adsm08 3,607 #1 Posted 18 hours ago Work started Friday of last week on my new workshop. Friday the footing was dug out, inspection on Monday, and then framing started yesterday. Everything is delayed about half a day due to the weather last Thursday. Proposed finish date is before Thanksgiving. Roofing went on today: And of course the kids had to climb. The inside wall will be attached to the old roof, and the whole roof redone: I've had issues with the scale. I measured the footprint in the shop at work before settling on dimensions, but without anything there to give a sense of scale it feels "wrong". So I got out the tape measure and some cinder block and started adding some points of reference. The two blocks against the wall are the foot-print of my bigger (home) tool box, approx 6x2. The other two out farther are roughly the spacing and position I want for the lift. With those in place it is starting to look more like how I'd expected size-wise. 11 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 74,525 #2 Posted 18 hours ago Super awesome! Looking forward to seeing this developing! 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adsm08 3,607 #3 Posted 17 hours ago 1 hour ago, ebinmaine said: Super awesome! Looking forward to seeing this developing! I'm pretty excited for this. It's something we have been planning for about 15 years, since we bought our first house. I've been working with the builder since February, and it's finally coming together. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 14,630 #4 Posted 16 hours ago (edited) 1 hour ago, adsm08 said: it is starting to look more like how I'd expected size-wise. The early parts of construction can be very deceptive. You’ll be fine! Forty years ago we built our house. I was a newb and taking on the GC role for the construction. After the foundation hole was dug and the footers were in I got in my head that it just wasn’t right. After getting my wife to help me climbing in and out and measuring everything, at least three times, I realized that it was EXACTLY right. After that, I tried to be a little more chill and it all worked out! Edited 16 hours ago by Handy Don 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brockport Bill 2,059 #5 Posted 14 hours ago just curious -- how deep in ground did posts have to be? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 68,164 #6 Posted 3 hours ago Congrats! What is the size of the old shop, vs the new? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MainelyWheelhorse 2,087 #7 Posted 1 hour ago Cool, @adsm08 plenty of room for tractor projects and other stuff too. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wayne0 1,350 #8 Posted 23 minutes ago 14 hours ago, Brockport Bill said: just curious -- how deep in ground did posts have to be? That depends on where you live and the frost line. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
