My Shop, My Shop, My Shop!

[japerry]

Oh man oh man, moved in June and it took a bit to get all the ducks in a row. But basically this is why I haven't been on the trail. I've converted my wheeling time into shop building time so I have a shop so I can fix my junk so I can wheel! .. yah yah yah.

Specs:
28x36 Shop space, 8ft alcoves for storage shed (mower), bathroom, and cutout for an office/game room. Placed on the property so we can eventually tear down the existing garage and build it in front of the new garage.

 

[japerry]

Here is a plot plan of what we plan to do. For now we're keeping the existing garage, and will go around the side.

The existing one is 20w x 24l, and the carport was 11' wide, with a space between the garage and fence at 13'.

The first step was to eliminate the carport and rear shed to provide access to the rear. Had to first unbolt the roof from the garage:

Demo was fairly easy with a e35. We had it down in about 2 hours. The hard part was cleanup. We took about 2.5 tons of wood, roofing, and other debris. It was definitely helpful to separate it out! Each 'roofing' run cost $60-$80.. while wood only cost $15.

Only one window casualty!

Once we did that, I had a few hours left to start excavating the new driveway and pad for the shop.

 

[japerry]

In the middle of August, we finally broke ground.
First, the poles:

They worked quick! Once the poles were in place, it only took a day to get the trusses put up, and it was only a team of 2!

So it took a day to get the poles placed, and another day to get the roof joists up. Next up, the sides!

 

[japerry]

Getting the sides up took a little more time. But from start to finish they were done in 2.5 weeks.

Building done! (well at least the building-building part...)

 

[japerry]

Next up was figuring out plumbing. What a mess. If it didn't cost ~7500 for someone to do it for me, I wouldn't have taken the time. Its a fairly simple procedure, with a service design as follows:

For vanity, I'm not usually a fan of HD stuff, but I ran across this gem:

Its a utility sink, but doesn't look as ugly, and has a shelf for people to put stuff in. This will be really useful since the bathroom is both for the shop and a potential guest bedroom.

A toto Drake II, because I've never owned a toilet that is as clog-free as this one

And an Aquatic 1362NAC -- its one piece, costs $365, and is 36x36, which works great in my 48x84" bathroom.

http://aquaticbath.com/products/1362nac/

As for fixtures, I'm not sure yet. My uncle is a Moen rep, so he'll just give me whatever they have sitting at the shop.

I'm still not sure what to do for a water heater. I know its a) going to be electric, and b) needs to fit within the 19" space between the shower and the other wall.

Already ran the PEX line, that was the easy part:

 

[japerry]

Electrical
I'm looking at getting this box:
Square D 20-Circuit 20-Space 125-Amp Main Lug Convertible Load Center

I want something that is semi-commercial, because I have welding, a EV car, and a few other things going on at once. Its not that much more expensive than the other stuff either.

Here is somewhat of my load plan:

I'm running XHHW-2/0 Aluminum wire from the house, at about 60ft, which should be within voltage drop for 125amps.

Can't wait to get passed on plumbing inspection, then I can lay the concrete!

 

[ish]

Nice write up

 

[boardbysled]

You running an excavator... scary...

How long till the shop is so full of stuff you can't park your rig in it.:fawkdancesmiley:

Looks good Jakob, definitely beats working in the driveway!

 

[YotaDude1997]

Wow. Neat-o:awesomework:

 

[CHOP SHOP]

Man, looks great! Must feel good. Congrats! :beer:

 

[japerry]

You running an excavator... scary...

How long till the shop is so full of stuff you can't park your rig in it.:fawkdancesmiley:

Looks good Jakob, definitely beats working in the driveway!

Oh you know, it was just one window in the old garage. The gravel truck did a much better job, ripping off the overhang on the old garage :redneck:

I estimate about 9 months .. actually, the sad fact is it already is full. Between the truck, camper, and Jeep (that parks between the lift posts) there ain't much more room.

 

[gas is on the right]

really nice man....

I wish my shop had a little room off the side of it ...and water inside....

 

[TreeClimber]

Electrical
I'm looking at getting this box:
Square D 20-Circuit 20-Space 125-Amp Main Lug Convertible Load Center


I want something that is semi-commercial, because I have welding, a EV car, and a few other things going on at once. Its not that much more expensive than the other stuff either.

Here is somewhat of my load plan:


I'm running XHHW-2/0 Aluminum wire from the house, at about 60ft, which should be within voltage drop for 125amps.

Can't wait to get passed on plumbing inspection, then I can lay the concrete!

Why Aluminum wire from house, instead of Copper?

 

[jzmudbogger]

what company you use to build the shop?

 

[lethe]

Why Aluminum wire from house, instead of Copper?

Cheaper?

 

[japerry]

Cheaper?

wayyyy cheaper. I think it was something like $178 for the service line vs $400 or so? I would have loved to go copper, but putting some anti-corrosive on the ends is just as sufficient.

I went with Walker Construction out of Battle Ground for the building.

 

[!ton327]

Yeah AL is way cheaper then copper the place I bought has 3/0 copper pulled to the shop's 200 amp panel and it's about 200-300 ft from the transformer you wouldt catch me paying for that unless it was from a left over service we were doing

Sweet shop by the way, how many sq feet is it?

 

[japerry]

Its 36x36x16 so I guess 1296sqft? Budget and wife wouldn't allow it to go any bigger.

 

[!ton327]

Nice, yeah any bigger you would end up storing peoples **** or end up hoarding, I couldn't afford to build the size of the shop I ended up with luckily it came with the house and land we bought.

 

[!ton327]

Electrical
I'm looking at getting this box:
Square D 20-Circuit 20-Space 125-Amp Main Lug Convertible Load Center

I want something that is semi-commercial, because I have welding, a EV car, and a few other things going on at once. Its not that much more expensive than the other stuff either.

Here is somewhat of my load plan:

I'm running XHHW-2/0 Aluminum wire from the house, at about 60ft, which should be within voltage drop for 125amps.

Can't wait to get passed on plumbing inspection, then I can lay the concrete!

You can't get any better than Sq D panels ect is it the homeline or QO panel?