Restoration Shop Underway

[Marty Loken (Norseboater)]

This isn't exactly a boat-restoration posting, but since the new shop will be used to restore classics, I guess it fits.

After months of planning and what seemed like an endless wait for the building permit, we're finally underway with construction of a new boatshop next to the house here on Marrowstone Island. We originally hoped for conventional stick construction and a different design, but the cost was going to be way too high, so we opted for conventional pole-barn construction. While the shop will be fairly modest in size--24' x 48'--we'll have 13 feet of vertical clearance inside...which comes in handy when swinging lumber around inside the building, etc.

The photos below were taken on three successive days, showing the poles going up, then the start of work on roof trusses, and finally two shots with all trusses and purlins in place. By the end of next week the building should have roofing and siding, after which we'll pour concrete inside and start pecking away at electrical and side-wall insulation.

(Can't wait to roll the first boat inside!)

- Marty

[Helmar]

Looken Good Ole.

On mine, it took them 4 days and they were putting the plywood up on the roof.
The hardest part was waiting for the concrete to cure to start Moving in :snail1:

[TheBronze]

Nice! Congrats on breaking ground.

Don't they usually pour concrete first and then add the structure? Just curious.

[Marty Loken (Norseboater)]

Concrete Pad

John -

Although it seems counter-intuitive, a lot the pole-barn builders pour concrete pads after the building is up...and the contractor we're working with is no exception. It would have been impossible to pour the pad before they bored the (huge) holes for each of the pressure-treated posts that support the framework, but they seemingly could have done the pad after the poles were in place....and before framing started.

When the builders finish putting up the basic structure, we'll use a Bobcat to do the final dirt-moving inside the building, prior to spreading a bed of gravel, laying a vapor barrier, and pouring the concrete pad.

Maybe other members have a better answer to the "why?" question. Since this is the first pole building we've been involved in, I'm just guessing.

- Marty

[trsexton]

Marty,

Have you thought about running pex tubing so that you can heat the floor thus heating the building ?

Tom

[Marty Loken (Norseboater)]

Floor Heating

Tom -

Yes, I thought about it, but our budget is extremely tight and I'll feel lucky just to get a building with wiring, insulation, a few windows and a cold floor. Sometime after the building is finished I'll add a woodstove we already own, which will take the edge off and help us get rid of smaller wood scraps.

Heck, even without a heat source I'll feel spoiled in the new shop, since the old one has absolutely no insulation, and often feels colder inside than out. With the ceiling and walls insulated, the new building will be more pleasant in winter and summer...and the little woodstove will be a bonus.

- Marty

[Karl]

Marty, I'm certain that you are going to love your new work space!

One of the reasons that I haven't made it to any of the events this summer (besides the fact that I can't get my outboard to run) is that I have been building a "storage" shop for my boats. It is a 36' by 36' pole building with 14 foot eves. I put in 3 "verizon" roll up doors. 8'high, 10' high and 12' high. The 12' high door is for the Skagit.

The engineer that I hired made me dig my holes 5ft deep! 4 of the poles are 8" by 14".

I know that it is over kill, but I really got tired of having my costco shelters crumble every winter.

Karl

[McSkagit Tim Jones]

New shop taking shape!

Wow! Thats great Marty. New shop...how cool is that! I'm envious!

I've sold the Dickinson diesel galley stove that heated half of my shop. Still have a propane Mr. Heater for sale. It's 75K BTU. Includes timer, exhaust pipe, regulator and two 25 gallon propane tanks (one is 2.3 full) Works great, about three years old... $500 for the lot.

Also have a good size spool of SolaRoll with manifolds. Put the SolaRoll in the concrete floor for floor heat. Have pumps, zone valves and other stuff to go with. Can also be used on the roof for capturing solar energy. Price negotiable.

Tim

[Bigfoot]

AAWWW Man, I love this kind of stuff. Pole construction or stick, whatever!.I have a shop that is not heated and boy oh boy does it get cold. I picked up a newer wood burning stove and still need a chimney but they quoted me one thousand dollars for just that. My shop got cramped so I built a pair of sheds. You may have seen it before but here is a link...My shop/garage is in site but my house is out of site.. [nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kC9rk7CXeM"]YouTube - "The Twin's" Xtreme Shed Build (start to finish)[/nomedia]

Your lucky to have this as a project. Take a thousand pics and please do share. What kind of insulation do you plan on using. I would like to insulate my garage too, Mike

PS YouTube has a countless number of pole building projects to look at and enjoy and many others too... EDIT: Here is a popular pole building you might want to take a look at.
[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZQKjVR9OI0&feature=more_related"]YouTube - My Garage[/nomedia] Marty, im not trying to hijack your COOL thread but thanks for the kind words, Mike

[FINS]

Congratulations Marty. That will be a great shop space. Keep us posted with pictures.

As long as we are dreaming of shop and workspace areas, here are a few examples of "man caves" that are being built in the area. The first is a 60'x40' "shop" with a 1300 square foot apartment above and a 480 square foot deck. This is being built on the water at Mason Lake. The second is part of an estate sized project on Browns Point in Tacoma. This is a no bank water front property with a 6000 square foot house, water front cabana, and deep water moorage. But to me, the crown jewel of the project is a 18 car garage complete with a 625 square foot guest house in the middle. I wonder how many boats I could stuff in there?

[Marty Loken (Norseboater)]

Shed Boys

Mike -

I love your twin sheds, and especially the "retractable roof" you engineered between them. Some nice design work, with what appears to be heroic construction. Nice job, and thanks for sharing the video.

I'll take more step-by-step photos and share them as our pole building comes together.

- Marty

[slo-mo]

build it and they (boats) will come...

How is that shop coming Marty?

[Marty Loken (Norseboater)]

Shop Progress...

Greg -

The building is up and a few days ago I got final construction sign-off by the county inspector, but now the fun begins--doing our own wiring, insulation, building of an interior storage-loft deck, tons of storage shelves around the perimeter...and spreading of more gravel so the mess outside doesn't become a rainy-season mudpie.

The hope is to complete the shop move by the end of November, but it'll be a push since two other boats need to be finished in the meantime.

Here are some under-construction shots, with the last photo being the way it looks today.

- Marty

[slo-mo]

earn big $$$ working from home

Man that is going to be one rough commute!..and I hear the landlord can be a little surly. Other than that, I'm sure some beautiful work will take place within.

Let us know when the big move is going down.

[BruceDrake]

Now if the door was at the end of the shop...

Marty
Wonderful new shop. Just think of the projects you could take on if the door was at the end of the shop....

http://portland.craigslist.org/clk/boa/2022339519.html
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