Project at the house

[Scott Tschirhart]

It gets awfully hot here in the summer and the garage even hotter. So I built a small garden shed in the back yard and I’m framing out part of it for my air conditioned loading room.

[Griff]

[Bronco]

Kewl

[AJMD429]

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Nice...!

Our problem (in Indiana) is that the humidity is so terrible - in the winter any exposed metal gets condensed moisture unless the metal is hotter than the air, and in the summer, even though the metal is warm, the humidity is so high everything rusts.

Really good 'climate-control' may be the answer here, but gets so costly. So..........anything that can't tolerate moisture must stay in the house. (On the other hand, that's more convenient for me...!)

[JimT]

Nice Scott ... I had a reloading building about like that in Oracle, AZ. Had a little stove in it for winter time.

[Scott Tschirhart]

I remember you mentioning that Jim.

[Scott Tschirhart]

Electrician will come out this week and after that I’ll spray on some closed cell foam insulation. Thin I’ll panel it.

[GunnyMack]

Nice Scott! Think about peg board, the you'll have the ability to hang stuff on the walls.

The a/c unit in my shop kicked the bucket last summer, I need to replace it...

[Scott Tschirhart]

I absolutely love this. I also built a metal cover over the back patio.

This morning I’m enjoying coffee and rain with a very muddy dog.

[Steve in MO]

Nice! I need something like that here.

[Walt]

Not long after our son and his wife moved into their house near Ft Worth, my wife and I drove down and I helped him build a reloading area. He has a 30 x 50 ft steel building next to his house so we built a workbench that went about 25' across the back, made a right angle turn, then went another 10' along another wall. It turned out really well. He put an A/C unit in and put 30' of LED lights over the workspace. He covered the walls with masonite and pegboard. He's a lot neater than I am; I would have probably covered every horizontal surface with my stuff but he has kept it tidy.

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When my wife and I built our present house in 1996, we built a 2 car garage for my toys facing north and a 2 car garage for her cars facing west. There's a room between the two measuring about 12 x 15' that's my loading room. It's my man-cave, my sanctuary and I hang out there a lot. When we lived in town 30 years ago I built a cinder block loading room in the back yard measuring about 12 x 12' and it really was a nice place. I put in a range hood vented out the back wall which allowed me to cast bullets inside. I do miss that but I don't want to do that with this house. I'll just continue casting in the open garage door.

[Bill in Oregon]

Those are some seriously nice "guy spaces," guys!

[Scott Tschirhart]

My father-in-law asked my wife about when I planned to move out there.

Walt, I appreciate you sharing those photographs. That’s kind of what I’m looking to do. No clutter and space for what I really want.

[Walt]

Scott, I normally spend the last few hours of my day in my workshop. There's no TV, really no noise at all. There's an old worn out recliner that fits me perfectly and shelves of books. When I'm not reloading, working on or cleaning guns, I'm reading old shooting classics or outdoor adventure books. It's my sanctuary. I admit there's some clutter but I must like it.

[Scott Tschirhart]

I bought a steel door and frame for the interior door so I can put a deadbolt on that room.

Electricians are coming this morning.

[Walt]

Perfect! I don't have a steel door but I did have the builders put in a solid core door and strengthened latch plates with long screws that go into the studs. Crime in this area is virtually non-existant and the house has security cameras and a burglar alarm system. I'm comfortable with it.

[Scott Tschirhart]

The building is wired.

[Paladin]

We did the one-inch spray foam in my wife's She Shed. It is amazing how well it works. You will be happy with it. (except the cost)

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[Ysabel Kid]

Very nice! I may need to do that as well if we move and I lose my basement.

[2ndovc]

Very nice! I may need to do that as well if we move and I lose my basement.

That's the problem I have. My basement is on the damp side with a 5' ceiling. I feel like the Hunchback of Notre Dame.
I've set up some shelves in the barn for my ammo cans and have a spare room on the second floor to build a new bench for reloading gear with plenty of room for some shelves to store components. Need to get on it, but have other projects to finish first.

Scott,
Your shed/ barn is looking good and very nicely done!

jb

[Scott Tschirhart]

Very nice! I may need to do that as well if we move and I lose my basement.

That's the problem I have. My basement is on the damp side with a 5' ceiling. I feel like the Hunchback of Notre Dame.
I've set up some shelves in the barn for my ammo cans and have a spare room on the second floor to build a new bench for reloading gear with plenty of room for some shelves to store components. Need to get on it, but have other projects to finish first.

Scott,
Your shed/ barn is looking good and very nicely done!

jb

Thank you. My wife has a craft room in the house, but she crafts everywhere. There’s a method to my madness. She would feel too confined in my little space.

[rossim92]

It gets awfully hot here in the summer and the garage even hotter. So I built a small garden shed in the back yard and I’m framing out part of it for my air conditioned loading room.

make sure u insulate, they awful hot in summer and cold in winter

[Scott Tschirhart]

make sure u insulate, they awful hot in summer and cold in winter
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That’s the next step.