Shop being built

[gsmittle]

This actually happened summer before last, but I've been lazy and am just now getting around to posting some pics.

First is the pad where the former garage was. Next the Tuff Shed guys show up, and start putting the pieces together. I'm glad I didn't try to do it myself--it was 102° that day!

It took three guys two days to finish the shop. Now I need to get electricity out to it...

Oh, the last pic shows the roof before the shingles.

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[DUD]

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I know You are tickled pink to get You shed. It looks good. Bill

[xli1]

Could you tell us what is the cost of building this shop? Thanks!

[gsmittle]

Could you tell us what is the cost of building this shop? Thanks!

Sure. It was roughly $10000. The foundation was there, so I saved money on pouring concrete. My town's building inspector is a real stickler--I had to dig down in two places and prove the foundation went at least 36" into the ground. Also, I had to bolt the shop to the concrete foundation before he would pass it.

As you can tell, the floor is raised above the old garage pad and rests on the stub wall all the way around. That way I have a crawl space for DC piping and electricity. And a place to stash the bodies.

I'll be paying for this for the rest of my life--long after the building is paid for.

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[Jeffrey Schronce]

How big is it?

Crawl space for DC and under floor electric is AWESOME.

[crokett]

If you don't have stuff in there already I'd consider making sections of the floor removeable. That way you don't have to go into the crawl space - you can lift up floor sections and fish hoses, wiring, etc under the floor studs.

[gsmittle]

If you don't have stuff in there already I'd consider making sections of the floor removeable. That way you don't have to go into the crawl space - you can lift up floor sections and fish hoses, wiring, etc under the floor studs.

That's a good thought! Since almost everything moves around, it would be pretty simple to move stuff, cut out a section, move stuff back, etc.

OTOH, since the crawl space has a concrete floor, I get around pretty good under there with a mechanic's creeper.

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[ssmith1627]

That's really great. Thanks for sharing the pictures -- enjoyed seeing it come together like that.

What size is it ? I see all these ads in the backs of magazines for these steel buildings. Obviously that doesn't include the foundation either but they have some attractive options out there. For a future life -- I don't have a place yet that I plan to live long enough to build that sort of thing.

Steve

[gsmittle]

That's really great. Thanks for sharing the pictures -- enjoyed seeing it come together like that.

What size is it ? I see all these ads in the backs of magazines for these steel buildings. Obviously that doesn't include the foundation either but they have some attractive options out there. For a future life -- I don't have a place yet that I plan to live long enough to build that sort of thing.

Steve

The shop is 18x24. I looked into Steel Shed as well, but once they got the measurement of my site, they never called me back. I guess it was too small.

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[ssmith1627]

That's frustrating but I know the feeling. I wanted a concrete patio poured and you can't get people to return your call. One guy did and said he'd come out to look at it but never did. I assumed my project was too small too.

Steve

[Hellrazor]

Contractors can be weird about things. They won't tell you no, they just ignore you and hope you go away.

I like framing too much to contract anything out. 3 years ago we cut into a first floor roof, framed it up to the 2nd floor in order to relocate the stairwell on a friends house... we started 2 days before Christmas and finished up around 11pm Christmas eve.

[JoeyGee]

Very nice, very nice. I love the crawl space. That has been item #1 on my dream shop list for awhile now. That list has been in my head so long, that is the only item that hasn't changed. It just makes sense to have everything run through the floor and to have a comfortable wood floor instead of concrete.

Questions...what are you using for heat? Did you insulate under the floor? Is the cold air under the floor an issue? I need to know these things for my list .

[4estgump]

That's a DYN-O-MITE shop. There will be many remembered times in there. Great.
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