Kilgore47

The outside is a normal 1 to 2 roof. The inside is vaulted to leave room for a ceiling fan and lights above a lifted car.

I haven't up dated the pictures lately. Roof is on - siding going on - electric is ruffed in and a couple of doors are installed. Insulation is coming up. The new building will be painted to match the house. Went to the local paint store and priced epoxy for the floor. They said it would take one to two weeks for the paint to cure before I can start loading stuff on it. Watching the paint dry for two weeks is going to be very hard. Been wanting to do this for 71 years - guess I'll be able to hold off for two more weeks once the floor is painted. Maybe More news latter

What is a run channel?

Ready for the electrician. They should start today or tomorrow. Going with more outlets than I think I will need. I hope. Now it's time to start thinking about stuff to hang on the walls for decoration. I should have plenty of stuff around here for that. An old wagon - an old bicycle - old tractor seats. Stuff like that to break up these big walls. More news latter

Got the decking on yesterday. The center of the shop will be 14 feet tall. Plenty of room for a big ceiling fan. More news latter

I thought about the too bright thing. That's why I went with dimmable units. If they are too bright, I will add the dimming modules. I'm also having the lights put on separate switches so I can turn on all or just one. They should get the roof on today. More news latter

Thanks for the tip on the lighting Bob. I picked up four UFO lights last week. Went to the local warehouse lighting store. They have three settings 150W, 200W or 240W. And they are dimmable. I think you have to buy an accessory to dim them. I plan to just set them on the highest level. The spec sheet lists that as a little over 37,000 lumens. I took one out and plugged it in outside last night to see how bright they will be. WOW the one light lit up the entire back yard. More news latter

Didn't get that much done this week. They only worked Monday and took the rest of the week off for Thanksgiving. Can't blame them for that. They are supposed to be back Monday with three more people. Hope they get the roof on before it rains.

Yep - I already wish it was bigger. Another building is always an option. I have slowly been adding buildings to this property. Less grass to mow. This is what they got done yesterday.

I have done most of my work through the years under a car port or in the drive way. I was glad when I had the car port. At 71 it was time to do something about that. The walls started going up yesterday and I didn't sleep much last night - kept thinking about all the projects I'm going to do in the new space. More news latter

Extra crispy always. And surprisingly the chicken stayed in the yard with the fence down. I put up a temporary fence yesterday so I don't have to walk the dog on a leash all the time.

I did think about that. This is the latest picture and it's ready for framing. The carpenters will start work Monday. The wood was delivered yesterday. Five minutes after the concrete crew was finished I got out the garden hose and tested the drainage. It works.

jclars - That's a nice place to work on stuff. I would have more cars if I had that much covered space. They got the driveway extension done yesterday. The existing driveway is in bad shape and the concrete crew offered a good price to fix it because they are already here but I had to decline. Got to stop somewhere for now. The wood is being delivered today and the carpenters will start next week. Really lucked out on the timing for this. Got everyone at a slack time so they could get to work right away. I have had to delay for months in the past until these guys to be available. More news latter

Good advise on the lighting. I plan on going with LED. The foundation for the shop and carport is in. They are coming back today to pour the driveway extension. The sidewalk looking thing around the foundation is the new drainage path for the back yard.

The new shop will have a tall celling for a lift. Going with a two post. A four post would take up too much room. Having a deep concrete beam poured where the lift will be anchored. I have been told that six inches of concrete is enough for a two post lift so I'm going with a one foot thick beam. Didn't get much sleep last night - kind of excited about getting this done. Concrete today. I lucked out and it has been perfect weather here in East Texas for concrete work. More news latter.