More Studio

I'm getting pretty close to wrapping this thing up. Getting power to the new building was lame. The breaker box is in the front of my house, so I ran conduit from there, under the length of the house, out the back into a trench, under all kinds of irrigation pipes up into the new building and into a sub panel. Way more work than you would think. I got all bruised up. Everything was attached and glued up just in time for the rain. All the outlets and switched were placed, then wired to the sub panel. Insulation added, then sheet rock. Walls have been taped and texture will go up tomorrow. I have less than 2 weeks to get it done...should be just enough time.

40 foot trench- 18" deep

sub panel wired up

insulation

sheet rock is up

New Baby = New Studio

We decided a long while back that the new baby would need his own room. The question was where to put my office. There were a few options, but the best was to build a new studio out behind the house. I checked with the county and learned that a structure 120 square feet or less qualifies as an auxiliary building or "shed".  This "shed" could be fully insulated, livable and built without permits. I can work within these rules.  We pulled up a photo of my lot and Dude told me everything looked good as long as it is 3 feet from the property line.

Just before starting

Slab by A.C. Bentley Concrete

Concrete was left alone for about a week

It was some work, but with Dad's help we got the walls up

Walls in place

Roof framed in before being covered with osb

Roof covered with felt before comp roofing put down

I didn't photograph a few steps- frame was wrapped with a moisture barrier, window nailed in, siding hung with trim and vents. Now I need to prime and paint before the next rain. If weather looks to be good for a while I will jump right to electrical.

A large cabinet will go on the outside of this wall



Once the cabinet is finished on the outside wall I will empty out the old metal shed and remove it. I am planning a sandbox for the kids in it's place. I hope to do all this before the summer is over.