Great progress. Your own labor versus convenience is always a trade off. You just have to figure the cost against how bad you want to do it yourself. This comes from a guy that works alone 90% of the time.
And so it begins..... my new garage
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Agreed but then there's the "man" factor lol, always gotta prove that you've still got it. For me I just enjoy building everything myself and learning new things while keeping myself in shape. If it makes you hurt then you need the exersise anyways right? When my kids grow up they shouldn't have to go very far for help.
I feel exactly the way you do. I've always adhered to the fact that if you want it done right, do it yourself. My problem is as l get older things don't get done as fast, and I've hurt myself in more ways than one doing it by myself.
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Ain't that the truth! The brain thinks I can but the body is not interested lol. I try to pick my battles wisely as I age.
It'll get there...just pick away at it.
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Hey sounds like the project is moving forward I'm jealous,I finally brought in 3rd party to open cell foam my 33x70 you can tell the difference but 
you cannot get people with an ounce of pride in their work anymore.
you cannot get people with an ounce of pride in their work anymore.
We sure did put a dent in the project last weekend - and I can tell you I'm feeling "comfortably numb " after all that work . . . Sure looks great !
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It was a huge bump in motivation, now that the ball is rolling I'm on a mission. Thanks for the help.
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Coming along nicely! A co-worker/friend was supposed to show up once my dad and I started framing my shop but he never did so we did it by ourselves. It wasn't bad but now I know why my dad really didn't want to be on up on the top plate once we started on the joists and rafters. It was because he was 63 and now that I'm at that age (65), I fully understand not wanting up be up off the ground at this point in time! lol
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Coming along nicely! A co-worker/friend was supposed to show up once my dad and I started framing my shop but he never did so we did it by ourselves. It wasn't bad but now I know why my dad really didn't want to be on up on the top plate once we started on the joists and rafters. It was because he was 63 and now that I'm at that age (65), I fully understand not wanting up be up off the ground at this point in time! lol
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I hear you pal, I don't go up on ladders above 8ft anymore and no way I'm going up on the roof again after the last time when the ladder fell over and I had to jump off into a snow drift.
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LOL! How high of a jump was that? Sounds like fun to me so long as it wasn't off of a 3 story house lol. I started working with my dad building houses at 14 and did that somemore after getting out of the military in 73 but only for a short time. Building my shop was the last big project we did together before he quit the earth at 77. I still get up on ladders but wised up a few years ago and got rid of my shaky all aluminum pos extension ladder and got a L3022 Louisville 28 foot and man, that thing is stable. It's like night and day!! Yeah, I've always been highly aware of being up high and even more so now knowing full well how much longer healing takes. It's all together different being on a ladder that puts you on pins and needles vs one that makes you feel a lot more secure.....so long as you don't make a misstep
I never knew how much difference a good ladder can make.
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Well it looked like 40 feet from up there but was only about 10 feet really. I don't get on 'em any more because of balance issues from TBI. It's cool as long as I don't close both eyes. Close 'em both and I fall to the right. Go figure.LOL! How high of a jump was that? Sounds like fun to me so long as it wasn't off of a 3 story house lol. I started working with my dad building houses at 14 and did that somemore after getting out of the military in 73 but only for a short time. Building my shop was the last big project we did together before he quit the earth at 77. I still get up on ladders but wised up a few years ago and got rid of my shaky all aluminum pos extension ladder and got a L3022 Louisville 28 foot and man, that thing is stable. It's like night and day!! Yeah, I've always been highly aware of being up high and even more so now knowing full well how much longer healing takes. It's all together different being on a ladder that puts you on pins and needles vs one that makes you feel a lot more secure.....so long as you don't make a misstep
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I'm not looking forward to roofing this thing, never have liked heights but I'll get it. At least I can walk on this roof, my house is almost a 45 degree angle and required being tied off... lots of fun! Good fiberglass ladders are a must but scaffolding is the way to go.
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What's the pitch? Mine is a 7/12. Roofing it wasn't fun but we got it done.
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The garage will be standard 4/12 l, I never figured up the house. I just designed the house on paper and built the trusses to match. Looking back on the house I wonder how I ever finished it building ever piece..... never again!
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My wife sent me a photo of myself, in 2007, holding one end of a 32 foot roof truss over my head as I was about to heave it up onto the top of the walls with the other 18. I would put one end resting up against the top plate and then pick up the other end and slide the whole thing up and over. Then climb up and wrestle it to standing position an lean it against the house wall. I also picked up and set in place 16 32 foot long engineered I beams. We agreed that I would NEVER do that again. I built the entire 32x 32 addition by myself, from the footer to finished. The only things I subbed out were the sheet rocking, the HVAC and the blown insulation. Agreed, never again!
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Been there, that's likely how these trusses will go up. Hope somebody shows up! Our living room trusses are made out of 3X10s and 3X8s with decorative plates.... we needed a crane for those bad boys. They're on 6ft centers with rafters in between then tung and groove on top for an open ceiling. What a job that was!
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I guess! Yes, I would use a crane as well. Mine were 2x4. The floor being those engineered I Beams it was solid enough to drive a Tank up on with no deflection. I watched a video of the company doing exactly that with a camera underneath as it rolled on.
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