Author Topic: New shop build (Read 6859 times)

Steve_K · « **on:** August 12, 2013, 06:35:04 AM »

We all want more shop room and this year I pulled the trigger.
Here are pics of old shop.
Steve

Steve_K · « **Reply #1 on:** August 12, 2013, 06:41:37 AM »

Here are the teardown pics. BTW, it will be 24x24 feet.
I am not the best at taking pictures, but here they are.
Tuesday, is the start of the building of the garage.
Steve

70CB750 · « **Reply #2 on:** August 12, 2013, 06:47:23 AM »

Watching progress and jealous!

Bankerdanny · « **Reply #3 on:** August 12, 2013, 08:01:47 AM »

The garage we had when I was growing up was 24x24. That's a very versitile size. You can put in 2 cars and still have room on the side and back for a permanent workbench and storage shelves.

Steve_K · « **Reply #4 on:** August 12, 2013, 08:22:27 AM »

Yeah, I could put 2 cars in, but my 4 wheeler sits outside. Like others, I have multiple bikes and some machine tools, with benches, and stuff. Mostly, being able to work on another bike without rearranging the other bikes. I filled my daughter's garage and part of her basement with stuff. Right now I have just the 750 at home in the yard shed. Can't wait til I get it all back home.
Steve

Bankerdanny · « **Reply #5 on:** August 12, 2013, 09:05:47 AM »

We fit in 3 cars in ours. The full size Ford Crown Vic wagon on one side, the '82 Ford Escort on the other and my dad's '63 Triumph Spitfire parallel to the back wall in front of the Escort.

Dimitri13 · « **Reply #6 on:** August 12, 2013, 10:52:12 AM »

Damn I'm jealous. Hawaii is just too small to have a nice big workshop, unless you shell out big $ for land big enough, or have had the land in your family for generations, usually in the less desirable parts of the state.

mono · « **Reply #7 on:** August 12, 2013, 11:09:00 AM »

Quote from: Dimitri13 on August 12, 2013, 10:52:12 AM

Damn I'm jealous. Hawaii is just too small to have a nice big workshop, unless you shell out big $ for land big enough, or have had the land in your family for generations, usually in the less desirable parts of the state.

haha yeah, my grandma passed on the 40 acres and a mule offering back in the 90s that they were giving to native hawaiians. they were like "here, have this sliver of a barren rocky mountainside". yeah, mahalo... lol

but per the original post -- NICE

that's going to be awesome.

Steve_K · « **Reply #8 on:** August 18, 2013, 10:14:41 AM »

Update:

Tuesday, they arrived at 7:45 and it was up by 2:45. Up means siding and roofing.

Wednesday, the electric guy and the rain gutter guys came. Gutters done in a 2 hours.

Thursday, the electrical wiring was OK-ed, though it needs lights, switches, ceiling fan and PTAC to be installed next.

Monday, the building inspector comes to check garage construction.

Insulation and drywall will be next. Maybe by Labor Day weekend it will be finished and then just taking care of the dirt around the foundation.

Here are the pictures

Steve

Stev-o · « **Reply #9 on:** August 18, 2013, 02:49:44 PM »

Nice. I take it you are having a GC build it?

Do you plan to insulate and Sheetrock the interior?

Sparked · « **Reply #10 on:** August 18, 2013, 04:13:49 PM »

When we built my dad's garage (Shop) instead of hanging drywall we sheeted it in 1/2" plywood. Cost was comparable and it looks good without mudding and taping. Also there is the bonus of being able to hang or mount anything to the wall anywhere without having to locate studs.

70CB750 · « **Reply #11 on:** August 19, 2013, 03:20:33 AM »

As I said, I am jealous

Steve_K · « **Reply #12 on:** August 19, 2013, 05:23:09 AM »

Yes, I am using a GC (general contractor). He sells the garages and will do the GC for the rest of the construction.

After the construction inspection, insulation and drywall will be next. I have done mudding before and I will sand and paint myself.

The garage will have a 100 amp service. For future use, it will have 20 amp and 30 amp outlets.

A PTAC will take care of heat and AC. I also have a ceiling fan in the works, too.

I am looking forward to getting it done.

Steve

70CB750 · « **Reply #13 on:** August 19, 2013, 05:35:38 AM »

+1 on PTAC, installed one in a finished upstairs of a barn myself. It will produce heat with outside temperature 36F, and I am sure today's models are better than this Samsung from 2002.

chewbacca5000 · « **Reply #14 on:** August 19, 2013, 05:40:15 AM »

Hi Steve,

Congratulations on the new shop I am jealous too! One thing when it comes to electric more is better. I would make sure that I had at least 1 50 AMP outlet to run a large compressor or other machines if you so desire.

A 10 HP single phase motor draws 40 AMP. Now if you have three phase you are all set on that end.

Keep the pics coming

Sparked · « **Reply #15 on:** August 19, 2013, 06:17:57 AM »

Sounds like you got a pretty good plan. Going to be a nice place to work on the bikes.

Johnie · « **Reply #16 on:** August 19, 2013, 06:29:54 AM »

Nice looking shop man!!! Built my shop last year and one thing I did you may want to consider is air conditioning. Can't really see if you have any windows in there, but I put mine under a window as the header was already there. If you do, get a 220 circuit under that window as it really makes the AC run much more efficiently. During these hot summers it makes working in there just so much nicer. If the budget will not allow it, just scab it in for later installation.

70CB750 · « **Reply #17 on:** August 19, 2013, 06:31:39 AM »

That's the PTAC

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Packaged_terminal_air_conditioner

Steve_K · « **Reply #18 on:** October 21, 2013, 10:12:03 AM »

It's been a buzy month! I have most of my stuff back in the shop. Good help and a warm afternoon, and a beer and elk summer sauage pay off. I got the walls and ceiling painted with the first coat.
Pics show a crowded shop. it will get better.
Steve

Steve_K · « **Reply #19 on:** October 21, 2013, 10:22:34 AM »

Some more pics. I can't wait to be wrenching on bikes again. Lots of projects for this winter.
Still have to level and postion my lathe and mill. Need to sort out where my benches need to be. I need to source some shelves and cabinets.

Any suggestions?

I want one shelf unit that I can put gas tanks and bodywork on. The floor is a bad place to store that stuff.
Steve

Johnie · « **Reply #20 on:** October 21, 2013, 10:46:02 AM »

Looking really good there Steve. You will be glad you put the AC in there. If you are looking for some good man cave signage for the walls check out Hobby Lobby...nice repo stuff there. Good progress...keep us posted.

Stev-o · « **Reply #21 on:** October 22, 2013, 04:59:56 AM »

Quote from: Steve_K on October 21, 2013, 10:22:34 AM

I need to source some shelves and cabinets.

Any suggestions?

I want one shelf unit that I can put gas tanks and bodywork on. The floor is a bad place to store that stuff.
Steve

I built some shelves out of 3/4" cabinet grade plywood. I trimmed the face out with 1x2" cedar trim.
Was very simple and looks great. Much better than those pre-fab crappy shelves they sell.

70CB750 · « **Reply #22 on:** October 22, 2013, 05:45:04 AM »

You got nice looking little milling machine there, what brand?

Anyway, Costco has some very heavy shelving systems, the car shop I worked in had them and you could actually store engines on it without problems.

Magilla · « **Reply #23 on:** October 22, 2013, 07:00:08 AM »

My first "shop" was a 6x8 tin shed. Almost impossible to work on the bike inside. You would have to pull it out and flip it around if you wanted to work on the other side of it. But it was cheap and it was dry. I used it for better than 10 years.

"shop #2" was a 12x24 portable garage. When it had my muscle car in it, it did not leave a lot of room for working on bikes but it could be done. After I sold the car it left me a lot of room for bikes and tools BUT it was cold in the winter, unbearably hot in the summer and very unsecure. A simple unzip would give you access to my tools . . . . . . i live in the city so this was not a good idea. I did this for 6 years.

"Shop #3" is the one I have now. It is a 12x20 shed with 6 1/2' walls. It has barn doors on one end and a single side door on one side. At one end I have a full lift, my tool box and a work table. The three sides on that end are covered in peg board and hold most of the tools I use a lot. In the middle I have a grinder and a polisher. I also have a nice little compressor in there. At the other end I can fit 3-4 bikes. The down side is that if I pull a bike off the lift I have to pull a bike or two out of the shed. Its not that big of a deal. The shed cost me under $4k and that was painted, delivered and set up at my house.

"Shop 4" is the some day shop. Some day I will build it. It will be at least 2.5 cars wide and 1.5 cars deep. It will have some up stairs storage space and it will have a wood stove in it. Some day.

Steve_K · « **Reply #24 on:** October 22, 2013, 02:31:48 PM »

The milling machine is a Jet. I use a Bridgeport mill and engine lathes at my day job. The Jet is not as convenient as a Bridgeport, but one can work around it. It is a bit harder with the Jet to control the spindle depth when milling slots. The Jet looks a lot like the milling machines Enco sells.

I have some bike calendars with great looking superbikes on them for the walls. I need to hang my Three Stooges tin sign. love the boys!

When I get the walls painted, I can move the benches and the machine tools against the walls. I was given a HF bike lift from and my daughter and my sisters for Xmas. I have some great women in my family!

Paint this weekend and I'll be glad to get part done!

Thanks for the comments and suggestions,

Steve

nccb · « **Reply #25 on:** October 22, 2013, 04:05:28 PM »

http://www.bcsportbikes.com/forum/showthread.php/146566-Build-to-Fail-Fail-to-Build.-What-is-this-I-don-t-even.....

read and heed.

Magilla · « **Reply #26 on:** October 25, 2013, 09:52:41 AM »

Quote from: nccb on October 22, 2013, 04:05:28 PM

http://www.bcsportbikes.com/forum/showthread.php/146566-Build-to-Fail-Fail-to-Build.-What-is-this-I-don-t-even.....

read and heed.

This shed looks Like Curly Bill built it. Dont know who Curly Bill is? Rent and watch Unforgiven (Clint Eastwood).

70CB750 · « **Reply #27 on:** October 25, 2013, 10:23:46 AM »

Well, he wasn't scared, boys. He just ain't no carpenter

Steve_K · « **Reply #28 on:** October 25, 2013, 02:37:58 PM »

Curly Bill? Looks more like Larry, Moe and Curly or Shemp! The short film where they are plumbers is a classic. The boys, often wrong, never in doubt.

It did look a waste of 2X4s, could it have been a gag?

Steve

nccb · « **Reply #29 on:** October 25, 2013, 05:39:58 PM »

Quote from: Steve_K on October 25, 2013, 02:37:58 PM

Curly Bill? Looks more like Larry, Moe and Curly or Shemp! The short film where they are plumbers is a classic. The boys, often wrong, never in doubt.

It did look a waste of 2X4s, could it have been a gag?

Steve

I don't know man, supposedly this thing was almost a world wonder. People would drive to wherever it was to get a picture. . .

Bankerdanny · « **Reply #30 on:** October 26, 2013, 11:18:08 AM »

Quote from: Steve_K on October 25, 2013, 02:37:58 PM

Curly Bill? Looks more like Larry, Moe and Curly or Shemp! The short film where they are plumbers is a classic. The boys, often wrong, never in doubt.

It did look a waste of 2X4s, could it have been a gag?

Steve

no, go to page 7 or 8 of the thread, there is a time lapse video.

Magilla · « **Reply #31 on:** October 28, 2013, 09:08:18 AM »

no, go to page 7 or 8 of the thread, there is a time lapse video.
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Where is this video? I have to see it!! I dont see it on page 7 or 8. Damn I wish I could find it.

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Author Topic: New shop build (Read 6859 times)