progress report .how is it going?

 

Thanks for watching "The Cave". Weather, Flu, and a dog fence put a bit of delay in my progress. No worries though, I'm on top of things.

I'm currently watching a lot of metal workbenches and drawer cabinets being offered via a state surplus auction. They are kinda "used", so will go for cheap. It'll provide more than enough bench space, and plenty of drawers and storage. I'm also keeping my eye on Craigslist for 10-15 sheets of (used) sheet metal to redo the roof.

I'll keep ya'll posted.

 

The next time you are in the Cayce/West Columbia area, go to State Surplus Property on Boston ave, they have all kinds of old metal cabinets, shelves, and other mancave goodies, and you can usually get out of there pretty cheap.

 

Gotcha, and just bookmarked it. I have to pass right by the airport on my way to the feed store.

Thanks for the idea!!!

 

If you have the corrugated tin roof and not that many holes in it, JB Weld works pretty well from personal experience. Actually, I think it should work on any metal roof given that's what you have. Just a thought to help you save money

 

Nah, I would need a gallon of JB Weld to fix that roof. I have two barns...the one in the pics, and the bigger one where I have my ceramics shop.

The building with my little lean-to is in rather good shape. It was built when the house was built out of the leftover materials.

I think the larger building and the lean-to were built at the same time, later, but both were built out of salvaged materials. The larger building got first pick, and the little lean-to got whatever was left over.

So what this means is, I've been reduced to trying to make a workshop out of a third-hand scrap pile.

Maybe I have more guts than brains, but I'm up for the challenge.

 

Depending on how big the holes are you might be able to use the fibrous roof patch material. I believe there are two kinds of the roofing material - with and without the fibers - and the fibers allow it to fill much larger gaps or holes. I don't know what it says the biggest hole you can fill is, but I would think 1/4" would be the max, and even then you'll have some trying to come through.

Having said that, using it is a continuing job as it dries and cracks so has to be redone every year or so. Given that it may not be worth it, but thought I'd mention it just in case.

 

I waited patiently until I found kitchen cupboards for free to hang on my wall,,never like to buy stuff that I know someone somewhere will want hauled away for free. Hottub is only seasonal in my garage,,move it back out to the deck in March. Seam sealer for fixing holes in tin roof

 

I like your little stove heater Jazz.

 

that little heater is a necessity,, -27 last night with a 25 mph wind,,it's sort of a high tech stove, not just a wood burner, it actually ignites and burns smoke inside the stove..Pacific Energy tm

 

Nice setup! So, what's in the bottle back there on the cupboards?

 

The rest of the heating system.

 

Hahahahhaha oooohhhh! Now that's funny , I dont care who you are!

 

and with Junkyard parts.

Also dirt is alot softer than concrete

 

I had a carport on a house years ago with a dirt floor however previous owner had put a piece of millfelt down.One piece 16' x 24'.I never noticed it was not concrete till I moved in,,not that we had considered the carport valuable at the time. I dropped off a piece of conveyor belt for another guy who was going to cut it up and lay down in his shop,,first and foremost ya got a roof and walls! You definitely in a warmer climate,,,I really prefer doing a lot of my work outside,,I won't even do gas tanks indoors..
My shop is frequently referred to as the Scotchateria.