My man cave build - Page 21

rfuerst911sc · 06-07-2018, 12:06 PM

Today was another great day weather wise so I started with finishing some caulking around the entry door that was long overdue . Got that done and decided to start running the Rapid Air airlines . I've never used this product before but it is very easy to work with . I got about 50 % done I'm now at a point where I need an extra set of hands to complete the last 50 % . I have two hose reels mounted so each bay has it's own reel . And each reel has enough hose on it to go WAY out of the garage

So I was happy with today's progress and here are two pics showing the airlines . The grandchildren are coming over in about an hour to stay overnight so might not be too much progress tomorrow .

rfuerst911sc · 06-09-2018, 05:00 AM

I need to back up about two weeks need to tell you guys a story I forgot to post

. So about three weeks ago it rained every day for about a week there was red GA. clay/mud anywhere it was exposed . About two weeks ago I went out and was doing a cursory walk around the building to make sure all the rain didn't do anything . As I came around the left side of the building up front near the outside corner I noticed a track in the mud and I knew right away it was not a dog track

Whatever it was it walked through the mud at the side of the building , walked in front of the garage doors because there were prints on the concrete apron and apparently went into our yard . OK whatever I didn't give it any more thought . When my buddy came over to help install the lift cross bar I asked him to take a look at the prints in the mud . He lives about 5 miles from me and has trail cams set up so he knows various game animal paw prints . He took one look and said " that's a bear " !

I asked him if he was sure and he said yep that's a bear . Our garbage can and bird feeders were not touched and I know why...........

Talking to our next door neighbor the next day she asked us " did you hear about the bear " ? We have another neighbor behind our property aprox. an 1/8th of a mile away that raises honey bees and sells local honey he makes . The bear that walked in front of my garage kept on walking over to his bee hives and smashed them and ate a bunch of honey .

So if I ever meet this bear I will tell it this is a MAN CAVE not a BEAR CAVE

As Paul Harvey used to say " and now you know the rest of the story "

rfuerst911sc · 06-10-2018, 04:27 AM

Not to derail my garage build but look who showed up last night

I got up to close the living room blinds as the sun was going down and I see this guy helping himself to the bird food

I snapped two pics through the blinds then decided to open the front door , we do have a storm door so I wasn't totally exposed . Took one pic through the storm door and just watched him a bit . My wife had a look of horror as I had been telling her it was just a matter of time

I then opened the storm door and stepped out and yelled at him , he turned his head to look at me , he got down on four legs and boogied off into the woods

While it was cool to see him I told my wife we're going to hold off on anymore bird feeding for a while . We still have several humming bird feeders up and we're hoping he's not attracted to them . Any way here is the little rascal but I'm more worried about his mom and dad

javadog · 06-10-2018, 04:50 AM

There goes the neighborhood...

rfuerst911sc · 06-10-2018, 05:12 AM

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There goes the neighborhood...

I almost lost my coffee on that .......... good one

rfuerst911sc · 06-13-2018, 01:25 PM

Finally back working in the garage , put up two game cameras to keep an eye on smokey junior

Decided to work on the work bench , started with installing a 2 x 6 for a backsplash to stop things from falling off the back of the bench . I used 2 x 6's x 10 ' long and bridged the seams of the benches making it quite strong . It is screwed through the metal framework and also into the top with 2 1/2 " long screws . Not going anywhere in my lifetime

Also made some 2 x 4 braces to screw to the pair of legs that meet when the benches are put end to end . Also screwed through the metal frame . Then installed 7/16 OSB with construction adhesive and screws into the existing top , again overlapping the seams . This bad boy starting to get heavy ! I will end up putting plywood or OSB on the bottom framework so that will make a nice storage area .

I have to figure out what I want for a final finish for the bench , I would really like metal but that may be crazy money . On the bench I had in the last house I put down smooth masonite with just screws . The stuff is tough , relatively inexpensive and if you damage it you just remove and replace . That's it for today here's two pics for your viewing pleasure

Seahawk · 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by rfuerst911sc

Hey, Boo-Boo!

The place looks really great...I really enjoy watching it come together.

Best.

rfuerst911sc · 06-13-2018, 02:20 PM

Hey Seahawk thanks . I was really hoping to have been done by now but it is what it is . I'm hoping that my posting pics it can help others if they are planning on going down the same route . When I look at my list of stuff that is still left to go it feels like I'll never finish !!!

rfuerst911sc · 03:21 AM

This morning I called the local metal shop and spoke with the guy that installed my metal roof . I'm meeting him tomorrow morning to see what it will cost to have a 20 gauge piece of metal bent up for the work bench . After that I went out to the garage and measured all the wall top plates . I have to " cap " the end and side walls so there will be something to screw to when installing the metal ceiling panels . Went to Home Depot and purchased band sawn lumber , it is cheaper than clean planer wood and just fine for what I need it for as it won't be seen . I pulled all the wire staples the electrician used to hold the wires in place so I can slide the wood under the wires .

It was 93 degrees out and humid so sweating my balls off

so I started thinking about the mini split install

. Even though I don't have a ceiling yet I'd like to get the mini split installed and running so I can check that off the list . That's all I have to report

rfuerst911sc · 06-14-2018, 02:03 PM

Oh and I did the final tightening of the lift base mounting bolts ........... 150 FT. LBS. !!!

But a piece of cake with an 8 ' piece of pipe over the handle of the torque wrench

I was bent over , sweat pouring off my forehead I was leaving a sweat trail on the garage floor in a radius

Seahawk · 06-14-2018, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by rfuerst911sc

The one thing I have learned over the years is that fixed benches are great, but rolling benches are more better

The benches in the picture would be enough for me, the rest would be on wheels.

Trust me I am not criticizing, a minor critique.

rfuerst911sc · 06-14-2018, 02:26 PM

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The one thing I have learned over the years is that fixed benches are great, but rolling benches are more better

The benches in the picture would be enough for me, the rest would be on wheels.

Trust me I am not criticizing, a minor critique.

The work bench in the pic is the only bench I will have . It is long enough and deep enough for anything I will ever do . Once I have either Masonite or metal down as the top final finish surface I will mount my two vises . This bench will NOT be screwed to the wall my plan is to just use it as a free standing bench . I am at a point in my life where engine/transmission restorations are in the rear view mirror

To be honest I probably could have not gone as large but it's my final man cave so go big or go home !!!

Jandrews · 06-14-2018, 05:50 PM

My opinion on the finished bench top....you have put so much thought and effort into this project, and delivered such a fantastic result, just bite the bullet and get the metal top. It is maintenance free, easy to use, almost indestructible, and will look great. I would say this project "deserves" a nice metal top work surface.

Great build...great thread.

JA

rfuerst911sc · 06-15-2018, 03:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Jandrews

My opinion on the finished bench top....you have put so much thought and effort into this project, and delivered such a fantastic result, just bite the bullet and get the metal top. It is maintenance free, easy to use, almost indestructible, and will look great. I would say this project "deserves" a nice metal top work surface.

Great build...great thread.

JA

Appreciate the kind words John I am meeting the sheet metal guy at 8:00 this morning . They primarily make metal roofing they did the roof on my house and the siding on the man cave . The thickest metal they work with is 20 gauge , I " think " that would be thick enough but I have to see/feel it to be sure . I agree the metal would look good and is easy to clean . The wood top is now 1.5 " thick so it's the wood giving the bench the strength the metal top is more for appearance , ease of cleaning etc. and I would probably glue down the metal top adding just a little more strength overall . I will report back today the results of the meeting .

rfuerst911sc · 06-15-2018, 06:15 AM

Just got back from the metal shop and I think the 20 gauge galvanized will work fine . Their material is in 4 ' x 12 ' sheets so I'll have to have one seam . They will do a back splash bend , a cap bend on the back splash and an apron bend on the front with a 1/2 hem so no sharp edge . Total price with tax $130.00 which isn't bad . And as my wife pointed out it will tie in the workbench to the wainscote ............. gotta have that man cave bling

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So now I have to lay out where I want the seam , draw it up and I'll go ahead and order it . With their current schedule ( very busy shop ) they said less than a week to complete . This is the same shop I will purchase the ceiling metal from also . Now I'm off to the man cave to start installing the wood capping off the top walls for the ceiling metal install .

rfuerst911sc · 06-18-2018, 05:52 AM

I am sweating my balls off it has been a " feels like " temp of 100 last week and projected all this week ............... very hot and humid . But I have been working , it's great being fully drenched in sweat wearing shorts and a tee shirt and handling fiberglass insulation

I am cutting insulation and placing into the gap between the inner and outer laminated beams up at ceiling level . I'm done on the right side now have to do the left side that will be done today .

The 1 x 12 and 1 x 6 cap wood I am installing to give me something to screw the metal ceiling to on the perimeter is 50 % done . Hard to explain but I am screwing these boards onto the top of the end wall studs and on top of the side laminated beams with an overlap of about 3 " to the inside . That is what I will screw the metal ceiling panels to along the perimeter with the rest just being screwed to the bottom of the rafters .

In a few minutes I'm heading back to the sheet metal guys to put in my order for the work bench top I should have that by the end of the week . I may have to switch my current work plan as I'm now getting a fair amount of hornet activity via the wide open soffits

They seem to like the shiny radiant barrier . I'm going on vacation the end of July and hate to think of how many bees might move in . So I better concentrate on installing ventilated soffits . I've never done that before so have to get smart on that pretty quick

While I'm at the sheet metal shop I'll ask them if they can make up soffit , I'd prefer to do in 10 - 12 ' strips vs. individual pieces which is how I think it's normally done ?

JJ 911SC · JJ 911SC's Garage

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I am sweating my balls off...

Time for:

rfuerst911sc · 06-18-2018, 02:13 PM

Another day of progress in the sweat bowl !

Started the day by going to the sheet metal guys and placing my order for the metal top for the work bench . Got home from that and dived into the sweat mixer

I finished with the insulation in the top headers so good to get that done . I am now 3/4 done with the perimeter wood install for the ceiling , I will be done tomorrow . That's a good step forward . Also my oldest son is coming over Wed. to help me run the last run of the Rapid Air air line . That will be another good step forward .

I will now turn my attention to getting the ventilated soffits installed . After that I will measure for ceiling metal and get that ordered , I can feel the end SLOWLY approaching

rfuerst911sc · 06-19-2018, 12:47 PM

Burned this morning going to look at a turbo Cayenne it was not meant to be

Got home at noon , ate some lunch and went out and measured the rafters for prep for the soffit install . Being a pole barn my rafters are on 6 ' centers and the last one is 4 ' . So I purchased 2 x 4's that I will cut and install inside of each rafter tail flush with the end of the rafter . I also purchased 1 x 6's that will install onto the ends of the rafter tails but will also be screwed to the 2 x 4's . This will give a solid foundation to mount the soffit and gutters to . I already have the metal waiting to wrap the 1 x 6 before gutter install . It was 2:30 by the time I got the lumber out of my truck and it was brutally hot

so I went inside and started drinking beer

But I did make some progress !

rfuerst911sc · 06-20-2018, 02:48 PM

Woohoo another nasty sweaty job done this morning I completed the top cap perimeter boards ! So if I was ready ( not quite yet ) I could install the ceiling metal ......... which I still have to buy

. So now I'll switch to the rafter tails and getting them ready for soffits . My oldest son will be here in the next 30 minutes to help me install the last run of the Rapid Air airline . I just keep checking off the tasks one at a time