Finally time to pull the trigger . . . starting on the New (much anticipated) SHOP - Build

[conv67bdere]

The silo . . . Many questions on the purpose of it . . . Answered . . .

Is the reason for the Silo because you're putting in a lift/elevator?

Uh - I wish . . . and NO, RC did not volunteer to donate one . . .

Spiral staircase?

That's the plan . . .

Agreed.....i was just going to posts that same idea.

Known fact - no matter HOW big the shop is made, I'll wish it was bigger.
Also . . . could not see using up VALUABLE shop space for a staircase . . .

So - I decided to make a spiral staircase, in a silo (to add to the "barn" style) . . .
Yes indeed . . . I think outside the box . . .

So that's the plan . . .

More later . . .

 

[conv67bdere]

Got a break in the rain today . . . and was able to get some stuff done . . .

Forecast was for rain all day Saturday and Sunday . . . Thank goodness . . .
They were wrong again with the weather . . .

Really wonder how much more could have been done if there wasn't 2 days of rain.

After getting the 16' of silo done, also got it covered with some tin to "try" and keep
the rain out . . . got 3 days of rain in the forecast . . . UGH ! ! !

Then the task that was dreaded . . . getting back up on top to get the ridge vent and closures in place . . .
Was not looking forward to this . . . How to get a 10' piece of metal up there . . . but - figured something out . . .
And now - 4 of them are completely installed, 1 is in place to keep the rain out . . .

The good news . . . no more leaky tarps screwed down up there . . . and no leaks with all the rain ! ! !

Found this guy upside-down under a piece of plywood . . . and thought he had expired . . . but brought him in the
house - and placed him in a very little bit of water . . . the little guy perked up . . . and was still alive . . .
He's back outside in the area that I found him . . . to live another day . . . or hopefully longer . . .

After 2days of rain - no water in the silo - that' was a miracle ! ! !

Needed to get something done on the front of the building as not much has happened here recently . . .
So the next panel was put in place . . . and what happens next . . .

So right . . . can't stand the yellow color . . . so it got a coat of red to make it look better . . .

Then there was that back of this section of the shop . . . that needed some attention . . . 1st panel . . .

2nd panel got put in place . . . it would not lay flat . . . scratched my head . . . then remembered . . .
Had a piece of would that was added and it was protruding out . . . got it removed and it sits nice now . . .

Got the 3rd and last panel in place for this section of the shop . . .

Look out . . . Here comes the inspector . . . Try and look busy . . .

and what's next . . .

Of course . . . had to get rid of the yellow color . . . so it got a coat of red too . . .

Also, the blocks that were in one of the pictures above, have been set in place, need to fill them with cement.
That will allow the building of the back wall - decided to put another 10' wide 8' tall door on the back, and also
a people door . . . does NOT leave a whole lot of wall that needs to be built now . . .

Got a plan . . . got the lumber in the shop . . . now it just needs to get built . . . should be coming soon . . .

More Later . . .

 

[conv67bdere]

Got a PLAN, a good weekend ahead of me, and a couple milestones "hoped" to be reached . . .

Wow . . . helps when you've got a plan and a direction on the project . . .

Got the last of the blockwork done - and needed to get them filled with concrete - DONE.

With that, a milestone has been reached . . . Do not believe any more concrete will need to be mixed for
THIS project ! ! !

Got a couple LED lights and have got them added to the shop - here's the downstairs . . .

And the light in the upstairs . . . now the shop can be used even when it's dark . . .

The back of the shop that has been a fight to keep the rain out - gets the tarps pulled down . . . weird feeling . . .

Get the next section of wall built . . . yup . . . that is the WHOLE section of wall . . .

With that . . . it was muscled into place . . . and the rear wall is getting started . . . Can't wait . . .

Wow . . . had to remove MORE of the tarp as it was in my way . . .

Get the next section of wall built . . . once again . . . yup, that's it ! ! !

And once again . . . with it built, the section gets muscled into place . . .

Next on the agenda . . . get the header installed over this door . . .

Things are moving along pretty quickly now and I'm really enjoying seeing the progress . . . .

Still got another day of work to get done and hopefully get it posted . . .

More Later . . .

 

[conv67bdere]

Great weekend with a load of stuff done . . . Feels really good with all the stuff that got done ! ! !

Wow - Rock and Rolled this weekend on the projects and it shows . . .

To continue with the back wall, the header above the garage door was installed
Did this differently . . . just (1) - 2 x 12 at a time and (3) of them was VERY HEAVY . . . much easier !

Then filled in the studs above the header . . .

Got the next section of wall built ( love these "small" sections - so much easier to muscle into place )

So once it was in place, the header was installed above the people doorway . . .

And then the studs added to the wall above the header . . . and all that was left is the attachment . . . to the silo
Had some "fun" with this as the measurements and plumb were not quite working out . . . but found where the
problem was - got the walls moved as needed and everything is where it needs to be ! ! That felt good ! ! !

With the wall now done, the next phase of the construction was adding the siding to the wall . . . 1st piece . . .

Then went over to the silo . . . and removed the 10" "temp" stuff that was slapped on the end to cover things . . .
Cut the new panels so that the siding grooves matched the pattern . . .

And got that whole wall re-installed for the last time . . . this time it was permanent ! ! ! And then proceeded to
work my way around the silo, one face at a time . . .

Trying to figure out how to size them - took 1 panel ( get it wrong ) and the rest went in very nicely ! !

Got almost the entire silo ( only to the 8' mark sided . . . and it's starting to look like a shop in the back too !

Only one last thing to do for the day - get it painted ( but I've already posted my 10 pics ) next posting . . .
Got a whole lot of rain coming - will need to get the plastic back up to protect the shop . . .

And figure out how to get the silo from the 8' to the 16' height installed . . . that'll be "fun" . . .

And figure out what I'm going to do with the wall on the second floor so it can get framed in . . .

More Later . . . .

 

[Jesse6869]

Must say I love seeing a 1 man show to see what one can create when you put your mind an dedication to it. Vary impressive for sure. Did you draw up plans for this ? Wing it ? How much though did you put into it before you broke ground?