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#1 ·
I so don't want to do this...

But unfortunatelty (or fortunately - depending on how you look at it) I have sold my house where my workshop was. So I had to empty twelve years of "stuff" out of my old workshop and on to the porch of the house where I live now and set about recreating my worksop.

The house where I live now, doesn't have a garage that I could convert into a workshop, and no spare rooms I could commandeer, so my only choice was to build a workshop. I had two choices: Build from scratch with wood, or buy prefabricated. Building from scratch, while very appealing, is really not an option for me, as the cost would be astronomical, with our lumber being double or triple that of US prices, and my mobility doesn't lend itself to that sort project anymore.

So that left purchasing a prefab unit. With the humidity and salt in the air here, a metal shed is out of the question, it will have rusted away in five years, so vinyl shed it is. I looked at a lot of sheds/garages, and finally settled on a Duramax 10' x 15' Vinyl Garage, similar to the photo below, but not as long and no windows.

Furniture Cabinetry Chest of drawers Rectangle Drawer


In Bermuda as long as the structure does not have a permanent foundation, you don't require a building permit. So a concrete slab was out, but I chose to use fifteen concrete step pads 12" x 12" as the piles on which to set my 4" x 4" wolmanized treated pitch pine beams.

Grass Plant Train Groundcover Railway


I need to give credit to my two tireless assistants, my son Dave, and my stepson Aaron, who always come through when I need them. Without them, no shed would be built. After much huffing and puffing, and drinking of Heinekens, the beams were finally leveled and where we wanted them.

Clothing Jeans Plant Green Wood


Once the beams were locked together, the foundation frame for the shed was put on the beams and then screwed down.

Plant Plant community Vertebrate Green Wood


And finally, the interlacing supports for the foundation frame, and the base track for the walls of the garage. That was enough for one weekend, working in 90°F heat. We'll tackle the walls next weekend, and depending on weather we may even be able to start on the roof.

Plant Wood Rectangle Grass Groundcover


Again, thanks to my assistants, you were troopers!!!

QUESTION FOR THE LUMBERJOCKS COMMUNITY: I am going to need to reinforce the vinyl walls of this garage in order that I can hang stuff on them (tools and the like). If anyone has any ideas on that subject, I'd love to hear them. Thanks.
 

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#2 ·
I so don't want to do this...

But unfortunatelty (or fortunately - depending on how you look at it) I have sold my house where my workshop was. So I had to empty twelve years of "stuff" out of my old workshop and on to the porch of the house where I live now and set about recreating my worksop.

The house where I live now, doesn't have a garage that I could convert into a workshop, and no spare rooms I could commandeer, so my only choice was to build a workshop. I had two choices: Build from scratch with wood, or buy prefabricated. Building from scratch, while very appealing, is really not an option for me, as the cost would be astronomical, with our lumber being double or triple that of US prices, and my mobility doesn't lend itself to that sort project anymore.

So that left purchasing a prefab unit. With the humidity and salt in the air here, a metal shed is out of the question, it will have rusted away in five years, so vinyl shed it is. I looked at a lot of sheds/garages, and finally settled on a Duramax 10' x 15' Vinyl Garage, similar to the photo below, but not as long and no windows.

Furniture Cabinetry Chest of drawers Rectangle Drawer


In Bermuda as long as the structure does not have a permanent foundation, you don't require a building permit. So a concrete slab was out, but I chose to use fifteen concrete step pads 12" x 12" as the piles on which to set my 4" x 4" wolmanized treated pitch pine beams.

Grass Plant Train Groundcover Railway


I need to give credit to my two tireless assistants, my son Dave, and my stepson Aaron, who always come through when I need them. Without them, no shed would be built. After much huffing and puffing, and drinking of Heinekens, the beams were finally leveled and where we wanted them.

Clothing Jeans Plant Green Wood


Once the beams were locked together, the foundation frame for the shed was put on the beams and then screwed down.

Plant Plant community Vertebrate Green Wood


And finally, the interlacing supports for the foundation frame, and the base track for the walls of the garage. That was enough for one weekend, working in 90°F heat. We'll tackle the walls next weekend, and depending on weather we may even be able to start on the roof.

Plant Wood Rectangle Grass Groundcover


Again, thanks to my assistants, you were troopers!!!

QUESTION FOR THE LUMBERJOCKS COMMUNITY: I am going to need to reinforce the vinyl walls of this garage in order that I can hang stuff on them (tools and the like). If anyone has any ideas on that subject, I'd love to hear them. Thanks.
I'd recommend placing wood studs on the floor at the joist locations for support. If you attach to the plastic, you will need a zillion fasteners to spread the load so that it doesn't bend too much, but any weight cantilevered out will probably cause the wall to bow anyway. Perhaps another option is to make a folding cabinet. I've seen them in 4 foot widths, with multiple nesting doors so that the entire space is filled with tools, and accessible by folding out the doors. I've seen them around, but my search on LJ comes up with bupkis.
 

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#3 ·
I so don't want to do this...

But unfortunatelty (or fortunately - depending on how you look at it) I have sold my house where my workshop was. So I had to empty twelve years of "stuff" out of my old workshop and on to the porch of the house where I live now and set about recreating my worksop.

The house where I live now, doesn't have a garage that I could convert into a workshop, and no spare rooms I could commandeer, so my only choice was to build a workshop. I had two choices: Build from scratch with wood, or buy prefabricated. Building from scratch, while very appealing, is really not an option for me, as the cost would be astronomical, with our lumber being double or triple that of US prices, and my mobility doesn't lend itself to that sort project anymore.

So that left purchasing a prefab unit. With the humidity and salt in the air here, a metal shed is out of the question, it will have rusted away in five years, so vinyl shed it is. I looked at a lot of sheds/garages, and finally settled on a Duramax 10' x 15' Vinyl Garage, similar to the photo below, but not as long and no windows.

Furniture Cabinetry Chest of drawers Rectangle Drawer


In Bermuda as long as the structure does not have a permanent foundation, you don't require a building permit. So a concrete slab was out, but I chose to use fifteen concrete step pads 12" x 12" as the piles on which to set my 4" x 4" wolmanized treated pitch pine beams.

Grass Plant Train Groundcover Railway


I need to give credit to my two tireless assistants, my son Dave, and my stepson Aaron, who always come through when I need them. Without them, no shed would be built. After much huffing and puffing, and drinking of Heinekens, the beams were finally leveled and where we wanted them.

Clothing Jeans Plant Green Wood


Once the beams were locked together, the foundation frame for the shed was put on the beams and then screwed down.

Plant Plant community Vertebrate Green Wood


And finally, the interlacing supports for the foundation frame, and the base track for the walls of the garage. That was enough for one weekend, working in 90°F heat. We'll tackle the walls next weekend, and depending on weather we may even be able to start on the roof.

Plant Wood Rectangle Grass Groundcover


Again, thanks to my assistants, you were troopers!!!

QUESTION FOR THE LUMBERJOCKS COMMUNITY: I am going to need to reinforce the vinyl walls of this garage in order that I can hang stuff on them (tools and the like). If anyone has any ideas on that subject, I'd love to hear them. Thanks.
You could use wooden framing in a dimension you are comfortable with Les. The framing can be screwed or bolted through drilled holes from the outside of the vinyl walls and covered with peg board or some other lightweight platters. If they are anchored in the floor beams the walls should be self supporting weight wise. The vinyl walls would just hold it upright. Maybe someone will have a better idea, but that's about all I can come up with. I can relate to you not wanting to build from scratch. I did my present shop in 2002 when I was 62, but I couldn't manage that now.
 

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#4 ·
I so don't want to do this...

But unfortunatelty (or fortunately - depending on how you look at it) I have sold my house where my workshop was. So I had to empty twelve years of "stuff" out of my old workshop and on to the porch of the house where I live now and set about recreating my worksop.

The house where I live now, doesn't have a garage that I could convert into a workshop, and no spare rooms I could commandeer, so my only choice was to build a workshop. I had two choices: Build from scratch with wood, or buy prefabricated. Building from scratch, while very appealing, is really not an option for me, as the cost would be astronomical, with our lumber being double or triple that of US prices, and my mobility doesn't lend itself to that sort project anymore.

So that left purchasing a prefab unit. With the humidity and salt in the air here, a metal shed is out of the question, it will have rusted away in five years, so vinyl shed it is. I looked at a lot of sheds/garages, and finally settled on a Duramax 10' x 15' Vinyl Garage, similar to the photo below, but not as long and no windows.

Furniture Cabinetry Chest of drawers Rectangle Drawer


In Bermuda as long as the structure does not have a permanent foundation, you don't require a building permit. So a concrete slab was out, but I chose to use fifteen concrete step pads 12" x 12" as the piles on which to set my 4" x 4" wolmanized treated pitch pine beams.

Grass Plant Train Groundcover Railway


I need to give credit to my two tireless assistants, my son Dave, and my stepson Aaron, who always come through when I need them. Without them, no shed would be built. After much huffing and puffing, and drinking of Heinekens, the beams were finally leveled and where we wanted them.

Clothing Jeans Plant Green Wood


Once the beams were locked together, the foundation frame for the shed was put on the beams and then screwed down.

Plant Plant community Vertebrate Green Wood


And finally, the interlacing supports for the foundation frame, and the base track for the walls of the garage. That was enough for one weekend, working in 90°F heat. We'll tackle the walls next weekend, and depending on weather we may even be able to start on the roof.

Plant Wood Rectangle Grass Groundcover


Again, thanks to my assistants, you were troopers!!!

QUESTION FOR THE LUMBERJOCKS COMMUNITY: I am going to need to reinforce the vinyl walls of this garage in order that I can hang stuff on them (tools and the like). If anyone has any ideas on that subject, I'd love to hear them. Thanks.
Thanks for the ideas guys. Yes I'm 70 this year and I'm not as spry as I used to be. I saw something on a YouTube video by Jay Bates an LJ Member that showed a metal shed that had been framed inside with 2" x 4"s. Although the video was showing something else, the framing caught my eye. I'm not sure though if the vinyl will hold the framing.

Les
 

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#5 ·
I so don't want to do this...

But unfortunatelty (or fortunately - depending on how you look at it) I have sold my house where my workshop was. So I had to empty twelve years of "stuff" out of my old workshop and on to the porch of the house where I live now and set about recreating my worksop.

The house where I live now, doesn't have a garage that I could convert into a workshop, and no spare rooms I could commandeer, so my only choice was to build a workshop. I had two choices: Build from scratch with wood, or buy prefabricated. Building from scratch, while very appealing, is really not an option for me, as the cost would be astronomical, with our lumber being double or triple that of US prices, and my mobility doesn't lend itself to that sort project anymore.

So that left purchasing a prefab unit. With the humidity and salt in the air here, a metal shed is out of the question, it will have rusted away in five years, so vinyl shed it is. I looked at a lot of sheds/garages, and finally settled on a Duramax 10' x 15' Vinyl Garage, similar to the photo below, but not as long and no windows.

Furniture Cabinetry Chest of drawers Rectangle Drawer


In Bermuda as long as the structure does not have a permanent foundation, you don't require a building permit. So a concrete slab was out, but I chose to use fifteen concrete step pads 12" x 12" as the piles on which to set my 4" x 4" wolmanized treated pitch pine beams.

Grass Plant Train Groundcover Railway


I need to give credit to my two tireless assistants, my son Dave, and my stepson Aaron, who always come through when I need them. Without them, no shed would be built. After much huffing and puffing, and drinking of Heinekens, the beams were finally leveled and where we wanted them.

Clothing Jeans Plant Green Wood


Once the beams were locked together, the foundation frame for the shed was put on the beams and then screwed down.

Plant Plant community Vertebrate Green Wood


And finally, the interlacing supports for the foundation frame, and the base track for the walls of the garage. That was enough for one weekend, working in 90°F heat. We'll tackle the walls next weekend, and depending on weather we may even be able to start on the roof.

Plant Wood Rectangle Grass Groundcover


Again, thanks to my assistants, you were troopers!!!

QUESTION FOR THE LUMBERJOCKS COMMUNITY: I am going to need to reinforce the vinyl walls of this garage in order that I can hang stuff on them (tools and the like). If anyone has any ideas on that subject, I'd love to hear them. Thanks.
When we bought our new house my wife strongly objected to adding permanent shelves or wall attachments of any kind in our garage. This solution worked very well for me: I got my hands on some recycled wooden kitchen cabinets - two units about about 6 feet long by 32 inches high by 2 feet wide each, from a remodel salvage. To these I added a sheet of 1/2" ply as a back above the countertop, and allowed its ends to protrude about a foot beyond the ends of the countertop at each end. Plywood 'bulkheads' were added across the ends of the countertop and provided with and end plate on the face side of the countertop, making an enclosed end space at each end which can be used for shelving or whatever. In my case I drilled holes and inserted 1/2" steel pipe cross bars which are used for clamp storage which has worked out very well.

Several shelves were added above the countertop supported at the ends by the bulkheads. All the material was cheap leftover stuff or 'C' grade plywood. I don't see why even particle board would not work. The front edges of the shelving are reinforced by a strip of 1" x 2" to provide stiffness. - see photos - pardon the 'business' of my lack of organization!

Shelf Shelving Wood Collectable Bag


Wood Shelving Hardwood Shelf Bag


The entire affair is self-supporting and has the advantage of being movable if necessary. I made a quick sketch to help you understand. I suppose your biggest challenge will be to find some sort of suitable counter cabinets. Whatever you do, good luck!

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#6 ·
I so don't want to do this...

But unfortunatelty (or fortunately - depending on how you look at it) I have sold my house where my workshop was. So I had to empty twelve years of "stuff" out of my old workshop and on to the porch of the house where I live now and set about recreating my worksop.

The house where I live now, doesn't have a garage that I could convert into a workshop, and no spare rooms I could commandeer, so my only choice was to build a workshop. I had two choices: Build from scratch with wood, or buy prefabricated. Building from scratch, while very appealing, is really not an option for me, as the cost would be astronomical, with our lumber being double or triple that of US prices, and my mobility doesn't lend itself to that sort project anymore.

So that left purchasing a prefab unit. With the humidity and salt in the air here, a metal shed is out of the question, it will have rusted away in five years, so vinyl shed it is. I looked at a lot of sheds/garages, and finally settled on a Duramax 10' x 15' Vinyl Garage, similar to the photo below, but not as long and no windows.

Furniture Cabinetry Chest of drawers Rectangle Drawer


In Bermuda as long as the structure does not have a permanent foundation, you don't require a building permit. So a concrete slab was out, but I chose to use fifteen concrete step pads 12" x 12" as the piles on which to set my 4" x 4" wolmanized treated pitch pine beams.

Grass Plant Train Groundcover Railway


I need to give credit to my two tireless assistants, my son Dave, and my stepson Aaron, who always come through when I need them. Without them, no shed would be built. After much huffing and puffing, and drinking of Heinekens, the beams were finally leveled and where we wanted them.

Clothing Jeans Plant Green Wood


Once the beams were locked together, the foundation frame for the shed was put on the beams and then screwed down.

Plant Plant community Vertebrate Green Wood


And finally, the interlacing supports for the foundation frame, and the base track for the walls of the garage. That was enough for one weekend, working in 90°F heat. We'll tackle the walls next weekend, and depending on weather we may even be able to start on the roof.

Plant Wood Rectangle Grass Groundcover


Again, thanks to my assistants, you were troopers!!!

QUESTION FOR THE LUMBERJOCKS COMMUNITY: I am going to need to reinforce the vinyl walls of this garage in order that I can hang stuff on them (tools and the like). If anyone has any ideas on that subject, I'd love to hear them. Thanks.
The entire affair is self-supporting and has the advantage of being movable if necessary. I made a quick sketch to help you understand. I suppose your biggest challenge will be to find some sort of suitable counter cabinets. Whatever you do, good luck!

Rectangle Font Parallel Slope Diagram


- GnarlyErik
Thank you Gnarly Erik for that very detailed explanation. It was most insightful.

Les
 

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#7 ·
Fixing the floor...

After looking at the foundation frame I realized that the frame should be stabilized with something (gravel or concrete) so decided to sandwich it between two 3/4" plywood sheets…

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And then I put some plugs in all the openings for extra support.

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And finally the track for the walls on top of that.

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#8 ·
Next come the walls...

Finally after much rain and generally bad weather we got to start the walls this weekend. The walls were harder to put up than we'd expected. As the wall got longer in length, the harder it was to keep stable. It was all we could do just for one person to hang on to it, while another person got the next panel and upright.

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But with perseverance, we got the main walls up.

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Then in order to stabilize the whole structure, we jumped ahead a bunch of steps, and added a couple of roof struts, out of sequence, just so we could leave the thing another week without having it fall down.

Sky Plant Wood Tree Shade


Hopefully next weekend (if it doesn't rain) we can add the last of wall panels, and get the roof on. If it isn't raining it has been so blisteringly hot, you can't stay out in it more than 10 minutes at a time. Stay tuned.
 

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#9 ·
Next come the walls...

Finally after much rain and generally bad weather we got to start the walls this weekend. The walls were harder to put up than we'd expected. As the wall got longer in length, the harder it was to keep stable. It was all we could do just for one person to hang on to it, while another person got the next panel and upright.

Plant Wood Apiary Beehive Wood stain


But with perseverance, we got the main walls up.

Plant community Plant Sky Wood Outdoor furniture


Then in order to stabilize the whole structure, we jumped ahead a bunch of steps, and added a couple of roof struts, out of sequence, just so we could leave the thing another week without having it fall down.

Sky Plant Wood Tree Shade


Hopefully next weekend (if it doesn't rain) we can add the last of wall panels, and get the roof on. If it isn't raining it has been so blisteringly hot, you can't stay out in it more than 10 minutes at a time. Stay tuned.
Just some random thoughts. I have remodeled everything from fish houses to commercial buildings so I have some insight about your project.I think that you could screw strips of 3/4 plywood on the wall studs for something rigid.If you know where and what you want to attatch to the walls. 3/4 ply backing can be installed horizontally. You should be able to make the backing flush with wall strips somehow.I cant see how wall studs are built but usually there is enough room for the backing and a piece of scrap that can be screwed to the stud and backing attatched to it.I hope my rambling can help you,Im not a writer!
 

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#11 ·
Flooring down and Roof Struts up...

We got some major work done today. Three quarters of the flooring down, the remaining wall panels and the major roof struts up. My son David is earning some serious good karma by doing 95% of the work. The weather even cooperated, by not raining while we were working and being overcast enough for us to work outside. It's starting to look like a workshop at last. Tomorrow we will do more roof struts and maybe even get some shingles up.

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#12 ·
Flooring down and Roof Struts up...

We got some major work done today. Three quarters of the flooring down, the remaining wall panels and the major roof struts up. My son David is earning some serious good karma by doing 95% of the work. The weather even cooperated, by not raining while we were working and being overcast enough for us to work outside. It's starting to look like a workshop at last. Tomorrow we will do more roof struts and maybe even get some shingles up.

Plant Tree Shade Wood Grass


Property Wood Hat Shade Composite material
Bermuda? you live there? Where is the nearest hardware store? Cuba or Carolina!

Now about your Son doing 95% of the work, its possibly due to you still in your tuxedo, is that what you were wearing when you became shipwrecked?

Or do you serve the Heinekens in it!

Anyway on a more serious note the shed looks great, the boys are doing a great job for you.
The weather must play havoc on Cast surfaces.
Keep up the supply of those Heinekens !!
 

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Got all the roof struts done and the doors on...

I did half of the roof struts this morning, and David showed up in the afternoon and did the other half in a quarter of the time it took me. I guess that's what height (Dave is 6'1") youth and flexibility will do for you. We got all the roof struts done, along with all the minor braces. We put the end end panels on the gable ends, then put doors on and called it quits. All that remains now is to put the roof panels on and the roof caps, half of which are transparent to let light in, and the construction is complete. I still need to figure out how to reinforce part of the wall so that I can mount a fold down workbench. Everything else will be fairly lightweight, and I can probably mount plywood directly on the wall supports. Anyway, Gotta help Dave paint his apartment next week so it'll probably be two weeks before we complete. Stay tuned…

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And in honour of all David's hard work, I've Christened the workshop "Casa Davida" as can be seen on the cardboard sign to left of the shed.

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#19 ·
Got all the roof struts done and the doors on...

I did half of the roof struts this morning, and David showed up in the afternoon and did the other half in a quarter of the time it took me. I guess that's what height (Dave is 6'1") youth and flexibility will do for you. We got all the roof struts done, along with all the minor braces. We put the end end panels on the gable ends, then put doors on and called it quits. All that remains now is to put the roof panels on and the roof caps, half of which are transparent to let light in, and the construction is complete. I still need to figure out how to reinforce part of the wall so that I can mount a fold down workbench. Everything else will be fairly lightweight, and I can probably mount plywood directly on the wall supports. Anyway, Gotta help Dave paint his apartment next week so it'll probably be two weeks before we complete. Stay tuned…

Shorts Wood Tree Grass Plant


And in honour of all David's hard work, I've Christened the workshop "Casa Davida" as can be seen on the cardboard sign to left of the shed.

Property Plant Wood Building Fixture
Inna casa davida baby.

Lookin good les. Youll be makin dust in no time.
 

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#21 ·
Long weekend and got lots accomplished! Roof finally on! Floor finally down!

The nice long Labour Day weekend gave us three days to get some major work done. Firstly on Saturday we got the roof completed, and this completed the outer structural part of the workshop. It took a while to do this as I put silicone in every joint as I went to try to reduce leaks when it rains. The manufacturers say it isn't necessary, but my experience says otherwise. It made the going slow, but ultimately we got there.





Then on Sunday we got the floor completed and my son planed out all the uneven high spots.





On Monday I sanded the entire floor to prep it for the tile. I got an amazing deal on the tile. I went looking for flooring for the workshop and this one place I went to had brought in this industrial flooring (like you see in high-end car showrooms) and he couldn't sell it, nobody wanted it so he sold it to me at cost! So late Sunday I started to lay the tile. That'll be my job now this week when I have a few spare moments - to lay a few tiles. Once the flooring is down, I'm going to reinforce the walls with some 2×4s… but for now, tiling!

 

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#22 ·
Half the floor is tiled.

Got my grandson involved in tiling the floor today as my son Dave fell and seriously sprained his ankle. We made good headway and have laid 80 sq. ft. so far. Maybe tomorrow (if I can get help) we could actually finish.

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#29 ·
Flooring Complete & Support Braces started...

Well it's been while since I did anything on the new workshop garage. I finally got the flooring completed, but then before I could get started on doing anything inside, we had a visit from Hurricane Joaquin. I knew I should have drilled some holes in the back wall to relieve the pressure from the high winds, but I never got around to it, so when the hurricane force winds hit, the pressure blew out a panel in the rear of the garage.

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Luckily, I was able to find the panel in the aftermath of the hurricane, and it had suffered only minimal damage, so the following weekend, with help I was able to force the panel back into place. Boy those things are a bugger to get back into place after the whole garage is built and everything is screwed down and siliconed.

So this weekend I put in some support bracing to strengthen the walls. My fears about the wall strength were realized once the garage was complete. There was no way those walls would support any kind of weight, so I thought putting up some bracing would increase the rigidity and strength.

I designed a brace that was 1 foot and screwed into the floor, and 5 foot 4-1/2 inches up the wall on top of that, screwed into the panel supports. I will put a diagonal brace across these two, but those pieces alone have made the walls incredibly rigid. I will be putting up a sheet of 1/2 inch ply 2 foot by 10 foot 8 inches along one wall, that will serve as the backing for a french cleat system to hang my most used tools. On the other wall, I plan to put a folding workbench designed by fellow lumberjock April Wilkerson http://lumberjocks.com/projects/122489 who has some really neat projects, and is very easy on the eye.

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I ran out of lumber for the cross braces, so next weekend I'll get those 2 by 4s and some 1/2 inch and 3/4 inch plywood. Stay tuned… it's almost done.
 

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#30 ·
Flooring Complete & Support Braces started...

Well it's been while since I did anything on the new workshop garage. I finally got the flooring completed, but then before I could get started on doing anything inside, we had a visit from Hurricane Joaquin. I knew I should have drilled some holes in the back wall to relieve the pressure from the high winds, but I never got around to it, so when the hurricane force winds hit, the pressure blew out a panel in the rear of the garage.





Luckily, I was able to find the panel in the aftermath of the hurricane, and it had suffered only minimal damage, so the following weekend, with help I was able to force the panel back into place. Boy those things are a bugger to get back into place after the whole garage is built and everything is screwed down and siliconed.

So this weekend I put in some support bracing to strengthen the walls. My fears about the wall strength were realized once the garage was complete. There was no way those walls would support any kind of weight, so I thought putting up some bracing would increase the rigidity and strength.

I designed a brace that was 1 foot and screwed into the floor, and 5 foot 4-1/2 inches up the wall on top of that, screwed into the panel supports. I will put a diagonal brace across these two, but those pieces alone have made the walls incredibly rigid. I will be putting up a sheet of 1/2 inch ply 2 foot by 10 foot 8 inches along one wall, that will serve as the backing for a french cleat system to hang my most used tools. On the other wall, I plan to put a folding workbench designed by fellow lumberjock April Wilkerson http://lumberjocks.com/projects/122489 who has some really neat projects, and is very easy on the eye.



I ran out of lumber for the cross braces, so next weekend I'll get those 2 by 4s and some 1/2 inch and 3/4 inch plywood. Stay tuned… it's almost done.
Moving forward great progress
 

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#34 ·
Braces complete & backing up for French Cleat System

Got the cross braces done and put up the plywood backing for the french cleat system to hold my most used tools. I plan on putting all my machines on rolling carts with drawers for storage which is why I haven't come down further with the plywood. My rolling carts will go up against the wall between the braces.

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After this I started on the folding worktable as per April Wilkerson's youtube video, and got it also complete. When I'm done, sometime this week I'll post a photo of the completed table.
 

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#35 ·
Braces complete & backing up for French Cleat System

Got the cross braces done and put up the plywood backing for the french cleat system to hold my most used tools. I plan on putting all my machines on rolling carts with drawers for storage which is why I haven't come down further with the plywood. My rolling carts will go up against the wall between the braces.

Wood Interior design Shade Flooring Floor


After this I started on the folding worktable as per April Wilkerson's youtube video, and got it also complete. When I'm done, sometime this week I'll post a photo of the completed table.
Les, you are definitely gaining. The really fun part is just beginning.
 

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#39 ·
All over but the shouting...

Well I've finally done all the little bits this weekend, and I am considering the New Workshop complete. I started this back on July 6th, and it's finally done this weekend. Over three and a half months, with many delays including a hurricane, but Thank God It's Over. I put the ledger pieces up on the wall for the french cleat system. I have two eight foot lengths, so sixteen running feet in total of cleats on which to hang my tools. Looking forward to getting creative in doing that.

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Then I started on the Fold-Down Workbench designed by April Wilkerson (http://wilkerdos.com/2015/03/diy-folding-workbench/).

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I had to change the design because in April's version she attached the workbench to a 38" support beam she screwed to a pre-existing wall. I did not have that luxury, and my board (2Ă—4) was 64" long so that changed her design slightly. I had to cut the side supports of the workbench to accommodate the fact that my support beam did not go inside the table as hers does. And because of this I was able to use the entire length of my 48" piano hinge without cutting it as April did.

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I rebated the side supports an inch so they would rest on the support beam.

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The attachment of the legs was the way April did them and did not need modification. The only issue is that because my workbench support beam does not fit neatly inside the frame as does April's, my legs do not fold down flat inside the workbench when stored upright, as they hit the support beam, whereas the support beam on April's workbench was cut to accommodate this.

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I attached a small shop-made latch to hold the workbench up when not in use. Because of the vinyl wall etc, this was of my design.

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But other than those relatively minor adjustments, the workbench looks great, and operates wonderfully. It folds down easily and is sturdy. In my small shop. this will be a godsend. Thank you April.

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From here on I'll be working "IN" my workshop, rather that working "ON" it. Just for fun I just stuck most of my machines inside last last night just to get a feel for how tight it would be. There's still a lot of things not where they ultimately will be, and the workbench is down and there's wood piled up all over, but there's still room to swing a cat around.

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And speaking of cats, here is Alys the workshop cat, staking her claim to a chair in the workshop.

Cat Plant Carnivore Felidae Whiskers


It's a tight squeeze, but I think it'll work just fine. Thanks for following along.
 

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#40 ·
All over but the shouting...

Well I've finally done all the little bits this weekend, and I am considering the New Workshop complete. I started this back on July 6th, and it's finally done this weekend. Over three and a half months, with many delays including a hurricane, but Thank God It's Over. I put the ledger pieces up on the wall for the french cleat system. I have two eight foot lengths, so sixteen running feet in total of cleats on which to hang my tools. Looking forward to getting creative in doing that.

Wood Rectangle Wood stain Composite material Brickwork


Then I started on the Fold-Down Workbench designed by April Wilkerson (http://wilkerdos.com/2015/03/diy-folding-workbench/).

Rectangle Wood Window Floor Shade


I had to change the design because in April's version she attached the workbench to a 38" support beam she screwed to a pre-existing wall. I did not have that luxury, and my board (2Ă—4) was 64" long so that changed her design slightly. I had to cut the side supports of the workbench to accommodate the fact that my support beam did not go inside the table as hers does. And because of this I was able to use the entire length of my 48" piano hinge without cutting it as April did.

Wood Rectangle Wood stain Flooring Plank


I rebated the side supports an inch so they would rest on the support beam.

Wood Rectangle Wood stain Hardwood Composite material


The attachment of the legs was the way April did them and did not need modification. The only issue is that because my workbench support beam does not fit neatly inside the frame as does April's, my legs do not fold down flat inside the workbench when stored upright, as they hit the support beam, whereas the support beam on April's workbench was cut to accommodate this.

Wood Hardwood Composite material Rectangle Wood stain


I attached a small shop-made latch to hold the workbench up when not in use. Because of the vinyl wall etc, this was of my design.

Wood Rectangle Wood stain Floor Flooring


Plumbing fixture Wood Rectangle Bathroom Floor


But other than those relatively minor adjustments, the workbench looks great, and operates wonderfully. It folds down easily and is sturdy. In my small shop. this will be a godsend. Thank you April.

Wood Floor Flooring Automotive exterior Composite material


From here on I'll be working "IN" my workshop, rather that working "ON" it. Just for fun I just stuck most of my machines inside last last night just to get a feel for how tight it would be. There's still a lot of things not where they ultimately will be, and the workbench is down and there's wood piled up all over, but there's still room to swing a cat around.

Wood Vehicle Building Motor vehicle Automotive tire


And speaking of cats, here is Alys the workshop cat, staking her claim to a chair in the workshop.

Cat Plant Carnivore Felidae Whiskers


It's a tight squeeze, but I think it'll work just fine. Thanks for following along.
Nice Les, great to see another shop coming together, despite hurricanes ! What kind of trusses are those holding up the roof ?
 

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