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Very BUSY weekend, got a lot done and now have 2 new toys for the shop . . . too . . . All I can say is WOW . . . they sure don't make them like they used to make them ! ! ! And that would be a reference to the (2) new toys for the shop ( guy closed his business and sold them ) - Plans . . ...

Big Dilemma on which direction to go . . . Had (2) different options . . . Hummmm . . . Was not sure which direction to start on this morning for the days task . . . picked this one . . . Now that the back overhang is in place for this side, this next section "should" be able to be done ? ? ...

Take it apart - put it back together . . . rinse and repeat . . . Story of my shop progress . . . Unfortunately - that's what has to happen for the progress to continue . . . First order of the day . . . The missing ends of the rafters - since the support is sideways to support the overhang...

The Interesting trip - Why is it that every trip turns into an adventure . . . This was crazy ! ! ! Don't need my life to be more exciting, get plenty of that with every day stuff. First, we'll start with the shop - got the fire stops and the cross board installed on the back wall . . . My...

Project Mad Scientist - Roofing status . . . and dealing with the rain . . . Oh boy ! ! ! This was a pretty good week as far as progress goes . . . sure can't complain . . . Once again . . . removing the plastic was not easy as there was always a possibility of more rain in the next day or two...

No rain in the forecast for Saturday and Sunday . . . Rigggggght . . . . Sheeeesh . . . Luckily, the rain for the whole weekend changed to only rain on Friday . . . Which gives me (2) more days of work on the shop ! ! ! Here's the results . . . Not too sure whos most excited about the new...

Weathermen . . . How can they still have a job . . . is beyond me . . . WOW . . . the forecast for rain Friday, Saturday, and Sunday . . . has now been changed . . . To only rain on Friday . . . REALLY . . . Good news, more time to work on the roof ! ! ! So Thursdays efforts were not pre-work...

Slightly different explanation on this . . . Electronic flashers are "directional", so if the Electronic flasher is not working, you might have to swap the power leads in the connecting plug. Additionally - some places will attempt to sell you a "polarity switcher" plug that they claim will...

Just a side note . . . when you change to LED bulbs, since they have a much smaller current draw, your flashers might no longer work properly ! ! By the way . . . this could also cause the turn signals to not flash too ( probably just light and stay on ) Simple solution . . . look for an...

Big push before the rain - as always, a load of prep work needs to get done first . . . As always, the amount of prep-work that needs to get done first is always amazing . . . here we go . . . Really odd . . . to be removing the plastic cover from the shop that I fought so hard to keep it on...

Wow . . . sure was nice to see that people are following and concerned on my health . . . that's awesome ! Thanks 5.7 Hemi . . . I'm doing just that and right in the middle of a "big" push . . . let's see how I do . . . So cool that you're following the thread . . . nice to know that people...

Accomplished on Sunday and so far this week . . . and plans for the rest of the week . . . Got some stuff done on Sunday, but the weather was still quite cool . . . Here's the update . . . First of all - the priming of the wall . . . got most of it done, the not done ones need some work on the...

Feeling better- trying to keep progress moving - and fighting with rain ( as always ) Finally starting to feel better and get BACK into working on the shop - slowly . . . getting there . . . 2 weeks being sick sucks - Sure did not need it now. Where this was left off, needed to get the next...

Thanks to everyone that wished me a Happy Birthday . . . had a great day and was actually working on my shop ! ! And making progress on it . . . it's a GOOD DAY . . .

Alright . . . Thanks for checking . . . I'm back . . . kinda . . . ( been a bad 2 weeks ) Whew . . . SO nice to have people that wonder and ask about you . . . been a bad 2 weeks. Got a head cold, that went to a nasty sinus infection . . . Urgent Care prescribed sub par antibiotics. Needless to...

It's amazing amount of pre-work required to get the work done . . .sheeesh ! ! ! Wow . . . thought that most of this roof could get done this weekend . . . but . . . All of the stuff that needs to get done before the metal can go up is staggering . . . - all of the plastic need to be removed (...

One Solid week of rain here - slowing down my progress . . . but still trying to move forward . . . Had an entire week of rain, and the plastic on the shop held up very well and did good keeping it dry. Had to fight with a couple areas leaking, but they were on the other lean-to and not a big...

Dodged the snow, and a bit of a cold spell is in store for the weekend . . . figures . . . Good news on dodging the snow, we got no rain nor snow, but 30 minutes North - Snow ! But the cold spell is going to put a slowdown on the shop progress . . . Argh ! ! Wanted to continue the progress...

Downstairs is 50 x 50 (2500 sq ft) , and upstairs is 25 x 50 ( 1250 sq ft ) . . . so 3750 sq ft . . . The shop will have it's own 200 amp service and I'm being told that I'll also be getting 3-phase too.

Two big storms in one week - and a lot of scrambling to keep things dry . . . Wow, we get nailed with 2 big storms, lots of rain, and some big winds - 2 in one week . . . The shops managed pretty well, had some plastic get blown off a bit and leak, but not in any of the areas that are critical...