New shop in the works

Fuelie74 said:
SuperBuickGuy said:
what do you work on? I have a 9k rotary lift, and the 3" slab (IIRC 5500 lb mix) was more than enough for the lift....
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I try not to work on anything bigger than a 1 ton.

Basically no one in this area pores less than 4" thick and 5" thick is to give the extra piece of mind and reduce on cracking in the future. Every reputable concrete contractor in the area says pushes for 5" thick over 4" thick.

The four extra thick pads for mounting the hoist will only cost an extra $200 so, why not have the extra piece of mind when you have a contractor truck or van on the hoist that is extremely rear heavy.
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while I would put thicker pads in, it'd not be for a lift, it'd be for a press brake (I do metal stuff)... still, no matter what you do: it looks great from here, and you're the one under the car on the lift - so whatever makes you feel safe sounds perfect :)
 
Day two. Starting to look more and more like a building every day. You can see in this picture the third overhead door that is being tined over for now.
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big2bird said:
Is this a wood frame structure or a Butler building?
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My wild guess would be Butler.

Around here they are called metal buildings and are all red iron framework.
Further north in Florida, they start calling them pole barns or pole buildings, metal clad with wood framework.
A pretty good value for a building.

Butler has bought out many of the smaller suppliers and are by far the largest in the country.
 
Day three! Came home to see the trusses up and WOW is it tall. I am loving this building more and more every day.
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They have straps holding the trusses down right now while working.
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010752 said:
big2bird said:
Is this a wood frame structure or a Butler building?
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My wild guess would be Butler.

Around here they are called metal buildings and are all red iron framework.
Further north in Florida, they start calling them pole barns or pole buildings, metal clad with wood framework.
A pretty good value for a building.

Butler has bought out many of the smaller suppliers and are by far the largest in the country.
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I have a 24x42, we call it a pole barn.
 
redvetracr said:
what are your plans for insulation?
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Right now I plan to use 4' wide batts of R19 in the walls and R38 in the ceiling. I can't adore to do the inside this year so plans could change some while saving for that.

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I guy I knew years ago in Michigan that had a body shop built one like that, but being a body shop needed to keep the heat up in the winter and the humidity out in the summer.
He put the same "r" panels as the outside, on the inside, filled the 12" or 14" wall space solid with insulation and installed 2" styrofoam under the interior r panels.
Nicest metal building I ever saw. He said he could heat and cool it for next to nothing. I liked the fact he could hose the interior down. His wall height was a little lower, maybe 15ft.
 
Been super busy the last week and haven't been able to get on to update. I got home after dark on day 4 so I wasn't able to get pictures.
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Day 6
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Day 7
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Day 8
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Day 8
Builders finished. Well kind of. They screwed up and the steel is 2" below the finished floor height. So is sounds like all of the wainscoting will have to be removed and sent to a factory shear to be trimmed and then reinstalled.
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Fuelie74 said:
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Builders finished. Well kind of. They screwed up and the steel is 2" below the finished floor height. So is sounds like all of the wainscoting will have to be removed and sent to a factory shear to be trimmed and then reinstalled.

OUCH!!!! there goes the profit off that job......:push::surrender:

What's that saying, measure once, cut twice??
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Well I haven't had much to post this last week. I hurt my right forearm on the 8th and it sounds like a torn muscle that runs my thumb. I was digging between the posts for foam on the outside of concrete when I did it. I am just really happy it was only a torn muscle and not a broken bone or torn tendent.

I am thinking about ordering some floor anchor pots to install when I pore the concrete. The plan is to order 12 and use 2 at the front of the bays to attach a winch to for dragging dead vehicles in and use the other 10 for a frame straightening pattern in a flat stall for what ever project I come up with down the road. No I don't do collision work, but was thinking it might be nice for odds and ends.
Here is what I was thinking about buying.
http://www.autobodytoolmart.com/champ-floor-anchor-pot-1600-p-11538.aspx
 
Long overdue for an update. Here is the overhead doors going in. They are really challenge to install without any help.
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Installing 2 inch R10 foam board around the perimeter of the building. It is 2 ft down from the top of the concrete.
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Here I am laying the sewer pipe in.
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Do you have plans for drains in the floor so you can wash cars inside? That is something I really want in my next garage. BTW nice big garage. That would do me good for some time. Keep the updates coming.
 
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