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The Shed

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#161

In the original framing they really weren’t tied together except by the siding, but even that had no framing so really nothing preventing the walls from spreading. The East wall (right in photos) leans out by almost 1.5" at the top. Siding wouldn’t mate. West wall leans a bit too, but not so much. If we had realized this before the framing went up, we could have put a cieling rafter in and possibly pulled the top together.

This shed It was originally built in-place where it was used as a garage for years. Later it was moved (probably dragged) here from across the street.

#162

are you sure, that the door opening is broad enough?

#163

It’s the correct rough opening for a 36" pre-hung door. I want a wide door so I can get my table saw and some big items in and out.

#164

And the wheelchair, should one ever be needed.

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#165

my doors grew with each renovation or addition to the house.
from 32" to now 40 and some 48" doors.
i hate squeezed fingers!

#166

No point in that unless he’s planning on putting in a bathroom in the shed as well.

Speaking of bathrooms and wheel chairs and don’t want to hijack this thread. However I have mentioned this to folk I know involved with the EBT about putting a concrete ramp directly to the wheelchair accessible restroom at the station after I had to help 2 different people in a wheelchair stuck in the stones of the parking lot where the concrete ends coming of the train or the NW side of the station.

BTW …looks good Jon ! I plan to visit with the oldman in the near future.

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#167

I thought you lost some weight working on the RR :wink:

#168

Just in the nick of time, the front exterior was closed in and the propane install completed allowing the furnace to be started. It has been in the mid twenties here for the last 4 or 5 mornings. I have stuff in what I’ll now refer to as the C.V.S.Ry. Rockhill Shop that wouldn’t like being frozen.

I made a 5AM run to Lewistown to get the needed Z flashing. That allowed us to close in the siding. The golden nail was driven on the siding before lunch…

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The door and window were installed. There is still some work to do on both, like trim, but everything is basically weather tight in time for big rain here tomorrow…

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The priority now shifts to closing in the old door, insulating the new wall, and then getting the cieling rafters and insulation in. I don’t want to burn through that 200 gallons of propane in the first month!

It’s really starting to feel like my place!

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#169

Eh? You can still work on trains from a wheelchair. If it gets to that point, there will be an ‘accessible’ bathroom in the house. Brittany ran live steamers from her wheelchair.

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#170

Jon, hope you’ve got stereophonic surround sound installed in the shed.

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#171

The temporary system is stereo…

I had 5.1 in the CT basement. The equipment will go in here when construction is done.

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#172

Great video, thanks Bill!!

#173

No worries Cliff,

Normally these readapted songs are quite cringeworthy.

I hoping one of these East Broad Top Pennsylvanians will be breaking out some dance moves to this song. After all Jon has gone to all the effort to resurface the shed floor to its original dance hall condition.

#174

Let’s see if I can condense my attempt to buy a new phone from Verizon, my carrier for 18 years
2+ hours on phone to get 2 new iPhones , was told to pick them up after 11am in 2 days. An hour later I get an email and text saying I didn’t pick up the phones.
Spent next day on phone 2 more hours to get a better deal on same phones and plan . Pick up after 11 the next day. Next morning get another text and email telling me I didn’t pick them up and the order has been cancelled. 2 friends have changed to T-Mobile so went there and 1.5 hours later and $25 cheaper per month , same phones and new carrier. Verizon sux!!!

#175

Jon… I don’t know if you remember the IPP&W shop building (Ex concrete block garage) when you visited here on one of the “Infamous Invasions”. Bruce Chandler built a great model of it.
In any case, years ago I had closed in the full garage door opening, and replaced it with a single “Man door” with a window in the door.
Several years ago I decided to get rid of the man door because it required wasted space for the door to swing inward. I also wanted to be able to store my John Deere lawn tractor (Without mower deck) in the shop when needed. I also wanted to have wheel chair access.
I contacted a garage door installer and he had a surplus, narrow roll-up 4 foot garage door available, with all the hardware, and an electric door opener for only $500 Can., INSTALLED.
It was the best $500 I have spent on the shop…I can now access the shop, driving the Deere right in; opening the door with the push of a button. I still have the man door at the opposite end of the shop. I use the tractor just like a wheel chair, when needed…I also keep a walker and recently acquired 3 wheeled scooter in the shop. I don’t need the scooter yet, but it was a freebee…!!
There is still enough room in the garage (Shop) for the wood stove, and work area for “Dirty shop work”.
Good to see your progress…thank you for sharing.
Fred Mills

#176

That is the key difference. You can get your shop as warm as you want when needed and not worry about leakage around the roll up.

I ruled out wood, because I need heat 24/7 all winter. Pellet stoves are nice, but the maintenance to clean them and haul pellets is more than I want to deal with. A mini-split unit would be ideal, but I couldn’t afford what it would take to feed a 50A sub panel in the shed. Propane was my solution. Installing the gas line cost twice what I expected, but all together, the propane solution probably cost half or less what the split would have been.

So far, even without the front wall or roof insulated, my little 16.7K BTU wall furnace is doing great. Hopefully before the temps are real cold all day I will have the room fully insulated. I’m still working on sealing up wall openings!

#177

Awesome graphics. :smiley:

#178

Pete,
I was honestly only referring to signal quality and I believe I stated that later in the thread. However Jon seems to have great service with what he has.

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#179

I think you will be fine. Just remember it’s a shop so you wear a layer or two and remove them as needed depending on the amount of time spent in the shop.

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#180

I’m waiting to the the plans for the bump-out hot tub.