Dream Shop - Old Shop Demolition finished. Demo photos added.

1 door which opens inwards which I don't think would pass over here (EU) as viable escape routes. Not trying to rag on your awesome workshop in any way!
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Regardless of laws, Inward/outward swinging doors is also regional thing. Here in Sweden virtually all doors swing outward.

My first time as a kid in US was not under good circumstances. I was seriously not happy.
When I first saw doors swinging inward. It affirmed my belief US was not going to be a good place.
 
Lieblad said:
Regardless of laws, Inward/outward swinging doors is also regional thing. Here in Sweden virtually all doors swing outward.

My first time as a kid in US was not under good circumstances. I was seriously not happy.
When I first saw doors swinging inward. It affirmed my belief US was not going to be a good place.
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When there's a snow drift up against the door, you can still open the door inwards and get out.
 
I can't think of a single house I have ever been in with an out swinging door. I am sure that in my 70 years I have entered/exited thousands of houses. I am pretty sure every door in Norfolk opens inward. I am not sure if it is required by code, but it is the standard in the US.

Apartment buildings and commercial businesses have out swing doors for the exit doors and fire stairs, but inside the building, the doors swing inward on each private apartment or office.

Just as a security thing, if it swings out, a thief can knock out the hinge pins and open the door. With an inswing door you can slam a door shut and put your shoulder to it to keep someone out, but with it opening outward, the person outside can pull it open as soon as you turn the latch … with you being able to do nothing to stop him. Also, a person could put a board against the door knob and the porch and you would be trapped inside. With an inswing door, you can use the same type safety bar and make the door impossible to force open even if the intruder picks the lock or tries to kick the door in.

As said by the count, any debris from a storm or snow/ice will block an out swinging door and make it impossible to exit.

Anyway, we are probably drifting away from the shop build.
 
If someone yells “crowd” in a fiery theater, the people rushing the in swinging door will hamper its opening. There are more fires than crowds in a workshop.
If you have a screen door, it has to swing out while the entrance door must therefore swing in.
Good looking shop by the way!
 
Stacy, the gable end with the door is begging a deck to sit on, smoke one, have an adult beverage, and shoot the breeze.
Very nice build.
 
Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith said:
Just as a security thing, if it swings out, a thief can knock out the hinge pins and open the door.
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Not exactly true. You are correct in saying residential doors swing inwards and commercial doors swing outwards. Has to do with fire codes and number of people who are expected to leave a bldg. Big difference of 400 people or 4 people who would need to leave in a emergency situation.

However doors with exposed hinges have pins or wings that interface with opposing hinge to prevent easily removing pins and entering a bldg.
 
Dan,
I spent yesterday building a nice little porch deck and steps you could walk an elephant up. I would have made it 8X20 feet and go all the way across the end of the shop, but I don't want to tick off the CBPA folks.
 
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Heading to the lumber yard for two more PT 2X6 boards, then out in the shop to finish the deck and do some tiding up and get ready for the interior build out.
 
I remember a while back measuring and remeasuring that foot print. Gotta say its pretty awesome seeing it come together. I'm very happy for you.
 
OK, here are some of the better quality shots.

The porch and steps are done. Everything expect the 4X4's, including the decking, is PT 2" lumber. The deck and steps have a few degrees of slope to allow rain and snow melt to run off. There is a 1" gap at the junction of each step to keep leaves and debris from catching in the crevice. The railing is dead level. I ran a temporary power cord in through one of the external outlet boxes and put a duplex outlet on the wall inside for power and lights while doing construction. Once I run a sub-feed, it will come out.

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Looks great. Looks pretty much finished and can't be far off now.

Only thing I would have done differently was run the decking the other way on the porch as I like walking across the boards rather than along them.
Lookinf forward to finished pics soon!
 
I would have done it that way, but the ends of the boards go under the transom lip at the doorway. The rest of the deck has the boards stopping about an inch away from the siding.
It was easier this way.
 
Looking so good... May want to build an overhang for the porch, I've had water issues with my shop door from rain that splashes off the deck back up onto the door which is really hard on the seals and such
 
That is in the future projects. I laso may eventually put up a carport awning in the front.
 
Yesterday's shots.
First - The shop boss. He used to work for OSHA and is a stickler for everyone wearing their safety gear. Here he is hanging out with his crew before work.
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Once work starts they all get properly equipped.
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I put a temporary outlet by the door to plug tools and stuff into, along with three LED strip lights.
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I brought in my amplified speaker unit and plugged my MP3 storage device into it. I have everything from Maroon 5 to Les Misérables on it. I got to watch the volume as I really get into things like The 1812 overture and some good opera.
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These fellows really warm the place up.
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Some shots of the porch as I get it set up. Very old Whisky barrels from Scotland. Some old farm stuff for décor. I put some more stuff on the rails after these photos were taken, so you will see them the next time I post new shots.

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These are the Moose Antlers I got from Bill Moran's estate sale. They hung up in his rafters for a long time. They will be mounted and given a coating of some protectant like UV block spar varnish and centered on the gable above the porch.
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I thought your stereo was a TIG welder. Why aren’t those great head mounts and racks in your living room?
 
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