In the last few weeks all of the paneling has gone on the building. First the roof, then they poured the concrete floor. And now finally the side panels are going up. I really like the color I picked for the roof and sides as it matches my other much smaller shed. A ranger green with a off white color was a good choice I think. It looks so much bigger than I thought it would, and really looking forward to using its 5000 square feet of space inside. Once the doors are up, moving in work equipment can begun.
Seeing them put up the roof made me quite nervous, how they climbed up there with no safety equipment as far as I could see. But they moved with confidence and made quick work on putting it all up on the trusses.
A small trailer the builder has on site, it has lots of spots for tools and hardware inside. It was all built out inside for extra storage compartments.
We can see the roofing going on one side, and then they complete on the other and seal the center.
They used their skid steer to bring the large pieces of metal up on the roof, along with weather barrier and then affixed it all to the trusses. Lol that pine tree to the left, its looking quite one sided these days. Since we cut down two large oak trees that were leaning bad in the direction of the building.
Me and my farm hand did some trash cleanup while they were putting the roof on that day. As we left the area and came back a few hours later its amazing how much progress they have made.
Driving into town we passed one of the concrete mixer trucks on the way to my property to pour the pad for the workshop along with a small lip for one of the entrances to the workshop.
We can see the framing made for the small service door and the 16 foot drive through door that will be going up. I purchased a steel walk through door, I think the 16 foot doors is are roll ups.
With the concrete dry enough to walk on, it was nice going inside and checking it all out.
The concrete guys want the roof up to protect the drying concrete from rain. But want the sides open to help it breath to dry better.
On a windy day we walked out to the building without the walls up, it was like a wind tunnel... haha
We can see the pad they poured, will help with long trailers.
The side walls were put up a week or so after pouring the concrete. They started with the far wall and worked their way around.
Now there is a roof it feels so much taller. We went with a 13 foot roof to make sure there is enough space for a car lift for when I want to get one installed. The concrete is also poured extra thick so we can drive in heavy vehicles without worrying about cracking the pad. The thickness of the concrete is also rated for the car lift, so extra thick.
Seeing all the panels go up helps my brain see the space better. When it was all framing it was quite hard to imagine, but now the walls are going up it helps a lot.
That trailer was at the workshop site every day, they had everything inside to get the work done.
I am wondering if I should do free standing shelves or attach them to those large beams and horizontal 2x4s.
Ah nice to have all this space, looking forward to moving stuff in as soon as the doors are completely up so no water gets inside. Waiting on the door installers is taking a little longer than expected.
While the construction was going on we ran power cables over to the building. It will be ran on solar power. Using 8 gauge wires, my friend 
Only the doors are left now, the small service door has been hung. And my blueberry bushes are starting to flower right next to the building.
We can see the size difference between the two doors.
The spacing between the side panels and roof was filled as well.
The gaps can be seen by the sunlight coming in, but will be all filled by the end of construction.
The workmen and builder have been very careful around my blueberry bushes and thornless blackberries. Doing their best not to bump them or lay work equipment on them. I am really glad they are watching out for them and not breaking them all because of the construction just a few feet away. Though I feel bad they have had to deal with that thorned quince bush right next to them.. haha I did not plant that, it was already there.
Whats next?
Have the two 16' large doors installed.
Cut hole in side panel and run in power from solar.
Once the doors are up, start moving boxes and equipment into workshop.
Build out shelves, work benches and other storage for building.
Get a vehicle lift installed.
Plant wildflower seeds and other plants along erosion areas where recent dirt was added to help lock it in.
Have gutters installed, and a rain water collection system we will use to water the near by 1/3 area enclosed garden. Will need to have a retaining wall built for this, waiting on bids for that work.