Frank Snyder's & Marty Walsh's shops......

[Dave Shively]

I too am impressed at the speed of Frank Snyder and Marty Walsh as they build their shops.
I know the hardships that these two guys, wives and families are going through even
thought the building can be fun at time. When I built my shop 2 plus years ago and doing
it by myself, there was times I wish I never started it. It took me took me 7 or 8 months
and very long hours and nights, so my hat is off the these guys.

Here is a chronological set of pictures as I built mine. I thought it my be of interest to them
as well as others.

Dave

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[Dave Shively]

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[Dave Shively]

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[Julio Navarro]

truly incredable.

[Jim Dunn]

WOWOWOWOW looks like a place to get lost cutting grass in. Is that in Texas some where??

[Jim Becker]

Thanks, Dave...that was a great pictorial!

[Joe Mioux]

Dave:

Thanks for the pictorial.

What is the outside? Brick veneer? or something else.

How do you like and if so, how does that compare in price to a brick job?

It looks great, btw.

Joe

[John Fry]

Dave,

I watched you build your awesome shop back then, and it is still fantastic! Now watching these guys build their shops is making me envious all over again.

So I will just sit here and live vicariously through your woodshop posts, and tinker about in my little garage.

By the way, you have a beautiful place!

[glenn bradley]

If I sit very still and close my eyes, will my garage seem bigger? Great pictorial, thanks for posting. Really a dream shop.

[Larry Cooke]

Dave, I really like your shop. I've seen some of your pics (elsewhere maybe?) and still enjoying looking at them!

All I can say is you have one beautiful shop there.

Larry

[Art Mulder]

Way to raise the bar on SMC posts, Dave.

Attention creekers! Everyone now hear this! We need aerial photos of all shops, from now on! :D:eek::D:eek:

...art

ps: Dave, I love the floor covering you put in.

[Maurice Ungaro]

Dave,
It's too clean....must have all been done in Photoshop!! :D

[Frank Fusco]

We are not supposed to be envious......but.......:rolleyes:

[Dave Shively]

Joe,
Yes it is brick venner but called Nova Brik and is motarless. It is very easy to put up and saved me somewhere over $8000 in labor to have normal brick layed. I did get tired of doing it though because I had to handle every stinkin brick and the back wall was done off scafolding which I throw together.

Jim,
Sorry, not Texas but Indiana.

Dave

[Marty Walsh]

Dave,

Thanks for the kind words, and for posting the shots of your shop being built. I saw them all "on some other site" when you were doing the work. It's nice to see it again, and be reminded that there IS light at the end of this tunnel I've been living in for 3 months! :o

So tell us, with the shop done and in use (although it looks too clean to be in use), what might you have done differently if you had to do it again? (Aside from having someone ELSE do it...;) )

Thanks...
- Marty -

[Frank Snyder]

Thanks for the aknowledgement and your pictorial, Dave. Your shop is the envy of every woodworker. How do you keep it so clean?

I've yet to regret starting my workshop project and the long hours really don't phase me. Having gutted my house while living in it a few years back, building my garage really doesn't compare to that hardship. My only concern is getting everything finished before winter arrives.

I do have a few questions I'd like to ask...

Did you use regular drywall for the interior walls? It looks yellow in a few of your pictures.

What kind of boiler did you use for your radiant heat?

Have you had any problems with running your ductwork in the floor?

Did you use trusses for your hip roof?

And how did you take that aerial photo?

Thanks again for posting your pictures.

[Phil B]

More Questions:

Why foam board for pad insulation versus the bubble wrap or insultarp stuff?

How thick is the slab?

PMB

[Ken Fitzgerald]

DROOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Bruce Volden]

Dave,



Excellent!!...............Now come build one for me?? ;)



Bruce

[Dave Shively]

Marty, If I had to do it all over again I would definitely make it bigger by as much as 50%, that would give me another 750 sq ft. I know some people might say I ought to be thankful for what I have and they are probably right. I just feel cramped with some of my stationery tools, and I still have to move a couple of them every now and then. I would also use some of that extra space for a bigger spray room
because I have had projects that are to long to fit inside and the room is 12 feet long. I would also add AC, it gets pretty hot and muggy here in Indiana in the summer time. The utility room would also get some extra space as well. I would not paint the floor red but a lighter color. Dropped screws or small items blend in and are hard to find. Gray probably would have been better.

Frank, No I didn't use drywall but a product called Primesign. It is an OSB base that has been sanded
on one side and a thin layer of what appears to look like Masonite and then painted. It is intended to be used for painted sign material. It has a very hard and smooth surface and painted well. I bought it
locally and they were trying to get rid of the stuff at 50% off ($10.00) a sheet and took 80 sheets.
The good thing about the stuff is I can hang things anywhere on the walls and not have to find a stud.
The bad is I'm not sure you can find it any more.

I didn't use a boiler, I used a 50 gallon gas water heater. It was a heck of a lot cheaper, very efficient and is filled with a 50/50 mix of water and anti-freeze.

I have not had any problems with the duct work under the floor and frankly I'm not concerned
about it at all.

Yes I did use trusses on the hip.

It is a long story on the aerial photo, but the short version is I use to to fly and a friend and I
went up a couple of weeks ago so I took a few photos.

Phil, I assume you mean "foam board" you are talking about the pink foam insulation. That is 2 inches thick and used to keep the heat from going down. I hope that was what you were looking
for. Also the slab is 4 inches.

I hope this answers everyone's questions.

Dave

[Jerry Olexa]

WOW Incredible...Great pics and an OUTSTANDING shop (it needs some sawdust:) ). Great post and Thanks