War Pig's new addition/shop.

[War Pig]

Originally Posted by ped453

unfawkingbelievable. Awesome job man.

Thanks!

So this new walkway is the access for the upstairs bedroom. Had to remove a section of the existing half wall/railing in the upstairs hallway.



So what to do.....need a new railing to keep the kiddos from falling into the living room. This is where my steel fabrication skills come into play.

[bob1961]

when did you start this ??....thread is only two days old ....

[War Pig]

Originally Posted by bob1961

when did you start this ??....thread is only two days old ....

I started it in June of last year. You are seeing 8 months of work in 3 or 4 days.

[War Pig]

Workbenches in my RC shop....

[ped453]

Originally Posted by War Pig

Workbenches in my RC shop....

Best part of the build IMO.

[AJ.]

The important room, didn't take long to clutter up the benches.

[War Pig]

Originally Posted by AJ.

The important room, didn't take long to clutter up the benches.

Yeah, had to have somewhere to put all my crap while I sheetrocked the big shop. It actually look pretty nice in there right now.

Electrical!







And plumbing!

[Crank]

Very cool thread!
I have really enjoyed reading through it for sure.



It's crazy to see a 9' deep hole and nothing but topsoil.
That stuff is worth a fortune in the south.

[War Pig]

Air channels in the ceiling so they can spray foam.



Spray foam in all the ceilings. R49 baby!





Blown in fiberglass in the walls. R23



That only means one thing......drywall is next!

[War Pig]

Originally Posted by Crank

Very cool thread!
I have really enjoyed reading through it for sure.



It's crazy to see a 9' deep hole and nothing but topsoil.
That stuff is worth a fortune in the south.

Hey thanks, glad you've enjoyed it. It's fun to look back and see how far I've come. We hit a bunch of river rock mixed in at about 6 feet deep and it was rough digging after that, but overall I was pretty lucky. I definitely have a great base for my basement....it ain't settling.

[bmuzz1]

Man what a project and how rewarding it must be. You're doing a great job on the house Tim.

[lunatick]

Originally Posted by War Pig

Yeah, had to have somewhere to put all my crap while I sheetrocked the big shop. It actually look pretty nice in there right now.

Electrical!

You need a BEC

[War Pig]

Probably should get one.

This will be my woodworking shop. 17' by approx 28'.



My RC shop is coming together nicely.

Brought my Kennedy cabinets down the other night.



Converted my horizontal bandsaw to an upright.



Slowly getting my cabinets up.

[SkaldidDog]

Where's the flatscreen or surround going in the War Pit?

J

[War Pig]

War Pit......I love it! You just named my guy room.

No TV for now.

[dezfan]

Originally Posted by War Pig

War Pit......I love it! You just named my guy room.

No TV for now.

Great looking addition, beats the extra bedroom I use as a shop/man cave.

I like the War Pit name, my wife calls mine the Pig Pen.

[BigSki]

Did you get architectural drawings made for the project? It looks too well put together to be drawn out in pencil on a note pad.

[War Pig]

Originally Posted by dezfan

Great looking addition, beats the extra bedroom I use as a shop/man cave.

I like the War Pit name, my wife calls mine the Pig Pen.

Thanks man! My garage is currently my "pit". Hope to be out of there in a few more weeks.

Originally Posted by BigSki

Did you get architectural drawings made for the project? It looks too well put together to be drawn out in pencil on a note pad.

Yes, my neighbors dad has designed houses for 40+ years and I took a bunch of drawings to him that I've been working on for 5 years. He drew me up some plans, then a structural engineer did his thing with them and they were submitted to the county for review. I paid $2000 for the plans, $4000 for the structural and $4000 for the permits, so I was $10,000 into this project before I even started.

[War Pig]

Drywall being delivered.







First coat of tape and mud on.

[Szczerba]

Pretty cool project. I like all the pictures showing the constant progress. Looks like a ton of work but will be worth it.