Still a lot of cleanup to do, and a few odds and ends here and there, but still an amazing amount of work done in a day, especially given 2 guys hung ~6000 lbs of "lightweight" drywall, and 2 other guys worked just a half day taping.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
They can do in an hour what I could do in day
They started, slowly, a bit before 9 AM this morning. By 7:30PM, basically all the drywall was hung, both downstairs and up. Also managed to start a first, and in some places a second coat of mud on 75% of the garage area...
Still a lot of cleanup to do, and a few odds and ends here and there, but still an amazing amount of work done in a day, especially given 2 guys hung ~6000 lbs of "lightweight" drywall, and 2 other guys worked just a half day taping.
Still a lot of cleanup to do, and a few odds and ends here and there, but still an amazing amount of work done in a day, especially given 2 guys hung ~6000 lbs of "lightweight" drywall, and 2 other guys worked just a half day taping.
Monday, November 14, 2011
Quick Progress When You
Hire it out!
Insulation started today, and finished! Decided to go "all the way" and just get the thing spray foamed. My wallet is lighter, but the Insulation contractor suggested I'd be able to heat the place with a candle now. Though I suspect that may be a touch optimistic, at least I won't be worrying about keeping the heat/AC on and will be more apt to use the space (which was the whole point).
Now to find some sheetrock guys....
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Chugging along
Nearly 6 months since my last update? Wow, time flies.
Most final electrical details went in today. The upstairs has been completely wired, and a few additional receptacles were added in the shop area based on stuff I've learned by working in there the last 6 months. Electrical inspection HAS to happen this week to keep my building permit active. It's also getting hot now, and A/C is getting to be necessary very soon - time to make some progress. The good news is that all this wiring is acting as heat "training" for the upcoming endurance races.... that's my story anyway.
I don't know how many "protector plates" we had nailed onto the studs for the original inspection - maybe 80 or so, but keeping with the "overbuilt" moto I added well over 300 more today. There's not a wire passage in this place that's not protected. Only thing left before the inspector comes is to bring the wires into the panel - but I'll do that the night before they get here, as I'll want to cut power to the panel for that one.
Framing details are basically done as well - have a couple small sheetrock nailers to put in place before insulation, but otherwise almost done. Have also gotten quotes on insulation, but need to find some sheetrock/mud guys now. My work is approaching completion, though, and I'll soon be switching to "manager" mode, watching other guys do the remaining work. At least until paint.... maybe :-)
Most final electrical details went in today. The upstairs has been completely wired, and a few additional receptacles were added in the shop area based on stuff I've learned by working in there the last 6 months. Electrical inspection HAS to happen this week to keep my building permit active. It's also getting hot now, and A/C is getting to be necessary very soon - time to make some progress. The good news is that all this wiring is acting as heat "training" for the upcoming endurance races.... that's my story anyway.
I don't know how many "protector plates" we had nailed onto the studs for the original inspection - maybe 80 or so, but keeping with the "overbuilt" moto I added well over 300 more today. There's not a wire passage in this place that's not protected. Only thing left before the inspector comes is to bring the wires into the panel - but I'll do that the night before they get here, as I'll want to cut power to the panel for that one.
Framing details are basically done as well - have a couple small sheetrock nailers to put in place before insulation, but otherwise almost done. Have also gotten quotes on insulation, but need to find some sheetrock/mud guys now. My work is approaching completion, though, and I'll soon be switching to "manager" mode, watching other guys do the remaining work. At least until paint.... maybe :-)
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Garage Part Deux
It started simple, really - I was losing all my heat up into my 2nd floor area since my stairwell is completely open. So I started looking into insulating, which got me looking into finishing up planning for HVAC, any additional electrical, etc....
But then I called the county. After some discussing about what they wanted to see, I figured the best thing to do was go ahead and pull a new building permit now that will cover the finish-out of my upstairs area and all the rest of the garage finishing, including closure of the open stairwell (framing), installation of a steel door, add some insulation and sheetrock, etc..... Sounds simple enough. So I put a plan together, pulled my permit, and got started tearing the stairwell half-walls down and replacing with full walls.
Then I looked at the stairway and what it would take to "fire seal" it in, insulate, and brace...... long story short - I ended up ripping the "patchwork of scrap lumber" stairs down completely and starting over. Except for the landing itself, and the stair tread boards which I was able to salvage, everything else is new wood.
So after many days (ok, many days of a few hours each), the starway is done. And it's strong. Like drive a tank up the stairway strong. Still some small trimwork to make it pretty that will happen later on, but this will pass inspection (I hope). Note that the sheetrock is in place around the stairs and door just to create a solid fire block where I won't be able to access later - I probably went overkill on this but hey, that's what makes me happy.
Note that there'll be a door on that landing, separating the garage from the "upstairs" area.
And that's a shot of the stairs. Which, frankly, don't look much better from the top than they did before... just have some runners up the sides now that I can butt sheetrock up to, and some fire blocking. But, underneath, they are glued, screwed, and nailed, and just plain beefier.
Now on to figure out the last of the electrical and HVAC.....
But then I called the county. After some discussing about what they wanted to see, I figured the best thing to do was go ahead and pull a new building permit now that will cover the finish-out of my upstairs area and all the rest of the garage finishing, including closure of the open stairwell (framing), installation of a steel door, add some insulation and sheetrock, etc..... Sounds simple enough. So I put a plan together, pulled my permit, and got started tearing the stairwell half-walls down and replacing with full walls.
Then I looked at the stairway and what it would take to "fire seal" it in, insulate, and brace...... long story short - I ended up ripping the "patchwork of scrap lumber" stairs down completely and starting over. Except for the landing itself, and the stair tread boards which I was able to salvage, everything else is new wood.
So after many days (ok, many days of a few hours each), the starway is done. And it's strong. Like drive a tank up the stairway strong. Still some small trimwork to make it pretty that will happen later on, but this will pass inspection (I hope). Note that the sheetrock is in place around the stairs and door just to create a solid fire block where I won't be able to access later - I probably went overkill on this but hey, that's what makes me happy.
Note that there'll be a door on that landing, separating the garage from the "upstairs" area.
And that's a shot of the stairs. Which, frankly, don't look much better from the top than they did before... just have some runners up the sides now that I can butt sheetrock up to, and some fire blocking. But, underneath, they are glued, screwed, and nailed, and just plain beefier.Now on to figure out the last of the electrical and HVAC.....
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