New Shop pics

[fun4now]

bulldog did you mention how deep you went ? i was wondering about the frez/thaw pushing the wire back out of the ground, can that happen ? how deep is deep enough ?
sorry to keep bugging you but i will be upgrading to better wire and only want to dig one more time.
thanks

[Bulldog]

Hey Guys,
CrackerJack sounds like nice digs. There better be some pics up SOON!
James,
No problem with the questions. Were down about as deep as we can go. Ya see once you get about 2 feet down you hit shale. Some spots are better than others.
Bulldog

[fun4now]

yea my yard is kinda funny like that too its mushy clay for about 1 FT then its hard as a hores hart. makes the lawn a mushy mess threw the hole rainy season. if you drive the car acrost the lanw it sinks about 4 inches
i guess i'll just go down till it gets hard then lay the lines.

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To Bulldog

Nice looking shop,,Hope fully mine will be going up in the spring,,was going to be steel,,but the inspector wants a million dollar foundation,,so,Its going to be a pole Barn,like yours,
A couple of questions if you dont mine,,How many inches of insulation?? Did you build it to a set of plans,everything in ct,has to be stamped,Lucky my wifes uncle is a big shot arcateck,Thanks for your time,and real nice looking,,,Thanks,Jack

[WyoRoy]

Jack,
If you buy the building materials as a package, most dealers such as Morton will include a set of plans that will meet your needs. I did R19 on the sidewalls with fiberglass batts...filled the 6" "pole" cavity and R40 in the ceiling with blown in cellulose.

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To Roy

Jack,
If you buy the building materials as a package, most dealers such as Morton will include a set of plans that will meet your needs. I did R19 on the sidewalls with fiberglass batts...filled the 6" "pole" cavity and R40 in the ceiling with blown in cellulose.

Thanks Pal,,,Im getting such a hard time from this building inspector,,Just cause he got caught with his hands in the cookie Jar,,and Joanns Uncle,well long story,,,thanks,Ill look up morton,I thought yours was a block building,,check your e mail in 5 mins,,,Thanks!!!!

[WyoRoy]

The shop has been up 11 years now, but at the time Gillette, WY had a building code much more stringent than the National code. The plans that Morton sent were accepted by the city with no hassles...and that was with a building inspection office that had a definate dislike for my gen. contractor. So you should be good to go with whatever the supplier ships for your particular area. They use the plans as an added incentive to sign off on the material package as they realize that it will save you some bucks over having to have them drawn up locally.

You might want to get a soil inspection done prior to ordering plans, package, etc. just to see if there may be any problems that will need to be addressed.

[Bulldog]

Hey guys,
Jack,
I bought my building from National Barn out of Hanover P.A. (717) 637-0004.
I bought the building and they were supposed to install it, but they got backed up so I hired a local guy that builds pole barns for a living. I used that new fangeled double bubble insulation. They told me that it's rated at R 11 but was not convinced. The one thing that I like about it is it STOPS the wind! I live in an area that gets alot of wind and that was a big concern and this stuff takes care of that. We were at -5 deg F yesterday and had a strong west wind and the shop was nice and warm. I use a coal stocker stove for heat. (75,000 BTU)
I would make sure you get pole protecters for your poles. I would not build a ploe barn without pole protecters. Look back at the pics you'll see what I mean.
Good luck,
Bulldog

[90blackcrx]

Looks very good, two questions I have for you. That heater/stove, does it require any ducting ? Is it right behind it ? Is that bench grinder stand the one from harbor freight, if not where did you get it from?

[Bulldog]

Hey Guys,
CRX,
Thanks. The stove is direct vented. (Staight out the wall behing the stove) The Grinder stand is one that I build. Same type I built for the 12" disk sander.
See ya,
Bulldog

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To Bulldog

Hey guys,
Jack,
I bought my building from National Barn out of Hanover P.A. (717) 637-0004.
I bought the building and they were supposed to install it, but they got backed up so I hired a local guy that builds pole barns for a living. I used that new fangeled double bubble insulation. They told me that it's rated at R 11 but was not convinced. The one thing that I like about it is it STOPS the wind! I live in an area that gets alot of wind and that was a big concern and this stuff takes care of that. We were at -5 deg F yesterday and had a strong west wind and the shop was nice and warm. I use a coal stocker stove for heat. (75,000 BTU)
I would make sure you get pole protecters for your poles. I would not build a ploe barn without pole protecters. Look back at the pics you'll see what I mean.
Good luck,
Bulldog

Bulldog,thanks for taking the time,im kinda in the same typ.area,,its always windie here,,Thats impresive!!!75,000 to heat the shop,,we got your weather coming my way,weve been spoiled with the weather we have had,,I will have to look back for the pole protectors,,i must of completly missed it,,Thanks again for your time,Jack

[WyoRoy]

Jack,
Think of large, thick mil, close fitting industrial trash bags and you'll have the concept of pole protector down to a science.

[90blackcrx]

Directly venter you say, how hard would it be for your average person to , well I mean I have fab skills to hook one up ?

[Bulldog]

Hey guys,
Jack,
I'll take some up close pics of them. There about 1/8 -3/16th on an inch thick and made of some kinda plastic. They totally incase the bottom of the posts. If ya want any more info drop me a line. My cell is (518) 225-0552. Don't call after 8pm though my day starts around 3am.
CRX,
It was a real simple install. It took me about 35min start to finish. Normally I would say go for it but after reading about all the troubles your having with that saw I would strongly suggest that you -HIRE A PROFESSIONAL- . Sorry bud, I don't mean to bust on ya but there are fumes and stuff that could kill someone...I'm a little worried that you may cut off something important with that saw... Ha Ha
Good Luck,
Bulldog

[90blackcrx]

Hey guys,
CRX,
It was a real simple install. It took me about 35min start to finish. Normally I would say go for it but after reading about all the troubles your having with that saw I would strongly suggest that you -HIRE A PROFESSIONAL- . Sorry bud, I don't mean to bust on ya but there are fumes and stuff that could kill someone...I'm a little worried that you may cut off something important with that saw... Ha Ha
Good Luck,
Bulldog

Now now, a bandsaw is totally different. And I'm not having any issues with it any more