Barn/shop expansion (in progress)

SilverBox · Jul 22, 2009

So I haven't started any new threads on here for awhile, here ya go..

Reference to some older threads where I was making material

http://www.arboristsite.com/showthread.php?t=89553

http://www.arboristsite.com/showthread.php?t=93494

I'm putting up my barn/shop expansion..

pics..

SilverBox · Jul 23, 2009

More pics

BobL · Jul 23, 2009

Nice - real nice - and I'm dead jealous of all that extra space!

lumberjackchef · Jul 23, 2009

BobL said:
Nice - real nice - and I'm dead jealous of all that extra space!

I second that! :clap:

SilverBox · Jul 27, 2009

More pics, some progress.

DavesDD2500HD · Jul 28, 2009

Looking good! Thanks for sharing pics as you go. I wish I had a project going on like yours. Best of luck to you.

Freehand · Jul 28, 2009

Lookin' good.Silverbox.....are you going two full stories with it?Gonna have a lid on it by winter?

Like those chunky headers too :cheers:

Metals406 · Jul 28, 2009

Looking good! I was wondering what the midspan beam was for, until I scrolled down. . . Are you doing knee walls or full 8's?

SilverBox · Jul 28, 2009

Yeah 2 (2nd story full 8') stories 9' ceiling in the lower and 8' ceiling in the upper story with a 4/12 pitch 2x6 rafter roof. I should be able to get the lid on and the sides sheeted before it rains, I'm not sure I've located enuf tin yet for the sides, but other then that I'm good. It doesn't rain here at all in the summer and early fall (2-3 times less then 1/4"). The first significant rainfall is typically in October, so I have at least 2 and a half months before it needs to be rain tight. I should have the 2x8 joists all finished and blocked out this week and be laying the milled 5/4 pine subfloor/decking down *crosses fingers*.

I scored three 4040 aluminum windows today in decent shape, double pane with no moisture in the middle of the panes and couple of very small rips in the screens, for free, so I'm pretty happy about that.

smitty12 · Jul 28, 2009

looks real nice. I mill wood all the time and dont know how to frame!! Jealous of you guys with all the skills

SilverBox · Aug 5, 2009

More progress, more pics. The planking is going down a bit slower then I thought. It warped and got a bit of fungus on it in the drying stack, but its still usable..

The 2nd half of the planking soaking up some bleach water.

deeker · Aug 6, 2009

Great pics, great job!!!!!!!!!

Metals406 · Aug 6, 2009

SilverBox said:
More progress, more pics. The planking is going down a bit slower then I thought. It warped and got a bit of fungus on it in the drying stack, but its still usable..

The 2nd half of the planking soaking up some bleach water.

Sure is coming along good. . . I really like old school floors like that. :cheers:

rmh3481 · Aug 6, 2009

Very nice project SB. What is this I hear about no rain until October?

Its rained here most every day for the last month. Im so sick of rain because I cant get anything done...but it has been cool. Havent used the AC yet this summer? I guess its all that global warming baloney.

Thanks for showing the project,
Bob

BobL · Aug 6, 2009

Nice - real nice! Keep posting

rmh3481 said:
Its rained here most every day for the last month. Im so sick of rain because I cant get anything done...but it has been cool. Havent used the AC yet this summer? I guess its all that global warming baloney.

No weather or climate forecasting models can predict short term or small scale weather/climate although Global warming baloney cannot does predict more rain in some areas. ;-)

Freehand · Aug 6, 2009

Diagonal solid wood :cheers:

subfloor?VERY NICE.No chip board there. :clap:

SilverBox · Aug 15, 2009

So I ran out of 5/4 Ponderosa Pine (PP), before I ran out of floor that needed covering ;(.

So I had to mill some more.. My Husky 394 was in my mini mill (28") and my Solo 681 was in my Alaskan (36") so I swapped them. I've only made a few cuts with the Husky and it sounded lean so I tuned it up it was

4 turns out on the L and 1/2 turn out on the H........... So I set it 2 turns out on the L (I tried less but no go) and 1-1/8 out on the H.. It sounds just right now.. maybe a tad rich, but thats what I want.. I've been using 2x8s for the top board and making the top cut first with Alaskan then mini-milling the sides. Of course my mini-mill guide board has warped so I made a new one. And I found this 16' piece of I beam in the scrap pile so I'm trying it out as the first cut guide. Its a bit flexy, so I supported it in the middle... see pics.