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marfaguy:
The shop remodel has kicked off. After cleaning out most of 16 years of krep we were able to get the wiring done. No pictures of that. I'm sure everybody has seen wiring run through studs and into boxes. Next up was getting the service (100 amp) run from the house to the shop and the airline from the shop back to car port. I thought I had taken pictures of the conduit being laid in the trench but apparently not.
 Anyway, the forms got put in on Wednesday






 and the  concrete was poured on Thursday.




As you can see we're also putting in a driveway from the street to the shop.

If you're in the North Austin/Round Rock area and need some concrete work done let me know, I've got just the guys.

There's going to be a shed type bump out added to outside of the shop to house the air compressor and a dust collection system.


The plan is to frame this out, dry it in, roof it and then store most of the stuff still in the shop so it can easily be insulated and sheetrocked without too much stuff in the way.

This slab

will eventually have an approx. 10'x10' shed for the lawn tractor/trailer and tiller. Should also be enough room to hold wood and metal materials so I don't have to house them in the shop. The slab is about 24'x24' so I'll also have enough room to do outside stuff like casting (if I ever get to that point).

It's coming along. Hope to have it all done sometime this Summer or in the Fall.

-Charles

marfaguy:
Further work on the shop remodel…
Got the insulation and sheetrock done. Well we had the insulation and sheetrock done.
We're doing the tape/float and painting. Got the lights and air conditioning in.


Working on the rest of the tape/float (I can hum the tune and almost keep time but
as you can see the results are so-so).


The Micro Mark mill in the foreground on it's temporary roll around stand.


We'll start painting from this end tomorrow and working out from the corner.


Sams Warehouse has some steel framed 48"x84"x18"(deep) (six shelves per unit)
steel shelving units for 58.00. We got three. Those will go in as soon as the paints dry.

andyf:
Compared to my working area, that's HUGE! The mill looks lost in there.

Tip: before painting, while you can still see where the studs (uprights) are behind the plasterboard (sheetrock), bang a small nail in at the top and bottom of each one, with the head just proud of the surface. Once painted, you probably won't be able to see the nailheads, but you will be able to feel them.

Then, if you want a secure fixing for a hook, shelf or wall-hung cupboard, you can easily find where to put the screws.

Andy

John Stevenson:
No rebar or hardcore on that driveway ?

marfaguy:

--- Quote from: John Stevenson on June 12, 2011, 09:06:23 AM ---No rebar or hardcore on that driveway ?

--- End quote ---
4"x4" wire mesh on the driveway. Not sure what hardcore is. That's the way they do most driveways/sidewalks around here.
Seems to work pretty well.

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