Building a New Shop!

[Beagle]

It'll make your roof more aerodynamic, like a golfball. My new in 2k8 car got whacked by a bunch of hail that size and larger when it was one week old. Kind of makes you sick to your stomach... hang in there.

[70chevyC-10]

Man that sucks big time Nick, sorry to heat that - that storm must have been going North East. We live in La Vista (s.w. Omaha for others) and it went north of us so we dodged those nasty golf balls.

[SuperBuickGuy]

man, that sucks

[BOSSMAN]

I can't catch a break on this thing it seems. Just another thing to deal with. At this point I just sit back and laugh, sooner or later it will get done and be in one piece LOL.

Boundary Layer and golf ball dimples seems fitting Haha!

[TheSilverBuick]

Boundary Layer and golf ball dimples seems fitting Haha!

lol, it does! Bummer on another set back. I'm sure you now have a clearer idea of what drainage modifications need to be made.

[projectcarforum]

Nice shop! Just read all 32 pages.

[BOSSMAN]

lol, it does! Bummer on another set back. I'm sure you now have a clearer idea of what drainage modifications need to be made.

Unfortunately yes but we had a good idea of what it was gonna take. Sucks I couldn't got more done before winter to skip past these issues.

[milner351]

BUMMER! hope no lumber damaged occured with the water - may want to spray with water / bleach solution to make sure you don't get any mold growth on the lumber?

Ugh - water is so destructive!

Drainage plan required indeed, this too shall pass!

[BOSSMAN]

BUMMER! hope no lumber damaged occured with the water - may want to spray with water / bleach solution to make sure you don't get any mold growth on the lumber?

Ugh - water is so destructive!

Drainage plan required indeed, this too shall pass!

I think all of the lumber is fine. I was able to clean it up the next morning and opened up the doors to air dry it out. I may spray the wood just to be safe. I'm just trying to stay positive and keep pushing forward.

[milner351]

Staying positive is the only way to get through stuff like this - at least you have a shop to clean! (glass half full thinking)

I've had friends with basement issues and it's amazing how quickly mold will start in porous materials like wood.
In his finished basement, after stripping all the damaged drywall and drying out for a day or two (fans, electric heaters, dehumidifiers) they put a chlorine / water mix in a bug sprayer and sprayed all the lumber that got wet. I think there's a "moldicide" at home depot for this purpose as well. The guys from the disaster recovery company that did his clean up just used bleach, but I had a home inspector recommend the moldicide - for less fumes - in a shop - not a concern as in a basement.

Better safe than sorry at this point.

[SuperBuickGuy]

I think all of the lumber is fine. I was able to clean it up the next morning and opened up the doors to air dry it out. I may spray the wood just to be safe. I'm just trying to stay positive and keep pushing forward.

After my first year with things rusting faster in the shop rather than outside because of the evaporation from the floor drying; my first thought was "man, it was a good thing you got the building up to protect the cars from that hail".... actually, it was the second thought, the first thought was "that sucks"

[BOSSMAN]

Got the gutters put on today. I had a "Y" put on one corner in the back of the shop to collect some rain water in a barrel. I may need them to come back and adjust the height for it.

[Beagle]

set up several on a bit of a slope and it will fill them all. Plants love that stuff.

[milner351]

"cube tanks" hold a lot more water than a barrel - and most have a ball valve already in place near the bottom of the tank.

[BOSSMAN]

Hmmm good point. I got a rain barrel kit for free from work for "water conservation." We'll see how big of a PITA it will be.