New shop for sheriff

[SheriffPopeCo]

lrogers.This is a 16x24 like you are wanting to do. I live in southern Ill weather can get bad here, thats where I got my wood to build with.
24 logs to 3 different mills. I built it off the gound on 12
6x6 treated post with 2x8 floor joists, 3/4" plywood subfloor (insulated with blown in fiberglass) you cant get the insulation to burn with a torch on it, anyway, wall's are all 11 1/2' to sill plate, 24" centers all out of rough cut 2x6 white and red oak. There are 2 floors, 2nd floor in center has 6' clearnce (upstairs is all storage) bottom floor is 8' ceiling with exposed rafters. covered all wall's with 1/2" plywood, painted to a with gloss finish. used 9 2 bulb 4 ft
flourscent on lower floor and 3 in upsatirs, all lights plug in.
2 switch'es 1 for upsatir's one for down, ran power down middle
of ceiling on 1st floor, used 4plug outlets (1 spair slot each)
each long wall has 6 4outlet plugs all at about 4' off the floor
back & front wall has four outlets. So far I havent had to trip
over any cords. Oh I finished the floor with armstrong tile
the commercial type that is 1/8" thick (couldnt find a flat white
this has somr grey specks in it). If I had to buy the lumber I have
estimated it to be 11thou plus. Dont ask about a plan, it came out
of my builder's head. I told him what I want'ed & he built it
in about 3 days. I would have built it but a lot of the 2x6's
were to heavy for me to do anything with. Everything is 2x6 or bigger
and all insulated. should be able to heat it with my table saw's
motor heat[]

[LinuxRandal]

But no shoptime for the deputy![)]






It was on the radio, when I read this, couldn't resist!

[monte]

Got any pictures?

[mater]

Sounds like a well built shop.

[lrogers]

Thanks Sheriff, I appreciate the info. About the 6x6 posts, did you just sink them in the ground and seal with concrete? did you lagg screw the joists to the uprights??? How high off the ground is your shop? That would certainly be easier than trying to pour a slab. It would also make for a more comfortable floor and give easier access for dust collection pipe to the table saw.
I'll have to check with the local code office to see if I can do that.

[crokett]

Wait a minute... you put white oak inside a wall???? Oh the humanity! Why not just sell it and get some framing lumber?

[SheriffPopeCo]

Yep, there be white oak in the wall. It was this way, we had a tornado here a few years ago, lots of destruction. I helped a freind move trees
out of his fence line, so he give me 24 of the things. Had to do something with them, so I built the shop. Only cost involved was my labor. See what I'm getting at. Oh! one og the trees was maple, as it
turned out by the amount of time it took me to get it saw'ed, I ended up
with about 100ft of 2x6 Black spalded maple. Some places that stuff sells for $50. a ft.
I put a big rock in each hole so the 6x6 wouldnt go anywhere, then concreted them in, my shop is on a slope so on the uphill side I am
about 2ft off the ground, downhill side, dont remember, its about
a foot higher, I ran treated 2x8 along the longest stretch of the 6x6
on each side of them caped the top with a 2x10, otherwords made a big
square U, put the 2x8 joists on top of this. Everything was screwed
together with 3" or better screws that wont corode in the treated wood
the 3/4" tounge/grove plywood came next, nope forgot, while I could
get to the bottom on the joists I put little strips on, and put luon (prob not spelled right), so I could blow in 8" of insulation. Put
the 3/4" plywood down, then used 2x6 sillplate all the way around.
went up 11 1/2 ft (because that was the length of best small rough
cut lumber) Everything structurally above the 3/4" floor is nailed
with a air nailer, my wood was starting to get dry, because so of the
nails had to be finished with a hammer. We used a good bostich frameing nailer. I understand Why old ironsides got its name, Sheeeeze
Oak is hard, & heavy. all walls and ceiling near roof is insulated
with 2x6 batting. the floor joists for the 2nd floor are oak again,
everything is strong enough that we didnt have to brace the roof,
laid some rafters on the top sill plate ran them up to a center plate
and nailed them together. used 1/2" osb on the outside for sheating
1/2" plywood on the inside. I wouldnt want to a dust collector under
my building. Right now the way it is built, I will prob get away with
using a 5000 btu electric heater to keep things from freezeing when
I'm not there. I am going to go to evansville and look at or get
that HF dustcollector. Home Depot people are good sometimes. I got
my rigid planer from them (used) it didnt have the dust director
shute with it, ask at the Paducah store the other day, the tools guy
just took the one off their display and gave it to me, sed I just order another. Long winded enough. my spelling is getting bad

[lrogers]

Thanks again Sheriff; good info. Your description of the "u" construction was just how I envisioned doing it. I know all locations are different, but your inspectors have any concerns about the way you did your "foundation"?
When I mentioned the dust collector under the floor, I was referring to a branch pipe. I plan to put the table saw right smack in the middle and I want to get the dc hose to the saw with out tripping over it. The way you designed your floor, I could just run a pocket across the floor covered with removeable panels and lay the hoses in it. I could also run my power conduit for the saw in the same pocket.
This exchange of ideas is why I love this forum so much. Thanks again.

[SheriffPopeCo]

Dont have any inspectors in this county. This county is one of oldest
in the State but the smallest. I dont know how we manage to get by
without anyone telling us how to do anything, but we do.[]
I would reccommend that you build longer than 24' if possible.
Makes handling long lumber easier. I am going to put my DC inside,
run PVC down wall up high. My two biggest dusters is the bt3100
and the planer. A HF DC, 2hp kind, should handle that well. The band
saw and chop saw will use a shopvac. The big thing is all the equip
at its own outlet. I can actually sweep the floor and walk around
without tripping over stiff. The 9 Light fixtures provide more than
enough light.