Brendon_t Posted October 26, 2016 Report Share Posted October 26, 2016 13 hours ago, freedhardwoods said: I read a lot of threads on this forum about projects and new tools. I want to be working in my shop, not on it. It's a double edged sword. The guy with a great big swath of land, one building up and building an a ajoiner would rather be in the shop. I know plenty of guys working in a one car garage with only 1/6 acre under the house(myself included) that would happily put the shop on hold to be able to build a dedicated shop 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freedhardwoods Posted October 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2016 7 hours ago, Brendon_t said: It's a double edged sword. The guy with a great big swath of land, one building up and building an a ajoiner would rather be in the shop. I know plenty of guys working in a one car garage with only 1/6 acre under the house(myself included) that would happily put the shop on hold to be able to build a dedicated shop I can't imagine living like that. I feel cramped on my acre & a half 3 miles outside of my population 1500 home town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post freedhardwoods Posted October 26, 2016 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted October 26, 2016 A little more progress. I got my "crew" (some of the guys from one of the cabinet shops I work for) to help on the roof joists today. Their 2 hours of work saved me 2 or 3 days. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted October 27, 2016 Report Share Posted October 27, 2016 Awesome! Help does make it go faster! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted October 27, 2016 Report Share Posted October 27, 2016 37 minutes ago, freedhardwoods said: A little more progress. I got my "crew" (some of the guys from one of the cabinet shops I work for) to help on the roof joists today. Their 2 hours of work saved me 2 or 3 days. I know those hats and suspenders...good help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freedhardwoods Posted November 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2016 This book came several days ago. I've read several parts of it. It does tell a lot of tricks to make jobs possible by yourself. If you are fairly new to construction it would be very helpful. I had already picked up most of the tricks over the years from carpenter friends. It doesn't give you any tricks to speed things up. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat60 Posted November 4, 2016 Report Share Posted November 4, 2016 I can understand that. When I see this guy carrying a sheet of plywood with one hand is a bit of a joke. What I have always done is lay it on the latter in front of me and push it up on to the roof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freedhardwoods Posted November 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2016 Another days work. To get the bubble insulation over the roof, I tied a string to a small block of wood, wrapped the end of the insulation around a 5' long 1/2" x 1 1/2", and c-clamped that to the other end of the string. I would throw the block over the building and then go up on top and pull the string up. I used my flatbed trailer to work from to be able to reach better. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted November 5, 2016 Report Share Posted November 5, 2016 I like the way you think! Looking good! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted November 5, 2016 Report Share Posted November 5, 2016 It's politically incorrect to spell out AAE, some duffis might get his feelings hurt, and we can't have that can we? If you need to know what it means, PM me But it tells me you know how to get things done under difficult circumstances... well done young'un! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted November 5, 2016 Report Share Posted November 5, 2016 Very creative technique, where there is a will there is a way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephThomas Posted November 5, 2016 Report Share Posted November 5, 2016 This book came several days ago. I've read several parts of it. It does tell a lot of tricks to make jobs possible by yourself. If you are fairly new to construction it would be very helpful. I had already picked up most of the tricks over the years from carpenter friends. It doesn't give you any tricks to speed things up. Sorry it didn't work out better for yah. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted November 5, 2016 Report Share Posted November 5, 2016 15 hours ago, freedhardwoods said: This book came several days ago. I've read several parts of it. It does tell a lot of tricks to make jobs possible by yourself. If you are fairly new to construction it would be very helpful. I had already picked up most of the tricks over the years from carpenter friends. It doesn't give you any tricks to speed things up. Would one not be able to argue that being able to get it done would be speeding things up? I'm excited to see this shop done and the work you do in it. Some day I'd love to build my own shop. Also i think the lens on your camera is dirty and needs a quick wipe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freedhardwoods Posted November 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2016 23 hours ago, RichardA said: AAE 22 hours ago, JosephThomas said: Sorry it didn't work out better for yah. I don't regret getting the book. It was interesting going through it. I bought a used one for less than $10 including shipping. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freedhardwoods Posted November 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 I started today building a wall. I didn't want to be on the roof with frost on everything with the thermometer at 34*. I built it in 2 sections for easier handling. First pic is how I start every day. Second is a brain fart I discovered when I laid out the pieces; The bottom plate needs to be 104 - 37.75 = 64.25 . 66.25 worked better in the third pic of the finished wall. Got the roof finished and called it a day. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 Coming along! At those temps, you'll be looking for heat soon! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freedhardwoods Posted November 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 38 minutes ago, TIODS said: Coming along! At those temps, you'll be looking for heat soon! My fingers were getting a little stiff after a couple hours. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 1 hour ago, freedhardwoods said: Glad it was comprehended! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat60 Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 Its looking great sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
estesbubba Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 Looking good and you're getting closer to closing up the outside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post freedhardwoods Posted November 7, 2016 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted November 7, 2016 Another day. One of the things I did was put some metal on the long wall. First pic shows 2x6's holding the studs straight while I put metal on. Second & third pics show how I held one end up of a 16' sheet of metal up while I lifted the other end and put a screw in. That is a bungee hook I saved from a broken bungee. I have a tin can with several of them. I don't throw anything away. Fourth pic is a string with a weight to keep screws lined up. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat60 Posted November 8, 2016 Report Share Posted November 8, 2016 Im thinking you dont need to stagger the joints. How much do you overlap joints and do you need to seal them with something? I ask because I have never used this type of siding. Looks great by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted November 9, 2016 Report Share Posted November 9, 2016 That AAE stuff really does work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat60 Posted November 12, 2016 Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 I hope my post didnt offend you. It would be great to see more of your shop build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freedhardwoods Posted November 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2016 It would take a lot more than that to offend me. I've just been real busy with work and other things. I have a real busy week next week starting Tuesday so updates will be a little slow after Monday. I overlapped the joints about 3 inches. I can't say that is the proper way to install it. I don't claim to be a carpenter even though I've built a few buildings Including my house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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