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07-18-2009, 05:55 PM
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| | New Shop, sort of... Floor.. Photo Update 11/13 Name: John City: Jefferson City State: TN County: Jefferson Join Date: Nov 2008  07-18-2009, 05:55 PM
OK, I am building a new shop, is should be 70 x 28 with a garage door at one end. It will also double as the support for the walls of our new house. Yes, this is a basement, full daylight on two sides and will be shop and working garage as there is also a garage on the main level that will be for parking.
We have started the task of clearing the lot so now I am willing to start sharing the progress.
This is also somewhat of a gloat because we had a lot of large old white/red oaks that had to make way for the house and I got a mill to saw it for 1/2 the product. I am going to get a LOT of lumber! .gif "Drogar BigGrin(DBG)")  :
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07-28-2009, 05:41 PM
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Name: John City: Jefferson City State: TN County: Jefferson Join Date: Nov 2008 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 4.12 over 180 days | Second load of lumber to the Kiln
This is the second load to Bee Tree, the first today and the second load is ready to go in the AM. Man this stuff is heavy. I should end up with over 1000 BF dried, and maybe about 600 more green to air dry. This trailer is 12' long. 
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07-28-2009, 05:45 PM
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Name: John City: Jefferson City State: TN County: Jefferson Join Date: Nov 2008 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 4.12 over 180 days | Answers
I have no specific plans for the shop area. Right now it is just the basement, but will have a garage door at one end.
I do plan to use the lumber in the house for finish/trim. That's why I am going to the trouble of kiln drying most of the 4/4. I have widths from 4" to some as wide as 12", mostly about 8". I'm excited. 
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07-30-2009, 02:09 PM
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Name: John City: Jefferson City State: TN County: Jefferson Join Date: Nov 2008 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 4.12 over 180 days | Photo update
This is what was left over from the two kiln loads. I will sticker and air dry this batch. There are several 4x4s and 2x4 in there as well. 
This is to give you some perspective on the size of the stumps we hauled away. They gave the logger's little bulldozer fifty fits.
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07-30-2009, 03:35 PM
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Name: David City: Mebane State: NC County: Orange Join Date: Jan 2009 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 2.29 over 180 days | Re: New Shop, sort of... Photo Update 7/30/09
Good luck. I am jealous of that lumber stash! Keep posting the pics. | |
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07-30-2009, 11:00 PM
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Name: Rob City: Hendersonville State: NC County: Henderson Join Date: Nov 2005 Age: 67 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 6.88 over 180 days | Re: New Shop, sort of... Photo Update 7/30/09
John,
You mentioned BeeTree Hardwoods in Swannanoa for drying your lumber -- they are good guys and do KD work for some of our local sawyers here in the Asheville area (e.g., Mountain Sawyers, who I deal with) -- it sure looks like you hauled a bunch to them and I'm sure you will be pleased with the results.
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08-04-2009, 06:12 PM
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Name: John City: Jefferson City State: TN County: Jefferson Join Date: Nov 2008 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 4.12 over 180 days | Re: New Shop, sort of... Photo Update 8/04/09
Broke ground today. The pad for the basement is nearly complete and weather permitting, footers will be dug tomorrow. The temp pole for power is installed and inspected. Just waiting for it to get hooked up and the water meter was located today.
The near end and right side of the basement will be full daylight, the left side needs about 4-6 feet of fill. 
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08-04-2009, 07:25 PM
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#22 | | Executive Vice-President
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Name: Rob City: Hendersonville State: NC County: Henderson Join Date: Nov 2005 Age: 67 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 6.88 over 180 days | Re: New Shop, sort of... Photo Update 8/04/09
John,
While I realize you are placing a slab for the shop, have you considered putting in trenches in the slab to carry power and dust collection duct for your tools so it would all be out to the way and below the floor? Now is the time to consider doing it!
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08-07-2009, 02:17 PM
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Name: John City: Jefferson City State: TN County: Jefferson Join Date: Nov 2008 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 4.12 over 180 days | Re: New Shop, sort of... Photo Update 8/07/09
Finally got around to bringing in the pile that will air dry. This stuff is HEAVY.   
By the way, the Bruce stuff on the left is natural maple, 3/4 TG, prefinished, 2 1/4 wide.
Got that stuff at a local salvage for 2.50/square foot. Really pretty stuff.
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08-07-2009, 02:21 PM
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Name: John City: Jefferson City State: TN County: Jefferson Join Date: Nov 2008 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 4.12 over 180 days | Re: New Shop, sort of... Photo Update 8/07/09
Temporary power today. When I saw this crew pull up I thought that this was a rather large crew to hook up three wires. Turns out they swapped out the transformer for the next bigger size. I guess they found out I have a table saw.   
I don't expect to see this again.
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08-10-2009, 06:31 PM
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Name: John City: Jefferson City State: TN County: Jefferson Join Date: Nov 2008 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 4.12 over 180 days | Re: New Shop, sort of... Update 8/10/09
Doug footers for the basement today, water meter is in. Progress! We dug the basement last Tuesday but had a torrential rain that evening. It took the rest of the week for the ground to dry enough to get back in and dig the footers.
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08-18-2009, 04:37 PM
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Name: John City: Jefferson City State: TN County: Jefferson Join Date: Nov 2008 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 4.12 over 180 days | Footers poured today.
The first time I posted a picture like this, there was no way to see how big this is, so I had my buddy in this one for scale. 
The garage is on the first level and has a bunch of steps in the footer. 
Finally finished, and none too soon, it started raining immediately.
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08-25-2009, 08:08 PM
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Name: John City: Jefferson City State: TN County: Jefferson Join Date: Nov 2008 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 4.12 over 180 days | Starting the basement walls
Now it's starting to look like we are building something, not just playing with dirt. 
The first course is the hardest. 
About 80 blocks down, 1920 to go.
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08-25-2009, 09:06 PM
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Name: Tony City: Sea Level State: NC County: Carteret Join Date: Oct 2008 Age: 47 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 6.96 over 180 days | Re: Starting the basement walls
Making progress.I didn't like hauling mud in a wheelbarrow when I was a youngan.Kinda hard to balance.Tony
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08-25-2009, 09:20 PM
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Name: Albert City: Wilmington State: NC County: New Hanover Join Date: Nov 2006 Age: 59 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 3.58 over 180 days | Re: New Shop, sort of... Photo Update 8/25/09
That is going to be a nice shop as well as a home.
What will be the ceiling height in the basement?
My ceiling in the shop is 10 ft, except at the steel support beam and makes handling 4x8 sheets easy.
Later,
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08-25-2009, 09:30 PM
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Name: John City: Jefferson City State: TN County: Jefferson Join Date: Nov 2008 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 4.12 over 180 days | Re: New Shop, sort of... Photo Update 8/25/09
Originally Posted by sawman  That is going to be a nice shop as well as a home.
What will be the ceiling height in the basement?
My ceiling in the shop is 10 ft, except at the steel support beam and makes handling 4x8 sheets easy.
Later,
Albert The height is just 8 feet, but the floor trusses will be clear span. The entire ceiling will be 8 feet.
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