yeah, we do well for each other. He's been a long time family friend, but till I moved down the street I didn't help him out much. We've become very good friends over the past 10 odd years. Gotten me out of more then a few jams, and honesty has kept me in wood for the past 4 years at least. Even all those oak beams I used In the shop he gave me. Really great guy. One of the few I'll drop whatever I'm doing and run to help, no questions asked.Guess I never hit post earlier .
That's awesome.
Bet he's grateful to have you to do the work on his equipment.
I got the north wall of the main cleared in mine last night. Made a plan to get it finished including thickness of insulation and all the nailers needed to install steel liner in there, which I found for $2ft. The panels are only 6' long and actual outdoor panels, brand new from a canceled order, I can just lap them and two will cover from floor to ceiling(12'). Now to get it all marked out and insulated! Sometime lol. Unfortunately theres a ton to do in order to get it sealed up and ready to heat, and after buying all the wire I did last week, the proverbial pocketbook is a little thin.
Still haven't figured out what I want to heat with, a nice wood stove with a backup propane setup would be nice. Good friend of mine said his brother has an overhead propane unit(maybe a renzor?) and he has a good sized tank for it. He said he never uses it and he'll see what he wants for it if he's interested in selling it.
Ended up getting a couple inches(four pieces of 1/2") added to these two sections in the barn. Also all the "nailers for the panels up, except the top right spacers and the top board, as I ran out of wood. I'll add more insulation between all the nailers and then a 2x4 on the outside of the posts and I think its ready for the liner in these two sections, still need to get the header moved to flush with the post, behind it insulated and the left side of the bay door. Then I just need to wait for the cash to roll in...
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Your shops looking good. Sure takes time and a pile of money to do anything these days. Understand that 100%.