Coolmeadow Creations Shop Rehab

[Jim O'Dell]

Hi all,
Well, I had this all typed out, went to down size the photos before adding, and poof, the computer crashed! I wanted to start my pictoral of my shop rehab. Note that this will be a very slow process!!
Picture #1 is before we bought the house, showing the shop bldg from the Northeast corner.
Picture #2 is also before purchase, and shows the shop from the south side.

The next post will have the first in progress pictures. Thanks for looking, and as always, thoughts and ideas are welcome. I'm sure there are a lot of things I need to do that won't be as apparant to me as it will be to some of you who have already gone through this process. Jim.

[Jim O'Dell]

OK, here are the pictures that I took today after finishing framing. This addition will be the finishing room, and a place to put rescue dogs that need to be quarantined before introduced to our pack. Will probably need to add an a/c-heater if we ever need to do that for a dog. Guess I ought to look into one now, and frame an opening for it, huh? I just called a friend who put one in her garage, got it used, from a hotel remodel. 1 ton unit, heat and a/c, traded in a small 110 window a/c and got it for 80.00!! Perfect size and she says keeps her garage cool on a warm day. My kind of purchase!!

Picture 1 is from the Southeast corner.
Picture is from the Northeast corner.

I finished this about 2:00, and went out for a burger and to get more supplies. Got a roll of Tyvek, and 13 sheets of foil faced OSB sheathing. Gosh, I sure thought the Tyvek went on first, then the sheathing, but not so says the Tyvek instructions. Also went by HF and got an air stapler. My electric one died about 6 months ago. Guess we'll see if I can cut and put any up tomorrow by myself, as the LOML is gone again tomorrow to an Agility trial in McKinney. Oh, by the way, the Coolmeadow Creations is from the dogs. Coolmeadow is the kennel name we use for our Irish Setters. I thought that adding the Creations part sounded good for the things I build. Jim.

[Tyler Howell]

Got a good Jump on her there Jim! Keep us posted

[Frank Pellow]

Jim, it looks like a nice site, and you are off to a good start. I hope that you enjoy this shop-rehab project as much as I have enjoyed my shop-construction project.

[Jim O'Dell]

Thanks guys. I didn't get to enjoy much today. Wet all day. Wanted to start the sheathing, but prefer to do it when it's dry out. Did some minor changes, and straightened out some problems I created. The door opening on the North side is for future use if I get to enclose the rest of the slab (which would entail changing the whole roof structure). After talking with the A/C-Heat guy my friend told me about, I prepped that doorway for this unit. Can get it for $200.00 or less, depending on which one I choose. 1 ton unit will probably be overkill for this small room, but it might almost do the whole shop if need be. I did make my decision on which door and windows to use. Went ahead and got them this pm. Even got 2 windows for the main shop building so that they would match. Found some the same bronze color as the ones on the house at Lowes, so that should look a little better than the white ones at HD.
Hopefully I can get through all I want to see at the Woodworker show on Friday (taking the afternoon off) so that I can work on the shop Sat afternoon after I get off work. Hopefully the weather will cooperate. Thanks for looking! Jim.

[Kent Cori]

Jim,

It looks as if you're enjoying yourself even if the weather is not very coopeerative. At least you picked a good time of year for a construction project. Good luck and keep posting those pics!

[Ted Shrader]

Jim -

You are making some pretty good progress. Should be able to get the seathing up by yourself unless tthe wind is really blowing.

What roof mods are required on the north side for a door?

Ted

[Jim O'Dell]

Jim -

You are making some pretty good progress. Should be able to get the seathing up by yourself unless tthe wind is really blowing.

What roof mods are required on the north side for a door?

Ted

Thanks Ted. Sorry, I wasn't clear...the roof mods would only be needed if I built on beyond the existing covered patio. There is another 10 X 12 area on the same concrete pad that If I get a big extra wad of cash, I want to raise the roof on the existing structure to get 10' ceilings (I'm at 7'8" currently), and possibly a vaulted ceiling. If that ever happens, I'll enclose the remainder of the slab, and the north door opening would already be structurally there as a doorway to the new room. I would move the A/C-Heater out to the other room because it would become the dog quarantine room and I could keep my finishing room to myself instead of having to do double duty as it will have to do now. Hope this makes better sense. Jim.

[Jim O'Dell]

Ok, here is the latest update. Was able to work 1/2 day yesterday because the plans to go look at the AC/Heat unit fell through. Got the bottom trim up (1 X 4 Hardiplank) and 1 sheet of sheathing cut and installed. Today I finished the sheathing, took a break for lunch and to go look at the AC/Heat unit. Ended up being a junk shop of old units. The one he wanted to sell me wasn't heating. It's and old Mongomery Ward unit. Needless to say, i wasn't impressed. He had another one working to show me, but the face didn't have any way to attach. I'm guessing there were parts missing. Anyway, a totally wasted 1.5 hour trip. Got back and got the Tyvek wrap on. Finished just as it was getting dark.
The pictures are about the time I broke for lunch. It was too dark for pictures of the Tyvek installed. Maybe there will be a little light when I get off work on Tuesday to snap a couple shots. Picture 1 is from the southeast, picture 2 is from the east, and Picture 3 is from the north/northeast.
Next I need to install the windows and door, then I can put my vertical trim on and start with the Hardiboard planks. Anyone ever use the 12" planks? Instructions say you can't blind nail these, that they need fasteners at the bottom as well. What if I used construction adhesive on the bottom?? I really didn't want screw or nail heads showing.

[Jim O'Dell]

Well, got too busy during the week to do this. Put in 1 window late one afternoon, did the other one while breakfast was fixin' this morning. Same 3 views, Southeast, east, North-northeast. Instead of pulling down the wood siding on the north wall, I'll put house wrap over it, then 1" foam sheets, then the HardiePlank siding. I need the extra depth to come out to where the north wall is on the covered porch addition. Still won't be on the exact same plane, but when the covered porch was added on, they didn't line it up with the walls of the building. off about 1 1/2" !! Guess I shouldn't be surprised. The extra R value of the foam should help a little with insulation also.
Won't get much done this weekend. Leaving here is a few to go Christmas shopping. I have decided to frame in a spot on the north wall for a PTAC type AC/Heat unit. They are bigger than the normal window/wall type unit (42 X 16- what is used for motel rooms) but they are also cheaper. I can get a new Carrier 15000 btu heat pump for $556.00 plus shipping on the net. Unclear if the mounting sleve is included in that price or not, but it appears to be. Plus all brands of PTAC's are the same size, and will fit any one else's sleeve. Thanks for looking! Jim.

[Jerry Olexa]

Looking good, Jim! You'll enjoy the new space and its fun building too and seeing it come forward! Great pictures,,, Keep them coming!

[Glenn Clabo]

Hey Jim...
It's fun to watch...keep em comiing. Looks like someone has aready started an addition...albeit plastic.

[glenn bradley]

Go Jim, go! I'm jealous.

[Jim O'Dell]

It's On!!!
and nothing has burned down yet!! LOML called me about 2:30 to say the right person had come back to do the work, but she didn't think they needed me here. She was fine with helping him in the back yard. I couldn't leave at that moment because my co-worker on the drive had not gotten back from a meeting in Dallas, that he failed to tell me about. When he came in a little later, I called my last customer and updated her on her repair, then took my lunch hour and went home. I just forgot to go back is all, HONEST!! Everything seemed to work except 1 110 circuit. I had the GFCI on it wired backwards. Redid that, and turned the Clear Vue on for 1.5 seconds. FFFFrooooommmmpt, rattle/scratchey/rattle, ppfffooooottttt. I forgot about the paper under the chip discharge at the bottom of the cyclone (don't have the chip barrel finished yet). Paper went everywhere! But it worked. I also tried my Mini Max E16. Fired right up the first time, seemed very smooth. Might have a blade rubbing a blade guide somewhere a little. But man that thing sounded nice!! (I've exchanged emails with and missed a phone message from Sam Blasco at MM. I would have called him this afternoon while I was off, but he said he would not be in this afternoon. So I'll find a time in the next week or so to talk to him.)
I'm stoked, though. I started this rehab 23 months ago, almost to the day. I still have a good ways to go, but having power is going to make it soooooo much easier to accomplish what needs to be done. Hope ya'll have a great remainder of the week. I'ts going to be real hard to drag myself to work! Jim.

[Jim Becker]

Woo, hoo!! He has THE POWER! Congrats, Jim...you're cruisin' now!