Building a Shop

wedge40 · Oct 14, 2009

you need to write a book after this. The puter-upper is a great idea. I've watched this thread since you started and have learned a lot from it. I'll almost be sorry when you get the barn done. Which looks like that will be very soon.

Wedge

mjncad · Oct 14, 2009

Nice job on figuring out how to put those panels on by yourself. I like the guide/restraint at the end of your lifting tool to keep a wayward panel in place should the wind kick up.

Huskerplowboy · Oct 19, 2009

Roof's on...mostly

The steel sheets are all up on the roof and screwed down completely now. I put about 1/2 of them up on Saturday, almost finished yesterday, had to put the last piece up tonight.

The putter-upper worked great. I ended up abandoning the vice grip on a rope. Instead, I would position the 'upper just off to the side of the spot I intended the sheet to go into. Then from a ladder at the eave, I'd pull/push/slide the panel off of the 'upper and onto the roof. Once on, I could slide it over to get the overlap rib lined up. I would line up the bottom end, and screw the sheet to the eave fascia board. Then I'd climp up at the peak from inside the shed and screw down the top to a couple purlins. Once the panel was secure, I'd climb out onto the roof, staying on the last fully screwed sheet, and work my way back to the bottom, fastening the new sheet the rest of the way down, then climb down off of the eave ladder.

The Cleary kit came with nails for the roof steel, but I decided on screws mostly to save my arm/wrist from pounding that many nails. I picked up 1.5" pole barn screws from Menards in their "Emerald Green" color. Those screws looked nearly the same color as the Fabral screws that came for the Cleary "Evergreen" wainscot. Turns out, the Menards screws and the Fabral screws are made by the same company. Not sure they'd 100% match on a wall where you'll stare at them all day, but for a roof, they're darn close.

Huskerplowboy · Oct 19, 2009

Last pics I took before it got dark last night.

Huskerplowboy · Nov 5, 2009

Latest status:

Just an update on the shop project. The roof's complete, including the ridgecaps/vents. Most of the trim is up, just missing a couple pieces on the back end of the roof (corner pieces on the roof edge). Have a few spots that I need to go back over and finish screwing down the wall steel, but it's all on pretty solid. The electricians put in the panel and an outlet a few days ago, no more hundreds of feet of extension cords!

Found out that the overhead door will be installed tomorrow sometime, which will pretty much finish off this year's part of the build.

Duffster · Nov 5, 2009

Huskerplowboy said:
Latest status:

Just an update on the shop project. The roof's complete, including the ridgecaps/vents. Most of the trim is up, just missing a couple pieces on the back end of the roof (corner pieces on the roof edge). Have a few spots that I need to go back over and finish screwing down the wall steel, but it's all on pretty solid. The electricians put in the panel and an outlet a few days ago, no more hundreds of feet of extension cords! Found out that the overhead door will be installed tomorrow sometime, which will pretty much finish off this year's part of the build.

Now you can get that lot graded and seeded.

Huskerplowboy · Nov 5, 2009

Cleaning up the grade and seeding is yet another project that won't get done this year... Around the house, the grade is pretty good. Still some work I want to do around the shop to improve drainage and to take down a little bit of a hump and use that dirt somewhere useful.

Dad's got an old disc harrow I'm going to haul back one of these days. He's pretty sure my tractor will pull it ok, especially for light grass-seeding prep work. We shall see.

veresjwv · Nov 6, 2009

Huskerplowboy,
Just want to thank you for the wealth of information you have given us and wanted to tell you that you did one heck of a job. I am probably going to do much of the same type project starting this spring and I feel much more comfortable now that I watched you build yours. I have visited the website that you bought your package from and I did not find the 30x40that you built, was yours a special order? Also if it is not asking too much.... could you give us a ball park cost of your package? Sure would appreciate it!!
Once a gain - Fine Job!!!

bleazenb · Nov 6, 2009

I to want to thank you for the on going pictures of your project! Keep them coming when you start the interior work! Learned alot from your posts.

Huskerplowboy · Nov 10, 2009

veresjwv said:
Huskerplowboy,
Just want to thank you for the wealth of information you have given us and wanted to tell you that you did one heck of a job. I am probably going to do much of the same type project starting this spring and I feel much more comfortable now that I watched you build yours. I have visited the website that you bought your package from and I did not find the 30x40that you built, was yours a special order? Also if it is not asking too much.... could you give us a ball park cost of your package? Sure would appreciate it!!
Once a gain - Fine Job!!!

Here's the link to Cleary's DIY "Suburban" buildings: Cleary Building Corp. - Commercial Buildings

Mine was somewhat custom since I went with the taller sidewalls. Cleary would call mine 13'4" compared to the 11'4" "stock" kit they have online. Otherwise, I think the rest was pretty much the same. I think they can do a material only deal on just about any building. The salesman mentioned that the stock buildings might be a bit cheaper since they're a canned design and material list, no need for any designers to do anything if you order one, just pull the material and ship it. On the other hand, anything custom means that someone has to spend at least some ammont of time modifying material lists, drawings, check loads, etc...

My 30x40x13'4 kit was around $11k or so.