Garage-Mahal 3.0

[neohic]

I’ve got a whole bunch of boring stuff to do!

 

Today I finished up the insulation, cleaned up some material scraps by mostly finishing the walls in the compressor closet, cut up and threw out a bunch of small scraps, and I even managed to return three batts of extra insulation.

 

What’s next on the list is running all of the horizontal nailers for the steel siding panels on the interior walls. That’ll be done with all of the good material scraps I still have. At some point I’ll need to go and get more material, but the plan is to see how far I can get with what I’ve got. Along with that, I picked up material for making all the trim.

 

 

I know I’ve said it before, but hands down one of the best tools one can pick up before tackling a project like this is a table saw. It’s time consuming but it’ll be a day of processing through material for getting the walls ready for finishing. 

[neohic]

Ready for wainscoting. Going nice and tall with it at 48”. Never broke up the walls in a shop before, but I want to jazz it up this time. All of my outlets will me at the top of the wainscoting because I’m tired to bending over. They’ll all blend in with the bare galvanized panels. 
 

 

Panels for the ceiling and the wainscoting were ordered yesterday. I’ve never trimmed out a shop before outside of J-channel but this one will be a little more fancy. In the past I’ve ran the steel panels all the way down to the floor. This makes sweeping the floor more difficult to do a good job and it gets annoying clanking the broom on the panel ribs. I’m using treated lumber for the base board trim and then regular ol’ 2x4s for everything else. My table saw will be taking lead on making all the trim.

 

I’m definitely making more work for myself but I’m striving for the look of an old service station. Definitely getting to the fun(ish) part of building a shop. 

[Pete M]

I install switch/outlet combos wherever I can in the house to avoid the bending down to get at the regular ones just to plug in a vacuum.  

[neohic]

Bending over is such a young man’s game. 

[neohic]

I was walking back from getting the mail today and it occurred to me that I’ve never really had a good look at the shop from the “B side”. 
 

Hu... feels like when you get your hair cut and they hold up the little mirror and ask “how’s it look form the back?” like it really matters. 

[fiatslug87]

What's that white stuff on the roof and ground? 

[neohic]

10 hours ago, fiatslug87 said:

What's that white stuff on the roof and ground? 

 

 

[Manche757]

On 1/1/2021 at 8:52 PM, neohic said:

 

 

Just curious.  Why didn't you bring in the service cable where you want to set the panel, or vice versa?   Less chance of someone driving a nail in a hot line.

 

 

[neohic]

2 hours ago, Manche757 said:

Just curious.  Why didn't you bring in the service cable where you want to set the panel, or vice versa?   Less chance of someone driving a nail in a hot line.

Well, ya see... 

The original plan of where the walk door and the windows was a little different from where they ended up. Obviously that piece of conduit was dropped in the ground before the concrete was poured too. I like having exposed conduit in my shop so I can add circuits easier in the future and I like having less outlets per breaker for less load while I’ve got a bunch of stuff going on... this means more conduit. Then there was a big demo job I was a part of that I was careful about pulling all of the (nearly brand new) wire out that’ll cover about all of the 110v in the shop. So now I’m wiring the 110v side of my shop for only the cost of conduit... which is expensive.

 

Long story short: I moved the breaker box location because I thought it’d look funny between the windows, my wire was free, conduit is expensive, and I’d save the cost on conduit if the box is closer to where the majority of the outlets will be.

 

... I guess it made sense in my head? 

[Manche757]

Not only does it make sense but you have a colorful way of putting thoughts and words together.

[neohic]

20 minutes ago, Manche757 said:

Not only does it make sense but you have a colorful way of putting thoughts and words together.

[neohic]

Vapor barrier is done.

 

 

More cleanup is done.

 

 

I’m ready to start putting up wainscoting when it comes in. As part of more clean up I was able to downsize how I was keeping material mobile so I could move “the pile” around depending on where I was working. There’s still a cart but it’s now nothing more than a glorified skate board. Feels pretty good to see the majority of the walls.

 

[neohic]

 

Ceiling it gonna be BRIGHT!!

[89 MJ]

Its getting close!

[neohic]

Super slow pitch project today.

 

 

Got all but the three tiny pieces of wainscoting on the front wall done. Need to make up the trim cap and then get going on the ceiling. Can’t wait to see the reflection of the next project in the wall!

[neohic]

So many slow moving projects to tackle.  I decided to make my own trim this time around just to break to the steel panels. Everything is based on 2x4s and are just ran through the table saw and routed to get the right contours.

 

 

The overhang finishes and trues up the wainscoting and the top inch thickness matches the 1/2” OSB I’m using for nailers on the walls.

 

 

I need to finish up the nailers on the front wall before I can wrap up the trim cap. It’s far enough to get a measurement for the top 2/3 of the walls though. Started on the nailers on the ceiling too. 
 

 

... more to come. I picked up another little trinket this weekend to get me thinking about things. 
 

 

I think I’ve dated it to 1904 or 1905. Will it end up in the shop?... probably not. It’s got a broken hinge that I’ll fix eventually. A friend of mine was using it as a fence post and he offered it to me a while back. I think I’ve got plans for it?... stay tuned for that hopeful future thread. 

[Pete M]

[neohic]

 

Ceiling panels next. 

[neohic]

Ah... springtime. 
 

[MiNi Beast]

yeah and wheres the bbq? 

[neohic]

3 hours ago, MiNi Beast said:

yeah and wheres the bbq? 

Up by the house. 
 

As for the rest of my work day, I made up the “crown” trim and got half of the ceiling up. 
 

 

I could work 12’ at a time worth of trim and the panels cover 3’. I got spoiled being able to stand up in the loft to get trim dimensions. After that, the trim got hung across the wall so I could hook the bottom edge of panel into the trim and then put a screw in at the top. I won’t say it was super easy, but I seem to always find a way to do this stuff by myself. 
 

 

... and then done!

 

 

The other half is happening another day. Gonna be bright in here!

[MiNi Beast]

yeah thats nice. easy to clean. 

[neohic]

Been a few weeks since I’ve been able to do anything in the shop which is unfortunate because the weather has been great... until this week.

 

 

The outside temperature topped out at 22° but the shop rarely gets much below 40° since everything has been insulated and closed up. That’s about perfect for me when I’m moving around. Today was a bunch of ladder work with getting the majority of the nailers up for the top 2/3 of the walls.

 

 

Stay tuned for something special I’ve got planned for this wall. The gable crown trim went up on the one end after the first ceiling panel on the south side went up.

 

 

I was in a bit of a rush today to get enough material up so I could get some solid measurements for the rest of the panels. The local lumber supply place was having a “save the sales tax” day and I’ve been lucky enough to take advantage of this a few times before. Today was definitely the day to get the rest of the wall panels on order. It’ll be a couple weeks before I see them. I’ve got the rest of the other half of the ceiling to do before then. 

[neohic]

The ceiling is officially done!... minus electrical. All that was left was the other half of the panels, the trim, and the access to the attic.

 

 

With the panels up it seems as though my walls are bowed out by about 3/8” at their worst. I won’t tell if you don’t. Another stick of scrap lumber and some time on the table saw fixed this. 
 

 

Besides the unexpected wow in the wall, things came out laser straight. 
 

 

My white wall panels were ordered this week. Maybe I’ll see them by next weekend? Then it’s on to electrical. Suppose I ought to bring that truck of mine home too. 
 

[500 MJ]

Looking great Ben!