[OC Maximus]

Now that's one interesting build

[rickss69]

Yea! Building is ready for concrete and plumbing...be so happy to have this behind me.

[rickss69]

This is the shop I needed 30 years ago...oh well, better late than never I suppose.
Turns out all contractors are so flippin busy I can't get anyone to show up for projects such as framing, plumbing, HVAC, ect., so I just fell into it on my own. Problem is when all your buddies are your age and are in worse physical condition than you are lol...help has been non-existent. Framing was just strenuous...the plumbing, I just suck at, but got er done. Going to install a split-mini heat and air system myself and get a pro to purge/charge at the end. The electrical part was a no brainer as that was my business many years ago.









Decided to go with a metal ceiling in both the apartment and shop area. The walls will be mostly wood paneling of some sort. Lighting will be LED throughout. I will post more pics as this progresses.

[Kal-EL]

Hey Superman, you definitely know how to gitter dun Rick. How long it take you to frame all that up solo?

[rickss69]

All of Labor Day weekend. I broke the walls into roughly 20' sections so I could manage to raise them upright alone. Bench pressing those 2x12x20 ceiling joists was about all I could handle for sure...tired puppy that weekend.

Guys are coming Sunday morning to make/install the gutters which it sorely needs. I have about half of the apartment insulated right now...the rest will follow after the firewall is sheetrocked and I run the lineset's for the HVAC unit.

[Kal-EL]

Hats off Rick, looks like its coming along swell.

[lakeside2189]

I like it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!