Completing My Huge Shop Addition. 

This was a pretty big project. Took 6 months off and on from start to finish including cutting the trees and milling the lumber. Total cost was just over $3000, most of it being the roof. Of course, the lumber was "free" and I had a lot of the other supplies already, like nails, lag screws, steel plates, electrical boxes and wire, etc. I truly appreciate everybody's support, especially my Patrons! And people who shop my Amazon store! And people who buy me a beer on buymeacoffee.com! And people who share the video! And people who give a thumbs up! And... ;-) HAVE AN AWESOME WEEKEND EVERYBODY!

A simple concrete vibrator is a sawzall. take the blade out and run it directly on the side of a 2x4.

I grew up on a farm and lived among hard working folks all my life. But you, my friend, are the hardest working man I’ve ever seen and you have the skills to get it done by yourself. Very impressive!

For those without flash gear like a transit- ye old garden hose and a couple of clear plastic tubes, one at each end if ya wanna be 'upmarket' will do the same job- attach the tubes and fill it with water and tie off to the posts with a cable tie or tape- water level is the same height at each point... (you can literally use just the hose- when the water is at the 'top' of the hose at each point its the same height- but the clear tube makes multiple measurements easier)- to make spotting easier, stick some food dye or 'cordial' into it to make level spotting easier (cordial brings the ants though lol)

Very nice build. I will be interested to hear how the light spacing works for you. We put new lights in a fire station, and we centered the lights on each bay, which seemed natural. But went we pulled all the trucks in, the lights were not very effective because they were right over the trucks. We moved the lights to the sides of each bay and it made a world of difference. Thanks for bringing us along.

Flip the sheets upside down on a small strap. Winch the strap to make the sheet roll up. This gives strength and the edges are rolled away from the strap to avoid cutting. Flip the sheet once on the roof. be sure the purlin leg is "down" to support the sheet edge and help avoid rain water siphoning. Looks great. Thanks for the anchor bolts & tie straps...Looks like you know what you are doing.....Looks good. & they say you can't find good help!

I’m a handicap person they were in the machine shop for 30 years though. I’m getting up in my ages. I really enjoy watching your show. You’re very talented.

That tarp pullup mechanism is ingenius! I would've never been able to figure that out (still can't entirely)

Man you really can't see the scope of the size until you put 6 vehicles into it. Very nicely done! :D

I've said it before, but it's worth mentioning again: Your property and house is absolutely gorgeous! And thanks for converting units into metric ;)

Noticed your solar panel out in the grass at the end.. cool project; make it on a mount that tracks the sun. xy axis.. great video!

If it works, it's not stupid. Not having the sun beating down on you while working on things will be a great benefit to productivity. After seeing everything parked on it I can get a better sense of scale. Great work!

You should always add some twine to the wires when fishing it back into the wall.. Latter on if you need another line/circuit you can use the twine to fish the next cable through. Just remember to add twine to the new line...ask me how I know... Bailing twine would work as lone as it has enough strength to pull that wire through and shouldn't add anything but convenience. =)

During the winter winds, fill the plastic pipe with water, it will keep things stable in the wind & you can drain it back out when your ready to wrap it back up..

I absolutely love the roll down tarps. I have done the exact same thing on a smaller scale on my lean to at my shop. I used a heavy canvas with eyelets everywhere that my neighbor gave me. It was an 18 wheeler canvas. Did I mention it was FREE. Thanks for the great content

Man, it didn't look that big until you got on top of the roof, then its really showed its size. Great work like always.

13:45 added benefit with the I beam is you can get a little trolley crane and hang it off the beam.

Can't say i like US electrical code or wiring but everything else is quality work!! Great job! Edit: spelling

I think the Tarps are a good idea. That overhang should serve you well.

Great work as always and I learn much watching. You are a good explainer. Have wore out two palm nailers. Now using a "Strap Shot" for hurricane straps and joist hangers. So much faster and not overly expensive ($200 at local builder supply). Tarps seem like a workable solution. Depends how windy it is. I like it.

Really nice building you got there. For the tarps on the end, we use something similar on our wood sheds, but you may be able to improve it. Extend the pipe slightly past each side of the tarp, but not wider than the post to post width of the opening, then create a channel with another 2x4 on the outside of the wooden post for the pipe to ride up and down the entire height of the post. That will keep if from flapping around, and you could lower it to any height for weather protection without having the pipe flap around. Love your vids, thanks for 'posting'

Nice addition, and a great video! I liked how you showed the receptacle connections relating to the slots. Small slot is the ungrounded, black (hot) wire, larger slot is the grounded, white wire (neutral). Another memory jog (for those that need it) is: Silver is known as "the white metal". The white wire always goes to the silver screw.

Looks like a Mansion Right next to your Shop Holy Moly beautiful Old Building from the aerial view @FarmCraft101

You sir, are impressive! I'm blown away watching you figure out how to do everything alone. Carry on with your bad ass !!

If you install horizontal ribs on your tarp curtains, aka Roman shades, it will add a great deal of stability to withstand the wind. We sandwiched ours with strapping on each side, one set at the bottom for weight like your pipe, then 2 more sets dividing it into thirds. This has worked great for a few years now.

Can we have a followup in a couple months? Will you need guttering/spouting? That area of roof could be good to feed a water-barrel. I bet you could use a tool cart on wheels to drag around to the bay you're working in.

Watch many RU-vid channels, yours is by far more amusing and the way you figure out to solving problems and keeping safe. Keep going!!

I feel like those 12 volt tools are so underrated at what they can accomplish .

Brilliant addition, I can’t believe how much of your kit goes in there! Can’t wait to see what happened to the boom lift, it would have been very useful.

That's a big job for just one man. Gracious. I can't imagine how many times you went up and down a ladder.

I realize this is an older video, but just wanted to say I have seen an almost identical commercially manufactured setup used on a number of livestock barns in Michigan. these were motorized and so they used used a 2nd pipe at the top as a windlass for the ropes to wind onto, but the concept is exactly the same. One cool thing from that design, they had some brackets that basically made a slot on the post for the end of the pipe to roll in, this allowed the pipe to roll up and down, but prevented it from swinging out away from the posts. Since im sure someone will ask, there was also livestock fencing inside of the posts to protect the tarps/screens from damage.

Very impressed with your tarp execution. I thought rolling them up would;d be more trouble than it’s worth but you made it work effortlessly. Good Job. You will need more outlets for your lift and power tools but those can be added as needed. What a great work area.

Good idea with the rollup tarp John. I think I would make roll to the inside so that any rainwater that gets into the roll won't come down if you want to lower it part way, but that is just me. Great video thumbs up.

Wow at how bright that hyper light is

U did it the old way pure strength and know how with little to no help well done 👍👋🇨🇦

One of the first videos of yours I watched was the brass cannon.... And I thought that was a big job! Awesome build and look forward to all the videos you can make in your new outside protected area! Stay safe and get well soon!

Really nice work. On the screen I would consider using Polypropylene Exterior solar Shade. They block a large percentage of the sun and wind but not so much that you are hurting for light during the day or trying to rip themselves apart since they are woven and let some of the air pass through. I put one up on the hot side of my house a year ago and when it is over 100 outside under the shade it feels 20 degrees cooler then when you step out of it and let the sun hit you full blast. Aesthetically I think they are also better than a tarp as well.

These are some of your best videos. Building a special part on your lathe, smelting bronze to make a cannon, building things yourself, self installed solar. And of course restoring bargain construction/farming equipment. Great stuff.

I especialy liked that contractor and crew you said you were going to hire to do this job. It went together like a dream. Great video. God bless you and keep these good videos coming.

I don't know if it is how your parents bought you up or what....but your commitment to each project is fabulous. Your skill is awesome. Your family is one lucky family having such a handy dad on the scene.

That swing press seems like a handy tool.

Great addition to the workshops; makes all that concrete more useful.

Very cool, innovative solution. Add a rope mid-span on the posts with a screw eye to reduce the sail area and deflection of the canvas

I know you are getting lots of helpful "suggestions" in these comments, so here is one more: If you flip the forks over on your lift, you can get a couple extra bit of lift without the sketchy blocks.

Great job, I would put the pipe to the inside to avoid the accumulation of water and ice which would make raising it challenging at times.

Johnson!!! Fabulous!!! You are an inspiration for independence!!!

I like that tarp idea! That shade will be appreciated on a hot sunny day! Great video!

Great video, John! As a former building inspector, I'd say you're spot on in your discussion of the codes and their application. I want to commend you on your OSHA-approved techniques for getting the metal sheets up on the roof and, it seems like this is the first vid in awhile in which you've not brought up anything about your Johnson. I didn't know you could do that! lol Also, I would recommend one small "tweak" to your plans to make it perfect: acquire an electric motor and gear reducer along with a remote control so you don't have to roll your walls up and down by hand anymore!

Thanks for another great vid John. Something I learnt recently, doesn't matter for this build though but I saw you do this on the side addition to your workshop so thought I might share. When digging in your upright posts into the ground and then fill the hole with concrete to secure the post into the ground, this is the worst thing you can do apparently as its the same as putting a post in a bucket of water. It cant breath a get rid of the moisture and rots the post. We are supposed to pack the hole around the post with pea gravel. I've always just poured concrete in and never thought about it as that's how I was taught but when you think about it, it makes sense how terrible an idea it is. Not really going to matter a hell of a lot for what's already done but I doing the pea gravel think for and future builds.

My dad had a rollup tarp on the breeze-way back in the 50's. Worked well. Much smaller than what you made. Good job the work space.

Screw through the ridge, not the valley, is what I was taught. Love your work and videos man. Keep it up.

Hopefully you have allowed for the beer fridge

50:50 doesn’t matter if it’s getting hit my water directly if it’s outside and humidity get to it that also effects it. Also there’s a difference between “wet” and “damp” you might be confusing the two but there’s a distinction in the NEC for that.

Tarps are a great idea. Temporary blockage from the snow, rain and wind.

I was expecting a happy dance when the last panel went up om the roof. Good job young man. I enjoy your willingness to so try just about anything.

49:25 you can tape the switch’s so the screws are covered. Also for the ground wires they make special wire nut for them so you don’t need the copper crimp

Great build...awesome work area. The tarps are a great idea and should work well

Great job! Really enjoyed following along. Don't forget the fire extinguisher now when you moved your workplace out from the shed.

love how you go about your work John . You manage working on your own and i like the way you explain the job your doing also thank you

Nice addition all the way round. Those tarps would make welcome shade on hot summer afternoons when you have to work in the heat.

Awesome job Sir. And a lift will be the best thing you ever bought. I have started seven shops and always had to move on before I got one finished. Someday I will stop being a gypsy, settle down, and build me a nice shop. Love your videos, thanks for sharing.

You remind me of my brother! The tarp idea is brilliant, very forward thinking and I like it. Kudos to you and God bless you.

That takes me back to my teenage years running tin on a roof for drying barley tobacco. 25 feet up in the middle of NC summer. Good times.

Great job. I hate working alone so I usually get a helper to do the running!!! My only tip is when trying to fish a wire in a wall I usually use metal sash chain rather than a metal fish. Good luck and thanks for sharing. Ben Vitcov

That is the way to!!! LED's are so bright unreal!!

I still don't understand how the tarp actually rolls up but I really like the idea. Very nice work on this addition. I found your channel when you casted the soda can receiver. I've enjoyed learning from you ever since! God bless.

That's a nice setup with the tarps... simplistic but effective solution.

You have my envy and admiration, sir. Fine camerawork, music and narration.

Add covers to your exterior electric plugins to keep out the mud dawbers ... they plug the ground holes. Kid safe plug covers are cheap and work well.

Great job especially by yourself. You’re the man!

Well done my friend. The tarp is one hell of an idea for a enclosure. Good work and again well done on your addition.

I really try to learn as much as I can when watching your videos. Even if I have to rewind a couple times to truly understand. RU-vid is nice for that. But I have such fun watching you do anything really. But do you know what I miss? Your metal melting. You're so busy, I know that is probably not at the top of your list. But I still wanted you to know that I enjoy it!!

Hello Jon it's Jerry again saw your wiring job, number one regarding the GFIC outlet inside the garage the way ypu you connected it is OK but if it trips then you have to go inside to reset it, if you came off the line side of the feed GFIC Ooutlet putting a new GFIC outlet outside then if it trips you reset it outside, number two it's always better to pigtail the wires and then feed the outlet, reason if you change to outlet when it's hot and something is plugged into another outlet in the circuit you'll be picking up the load when you install the new appliance , your body can act as a switch. Also the plastic electrical boxes you installed outside are not code, reason wet location use closed plastic boxes outside with weather proof covers. Be safe

I've done this few times. When you limit out on your fork height, build a riser box that sits on the folks about 18" tall. Stack your material on top of the box and BAM you're material is up on the roof. Do not make wonky ramps to raise your tractor up. Do the reverse, raise the load on the forks instead. So, you load is too heavy to lift by hand? Use the forks to lift it onto 55 gal drums or saw horses. Your riser box then goes on the forks, then under the material. Now you've added 18" of additional lifting height.

I am getting ready to put a series of outlets wired on a switch in my garage to plug in my new led shop lights. I appreciate the info on wiring plug boxes. I found it very informative!

Wow at how bright the 6 hyper lights are even with a little daylight still that is impressive looks like they are well worth the price @FarmCraft101

It’s a good thing you are not subject to OSHA compliance. Can you imagine the horrified look on an inspector’s face after seeing your Nik Wallenda approved scaffolding and circus acrobatics? The paperwork alone would take at least a month to complete. I get dizzy just watching you. It is truly amazing the things you accomplish by yourself. I feel so inadequate after watching your channel. Thanks man.

With the front uprights if you put a large U Bracket at the base it can hold that piece of pipe that the canvas is attached to to stop a crosswind turning it in to a swing, Nice build.

Great job buddy!!.. at work I have 12 rent houses & storage units I remodel, work on, run electrical & built carports for, by myself.. so I truly appreciate the work, talent & creativity it takes to accomplish what you have.. So once again; Great Job Buddy!!!.. It looks great!!.. keep up the good work 👍🏻

Great job! One thing you might consider is have the tarp roll up towards the inside of the structure, that way there isn't a place for snow, rainwater, debris etc. to collect, and maybe freeze in cold weather.

On C clamps. So they don't scare anything. Learned this on another channel. Put pop battle plastic caps on them. You can also glue an piece of robber onto of the cap for grip. Just sharing. Enjoying the build. Thanks for all of the tips and tricks along the way.

IT LOOKS GOOD, WELL DONE.

8/24/22. Yes! Love yur new carport/roof addition! Great video tracking each step/close-ups/lighting/narration..tarps as roll-up curtains on pullys...all great & on beautiful acreage! Wow! Looks great!👍👍👍⚙🛠🪚😊👏

Really nice job! I didn’t realize how heavy that oak was until you showed it.

In a bind, you can use a Sawzall without a blade, just put a piece of wood (size to be determined by you) and put the Sawzall shoe on the wood and pull the trigger !

Great idea about extending the original only larger🇬🇧🇮🇪.

Very nice addition and the tarps will work fine.

Awesome project. Glad I found this channel again.

You got your shit together brother, I love your attitude, your drive and your ability. I love your videos

It is a Oxidising reaction similar to blowing a burning charcoal only more intense and directed because of the pressure of the cutting jet .Great work👍 .

That roll tarp was really neat, great idea

Excellent shade idea as a kid my dad built the same thing for a front porch at the aunts house that wa screened in an we would sleep out there when we were visiting for the weekend. I miss those days. Congrats👍

My palm nailer is my best friend for projects, here. Especially when I'm working down in my crawl space (and there isn't proper room to swing a hammer). As for those geese, yeah, we've got three pairs that nest, here, ever year, and make a big ol' batch of goslings. Each batch seems to migrate away, eventually, but the three main pairs stay here, year after year. Also, for the wiring, I've fallen in love with using fish rods (fiberglass sticks for running wiring) inside walls, since they don't tend to curl up like the fish tape does (though I will admit, I use both in projects).

Use a sawzall (reciprocating saw) with a 2x2 hose clamped to the blade as a concrete vibrator!

Well sir for what it’s worth I think you have done an excellent job of it. I like the tarpaulin idea, brilliant. All the best from over the pond.

To raise panels we made a ramp and carefully slid them up. We were roofing an old barn in upstate NY. HELPED A FARMER WHO LET US HUNT HIS LAND. JoeB

Coming along Nicely

3' - 4' of metal on sides at top would help blown in rain. Looks awesome.

You have so many toys. God sure has given you a lot of talent.

Good job. Appreciate your common sense approach to things.