Shed to Eco-Friendly Brewhaus Conversion

[NewBrew09]

Sorry I didn't post the pics on Saturday as promised, but it was a tragic day. Went to the grocery store to get stuff for a nice steak dinner, seeing that I just got home from Detroit while in the store, I got a call from my oldest daughter saying that my dog got hit by the car and she was on her way to the emergency vet. I dropped everything to get to the vets office. The vet told me that she had a broken leg, pelvis, cracked spleen, and her blood pressure was dropping, and that she needed a blood transfusion. I agreed to the blood transfusion, to see if she could be saved. About an hour later, my little doggie expired on the table. I will miss her dearly.

 

[NewBrew09]

I tried to document the shed as best I could. Here are the beginning pictures, taken about 30 minutes ago.

Outside of the shed. Its actually about 12'X12'

Inside of the shed, showing the 2nd level which will be an enclosed space housing the refrigeration machinery. The walk in cooler will be below it.

I mentioned before that you could see thru the roof. This is where a tree branch has rubbed thru it.

 

[NewBrew09]

I found some freebie building materials that I didnt have a clue were in there.

 

[NewBrew09]

Now to document the extent of the damage.

I noted no termite damage, which is a real problem in the area where I live.
Most of the damage is from moisture, which if I properly install vapor barriers, then I wont have this problem in the future.

Oh, and rats have made it their home. They are soon to be evicted.

Moisture damage to the walls:

...and the roof:

 

[NewBrew09]

Also, one other point to note. All the moisture damage appears to only have affected the plywood and the siding. All the structural timbers appear to be in good shape, so hopefully I wont have to replace much. Also for the pallet idea, I may need less than I thought if I have all these other flooring materials. I will use the faux hardwood for the floor in the bar area, the large tiles for the walk in cooler and I will use the smaller tiles for my brew area.

Any Maryland folks have any sheets of plywood or Masonite siding laying around they dont want anymore? LOL

 

[llazy_llama]

Sorry to hear about your dog.

I'm still looking forward to watching to progress though. Keep up the good work.

 

[Sir Humpsalot]

Sorry about your dog.... that sucks

 

[hopdog]

I am really sorry to hear about your dog.

 

[cheeseshark]

Sorry about your dog...



I have sometimes thought of the final cause of dogs having such short lives and I am quite satisfied it is in compassion to the human race; for if we suffer so much in losing a dog after an acquaintance of ten or twelve years, what would it be if they were to live double that time?

-Sir Walter Scott

 

[Parker36]

Poor pup. For some reason I always feel bad when somebody I don't really know loses a dog, but couldn't give two ****s if they lost a relative.

I have sometimes thought of the final cause of dogs having such short lives and I am quite satisfied it is in compassion to the human race; for if we suffer so much in losing a dog after an acquaintance of ten or twelve years, what would it be if they were to live double that time?

-Sir Walter Scott

+1 to this

 

[NewBrew09]

Thanks for all your support folks. It made me feel better. We buried her next to her dad in our back yard yesterday, so that gave us a sense of closure. But I damn sure miss her greeting me at the door when I come home from work. My house just feels empty now. I think I will brew a batch in her honor.

I will be posting more pics of the cleanout and deconstruction of the shed in the next couple of days.

I noticed on the walls inside, that the studs are not 2X4's they are more like 1X2's. I dont feel comfortable trying to build walls around those, so I think I may end up reframing the walls in the place with the proper studs so that I can insulate it properly.

 

[IrregularPulse]

If you're reframing the walls, wouldn't it just be easier to start from scratch? Demo that thing, keep the floor beams and start over. I'm sure you could salvage the roof for reattaching.

 

[phred_02]

By looking at your pictures I think you walls are made from 2x3s or 2x6s ripped in half. These should be more than strong enough for your project. The only down side is you don't have as much room for insulation. However you could fur them out with 2x2s to get more insulation space.

Steve

 

[NewBrew09]

If you're reframing the walls, wouldn't it just be easier to start from scratch? Demo that thing, keep the floor beams and start over. I'm sure you could salvage the roof for reattaching.

Essentially that is what I will end up doing, I got an excellent price on 2X4's or I may just use the studs that are there. I have to take a good look at them and judge the stability of the walls.

 

[NewBrew09]

Started cleanout of the building today, freecycling a bunch of stuff. Most of it was stuff I didnt even know was in there. Freecycled a twin bed frame, computer desk, cat carriers, car parts, various hand tools I dont need.

Next step will be to tear the old roof off and replace it. Next update in a couple days...

 

[NewBrew09]

I know its been a while since the last update but here is the progress so far:

1. Cleaned out all contents of the shed, freecycled most materials I didnt need.

2. Pulled up rotted wood from the floor so the floor beams are exposed.

3. Replaced 1 broken floor beam ( NO TERMITES!!!)

4. Began to lay down new plywood and vapor barrier on the underside of the floor beams.

Next Steps:

1. Finish plywood on underside of the floor beams.

2. Lay R-38 insulation in floor.

3. Lay plywood sheeting over insulation to finish floor.

4. Fir out wall posts with 2X2's and install vapor barrier and plywood siding.

5. Run electrical wiring for hook up to solar/wind generators with grid power backup.

6. Insulate walls with R-10 foam and R-38 fiber insulation.

7. Plywood inside walls.

8. Begin construction of walk in cooler area.

 

[NAUGHTYDOGBREWING]

It's been a few months and I just found this. Looks like a cool project! Anymore updates?

 

[amishland]

bump yeah any updates newbrew?

 

[Skrimpy]

This sounds awesome, but I would not leave that stuff out in a shed that be broke into in about 3 minutes while you're alseep in the house how faraway from the shed? I wouldn't even keep my dirtbike in the shed.

It will have a security system.

 

[IrregularPulse]

Pics of progress? That's really all that makes these threads worthwhile.