RV Garage Addition (Don't have or want an RV)

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After getting my inspection, I could finally start finishing the interior. I'd planned to just drywall everything, but my buddy Paul suggested doing a metal siding or roofing on the ceiling. After seeing what Macgyvr and his dad did in their building, and thinking about how much fun it would be to hang, tape, and paint drywall on a 15'4" ceiling, I ordered some 3' x 16' white roof panels. Once again, had to get creative to install them myself.

 

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[Rob Mayercik]

Interesting choice on the ceiling, like the low-maintenance aspect. How is it for sound deadening, though? I'd expect it to be louder in there with a metal ceiling than drywall...

 

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I'm sure the metal reflects more sound than drywall would, but maybe the ribs help as opposed to a totally flat drywall ceiling.
Doesn't seem loud in there, even now that all the drywall is up. But then again, I'm more than half deaf so who am I to judge?

 

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Ordered a bunch of 4x12 drywall including enough to do my shop ceiling, and some 4x8 greenboard for the bathroom. Garage door opening was 12', but then I installed the stop/weatherstrip. But Home Depot delivery driver was great, managed to swing it in there. Paul helped me install some of the upper ones and the shop ceiling.

 

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Wanted to get that big wall done first so I could hang all my ladders and put some shelves above them. Next was the bathroom.

 

[macgyvr]

Metal ceiling is so nice and great to install for one person…

mac ‘be a bit before I get to it in my thread’ guvr

 

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I'm gonna jump forward in time a bit here and show that same wall with the ladders and shelves with a bunch of jeep parts and other stuff that I need or want, but don't need right away.

Cleared out stuff from my shop, my other garage, and mechanical room so now I have more room in those places to organize other stuff.

Earlier pic with just the entire ladder collection...

 

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Trying to be cool like Mac with the drone pics. My scenery is better, but my drone sure isn't!

 

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While I was taping the bathroom drywall, I made some moldings to make the wall/ ceiling juncture a little nicer. Left the glulam beam exposed in the bathroom ceiling so sanded, stained, and poly'd that.

 

[Anak]

I am jealous of the home for all the ladders.

Ladders are such a PITA to store. And like you, I have a bunch.

 

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I think this project, even more than when I built the house, demonstrated to me that there's no such thing as too many ladders.

And leaving fiberglass ladders out in the AZ sun is not good. Some of the local contractors actually paint theirs to help keep the UV from deteriorating them.


Spent most of a day sanding the construction grade glulams. Of course the more visible one had the crappy grain while the other one that's half obscured by the bathroom bump out had nice grain.
But turned out okay, good enough for a garage.


Paul knew that I was looking for tile so when he saw some in our friend Peter's storage container he let me know. It was the perfect dirt hiding color. Although I would have preferred a larger size, the price was right.

 

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Made some door jambs, jamb extensions, and casing for all three doors and stained and poly'd them. Built a vanity, moved the hall bath toilet in, and installed a shiny new one in the hall bath.

 

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For those of us not growing up as carpenters, care to share some tips on your shelves? Looks like metal L brackets, but with that span and weight, did you add anything else? Zooming in on my phone i cant see the details.

Looks good btw!
-Parker

 

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For those of us not growing up as carpenters, care to share some tips on your shelves? Looks like metal L brackets, but with that span and weight, did you add anything else? Zooming in on my phone i cant see the details.

Looks good btw!
-Parker

Those are Rubbermaid double track standards with 14.5" brackets, available at Home Depot. Supposedly good for 225 lbs per pair. Actual shelves are just 3/4" sanded plywood. Tried to put the heavier items over the brackets so hopefully the shelves won't sag.

 

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About two weeks ago I finished all the drywall taping, and painting. Made some oak plywood shelves and small crown molding

 

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Had to order hinges for the vanity doors. Have boxes of various cabinet hinges but didn't have any with the correct overlay, soft close, for frameless cabinets. Finished the built in stereo cabinet. Hooked up an old Pioneer receiver with an Amazon tablet and a couple bookshelf speakers, and did some LED tape lights behind the cabinet frame

 

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Did a kitchen sink in the bathroom, wanted something large enough to wash a small engine in. Home Depot had a deal that couldn't be beat. 27" stainless sink with pull down faucet and a bunch of other accessories for a bit over $200.

 

[Anak]

I think you are building your shop nicer than my house.

Nice work.

 

[macgyvr]

I think you are building your shop nicer than my house.

Nice work.

John never disappoints!

mac ‘always legit’ gyvr