Author Topic: Building a shop (Read 72322 times)

Stilldrillin · « **Reply #75 on:** June 17, 2012, 04:17:28 PM »

Chris.
That is shaping up beautifully!

Thanks for the update......

David D

PeterE · « **Reply #76 on:** June 17, 2012, 05:29:29 PM »

Hi Chris,

Just a quick question; The ground ends of the cladding boards looks to me to be cut straight off without a drop-nose, or do they have one? If not I think you should do that as it prolong the boards life very much.

BR

/Peter

ChriX · « **Reply #77 on:** June 18, 2012, 03:29:58 PM »

Hi Peter, thanks for pointing that out, they do have one already. Probably about 30 degrees.

Rob.Wilson · « **Reply #78 on:** June 18, 2012, 04:26:40 PM »

your doing a cracking job ,

,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,mumble mumble shop envy

Rob

PeterE · « **Reply #79 on:** June 18, 2012, 05:04:43 PM »

Quote from: ChriX on June 18, 2012, 03:29:58 PM

Hi Peter, thanks for pointing that out, they do have one already. Probably about 30 degrees.

Ahh, good. Too easy to miss if one is not aware of it. Glad you didn´t miss it.

Cracking build that! Following this thread with interest.

BR

/Peter

ChriX · « **Reply #80 on:** June 23, 2012, 06:11:31 AM »

Quote from: buffalow bill on June 17, 2012, 11:08:37 AM

Things are looking great, bet you cannot wait.
Wish I was at that stage
Bill

Are you doing a shop build Bill? If so where is the thread!?!

buffalow bill · « **Reply #81 on:** June 23, 2012, 12:45:40 PM »

Chris.
Unfortunately not building or even started planning yet. When things start, there will be a house as well as a workshop, if I’m lucky a garage (with integral foundry) but we can all dream. One day

Bill

ChriX · « **Reply #82 on:** August 09, 2012, 05:01:59 PM »

Hi all.

A quick update with a few more photos for you. All of the jobs now seem to be quite time consuming but don't appear to show as much forward progress as the earlier stuff. I.e. laying a floor only takes a day and is huge progress, but building a door and hanging it takes a whole weekend!

We are getting to the point where the outside is almost complete - just that last bit of cladding and window to go in and a few roof ridge pieces and we are there. After that we can work in any weather in the warm and dry.

I have ordered second quality Kingspan to fit between all the studwork, which will then be covered with 1/2" shuttering ply.

Chris

andyf · « **Reply #83 on:** August 09, 2012, 07:28:26 PM »

I'm soooo envious!

Did you leave one of those double doors out in the sun?

Andy

ChriX · « **Reply #84 on:** August 10, 2012, 04:05:18 PM »

Hi Andy - no one of them has just been on a lot longer than the other one! I guess you could say it's been left out in the sun in that case. We put one up then I went away for a couple of weekends in a row so the other didn't go up until this past weekend.

Stilldrillin · « **Reply #85 on:** August 10, 2012, 04:39:57 PM »

Oh.......... My!

David D

Dean W · « **Reply #86 on:** August 10, 2012, 11:42:00 PM »

I didn't look at this thread until today. Wow, what a lot of nice work! You are going to be sooo pleased to
be able to walk into such a fine shop any time you like. Talk about a happy place for a man! It's great! : )

tumutbound · « **Reply #87 on:** August 11, 2012, 02:57:45 AM »

Does the little pot belly stove live in the shed?
Looks like a handy thing to have.

ChriX · « **Reply #88 on:** August 11, 2012, 08:54:33 AM »

Maybe one day the stove will make it in (read: when it's -10c in winter again)!

I am looking forward to the day when I can start making things in there. Made a bit of progress on the machine front this morning in that I have found a nice local chap who is going to sell me either a Harrison M250 or a Bantam 2000 long bed - I just need to decide which is most suitable.

ChriX · « **Reply #89 on:** August 27, 2012, 04:12:45 PM »

Just a quick update, all the walls are now insulated. Roof next.

Stilldrillin · « **Reply #90 on:** August 28, 2012, 01:55:54 AM »

Chris.
That's a really nice, "comfortable" pic. Thanks for showing!

David D

ChriX · « **Reply #91 on:** September 23, 2012, 01:15:11 PM »

Another quick update for you. A day to be noted as we are now weatherproof! The final wall has been missing for a long time as I was waiting to get hold of a window, but now that's arrived and fitted we are all sealed. Only by Tyvek at this stage but I'm still counting it.

Stilldrillin · « **Reply #92 on:** September 24, 2012, 07:51:44 AM »

Watertight, at last!!

Well done Chris.

If you've got the same weather as we have, at this moment. It wasn't a moment too soon!

Coming down in buckets here.

David D

saw · « **Reply #93 on:** September 24, 2012, 09:11:05 AM »

I think that you will have a very nice workshop, good work

ChriX · « **Reply #94 on:** October 20, 2012, 05:20:55 PM »

The lining out of the walls is now in progress - 1/2" ply.

This is an area we have just cleared and dug out ready for the 'extension'... basically it's going to be an open fronted area just to use up the spare roofing sheet. This will have parking for a car, plus it will house the compressor and dust extraction units, possibly even the phase converter as well, basically all the noisy stuff.

Sorry photos are a bit blurry, it was getting quite dark when I took these.

Markz · « **Reply #95 on:** October 20, 2012, 08:24:10 PM »

Excellent shop/shed Chris

Great effort from the ground up.

I haven't read every post so this may have been covered but a worthy addition maybe a lifting beam from the main door to get heavy stuff inside. I'm held up by this all the time. I have to borrow a mates engine hoist. Can't store a hoist in my shed/garage due to lack of space

Rob.Wilson · « **Reply #96 on:** October 21, 2012, 05:29:24 AM »

I really have shop envy Chris

You have done a cracking job

Rob

PekkaNF · « **Reply #97 on:** October 21, 2012, 02:08:26 PM »

That looks very nice indeed!

It's raining here - pretty hard - and I'm happy I have downpipes and spashblocks that drain downpour 2 to 5 meters away from my foundation. Here autums are wet and ground freeses solid over winter.

Looks like you are going to have a very nice workspace.

Pekka

ChriX · « **Reply #98 on:** October 21, 2012, 05:36:12 PM »

Thanks for the comments as always chaps.

Markz: yes a lifting beam was suggested but I haven't put it in! I wanted to but have just not gotten around to it. Wish I had, perhaps a project for after we have moved in, if I can get hold of some nice RSJs.

Rob: thanks, it means a lot coming from you after seeing your work!

Pekka: here, autumns are wet, winters are wet, spring is wet and summer is wet - no ice to worry about!

PekkaNF · « **Reply #99 on:** October 22, 2012, 01:38:09 AM »

Quote from: ChriX on October 21, 2012, 05:36:12 PM

Pekka: here, autumns are wet, winters are wet, spring is wet and summer is wet - no ice to worry about!

No wonder it's all sooooo green there! What color you are going to paint your machines?

I could easily live with bit less of cold....but I hear some people complaing the weather missing the snow.....which I could easier live without it as well - but we get plenty of it every year so just have to enjoy it. That means also that all rain and meltting water has flow off the building, and there is a drainage system under the lowest part of the foundation, othervice there are way to many problems.

That shop looks like it's going to be warm/dry/confy with a just little of heating.

Pekka

News:

Author Topic: Building a shop (Read 72322 times)

Rob.Wilson

tumutbound

Rob.Wilson