Creating a Workshop & Home

[EddieWalker]

Most panals I can get on the wall easy enough by sliding them up my ladder until I can rest it on the one below.

For the ones above the roll up door opening, I couldn't do that. The ladder has to rest agains the wall, and the panal needs to be inbetween the wall and the only place the ladder has to rest.

My solution was to use my tractor.

The top of the door opening is 10ft.

I screwed on a piece of plywood to the opeing to provide a rest for the panal while lining it up, and to help hold it in position while nailing.

Sometimes working alone has it's drawbacks. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[EddieWalker]

This gives you an idea of how it's gonna look when finished.

Eddie

 

[Farwell]

Eddie,
I have been following your posts for quite a while and I do not recall your mentioning insulation. Do you have a plan on the insulation? Not to sure how expensive it is but quite a few people in Michigan use the commercial sprayed on foam and it works great. They get approximately 1 inch of foam. It seals the building, looks great when finished and has a good R factor as well.

 

[EddieWalker]

Insulation, along with sheetrock, doors and windows will be coming in next week.

I'm going to uses regular R30 bats in the ceilings and R13 in the walls. Nothing fancy, just the cheapest and most common type available.

My goal is to have the siding on this weekend and to have the electircal and plumbing rough in done next week. Sheetrock is to be finished with texture by months end.

 

[dholly]

I am seeing more Polyurethane foam spray-on insulation around here too. Mostly used in conjunction with metal roofing on timberframe and log homes. Supposedly, when applied directly to the underside of the roof, it virtually eliminates condensation problems.

 

[DannyD]

Stop the presses, working ALONE, where is super woman and the kids who are getting a better education with you than they can in schools. Please dont tell us bad news.

BTW, the building is looking great!

 

[Farwell]

In the next year or so I am going to explore the cost to have the spray foam sprayed on the ceiling of an industrial fiberglass panel lean-to that I am going to use for my welding shop. The panels sweat quite a bit leaving rust spots on my metal stock. I could use the foam sheets but think the spray will work better in this situation. If I find that it is comparable in cost to other insulation, I have several other areas I am going to have foamed.

 

[EddieWalker]

Sorry Danny, heres a shot of "super woman" hanging the house wrap on the second story.

 

[EddieWalker]

It was only 90 degrees today with the humidity at 60%, wich is really mild. Even so, it was much hotter on the roof, and she really suffered. But she doesn't quit until its done!!!!

She really is my "super woman!"

Eddie

 

[DannyD]

Thanks Eddie,

there for a second in the post I replied to, I thought she had hung up the tool belt on you........you said working alone! I can not see you doing something on this and the gf not being in it.

You have a winner there, and thanks for the photos.