My man cave build - Page 16

rfuerst911sc · 03-05-2018, 02:46 PM

Had a good day today with a slight hiccup

. I finished installing the plywood on the front garage door wall , cleaned up a little then went into the basement to get the wall primer.............. couldn't find it ! So off to Home Depot we go to pick up a 2 gallon bucket of Kilz and while there picked up an outside light for the entry door . Got home and put one coat of primer on . While it was dry to the touch in about 30 minutes I'll let it dry overnight to be safe .

Tomorrow supposed to be off and on rain but I'll get the first coat of white semi-gloss on that wall . While that is drying I will start working on extending the length of the door sensor wires . Picked up some bell wire today while at HD along with some shrink tubing . I just realized today that I have to run the sensor wires over to where I want the wall switches for the door openers . And to be able to terminate the wires I need plywood installed there also . And it has to be painted !!! I received a text from the garage door installer saying he will show up early next week so I have time to get all of this done . I will continue to install wall insulation and plywood until I'm done . I will say seeing that front wall done with primer on it brought a smile to my face......... I can feel that I'm getting closer .

Heel n Toe · 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by rfuerst911sc

But I will hold up a piece of 2x and see for myself . How much overhang of the roof metal is needed to flow well into the gutters ? I know the gutters are basically flat on the back side and install pretty much flush with the fascia .

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They're the best at this no-clog gutter thing and you know you don't want to be cleaning out gutters at this stage of your life... it's just not worth the risk. Throw a few extra dollars at this now and be glad you did for the life of the building. They run specials all the time like free installation, buy-X-feet-and-get-X-feet-free, etc.

Heel n Toe · 03-06-2018, 11:31 AM

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rfuerst911sc · 03-06-2018, 11:54 AM

Man it rained here until just before 1:00 !!! But right when it stopped I gathered up my paint , tray and roller and went at it . I did this mainly because the weather forecast for the next few days is sunny but only in the 40's . Not sure how well latex paint dries at those temps . I rolled on one coat and had enough out of a partial can to get a 2nd coat on most of it .

Tomorrow I will extend the wires for the door sensors and do the insulation around the entry door . Then start cutting/installing the plywood so I can terminate the sensor wires . Need to get that primed/painted before garage door guy shows up . I think I'm on good pace to be ready for the garage door install but weather could quickly bite my butt

I haven't thought about gutters or guards yet because I'm planning on doing those later in the build . But good suggestion to consider the gutter guards .

rfuerst911sc · 03-08-2018, 02:34 PM

Hey guys another update hopefully someone is still following along

So last night/this morning it was quite chilly I waited until 9:30 when it had warmed up to 36 degrees

. Anyway I decided to take advantage of the cold weather and start installing wall insulation . Less itchy with a coat on

It went much quicker than I anticipated I'm about 90 % done and will finish the rest tomorrow . This is the first time I've ever used Johns Manville brand fiberglass insulation and it seems to be pretty good stuff .

I figured 6 bundles for the walls and I'm just opening the 6th bundle so right on course . The balance that I purchased will go in the ceiling . I think there is a good chance by the end of next week the interior will have all the plywood installed . Plus the garage doors will be installed so then I can concentrate on getting the interior painted . The installation of the ceiling and ceiling lights will be last . Here are some pics of today's progress .

cabmandone · cabmandone's Garage

Lookin good!

URY914 · URY914's Garage

I always open to find out your progress. Keep going!

rfuerst911sc · 03-09-2018, 12:40 PM

Another good day it started out cold ( mid 30's ) but sunny so it quickly warmed up . I'm basically done with the insulation . I left one cavity open up front on each side so the garage door installer can finagle the wiring to the door openers as needed . Also left two cavities open on each side of the doorway that will lead to compressor room so I can adjust the wiring for a light and the compressor . Other than that it's done .

The weekend is supposed to rain but I'm hoping to start with the interior plywood . I think I will start with the back wall first as the concrete floor is level side to side . The two side walls my starter piece of plywood I will have to taper to match the floor pitch towards the garage doors . I want to do that so the pieces of plywood will be level and it will make it easier for me to stack the next rows . I also cleaned up the sensor wires and ran the wires for the touch pads for the door openers . I am now 100 % ready for the garage door install set for next week . Friday is date night with the spousel unit so I'm off for some grub and cocktails

Heel n Toe · 03-09-2018, 09:50 PM

Sounds like good progress... enjoying the updates.

Any day now, you'll tell us you put a radio and one of your favorite folding sports chairs out there and enjoyed a beer or two as you surveyed the majesty of it all.

rfuerst911sc · 03-10-2018, 03:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Heel n Toe

Sounds like good progress... enjoying the updates.

Any day now, you'll tell us you put a radio and one of your favorite folding sports chairs out there and enjoyed a beer or two as you surveyed the majesty of it all.

Ha ha I'm looking forward to that day ! And make no mistake about it beer has been flowing during this build

I'm heading out in about an hour to start with the plywood , looks like the rain is supposed to hold off until mid afternoon or so .

rfuerst911sc · 03-10-2018, 12:34 PM

Another good day of progress with the start of installing plywood on the rest of the interior . Started on the back wall at the bottom and got the first row done . Took my time measuring/notching around the outlets and the window . Everything level and looks good . I was going to go to the next row on the back wall but wanted to start using the already painted plywood for that and of course that is at the BOTTOM of the stack !

So instead of handling the plywood multiple times I just kept going on the left wall at the bottom .

I figured out the taper in the floor and made angle cuts to the bottom of each piece of plywood . Just like the exterior I am installing the plywood horizontally . Also had to notch for wall outlets so fairly time consuming for this one man band

I have one piece left to go on the left side . If I can work at the same pace tomorrow the first bottom row will be done 100 % all the way around . It started raining about 2:00 and by 3:00 was raining so hard I couldn't hear my radio so I called it a day .

I am holding the plywood 1/2 " off the concrete just thought that was the right thing to do . After the garage doors are installed I will then caulk the gap between the plywood and the concrete . That will be my " back up " to the caulking of the sill plate that I have already done . When I go to install the metal wainscote I will probably run that right down to the floor . That's it for today off to my grand daughters birthday party........... she's 8 !

tevake · 03-10-2018, 01:42 PM

I'm enjoying watching your steady progress. Except It brings into focus how little Im getting done on my own shop rebuild. It seems each time that I dig deeper to get to where I can go forward, it uncovers more issues of condition or bad build to begin with.
My brother and I now joke about there being a good slab.

Still you are plugging away moving ever closer to completion, well done.

Happy B-Day to the Granddaughter.

URY914 · URY914's Garage

Glad to hear you held plywood off the floor.

rfuerst911sc · 03-11-2018, 01:50 PM

Woke up this morning it was raining like crazy

Decided to take the grandchildren out for breakfast instead

I just wasn't feeling it today , will get back on it tomorrow . Besides my hands/arms were feeling the pain from driving so many screws . Did some quick math I'll be at a little over 3000 screws driven on this project by the time I'm done........... yikes !

rfuerst911sc · 03-12-2018, 01:59 PM

Today was my first real crappy day of building I guess I was due

I started with the last piece of plywood on the left side to complete the first row . That went fine no issues . So now the left side and back wall have the first row of plywood installed . So now I turn my attention to the right side . Looking things over and knowing garage door guy coming fairly soon ( confirmed Wed . ) I decide to work around the breaker box . As it turns out the breaker box is near where I'm going to have the two garage door opener touch pads and four wall switches and a duplex outlet ! Quite a bit of figuring/measuring/cutting but not that hard

So I dive in ............ start making all kinds of measurements , draw all kinds of lines and start cutting . I cut out for all this crap and go to line it up on the wall and I'm off in several areas

Yep I fuc%$ed up !

But I was close enough that I used this first piece as my template for the next attempt . I made adjustments and the 2nd piece fit like a glove

But it took me all friggen day to do

Tomorrow I will continue with the plywood install on the right side , in my mind the worst is behind me . If on this entire job the worst thing I do is screw up one piece of plywood I'll be happy

It is definitely harder using plywood vs. sheet rock for finite cutting or at least it is for me . But the 2nd attempt has all the openings for the switches and outlets cut close enough so the covers will cover as needed . The breaker box cover fits perfect if I do say so myself

I am going to push hard to be done with all interior plywood by the end of this week .

rfuerst911sc · 03-13-2018, 03:12 PM

Today was a better day

I finished installing the first row of plywood on the right side of the garage , all three walls now have first row installed . I then went to the back wall and almost completed the 2nd row of plywood so overall a good day . And I didn't screw anything up

. I received a text from the garage door guy confirming he's a go for tomorrow morning . So by COB tomorrow I expect to have both garage doors installed with functioning door openers . I'll post pics tomorrow if all goes as planned . It is supposed to get down to mid 30's tonight so it will be a chilly day tomorrow

VincentVega · 03-13-2018, 05:01 PM

I've screwed up more than a few drywall cuts, it happens. Good work, almost there.

rfuerst911sc · 03-14-2018, 07:48 AM

Today was the scheduled garage door install , it was low 30's and WINDY !!! Man it was cold this morning but the guys were here a little after 7:00 . Four hours later they pulled out of the driveway they were 100 % done . I think the doors look great and the shaft mounted Chamberlain door openers are whisper quiet and smooth

I am really glad I went with that style of opener . Everything went as planned there were no surprises which is good . Weatherstripping is nice and tight and the entire job just looks great I'm quite happy with it . Tomorrow supposed to be near 60 so I'll get back to the plywood install tomorrow . Here is a pic of the doors .

rfuerst911sc · 03-15-2018, 05:04 AM

Pretty heavy frost this morning

but I'll be heading out to the garage soon . I wanted to add from yesterday's garage door install that with the 10 ' tall doors the " standard height " track is only a little over 10 " from the bottom of the rafters . So nice and tight to the ceiling just like I wanted . And I really like the commercial track they used vs. standard homeowner grade . Thicker metal overall and where the tracks bolt to the wall instead of individual brackets it is one continuous L shaped piece of metal . Much stronger and looks good to . And just by dumb luck

the ends of the tracks ended up right under a roof rafter so they were able to just use one piece of angle iron to support each end rail . Very clean looking and will be simple to notch the metal panels around that I will use for my finished ceiling . Last nice detail is the nylon door rollers vs. metal they are whisper quiet .

So the goal for today is to finish installing plywood on the back wall and then I'll either turn right or left

and continue on . It is supposed to warm up to 60 so that will feel wonderful !!!

rwest · rwest's Garage

Looks great, but isn’t that the way it goes, right after you get it all closed up the weather turns nice!