A new shop in the making #10: I am living in interesting times! -the roof appears but...

Getting close to the funnest part! Moving in and setting up.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

well at least your getting close. i can totally relate about how all the sketches and measurements in the world isn’t enough preparation for the real world. can’t wait to see the finished shop! thanks for the post

Thanks for the update!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

gotta love customer service… I get tired of companies screewing things up so often these days.

-- making sawdust....

Looking good. Thanks for the update.

-- Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember it didn't work for the rabbit.

Hi Bob;

Sounds as though your having your share of fun. If your not going to get the shingles on soon, you may want to tack lathe strips or furring strips to the roof to protect the felt from ripping off again.

Good thing you caught the undersized beam now instead of later. A little late but still better than a year from now.

I hope the rest of the project goes smoothly for you.

If I lived closer, I’d be happy to help out, but the commute would be a killer.

Lee

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

Yes Lee , now’s the time to fix any errors.
Seems like the dedication and control over projects is not as good as it has been in the past.
Unless they let you on the computer to see the grade beam tolerances it is a crap shoot with these engineered thingies.
I ‘ll be putting my shingles on as soon as the beam is in which is planned for tomorow.

Then it’s insulation, skinning in with 3/8” OSB , paint, then EMT electrical, gas, and then the laminate floor and we are pretty much done inside.
I could use a less on Vinyl siding in the not too distant future. <vbg>

Bob

It still seems pretty distant.

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

Bob,

This is a looking pretty good. Right now I am sure the job appears to be intimidating but you are making steady progress. That is what is important.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

Yeah, must feel good to not quite be half done.

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Bob: Looking good. Glad that the little (big) problems aren’t keeping you down.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

Like to lend a hand Bob but a bit too far away.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

Many thanks to you folks for being so supportive with this process.
In retrospect, my helpers and do’ers on this job have done a really fine job for me and when there have been problems they kind of put their heads together and got it fixed.
My framer spent the morning installing the new beam in three sections and when he was done you could not even tell where he had been.
I’m drafting up an offer to purchase for him so he can get his first home.
I have dozens under my belt so it feels good to be able to help. (IANAL)

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner