All your electrical had to come out too?
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Building out a work shop
- Thread starter WideAWAKE
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Yes, all electrical had to come out.
The upside to that is all there was inside was 2 switches with lights and a plug.
This way I could get it permitted for electrical, and have the least cost involved with paying a “professional” to do it. I can build out the electrical once I finalize my layout.
So I spent most of today reinstalling all the electrical and remounting the light.
All that’s left to do is install some gutters tomorrow and I can get it signed off by the county.
Then all the real work begins… building out the interior.
I’ve drafted up a layout that I’m pretty happy with.
Hopefully I can have it signed off by mid week so I can get the epoxy floor coating down before it rains again this weekend. I was 50/50 on the flooring but decided it would be a good ideas to help keep staining the floor to a minimum.
The upside to that is all there was inside was 2 switches with lights and a plug.
This way I could get it permitted for electrical, and have the least cost involved with paying a “professional” to do it. I can build out the electrical once I finalize my layout.
So I spent most of today reinstalling all the electrical and remounting the light.
All that’s left to do is install some gutters tomorrow and I can get it signed off by the county.
Then all the real work begins… building out the interior.
I’ve drafted up a layout that I’m pretty happy with.
Hopefully I can have it signed off by mid week so I can get the epoxy floor coating down before it rains again this weekend. I was 50/50 on the flooring but decided it would be a good ideas to help keep staining the floor to a minimum.
Our shop at the farm had a few 2" steel sleeved holes scattered about the floor 2ft deep,
great for come alongs, chains or tie downs. I used a breaker bar through rims as a post for
changing tires. Worked great.
great for come alongs, chains or tie downs. I used a breaker bar through rims as a post for
changing tires. Worked great.
Wow! They got you rebuilt pretty quick! That’s great! 
When it comes to these metal building there is a lot of moving pieces…
You buy from a dealer (Florida), who then sends you to the manufacturer (Texas), who then has their contracted plant/fabricator and installers (California) in your region make your building.
The trusses, bottom rails and roll up support are the pieces with welding and are welded off site and assembled on site.
In order for me to get it permitted the welding must be done by a county certified welder, which is not possible in this case, or inspected by a county certified welding inspector. He basically makes sure that the welds are per the drawings.
Information about the welds actually being inspected probably never made it to the fabrication shop. I’m sure a lot of information gets lost between the three parties.
I am not sure how they were not done to spec. I can only assume they don’t deal with permitting/welding inspections all that often and maybe the fab team just built it to their “standard” build spec and not permitted/engineered drawings that meet above and beyond building specs.
Needless to say, Im sure it’s an expensive lesson learned on their part.
Wow that was quick. Glad to see it’s up again. Finishing the inside will be a fun project. Not to the scale of your workshop, but when I did mine 1-1/4 years ago, I wad advised to install lots of electrical outlets. I did that but in hindsight I should have put in more, especially 220V outlets.
The only thing in my shop that isn't on casters are my pedestal mounted bench grinders and 18" sanding disc. Helps with clean up and when I get a hare brained idea to "rearrange" stuff. Lots of lights and lots of lights. One more thing, lots of lights.
Sparkyduc
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Something that really comes in handy are a few cord reels on the ceiling. Then no need for extension cords
^^^This!^^^
Even my 4 post vehicle lift has removable casters and can be moved anywhere I want to....always good to leave options open.
Finally got a final sign off by the county and I’m good to start building it out.
Started with the floors this morning. I etched them with muriatic acid last week and rolled them today.
Now I can start building out the storage loft and getting things set up inside.
Started with the floors this morning. I etched them with muriatic acid last week and rolled them today.
Now I can start building out the storage loft and getting things set up inside.
Hoo Boy, what a nice work shop! I’ll bet you can’t wait to get in there! 
Looks awesome! Congratulations.
I can foresee lots of cool projects coming out of that space!
I can foresee lots of cool projects coming out of that space!
Looks awesome! Congratulations.
It’s funny. It’s been such a project just getting it to this point and much more to get it set up, it’s hard to even think about projects in it. If you build it - they will come, I suppose.
Hoo Boy, what a nice work shop! I’ll bet you can’t wait to get in there!
I wish I had the money to pay people to do all the work haha. I’m tired haha.
I’d live to have an epoxy coated floor. Maybe this summer?
I’ve done 2 other floors with the stuff from HD. None have had problem but they also didn’t have cars parked on them. Prep seems to be key.
Beyond that, it is very simple to do.
It beats dropping them in the sand like I’ve been doing for years haha.
Anything that falls in the sand…it’s gone.
