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Rocketcamper123

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I got my 20x30 pole barn shop built this week. Concrete was poured today. Gonna be a rocket building complex/shop/man cave. Looking forward to filling her up with rockets and tools. Gonna have electricity, spray foam, and HVAC. Plus, my favorite part it will have a wood stove for nostalgia.
 

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NICE !!!! I finished a room in my basement for my rocket room. I have to share it with my wife and her sewing stuff, so yours is WAY better !!!!!

Yes it maybe mine but the wife is already talking about staining the porch posts and hanging a few hanging baskets. Plus, she wants to put in some flower beds around the building. I told her that is fine and make it look more inviting then just a naked steel building
 
Niice, mine's only going to end up about half that size as a part of a larger building -- for some reason the wife thinks all the tractor and trailer and landscaping bits need to live out there too 🙃
 

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Very nice!
Closed cell spray foam? I love that stuff, but it is so dang expensive.

That's the plan. Open cell anyway. I got a few bids over the phone months ago. Those were around 2500-3000 for open. Maybe different price when they come and see in person estimate. Love all closed but double the price.
 
Very nice!
Closed cell spray foam? I love that stuff, but it is so dang expensive.

They suggest open on the ceiling because if there is a leak you will noticed the leak faster then if closed cell.
 
That is much less than I would expect, even for partially open cell. I bought a few kits and did it myself and it was within spitting distance of $2 a board foot. I know someone with the real equipment can get the materials for less, but you are paying for their overhead and labor too.

Anyway - it is a dream place IMHO. I am extremely jealous.
 
Concrete done. Overhead door going in today.
 

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Yes it maybe mine but the wife is already talking about staining the porch posts and hanging a few hanging baskets. Plus, she wants to put in some flower beds around the building. I told her that is fine and make it look more inviting then just a naked steel building
Once she gets a single "foot in the door" it wont be yours anymore, dont allow any storage in it or all kinds of crap will start appearing just inside the door every time you turn around....
 
For some reason when I read "rocket pole barn" I pictured a pole barn where the creosote soaked poles were replaced with spent motor casings. Nike or some such.

As for the foam, I don't know if you are going to cover it with anything but you should. I remember reading an article or two at Monolithic Domes about how supposedly fire resistant foam burned really well in an enclosed space where its insulating ability resulted in very high temperatures.
 
For some reason when I read "rocket pole barn" I pictured a pole barn where the creosote soaked poles were replaced with spent motor casings. Nike or some such.

As for the foam, I don't know if you are going to cover it with anything but you should. I remember reading an article or two at Monolithic Domes about how supposedly fire resistant foam burned really well in an enclosed space where its insulating ability resulted in very high temperatures.

Once the walls are studded I will spray foam then cover walls with 7/16th OSB sheeting.
 
Once the walls are studded I will spray foam then cover walls with 7/16th OSB sheeting.
Unless you have need of OSB all the way up, I just use it up to 8' that way I have something to put screws into, anything over 8' gets drywall since its less expensive and fire resistant. Drywall is also white so it helps brighten up the interior without having to paint the OSB.
 
Geez, I wish I hadn't come across this thread.
Now I want one too.
With sections for a painting booth, power tools, a big section for rocket storage.
Assembly desk/bench with big screen TV and A/C. Lots of shelving.
I would probably be in there 24 16/7.
Funny thing is, I was at Lowe's a couple of weeks ago and they were closing out a giant "barn wall" clock.
Face diameter of about 20". Big discount so I got one.
The rocket gods must be telling me something.
Now I gotta build me a barn to hang it in. 😄

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Once she gets a single "foot in the door" it wont be yours anymore, dont allow any storage in it or all kinds of crap will start appearing just inside the door every time you turn around....
Easy fix, whenever the Mrs and I have a misunderstanding, I just open a can of Imron and leave it sit out!
 
my first interior stud wall bay is up. This is where electrical panel will go this next week. i will do this to all the walls between the posts. all the voids behind the studs will be spray foam.
 

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Got it all framed in. Electricity is next.
 

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got electric connected to the city and led lights are awesome.
 

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picture of the sunset next to my pole barn. More proof God exists. Its beautiful!!
 

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Really cool you live somewhere you can put that up in a residential area. In the area I'm in, every suburb has HOAs that restrict any unattached buildings like that. Not even permanent tool sheds. I don't care for HOAs but they are inescapable if you want to live pretty much anywhere in the suburbs around here. One of those terrible trade-offs in life.

Really nice looking space. Are you putting in a centralized dust collection system? That would be my number one wish in a work shop.


Tony
 
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Really cool you live somewhere you can put that up in a residential area. In the area I'm in, every suburb has HOAs that restrict any unattached buildings like that. Not even permanent tool sheds. I don't care for HOAs but they are inescapable if you want to live pretty much anywhere in the suburbs around here. One of those terrible trade-offs in life.

Really nice looking space. Are you putting in a centralized dust collection system? That would be my number one wish in a work shop.


Tony
central vac is down the line. trying to build organization stuff first. but a vac system is awesome
 
more updates on the shop.
 

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Where's the drywall? Mud and Tape! before you fill it up. It'll be a lot harder later. Plus you'll get the dust in all your stuff!

I recently removed soffits over the kitchen cabinets and redid the drywall before the kitchen got upgraded. You will be surprised how fast you can get good at tape and mud and sanding! It's not hard, but Youtube is your friend, as is rolls of floor to ceiling plastic and lots of blue tape.
 
Where's the drywall? Mud and Tape! before you fill it up. It'll be a lot harder later. Plus you'll get the dust in all your stuff!

I recently removed soffits over the kitchen cabinets and redid the drywall before the kitchen got upgraded. You will be surprised how fast you can get good at tape and mud and sanding! It's not hard, but Youtube is your friend, as is rolls of floor to ceiling plastic and lots of blue tape.

drywall amd mud is too feminine for a shop. i will sheet the walls worh 7/16 OSB. i have to get spray foam installed first. thats the beauty of having everything on locking wheels. everything is movable is seconds. plus, osb is stronger. less a chance to punch a hole i the wall.
 
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