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 Posted: Tue Mar 1st, 2022 03:14 pm
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Well now that we are settled into our house here in southern Virginia with most everything we wanted done is done so it was time to start getting the garage built. It works out perfectly to the left of the carport there was plenty of room & it was very flat so it took minimal work to get it ready. A couple weeks ago they poured the footer & slab, & last week they came out & put up the garage. Now we need to get electric run out there, get it insulated, & install the finished interior walls. The garage is 24' wide X 25' deep & has 11' high walls high enough for me to put in a lift because this "old man" is tired of laying on the ground to work on our vehicles.









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This is timely for me. I am in the planning stage of building a house. One of the things to go along with the house is a workshop. I am looking at an enclosed pole barn style 26' x 32'  with two  10' wide by 12' high doors with a 7' lean to running down the side.

What kind of doors are those? And why didn't you take hem higher as it looks like you have the room.



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The doors roll up storage unit style doors, for now.



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I know it is a bit late now - but did you run an underground service duct from the house to carry water and electricity to the garage?



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No water in the garage, the electrician will run the line from the house to the garage. When the slab was poured the contractor put a pipe in the slab so the electrician has a way to get the line from underground to the panel.



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Mike69 wrote:
No water in the garage, the electrician will run the line from the house to the garage. When the slab was poured the contractor put a pipe in the slab so the electrician has a way to get the line from underground to the panel.
When I put power in my shed, the panel is on the outside, so I didn't have to designate an area around the box that would need to be kept clear.

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Looks good !



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Very nice! We can never have enough shop space!!



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410customs wrote:
Very nice! We can never have enough shop space!!
That is so true.



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Met with the electrician today they are going to start on Monday & should be done on Wednesday.



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The electrician got the garage all wired up. Now it is on to insulation the wall covering.







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How do you insulate one of these metal units ?

How thick will the insulation be ?

Attachment ?

My Steel Barn lost 12 inches, width and length, with the attaching metal, but it allows for good insulation, WAIT... I live in SoCal insulation is not really required.
You side framework doesn't look that deep, was wondering if you have a special insulation.

Looking good Mike, Good Luck.



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The local company I will be using will be using closed cell spray foam about 1 - 1 1/2" thick.
Foam Insulation Rocky Mount | Foam insulation Virginia (houstonbrosfoam.com)



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Guessing that is about the only thing you could use, should be great.
Are you going to add interior sheathing and what type if you are ?

Also, nice looking electric work, clean and functional, problem the best way to wire-up with that type of framing, safety first !

The place is looking good.

Later



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We also have 4 sockets across the inside ceiling which we installed led lights. There are also outlets up high on the side walls where I am going to plug in 4' long led lights to be mounted to the angled beams to point down at an angle for more light on the floor. We are going to install drywall on the walls up 8' & see what that looks like to determine whether we want to go all the way up the walls or not.



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Mike69 wrote:
We also have 4 sockets across the inside ceiling which we installed led lights. There are also outlets up high on the side walls where I am going to plug in 4' long led lights to be mounted to the angled beams to point down at an angle for more light on the floor. We are going to install drywall on the walls up 8' & see what that looks like to determine whether we want to go all the way up the walls or not.

Sounds good !

I was thinking... while reading, SMOKE come out of my ears, before insulation/wall board, maybe put in some nailing/screw strips, so you can mount shelving... if needed; it would be easier now !
You could secure them between the uprights in the walls, screw through the uprights and into the Nailing strips.    The size of the Nailing Strips would be based on what you want to do, me... (always have ideas)...  I would put in 2x6's, that way they will have a little more stability and you can add 2x4s or Shelf Strips after the wall boards are up.

Just me thinking out loud AGIAN !
Not trying to tell you what to just suggesting things BEFORE the insulation/wall board is in place and you realize there is no where to mount the shelving... ask me how I know ! 



p.s.  I posted the Post and thought yet again.
Finish the ceiling, paint it white... good light reflexion.

AND did you consider any skylights ?
I added six translucent light panels in the roof area of my Metal Barn... I don't need to turn the lights on in the Barn until the sun has set.

I'm done on this pass.

Last edited on Mon Apr 4th, 2022 04:07 pm by Scrambler82



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Excellent idea on the 2x6 nailer strips, my wife already thought of that. Great minds think alike I guess.



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LoL !   My mind isn't doing too much lately... but I thought it was a good idea too !

My Bar n is metal, had LARGE Beams for the structure and large strips of metal to hold the side and roof on, I had to add 2x4 uprights and then cross strips so I could connect things to them.
I did get one metal strips around the middle of the walls, at about 7.5 feet point, allowed me to run the air system without a lot of trouble.
BUTT... just a lot of work to add all the wood to get shelves.

I used a 1/2" Foam with both a silver and white backing on it, you decide what you want.   I choose the white side out to reflect the light.
But the best thing as I said bfore was the sjylights.

Great to hear you are progressing, looking great.
The workshop will be a great add on.

Later.



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