Shop build start to finish

Afternoon everyone….

On Tuesday we were scheduled for a final inspection on the detached garage addition (my new wood shop). There were two final inspections scheduled. The first was a final on the electrical work, the second was for the actual building.

Our window was scheduled from 11am til 2pm. The electrical inspector came just after 1pm, it’s a guy Carmine that I’m very familiar with. He’s done a bunch of inspections for jobs I’ve done over the years.

We passed the final electrical inspection. Now it was still a waiting game on the building inspection. Two o’clock came and went, with no sign of Bob the building inspector. Just after 3pm he showed up, and was pretty cranky. I wasn’t looking forward to the inspection at this point.

But….

He asked for my set of approved plans. Did a walk of the building and handed me a sticker with the approval of the final inspection. I’ve had several dozen inspections from Bob over the years. He’s usually a really picky asshole on inspections. So I was quite shocked, when his final inspection went so fast and without any hitches.

I am really happy that this part of the project is complete.

Now show you the final result on the building. Then I’ll take you back through the entire project backwards.

Here is what the finished project looks like……

The walls are painted in a light to medium grey. The color is Benjamin Moore Metropolitan. The ceiling is done in Frost White.

Now in reverse order….

Drywall

Insulation installed

Roofing and siding installed

Sheathing installed

Framing

Foundation being done.

The construction began on May 13th. So the total build took a little over ten weeks in total. This project however began on April 3rd of 2022. It took me just shy of two years to get approval from the state. I was into this project for over $48,000, before a shovel of dirt was taken, between architects, engineers, surveyors, and state application fees.

The projects total cost was $196,800 for what you see in the photos. Now it’s a matter of making some money to purchase the tools I need to make this shop efficient and productive. My ballpark figure on that is another 40-50K.

I forgot to mention the fact that I sold 264.30 ounces of silver in order to come up with the final installment payment to my contractor. Luckily I sold when silver was over $31 an ounce.