New House/Shop ... Roof... Photo Update 4/15
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The basement is framed
This is looking toward the garage end of the basement, a garage door and man-door. The garage will be partitioned off for fire code reasons.
This is the view from the shop end of the basement looking out the windows onto the back yard, creekside.
From the neighbors back yard.
This is looking toward the garage end of the basement, a garage door and man-door. The garage will be partitioned off for fire code reasons.
This is the view from the shop end of the basement looking out the windows onto the back yard, creekside.
From the neighbors back yard.
Re: New Shop, sort of... basement framed.. Photo Update 10/13
Gonna be a big shop.It's going to take several truck loads of toys to fill that space up.Tony
Gonna be a big shop.It's going to take several truck loads of toys to fill that space up.Tony
Re: New Shop, sort of... basement framed.. Photo Update 10/13
The LOML has already started eyeing it.
She saw the picture with the windows and the view of the back and said that it looks like a good place for the exercise machines.:swoon:
The LOML has already started eyeing it.
She saw the picture with the windows and the view of the back and said that it looks like a good place for the exercise machines.:swoon:
Floor Trusses.. Photo Update 10/30
We got the floor trusses delivered yesterday and installed today. I got one person to help me and rented a scissor lift to move the trusses around the basement and set them in place. It worked great.
First trusses set at 9:30 am. That's not me in the lift.
Last truss set at 3:06. Not too bad for a rookie and one helper.
No walls, columns or posts in the basement. Total free form. The same is true on the main level.
We got the floor trusses delivered yesterday and installed today. I got one person to help me and rented a scissor lift to move the trusses around the basement and set them in place. It worked great.
First trusses set at 9:30 am. That's not me in the lift.
Last truss set at 3:06. Not too bad for a rookie and one helper.
No walls, columns or posts in the basement. Total free form. The same is true on the main level.
Re: Floor Trusses.. Photo Update 10/30
Whoa. I'm speachless. That is gonna be a great shop!
Whoa. I'm speachless. That is gonna be a great shop!
Re: New Shop, sort of... Floor Trusses.. Photo Update 10/30
How high are the ceilings going to be in the shop??
How high are the ceilings going to be in the shop??
Re: New Shop, sort of... Floor Trusses.. Photo Update 10/30
8 feet, totally clear. Couldn't really afford anything higher, didn't want to dig deeper, didn't want to climb more stairs, didn't want the house higher, lots of reasons.
8 feet, totally clear. Couldn't really afford anything higher, didn't want to dig deeper, didn't want to climb more stairs, didn't want the house higher, lots of reasons.
Re: New Shop, sort of... Floor Trusses.. Photo Update 10/30
I built a shop years ago with 8' ceilings, being limited by code to overall height of the building and hated it when I was finished because I couldn't lift a piece of plywood straight up. I had all of my DC piping in the ceiling as well as compressed air, but lighting had to be below the beams to eliminate shadows and it drove me nuts.
The shop looks great.
I built a shop years ago with 8' ceilings, being limited by code to overall height of the building and hated it when I was finished because I couldn't lift a piece of plywood straight up. I had all of my DC piping in the ceiling as well as compressed air, but lighting had to be below the beams to eliminate shadows and it drove me nuts.
The shop looks great.
Man o Man, am I lucky
My son spent some of his block leave after returning from Iraq with us and helped me with the house. We got the OSB on the basement Monday, and got rained out on Tuesday.
Wednesday morning, I fell through the trusses and made a perfect landing on the concrete below. A 10 foot fall. I am battered and bruised all down my right side, from elbow to hip, but nothing broken. I decided we needed help and got some. Two pros kept me busy with the nail gun and we finished the floor this morning.
My son spent some of his block leave after returning from Iraq with us and helped me with the house. We got the OSB on the basement Monday, and got rained out on Tuesday.
Wednesday morning, I fell through the trusses and made a perfect landing on the concrete below. A 10 foot fall. I am battered and bruised all down my right side, from elbow to hip, but nothing broken. I decided we needed help and got some. Two pros kept me busy with the nail gun and we finished the floor this morning.
DIY Framing
In case anyone is wondering how an old man like me can frame a house alone, here is the technique...
A couple of cleats fastened to the outside of the house so the wall can be lifted without sliding off the side.
Rig up the lifting device, homemade, from 2x4s, pulley and come-a-long.
Crank it up
Keep cranking
Then stand it up, and put on the adjustable brace, plumb it and brace it.
The adjustable brace is like a screw jack, so one man can adjust the wall plumb.
Three walls up.
In case anyone is wondering how an old man like me can frame a house alone, here is the technique...
A couple of cleats fastened to the outside of the house so the wall can be lifted without sliding off the side.
Rig up the lifting device, homemade, from 2x4s, pulley and come-a-long.
Crank it up
Keep cranking
Then stand it up, and put on the adjustable brace, plumb it and brace it.
The adjustable brace is like a screw jack, so one man can adjust the wall plumb.
Three walls up.
Re: New Shop, sort of... Walls.. Photo Update 11/24
Looking good! That's a cool idea. :icon_thum
Looking good! That's a cool idea. :icon_thum
M
McRabbet
Re: New Shop, sort of... Walls.. Photo Update 11/24
I'm curious about your lift. It looks like it is not guyed up (can't see from photos) and relies on the weight of the wall to hold it at an angle. Is the bottom just on a hinge that you screw into the deck? I can't see the pulley, but assume that the come-along cable goes over one at the top and then down to the top plate of the wall you are lifting. I can't see how it does not fall over without guy lines. Can you clarify?
I'm curious about your lift. It looks like it is not guyed up (can't see from photos) and relies on the weight of the wall to hold it at an angle. Is the bottom just on a hinge that you screw into the deck? I can't see the pulley, but assume that the come-along cable goes over one at the top and then down to the top plate of the wall you are lifting. I can't see how it does not fall over without guy lines. Can you clarify?
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