Mountain Heritage Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 5 hours ago, Mr. Plow said: Done! WOW! Just like that! Nice Steve, very nice! So how you finishing the inside, going all the way with some nice white tin or puck board, or you finishing it with a nice plywood? Can't ya just vision a nice red Cub sitting in an open garage door on a sunny day? Awesome shop. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Plow Posted May 6 Author Share Posted May 6 Thanks! 7/16 OSB all around inside. Ceiling white, walls light gray. R15 bats in walls and blown in for attic. 75,000 btu hanging furnace on natural gas. ...basically, a whole summers worth of my labor now!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain Heritage Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 5 hours ago, Mr. Plow said: Thanks! 7/16 OSB all around inside. Ceiling white, walls light gray. R15 bats in walls and blown in for attic. 75,000 btu hanging furnace on natural gas. ...basically, a whole summers worth of my labor now!!! Will be SO worth it though! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Dinan Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 Looks great Steve!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drglinski Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 So very nice. Also I'm very jealous. 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain Heritage Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 Steve, how is he shop coming? You getting the inside sheeted yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Plow Posted May 19 Author Share Posted May 19 Utilities are going in now.....water from house, gas from house meter, electrical conduit and internet conduits from house, gutter drain lines, etc. Trencher is rented for Monday......tie in holes are mostly dug.....lots of stuff to cross......more shoveling than I really care for, but do it right the 1st time. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Plow Posted May 20 Author Share Posted May 20 Some "Armstrong excavating" today to pot hole electric primary and fiber in the path of my water and electric to new building. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Dinan Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Never fun when you can’t use engine powered equipment 🥲 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Plow Posted May 22 Author Share Posted May 22 But bright and early tomorrow the walk behind trencher gets picked up from United Rentals.......then we make hay! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Plow Posted May 23 Author Share Posted May 23 Yard looks like Bill Murray and the Gopher have been waging war!.......but utility piping is installed. Needs to have drain tiles fixed and some more clean up work. Will tie in final connections this weekend. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain Heritage Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Nice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain Heritage Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 How's the shop work going Steve? Updated pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Plow Posted June 11 Author Share Posted June 11 95% wiring rough in complete. Electrician will be here 29th to replace house panel and pull heavy wire to shop. External fixtures are complete. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drglinski Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 Looking great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Dinan Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 Making good progress Steve!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Plow Posted June 19 Author Share Posted June 19 Foundation backfill graded, wiring done (waiting on panel install from electrician), all insulation chutes in trusses. Time to start insulating....not looking forward to that chore. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 Looks good! I felt like I had an itch when you mentioned insulating. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Plow Posted June 20 Author Share Posted June 20 So did I.......not looking forward to it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Dinan Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 What kind are you using? We insulated the garage at the farm with paper backed fiberglass and it wasn’t too bad. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Plow Posted June 21 Author Share Posted June 21 R15 paper back fiber glass bats in walls, will have 20-24" of loose fiberglass blown in ceiling once ceiling is sheeted. Hope it's not too bad..... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Plow Posted June 22 Author Share Posted June 22 Trailer load of "itch"!!!! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Plow Posted June 30 Author Share Posted June 30 Missing the main 100a breaker and 2ea 20 amps to have the sub panel done. Electrician was here today. Replaced main house panel and pulled wire to shop. Will be back tomorrow with main breaker to install in house panel and I got the 2 I needed tonight at Menards. Hope to have functioning garage door openers, a couple outlets, out door lights, and indoor lights on a switch by tomorrow night. Insulation progressing nicely, only need to fo the narrow stud spaces. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Plow Posted June 30 Author Share Posted June 30 Have 100A power to new building......nice to have lights on switch and working door openers. Will check out the outdoor lighting this evening after dark.... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain Heritage Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 Nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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