pmmjarrett
Not just tired..... RETIRED!!!
Only when the day is done. Too many of those tonight and I'll be wastin away again in margaritaville.
A new direction with a Rod and Custom Shop
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Only when the day is done. Too many of those tonight and I'll be wastin away again in margaritaville.
pmmjarrett
Not just tired..... RETIRED!!!
I was feeling the pain yesterday. It was taking me about 45 minutes per section of purlin to get them in place x 16 pieces = 12 hrs of climbing and moving the ladder and jumping in and out of the skidder for that juggling and balancing act.
I didn't get anything done on the building today. Spent this morning at my daughters school at the awards ceremony and spent the rest of the day in town getting a state safety inspection done on my dually and then getting tags for it. The tags expired May 15th... OOPS!
Here's were I was as of last night. All finished with the purlins, have the rear eave struts on and all of the girts on the end walls and back wall.
SilverRhino
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The rate at which this project progresses is extremely impressive.........especially so when you take into consideration the size of your "crew" 
Great job!
Great job!
pmmjarrett
Not just tired..... RETIRED!!!
Thank you Randy.
The main frame is almost done. Just need to get the walk door, roll up door frame cover trim, window framing, rake angle, corner angles and possibly the windows on and it's time to put on the siding. I may go ahead and install the roll up doors now while everything is still easy to work on.
All the major framing is done. Everything is bolted up tight and level. Spent all day tightening all the bolts on the girts and purlins and installing the cable bracing.
First order of business tomorrow is to get this walk door frame assembled and installed.
The main frame is almost done. Just need to get the walk door, roll up door frame cover trim, window framing, rake angle, corner angles and possibly the windows on and it's time to put on the siding. I may go ahead and install the roll up doors now while everything is still easy to work on.
All the major framing is done. Everything is bolted up tight and level. Spent all day tightening all the bolts on the girts and purlins and installing the cable bracing.
First order of business tomorrow is to get this walk door frame assembled and installed.
pmmjarrett
Not just tired..... RETIRED!!!
That first truck that's in my head is sitting in the back yard waiting to be stuffed into the new shop
If it's windy or nasty out, I'm just gonna kick back in the recliner and kill some zombies on the Xbox. No worries there. I don't think my bones can handle a parachute landing fall anymore, with or without the chute.
If it's windy or nasty out, I'm just gonna kick back in the recliner and kill some zombies on the Xbox. No worries there. I don't think my bones can handle a parachute landing fall anymore, with or without the chute.
pmmjarrett
Not just tired..... RETIRED!!!
I don't think I can flap my wings fast enough LOL.
Hey, would you fire your me if I over slept and didn't get up until 9, showed up for work at 10, took a 10 minute break every 10 minutes, tore up $50 worth of drill bits and all I got accomplished was almost getting a 3070 walk door installed in a day.
Murpheys Law struck today finally. Didn't get nowhere near as much done as I hoped I would today. I managed to break two 5/8" hammer drill bits, two 1/4" hammer drill bits, a 1/2" step drill and rip the teeth off of two cheap metal cutting blades for the sawzall.... $50 down the drain. Managed to install the mortise lockset wrong twice before I finally got it right on the third try. Walk door is almost installed, still have to install 2 girt brackets, the threshold and the door sweep.
Moose
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Looking good.
After a day like that you feel Murphy isn't the great helper he is cracked up to be, is he.
Well on the bright side, now that you have the door and lock installed you can sleep better at night knowing your tools are safe and secure.:angel:
Looking forward to more pictures as project progresses.
After a day like that you feel Murphy isn't the great helper he is cracked up to be, is he.
Well on the bright side, now that you have the door and lock installed you can sleep better at night knowing your tools are safe and secure.:angel:
Looking forward to more pictures as project progresses.
pmmjarrett
Not just tired..... RETIRED!!!
Don't pick on my door. It the first one I've ever had. Wait until I put the windows in next so I can get a little breeze going through the building.
Last shop didn't have any doors and security was never a problem. Of course the shed looked so ragged you wouldn't think I kept anything in it.
From the gate you have a 100' sprint past my dogs to get to the door and you better be faster than a speeding bullet in the last 50' from the house to the shop when I step out the back door with my carbine and my ammo belt with a full combat load of seven 30 round mags.
I have a sign posted that reads "Trespassers will be shot. Survivors will be shot again."
I'm taking today off. Should be back into it tomorrow weather permitting.
Last shop didn't have any doors and security was never a problem. Of course the shed looked so ragged you wouldn't think I kept anything in it.
From the gate you have a 100' sprint past my dogs to get to the door and you better be faster than a speeding bullet in the last 50' from the house to the shop when I step out the back door with my carbine and my ammo belt with a full combat load of seven 30 round mags.
I have a sign posted that reads "Trespassers will be shot. Survivors will be shot again."
I'm taking today off. Should be back into it tomorrow weather permitting.
Moose
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For sure the windows will help with the circulation, especially if you open the door for cross ventilation.
I'd let the dogs dine on them first then introduce the lead poisoning. Afterall you wouldn't want your dogs to ingest any heavy metal. LoL
Hope the weather is good for you next week.
One of these mounted on your new shop would look pretty persuading.
I'd let the dogs dine on them first then introduce the lead poisoning. Afterall you wouldn't want your dogs to ingest any heavy metal. LoL
Hope the weather is good for you next week.
One of these mounted on your new shop would look pretty persuading.
pmmjarrett
Not just tired..... RETIRED!!!
Naw, I don't want my dogs getting sick eating some filthy maggot. Now the remote control mini gun. I like that. Hook the camera sight into my big screen TV and I wouldn't even have to get out of my recliner. Be just like playing on the Xbox
pmmjarrett
Not just tired..... RETIRED!!!
Finally got around to finishing up the door and framed and installed 3 windows today. Managed to break my nice brand spanking new Dewalt pilot point 1/2" drill bit today too.
pmmjarrett
Not just tired..... RETIRED!!!
Bob, I got the winders in and a roll up door too, living in high cotton here.
Irvin, the windows and walk door are "field located" meaning I can put them wherever I want. All of the frameing is in red primer. Can paint it if I want but it's good as it is.
All of the windows are in, and I finished the install on one of the roll up doors today. The roll up door was easier to install than the walk door was. These doors are DBCI 5000 wind certified commercial doors. Pretty happy with how it operates as it rolls up and down with very little effort. My big door openings are covered with trim. That's an option you may need to ask for with some building kits. Prolly would have looked pretty good too if I just painted the framing around the big door openings white.
Irvin, the windows and walk door are "field located" meaning I can put them wherever I want. All of the frameing is in red primer. Can paint it if I want but it's good as it is.
All of the windows are in, and I finished the install on one of the roll up doors today. The roll up door was easier to install than the walk door was. These doors are DBCI 5000 wind certified commercial doors. Pretty happy with how it operates as it rolls up and down with very little effort. My big door openings are covered with trim. That's an option you may need to ask for with some building kits. Prolly would have looked pretty good too if I just painted the framing around the big door openings white.
