TROLLCAT
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kitty cat is inspecting everything
nice job on garage too
nice job on garage too
My garage build
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Dawizman
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The neighbor kittens just like to be involved. Keeps the vermin population down too.
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Nice looking build, be nice when its done
. Likely why the wives are always skeptical when a guy wants to build a shop.ctd
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My shop is in floor radiant, ceilings fans run on low speed & have never been turned off. Pushing the warm air down & circulation, that eliminates the need for a separate heater when you have the overhead door open. In floor easily dry's the floor, come out in the morning...dry.
Heat recovery when the overhead doors are open what they don't explain is every piece of equipment, tools boxes etc. is part of the radiant heat source. Yes the air might be cooler, it recovers quickly because of the radiant sources.
Best heat source money I have every spent. Your shop will feel warmer than the house unless it also radiant in floor.
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Good to know. Looking forward to getting it up and running. Maybe I'll hold off on the forced air and see how well the radiant performs on its own. I'm planning on a few fans in order to keep the rpm low but still nice a decent amount of air.
Our house has radiant in the basement, and it keeps the temperature fairly consistent on the main and second floors. The furnace has hardly run since moving in, although we haven't had -40 yet. It's a big change coming from a house built in 1954.
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Looks great!
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A bit more progress yet again on our first frosty day of the season. The trusses were set to arrive today, but I must be blind because I'm not seeing them. Here's hoping for tomorrow.
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Delivery from Alberta Truss arrived first thing this morning. The small crew of framers made decent progress with the beam and truss install today working in the drizzle. They're hoping to get the tall trusses up tomorrow, and maybe make some headway on the tall walls. The back wall will be nearly 22 ft to the peak with continuous framing members.
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Every job needs a good forman
One consideration I would suggest is to install an HRV for air circulation. Easy to plumb in the venting required before the walls get closed up. It takes up very minimal space and can be tucked up near the ceiling out of the way. Just run it in humidity mode.
The Intake and exhaust of the HRV need to be on an outside wall min. 6' apart. The fresh air in to garage can just come straight off the unit. For the stale indoor air, you can run some 5" oval ducting in a wall so it is concealed so that the return air is drawn from the floor level aiding in taking away any moisture that may accumulate.
The Intake and exhaust of the HRV need to be on an outside wall min. 6' apart. The fresh air in to garage can just come straight off the unit. For the stale indoor air, you can run some 5" oval ducting in a wall so it is concealed so that the return air is drawn from the floor level aiding in taking away any moisture that may accumulate.
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Thanks for the advice. Seems far more thermally efficient than the simple exhaust fan I was planning on.
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The crew was hard at work again today. Most of the trusses are now in place. The days are getting shorter in a hurry though. Looks like they will have some great weather over the next couple days to hammer out the rest of the roof (hopefully). A couple small trusses yet to go on the mechanical room / washroom, and to bridge the two big roofs.
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Is that high bay going to be drive thru?
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It crossed my mind to make a drive through, but the location was prohibitive. I spent enough money on dirt already
. Plus, there's not much real estate back there to drive on anyway with the waste treatment system and mounds.It just looks like it's drive through. They wanted to have the trusses up so that they could frame that back wall to match exactly. It's gotta be a tall wall for structural purposes, so continuous lumber top to bottom without any joints.
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I still think you need a tunnel connecting the basement to the garage.
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Steady progress again today. Guys got the tall wall all framed up. It's a work of art with that red LVL. They also got a few of the rake overhangs framed, started on the insulation barriers, and got some of the wrap on.
It's another nice day tomorrow. I'm hoping to see some decking on the roof before the weekend.
It's another nice day tomorrow. I'm hoping to see some decking on the roof before the weekend.
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Overhangs got finished up on Friday, and a chunk of the roof got sheeted. Guys have a footing to tackle on Monday for another client, but the plan is to have the rest of the roof sheeted Tuesday so that the roofers can get going on Wednesday or Thursday.
Will be on the home stretch for contractor work next week. Then it'll be on me to start wiring, plumbing, and insulating. Will have to figure something out for the garage doors too. Might frame some barn doors up out of 2x4s and OSB so that it's closed in so that I can work somewhat out of the elements. I'm not holding my breath on seeing my overheard doors this year. Will be January if I'm a betting man.
Will be on the home stretch for contractor work next week. Then it'll be on me to start wiring, plumbing, and insulating. Will have to figure something out for the garage doors too. Might frame some barn doors up out of 2x4s and OSB so that it's closed in so that I can work somewhat out of the elements. I'm not holding my breath on seeing my overheard doors this year. Will be January if I'm a betting man.
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Looking really good
