Build a Makerspace – Part 2 – Walls going up!

Before you start reading this you may want to catch-up with:

Part 1 – Why Build a Maker Space

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So the day has come. Today is that day, and that day has arrived! Ok, enough stalling, grab a damn hammer.

After much planning and plotting and estimating and… Crap, I’m doing it again. Lets get to work.

If you have not read my first post as to why I am doing all this I recommend you do so, as this task will not be an easy one and will consume your weekends for several months (That is if you have gainful employment with requirements that force you off the job from 9-5 or so.)

We started our day with a serious trip to our local big box hardware emporium depot.

The List:

• about 50 – 2″x4″x10′ lumber
• 350′ of 12-2 electrical wire
• 20 outlet boxes
• 20 electrical outlets rated for 20 Amps
• 2 shiny new 20 Amp breakers
• 18 rolls of faced, – insulation with tabs
•   5000 1/4″ staples
• 1 DeWalt Heavy-Duty Staple Gun
• a huge box of nail gun nails
• rented a framing nail gun. (This is what puts the POWER in power tools. For once i did not feel like a weenie wearing safety glasses and ear protection.)
• Bought 4 – 6″ recessed lighting cans and bulbs and cones
• 1 Tyvek Coverall Suit (Insulation installation)
• 3M Respirator with Valve (Insulation Installation)
• Protective eye wear
• One huge bottle of water, this is gonna be a big day.

In all this shopping trip took about an hour and a half. cutting deeply into my budgeted time for the day. However my father in law Don showed me how to pick lumber out that will make everything easier. Check each 2×4 for straightness and bow. dotty buy crappy lumber unless you want crappy walls. when it comes time to nail a wall together you will appreciate the time you spend here VERY MUCH!

We loaded it all into my SUV and his truck and off we went home. Load out sucked as i don not have a drive under basement we had to drag all the hardware to the basement from the first floor. This killed time and caused a sore back for certain. In the end we only got one wall completed…

Much more to come in Part 3!