With our son Ryan coming to the farm to give me a hand on the 3rd of July, I decided to get started before his arrival.
I planned to have the main support beams in place so that once he got here a lot of the figuring would be done and we could start framing in the walls. By getting a jump on the project I hoped to have the garage constructed before he would be leaving five days later.
When our son Ryan and his family arrived on July 3rd, he thought he would be relaxing for the remainder of the day and we would start construction on the garage the following day.
Little did he know that I would recruit him to give us a hand collecting the bails of hay, 300 of them, that were bailed earlier in the day by Robin's cousin. Whenever it's time to get the hay in the barn, I'll drop whatever I'm doing to lend her a hand. We have a wonderful relationship with Robin's cousin Lauren, helping each other out whenever some extra hands are needed.
Here is some of what I had done before our son's arrival.
After getting the skeleton of the structure built and braced off I laid out the ridge. The ridge beam is where all of the roof rafters will land.
On the fourth of July, we started putting the walls together.
After framing all of the walls we cross-furred the walls with 1in x 3in wood strips. This application of thin wood secured to the walls forms a level surface that runs perpendicular to the wall studs. The siding, a board and batten system will be nailed to the cross furring.
Using the tractor with the pallet forks attached saved a lot of time and sweat!
Having cut all of the rafters and laying out the ridge beam in advance worked out great.
Within a few hours, we had most of the roof framed. By the end of our first day, both of us were all smiles. I was hoping to have most of the garage framed on the first day and we did.
After day one, this is what the garage looked like.
The following day we started early in the morning trying to beat the heat.
With temps predicted to be in the mid-nineties, by 6 am we had our tool belts on and started to move the scaffolding. The scaffolding needed to be moved higher to fur the roof and install the metal roofing panels.
As the old saying goes, THE MECHANIC MUST BE COMFORTABLE.
Scaffolding moves take some time, but the time you save by having everything in your wheelhouse redeemed that time 10-fold. With safety being my mantra, correctly scaffolding a job is a surefire way to reduce the risk of falling.
Before starting to install the metal roof we installed the boards on one side of the building. Placing the battens over the seams between each board would be done later.
@fam-mom tells me that this will be my last build, but I respectfully disagree.
The metal roofing system worked out great and in the future, this will be the only way I will go. Shingles are now a thing of the past. Installing the metal roofing took us just over an hour and a half per side. Using standard roof shingles would have taken us a full day to install and you're on your knees the entire time.
After completing one side of the roof we moved to the other side.
First, we installed the battens over the seams of the boards. Following that, we set up scaffolding to install the metal roof panels on the second side.
With the roof 90% completed it was time to load up the workbench with the boards needed to finish the siding on the remainder of the structure.
We left the last roof panel on both sides off, wanting to determine exactly where they would land. After determining where the panels would finish we installed the last two outside rafters, cut back the furring, and fascia boards.
Ryan and his family returned on July 13.
This visit was spent relaxing pondside, barbecuing, playing some hoops, and just having some wonderful family time. The only hobbitizing we did during this three-day stay was to install the metal ridge cap which was on backorder and didn't arrive while Ryan was here the first go around. I had promised Robin that I wouldn't try and install the ridge cap myself as she didn't want me on the roof.
That is so nice that you can work with your son, and both of you are a great handyman for sure.
I think I could never build such thing myself.
great garage my friend.
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Having another set of hands sure made the build much faster and easier.
Have a splendid day and thanks for stopping by.
Turned out really nice. Metal roofing is the ONLY way to go anymore. There are so many advantages to it and it is so much easier to install. I do it by myself on all my buildings and it has been really nice to have with the snow loads.
I wish I would have gone with metal roofing long before this. I've got 4 other outbuildings besides the main house and they are all asphalt shingles.
The snow on our home can get to be over two feet at some point in the winter and an ice dam always happens at the edge of the roof, putting a lot of stress on the structure. In the past, I've gotten on the roof to shovel some of the snow off, no fun!
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Cha cha cha tis neat work, you made the promise it would be done Robin must be chuffed it is!
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Things went very smoothly. Robin is already parking her car in the garage. In the winter parking her car in the garage will save me a lot of time from cleaning it off.
That hidden reason coming to the fore.... Sure Robin will enjoy her car under protection of a roof 🤣
Holy shit what a project!
I love when people come together to have fun, be active and help each other out. Even better when the result is a permanent enhancement to the homestead! This is one fantastic looking structure that certainly appears ready to last a couple generations.
Surely there were beers shared with the hard-working crew? I would have been there to lend a hand for sure.
Holy shit, that's what I said when we had the thing built in four days.
I threw our son a curve ball when I told him we were going to pick bails of hay and get them in the barn. 20 minutes after his arrival we were in the field sweating bullets, but he was happy to help.
Build to last is my motto, even if I'm not going to be around for too much longer.
I would have been there to lend a hand for sure. I know you would have, you're that type of gentleman. We had a couple of beers when we were finished and the next day Lauren dropped off a case of Heineken.
Thanks for taking a look at this one, your comments are always appreciated, my friend.
What a wonderful family! Job well done, it's beautiful. Now Robin has a place to park her car, and your big equipment looks nice and cozy in there.
Things couldn't worked out any better. Now that Robin has her space back, she's all smiles.
The tractor does look nice and cozy in its new home.
Thanks for such a nice compliment about our family.
Yup, metal roofing is much faster, if a bit more expensive. Loved seeing the progress through the day and work periods. Nice looking garage for the tractor!
It's a little more expensive, maybe. With the price of plywood and shingles these days the price may be equivalent to a metal roof.
Not only is Robin smiling because she has her spot back for the car, but I think the tractor is also smiling.
It's beautiful and I can only imagine the memories you created while building it. By finishing the project in just a few days, you made constructing look easy :) Glad to read you had a wonderful family time during your son's visit.
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Memories galore.
The hardest part about the construction was dealing with the heat. Thank goodness for the pond. Every few hours we would take a dip in the pond which would reset your body and mind.
Thanks for your support.
I love the fact that you’re not pushing your son to see everything
You have at least done something before he arrived
You did a lot
Well done
thanks
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