Popular Post gee-dub Posted March 22, 2021 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted March 22, 2021 Tick, tick, tick . . . 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gee-dub Posted March 22, 2021 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted March 22, 2021 Inspection for roof decking tomorrow. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted March 22, 2021 Report Share Posted March 22, 2021 Looking good! what size door are you putting in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted March 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2021 Residential door facing the house, 4 foot door on the opposite wall (spray booth exhaust and DC lean to access), and double 3 foot doors on the end that faces the vehicle access. The last picture is the 4 foot door. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted March 23, 2021 Report Share Posted March 23, 2021 3 hours ago, gee-dub said: Residential door facing the house, 4 foot door on the opposite wall (spray booth exhaust and DC lean to access), and double 3 foot doors on the end that faces the vehicle access. The last picture is the 4 foot door. Nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted March 23, 2021 Report Share Posted March 23, 2021 Will you have any windows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gee-dub Posted March 23, 2021 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted March 23, 2021 People have different thoughts on windows and I believe everyone is correct as it pertains to their shop. In my reality windows are an incredible waste of valuable wall space. This is compounded by the fact that where I live we have all the 'natural light' we can stand 340 days a year and I already know what it looks like outside . Call me a curmudgeon or a misanthrope but I go to the shop to isolate and immerse in the atmosphere of the shop. I enjoy being with people and I enjoy my shop time. The two rarely spill over into each other . 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted March 23, 2021 Report Share Posted March 23, 2021 You are right on about the wall space! While I love my windows more wall space would be really really nice to have. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted March 24, 2021 Report Share Posted March 24, 2021 I agree about windows being in the way, but with 10' walls, I think I might consider some transome-style windows near the eaves. No artificial light system can replicate the sun. In my region, the ventillation would also be nice, maybe not so much where you are. That is going to be an awesome work space, Glenn, congrats! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gee-dub Posted March 24, 2021 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted March 24, 2021 Thanks guys. Roof decking and shear nailing passed inspection. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted March 24, 2021 Report Share Posted March 24, 2021 For a window in the North, 40 foot wall on the next shop I'm planning to build off the side of an existing building here, I'm planning one fixed glass window, 10"x10", right at my face height. I want to be able to see that direction, if I need to. I've never had roof decking inspected here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gee-dub Posted March 25, 2021 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 Waiting for final inspection . . . Facing the house. Vehicle loading. Back. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted March 25, 2021 Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 When does the shop move in start? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted March 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 Final on building today. Final on electrical Tuesday or Wednesday and then the inside work starts. I'm hoping to move machines in within 2 months. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlyoak Posted March 25, 2021 Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 Looking gee-dub! Will there be any new tools added? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted March 25, 2021 Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 Looks great @gee-dub! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted March 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 Thanks guys. No new tools BUT I will be able to use the tools I have without climbing over ones I am not currently operating . The inspection failed. The builder ignored specific noted items from the previous inspection. Although the inspector remained pleasant to me you could tell he wasn't happy about it. He switched to laser-focus mode and things that didn't bother him before, now do. . .. and there was sadness in all the land . . . 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 Dang, that went up fast! I feel your pain over the inspection, though. Those guys get really nit-picky if you / your builder don't take care of things tbe first go-round. I hope the contractor is up for making it right. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 7 hours ago, gee-dub said: Thanks guys. No new tools BUT I will be able to use the tools I have without climbing over ones I am not currently operating . The inspection failed. The builder ignored specific noted items from the previous inspection. Although the inspector remained pleasant to me you could tell he wasn't happy about it. He switched to laser-focus mode and things that didn't bother him before, now do. . .. and there was sadness in all the land . . . The inspector obviously found things that you didn’t see and the contractor ignored. Albeit a pita, I’m sure you would rather it be done according to code and specs before the contractor gets final payment and walks? Having done a recent remodel and with some knowledge of construction, I always looked forward to the inspector looking over the contractors shoulder. This is a huge investment and should be done right. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted March 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 Too true Coop. In my previous garage-shop I did all the wiring to the current NEC for that time even though the work was not done with a permit. The geek in me dies hard. I'm more comfortable following directions and standards. Especially in areas that are not my area of expertise ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 That's sad. Did the contractor have any comment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tom King Posted March 26, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 That's one of the reasons I stopped using subcontractors in 1974. The game was always to see what they could get away with. Our county is so thinly populated, with no industry, that they only ever need one building inspector. I've been through four different ones, over my career as a builder. The last one just started when I was building a new addition onto our house. He came to do the insulation inspection, right after he took over the job. He said, you know the code only calls for R30 ?, looking at the ceiling. I told him that I didn't care what the code minimum was. I'm going to insulate the hell out of it. After looking around some more, he said, "This is So much different than what I normally look at. Most builders try to get away with something." 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted March 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 I should be careful not to make the builder out to be a bad guy. They have really worked their tails off on this thing. Unfortunately when it comes to certain phases of the project, one aw-shucks can trump a barrel of atta-boys. Like anything, hind-sight is crystal clear. Tuff-Shed gave the builder outdated plans. I still haven't figured out why the builder wasn't using the approved plans but they executed on the plans supplied. I happened to notice there was no structure for the ridge vent. This is when the builder showed me plans that were superseded in July last year. They tried valiantly to make up for this in one day. They worked until after sundown which was their mistake. A crew will be here today to fix a list of issues. Door landings that were to be picked up as part of a future slab pour are now "gotta-haves" so I will need to get that done before things get signed off; a waste of good concrete. I hope things don't spill over onto the electrical contractor who is to finish his build out next week. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1rdhunter Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 He switched to laser-focus mode and things that didn't bother him before, now do. . .. and there was sadness in all the land . . . Priceless. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gee-dub Posted March 31, 2021 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted March 31, 2021 Passed final in electrical. Just a couple nuisance items on the building to go. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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