How we got here (June 2018, part 2)

I had wanted to start building my vertical storage extension, but the leftover pre-laminated OSB panels I had were no good for this project as I didn’t have the ability to saw them into the right sizes on my own, and many would’ve been too small to begin with, so after I finished drawing up my plans, I made another panel cut layout image so I’d know for sure what I’d need — then bought everything I’d need to get started with the building process. Read more “How we got here (June 2018, part 2)” →

How we got here (June 2018, part 1)

Everything I’d initially designed, I’d finally built.  And all was, well… not perfect.   My storage was great for large materials, but I had a lot of small tools and materials that I needed to store, and I wanted to come up with a better solution for that.

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How we got here (May 2018, part 3)

There isn’t much to say about the last part that was in my original planning, but let’s cover it anyway – for completion’s sake.  Let’s talk about the leftmost raised platform, and the magical secrets within… Read more “How we got here (May 2018, part 3)” →

How we got here (May 2018, part 2)

I noticed I could add more storage to the hobby room if I used that annoying sloped roof to my advantage.

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How we got here (May 2018, part 1)

Making the main desk was easy!  It genuinely was.  It was basically just a larger version of the storage space I’d already built.  It did, however, take me over a month to put together because of the amount of work involved. Read more “How we got here (May 2018, part 1)” →

How we got here (April 2018, part 3)

I wanted to work on my main desk, but I did something else instead.  I was still happy with my corner ‘box’ idea, but the walls in this room are viscious.  I already made myself bleed several times just applying the pipe insulation.  I couldn’t just put materials in that box and have them lean against that wall.  It might damage my materials.  I figured it would be better to solve that issue first.

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How we got here (April 2018, part 2)

For my main desk, I was pretty sure I couldn’t get a long-enough furniture panel upstairs, so I had it cut in half and planned to glue the two pieces back together once they were in the room.  Here’s a free piece of advice to everyone else:  don’t do that.

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How we got here (April 2018, part 1)

One of the issues I had to solve in this room was the corner where desk and storage would meet.  Even in the planning phase, I struggled with this.  I eventually came up with something that I was happy with, though. Read more “How we got here (April 2018, part 1)” →

How we got here (March 2018, part 2)

Plans made, power issue solved, pre-laminated OSB nearby, it was time to start prepping for and then building the first part of the hobby room:  the storage area.

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How we got here (March 2018, part 1)

Before I was going to start building, I had to solve a power issue.  The room only has one dual wall socket, which wasn’t going to be enough for the hobby room.  Given the plans that I’d drawn up, it was in a really unfortunate position as well.  I was going to have to add more sockets – a lot more.  And I had to do it without drilling into the walls…

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