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rowinafour

rowinafour

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Finally decided to build shop on our new place. 36x32, 3 overhead doors, scissor trusses for high ceiling, 16 ft high in center. Doors in a couple weeks, butt load of fill to bring up to level for cement work. Then finish inside with insulation, walls and ceilings. Happy with build so far and am looking forward to spending time tinkering on projects as retirement has afforded me the time to do this.

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rowinafour said:
Finally decided to build shop on our new place. 36x32, 3 overhead doors, scissor trusses for high ceiling, 16 ft high in center. Doors in a couple weeks, butt load of fill to bring up to level for cement work. Then finish inside with insulation, walls and ceilings. Happy with build so far and am looking forward to spending time tinkering on projects as retirement has afforded me the time to do this.

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Looks great! Something to definitely be excited about!! Enjoy man, cheers!
 
Lookin to get something put in down here at the new homestead. Prices and people are crazy. But gotta do what you gotta do.
 
It is not cheap, and it will be filling up. I have two storage units full of parts and a 67 barracuda for a father/son project. I sold two other projects when we moved, now I can start a new collection.
 
When I retired from the Air Force 31 years ago, we bought a nice sized corner lot in a nice neighborhood and built a house. I have been kicking myself ever since for not finding a place a few miles to the west where I would have room to built a nice big shop like that. You will love it. May I suggest heat and AC. At least heat.
 
Looks like a nice space. I'm jealous.
Is there a reason that you didn't set it lower and/or level the area to minimize the amount of material you'll need to build up the floor level?
 
The property is sloped from the road toward the back were a creek run’s through. If it was any lower the front of the shop would have been a basement. I have a source for fill but the schedule for the build came on sooner than pond being dug for clay.
 
That's going to be very nice when you get done. If you can swing getting it $pray foam insulated, it will really tighten it up. Stuff ain't cheap though! Looks like the concrete will be level with the bottom edge of the white exterior panels maybe. Nice shop....congrats!

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Congrats. Make sure they compact the fill really well. Also, pick a spot for the 2 post lift you may or may not get, and have a small trench put in there to ensure enough concrete. Lot cheaper and easier than digging it out later!
 
It has been a while but have added numerous tons of fill, installed overhead doors, cement was poured just yesterday. 6 inch deep spots were lift(s) can be bolted down. Cutting stress lines today. Now electric, gas, insulation, wall and ceiling coverage. At least I can empty my storage units and save several 100 a month.

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Congrats! The shop looks great. I'm asking purely so I can learn, but why was the slab poured after the building was erected, and not the other way around?
 
Being a pole building, I wanted to have it built before the cement work. I could have leveled the sight first as a good amount of fill was needed. Time on the tractor moving crushed cement was therapeutic.
 
mopardude62 said:
Would like to see some pics of this……

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The picture of the truck is how I purchased it from Tommy’s Toy Box. The truck is from Oregon and is in great shape. It has its original drivetrain. The 318 is tired so I am in the process of wrapping up a 340 build that is going to be the first transplant performed in the new shop. I am also am adding a 2 inch lift and 33 inch tire to update it to what I would like it to be. The engine is built to 71 specs as a tribute to a truck I had back in 79-80 that I had installed a 340 out of my friend’s wrecked 71 Demon.

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Righty Tighty said:
Congrats! The shop looks great. I'm asking purely so I can learn, but why was the slab poured after the building was erected, and not the other way around?
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With a pole building, the poles extend into the ground. This would be much more difficult if the slab were poured ahead. Also, the concrete wraps around the poles (at least on 3 sides) which I believe helps secure and support them. My builder didn't want gravel in it until it had been built. Makes it easier to bore the holes for the posts, and prevents mixing of gravel and dirt as well.
 
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