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Another shop complete this week in Longview, AB. This one took less than a week to finish including all of the site work and elevation fill.
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Finished up this beautiful shop in Longview today.
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Another beautiful shop going up in Longview, AB. This has a 56’ x 42’ shop with a 20’ open front lean to and a 20’ lean to for horse stalls
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Finished up this beautiful shop in Delacour last week. This is a 140x72 pole barn with a 40’ bi-fold door in each end.
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The roof is up and braced and looking beautiful in the morning sunrise.
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140 feet long and straight as an arrow.
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The poles are in the ground and half strapped. We are looking forward to getting the roof on this 140 x 72 shop near Delacour, AB.
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Just finished up this 80x80 commercial shop for Rebel Vac and @ufacooperative in Red Deer. All that is left is the doors and the floor. This project took 11 days start to finish.
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Ended up getting the whole roof up in a day thanks to some great work from @brawlerheavyhaulltd. We couldn’t get through the doors with the trusses on a telehandler like we usually do we opted to crane them one at a time. It went really well and she’s up and braced.
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We are ready for trusses but that storm coming straight for us doesn’t look very friendly.
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Poles are in the ground and strapping has started. A nice 80x80 shop going up in Red Deer County, AB.
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Here are some final shots of the finished patio/ back yard renovation. All the rock and steel railings are complete, the resistance pool is in place and all of the lighting is complete (we will make sure to make another post of this place at night. It looks incredible.) All that is left is grass and trees. The gazebo we built a couple years back is finally tied into the rest of the patio and it still is the focal point of this space. This has been transformed to feel like a 5 star resort.
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Here are some more progress shots of the patio portion of our reno. A beautiful (and huge) exposed aggregate patio was poured in two tiers to give two complete different sitting areas. The front apron was removed and replaced with matching exposed concrete as well as all the sidewalks including surrounding the existing gazebo. We built this gorgeous timber wind fence using custom built black bases and brackets which will match the future rock/metal fences. The fence posts have all been wired for sidewalk lights as well as all the posts. Custom metal railings and additional rock pillars to come.
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Here is a gorgeous roof we finished last month in Kneehill County, AB as part of a large exterior /patio /back yard renovation. This used to be an old concrete tile roof with many structural cracks/leaks in it. It was stripped, sealed, strapped and 24 gauge corrugated metal installed. The flat black is such a beautiful colour.
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Here is a building we finished up around Christmas time. The visibility was terrible when we finished there so we never got any pictures of it. It’s such a beautiful shop overlooking the Rocky Mountains near Bearspaw, AB.
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Lots going on in this beautiful home. Some highlights are the two gas fire places, both with fir mantles, the large walk in shower with pebble floor, lots of trim detailing, pine doors, a modern chandelier, tongue and groove wood in the bathroom and bedroom, and a cherry wood and iron railing going in down the stairs. We are pushing hard to get the clients moved in just in time for Christmas. Cabinets and countertops installed next.
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Roof is on and strapped, ready for metal.
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A beautiful night out after getting these shop walls framed up near Water Valley. The trusses go up first thing Monday.
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This isn’t typically the type of post we would do but as I was learning how to do this I was scouring the internet for some tips on how to get this type of finish and there really wasn’t much help so maybe this will help someone else out there. So this is how I personally get a beautiful satin finish on wood doors. This is the 3rd home we have done this on with excellent results.
After staining I wipe all the doors down with denatured alcohol to clean the excess stain after drying. Then I start spraying with a 1.30 air cap on my @sagolaofficial 4600 Xtreme. I typically run this around 1.5 bar (sorry I get my guns from @spraygunsdirect in the UK so they aren’t in PSI). This is a really heavy coat of clear. This gun sprays really fast so it lays it really well.
I sand that almost through the finish using wet sand paper on a @festool Delta. This basically eliminates any issues with the grain raising or any of the “first coat” problems you can have using a water based clear that can leave it really rough.
I switch guns to a @devilbiss_refinish DV1 with a C1 clear cap and spray another quite heavy coat at 1.4 bar. This gun lays an incredibly flat finish and works really well to get the majority of your finish on.
This time I hand sand all the doors using a block and wet sand paper again as to not scratch the finish. This is the most tedious part of the job and takes quite a long time to get into every groove. Each time i sand I make sure to completely wipe the door again to remove any dust on the surface. I’ll typically blow these off at the same time.
Lastly I run a 1.4 air cap on a @sata_global 5000 hvlp with the nozzle wide open for a really wide fan. This is a super light coat to leave it just glossy. I won’t re sand this coat so I run this gun at 22psi so it essentially dries on site as it sprays. It leaves it with an absolutely gorgeous shimmer coat.
You could honestly run any one of these guns and do the entire job. I run my compressor at 40psi at the regulator and have individual regulators at the gun.
Each door takes approximately 2-2.5 hours each start to finish (over a couple days) but you can really get outstanding results like this.
Sometimes we just get a really unique job that is so rewarding. This old windmill has been decommissioned for 30 years and has spent the last 10 years laying down out in the back yard. We built some new legs for it, poured a new pad, bent all the fins and the turbine wheel back to straight, and here she is to live another day. The bullet holes in the fins and tail piece remind you of all the kids that watched this as they grew up through the years. We had just built a new building for this client but I think they were more excited to see this spinning again than anything else. It’s pretty neat to be able to preserve a piece of family history for the next generation.
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The main building is completely framed and braced. Next we have a lean-to down one side which will be trenched in. It’s hard to complain when you get to work with a view like this.
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#ironsidecontracting #shops #workshop #prairie #prairiesunset #sunset #bluesky #openspace #ranch #drone #carpentry #carpenterlife #djimavicair2 #shop #shoplife #shopbuilder #shopbuilding #contracting #photography #photooftheday #construction #countryside #country #truckshop #builder #builders #buildersofig #building #framing #carpenter @djiglobal @ufacooperative @jlgindustries
We had a terrific day and were able to get the remaining trusses up and braced. We still had to fight very high winds but were able to finish up all the bracing as the sun went down this evening.
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#ironsidecontracting #shops #workshop #prairie #prairiesunset #sunset #bluesky #openspace #ranch #drone #carpentry #carpenterlife #djimavicair2 #shop #shoplife #shopbuilder #shopbuilding #contracting #photography #photooftheday #construction #countryside #country #truckshop #builder #builders #buildersofig #building #framing #carpenter DJI UFA Co-operative JLG Industries
We had to shut down the crane lift early because of high winds but we’re able to get the first 48’ completely strapped and braced this evening. We are looking forward to finishing this roof tomorrow.
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#ironsidecontracting #shops #workshop #prairie #prairiesunset #sunset #bluesky #openspace #ranch #drone #carpentry #carpenterlife #djimavicair2 #shop #shoplife #shopbuilder #shopbuilding #contracting #photography #photooftheday #construction #countryside #country #truckshop #builder #builders #buildersofig #building #framing #carpenter @djiglobal @ufacooperative @jlgindustries
Sometimes you just have to take a step back and appreciate this incredible beauty that we have been blessed to work in. Not much better views out there to be putting up a shop in. This is near Lundbreck, AB. Putting up trusses today.
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#ironsidecontracting #shops #workshop #prairie #prairiesunset #sunset #bluesky #openspace #ranch #drone #carpentry #carpenterlife #djimavicair2 #shop #shoplife #shopbuilder #shopbuilding #contracting #photography #photooftheday #construction #countryside #country #truckshop #builder #builders #buildersofig #building #framing #carpenter DJI UFA Co-operative JLG Industries
As the sun sets over the mountains these colours don’t even look real. We have had a few challenges building in the most rock we have ever had but our incredible team has this shop ready for the roof to be craned tomorrow.
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#ironsidecontracting #shops #workshop #prairie #prairiesunset #sunset #bluesky #openspace #ranch #drone #carpentry #carpenterlife #djimavicair2 #shop #shoplife #shopbuilder #shopbuilding #contracting #photography #photooftheday #construction #countryside #country #truckshop #builder #builders #buildersofig #building #framing #carpenter @djiglobal @ufacooperative @jlgindustries
Another shop complete this week in Longview, AB. This one took less than a week to finish including all of the site work and elevation fill.
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#ironsidecontracting #shops #workshop #prairie #prairiesunset #sunset #bluesky #openspace #ranch #drone #carpentry #carpenterlife #djimavicair2 #shop #shoplife #shopbuilder #shopbuilding #contracting #photography #photooftheday #construction #countryside #country #truckshop #builder #builders #buildersofig #building #framing #carpenter DJI UFA Co-operative JLG Industries
Finished up this beautiful shop in Longview today.
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#ironsidecontracting #shops #workshop #prairie #prairiesunset #sunset #bluesky #openspace #ranch #drone #carpentry #carpenterlife #djimavicair2 #shop #shoplife #shopbuilder #shopbuilding #contracting #photography #photooftheday #construction #countryside #country #truckshop #builder #builders #buildersofig #building #framing #carpenter DJI UFA Co-operative JLG Industries
Another beautiful shop going up in Longview, AB. This has a 56’ x 42’ shop with a 20’ open front lean to and a 20’ lean to for horse stalls
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#ironsidecontracting #shops #workshop #prairie #prairiesunset #sunset #bluesky #openspace #ranch #drone #carpentry #carpenterlife #djimavicair2 #shop #shoplife #shopbuilder #shopbuilding #contracting #photography #photooftheday #construction #countryside #country #truckshop #builder #builders #buildersofig #building #framing #carpenter @djiglobal @ufacooperative @jlgindustries
The roof is up and braced and looking beautiful in the morning sunrise.
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#ironsidecontracting #shops #workshop #prairie #prairiesunset #sunset #bluesky #openspace #ranch #drone #carpentry #carpenterlife #djimavicair2 #shop #shoplife #shopbuilder #shopbuilding #contracting #photography #photooftheday #construction #countryside #country #truckshop #builder #builders #buildersofig #building #framing #carpenter DJI UFA Co-operative JLG Industries