Wildwest's brew lean-to (my almost dream build)

[wildwest450]

More progress, it's ready for roof steel. I'm leaving the nailers off the ends for now, so I can get gravel in. My main goal is to get the roof on, graded, and cement in for now. Then i'll sheet and side it.

Near laser straight overhangs.

 

[wildwest450]

Roof steel and connection flashing are done. Now to get fill gravel in and try to do cement before the weather gets rough.

 

[BrewBeemer]

Must be nice to live where you don't need permits for this sorta thing. Looks good.

Anything beyond cutting a couple 4"x4" on my island and some neighbors calling the city for any permits pulled. Unloaded a 280 cu/ft Argon bottle refill and I had a fire marshal at my door within an hour. "Welding bottle fire hazard" by a neighbor.

 

[IrregularPulse]

Wow I don't have it that bad. AS long as I'm not trying to build a permanent structure without a permit I'm ok.

 

[wildwest450]

I sit sadly in my man cave looking out at the rain, it looks like winter is upon us in Tennessee. I was hoping to get my cement in, and at least brew in the empty shell until spring comes (out of money until truck gets paid off).

The only thing worse than not having a brewshed is having one that's 1/4 done.

 

[smmcdermott]

Are you not going to have the walls up soon??

Won't that ruin the studs?

 

[wildwest450]

Are you not going to have the walls up soon??

Won't that ruin the studs?

It's post framed(no studs), and the roof is on, so no water worries for now. I do have the materials to dry it in, I just need the weather to cooperate.

 

[CPTHOOK]

Sweet keep up the good work!

 

[ForRealBeer]

This is looking really good...I'm really impressed.

Too bad my wife picked us a house in a neighborhood with an HOA that wouldn't approve a project like this if they were stone cold drunk.

 

[wildwest450]

This is looking really good...I'm really impressed.

Too bad my wife picked us a house in a neighborhood with an HOA that wouldn't approve a project like this if they were stone cold drunk.

Ha! Our hoa's only rule is to pay $25 a year to use the lake. Freedom does come with a price however, there are a ton of crappy looking trailers with post frame roofs built over them in the neighborhood. Fortunately my neighbors all have decent places and keep them up.

 

[wildwest450]

Progress has been minimal this week. I got the exhaust fan framed in, it looks tiny but it's 12"x12" and plenty big enough to suck brew kettle steam out. I can't get my gravel inside, it's frozen solid! It's 16f here right now. As soon as I get the gravel in I will plywood and tyvec it, that should only take a day or two.

 

[smmcdermott]

Wow it is crazy that its that cold there. I am in CT and it is right around freezing here. Craziness.

 

[wildwest450]

Wow it is crazy that its that cold there. I am in CT and it is right around freezing here. Craziness.

You aint kidding, my thinned out Yankee blood can't take this cold! It's supposed to be in the low 60's by Monday.

 

[1234]

I got to say that is has been really cold here lately. I brewed up Jamil's Nutcastle last Saturday and I don't think it got above 35 all day. When I went to drop the Shirron plate chiller in some star san the foam bubble froze in about 10 minutes.

Brew Space looks awesome! Damn, I seam to be all thumbs on projects like these. My wife might be able to build it before me!

 

[wildwest450]

Finally got the plywood and tyvec on it. Progress will be slow for a while, I hope to get the overhangs boxed in and the door hung, then try to do cement. At least it's at a point where the weather can't hurt anything.

 

[leboeuf]

Looking pretty sweet!!
I really like the "realistic" brew house build.

 

[samc]

Nice... wish I could do that, if I put down the wrong color dry bark the HOA sends me a letter giving me 10 days to fix it. HOA's and all out beer brew craziness don't mix.

 

[humann_brewing]

wow, I just found this thread, very nice!!!

 

[KingKegII]

Wild West, it's looking very nice. Any problems w/ rainwater draining off the hill and running to your shed?

That's pretty cold for those parts, I grew up in Knoxville. However, living in Wyoming now I'd trade your weather for mine (at least this time of the year); it was in the negatives every day for a week, two weeks ago, and high for tomorrow is going to be 16.

Can't wait to see it all come together!

Cheers.

 

[wildwest450]

Wild West, it's looking very nice. Any problems w/ rainwater draining off the hill and running to your shed?

Good eye! I have one spot where it is draining under the treated board a little bit. I have a gravel "ditch", but I need to build up a bit more. Once the crusher run gravel hardens up it gets like cement and it won't be a problem.

 

[bakins]

You gonna put a floor drain in it?

 

[klyph]

Can't wait to see how you dress out the inside.

 

[wildwest450]

You gonna put a floor drain in it?

Yup, and a sink.

 

[wildwest450]

We'll I had yet another stroke of good luck. It appears my neighbors cats have been living under my house, which is fine except their heating it with MY heat and using it for a toilet. The have severed my trunk line and collapsed the cold air return. Not to mention a LOT of cat poop in the crawlspace. The whole supply and cold air trunk has to be pulled out and replaced. It's a balmy 52f in the house as I type. That's $600-$800 I didn't have to spend. So the poor old brew shed will be on hold until spring, at least it's dried in.

 

[IrregularPulse]

Are you at least getting some free chinese food out of the deal? Neighbors not paying for their pets destruction?

 

[wildwest450]

Are you at least getting some free chinese food out of the deal? Neighbors not paying for their pets destruction?

He's been warned that all cats will be shot on sight, I can't prove anything, but I do have a live trap coming that will be placed under the house. He did offer to "chip" in on the repairs.

 

[springer]

if you can prove they are his cats doing the damage by trapping them then you can put in a claim on his homeowners insurance. He is liable for damage done by his animals.

 

[mmb]

Yet another reason to hate cats...

 

[rodd]

ugg. well if you trap them, you could always offer to sell them back to him. The build is looking great.

 

[mmb]

ugg. well if you trap them, you could always offer to sell them back to him. The build is looking great.

Or you can tie a rope to the live trap and sink it in his back pond...