MASSIVE BEAMS for an Elevated Floor Workshop Build

[@lindamathews9168]

Love that you are including your son in the build-you are building more than a workshop-you are building a man with life skills ❤️❤️❤️

[@Samcraftcom]

Thanks 👍

[@ProudPapaw88]

Seems like your son has grown a foot since the last time I saw him on a video, Sam. Looks like he’s gonna have some height to him. That is gonna be a massive shop building. You deserve it. Great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@janicebean5448]

I love the way you are allowing your son to help. He’ll have a trade if he chooses or more important, he’ll save money doing his own work.

[@brianherald5756]

Wish I had a dad like that growing up

[@mikedurkee7296]

Well, to say I'm jealous would be an understatement... I'm working out of a 2 car garage. You go! good on ya... love the fact that your son is helping out.

[@Samcraftcom]

Hey, just a few weeks back I would be jealous of your shop! :)

[@BillMall]

Same here! This video series is exactly what I've been looking for and my jealousy has gotten me as far as finally seeing if this is something I can do in my backyard.

[@mikepetitt9624]

Sam looks great! Love the shingle tip! Had not heard of that before but I will defiantly be giving his a try! Also major kudos o your son! Wow is has become pro running that tractor!!!! What a confidence builder for him!❤

[@Samcraftcom]

I trust him as much (maybe more) than my wife running it! LOL But seriously, I can ask him to do anything with it and trust he will be careful and safe to get the task done (minus mowing with it, although he begs to).

[@steveferguson1232]

Coming along Sam. This is going to last forever and you’ll be able to pull your cars in to work on them. Lol. Wow that just gave me an idea. If you have to work on cars, put a man door on the carport side so you don’t have to walk around both shops all of the time. Main door on the front and door on the back to access carport. Good idea. Lol

[@stevenhicks-pl8nq]

Looks good. Suggestion, you should put joist tape on top of the beams to keep water from penetrating between beams. As Just aa a precaution.

[@littlewingpsc27]

Neat idea for using asphalt shingles as shims. First time I see that done.

[@tomowens2720]

Treat yourself to enough windows for that sweet natural light to work in while still providing ample wall space for wall cabinetry. Since you have huge access to the underside of your new shop consider running dust collection pipe runs under the floor. Also a good time to consider placement of power outlets in the floor for your big stationary tools i.e. table saw, bench and assembly table. You're building the dream of every woodworker. I'm enjoying every fastener you drive home!

[@Samcraftcom]

Great ideas and tips, thanks for your input!

[@tomowens2720]

You're the man Sam and Angela and the boys.....almost forgot.....the 2 furbabies as well. We love thier cameos, they're a fun feature.

[@dgoode-ys3nx]

RO, you need a passion, a hobby, sport, nothing is perfect in our lives, just have to be flexible. Meant to be positive. :)>

[@ggmax2958]

That work shop is coming right along. I wait every week for a new video

[@Hosty_Tim]

Hi Sam. I like seeing the arial views at the end, it really shows the final finish. Great job with the drone.

[@jesusislord2457]

🎉 YAY YOU! 🎉 I'm impressed but, I'm not surprised by the great job you are doing on this massive shop! I look forward to seeing all your toys set up and ready to play with! Big hugs for you all! ✌️💖🙏🇺🇲✡️🙌🤜

[@MakingwithMarilyn]

I'm so excited for you and to see your new shop come to life!!!

[@Samcraftcom]

Thank you!

[@mistyrichardson6041]

Thanks for the shingle shim idea for the application

[@richardzicarelli3193]

I am amazed at your skill sets. You have helped me with my own projects, and most importantly given me the confidence to tackle projects I would otherwise not have done. Thank you!

[@Samcraftcom]

Awesome! You can do it!

[@morick11]

Sam, another great video! If I have learned anything about you from following your channels is that you try to do things right! I first discovered you when trying to find information about the Shapeoko. I ended up buying one and love it. I too, have recently built a new shop. I would have built it different, probably better, but I wanted a turn-key contruction. It was done in 3 days and I didn't have to lift a finger but there are trade offs to that. Now, to my actual point. :) FB groups that I belong to have talked about floor bounce. Hopefully, you have everything figured out correctly to address that. I have it in my shop but I know that my contruction isn't the same as what yours will be. Anyway, it was suggested to double the plywood floor which I could have done before I finished the space but I didn't, mainly because of the additional cost. It doesn't hamper what I do and I can still make things. So, I can live with it. I am only suggesting that you might have to double the flooring but I don't know. Anyway, good luck. I can't wait to see the shop finished and the things that you build in it.

[@Samcraftcom]

I look forward to putting my CNC to use again in this new shop! I've never had the space to use it in my current one. I have several projects in mind waiting for the revival again. :)

[@macmcdonald9347]

So far you are keeping me interested and educated. We’ll see.

[@barryedwards1336]

That'l Do Er Sam, nice job, plus your eldest son is getting real helpful and learning important things for later life, brings back memories of Me and My Dad.

[@Samcraftcom]

Very true! I learned a lot from my dad as well... continuing the tradition! :)

[@brendahogue5487]

Love your videos and enjoy watching them. May the lord bless and protect you and your family and working on your homestead

[@connieverbeck1110]

Genius, Sam on the beam construction!!👏👏👏👏

[@Bdbrad71]

Can't wait to see the finish product. Its looking good

[@debralawler-nt9si]

Son is good at helping you and view is he tall. You are teaching him a lot for good skills

[@RogerLewis-z9c]

Sam great job can’t wait to see you furnish it… like the way your boys are involved and impressed at their work ethics,

[@The42Joker]

When you built your current shop, I thought you did a great job with a limited amount of space! I'm glad you don't have to settle for that, and can build your dream shop! Unless you have plans for an even BIGGER shop! *grin*

[@Samcraftcom]

I appreciate that!

[@rodpotts2666]

Sam getting the shop he deserves.

[@da1shark]

When you said shingles I was thinking of the wood kind. The asphalt shingles worked out great and never thought of using them.

[@jshepard152]

11:10 I like that you actually attached your beam solidly to the foundation. A lot of people on KZbin just lay it down and hope for the best.

[@emilasmith4279]

Lookin Great!!! What an awesome workshop! Totally envious! ❤❤❤

[@TheWoodHaven]

Looks good. I was down your way a week ago. Went home to visit my family and took 40 on the way back. Beeped as I drove through central Tennessee. Not sure if you heard it.

[@Samcraftcom]

Good ole 40! :) Glad you made it out n back safely! :)

[@dannybaker2763]

Really enjoying this series, Sam. Great stuff.

[@Samcraftcom]

Glad to hear it!

[@the_atomic_punk487]

Wonder if it’s a good idea to put one piece of shingle between the beam and the bracket/pier to act as a moisture barrier.

[@NoCompM2]

Is this pier foundation system still possible if there is an existing tiny home that's sitting on cinder blocks? I love the way you set up your post. Its perfect

[@richardwalters1803]

We use shingles to level big lathe and milling machines too, great job

[@joeberry4179]

Great job, looking forward to the finish line................

[@75keg75]

Would it have been worth painting the top ( preferably the whole wood surface) with a bituminous paint to eliminate moisture getting in and rotting wood?

[@johndoumas3603]

Nice work! Thanks for sharing Sam.

[@tedbryer2512]

Question - why didn't you pour a concrete slab for your shop? I don't like critters getting under the buildings.

[@brosselot1]

We use either 4 - 2x8 or 3 like you did with 1/2" ply between them.

[@ericjohnson1008]

The shop will be awesome.

[@terryh5677]

Impressive as always brother.

[@teddeherrera8567]

Couple questions where do you live that frost line is 1 1/2 ' below grade? And where can you build a structure that big without inspections and permits

[@mondathompson2986]

I like watching your videos. You have some great skills and advice. God Bless your family.

[@Samcraftcom]

Thank you! You too!

[@farmtech-vn9ew]

Nice! About to start a project just like this soon. Think I'll hire a concrete company to come do the pour though. I dread using my concrete mixer lol.

[@ourspacesinc]

Wondering if instead of putting the joists on top of the beams you could have cut them to fit within the beams on hangers to save on height

[@almachapman5409]

Awesome job as usual.

[@netwt449]

I have no idea about this so I am curious: wondering why 6x8 beams are not used. Is it a cost factor or is it a weight to structure problem ? THX for the video; maybe I can build onto my carport using your methods ! Be well!

[@orion6622]

Been a contractor for years and haven’t seen the shingle shim trick! Can people confirm they won’t weather out?? Love the idea - just hesitant.

[@blaydCA]

I would have used metal, but he's not that far out of level to begin with. I've seen waaaay worse slabs

[@kindness5130]

Logical choices and explanations. Blessings.

[@Samcraftcom]

Same to you!

[@cuddahy1zzz]

Truly just asking if adding glue/adhesive to the middle plank would have made the beam stronger???

[@chrisinthecar5689]

What did you use to find beam spans for sonotubes? Most of the ICC and AWC span charts are for stem walls, but I guess they would apply the same. I found some deck websites that show spans for pier and beam.

[@EngineersHomestead]

Will you be going with trusses on this build? Your old shop technically had a ridge board rather than beam, getting up to 20x32 you'd be best served with trusses like Seth did. I used ForteWeb to calculate the ridge beam on my 10x20 office (ended up with a 14" LVL). My structural engineer friend uses the same software for basic wood framing and double checked my numbers.

[@Samcraftcom]

Yes! This will be my first time using trusses but I couldn’t imagine building a clear span roof any other way. I want this space to be wide open. 😎

[@everyoneknowsjeff]

Just a question about yor beams - I know you said you did not have enough length to stagger the joints. Would it not be the same length if you cut one of the long board in half them put the one long one in the middle and the 2 short ones on each side of that? I just want to understand for my project Im working on laying out. Thanks

[@Samcraftcom]

The length wasn't the issue, but the pier spacing. They didn't line up to be 16' in the middle span.

[@onsapplikasies8620]

Looks great!

[@deannaoverstreet4146]

That is really smooth! Great job!

[@Samcraftcom]

Thanks!

[@benjaminreinhardt259]

Looking good.

[@alainrisch6351]

great fondation :) ( from Alain in Paris France)

[@Andbygrace7024]

Big beefin' workshop.

[@MASI_forging]

Nice work dude 👍👍

[@MrDaryboy]

What is the max width for 2 rows of columns? I'm looking at doing something similar but my structure will be 16 feet by 60.

[@Belg1970]

Sam, good morning. Was wondering did you square the beams to avoid the parralelogram? When you were hammering the end to make them even they moved quite a bit in the bracket. Looking forward to the rest of this build.

[@georgewilmore7599]

Looking good great tip on shingles as shims.

[@Samcraftcom]

Thanks 👍

[@themagicalcottagefarm1219]

Can you tell me how to connect the beams to rears instead brackets. Ty

[@zach4662]

How far between did you slpit the 2x8 s

[@leslietinyhousebuilderwann3851]

Great job!

[@Critica1Bi11]

What are the brackets called that connect beams to piers?

[@djlhobbies2579]

When you coming out to WA to build mine??? 😁😁😁

[@sharonromer6606]

Fantastic 👍

[@cphoover11]

Don't shingles deteriorate over time?

[@marcbarash6045]

Great Video Sam

[@Samcraftcom]

Thanks!

[@Mr.Magoo6591]

Awesome job

[@TarheelTad64]

Looking great Sam ..Question are nails stronger than screws looks like that nail gun speeds up the job

[@Samcraftcom]

Keep in mind this is just my opinion and I'm not really a professional... It depends on the application. Nails will bend and flex and withstand forces better than screws, which will break in such instances. However, screws tend to hold two objects together tighter. For framing nails are much faster and perfectly strong. For things like siding or finish work I prefer to use screws.

[@happyinharned9583]

I always enjoy watching you n family. One question about your shop, why not a concrete floor? It's gonna be great.

[@Samcraftcom]

I'm building this shop to be on the same level as my current one and will connect them someday. A concrete slab would have been much more expensive, too.

[@valeriehayes422]

i will be building a similar size building. How far apart we your piers? Did your beams overhang the pier- by how much? Did your joists overhang the your beams, by how much?

[@the_atomic_punk487]

He tells you at about 12 min

[@yellowhammerwoodcrafts]

Looking good 👍🏻

[@Samcraftcom]

Thanks 👍

[@winstonwilliams1007]

how old is your son. he is your fantastic helper.

[@chrisdavis7607]

What laser level are you using?

[@peterpepper2983]

What are the beams? Are they 2x10x32?

[@thesplinteredfinger]

I think a triple beam is overkill for the size span you have, a double beam would have been good enough. You could have placed plywood in between two 2x8s also. It does look beefy and should support a heavy load.

[@watahyahknow]

since youre building the new shop to the same height and verry close to the old shop it might be handy to made a small "bridge/ walkway between the two shops , will mean adding doors in both shops the small shop faces the road and having the walkway between them would mean that you can unload stuff intoo the new shop through the old shop and dont have to add to the excisting road , will mean that you have less wallspace to put stuff at both shops where the (double?) doors are to bade about the direction of the eve of the roof on the old shop as tearing out the rear wall and just extending off the back of it mightve been nicer wat you can still do and whont cost a lot is laying rows of pallets around the foundation piers this once the rest is build would allow you to store lumber and other materials under the building and off the ground

[@michelejackson7201]

Just wondering do the boys get the old work shop for home school/boys cave. These boys are well behaved and deserving 😊

[@Samcraftcom]

The old shop will become a dedicated video studio space. We homeschool inside the house, too. :)

[@garymucher4082]

I was wondering why you didn't cut and stagger the 2 bys so the nailed up beans had a continuous run with no ends all at one place.

[@Samcraftcom]

That was explained in detail in the video.

[@DominicChiozza]

Did you have to special order those wood to concrete brackets? The beam would be 3 x 1.5 = 4.5 inches thick, but the only products sold retail are for accommodating 3.5 or 5.5 inch solid dimensional lumber. So were those a special order from Simpson strong-tie or can you find those at a retailer?

[@Samcraftcom]

They were an online ship-to-home order from Home Depot.

[@DominicChiozza]

@@Samcraftcom I know the old fashioned method of plating the pier with anchor bolts, but I am investigating the beam seat brackets just out of curiosity.

[@jshepard152]

@@Samcraftcom HomeD is great for ship to home.

[@PatrickKelly-b8o]

SAM PLEASE .....put down a .06 mil. vapor barrier now on the ground "BEFORE" you do your floor framing. Actually, it would have been much easier if you'd put it down before you put the beams in place.

[@vauzz66]

Nice. Work. Where are you located ?

[@rmontena4583]

Are those treated 2-bys?

[@natanieljames1026]

How much this this cost you ?

[@kayhelton701]

Cool beans

[@WilliamDanilyuk]

Where did you buy those brackets?

[@Samcraftcom]

Ordered online from Home Depot.

[@karencary3312]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@ernestorodriguez791]

👍🏾

[@scotter_dotter]

Big beefy beams. 😂

[@terrancesnyder9323]

😀

[@josephpe90]

Awesome job brother. But this is the thing about modern construction that makes me laugh.. the Romans built magnificent structures, some of them still in place without any special equipment or tools. Just by being smart and having the manpower.

[@MrRickoscar]

Sam my Lady friend says you are awsome.

[@Samcraftcom]

Thank you

[@robsdeviceunknown]

Why though? Why didn't you just build up and pour concrete? can hold more weight, last longer and heck of a lot cheaper. What am I missing? Code issues maybe?

[@Samcraftcom]

There's no way it would be cheaper, not with concrete pricing today! The grade drop is about 29" as well... that's a lot of engineered fill to compact correctly to prevent settling and cracking later.

[@patshipp9195]

💖💖👍👍💖💖

[@pmartin6759]

👍👍👍👍👍♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@johnbrzenksforearm8295]

Sixteenth!