Breaking Ground on new shop.

[Bruce Page]

Cameron, it's looking very nice in there!

[Cameron Handyside]

We have made a little progress on the shop. We installed the garage door, it's not obvious in this picture but it's actually a giant pocket door. It's on barn door hardware and slides into a pocket between the exterior wall and a false wall on the interior. The General contractor was nervous about this project but we have "Alabama Engineered" our way through it and I'm happy w/ the results so far. Some different weather sealing and a latching system on the inside and we'll declare victory.

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We also covered the pergola/connection area with corrugated polycarbonate and installed some exterior ceiling fans. We hope this becomes a usable area where we can sit and enjoy during the hot summer. But we've already discovered that the fans on low keep the birds from nesting in the pergola area.

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[Cameron Handyside]

Making a little progress on the shop. Here are a few shots of the pocket-garage door. I'm really happy with it so far. Still have to work on the guides and locking mechanism.

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Also laying pressure treated 2x4's for the floating floor. Actually hung the air filter yesterday; first tool in the shop!

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thanks for looking.

[Steven Green]

Great space and you're going to love that wood floor. I'm starting my second floor expansion this month and I'd be very interested in your layout since my floor plan is just a little bigger than yours.

[Ryan Mooney]

Making a little progress on the shop. Here are a few shots of the pocket-garage door. I'm really happy with it so far. Still have to work on the guides and locking mechanism.

Hey that's cool, I've never seen a pocket door that large on a garage before. I like it a lot better than the overhead.

[Bernie May]

I have sliding doors on my garage and I plan to put a regular locking mechanism on them. But for now I drilled two holes in the concrete and put those L-shaped pins that you see on some gates. they work great. I love the sliding doors since they do not take up ceiling space and you can open them any amount you want. Sometime I just crack them an inch or two and turn on my exhaust fan to bring cool air into the shop or clean out some fumes.

[Cameron Handyside]

It's been a little while but we are making progress again on the shop. I managed to get the shop floor done and happy w/ the results.

I laid 2x4 PT on the flat, on16" centers. Then filled in the voids with rigid insulation. I then sealed it w/ 6 mil vapor barrier:

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Then started laying the 3/4" T&G ply. Everything went relatively smoothly but this is intended to be an underlayment and not a finished product. I might have reconsidered using the OSB since it would have been a more uniform product:
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I topped it off w/ 2 coats of deck stain. Just about read to move in a tool or two!
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Final picture of my wife's garden room on the back of the shop. We can see the light at the end of the tunnel on this project!
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Thanks for looking

[Don Jarvie]

Only benefits to OSB are its cheap and has a rough surface so you have some grip under your feet. I've been doing a lot of hand planing laterly and I have no worries about my feet slipping as I push.

Looks great.

[Michael W. Clark]

Cameron,
First of all, congratulations on your new shop and it looks like it is going to be a great space. I'm definitely jealous.

Question,
Can you provide a few details on how you did the floor? Are the 2x4s attached to the concrete or do the float? Is the T&G attached to the sleepers or does it float? Could you install a top floor layer over the T&G if you wanted to in the future?

(If this was already discussed previously in the thread, let me know, I haven't read the whole thread, just looked at pictures.)

Mike

[Cameron Handyside]

After staining, the ply is "rough-ish" and I have good traction. I'm hoping it wears to a nice worn finish after some time. And I'm not scared to screw things right into the floor!

I laid the PT 2x4's on the flat side right on the concrete (on 16" centers); no fasteners or glue. But I did pocket hole (Kreg) all the ends to perimeter 2x4's which were pocketed to the sill plate. While not as "fastened" as if I had to the concrete, it seemes to be very flat with only 2 boards bowing up. I then filled the voids with 2 layers of 3/4" rigid foam insulation and on top of that, a layer of 6 mil vapor barrier. The ply is screwed directly into the 2x4's every 16".

I stained the ply w/ simple deck stain and if that doesn't turn out; I'll paint it with porch paint. If that doesn't go well, I could then cover it with the cheapest hardwood from LL :-) but I think it'll be fine.

Thanks for looking! and actually moved a few pieces from the garage into the shop last night. My wife is very, very excited about getting her garage back...

[Cameron Handyside]

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We are down to "door knobs" completing the shop. We are really happy with everything, including the pergola connection and my wife's garden room. But now the real work starts; outfitting the shop, getting it up and usable and starting on the very long "honey-do" list.

Probably start a new thread since I sign the final check to our builder tomorrow...

[Kevin Gregoire]

looking forward to the finished pictures. definitely want to see pics before you start filling it up with toys!

[scott vroom]

Cameron, any updated pics of the new shop?

[Cameron Handyside]

Scott, thanks for reminding me that I have not posted lately. I wrote the last check to my contractor in late June then went on vacation. I spent vacation with family but thinking about setting up my shop! One of my wife's goals was to get both vehicles back into the garage while I wanted to take my time setting up the shop. Anyway, we hit a major milestone late last Tuesday night when I was able to park both cars in the garage (my wife simply replied "miracles do happen!"). Since then I've been busy building a few shop necessities. I built an A-frame sheet-good and cutoff storage and am now building a workbench (Tom Clark design, highly recommended). I don't have many stationary tools yet but the shop is getting close to being functional. I parked my wooden boat (under the tarp) in there to reserve the "project space" where I hope to start a cedar strip canoe this fall.

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Here you can see the "pocket" garage door & lumber rack on the wall
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Here is my sheet-good and cutoff storage. Didn't take long to fill that up! And I still have a storage unit full of lumber!!!
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Here is good shot of the french cleat system going around the entire shop. My wood-working buddy is experimenting w/ clamp racks in the back corner. Nice that I can move them anywhere in the shop w/o any new holes!

[Bruce Page]

You've been busy Cameron, looks great!