So, while I've been waiting for my brewing equipment to arrive, I've been working on converting some space into a brew room. It has been used for storage for the past 15 years or so, with the result that it was cluttered and dirty as a mofo, when I started. The room is around 600 - 650 square feet.
Here is what it looks like after:
4 metric tons of concrete has been smashed sledgehammer style and carted off. According to my calculations this means I can drink about 2 gallons of beer.
2 hangar loads of wood has been hauled off.
2 couches, 2 cabinets and a queen sized bed has been moved.
15 garbage bags have been removed.
3 rounds of power washing.
This is what it looks like after you put an angle-grinder into the hands of a Norwegian guy who has been tripping over- and getting power cords stuck on rebar for 2 weeks.
Scele's law 1: If your power-tool has a cord and it can get stuck on something it will.
If I can get a hold of my concrete guy, hopefully I can get a delivery of about 3 cubic meters of concrete this week and finish up the floor. Then I'm putting up a divider wall in the room (The whole room is 1200 square feet) using a mix of 2x4 and dry-wall, with 4 inch insulation between. I also need to get some electricity put in there, which should be an easy job.
If anyone has any idea as to what to put on the dry-wall to make it water-proof I'd be grateful.
Then 30 days later I plan on putting in an epoxy coating in the brew area.
I'm doing this because I'm not really a DIY guy, and I want to prove to myself that I can actually do this.
After painting:
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Still waiting on concrete.
Adding the pictures from the articles:
Floor prepped for concrete:
After pouring the concrete:
Framework for the divider wall:
Wall ready for painting:
After painting:
After moving in some stainless:
Links to the series of articles on the build:
Part 1: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/epic-brew-room-build.html
Part 2:https://www.homebrewtalk.com/brew-barn-part-2.html
Part 3:https://www.homebrewtalk.com/brew-barn-part-3.html
Part 4: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/brew-barn-part-4.html
Here is what it looks like after:
4 metric tons of concrete has been smashed sledgehammer style and carted off. According to my calculations this means I can drink about 2 gallons of beer.
2 hangar loads of wood has been hauled off.
2 couches, 2 cabinets and a queen sized bed has been moved.
15 garbage bags have been removed.
3 rounds of power washing.
This is what it looks like after you put an angle-grinder into the hands of a Norwegian guy who has been tripping over- and getting power cords stuck on rebar for 2 weeks.
Scele's law 1: If your power-tool has a cord and it can get stuck on something it will.
If I can get a hold of my concrete guy, hopefully I can get a delivery of about 3 cubic meters of concrete this week and finish up the floor. Then I'm putting up a divider wall in the room (The whole room is 1200 square feet) using a mix of 2x4 and dry-wall, with 4 inch insulation between. I also need to get some electricity put in there, which should be an easy job.
If anyone has any idea as to what to put on the dry-wall to make it water-proof I'd be grateful.
Then 30 days later I plan on putting in an epoxy coating in the brew area.
I'm doing this because I'm not really a DIY guy, and I want to prove to myself that I can actually do this.
After painting:
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Still waiting on concrete.
Adding the pictures from the articles:
Floor prepped for concrete:
After pouring the concrete:
Framework for the divider wall:
Wall ready for painting:
After painting:
After moving in some stainless:
Links to the series of articles on the build:
Part 1: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/epic-brew-room-build.html
Part 2:https://www.homebrewtalk.com/brew-barn-part-2.html
Part 3:https://www.homebrewtalk.com/brew-barn-part-3.html
Part 4: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/brew-barn-part-4.html