Mezzanine Build - Dream Shop Part 2 - Reckless Wrench Garage 

What other shop build content would you like to see? What do you guys think of Chris's woodworking skillz?!

I really appreciate seeing that I'm not the only one who tells inanimate objects to "stay" while balancing them. I like watching the shop build process, cause it gives me ideas for stuff in the future.

Nice job. One thing you could do to support the back beam is put a 2x6 nailed to the pole building post under the beam going down to the floor. It would make the back posts basically like your front posts with the notches at the tops. I gave up on finding straight 2x12s anymore. I’m a welder so I find old mobile homes and get the “I” frames. 1- 70 foot mobile home will get you a 140 feet of 10 or 12” I beam for free to build lofts or stair stringers. It’s a little work to get it though

Great job, but you could have fastened vertical 2×4 's to each 4x4 along your wall to rest the 2x10' s on, instead of notching them or relying on just fasteners to support them.

Great video and great work. I really like the step cut in the support post for the beam to sit in, nice touch.

Awesome. Can’t wait for more shop content. So jelly

I am not a carpenter (or even ever mistaken for one) myself, but watching this video helped me decide that I will do my own work building a loft when I get my barn done. Thanks for the great video.

Awesome shop and video, thanks for sharing.

" I'm not calling myself a carpenter by any means." Yet upon close inspection I bet most people would not be able to tell this work wasn't done by a carpenter. Nice work. I also love the fact that you're always up for the challenge, even if it's something completely new. Self belief = Satisfaction.

Looking rad! Stay Reckless 🤘😎

Looks great. Making me want to get off my butt and get some finish work done in my shop space. Thanks

Awesome shed Chris, good on you👍

Looks great so far!

Great job sarge!!!!

Awesome work Chris ❤️👍

Nice work, brother. That is one sweet garage and new mezzanine.

something soothing about watching framing

Great build~! Exactly what I want to do in my 30'x40' pole barn. Thanks for the inspiration~!

looks awesome!! Nice job

Looking forward to seeing what your next steps are!

I remember when I built a front porch on my house and I spent hours digging through the lumberyard trying to find something that resembled straight boards. Same boat, not a wood worker but it was satisfying to complete

Great job!

Excellent , enjoy your youth your generation has the potential to be the greatest.

Looks amazing 👍

Turning out awesome!

Great video

great stuff!!!

Sick shop!

Im about to start my 40x50x14 Im gonna do the exact same thing you did. I cant wait! Great Job!

Lookin good

Your video was very informative and also well-edited with excellent use (and selection) of music.

Awesome job man. Well thought-out. I have a much smaller 24 x 27 pole building, but went with scissor trusses for a little extra headroom. Want to add a little extra storage space and this gives me some good ideas!

I’d consider some sort of a “dumb waiter” instead of stairs. Easier to get heavy items up and down as well as yourself, plus it takes up less space than stairs. Killer shop thus far.

I’m a little late to the show, I just stumbled onto your video, enjoyed it, joined immediately!

Looks great, I want to do the same on my 30x50.

Great work buddy I'm building a 60x80. Prices are nutts man. Keep it up

Never too old to build a fort

Well done, for a mechanic. LOL And just for the record, a real dude is never too old for a fort! Also, you calculate your individual rise for each stair based on the overall height, not the other way around. But I'm sure you've been told that already. Ha, it's all good though. Good work and it's always awesome to have more space!

Which brackets are you using to secure the vertical posts to the concrete slab? I plan to build a much, much smaller loft in my garage and need to secure a couple 4x4s to my concrete floor.

Awesome job! Next time you can’t find your muffs just ask the wife she’ll find it way faster 😂

I’m planning out my loft for my 40x40x14 and trying to make a decision on the height. Can you tell me measurement from the floor to the bottom of the rafters on your loft? Thanks!

I've got a similar loft in my shop. I hit my head on the trusses every time I go up there.

Love the video, I will be building my mezzanine the same way. Did you do anything to the roof to get rid of moisture dripping all over like a rain forest?

What type of lag bolts did you used to secure the wood to the metal tubing

Getting ready to build my own shop, what size building is yours? What is the height of your side walls, I want to have at least 8' on the loft area for mine. Great video, I intend on building my loft myself after the building is completed.

Looking into building a mezzanine in my pole building and would like to know why you decided not to go with a footer under your center post? Thanks!

Wow! Amazing job! What would you recommend I use as a lag screw/bolt to bind a wooden header to a metal stud?

I personally would have anchored the headers to the supports away from thecwall the same as you did the rear ones. Then dont cut the vertical post as you use it structurally for stronger railing support.

16:59 -- you should have notice the bow before your cuts -- always the bow up then cut ... this is why you have this problem ... but -- I believe in you ...

Whats the height of your building (floor to sealing). Verry nice building !

cant wait for more offroad/build content, keep it up!!!

Curious as to how tall your walls are? How far off the ground did you come with the floor of the loft? I just had a 30 by 40 built and was wondering how much vertical space I need for a loft like that?

Mind if I ask what your wall height is, and how much head room you have upstairs? Looking great!

i know of a big STRONG workbench that an Earthquake can't move😏

What did you end up with head height from top of mezzagine to truss?

Hey Chris, Great video on the post foundation barn. I’m over in Bastrop and plan on building something very similar. Is there a way to contact you direct, I have a few questions. Thanks.

Love the mezzanine build. How long were the 2x10’s you used? What were the overall dimensions of the Mezzanine? You mentioned 300 sq ft, so I’m guessing 10 x 30? Finally, how is it holding up? I have some heavy stuff I need to put in mine. Thanx in advance!

How tall is your building ? At the walls and the peak ?

how tall is the building from the floor to the bottom of truss?

Love your video and shop ideas… what kind of round shop lights do you have? Looks like they were changed out for round glass?

Watchin this from the uk we’re you be lucky to fit a car in garage 😢

Nice work. I'd put in some type of elevator lift to move storage up and down

costs of that mezzinean compared to buying a metal one..please and thank you

How thick is your concrete slab?

I would definitely run what is referred to as a "jack stud" from your main beams down to the floor, and secure them to the existing wall post. Depending on that Mickey Mouse block lag bolted into the wall is not the way to support a complete floor is borderline scary An upright sitting under the beam like an equivalent you achieved by notching out the center beam is a lot better. I'm not a professional carpentar, or builder, but I know enough to be dangerous. :-)

What size concrete anchors and how long

On your headers you glued them but I didnt see you do much more. DId you just screw or did you lag bolt those also?

Good video.. did you have to pull any permits for this?

How is it looking a year later?

What is the weight that Is this Laugh could carry please call me back would love to know

Did he say 3/4 😮

How big is this building?

You got a general cost break down?

how tall is your building and both floors?

Maybe I missed it, how tall are your sidewalls ?

What’s the height from the floor up and then from the top of the mezzanine to the rafters? Also looks amazing great job.

How tall are you exterior walls, Thanks!

Is it 4x4 or 6x6? Thanks

We got shut down; for what you are building. The loft in particular. The local inspectors , told us to take the overhead loft down, or we would be shut down. We left the loft but had to completely enclose it. At first we thought we could put up a 3 to 4 foot high wall; nope! So we had to build a complete wall. Their theory: Someone could fall off of the loft! So if you have local government building inspectors; don't let them in. Or what ever works for you.

Looks like a lot of wasted wood on the stairs. Any reason why you put in vertical boards on the stairs instead of just putting in the horizontal steps only? The vertical boards for each step don't do anything as afar as I can tell, except for waste wood.

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do you realize how many trees had to die for your toy?!?

Yikes!That ledger board is sketchy

You're very talented and your mistake is wasting so much time and effort building stairs instead of ordering prefabricated metal stairs for $1k.