SHOP ALONG #1: new shop floor

LATER EDIT – HERE IS A LINK TO THE FIRST START-UP :
THE POSTS – http://lumberjocks.com/patron/blog/21811

last time we left off here

and since i got back from that trip

http://lumberjocks.com/topics/29386

here is the progress and the build

first the wood arrived tuesday
30 2 1/4”x11 7/8”x30’ TGI’s
and 35 sheets of 3/4”x4×8 T&G OSB
and 3 3/4”x4’x8’ cdx ply for the skirting

and this much got done by dark that night

as i also did a form for the skirt under the house

and help grade the drive
for water runoff

well wednesday i slept all day
to much sun wore me out

thursday morning bright and early
i checked the beams for square after all that time
my fiberglass tape (100’) would stretch 1/2” so i went to plan ‘b’
(pythagorus must have been parting the night before)
and just straightened the outside beam with more braces
and had to bolt it together with 7/16”x6” carriage bolts to tighten it up
and just ‘tagged’ (screwed) the end of the TGI’s to the beam

so the sheeting would find square on it’s own
they were not screwed down anywhere else
and could ‘float free’ till i found square

once they were all up (the TGI’s)
the sheets were carefully marked at the edge at 16” centers
so i could move the TGI’s to that mark
and ‘tag’ them down there

well the end of that night i got this far

friday morning was off and on as i was getting tired
and the hot sun was beating me down
so i didn’t do so much but i did take a nap
then came back and worked some more later
got two more rows of sheeting down

saturday i finished the sheeting
and tagged the TGI’s to the beams as they were straightened by then
and last night it looked like this

and today sunday i painted it so it won’t start to ‘peel’ or ‘pop-corn’
from the winter snow and water
i bought 8 gal. of waterproof paint made for a pool
that is uv inhibitor and mildew proof
and will sweep it off and squeegee it when it snows
as it may be a while before it is closed in
(the 20’ of beams are part of the house
for flooring for master bath and laundry and utility room

the shop is 30’x40’ with 12’ ceilings
so i can clear the peak of the house with the shop roof)

the original beams were pretty close to right on
i will just have to cut about 1/2” off of one of them

i had to ‘steal the first TGI as i needed it for the last one (opps)
but will fix that and the last two feet of decking
i made the beams a bit over 30’ so i will have more insulation between the shop
and the house for sound transfer
i didn’t order more as i was hoping i could rip some for the last 2’
but it is about 28” to finish
and the sheeting needs to be nailed down now too
with 2”galvanized ring shank nails
and the final coat of paint
and the bracing under the whole thing done too

i ordered a palm nailer for the metal straps to hold the beams to the posts
and some hurricane clips for the TGI’s to the beams

but overall i am happy
not bad for an old man working alone

thanks for looking
have a great end of summer and fall

be safe

-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole . If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle