Finally starting an addition on our shed

[STx]

Got most of the scaffolding down over the weekend so I can return it. Place looks different with it gone.

Still hanging drywall inside. We haven't had as much time to work on it as I'd like, other Spring stuff has been getting in the way, like planting the garden, mowing, etc. My daughter came to visit for my birthday last week also so, I didn't do much while she was here.

 

[EddieWalker]

Guess I need to see if my mower will start or not. Seems like it's that time of the year again.

What was the final rental cost for all that scaffolding?

 

[STx]

It was $240/mo, right at $750 after tax, etc.

 

[EddieWalker]

Thats more then I expected. Cheaper then buying, but if you need scaffolding again, it makes me wonder.

 

[STx]

The real expense, renting or buying, are the planks. I could've done with 1/3 fewer but, my wife needed 3 to feel comfortable.

 

[/pine]

The real expense, renting or buying, are the planks. I could've done with 1/3 fewer but, my wife needed 3 to feel comfortable.

:thumbsup::thumbsup:
Feeling comfortable makes it worth the cost IMO...allows a worker to concentrate on the task at hand...

put a narrow plank a foot off the ground and most folks will trot along the length...put it 16' off the ground and it makes a difference...

 

[sandman2234]

:thumbsup::thumbsup:
Feeling comfortable makes it worth the cost IMO...allows a worker to concentrate on the task at hand...

put a narrow plank a foot off the ground and most folks will trot along the length...put it 16' off the ground and it makes a difference...

Put a narrow plank much more than 16 feet off the ground, and you won't have to worry about me getting on it without a fight, lol.
I have to be extremely "comfortable" when I get above that height, or my brain tells my body to get the heck down! I can ease up to a lot more than 16 foot, but it has to be done slowly and carefully. Funny part is, I have a part time job where I have to go up a ladder and work about 32 feet off the ground while standing on the ladder. I move slowly!!!
David from jax

 

[GLyford]

I have a 30' ladder and I don't like being up on it at full extension at all. I need to repaint my gable walls, suspect I'll be better off hiring someone.

My last building project I had two planks and kick boards because I was worried about sliding off the planks, and also knowing where the edge of the planks were without having to look made me feel better.

My friend that came over to help didn't really like the kick boards because he was afraid of tripping on them, he's worked for years without them.

I suspect if it had been an employee-employer situation, OSHA would have liked to have seen kick boards, knee boards, and a handrail...but that would have also made getting ply and shingles on the roof much more aggravating.

 

[EddieWalker]

I have a 24 foot ladder and I pretty much refuse to use it. Now when I need to do some work on a second story house, I rent a lift. The client pays for the lift or I don't do the job. If it's on my house, I gladly pay to rent it!!!

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I dont use mine much either. Borrowed my neighbors 32 ft once, when my 24 wouldnt reach. Heavy heavy heavy, but solid.

 

[STx]

I love my 26' ladder, super light and easy to move around. I dread when I have to work on something it won't quite reach and I have to drag the 32' out, it's heavy and hard for me to move around alone.

I used to do a lot of landscape lighting and did a lot of down lighting from 50' or more up in a tree. Sometimes I could do that off a lift but, more often I had to strap on the climbing gear and do it literally hanging from a rope to get the fixture exactly where I wanted it. Doing that, I got to where I'm not bothered by heights at all anymore. Once you get used to it, it's nice to get that far off the ground and just sway in the breeze, the perspective and view is pretty and it's quiet, even when you're in town.

 

[EddieWalker]

I see that you are working on your dump truck. Does that mean the addition is done?

 

[STx]

Not even close. We're still hanging drywall, life keeps interfering.

 

[STx]

Eddie, you want to come finish hanging the drywall for me? I'll feed you, send you home with fresh pork and vegetables and provide you with the satisfaction of a job well done!

 

[EddieWalker]

Eddie, you want to come finish hanging the drywall for me? I'll feed you, send you home with fresh pork and vegetables and provide you with the satisfaction of a job well done!

If you just give me another 20 years to retire, that sounds like a great offer!!!!

 

[STx]

So, life slowed us down again and I was in an auto accident last month that I sustained some spinal injuries that have left me with pain, numbness and other issues (I can't really discuss it further yet) but...our daughter has decided she doesn't want to be in Cypress anymore because she misses us and is just lonely in general. So, when the apartment lease is up in December, she's moving here which means we can't screw around anymore, we need space for her.

Drywall is coming along, very slowly though it's still forward momentum. I've just about got the upstairs done, still a little bit of plumbing to finish up, punching the vents into.the attic and the male adapters for the valves, and we can finish up the bathroom drywall. The tub is getting delivered today so we can get that placed to put in the backer board.

I plan to finish up the stairwell drywall, then build the stairs and then do.the downstairs ceiling and walls. I'm.doing electrical finish work as the drywall goes up so it's done and we're going to hire put the float, tape and texture. We could probably do it given enough time, with our new hard deadline though, we decided it was best to just pay to have it done.

The inside is starting to look like a house now. We're hoping to have the addition complete by October as we still have to move a couple of walls in the original shed to create an eclosed bedroom for our daughter once the ingress/egress changes between the 2 buildings are made.

 

[EddieWalker]

Sorry to hear about the accident. Hope you have a full recovery and it doesn't interfere with your business. That's one of my all time fears, not being able to physically do my job.

Nice to see that you cut out the windows from the sheetrock. Next time you hang it, try to go horizontal. Just like laying plywood for a sub floor, you get more strength and a nicer finish by crossing as many boards as you can. With taller walls, you put one sheet up high, another down low, and then rip a thin piece for the center.

 

[STx]

Yeah, I haven't really worked much since the accident and when I have I've really paid in pain. I didn't collect anything in May after it happened because I couldn't physically finish the product.

We had a lively debate about which direction to hang the drywall and settled on vertical because:

1 It leaves fewer tape seams and puts the horizontal seam below eye level.

2 How much sheer strength is 1/2" ultralight drywall really going to add over the OSB and metal siding.

3 It's physically easier with the injuries to do it vertical.

On 8' or shorter walls I've always gone horizontal but, for those reasons we decided on vertical this time.

 

[STx]

Started the stairs. Our rise is 9 3/8 because we don't have much run space and we both prefer a taller step.

Winder stairs next and then the other set of stringers, hopefully finish them this week, it'll depend on my pain levels.

 

[ustmd]

Started the stairs. Our rise is 9 3/8 because we don't have much run space and we both prefer a taller step.

Winder stairs next and then the other set of stringers, hopefully finish them this week, it'll depend on my pain levels.View attachment 569661

What are the stub outs under the stairs for? World's smallest bathroom? .