I have been very busy this year getting the existing building so I can work in it this winter. Barb and I have been installing more posts and joists to support a ceiling/insulation. Then we put up 48" wide by 6" thick coated insulation on the walls. I also, modified the first 2 trusses and added 2 more for a 12" tall overhead door to replace the junk sliders. The new door was installed today and it's GREAT !
The ceiling tin will be in next Friday and then blow in insulation. The Infrared tube heater is on the floor, waiting for the ceiling to be installed.
BLyke said
Aug 15, 2020
Looking good, you should be all set for the winter.
Larry Lucast said
Aug 15, 2020
That's nice. You sure got a lot done in a short time.
Lost in the 60s said
Aug 17, 2020
Thanks guys. The list of what's left is still longer than what we have done. We, also, had natural gas run to the house from the road and will be changing the furnace over to gas, along with new water heater and softener. The tube heater for the shop is also gas. Then the 500 gallon propane tank can go away and I plan to build a bigger shed where the tank and a smaller shed are now. Probably not this year anymore, but never say never...
Lost in the 60s said
Sep 7, 2020
I sold the sliding doors and track on craigslist.
All day project, as I had to remove all the tin above them to remove the track properly.
Looking great and looks to be a warm space to work this winter. Hopefully we can have a monthly meeting this winter. I was happy yesterday just getting my furnace working.
Lost in the 60s said
Sep 9, 2020
jim larson wrote:
Looking great and looks to be a warm space to work this winter. Hopefully we can have a monthly meeting this winter. I was happy yesterday just getting my furnace working.
Yeah, the weather this week is a rude reminder of what is coming.
The gas company came out yesterday and put the meter on the new gas line. I need to get that plumbed to the house, change the gas valve and orifices in the furnace, and cut in a T line for the new water heater too. Time is running out for those tasks as well.
I got the heater chimney cut in the roof and stabilized with a fire stop. I need to mock up a section of pipe to know the correct final height before I put up the ceiling and insulate, so I will be working on that today.
I got the chimney at a height I "think" is correct. Had to build a wire cage around it to prevent insulation from getting too close and cut down a wall thimble for the bottom to prevent the insulation from falling out...way more work and planning than I had anticipated. I did get that side of the ceiling in tin, as well as the front wall. I'm very close to being ready to blow insulation into the front half with the door cove.
well Mitch looking like you are for on trach to be ready for winter.
Any plans in the queue for once the shop is ready or will getting the inside set up be the primary goal for this year?
Lost in the 60s said
Sep 14, 2020
The goal was to get the Camaro sheetmetal work done over winter, but that has taken an unexpected turn.
A new development came up that may have me working on the '66 over winter...
It's highly classified for now, so no further information at this time...
Derek69SS said
Sep 14, 2020
Good news I hope!
Lost in the 60s said
Sep 14, 2020
If it comes to be, I will be assembling the car to drive next season..
Derek69SS said
Sep 14, 2020
Fingers crossed!
Lost in the 60s said
Sep 14, 2020
THANKS !!
Lost in the 60s said
Sep 20, 2020
Well, my big plan to have all the insulation blown in the front half of the building on Saturday, ran a little short, like only 1/3rd done when I ran out of bales of insulation. I, obviously, estimated WAAAAAY too low on product needed. I had it in my head that I needed 40 bales to do the whole ceiling and bought 20. Turns out the 40 may have been the estimate for the front and that is still going to be short a little. Next issue is, the product has been replaced with something more "green" and is discontinued. We had bought all but a few of the bales at the local Menard's and the Stillwater store didn't have enough to finish, and the tax is higher, soooo. We ended up driving 90 miles R/T to St Croix Falls to buy ALL the bales they had in stock. That was the afternoons adventure...79 bales. When I pulled into the building, I stopped at a fork lift driver and told him I would need his help loading, when he was done with the person he was helping. He laughed and thought I was kidding when I told him I was taking ALL this product !!
This little forklift has run thru 2 TANKS of propane doing all this modification to the shop this summer. Couldn't have done this job without it.
-- Edited by Lost in the 60s on Sunday 20th of September 2020 08:01:17 PM
-- Edited by Lost in the 60s on Sunday 20th of September 2020 08:01:40 PM
I have been very busy this year getting the existing building so I can work in it this winter. Barb and I have been installing more posts and joists to support a ceiling/insulation. Then we put up 48" wide by 6" thick coated insulation on the walls. I also, modified the first 2 trusses and added 2 more for a 12" tall overhead door to replace the junk sliders. The new door was installed today and it's GREAT !
The ceiling tin will be in next Friday and then blow in insulation. The Infrared tube heater is on the floor, waiting for the ceiling to be installed.
Looking good, you should be all set for the winter.
That's nice. You sure got a lot done in a short time.
Thanks guys. The list of what's left is still longer than what we have done.
We, also, had natural gas run to the house from the road and will be changing the furnace over to gas, along with new water heater and softener. The tube heater for the shop is also gas. Then the 500 gallon propane tank can go away and I plan to build a bigger shed where the tank and a smaller shed are now. Probably not this year anymore, but never say never...
I sold the sliding doors and track on craigslist.
All day project, as I had to remove all the tin above them to remove the track properly.
Looking great and looks to be a warm space to work this winter. Hopefully we can have a monthly meeting this winter. I was happy yesterday just getting my furnace working.
Yeah, the weather this week is a rude reminder of what is coming.
The gas company came out yesterday and put the meter on the new gas line. I need to get that plumbed to the house, change the gas valve and orifices in the furnace, and cut in a T line for the new water heater too. Time is running out for those tasks as well.
I got the heater chimney cut in the roof and stabilized with a fire stop. I need to mock up a section of pipe to know the correct final height before I put up the ceiling and insulate, so I will be working on that today.
I got the chimney at a height I "think" is correct. Had to build a wire cage around it to prevent insulation from getting too close and cut down a wall thimble for the bottom to prevent the insulation from falling out...way more work and planning than I had anticipated. I did get that side of the ceiling in tin, as well as the front wall. I'm very close to being ready to blow insulation into the front half with the door cove.
well Mitch looking like you are for on trach to be ready for winter.
Any plans in the queue for once the shop is ready or will getting the inside set up be the primary goal for this year?
The goal was to get the Camaro sheetmetal work done over winter, but that has taken an unexpected turn.
A new development came up that may have me working on the '66 over winter...
It's highly classified for now, so no further information at this time...
Good news I hope!
If it comes to be, I will be assembling the car to drive next season..
Fingers crossed!
THANKS !!
Well, my big plan to have all the insulation blown in the front half of the building on Saturday, ran a little short, like only 1/3rd done when I ran out of bales of insulation. I, obviously, estimated WAAAAAY too low on product needed. I had it in my head that I needed 40 bales to do the whole ceiling and bought 20. Turns out the 40 may have been the estimate for the front and that is still going to be short a little. Next issue is, the product has been replaced with something more "green" and is discontinued. We had bought all but a few of the bales at the local Menard's and the Stillwater store didn't have enough to finish, and the tax is higher, soooo. We ended up driving 90 miles R/T to St Croix Falls to buy ALL the bales they had in stock. That was the afternoons adventure...79 bales. When I pulled into the building, I stopped at a fork lift driver and told him I would need his help loading, when he was done with the person he was helping. He laughed and thought I was kidding when I told him I was taking ALL this product !!
This little forklift has run thru 2 TANKS of propane doing all this modification to the shop this summer. Couldn't have done this job without it.
-- Edited by Lost in the 60s on Sunday 20th of September 2020 08:01:17 PM
-- Edited by Lost in the 60s on Sunday 20th of September 2020 08:01:40 PM