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I'm a mechanic, and for my whole career I worked in windowless buildings. I was never a fan of that, I love natural light. So when I struck out on my own and renovated my shop to make it something I could work out of, I used greenhouse plastic to make the top 3 feet of the south side wall transparent, and 14 years later I absolutely do not regret it. In the summer the overhang keeps the sun from beaming in, but in the rest of the year sunlight pours in and makes the place bright and cheerful. Old workshops and factories always had big windows to take advantage of natural light, and that's a tradition I'd encourage anyone building a shop to maintain because it just makes the place so much better to be in.
That feature of the utility room upstairs is one of the best ideas (besides the outdoor closet design) that I've seen. Great idea! It's been fun watching this progress!
I never know to feel impressed or just envious whenever I watch frame construction buildings go up. As a south Florida builder the amount of block steel and concrete we have to use for our exterior walls just blows my mind how quick a structure can go up when you’re using only lumber. Looking good man.
There is nothing better than watching someone or a group of people that know what they are doing work. When you have a handful of guys like that you can easily bang that out. It still is impressive due to the years of experience they needed to get to that point.
I would recommend that the HATCH be hinged, on the hinge side have 2 vertical posts that can be latched to hold up the door/floor. Can also be insulated and sheetrock on the bottom facing side.
You had mentioned that you would like to keep as much wall space as possible for cabinets and storage. Since you are building an open staircase along that outside wall, have your framers build a wall (in front) enclosing the stairs and get back the wall space the stairs are occupying . Also might be able to put a closet under the far end as well. Just as a suggestion.
I really appreciate the shot with you laying on the cement all by yourself. I did the same thing to my shop. Very funny. I don't know why it's it just did.
That is absolutely amazing! I’m so envious. I could live like a king in a place like that. Excellent use of the roof space too. Great work and well thought out.
You know Travis at my age I believe I am living vicariously thru you. Loving this shop too. BTW regarding international incidents at your place just remember “happy wife happy life.” 😃
I like that you will epoxy the workshop floor. FYI, I used Titan epoxy coating on my workshop and garage floor which has a lifetime guarantee not to crack. My wife liked it so much she had them epoxy coat our front and back porch to eliminate the few expansion cracks that had developed. Remember, concrete will crack, putting in expansion joints (which you did correctly - in squares) means that any cracks will tend (not always, but mostly) along the expansion lines you have provided in the concrete. So nice to see that you are doing this "shed" correctly. A few other RUclips channels show various ways to move things up to an attic space. You might get some ideas from others on cool ways to do this.
Too late now but in-floor hydronic heating is awesome for a shop. Also, installing 6" PVC DWV pipe under the slab for dust collection has the advantages of eliminating static electricity, decrease of noise and not having the piping above your head with expensive metal DC piping gives you more options for storage. I did both for my new shop build and love it!
I built a surprisingly similar shop a few years ago. For the hoist I used a Harbor Freight 120 volt winch. I think it cost around $120 and has lifted everything I could throw at it. Also, for the 2nd floor dust collector/compressor room, I insulated it with horse stall mats from Tractor Supply on the walls and floor. Don't forget to add vents to keep the room from overheating (don't ask). The floor mats insulate the compressor vibrations from the ceiling. I can now play the radio in the shop and don't need to wear my headphones all day. The new shop looks great. I'm envious. I'm sure great things will come from your new space. Thx.
Love the shop design and build. Thanks for including the shot of you jumping off the ladder and OSB following you down. That’s every one of my projects!
Man! I've been planning building out my own shop for a while, and its finally looking like next spring is the target. Watching your build is giving me a lot of ideas about how I want to setup and build my own shop. Thanks for sharing, and I cant wait to see the rest of the build!
Really liking this series. After doing a house build I learned tons as well. I am now at the point were if I want a bigger shop I need to move and build again. Then build a bigger shop so these ideas will come in handy. Keep up the amazing work. 👽
Oh, some sort of "pocket" cover over that access hole would be awesome. You could do something with reinforced steel... so a flat sheet on top of corrugated steel. You could slide it by hand, or even get a worm gear or actuator to run it.
Great planning and great execution. It's always fun to watch a quality crew doing quality work. The shop is looking excellent. Glad to see you're using that attic space. There is a house being framed up the block from me and it is the same sort of roof pitch but it's going to be all truss webs and NO storage; huge waste!
For your "Hole of Death". Maybe have a "basket" connected to the hoist (can use a D Ring if the basket needs to be removed) with the bottom skinned with OSB to match the ceiling while it's up. That way you have a good way to bring smaller things and the hole is covered when not in use to nobody falls through it lol
for the hatch in the floor make two hinged doors which when closed can be walked on, also have a small hole where the doors meet so the hoist can be lowered through the hole and the doors open up as materials are raised through the hatch
Same thing here. 20x29 shop and when the slab was first poured but no walls I was like this is tiny, no way this is as big as I envisioned it. Two weeks later the walls (10ft ceilings) & roof were up and suddenly that 'small' shop was ginormous and exactly what I envisioned.
Coming along nicely. For your lift door, how about a trap door that is stout enough to walk on from above. Hinge it so that it will lay flat on the floor when open. Put something like Shop Nation Skunk Works on the door. With you putting your laser and 3D printer upstairs, and my guess is those are what you do a lot of your prototyping on, skunk works makes perfect sense. On a separate note, have you considered making a dust collector for the throat plate of the miter saw (Hercules in my case)? I saw one on Inspire Woodcraft that looks pretty sweet, but nothing for a Hercules yet. I got the one for the saw from you already, just need to capture the dust coming off the throat plate. Love your channel, and what your planning for your new shop.
love the design and look, I would add (3)2x6 studs under the girder truss point load locations, if not you will experience some cracking - congrats on your new workshop😃
You could make a plug for that hole. And have a hook in the middle of it. Then you could pick it with the hoist when not in use and lift it up to plug the hole.
You should build a metal frame for that hoist. With a detachable frame to hook to. Lower to the ground, unhook frame so you can back over the lower frame. Once you are done lifting things out of your truck, hook the frame back up and hoist back into the ceiling. This would give you a "basket" to put things into and hoist inyo attic. Just a thought.
Inside Carpentery has his DC on the second floor that dumps into 2 drums on the first floor. He just showed it in his shop tour video today. Works perfect.
Suggestion for the cover. Make it the reverse of what your probably thinking. Make it so the hoist can lower it out of the floor/celing. This will help serve a few things... 1) Use it as your basket for bringing loose items up. 2) no need to work around it up top when open/removed. 3) No need to go up to just to open the cover, Wire in a second control and open it from below. 4) for safety, you'll always remember to close it as soon as your done with it, the big f-ing box hanging in your way will help with this.
You could screw in some heavy duty angle iron around the hole in the floor. About halfway on the beams. Then you can either create a hinged floor piece or something you lift out of the floor with the hoist. So you can walk over it and make it easy to open if needed. which probably will be not very often.
Lie someone mentioned below, radiant floor heating would have been awesome! Since you haven't done that, consider a radiant tube heater (think car dealership service bays). I had one in my shop in Michigan and it was awesome. Whatever you do, do not use a forced air furnace of any kind! Efficiency sucks and hot air blowing around while you're cutting and sanding wood is a huge issue (even with air filtration systems but, you should have those too).
The value in hiring professionals. I hired someone to frame and sheath my 2.5 car garage (yes I said 2.5) and they had it up and sheathed in a half a day. Including having the sheathing on the roof done. Getting experts is the best way to go.
I like cement walls 4' high everywhere. Makes it so you will never have to worry about rot down low no matter what happens. Also, why not 5/8" zip sheathing on the roof? I actually like 3/4 for trusses 24" O.C. Lastly, I like to take the grable returns go all the way across the gable. It looks awesome and can even put some lighting in there to look great at night.
Good call on the 2x6s. Maybe a little bit more costly but definitely worth it for running utilities and insulation! I'd add some more Windows though. Have you seen the small skylights that carry the light down through a tube?
I get the idea of the lift as that will help with emptiying of the dust collection bin. Otherwise I wouldn't put my collection bin up anywhere I have to take stairs to empty it.
When it comes to building, that group works. I was going to put windows in but held off. Don’t even think about with garage doors open. I might rethink if I put in AC. You’ll love the attic lift. Do you know how much using ZIP versus traditional sheathing plywood increased the cost?
You should add a window or skylight to that attic space,so you don’t have to run lights every time you are up stairs. And 90% of the time will be during the day time
Hey, Australian based engineer who works with structure and airborne vibrations/emissions and consequently noise etc. Also the thermodynamics and airflow elements of managing systems like dust collection. I'm sitting in a hospital so you get a free consult of sorts :P. I have a bunch of feedback that may be very important before you proceed with the upstairs install concept - but drug impeded capability = poor comms. Reply if you want to chat or have a quick zoom meet soonish. Some core issues that may be present are structure borne vibration, resonance from the systems that will infuse your entire building - potentially very irritating; airflow - recirc or fresh air setup aims which also impact acoustics as well as safety, comfort, material handling. Your weather would determine a number of factors with respect to the airflow needs and ambient temp maintenance. Workflow - external door near the end wall upstairs could be an option to dump a bag of dust down into a large bin, vs carrying out of the waste via the lift or stairs etc. Filter cleaning which will depend on the install type may be a problem. Housing dust protection and compressor externally in an adjoining ground level construction with baffled air inlet/outlet can be a VERY effective means of keeping sound out of your building - direct radiated noise as well as structure resonance. Positioned near the cutout at the pool side or on a wall side not reflecting at neighbours (or just with suitable construction would yield a huge upside for you - space internally and noise). Digging in below ground is even better for gensets or compressor's but that's not likely needed given your scenario and distances I can see on the ground from your overhead views, or simple with weather management. Great to see you enjoying the realisation of your hard work and preparation.
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I'm a mechanic, and for my whole career I worked in windowless buildings. I was never a fan of that, I love natural light. So when I struck out on my own and renovated my shop to make it something I could work out of, I used greenhouse plastic to make the top 3 feet of the south side wall transparent, and 14 years later I absolutely do not regret it. In the summer the overhang keeps the sun from beaming in, but in the rest of the year sunlight pours in and makes the place bright and cheerful. Old workshops and factories always had big windows to take advantage of natural light, and that's a tradition I'd encourage anyone building a shop to maintain because it just makes the place so much better to be in.
Agree with you!
The attic hoist is just about brilliant. We did something like that for my dad's shop since he retired and it's been a back saver.
That feature of the utility room upstairs is one of the best ideas (besides the outdoor closet design) that I've seen. Great idea! It's been fun watching this progress!
I never know to feel impressed or just envious whenever I watch frame construction buildings go up. As a south Florida builder the amount of block steel and concrete we have to use for our exterior walls just blows my mind how quick a structure can go up when you’re using only lumber. Looking good man.
You have got a great crew there!
There is nothing better than watching someone or a group of people that know what they are doing work. When you have a handful of guys like that you can easily bang that out. It still is impressive due to the years of experience they needed to get to that point.
Its always amazing to watch true professionals do the job they've mastered.
I'm stoked for you for this shop!
I am blown away by the efficiency of your crew. I'd have watched that all day every day. Also kudos to your architect!
Crew's working like boss is taking them to Disney land if they finish by Thursday lol.
I would recommend that the HATCH be hinged, on the hinge side have 2 vertical posts that can be latched to hold up the door/floor. Can also be insulated and sheetrock on the bottom facing side.
You had mentioned that you would like to keep as much wall space as possible for cabinets and storage. Since you are building an open staircase along that outside wall, have your framers build a wall (in front) enclosing the stairs and get back the wall space the stairs are occupying . Also might be able to put a closet under the far end as well. Just as a suggestion.
How exciting! I love watching experts do what they do.
I really appreciate the shot with you laying on the cement all by yourself. I did the same thing to my shop. Very funny. I don't know why it's it just did.
That is absolutely amazing! I’m so envious. I could live like a king in a place like that. Excellent use of the roof space too. Great work and well thought out.
You know Travis at my age I believe I am living vicariously thru you. Loving this shop too. BTW regarding international incidents at your place just remember “happy wife happy life.” 😃
I like that you will epoxy the workshop floor. FYI, I used Titan epoxy coating on my workshop and garage floor which has a lifetime guarantee not to crack. My wife liked it so much she had them epoxy coat our front and back porch to eliminate the few expansion cracks that had developed. Remember, concrete will crack, putting in expansion joints (which you did correctly - in squares) means that any cracks will tend (not always, but mostly) along the expansion lines you have provided in the concrete. So nice to see that you are doing this "shed" correctly. A few other RUclips channels show various ways to move things up to an attic space. You might get some ideas from others on cool ways to do this.
Too late now but in-floor hydronic heating is awesome for a shop. Also, installing 6" PVC DWV pipe under the slab for dust collection has the advantages of eliminating static electricity, decrease of noise and not having the piping above your head with expensive metal DC piping gives you more options for storage. I did both for my new shop build and love it!
Maybe not absolutely required in Ohio, but others should also consider insulation under the slab. Great way to cut down on heat loss.
@@richs5422 We are required to install R-10 under slabs on all new construction by code here in zone 6. 2" of XPS.
I wouldn't want in floor heat because I might need/want to mount something to the floor and wouldn't be able to drill into it.
@@ADBBuildYou can find the pipes with an infrared camera if the heat is on . They make them as an accessory to your cell phone.
@@ADBBuildTake a picture of the lines.
I built a surprisingly similar shop a few years ago. For the hoist I used a Harbor Freight 120 volt winch. I think it cost around $120 and has lifted everything I could throw at it. Also, for the 2nd floor dust collector/compressor room, I insulated it with horse stall mats from Tractor Supply on the walls and floor. Don't forget to add vents to keep the room from overheating (don't ask). The floor mats insulate the compressor vibrations from the ceiling. I can now play the radio in the shop and don't need to wear my headphones all day. The new shop looks great. I'm envious. I'm sure great things will come from your new space. Thx.
You could make a cover for that hole that folds up and acts like a railing when the hole is open. Best of both worlds.
This is a great suggestion
I am so excited to see this all coming together and seeing how excited you about it too. Unreal how fast those framing walls when up.
Love the shop design and build. Thanks for including the shot of you jumping off the ladder and OSB following you down. That’s every one of my projects!
Man! I've been planning building out my own shop for a while, and its finally looking like next spring is the target. Watching your build is giving me a lot of ideas about how I want to setup and build my own shop. Thanks for sharing, and I cant wait to see the rest of the build!
Wow that is so exciting to see something you had in mind now coming to life.
Really liking this series. After doing a house build I learned tons as well. I am now at the point were if I want a bigger shop I need to move and build again. Then build a bigger shop so these ideas will come in handy. Keep up the amazing work. 👽
Oh, some sort of "pocket" cover over that access hole would be awesome. You could do something with reinforced steel... so a flat sheet on top of corrugated steel. You could slide it by hand, or even get a worm gear or actuator to run it.
new shops looking great, Travis! Looking forward to watching the progression and see you get to move in!
Very, very cool stuff! Brilliant idea to create a utility room in the attic! Keep the noisy stuff out of the way will be a massive plus!
Great planning and great execution. It's always fun to watch a quality crew doing quality work. The shop is looking excellent. Glad to see you're using that attic space. There is a house being framed up the block from me and it is the same sort of roof pitch but it's going to be all truss webs and NO storage; huge waste!
Really looking good. Can't wait to see the next installment 👍
Shop is looking badass. The flashbacks to you building the camp shed were hilarious. Loving this series!
Looking awesome! I vote for a Colin Furze style tunnel from the house to the shop!!
Now there is an idea...
Awesome job... can't wait to see the final part of the build 😊
Till the next one... 👍👍
Man that's going up so quick and looking really nice bud!
Man I love watching your videos. Total inspiration.
Enjoying the build! You're blessed to be able to build such a structure! GO VOLS!
Congratulations on the build. I love living vicariously through your success 😂
Another banger. Keep'em coming. Happy for you for the new shop!!
Wow, just wow! Congrats!
For your "Hole of Death". Maybe have a "basket" connected to the hoist (can use a D Ring if the basket needs to be removed) with the bottom skinned with OSB to match the ceiling while it's up. That way you have a good way to bring smaller things and the hole is covered when not in use to nobody falls through it lol
for the hatch in the floor make two hinged doors which when closed can be walked on, also have a small hole where the doors meet so the hoist can be lowered through the hole and the doors open up as materials are raised through the hatch
Interesting to watch going up, definately got shop envy!
Excellent idea with the utility room up above. Great planning!
Same thing here. 20x29 shop and when the slab was first poured but no walls I was like this is tiny, no way this is as big as I envisioned it. Two weeks later the walls (10ft ceilings) & roof were up and suddenly that 'small' shop was ginormous and exactly what I envisioned.
Coming along nicely. For your lift door, how about a trap door that is stout enough to walk on from above. Hinge it so that it will lay flat on the floor when open. Put something like Shop Nation Skunk Works on the door. With you putting your laser and 3D printer upstairs, and my guess is those are what you do a lot of your prototyping on, skunk works makes perfect sense.
On a separate note, have you considered making a dust collector for the throat plate of the miter saw (Hercules in my case)? I saw one on Inspire Woodcraft that looks pretty sweet, but nothing for a Hercules yet. I got the one for the saw from you already, just need to capture the dust coming off the throat plate.
Love your channel, and what your planning for your new shop.
I hope all is good with you and family.
love the design and look, I would add (3)2x6 studs under the girder truss point load locations, if not you will experience some cracking - congrats on your new workshop😃
Travis, this is going to be an impressive shop. One question, why did you not use the roof zip system panels while you used the wall system?
Looks amazing
Very impressive framing crew!
Awesome build. Makes me wish I had more room in my backyard.
I've been watching your videos since about 20,000 subs. I just noticed that you're up to 375, 000 , wow, awesome. Nice build.
very cool, makes me dream of a ship when i get older :)
This is exciting! Thats awesome you're getting this space. Are you going to build a skywalk between the house and the shop? 🤔
You could make a plug for that hole. And have a hook in the middle of it. Then you could pick it with the hoist when not in use and lift it up to plug the hole.
Perfectly pased vide. Quick and to the point.
You should build a metal frame for that hoist. With a detachable frame to hook to. Lower to the ground, unhook frame so you can back over the lower frame. Once you are done lifting things out of your truck, hook the frame back up and hoist back into the ceiling. This would give you a "basket" to put things into and hoist inyo attic. Just a thought.
Looking awesome! I was thinking a trap door with hydraulic struts would be nice for the hoist hole
It is amazing how crazy fast each team was.
Looking forward to seeing the air compressor getting installed.
Inside Carpentery has his DC on the second floor that dumps into 2 drums on the first floor. He just showed it in his shop tour video today. Works perfect.
Suggestion for the cover. Make it the reverse of what your probably thinking. Make it so the hoist can lower it out of the floor/celing. This will help serve a few things... 1) Use it as your basket for bringing loose items up. 2) no need to work around it up top when open/removed. 3) No need to go up to just to open the cover, Wire in a second control and open it from below. 4) for safety, you'll always remember to close it as soon as your done with it, the big f-ing box hanging in your way will help with this.
You could screw in some heavy duty angle iron around the hole in the floor. About halfway on the beams. Then you can either create a hinged floor piece or something you lift out of the floor with the hoist. So you can walk over it and make it easy to open if needed. which probably will be not very often.
heck of a shop, damn nice work
I am sooo jealous. So where's the print farm going? In the attic? Enjoy it, life is short.
Gonna be an awesome shop, no doubt.
Excellent Michael Scott reference 👏
Glad you caught it!
You want some natty light? Try Skylight premium brew. Made from the best frosted glassware.
This shop is what every woodworker dreams of!
Lie someone mentioned below, radiant floor heating would have been awesome! Since you haven't done that, consider a radiant tube heater (think car dealership service bays). I had one in my shop in Michigan and it was awesome. Whatever you do, do not use a forced air furnace of any kind! Efficiency sucks and hot air blowing around while you're cutting and sanding wood is a huge issue (even with air filtration systems but, you should have those too).
hoist idea is brilliant
The value in hiring professionals. I hired someone to frame and sheath my 2.5 car garage (yes I said 2.5) and they had it up and sheathed in a half a day. Including having the sheathing on the roof done. Getting experts is the best way to go.
I took construction courses for one year and with 3 people we used to frame an entire 3 story house in 3 weeks and I was just the helper
I like cement walls 4' high everywhere. Makes it so you will never have to worry about rot down low no matter what happens. Also, why not 5/8" zip sheathing on the roof? I actually like 3/4 for trusses 24" O.C. Lastly, I like to take the grable returns go all the way across the gable. It looks awesome and can even put some lighting in there to look great at night.
That WAS Impressive!
It's crazy to see your journey. I subscribed about 370,000 subscribers ago 😮😂! Great job as always!
nice looking building
Exciting stuff!
Very cool. Wish I had the room to build a real shop!!!
My 30x30 shop has no windows and I wish it did so good on you for keeping them.
I vote a detachable lift carriage!! Great video! Btw that hole was exactly what I was going to suggest in the comments then you explained!😂😂
You can never go wrong incorporating regular stair access to your second level garage / workshop.
Good call on the 2x6s. Maybe a little bit more costly but definitely worth it for running utilities and insulation! I'd add some more Windows though.
Have you seen the small skylights that carry the light down through a tube?
It is the comparison of the space to the outside. Infinity height and large volumes of space around make the confined space seem tiny.
Looking good!😎
Looking good
Hey Travis, have you looked into a Versa Lift for that hole in your ceiling. We use ours a lot and love it. Great video. 👍🏻
I get the idea of the lift as that will help with emptiying of the dust collection bin. Otherwise I wouldn't put my collection bin up anywhere I have to take stairs to empty it.
Exactly, yeah I can just lower down the sawdust
My granddaddy used to frame with a hand saw using green, rough sawn lumber. It did indeed take longer than 37 minutes.
When it comes to building, that group works. I was going to put windows in but held off. Don’t even think about with garage doors open. I might rethink if I put in AC. You’ll love the attic lift.
Do you know how much using ZIP versus traditional sheathing plywood increased the cost?
You should add a window or skylight to that attic space,so you don’t have to run lights every time you are up stairs. And 90% of the time will be during the day time
8:31 🤣🤣 Example number 597 huh!! Thanks for the laugh!
Just remember when it comes to a workshop.....it ain't never big enough!
Ain’t that the truth
we're going to need a cost breakdown for this bad boy once it's all said and done 😃
Yep!
It’s getting real dude!!!
It’s funny how it looks small then you frame it and it looks huge!
Hey, Australian based engineer who works with structure and airborne vibrations/emissions and consequently noise etc. Also the thermodynamics and airflow elements of managing systems like dust collection. I'm sitting in a hospital so you get a free consult of sorts :P.
I have a bunch of feedback that may be very important before you proceed with the upstairs install concept - but drug impeded capability = poor comms. Reply if you want to chat or have a quick zoom meet soonish.
Some core issues that may be present are structure borne vibration, resonance from the systems that will infuse your entire building - potentially very irritating; airflow - recirc or fresh air setup aims which also impact acoustics as well as safety, comfort, material handling.
Your weather would determine a number of factors with respect to the airflow needs and ambient temp maintenance.
Workflow - external door near the end wall upstairs could be an option to dump a bag of dust down into a large bin, vs carrying out of the waste via the lift or stairs etc. Filter cleaning which will depend on the install type may be a problem.
Housing dust protection and compressor externally in an adjoining ground level construction with baffled air inlet/outlet can be a VERY effective means of keeping sound out of your building - direct radiated noise as well as structure resonance. Positioned near the cutout at the pool side or on a wall side not reflecting at neighbours (or just with suitable construction would yield a huge upside for you - space internally and noise). Digging in below ground is even better for gensets or compressor's but that's not likely needed given your scenario and distances I can see on the ground from your overhead views, or simple with weather management.
Great to see you enjoying the realisation of your hard work and preparation.
Nice layout.
Super jealous of that roof pitch. Hurricanes are not friendly towards that down here.
Great build! You need a railing with a gate for your lift or someone will fall through it one day - live without regret and install it.