trying to decide whether to build with wood and trusses or go with a steel building? any pros or cons of each. which would be more to build? thanks

 

[EddieWalker]

Very nice. Thanks for sharing. I really like the metal frame that you used for the middle section!!!!!

Brilliant.

Eddie

 

[JD6430]

I was wondering how you handled that chore. Any pictures on the crane?

The bridge crane.
2x2x1/4 tube for the A frame 2x4x1/4 top cross tube and 2x2x1/4 angle for brace. 6 inch poly caster wheels rated for 750lbs each, 2500lb Warn ATV winch, truck battery and battery tender.
Started the bench today all the same size tube 2x2x1/4 with 1/4 inch plate for the top. welded to plates that were poured into the floor.

 

[JD6430]

great job!!, what was the name of the steel company in NH? i am planning on building a 30x50 shop near farmington. im trying to decide whether to build with wood and trusses or go with a steel building? any pros or cons of each. which would be more to build? thanks

Isaacson Enterprises, Inc.
I think they only do frame work. My father is a draftsman there and he did all the planing for my beams. They fit like a dream. :thumbsup:
It cost a little more to build with the steel frame. The way I desigined my shop it would have had many more posts between the bays. With the steel frame I only have one post on each side in the middle and the building is much stronger. May put in a overhead cran system latter.
I have nothing bad to say about the steel frame, it worked and has come out just as I planned.

 

[mjncad]

Thanks for the crane pics!

 

[JD6430]

had a warm day and got the new shop all cleaned out.
Got the bench all done with a pull out welding table and racks for full lenght steel.

 

[mjncad]

I like the clerestory windows and the metal paneling inside. Sure makes for a bright well lit shop area.

 

[Joe Blackeby]

Real Nice......gotta' ask...$70,000 so far with ur labor???

 

[Jimmy Joe]

I would love a shop like that, nice job! What kind of wood boiler do you have and how much wood do you think you will burn. When I moved my garage in I had a pit all dug in and was forming it up, my house was being built at the same time. The plumber told me pits were illegal because fumes settle to the lowest part and can ignite if you cause a spark or use a trouble light in the pit so I filled it in. I still wish I had one though.