Boat barn...

tod osier

tod osier

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I’ve wanted to post some pics of the boat barn for a while now, and today it is too damn nasty to get anything else done, so here goes… Over the spring and summer I had a lot of good discussions here and got some great suggestions from folks like Pete, Lee, Gregg and Fred, to name a few. Thanks, guys!

Way back to July and getting the site ready, we decided to do the site prep ourselves. Of course it took a long time to get the structural plans finalized (and therefore the permits), so we were pushed right up to when we were leaving for our trip. I think we were grading the stone up to 2 days before we left.

Stripping sod and topsoil…
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90 ton of stone in place, just need to flatten a little :)…
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The tractor with snow blade actually worked quite well. Given the amount of time it would have taken me to learn how to drive a skid steer, we were way ahead on that one (plus no rental fees).
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Fast forward to November, we are back from the trip and needed just a little more stone to to bring it to final grade (bringing it to 120 tons).
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Delivery day...
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I wondered what he thought he was going to do…
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Oh, I'm stuck...
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The giant tow truck was a nice touch…
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The forks for unloading were a sweet setup that came out of the back of the tractor. I was thinking that it was the drivers first day, but seeing him work that forklift from the cab (backwards) it was clear that he had done it a few times before….
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Augering holes… They poured the footings for the posts as they went, since the ground was sandy and wet and the sides of the holes would have collapsed if they augered them all then poured concrete as they usually do. 24 inch diameter holes, by 50 some inches deep for all posts.
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End of day one (picture taken the second morning before they started to work)…
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They cut all the posts off level with a jig and built the uprights this way. Posts are 3 2x6 laminated, PT below grade.
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End of day two...
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End of day three… The front walk door was not where I wanted it. So they reframed it and we had to wait for new steel to come in.
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Much better…
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As it is now… I opted to install my own walk doors to save some money. I still have to finish framing the walk doors in.
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Inside views… Much better organized now, having some warmer days to get out there, but this gives an idea.
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Nice shop Tod,they just dont build them big enough,every man needs a good dog house, very nice!!!,I really enjoy mine,I walled off a section,insulated it.put concrete dwn,heated it,and of course a good beer box,enjoy it,nothing better than having all the equipment out of the weather.Brian Rippelmeyer
 
Looks like 24 x 48?

I built mine 24 x 40 and within a year I wish I had gone 8' more in each direction but I think that is always the case.

Nice hangout!
 
Looks great Tod. I especially like that you had meat hanging in it before it was even finished...a true man cave.
 
Damn, nice shop! I'm jealous.
Why didnt you put in a poured floor, frost upheave concerns?

Quite change in weather from the first to last pic!
 
Damn, nice shop! I'm jealous.
Why didnt you put in a poured floor, frost upheave concerns?

Quite change in weather from the first to last pic!
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Thanks Carl, it is a fun space to have. No concrete, since it is just for vehicles and machine storage (I have the two car garage under the house under my dominion for a shop). I'll build the Tolman in there though, but do the woodworking in the shop.

If I feel like I need it, I can pour concrete in the future. The floors float inside these buildings, so you can do it anytime after it is built. So far, I don't feel like I need it, since everything that is light enough to roll on its own does pretty easily over the compacted processed stone.
 
Looks great Tod. I especially like that you had meat hanging in it before it was even finished...a true man cave.
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Thanks Gregg. Having a 10' ceiling makes it nice for skinning deer :). When does your fishing start? Has to be something in the rivers now?
 
Looks like 24 x 48?

I built mine 24 x 40 and within a year I wish I had gone 8' more in each direction but I think that is always the case.

Nice hangout!
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30x50, you are right, I should have gone BIGGER, but you just have to stop at some point. We are already talking about an annex for future purchases :).
 
Neat building. Wish I had one. There's a boat builder around here who, from my understanding, builds one 50 or so foot boat a year. During the building of the boat, all trash and scrap are just thrown on the floor. When its finished he pulls the boat out one end. Then he comes in from the other end with a bulldozer and pushes all the trash out the other end. He builds pretty much the exact same boat every year and has been doing it for a long time. Supposedly it is like a machine. He can cut most pieces without templates/measurements cause he has done it so many times. Anyway, the length of your shop reminded me of that story, and I thought it would be fun to see you bulldoze the scrap out after the Tolman with your John Deere :)
 
That's great Tod. Pretty neat to see the season changes in the pics too. You have a nice piece of property.............Kevin
 
That building looks real nice. I build mine 42x60 never enough room. If I were to do it over I would have two buildings 42x30 back to back. One heated and the other cold storage with a pass though between them.

The way that you have it built. You shouldn't have any problems with it. A good foundation, good drainage, Roof overhang. doors on the end. I am jealous of the black top right to the doors.
 
Todd
Nice series of pictures--thanks for sharing them. Was the ceiling insulated when they built it and can you still add a chimney at a later date? As others have posted they are never big enough. They poured my cement floor at 25 degrees below zero and covered it with straw and we thought we'd have a mess. It's probably the best cement I've ever had although getting the straw out was tough.
wis boz
 
NICE!!!!!!

Two things made me laugh...

1. Your child looks about to fall over haha

2. the deer hanging in the uncompleted building

Awesome! I'm jealous of your barn!
 
Nice pics Tod, Man, I would love to have one of those. Any reason you store your camper open? Looks like some nice ground for deer. Are you in a bow hunting only county? I used to do alot of bow hunting in Westchester county NY, from what I can see it just reminds me of one of my favorite spots. You mentioned building a Tolman, What type of boat is that and how big will she be? Just curious.............
 
I found the built up posts interesting. I've heard about them, but everyone uses full size pressure treated posts here, but lumber is cheaper than labor still in Oregon. I like how the post sanwiches over the truss, it's double trusses with blocks bolted under here.
I built a 24x36, 3 bay shop. I set all the posts, then would build and roof one bay. The readymix truck could back up into the next bay to pour slab in the first. Then I'd frame and roof bay two, and back the truck into bay 3, etc. This way I didn't have to pump the concrete, could still get the day's concrete on one truck, and could finish a 12x24 without hiring any help. It did take a little talking to get my wife to hold the other end of the rod, when rodding off the mud ;).
10 feet high works great for deer, but with the elk I had to hook the come along up near the ridge to get it off the floor. If you live in elk country go 12'.
I lived in Michigan a year when I was a young man, they call it stone there too. Here on the west coast it's called rock, I wonder where the line ends between stone and rock. My dad's from Oklahoma, and told me He got teased when He called a wetstone a wetrock, so maybe it's a south/north thing more than an east/west. Lots of people out west came from the south, or like me have ancesters who did.
 
Now that is a boat barn. At least it looks like you left plenty of room to expand the garden.

Tim
 
You know you could have just put a tarp over your boat. Very nice though. I keep telling the wife I need one like that. Enjoy.
 
Hey Ben would that guy be a Scarborough or Canady ? Dare County built sportsfishermen are the best . I was at Sam and Omie's one morning having breakfast when Sam walked in and told his party, "Let's go catch a 2 foot Marlin....2 foot between the eyes" Don't you just love Dare County ? I sure love to visit.
Best,
Harry
 
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