New Shop Photos - Randy C

[jteneyck]

Awesome looking building.  My only criticism is I would have wanted a lot more windows along at least one wall.  

John

[Gary G™]

Just so we’re clear:
Pat, this isn’t a new shop for you, correct?
I got to thinking, ‘this is a big space to build Raspberry pi cases.’

[Randy C]

very very nice, I realy like the style with the porch.  Are you going to do production or just hobby stuff?

It’s just a hobby place for doing woodworking and other projects.

[Randy C]

That's a great looking shop and nicely sized.  Are you setting up for wood working exclusively or mixed use?

It’s mostly for woodworking and other projects. I also want to learn to weld

[Randy C]

Thanks everyone for the nice comments and also thanks to Patrick again for posting the pictures for me.

[BaileyNo5]

Hey Randy C, I'm curious about your choices of interior ceiling and walls.  I just started a 3-bay garage build, the concrete guys are stripping the stem wall forms as I type. I've been thinking about alternatives to drywall, but haven't come up with anything yet.  I'll do some research on your choices, but tell me about the metal ceiling and Smartside walls.  Why did you choose them over drywall?

Oh, and very nice shop, congrats!

[Randy C]

Hey Randy C, I'm curious about your choices of interior ceiling and walls.  I just started a 3-bay garage build, the concrete guys are stripping the stem wall forms as I type. I've been thinking about alternatives to drywall, but haven't come up with anything yet.  I'll do some research on your choices, but tell me about the metal ceiling and Smartside walls.  Why did you choose them over drywall?

Oh, and very nice shop, congrats!

I got a quote for the drywall ceiling but the guy told me that since this was going to be an unconditioned space, he couldn’t guarantee that the drywall would not crack since it was a large area. I also knew that I would have to prime and paint the drywall which would have been a big job since it was overhead. Also, the drywall was a little bit more expensive than metal if I didn’t include my labor. I also like the look of the metal. It is clean and bright. So that’s why I did metal and I am happy with it.

On the walls I considered drywall, OSB and Smartside. Didn’t really like drywall because it is easily damaged. Didn’t like OSB because you have to put multiple coats of paint if you want it to look decent. Everyone said OSB is cheaper and it is, but my thinking was that it doesn’t really look good to me. My thoughts were- I spent a lot of money on this shop and I want it to look good and I was willing to spend a little more for Smartside because it comes already primed and I only had to put one coat of paint on it. Probably cost me about $600 more. I am happy with it and I like the way it looks.

[iublue]

Very nice looking building overall and the inside is great.

Congrats.

[museumguy]

I got a quote for the drywall ceiling but the guy told me that since this was going to be an unconditioned space, he couldn’t guarantee that the drywall would not crack since it was a large area. I also knew that I would have to prime and paint the drywall which would have been a big job since it was overhead. Also, the drywall was a little bit more expensive than metal if I didn’t include my labor. I also like the look of the metal. It is clean and bright. So that’s why I did metal and I am happy with it.

On the walls I considered drywall, OSB and Smartside. Didn’t really like drywall because it is easily damaged. Didn’t like OSB because you have to put multiple coats of paint if you want it to look decent. Everyone said OSB is cheaper and it is, but my thinking was that it doesn’t really look good to me. My thoughts were- I spent a lot of money on this shop and I want it to look good and I was willing to spend a little more for Smartside because it comes already primed and I only had to put one coat of paint on it. Probably cost me about $600 more. I am happy with it and I like the way it looks.

  First of all, amazing looking shop. I never would have thought of using the materials that you chose but they sure do look nice. I may have to borrow some of those ideas. 

  I appreciate your response to the question of "why". Your reasoning is spot on, especially about wanting it to look good. You can always stand back and smile, not frown and say to yourself, "what if I had done it differently". This is a building to proud of, particularly of all of your own hard work, it shows.

[iclark]

It’s mostly for woodworking and other projects. I also want to learn to weld

It is looking great.


Fine dust in the air is a bad combination with welding. Whether it is rock dust, flour dust, or wood dust; getting the wrong concentration of dust in the air is not your friend if you add an ignition source.

It usually takes a visible fog of wood dust to be explosive unless the dust is very fine. So, I am probably over cautious about this issue.

an interesting read