OSB? Is it considerably cheaper than sheet rock, and more importantly, is it to code? Think fire safety. Also, remember that "I don't want [X] at this point" basically means, "I don't want [X]. If you don't do it at start-up, you probably won't, especially if it means undoing something else. I put central air in my shop which has an upstairs much like you are speaking of, and have been SOOOO glad I did. If you recall, I built my shop myself with the help of a Father-in-law and Grandfather. We hired the excavation, rough plumbing, and concrete work, then did the rest. Also hired a crane for trusses. If I had it to do again, I would hire to have the siding done - 2 guys working on a two-story, moving scaffolding constantly - very slow going. Make sure your engineer/architect really understands your usage, and designs accordingly, e.g. for positioning a chainfall to remove plates if you intend to go that route. My architect was terrible - hard learning experience. If I didn't already, I'd be happy to send some photos if you like. William R. Monroe www.a440piano.net On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 9:20 PM, John Formsma <formsma at gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks, Rob. Great story! > I'm wanting to pay cash for everything. (No debt in this rotten economy > that is getting worse by the month!) That limits me a lot, but it also > ensures I won't lose the building, right? > > I'm thinking something like OSB on the interior walls. (Except for the > upstairs, which would be finished with sheet rock and painted.) The next > folks can put up sheet rock if they want (if I move and sell it). Also, > there's a wall-mounted unit that does heating and cooling that I'm thinking > about using. I'm not wanting central at this point. > > I'm definitely going to use engineering services. In fact, I have a good > friend who is both an engineer and an architect. Good advice on knowing when > to hire the work. And also about zoning. > > -- > JF > > On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 5:10 PM, Rob & Helen Goodale <rrg at unlv.nevada.edu>wrote: > >> *> From: John Formsma <**formsma at gmail.com* <formsma at gmail.com>*> >> > Subject: [pianotech] ideal shop size >> * >> > Looking for input on the ideal size for a workshop for my needs. >> > What I am projecting (in the future) is no more then three people >> working in >> > the shop at any one time, and probably no more than two people. For the >> > present time, it would be only me, with no more than two or three >> projects >> > going on at the same time. >> > >> (snip) >> > >> > Thanks in advance, >> > >> > JF >> >> >> First off, congrats on assembling the courage to go forward with the >> project. I can assure you that in the end there is nothing more rewarding >> to be standing in the middle of your completed shop realizing a dream come >> true. Second, be prepared. No matter how much of a challenge you think >> this is going to be, it will be much more. And the hidden costs you never >> thought of, (and there will be a lot), will be overwhelming. >> >> *O*kay, here are the nuts and bolts of it. Get a cup of coffee, sit back >> and relax. This is going to take a while but I'll fill you in a little on >> what it took for me to get a shop. Are you ready for this? >> > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20090322/6efb0bd6/attachment.html>
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