Originally Posted by masraum (Post 11130294)

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Originally Posted by Bill Douglas (Post 11130402)

Perfect. Just perfect.

Will look even better with a hoist for the Porsche in it.

Originally Posted by rfuerst911sc (Post 11130437)

My 2 cents: short term just use it as is . As you live there and go through various rain/cold/hot/humid cycles you will start to see the buildings short comings. You will also determine if rodents are an issue .

To me it all revolves around the siding . If the existing siding is in good shape and you like it then that is one path moving forward . If the siding is not in great shape and/or you don't like it that is a different path forward .

Keep the siding I would look for used sheets of foam insulation and cut to fit in between studs . This helps seal/insulate and helps with rodents . If you decide to replace siding then you plywood the exterior and house wrap then siding of your choice.

I wouldn't do either until you use the building for a while , you may find its perfect as is.

Originally Posted by LEAKYSEALS951 (Post 11130438)

I like killer robot idea. Go build robot. Use the space. See what works for you. See what doesn't.

Like- layout- Where workbenches/outlets were intuitively placed my garage weren't necessarily where I needed them.

Beef up electrical as needed - lighting and outlets while the interior is so open/ not cluttered/ covered over. Once you use the space, you'll have a better idea where outlets are needed. I like at least some outlets next to the garage door- so I can get a line to outside project easy.

I have two out garages. One has finished white drywall. The other, unfinished walls like you have. It is amazing how much darker the unfinished garage is. It's sucks up light like a black hole.

Definitely add some 240v lines if you can. Compressor. Welder. Etc. Also some heavy duty 120v lines.

Extra doors- I'd sure like to have a door between the main space and the covered overhang, but I'd want to make sure it's swing path doesn't eat into storage space on either side interfering with where things are parked. So maybe. Maybe not.

I'd also spent some time out there when it's damp so make sure the walls are dry. Looks like previous moisture was on inside. I'd want to make sure the walls aren't still seeping. Id powerwash/strip the damaged paint on the exposed side to evaluate condition before doing much on inside.

Originally Posted by LEAKYSEALS951 (Post 11130442)

Actually, forget the garage.

Focus on the robot. Use the cooker you have as the frame. Make a steam powered, fire breathing, robot of death, programmed to patrol the perimeter of your new yard. Don't introduce yourself to your new neighbors.

No. That's exactly what they will be expecting.
Let them talk to the robot.

Originally Posted by flatbutt (Post 11130498)

If not AC then how about some big honkin' ceiling fans to move air around?

Originally Posted by Seahawk (Post 11130537)

BTW, for insulation I used this stuff: https://www.ecofoil.com/pages/pole-barn-insulation

Very easy to install and works great.

I also sealed in rat poison as I insulated and paneled the inside of the shop.

Originally Posted by 911_Dude (Post 11130538)

Spray foam insulation on the inside roof, at least. That metal roof will be a nice radiant heater in the summer.

Originally Posted by billybek (Post 11130612)

That is a beast of a smoker!!!

Good luck with your purchase.
Going with metal and the insulation that Seahawk suggested makes sense to me especially if you are planning to do any work in there and will have A/C with heat pump capabilities.

I guess since the smoker is on a trailer, it isn't part of the deal...

Originally Posted by Scott Douglas (Post 11130676)

+1 to what 911_dude says about the spray foam.
My brother added that to the new shop building he had put up. Before insulating it you couldn't touch the outside during summer (Atascadero CA) it got so hot. Now it is still is warm buy not burn your hand if you touch it hot. With fans it made it livable inside.
Is that a box fan I see in one of your pictures?

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Originally Posted by Scott Douglas (Post 11130676)

+1 to what 911_dude says about the spray foam.
My brother added that to the new shop building he had put up. Before insulating it you couldn't touch the outside during summer (Atascadero CA) it got so hot. Now it is still is warm buy not burn your hand if you touch it hot. With fans it made it livable inside.
Is that a box fan I see in one of your pictures?

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Originally Posted by Scott Douglas (Post 11130686)

Did I get the orientation correct on your picture?

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Based on my experience up at my brother's place, a gravel driveway will help a lot vs tracking mud all over the place.

If the box fan comes with it, make an opening for it and use it to ventilate the place. Or just stick it up in the rafters near the vents at the top of the walls.

You need to convince your wife that house projects will be a lot easier if the shop is setup first. Trying to get things done while 'making do' out there will only slow progress down in the long run.

Originally Posted by LWJ (Post 11130751)

I know you said lights and outlets are being added. Let me emphasis - lots of lighting!!!

And, nobody said this but a critical, absolutely indispensable part of a garage is a cranking stereo.

Also, you have a KILLER setup! Love it!

Originally Posted by Racerbvd (Post 11130726)

+2, I have had a few friends that have done this in metal buildings and WOW, did it make a huge difference. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1607273918.jpg
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Originally Posted by masraum (Post 11130769)

THAT looks like the kind of problem that I'd love to be saddled with.

Nice shop and toys!

Originally Posted by tevake (Post 11130837)

Nice looking property you found there! Nice having trees around the house and shop.

Your shop building is quite similar to the one on my place here in the Fl panhandle.
Except mine doesn't even have a good roof. But Ive got a big pile of material stacked right in front now.
I'm doing all of the work myself, and am about to start tearing off the roof soon.

Very similar with open eves, but Ive added a few Windows and a sliding glass door in the back, building new doors, will be adding new siding as the exterior wall are tightened up. The car ports will house my motorhome and the one in back will become more storage and wood shop when that is happening.

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Looks like you have some good plans for your new place, all the best way in making it yours, will enjoy seeing your progress.

Cheers Richard

Originally Posted by look 171 (Post 11130860)

There are lots going in that place.

I suggest against spray form if its going to be use as a general shop. spray foam traps lots of dirt and you can't get it out once the dust settles in. The walls must be covered. I really like rigid foam, great insulating value easy to cut and install. We cut it with a table saw when we did my house. Since that's something we do not install, there's no need for fancy tools just to cut the simple foam. Drywall or cheap paneling on top of that to keep the dirt out. I know humidity is high in TX. That will ruin your tools so a coat of oil is a must on all your cast iron table tops when not in use.

Originally Posted by juanbenae (Post 11131271)

id start with putting vented blocks in between the trusses at the top of the walls. 2x6 blocks with 2"holes drilled in them with 1/8" galvanized screen covering the vent holes. install them from the outside 90* off the eve tail.

since the roof is corrugated you will need to find a way to fill the voids atop the block. a strip of precut stuff or fill with an expanding foam.

Originally Posted by Racerbvd (Post 11131280)

Here is what is in the other garage. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1607301342.jpg
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Back to the spray foam, one of my friends 1st used it around 20 years ago, in a metal building, and it made, and still makes a huge difference in the sometimes brutal Florida heat. I have literally seen the foam outlast a building. :D

Originally Posted by masraum (Post 11131346)

Looks like you've got a lot of good stuff going on there!

Good thoughts. If the walls get filled in, I like Seahawk's idea of putting some rat poison in the walls. When we were onsite and I was looking at the garage with our realtor this weekend, she said it was good not to have finished the walls because then you end up with rodents' nests. Poison may help that, if they are an issue.


I've used the spray foam to seal corrugated roof to straight boards before when screening in a porch. I filled and then trimmed the foam and painted it. I can see doing that in this case.

Originally Posted by look 171 (Post 11131366)

Yeah, what if they decided to die in the wall cavity? Hey, at least you can say to your wife, "Go clean up that siht in the garage".

Couple years ago, I had to help a friend cut a hole in the ceiling in his garage to get out a dead racoon. That thing crawled in through a hold from rotted siding way up near the. It was a flat roof, so there's no attic. This was in the dead middle of socal summer. He lived inland, Glendora so the avg temp was a toasty 90 degrees . That smell is horrible cooking that thing for at least 2-3 weeks under the hot sun. How did I get called for this, I don't know.