If you don't want to notch the metal you can lower the bracket and support the rail with a 2x4 from the floor up and one braced to the wall, hang the piece and then shorten and reconnect the bracket. I did that with mine. Keeps everything clean that way.
Looking good by the way!

Nice.

You should be very pleased with yourself: Except the pictures part of this thread...what is this, an Op-Ed page?

Pictures.

Then we can criticize:D

Yes Seahawk pics are coming ! :D Today I finished the back wall except one thin piece to the left of the doorway that will lead to the compressor room . I will complete that tomorrow . And I am 50 % done on the right side floor to ceiling , with a little luck maybe can complete right side by Saturday . That will just leave the left wall . My once large pile of plywood is now very small , if I make no mistakes I think I'll have just enough to finish the interior . All cut off pieces will be used for the compressor room . I'm thinking I will be pic worthy by Sunday :D

Cabmando we are on the same page . When I go to install the ceiling panels I will remove the metal braces one by one . Picture the metal ceiling panel in place with no rail brace . On a ladder I will line up the support bracket with the mounting holes in the rafter and just lower it until it touches the metal panel . Take a Sharpie and outline where it touches . Then I will cut along the Sharpie line with a cut off tool . Then slide the support metal through what I just cut and attach to the rafter and the rail . Repeat three more times and done . Piece of cake :D

Hey everyone today was a beautiful day I was able to work in shorts and tee shirt......... about friggen time :rolleyes: Anyway I quickly realized there was some odds and ends I had been ignoring that were now going to hold me up so I piddled around for a few hours getting those all squared away . I have one piece of plywood to install over the entry door and one thin piece in the corner and the right side will be done . The section by the electrical panel I decided to do in pieces , my reasoning if I or whoever has to do any additional electrical work it could all be accessed by removing the individual pieces of plywood . Probably never happen but maybe someone in 100 years will appreciate what I did :D .

I still have one/two pieces to install on the back wall by the compressor room doorway but I realized I need to get the next two rows on the left wall in that corner installed before I can put in those back wall pieces . So I will concentrate on completing the right wall this weekend . Tomorrow is the 12 Hours of Sebring so I may take tomorrow off ;)
So here are two pics of the interior progress , I can feel the end is slowly coming .



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Yesterday I started watching the 12 Hour of Sebring race and had good intentions to watch the entire race :D But after about an hour into the race our wonderful Windstream DSL crapped the bed so no more streaming :mad: I played around for about 20 minutes trying to reboot and finally gave up . I took that as a sign to go work on the building :D .

So I spent about 5 hours working it was another great weather day . I finished the right wall and the back wall and have about 45 % of the left wall done ! I made good progress yesterday . Today supposed to be another day in low 70's so I will attempt to finish the interior plywood . The weather is supposed to turn wet/colder by Tuesday so I'd like to be done cutting plywood by then . That way I can give the floor a good sweep/cleaning and start priming all the plywood . Will also caulk some joints that are less than stellar :rolleyes:

At some point I'll have to start my finish trim around the windows and entry door but for now I'll concentrate on getting everything primed and painted . Two coats of semi gloss white is what I will do . If I complete the left wall today I'll post a pic .

WOOHOO at aprox. 2:10 this afternoon I screwed the last piece of plywood into place !!! Man it felt good :D So all interior plywood is now installed , I'm happy and beat :p Been a long time coming but I'm there . Taking the rest of today off to just chill . Tomorrow will start the clean up of all the crap currently in the garage . I have two full sheets of plywood left over and a bunch of usable pieces . What ever I don't use for the compressor room I think I'll use for shelving .

After I get the garage cleaned up I'll start with the primer then the paint . I'm thinking by the end of this coming week I'll be done with the 2nd coat of paint . Then depending on the weather I'll either start with the metal wainscote or the concrete framing/pour for the compressor room . I gotta admit I'm feeling pretty good today on my progress ! Here is a pic of the left wall which was the last one to be covered .


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It's a good thing I finished the interior plywood when I did because about an hour after I posted I had a self inflicted wound appear :( As an avid DIYer I run all kinds of saws , drills , welders etc. you get the idea . I am always VERY aware of loose fitting clothes and just knowing what I am doing :D I rarely have accidents or make bad mistakes to cause injury .

So after I posted the pic my wife came in from outside where she was doing some spring planting . She wanted a rose bush moved from point A to point B , point B being next to our mailbox . Our mailbox is the typical wooden 4x4 post but has the added feature of a somewhat knife edge angle to the top :rolleyes: You can see where this is heading ! So I take the trusty shovel and survey the situation before I start to dig , I even ponder going to the man cave and grabbing the leather work gloves but nooooooo I don't need them :D

So I start digging the hole and I'm almost done when I decide " just one more stab " is needed............ and that's when it happened ! With one mighty push I start the downward push and loose sight of how close my hands are to that knife edge........ ran my right pinky finger right over that knife edge :mad: I knew I did some good damage right away . My wife was by my side and started yelling you need stitches ! In my best Monty Python voice I stated it's mearly a flesh wound :D She ran to the house to get some bandages while I painted the grass crimson red .

So we have been doing the home wound care since then but today I had an appointment with the doc for routine blood work/follow up visit . I had him look at the wound , he was impressed with the depth and length of the jagged mess ;) He stated they would have done stitches had I come in but too late now . He said keep doing what you're doing ( wound care not self inflicted injuries ) and that was it . I didn't take any pics nor am I going to . It will be a few more days before I get back to the man cave . And yes I DID complete the task of moving the rose bush ! :D

OK guys slowly getting back in the game with the wounded paw :D Today I removed everything from the garage , swept the floor of pounds of sawdust then hit the floor with compressed air to get it good and clean . Took me a while to move all the tools , 4x8 sheets and all of the cut off pieces . But she's clean and all I have in there are two tall ladders to be used for priming/painting . I plan on getting everything primed tomorrow . I made it through today without leaving a blood trail :rolleyes:

I want to get one coat of paint on Sat. and a 2nd coat on Sunday and it will be done . Not much cutting in so " should " go fairly quick............ famous last words ! I hate to paint so it will take a beer or two to get motivated :D I'll post pics after she's painted .

Nice progress!! I haven’t checked in here in awhile. The paint will go quick.

Bummer about the self inflicted wound... I know I’ve been there a time or two. It’s always at the instant of impact/injury I find myself thinking “Crap! How long will this take to heal!?” ...you don’t even have to look to know it was serious.

Take it easy. 😄

Not much to report I did get the primer on today , just made it with 2 gallons of Kilz . And that was leaving about 2 ' from the floor unprimed because it will be covered by metal . But the primer gives me a good visual of some of the seams that will need to be caulked before I paint . So tomorrow will be dedicated to caulking and then getting the first coat of paint on .

I would rather take red hot rusty nails and poke myself with them vs. painting :mad: I just hate to paint . But it has to get done so the sooner I start the sooner I finish :D I have 3 gallons of white semi-gloss so should be enough for the first coat will have to buy more for the second coat . Also today I ordered online all my switch and outlet covers . Went with flat black metal plates should contrast the white switches/outlets and white wall paint nicely .

Hope to be installing the metal wainscote next week , after that I'll probably have to get going on the compressor room floor pour . Getting that room done will be the last piece of the puzzle to get me 100 % water tight . Have a great weekend everyone SmileWavy

Looking good, r!

Yeah - getting flesh wounds kinda goes with the territory but the worst part is when blood drips on all your stuff! ;)

You're in luck...

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Haven't done anything for several days :( , it has been cold/wet/windy ! I went out yesterday and tried to start caulking , it was so windy I froze my butt off :mad: I do know one thing , the soffits are doing their thing ! They are wide open at the moment but you can CLEARLY feel the air exchange/movement . So I am feeling good once I get all soffit vents in plus the insulated ceiling that the " attic " will vent very well . I did get some caulking done but hung up the towel pretty quick :D Supposed to be in the 60's by Wed. so hoping to get back on it then .

Nothing picture worthy but after 3 days of waiting I went out today to caulk the interior . Wind was howling the inside of the garage is a wind tunnel ! I caulked every seam/joint on the two long walls and about 85 % of the back wall , wife called for dinner so had to stop :D Tomorrow supposed to be much warmer so will finish the caulking and then put on the first coat of paint . While the weather is supposed to be rainy the next few days it will be in the 60's so I will get the painting done . I even took the time to caulk every outlet box and switch box along with the electric panel box I want this garage to be as tight as possible . I would like to think it will help with heat and AC . I'll post pics when the inside is painted .

OK now we're picture worthy :D Today was in the low 70's so I grabbed the paint and rollers and went at it . It took 1.5 gallons of semi-gloss so my remaining 1.5 gallons might squeak by for the 2nd coat tomorrow . I still have to do the two laminated beams on each long wall up top but trying to concentrate on just flat wall surface for now . It is looking much brighter with this coat of paint on the walls . Weather looking good for temps ( 60's + 70's ) for the rest of the week so I'm expecting to achieve greatness :D

So the plan is to get the 2nd coat of paint on the walls tomorrow and then Friday I will start with the metal wainscote on the bottom of the walls . That will free up some space in my basement and add some man cave pizzazz to the garage ! Here are some pics of today's progress .

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Woohoo I finished the second coat of wall paint today ! Looks like yesterday's pics only brighter :D It covered well so that portion is done . Went to local big box store and picked up PVC trim for the wainscote along with more caulk , screws , air nails etc. another 250.00 down the drain :( So tomorrow I start with the metal wainscote I'm hoping to have some pics tomorrow of that .

Now into the fun stuff how about some man cave bling ? :D I got two out of three walls done today with the galvanized wainscoting . Even the wife said " damn that looks good " ;) We have the grandchildren this weekend so not sure if I'll be able to complete the last wall or not . Here's two pics of today's progress .


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Hey guys Happy Easter ! Today I finished the metal wainscote on the right wall so it is now done . Tomorrow I'll install the cap trim and then will be 100 % done . I will now switch to framing up the floor pour for the compressor room . Had to peel off and mow the lawn , wash the Porsche and do some grilling so the day went quick . Hopefully I'll have something pic worth next week . SmileWavy

Today I finished the cap molding on the wainscoting so now that job is 100 % done . It feels good being at this stage of the build . The balance of my black metal switch plates/outlet covers was delivered today so got those installed also . They really pop against the white walls . Tomorrow I finish the door molding around the compressor room door opening and then will frame up for the floor pour of the compressor room . Pics coming soon I promise :D