Crzypete's new Studio

crzypete · Post by **crzypete** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 10:04 pm

We have much work for the sawyer. The house and the barns are all in need of new siding.

Today I put down 2x4's in the loft space to to allow for thicker insulation and to reduce the span for the plywood which will eventually cover the floor. It helps make it feel like more of a room.

Our chosen stain for the building is called pale wheat. Lena has been staining away on the trim boards.

Definitely ready for that Massachusetts roofing crew. We have an unofficial confirmation of their arrival next week.

Pete

crzypete · Post by **crzypete** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 9:01 pm

Finally the crew has arrived.

They are definitely worth the wait. Here they are installing the trim.

The backside is quickly paneled and work begins on the ridge cap

Both Douglas and Jo seem to have that unique gene which allows them to be comfortable in high places. Here Jo walks the ridge in a move we call "the penguin"

More ridge shots

At the end of the day. All but one panel of roofing is up and only one piece of ridge cap is left. Most of the trim is up. Tomorrow the windows come. This crew was worth waiting for, a monster day of work.

mr douglas t · Post by **mr douglas t** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 9:12 pm

what is all that stuff in the truck? Looks like the first load of stuff for the new shop. How full will it be once it is finished?

crzypete · Post by **crzypete** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 10:41 pm

Lots of goodies in the truck, including my first vidmar of the new shop, Thanks Mr D.

I was just reviewing the pics and saw that I didn't make it into a single one, so here is one more with me helping install a roof panel.

mystry_tour · Post by **mystry_tour** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 2:53 am

Pete you have a nice place.
Tour

crzypete · Post by **crzypete** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 7:12 pm

Hey Tour, Thanks. Glad to see you back.

Today was the second and final day for the Massachusetts crew and we made the most of it. Work started quickly this morning with the trim and edge pieces. By this photo the last roof panel is already on.

Another gorgeous day here as the last piece of ridge cap comes into place.

Doug wanted this picture showing his pink climbing rope. We debated whether it would save him. My stance was that it would give him some bad internal organ damage. It made him feel more comfortable though....

end of the day, what is that in those former holes?

Yes indeed we have windows. Also check out those nicely trimmed eaves. The crew was able to hit the road by 3:00, and we went out to lunch!

An incredible two days of work. Thanks guys!

DenaliPilot · Post by **DenaliPilot** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 2:09 am

Pete- I envy your incredible weather- all those blue sky roofing photos! I'm glad it's going well for you. Hard to believe it's still summer elsewhere in the USA- we're verging on winter up here, and racing to get materials in over the Denali park road for our own building project.

I am curious what kind of a door you will have for your loading bay. Overhead garage-door style, or something more commercial? Any windows in it, or insulation value for wintertime? Will there be a concrete or asphalt apron for bringing stuff out on the crown lift or future forklift? I guess I could just be patient and wait for the progress photos...

About the climbing rope- I think I agree with the person casting their vote in the lefthand side of that photo.

Keep up the great work

DenaliPilot · Post by **DenaliPilot** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 2:16 am

p.s.- about my last post- I just checked out the sliding, barn-style overhead door on Nektai's new shop- in one of the other forums on the Junkie. That's a sweet idea, and nicely executed. I'm sure it will give him all of the benefits he envisions, and has the plus of only needing to be shut for added insulation in the wintertime- in other words, it's a winterization measure that isn't in the way during the warm weather, and it adds a nice element to the outside of the building, whether open or shut. We put in a smaller one of those to weatherproof our gas-powered compressor that lives in a shed on the side of our garage building. Believe it or not, it was almost impossible to find a supplier up here for the overhead track hardware.

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crzypete · Post by **crzypete** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 11:32 pm

Sorry for the lack of pictures. I have been off building some furniture at the old shop and have not had too much progress.

Here is a pic form before the roof was fully on- The face of the trusses is framed for drywall and insulation and the door to the attic space is boxed out.

I spent today beginning the process of blocking out the walls so the drywall will be flush and cover the pink foam insulation and concrete. No pics of this process yet.

DP, I think I am going to use barn doors to close that doorway. I am not sure it is the right thing to do so I am still debating. There will be a concrete pad out front as well.

From the pics I have received from DP I think he is understating the weather a bit- here are the latest pics from his project- a slightly better view than my shed. Hope you don't mind me sharing your pics. Wow!

crzypete · Post by **crzypete** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 7:55 pm

Finally some progress photos. Sorry for the delays. My days have been filled with the miserable task of adding purlins to the exposed concrete so that it can be insulated and sheetrocked. The process involves using a .22 nailer which was fun at first, but 300 nails later it has worn thin as a daily activity. The purlins on the concrete are almost done. Tonight I started the extensions above which go much faster.

Also yesterday I built a drying rack for staining the siding. It has quickly been put to use by Lena and my brother.

Lastly, the fascia for the soffit is almost done being stained. I am particularly happy with this photo because the wood is 16' long- my old shop has 8' ceilings.

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Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 8:45 pm

Pete, the building looks great. I like the idea of using a narrow section of staging to support the staining rack.

- Jeff

nektai · Post by **nektai** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 9:21 pm

Thanks Jeff I missed that the first time through. Nice use for the scaffold.

guzziguy · Post by **guzziguy** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 7:08 am

not to nit pic or anything I'm sure you are putting some stain on the ends of the boards right? In the photos they looked unstained, i'm sure it's because the endgrain soaked it all up.

DenaliPilot · Post by **DenaliPilot** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 6:10 pm

I would imagine they still need cut and mitered

nojo · Post by **nojo** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 7:54 pm

I assure you, Pete is staining each end that goes up. I still have white stains on my tool belt from when he handed bits to me.

crzypete · Post by **crzypete** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 8:15 pm

DP and Nojo have it right, the ends are not yet cut, they will get stained as they go up. And Jeff had the keen eye, the scaffold forms the the structure of the drying rack.

Today more work with the furring strips, they are mostly done.

we also tested the roof today, it passe with flying colors. Unfortunately the rain still was able to beat us as the day ended due to loss of power.

Pete

guzziguy · Post by **guzziguy** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 7:07 am

Great shots! you could work for national geographic.

crzypete · Post by **crzypete** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 7:25 pm

Finally the furring is complete!, What a miserable job. I finally had the technique down by the end, this of course made it so I had to redo the beginning to get it up to snuff. Miserable.

This afternoon I progressed onto more interesting work, building the stairs. Here are two of the three stringers. This really helps define the space.

The staining of the siding continues and I have formulated a basic electrical plan which will begin Monday.

Pete

crzypete · Post by **crzypete** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 7:16 pm

Finished up the stairs today including building a couple of mini walls which will separate the metalshop from the woodshop at the stair case junction. I decided to have the space under the first few stairs accessible from the woodshop side, perhaps a good place to store scraps of plywood and short hardwood. After these pics we cleaned the building.

from the woodshop side

From the metalshop

I believe the framing is complete.

Pete

mr douglas t · Post by **mr douglas t** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 11:49 pm

Looks like you are turing into a regular frmaing carpenter. The stairs and small walls look great.

MachineJunkie

Crzypete's new Studio

Nice reuse of staging...