In this thread, we decided to take the house off the market, do some improvements and stick with what we have.

As noted in the aforementioned thread, we (I...) decided the most cost effective way for me to have a heated workspace was to remodel this existing 20x24 building, originally built as a tool shed:



I cleaned it out, threw a bunch of cultch away and found new homes for what I wanted to keep and then insulated it:



1 inch R5 blue board in the rafter bays to control condensation from the tin roof and direct it to the eave vents.



Then I hung a ceiling at wall height with R19 batts in the ceiling.



The walls are 2x4 on 24 inch centers. The stud bays were insulated with R15 rock wool. I'd have gone with regular fiberglass batts, but 2x4 on 24 isn't used much any more and Owens-Corning shut that line down so none was available.



Then everything got covered with 1/2 inch drywall and I did a quick and dirty mud-and-tape job and slapped two coats of Kilz primer on it for better lighting.

Since these pictures were taken, the sliding barn doors were replaced with a double entry door. I blocked off the one window as it was cheaper to eliminate it than to put in an energy efficient unit and I'm going to put in a raft of LED shop lights anyway.

It's 92° in the shade right now. My essentially uninsulated garage is 86°. The new shop which has been closed up all day is 70°. I'm liking this thing already!

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Very nice!!! I want one.

Wow! That is a very nice transition.

Hey with that new man-cave you could probably sell the place easily LOL!

Looks good, a lot of work that you accomplished!

Love it, great work!

We just today had blown insulation added to our attic space which is now 10" taller with white fluffy stuff.

Hoping to make our long hot humid summers easier on my new AC systems.

Just what I was looking for!

Do you deliver?

BTW, that beam in the center of the third picture will hold the track for my trolley-mounted winch.

The service entrance and a new 100 amp panel is just waiting for the utility folks to inspect it and hook me up to power. I'll have to have a pole set at my expense, but they'll pull the primary wires from the transformer out by the road and hook everything up for "free".

I have minimal power in there now on a jury-rigged buried line from the house. Adequate for a couple of lights and an outlet for the chicken's water deicer, but isn't going to hack it for lathes and welders and such.

The partitions on the left side of the second picture wall off an 8x10 space for the chicken coop. As soon as I have a new space rehabilitated for them, they'll get moved and that room will house the oil tank, air compressor and furnace. The oil tank and furnace are freebies from Dale the Builder.

he's Got Skillz!

Dang you set that up nicely.

Did you apply for the Maine energy incentives?

https://www.efficiencymaine.com/at-home/

Nicely done.

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Originally posted by SIGfourme:
Did you apply for the Maine energy incentives?

https://www.efficiencymaine.com/at-home/

Don't think that applies to sheds.

Did the shed already have a cement floor or did you have to pour one?

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Originally posted by marksman41:
Did the shed already have a cement floor or did you have to pour one?

The shed was originally built on a slab. In hindsight, I wish I'd have had it power troweled, but at the time it was only for storage so it's got a broom finish.

Nice job Paul!

A winch on a trolley is a terrific idea, even if you stole it from me!

We have a loft above part of our garage; I put a length of Unistrut along the peak beam, ran a trolley in it, and bolted a cordless remote operated electric winch to the trolley. I've put a ton of stuff into the loft without having to hump it up a ladder.

I put it up in my garage several years ago. I use it mostly for getting heavy stuff up on the work bench and occasionally for lifting the front of the lawn tractor up for maintenance.

Quite the improvement! Looks great.

Decades ago a contractor told me insulation was the cheapest investment you can make in a building.

Very nice. Leave a little room for a chair, table and small tv