I gotta get back out there and take a leak on that shed AGAIN!
For sure, do it before the insulation gets covered with sheathing. That way Jon would enjoy the ambiance of Eau de le coq every time he turns the heat on. 
No need Cliff, I already secretly stashed bottles of this stuff close to the framing hoping he might miss the stud and hit one or two with a nail or screw. If he does miss the stud at the proper location he will know for awhile.
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I am a long way from thinking about what to do for floor covering, but an oops yesterday may have made the decision. I was moving what I could into the attic storage to get it out of the way. I had an unopened gallon of Kilz Primer purchased for the ceiling panels. In my haste, I knocked that gallon to the floor where it burst open and dumped out 
I was able to recover about 80% of it, but the floor is permanently marked. So I guess I will be painting it at some point.
On a positive note, I moved a lot of track and rolling stock to the attic. The large and heavy boxes stayed downā¦
Today I start cutting ceiling panels. I said I would take some time off, but I get bored easily 
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Looks like the mark of a good workshop to me, Jon!
But, in seriousness, Iām glad you were able to save most of the primer.
One of my least favorite tasks when I was working at the sign shop was roller painting large panels. I want my ceiling to be white and budget dictated that it would be plywood. So, Iām roller painting 4x8s and 4x5sā¦
One coat of Kilz primer and one coat of Glidden Ceiling White from a full gallon that might be 10 years old. So far Iāve finished two and for C/D sheathing, I think itās going to look OKā¦
Iāll hang these two and then finish the south wall and maybe some of the west wall before finish painting and hanging the other 4 I cut and primed.
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I picked up the small Graco paint sprayer this summer for a couple projects. Might be useful for this sort of thing, but it sounds like youāre already most of the way done.
I have quite a bit more to do. 6 Panels doesnāt quite get me half way to the front. Only 2 have color on them.
I used a Earlex HVLP system at work. I was great for smaller panels and worked best with oil based or enamel paints. The issue for me painting larger panels horizontally is holding the gun out for extended periods of time. I donāt have a good spot where I could paint them vertically.
I tossed an old Wagner Power Painter when we moved. It was 1990ās vintage that required thinning latex paint.
A modern sprayer that works with unconditioned latex would be a nice tool to have. Iām kind of a tool nut, but Iām also conscious that this project is going over budget. I will take a look at the Graco units.
I borrowed a friendās air-based sprayer to do some trim, but realized very quickly my little pancake compressor wasnāt going to keep up. A bigger compressor was going to cost just as much as the Graco.
I ended up with the āMagnum Project Painter Plusā, their smallest unit. Iām still learning how to use it - even with the smallest compatible tip, Iām thinking my next round of painting would benefit from some Floetrol to thin out the paint a bit. Might get me a slightly nicer finish?
For me, itās less efficient on paint than brushing or rollingā¦ especially if youāre doing trim and the spray nozzle fan is over twice as large as the trim youāre painting. Learned that the hard way, only now two months later is the ānuclear whiteā patch on my lawn starting to fade out. Iām always concerned I didnāt get enough pump armor into the mechanism when cleaning up too.
Still, a great tool! I plan to spray the front door in a nice dark red and spray the popcorn ceilings as I go through each room.
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Today was ācan he do itā day for the ceiling panels. I devised a few jigs to help; a a resting strip for the wall and a T Post covered with an old cotton towelā¦
A drywall lift certainly would have been easier. Iām still considering a used one. My problem is that there is too little floor space to move it around. I struggled a bit, especially with the 8 foot piece, but managed to get them hung. A laser level my dad gave me for Christmas 30 years ago came in handy to keep my nail line straight and centered in the joistā¦
By dinner time I had both pre-painted sheets hungā¦
So I donāt have to move a bunch of stuff yet again, Iām going to cut and hang some wall panels before moving on with the ceiling.
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Looking great, Jon, especially the walls. You say āpanelsā but it sure looks like individual planksā¦?
That corner section of T&G boards was mostly pre-existing. You can see it in inspection visit shot from last springā¦
I evened up the edges and extended the top with some non-matching T&G pine. This corner will become my āofficeā area.
The balance of the walls will be unpainted plywood sheathing. I considered cheap paneling, but it requires a plywood backer, so for now, just the backer!
Right, Iād forgotten about that corner T&G. For a moment I thought youād won the lottery and were going all-cedar!
But itāll be a nice āofficeā area for sure. Maybe put carpet down only in that rectangle to help define it further. And a recliner and swag lamp, yeah, thatās the ticket.
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Yep. Iāve got a hunk of carpet that I took out of the finished attic area. Itās being held onto for that purpose!
Iād love to do t&g for the whole place. Our CT house was almost 100% knotty pine T&G laid verticallyā¦
I miss the wood.
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If youāre going to paint the floor, put down a little fine grit sand between paint layers so you get a non slip surface.
Jon,
That would be AWESOME if you are gonna sit in a captains chair with a table and a beer. However your gonna pack it full of stuff so think utilitarian!
BTW ā¦Iām gonna ignore the missing the wood part.
with all you have in there to move around as you progress Jon, Iām surprised 
at the progress. Well done
Yep, I think Iāve moved every box or bin at least 4 times. It helps having the attic area done, most of the small stuff went up there last week. Todayās task is to move everything at the right of the photo to the finished area at left to hang one more wall panel, then paint and hang more ceiling panels.
Iām sure itās not noticeable unless you zoom way in, but the 16" section below the breaker box is attached with screws. This is to access to the feed wiring should I decide to change it to direct bury cable. At this point, that is way down on the priority list!
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