ProjectFD 2,400 sq ft Shop COMPLETE!

The video you've all been waiting for, even if you didn't know it.
Website: www.ProjectFD.com
Web Store (Stickers): www.ProjectFD.c...
Shop Specs:
Freedom Steel Red-Iron Building - 40' x 60' x 12.5' with 12.1 pitch roof. Two 10' x 10' insulated roll-up doors. 4" insulation throughout.
Music By:
Dj Quads - September - • Video

[@bigkeg9173]

OK .......I'm jealous 😄😄 Great shop 👍👍

[@camshaftP16]

With your Air Compressor, make a sound proof cover/compartment for it. I have worked in too many shops that the noise becomes a hindrance. Great shop you have planned it out well.

[@lisedetorfino6426]

Great video. Love the garage and your shiplap idea for around the entry door! Keep up the great work!

[@AndyHilins]

Awesome video! I am getting ready to build a 30 x 80 shop. (also I think we are local to each other) Maybe we will see eachother at a future event!

[@Projectfd]

Congrats on the new shop! We're located in West Palm and try to make it out to most Cars and Coffee events. Hopefully things open up soon!

[@HammerdownMotorsportsUSA]

cool shop, I am just over a year into mine lots of work for sure but should be so good when its all complete, I have a man cave in my shop and I used a hotel style heat/ A/C unit in there and it works great, It would be cool to see an update once you get it all the way you want it. thanks for sharing

[@fastdadgarage-northsouthch4418]

Looks awesome! I recently built my shop, tons of work! (See it on my channel). Since your in Florida does it stay cool? Concrete looks nice, any reason why you didn’t go with color on floors? I’m at the other end of the country almost to Canada. I put 10” of insulation walls and ceiling. Hoping to keep it warm. I had door issues because of my wall height, wish I’d planned a little better. Cool lights

[@Projectfd]

Hey congrats on the new shop! It stays 'relatively' cool with the 4" insulation and the insulated doors. I've also done the brush sweeps around the roll-up door perimeters to control the environment a bit more. In addition spray foaming and caulking any seams/holes in the building has helped tons as well. I run a dehumidifier which keeps the shop at a constant 50% humidity along with a large fan that runs every few hours to keep air circulating around. As for the concrete, sealing was the cheaper and faster solution so I could start moving stuff in and I can always add some flair to the floor down the line.

[@geraldohasanaj4290]

How mutch the shop cost you just the building thanks

[@NashCustoms]

If your building an office, why not put a roof on it and then where the cabinets would be put a wooden staircase against the back wall to get to the top and you can have hidden storage to reduce clutter on the shop floor.

[@zachkrebs1279]

I skimmed comments and didn’t see my answer. I really like your shop and am wondering if you’d share the total cost please?

[@jamesemmeneckersr.1875]

Nice. When you recover financially go back and polish the concrete.... We are in planning phase of our farm / shop/ storage building. One of our business is polishing natural stone and concrete. We did our current shop in 1996??? It was 5 or 6 years old. We left 25 % floor untreated... no comparison. Figure 3 to 5 sq ft depending on what look... semi or gloss.... inexpensive 5 year sealer or 15 sealer. Prices are all over the board.... A good floor treatment will cost you money once. A bad system will cost you money every time you go to clean it. Enjoy...

[@jowens1126]

what is the temperature in the building in the heat of the summer? I live up the road from you in the Orlando area and I was curious about that. Still trying to decide how far I want to go into insulation and then A/C.

[@Projectfd]

Slab was 86 degrees F the other day when it was 96 outside with one bay door open and a fan running. The biggest issue is moisture mitigation in the shop. The dryer it is, the less hot it feels (for me at least).

[@LIND311]

Im curious about your over all cost. This is pretty much exactly what I want, and I'm in North Florida, so cost should be fairly similar.

[@Projectfd]

If your having someone do all the work, prepare for the ballpark of 100k all in. This is of course pre-steel tarrif, so could be up to 25% more on steel for the building and rebar for the concrete

[@davidforman2096]

Project FD love the garage. Does that cost include lifts,power,fixtures, ect?

[@Projectfd]

@@davidforman2096 that's everything minus the lifts. I haven't priced out the XPR-10S-LP since the final steel tariffs hit, so factor in another ~7k

[@jowens1126]

Great looking shop! One thing I found for insulation is the Energy Saver system. It consists of a once piece vapor barrier/thermal break that is draped over straps on the ceiling, then rolled insulation over the straps, then another layer over that in the opposite direction, then the roof is applied. I was initially thinking about spray foam, but I have heard too many bad things about it lately to risk using it. Then I want to sheet the entire interior with 3/4" plywood. Run all the electric exposed on top of the plywood. Then for lighting, I found some 6' and 8' LED light strips. Spaced every 6, it should light the inside up super bright. Thanks for all the information on concrete sealers, expansion joint fillers, Door air leaks, I had not even thought of that. I have been struggling to decide if I want to use conventional Red Iron or the cheaper 12 gauge box beam construction. I will probably end up using the box beam construction but have them design the beams on 24" centers instead of the 48" centers they normally use. It wont be as Heavy Duty as the red iron buildings, but it will probably be half the price too. Since I will be sheeting the whole thing, I think that will make up for it as long as they can design the structure to carry the load of the plywood sufficiently.

[@Knightflights86]

I like your shop... I was watching cause it was close to the size i wanted to get. I was thinking i wanted larger but this def gave me a good look at size..

[@fitzyholden1036]

Nice workshop. Good to see and Aussie made Holden in there even if it is badged as a Pontiac.

[@ntomnia585]

Do you have clearance for open hoods with lifted cars and trucks? I'm looking into a shop as well and figured 14' eaves would be about right. Nice shop.

[@Projectfd]

Sure do! Had the F250 on the lift with its hood opened and had enough clearance to not hit the ceiling

[@anthonyyezek8194]

Thank you for sharing the video. I'm in the Naples area on the other coast of FL. I'm very interested in what your final cost was as I'll be building the same type of building in the next year. Thanks again.

[@Projectfd]

With the steel tarrif and assuming you contract out everything, for that size your in the 90-110 ballpark

[@nicaveritt5867]

Yea. If you contract out everything, my 40x100 same red iron beams, was 27k we put it up our selves cause the company didn’t know how

[@waynezhang3969]

@@nicaveritt5867 you said it costs 27k for the entire building?

[@nicaveritt5867]

Correct. But we did all the work. The build was 27k but concrete was 20k so all together we have around 60k including electrical and but if we contracted out it would’ve been close 200k

[@waynezhang3969]

@@nicaveritt5867 Wow that's awesome! Can I ask which supplier you got the building materials?

[@narcissistinjurygiver2932]

I am tryiing to get one of these built now.

[@cyanmontoya8569]

Hey man, just had my shop completed today. Your video was enormously helpful in planning. I have 2 questions. 1: What concrete sealants did you use. 2: What lighting calculator did you use? Thank you so much for sharing this content.

[@Projectfd]

Glad it was helpful! After living with this sealant for over a year both inside and out front I can't recommend it at all. The sikaflex in the expansion joints however should be a requirement. I couldn't imagine the ammount of fluids and gunk that would be built up in there by now. I'll try to find the light calculator again and post here.

[@Projectfd]

I actually quoted out with a few companies and these are ultimately what I used: www.amazon.com/dp/B077ZLMTH9/ref=cm_sw_r_fm_apa_i_1owGEbPSCNQ0B I believe I reached out to AntLux and they verified that 6 high bay lights were enough for the 60x40 shop

[@cyanmontoya8569]

@@Projectfd Thanks for the reply! Do you remember which product that was so I can avoid it?

[@cyanmontoya8569]

@@Projectfd Awesome. Thanks for all the info man! You really went above and beyond sharing all this.

[@Projectfd]

@@cyanmontoya8569 You're welcome, glad I could help

[@BrianSuero]

Looks awesome. Enjoy!

[@Robert_Mann]

Very nice! My cousin lives in Delray Beach and he too got a metal building from Freedom Steel. His is 35x45 and he absolutely loves it. Enjoy.

[@Projectfd]

Awesome! They are great buildings, I have zero complaints so far

[@davidholzbaugh652]

How much was the shop and concrete

[@HooRAAHH]

Very nice garage. I'm in your area and just did a 24x30 metal garage, nothing as high end as yours though. Maybe when I get our car finished I'll see you at one of the cars and coffees around here. Good luck with the channel.

[@Projectfd]

Thanks! And congrats on the building, anything is a vast improvement in FL that isn't working outside ;) I go to most of the Cars and Coffee events, so keep an eye out.

[@kv2792]

Hey man love the channel looking to put up my own 40x60 or 30x50 what company did you go thru for the building and what brand is it? Too many of them online to choose from, could use some insight on a person who bought one!

[@Projectfd]

Company is called Freedom Steel

[@schuck9326]

I used those brushes on my building's roll-up door. They work pretty well for keeping wasp and wind out now. I only used at the top of 14' door. Don't ever make the mistake i did of releasing the tension on the bar at the top for coil spring lift assist. It took 3 guys to lift enough to get me out my wood framed building. Lol Nice shop and very formative video to help me in my decision to have metal building built. Thanks

[@Projectfd]

Those garage springs are no joke! Glad I could help

[@schuck9326]

@@Projectfd i learned to use rebar in the pivot spur to hold it against the wall and to turn it when making adjustments. There are videos out on replacing broken coil springs that help.

[@barnes_specialty]

Nice shop!! Just sent you an email.

[@Projectfd]

Thanks! Email sent your way.

[@tuckerschopshop]

Nice Shop, my friend is building one now the same size. He has a couple projects we will be filming for his KZbin channel.

[@johngessner]

That’s tremendous thanks. Thinking of a building like this for a photo studio on my property. How do you still like the building? Anything you would do different with the building ?

[@dustintowsend9302]

🤤🤤 wow man very nice

[@arielquintela452]

my congrats...... excllent man cave.. What was your thought process concerning an A/C? Thanks

[@EddySVT]

What was the total cost for everything? With the cement too This is perfect bro

[@Projectfd]

Eddy, with steel tarrif prices in effect, with eletrical you're looking at about 90-100k for a 40x60 in the same configuration. Each region may vary a bit from that based on labor and material costs. Hope that helps!

[@87spike19]

Great shop! Nice layout.

[@Projectfd]

Glad you like it!

[@shawnbarber5768]

Awesome shop! What do you have in the building cost itself installed?

[@Projectfd]

Just the steel? Around $30k, erectors in FL charge between $5-8 a sq ft

[@gearboxgarage]

I have to seal the cracks and paint my floor as well,would you use Sikaflex again...

[@Projectfd]

I would, but what I found after the fact is they make the smaller cord that would have fit my expansion cuts. Use that and then put the sikaflex on top to seal it off, save loads of material and time that way. Live and learn lol

[@gearboxgarage]

@@Projectfd Thats why I asked lol. thanks

[@richardpellis]

You're probably done with the interior but now, but I just watched some other metal building videos and think I have decided on using 3/4" tongue and groove plywood for the walls. Mount in vertically so it runs up to 8'. Could leave section between plywood and the ceiling exposed, or finish it with white sheathing/paneling like this kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpfKgnehnNqcmrc . They finished the ceiling in that bldg also. I copied a link to your video because I liked what you did to manage runoff from the rain.

[@patrickalexander8752]

How much

[@shanedrake2]

Very nice, my 30x60 shop is going up soon!

[@Projectfd]

I saw the pics of the slab the other day, exciting times!

[@PaceWorks]

In Ireland the council made us a ramp upto our new concrete when they wer fixing potholes 👌🏻 different worlds

[@jamesarthurbowers]

If your worried about tariffs, buy American

[@NashCustoms]

This is a beautiful shop 👏🏻

[@Projectfd]

Thanks! Make sure to subscribe as an updated video is coming soon showing changes/tweaks ice made after using the shop for about a year

[@maurader762]

Wooow amazing shop!!

[@jamesgilliam6615]

Could you tell me were did you get the shelving I could use that in my shop

[@Projectfd]

The Home Depot Husky line of industrial shelves. They are the largest model 90 x 90 shelves attached to eachother.

[@jamesgilliam6615]

@@Projectfd thank you sir I'm jealous and happy at the same time about your shop congratulations

[@justinmackintosh394]

you got a link for those LEDs

[@Projectfd]

Via amazon: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077ZLMTH9/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[@flyhelo60L]

what is the recommended depth of the slab for your lifts?

[@Projectfd]

Bendpak recommends a min of 4.25" of 3,000psi concrete

[@airportchronicles199]

Project FD cool thx, I thought it was much deeper requirement

[@bravo1xray522]

It was my understanding that 6" and 5000 psi was needed for a lift. What was the capacity of yours?

[@ironman-sp9fg]

How much was this all done and said. Im looking to build one soon

[@davidholzbaugh652]

Nice shop! How much was the shop and concrete

[@moecardenas4236]

I keep getting puddles of water. They did use a moisture barrier, any advice on the dehumidifier?

[@Projectfd]

Yes a moisture barrier was used, you can see the form here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y3O9fYqvfrCcotE I use a GE Energy Star 50 Pint Dehumidifier with a drainage hose piped outside the shop. I also have a circulation fan that kicks on every few hours as I've noticed without one condensation forms on the peak of the ceiling and drips down.

[@retroguitarmaster]

what is the concrete slab thickness and what rebar did you use?, also did you consider using keyways? im in the process of doing the concrete forms for my shop, thanks for the video

[@Projectfd]

5" overall and deeper for the skirt/where the j hooks for the gurts are. No keyway.

[@YoungandReckless5468]

Hey man, so I have a question. I also have a big steel building and I’ve been doing research on insulation and ways to keep the building cooler in the summer. How is your shop insulated if it is?

[@Projectfd]

It was insulated during construction so there is 4" of R-13 sandwiched between the gurts and the wall panels. I hear good things about the spray on if the building is already together.

[@Fundean]

Add some ring cameras or build a blue iris security server

[@MrRiggs49]

What was your cost for everything

[@Projectfd]

With steel tariff prices in effect, with electrical you're looking at about 90-100k for a 40x60 in the same configuration. Each region may vary a bit from that based on labor and material costs. Hope that helps!

[@ernestomartinez9864]

What materials do you need for building the shop?

[@Projectfd]

As far as? All materials are provided by freedom steel except for the slab and electrical

[@ernestomartinez9864]

Project FD what kind of footing and foundation was used

[@justinmackintosh394]

ya cant have a commodore and a gtr sign in the same shop, pick a side mate

[@philipwillingham460]

How much do you have in your concrete structure and electrical?

[@Projectfd]

Slab was engineered for the building, 5" thick overall (not including pilings/skirt) and came in at around 20k, electrical fully run, terminated, upgraded to a 320amp load center and converted to underground power was 14k. That includes permitting.

[@raywalker8065]

How much in total for the whole job ?

[@Projectfd]

Minus the lifts (just structural costs) it was around 90

[@arthursemple7714]

i don.t see sink bath nothing like that incomplete

[@brushmasterspaintingfranchise]

looks like new jersey

[@Projectfd]

New Jersey, FL