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eregel 2012-03-24 11:59am

My new Shedio - or is that Barnio?
 
It's HERE! Well, actually it's at the dealer - because it arrived 3 weeks early and I don't have the building permit yet! (Leaving work early Monday to take care of THAT little detail!)

8x16' Amish built "Tall Barn". Colors wouldn't have been my first choice, but it matches house and husband's barn.



Husband insisted I have a second exit, so I added a dutch door on the far end from where my torch will be located.



This is the other end, taken through the dutch door:



There will be loft storage over both ends, walls will be insulated then finished with pegboard over the long wall and white panaling over the other surfaces. Wide workbench on the far wall for torching, then a narrower workbench will run most of the length of the back wall, leaving room for my Craftsman stacking toolbox units next to the door. Drafting table under the window by the door, rolling cart with my kiln under the other door.

Everything is going to be white, with accents of "Fiestaware" tropical colors - citruses, carribean blues, hot pinks.

I can't wait to get started - and you'll get to follow along every step of the way!

GaysieMay 2012-03-24 12:05pm

Is it ok to be insanely jealous?

That is fab.

12bar 2012-03-24 1:45pm

That is going to be so cool, I would love to do something like that but my HOA would have a cow.

Eileen 2012-03-24 1:46pm

Congratulations, that is going to be an awesome workspace! Keep us posted with pics as you go please!

LynieG 2012-03-24 2:56pm

WWOOO HOOO!!! Yeah for you Pat! Congrats!

eregel 2012-03-24 3:13pm

It's my retirement present to myself - my last day on the payroll is Wednesday! I'll be working a couple of days a week for at least the first part of the summer (I'm technical lead on a project that really isn't ready for me to disappear quite yet) but this is going to be my sanctuary.

catsarthouse 2012-03-24 5:59pm

That is great Pat! Here's to you and many wonderful beads in your new space!

tivydave 2012-03-24 6:24pm

thats so sweet. love that you are going to insulate it.

Kalera 2012-03-24 8:18pm

That is such a beauty! Congratulations!

alb6094 2012-03-24 8:44pm

Awesome!

eregel 2012-03-25 4:34am

I have to insulate it, or it will be useless 6 months out of the year. It gets COLD here in the winter. I had discount cards for Lowes that were expiring today, and we were actually in the process of buying parts for the shedio project when I got the call that they want to set it up this week! One of the things I learned on the shopping expedition is that not all florescent lights will work in sub-freezing temperatures - who knew?

Anyway, so far I have:
6 sheets of 3/4" plywood for lofts and workbenches - 1 "good" sheet to surface the long workbench, cheaper stuff for lofts and torch bench, since it's getting covered anyway.
24 2x4s for supports under the lofts and framing in the work benches, shelves, fans, etc.
2 4' florescent fixtures and daylight bulbs for them
1 gallon of dark gray porch and deck enamel - very first step is 2 coats of paint on the floor
Ventilation fan is on order, 2nd day delivery - that's a pretty early step in the process.
6 pieces of vinyl fence rail to make glass storage with
THIS glorious piece of storage - 504 drawers in a 2x2' footprint!
4 magnetic bar tool holders


Repurposing:
Craftsman stacking toolbox unit
Rolling metal cart - currently using it for my torch table; repainted and touched up it will house my kiln and crockpot. That way I can roll it out of the way when I have a guest at the second torch.
Big vintage metal trash can
Drafting table currently taking up way too much space in my sewing room
some vintage wooden stools - one from my Grandma's kitchen that I've cherished since I could walk, one from our original kitchen.
White board from my office
Ott light floor lamp that just won't work in my living room.

Plus I have a whole "hope chest" tote full of storage bins and baskets, decorative stuff, etc.

TONS still to buy, but until we could actually see the barn and get measurements - and until we can use it immediately, not have it in damp storage - we didn't want to pick up the peg board, paneling, insulation, etc etc etc.

micsmom 2012-03-25 5:42am

Pat, you're doing exactly what I have been thinking about doing. Can't wait to watch your progress. I live right outside amish country and they have wonderful buildings - just deciding what size. May I ask you what kind of ventilation did you order? I too will have to put insulation in (never can have too much in NE LOL). Best of luck to you and can't wait to hear what you're doing next.

wdgross 2012-03-25 6:43am

Pat - this is going to be fun to watch happen - keep us posted.

eregel 2012-03-25 8:37am

This is the model I ordered: http://www.globalindustrial.com/p/hv...hutter-3-speed. I really wanted multiple speeds, and it's a LOT of CFM for the money. Going to set up for 2 torches, so I need a bigger hood, and more fan.

My Husband is going to build the hood from sheet metal, after we have the fan installed, paneling and metal protective surface in, and the loft installed overhead. We spent an hour or two yesterday wandering around in the barn (on the dealer's lot) planning out the strategy in terms of what order the build steps need to be.

Had to make some minor changes in my schematics after we actually got to see the shed - the bench height is going to be about 2" lower than I'd planned, because of where the header under the windows falls. But it will be more than fine - I had lots of adjustment space built into the plan, because I had no way to know exactly what the dimensions and placement of the doors and windows would be. But I've been drawing this up for almost 2 months - the delay has been frustrating, but it actually worked in my favor. The original shed I looked at was lovely, but it was an 8x10 cottage - if the dealer had been open that day, instead of snowbirding in Florida, I'd have spent $500 less on the shed, but would be 6' shorter and would have NO loft storage - which is a huge plus for Hubby, who has so much of our stuff stored in his workshop that he can't set all his saws up at once. So this is win win for everyone.

12bar 2012-03-25 3:24pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by eregel (Post 3942767)
It's my retirement present to myself - my last day on the payroll is Wednesday! I'll be working a couple of days a week for at least the first part of the summer (I'm technical lead on a project that really isn't ready for me to disappear quite yet) but this is going to be my sanctuary.

Congratulations on your retirement, I bailed out the first of the year and can say for sure it's everything it's made out to be, you won't be sorry.

eregel 2012-03-25 5:50pm

Oh, trust me, my ONLY concern is that I come from extreme longevity on both sides of my family, and knowing I'm probably going to have to live on this pension for another 50 years is a little scary. But frankly, I'd rather eat catfood in my 80s than let my soul shrivel up in a 6' x 4' cubicle any longer.

My PLAN is to build my eBay business to a point where I can actually be building some savings for the next decade or two. Hopefully the studio will play a part in that plan.

micsmom 2012-03-26 3:34am

Thank you so much for the ventilation fan. Looks like it will work great.

Flonche 2012-03-26 7:10am

Quote:

Originally Posted by eregel (Post 3943298)

6 pieces of vinyl fence rail to make glass storage

Go back and get at least 12 more :lol:

On a totally unrelated note, I love the boogie board pic in your avatar

eregel 2012-03-26 11:47am

IT'S HERE!!! I filed for my building permit this morning, and they told me that the permit will be available next week, but because I meet all the requirements I can take delivery now. They put the gravel pad down this morning, then went back and got the shed.

Here's the view toward my garden before - the pad is visible just past the little arbor

Shed arrives & is dropped onto pad - the automated trailer they use is amazing!




Here's the same view of the garden after:

And finally, here's the view out my dutch door - my koi pond and surrounding patio, with bistro table and glider. It's going to be weeks before the interior of the barn is outfitted, but I'm really excited that it's actually HERE!

tivydave 2012-03-26 1:27pm

how cute that looks there.

AmorphousDesigns 2012-03-26 1:28pm

sweet! cannot wait to see more as you progress.

eregel 2012-03-26 2:11pm

Unfortunately, not going to be a lot of progress immediately - I wasn't expecting delivery for another 3 weeks, and have all kinds of things planned this week/weekend. The GOOD thing is, it's SO COLD here today that I'm kind've okay with not having to work on the shed just yet...

beybey 2012-03-26 3:39pm

Very nice!! Can't wait to see how it progresses and then the final product. How exciting!

beadsoncypress 2012-03-27 3:52am

Congratulations!! You're gonna love every minute of this!!!

eregel 2012-04-06 8:17am

First step! It's been too cold to paint the floors, so I've been trying to find something I CAN work on. I'm using stone wool insulation, which is moisture, mold, mildew and vermin resistant, plus it's NOT FIBERGLASS, which makes me break out into festering sores. It comes in 4 foot batts, which works out well - my DH is going to run the wiring for outlets above the bench level, so I can do the bottom 4' without impeding any other part of the project. We picked up 2 bales yesterday, and this morning I installed them. This is GREAT stuff to work with - no staples, strictly press-fit between the studs, and it cuts like butter with a serated knife.

I also marked out the benches on the floor with masking tape, and cut cardboard to indicate all the furniture that's moving out there - wanted to make sure everything would fit as intended. I'm really pleased overall - everything actually fits better than I expected.


lynne 2012-04-06 8:54am

What a gorgeous studio space Pat. I'll be watching as you progress finishing it. I love the windows, so nice to have some natural light coming in.

Lynne

eregel 2012-04-06 9:13am

There were 3 changes I made to the stock floor plan - I added the dutch door, I substituted ridge venting for the stock gable vents, and I paid $40 extra to upgrade to larger windows. My husbands 12x24 version of the same barn is not only dramatically larger, but has the stock windows, and every time he walks into mine he comments again on how bright the space is. I'll probably end up having to find metal miniblinds for the window next to the torch! But it's going to be great having the other big window right over my drafting table!

Lorraine Chandler 2012-04-06 11:25am

Very happy for you. =D>

The first thing we did was slap on three coats of termite paint. Then we just left the doors open to air out because that stuff is nasty. Next week we will start all of the extra framing supports and electrical.

I read where the floor is the very last thing to go in and be finished so you do not get it all messed up doing the walls. When we are ready for the floor we will put down sub floor and then tile over it.

This will be very interesting to see how you do yours differently from how we do ours with both of us ending up with nice little studios. :waving:

eregel 2012-04-06 3:25pm

We wanted to paint the floor first, so I don't have to work around the legs to the benches, but it just hasn't been warm enough - if the days don't go above 50, the porch and deck enamel is just not going to dry.

I think tomorrow the exhaust fan is going in, and possibly we'll get started on wiring, walls, benches. I'd get a lot farther this weekend if I didn't have to shop for and cook Easter dinner.

essiemessy 2012-04-06 5:35pm

OMG I've just seen this thread. OMG OMG how awesome is all that???

eregel 2012-04-06 7:18pm

LOL - That's why you're not seeing as many beads out of me. I'm a tad bit distracted! My husband is alternating between being into the project and being dead shocked that the cheap Fireworks beadmaking kit he bought me for Christmas has spawned all this.

LynieG 2012-04-06 8:04pm

ROFLMAO Pat - wait till he sees what the shedio does when he sees you move from the Fireworks Kit to the torch and oxygen stepup! BTW I started on the fireworks kit! Even tho people say its cheap I still like it - specially when working sculture or silver! It's not as hot so doesn't melt my sculptures as fast! AND it's great when your traveling - soooo easy to take along!

eregel 2012-04-06 8:13pm

I moved to a pair of hotheads, which I'll be putting on tanked propane after I move to the shed, but that's going to be it for a year or two. #1, the budget is going to be pretty well blown by the time I'm done with this project, #2, it's going to be sub-freezing a fair amount of the year, and I'm not too sure about how well that will work with an oxycon, and #3 - I'm running off generator out there, and I suspect adding an oxycon would put me over my limit for power.

Lorraine Chandler 2012-04-06 9:49pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by eregel (Post 3957848)
LOL - That's why you're not seeing as many beads out of me. I'm a tad bit distracted! My husband is alternating between being into the project and being dead shocked that the cheap Fireworks beadmaking kit he bought me for Christmas has spawned all this.

Whoops...

eregel 2012-04-07 4:11am

As Elphaba says, "no good deed goes unpunished."

I did a lovely jpg floor plan to share - but it's too big to upload, and I just don't have time to try any more today. Have to get Easter groceries and make a parts run to Lowes.

eregel 2012-04-07 4:52pm

Made some progress today - made a Lowes trip, picked up most of the remaining parts for the studio. We got about half the insulation up, the joists up for the loft over my workbench, the fan installed, wiring pulled and plug boxes situated, and a couple of them are wired.



We picked up 2 sheets of white pegboard which will be hung over the workbench and alongside the drafting table. And we got the panaling - it's a very beachy whitewashed cedar, exactly what I wanted.



The goal for tomorrow, if we can manage it around holiday dinner obligations, is to finish the wiring and get enough of the paneling up so we can begin installing the benches.

tivydave 2012-04-07 5:50pm

i bet you are having a blast doing this. can't wait to see the finished interior!

eregel 2012-04-08 5:54pm

Had a great Easter! I told my Mom and our daughter & son in law that we'd be eating later than our usual holiday meals, supper rather than lunch. We got up and got to work right after breakfast, and made real progress today! I finished up all of the insulation on the torch end wall, the 2 door walls, the dutch door, and above the loft on the torch end. We figured out how to mark the electrical boxes on the back of the paneling, and got the torch wall and half of the door wall done, predominately with the paneling, but with a strip of pegboard on either side of the door. (there will be an additional 8 feet of pegboard over the back wall workbench.)



So far, I love the look. Next steps will be finishing the wiring on the back wall, so I can finish up the insulation and we can do the rest of the paneling, installing the loft over the torch wall, putting a metal skin over the portion of the wall in front of the torches, installing the benches. And lots and lots of paint. Still lots to do, but we got a good start this weekend.

tivydave 2012-04-09 9:05am

what a cozy nest for creating!

eregel 2012-04-14 4:46pm

Productive day today! We got the lofts at both ends of the shed decked over - the lofts are 6' deep and over 7 1/2' wide, I should be able to free up lots of space in my husband's workshop - he's already started moving camping gear from his barn to mine!



I had to leave for a parts run, and to take Mom grocery shopping; while I was gone DH finished wiring the outlets. We finished all of the paneling except for the back wall, which is over half finished.


That wall - the long wall with no doors or windows - has a short run of paneling which will be at the end of the torch bench, then there is an 8' run of pegboard, which will be over a work bench, finishing up with more paneling.



We also ran the ventilation fan for the first time - THAT was exciting! I'm thrilled, it's very quiet, and it REALLY moves the air. Very happy with my selection.

Next steps are finishing the paneling, then installing the benches. This coming week I'll get the new ceilings (underside of the loft & the supporting joists) painted white, and the floor painted dark grey. The torch bench top gets painted grey, then topped with ceramic tile that I picked up today.

We're getting there!

LynieG 2012-04-14 5:21pm

OH Pat! It seem to be moving so quickly! Can you see my bright green glow from here?!? LOL! I am so excited for you! It's going to be AWESOME!

essiemessy 2012-04-14 7:48pm

Oh, wow. And I'm equally envious of all the power points :lol: It sure is coming together :-)

JakeDBglass 2012-04-14 7:51pm

Damn. This is sparking so many ideas. How do you know so much about all is venatalation and insulation stuff?

eregel 2012-04-15 2:28am

Research, research, research. I've read every single post on this forum on the Safety thread (not all at once, obviously, over the course of weeks.) Use the Search function, it's your best friend.

Truthfully, the big step is accepting that you need to do it right - this stuff is potentially just too dangerous not to take it seriously. Plus it's fairly expensive setting up, so you want to do it right the first time.

Di - don't be TOO jealous of the outlets. They're still coming off a generator - it's like having a whole checkbook but not a whole lot of cash in the account.

eregel 2012-04-15 4:48pm

SUPER productive day today! We got almost all the remaining paneling in - all that's left is a narrow section at one end and the insides of the doors. And we got both the torch bench and the workbench installed. DH finished the wiring and installed my lights.



Torch bench is 30" deep, the full width of the end wall - just about 7 1/2'. The workbench is 18" deep, 8' long. Both are roughly 34" tall - I prefer to work standing. There's an 18" wide shelf under the torch bench.

I'm all ready for paint tomorrow - white on the ceiling, dark gray on the floor, haven't decided about the workbenches yet, but probably a caribbean blue. It's exactly what I planned, I can't WAIT to see it finished!

Eileen 2012-04-15 5:00pm

So exciting! I'm happy for you that it's going well and will be done soon!

MrsD 2012-04-15 5:16pm

Looking great Pat, can't wait to see how it all turns out & what you make once you are installed in there. Having a decent work area made a huge difference for me, even if it's not all sorted out yet, 12 months after I moved in to it :p .

shirts 2012-04-16 12:07am

This is coming together beautifully - and providing me with LOTS of inspiration for my own studio construction over here (Phase 1 is completed - repair leaking and slowly-falling-apart shed and garage!!).
This might already have been mentioned in the thread (but I am a visual gal and just fly through looking for pics!!), but could you tell me more about the fan that you got??
Looking forward to seeing your studio come together!!
Annie.

eregel 2012-04-16 4:43am

Annie - here's the link to the fan - all the details including a video are there: http://www.globalindustrial.com/p/hv...hutter-3-speed

It worked out to be a great choice for me - it's got a lot of power, 3 speeds, which I was really happy about - I don't always need the air moving that fast, it's going to be nice to have more control, and a fairly easy install once we figured out how to frame it in.

First we framed the opening top and bottom



Then cut the hole - I never took a picture at this stage, it's just a square hole the size of the fan box. Slid the fan through and screwed it to the framing.



The important thing to note here is that it arrives with bare wires hanging out of the switch - you need to do your own wiring. Rather than wire it in, DH put a plug on it.



Finally, we caulked around the outside. This is when it's running, and the shutters are wide open.



Now that the benches are installed, I'll smoke test and see what we'll need to do in terms of hood/box. As discussed on the Safety forum, it looks like I've actually got enough CFM that I may not have to get too elaborate. It certainly clears DH's cigar smoke FAST! As it should - which the lofts closed off the shed is only around 700 cubic feet total, with is half the LOW speed CFM of the fan, and one-third of the high speed CFM. If you figure just the area above the bench is basically an overside Barley Box, you get about 100 cubic feet, which the fan is exhausting REALLY fast.

As I said, I'll test it, but I suspect additional baffles probably aren't needed.

Kayo222 2012-04-16 5:56am

Great Place to create ! That is my dream--to move my studio out to a separate building also......fantastic counter space & storage. And great ventilation :-) !


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