Recent content by avayan

Hi Group! Super excited to finally share my dream come true with the forum! On December 2016, I joined the Garage Journal as I drooled with the idea of building a workshop. Back then it was infinity percent impossible, but through incredible amounts of sweat and effort, was finally able to make...

Hi Group! I have been out for years but finally my workshop dream is transforming into a plausible reality! I think I am weeks away! While all of the paperwork is shuffled in and out, I have a question regarding concrete slabs. For the workshop, I had been quoted for a 4000 PSI concrete slab...

Thanks for the input! Gave the SW a try but I think they have removed all sorts of usability from the free version as it seemed kind of useless. Could be a complete lack of knowledge but I have used other CAD tools and I can jump in and out of them with not a tremendous effort. Couldn't find my...

WOW, it is looking fantastic! Thanks for sharing! Hey, what SW did you use to plan the shop? That would come quite in handy for us in the planning stage. Thanks!

Thinking about upgrading to one of these...

Thanks for your input folks! A problem that I see with saving is that in my case I could probably save 50K-75K in about 10 years or so. By then, though, chances are that 50K-75K are not going to buy me as much as today. Not to mention I will be 10 years older... If I was in my 20's, that would...

Considering a massive Accessory Building (as called by my city) is not something you pick up at your local Walmart and pay up with a credit card, what techniques have you employed to pay up for the addition? 1. Is it a financing deal where you do a construction loan, second mortgage or whatever...

I bought it about two years ago but when it came in red (if you know what I mean...) Either way, I love it! BTW, Red or black, I hear they are made by the same company. Not that it matters considering they are now both the same price. At some point in time they were $100 off from each other...

I have quoted precisely 40x60x14 and the building itself was in the 30K range. That does not include the slab, labor, electricity, water, insulation, etc. But to jump from 30K to 150K that is quite the quantum leap! I also did a quote for a 2000 SQFT with every single nook and cranny. It was...

This post is funny! Notice in here pretty much everybody will tell you there is no such thing as too big. Ask all of our wives combined, on the other hand, and clearly the vast majority of them will agree that if it is not kitchen or walking closet space, then for sure even a 1 SQFT workshop is...

That's my thought exactly! From what I have heard, I could erect a metal building, brick it to match the home façade and everybody would be happy. What I would like to understand is, though, wouldn't this be far much more expensive than wood? Of course, it is just my impression, and I am looking...

Quick question: what is the ratio of metal to wood when it comes to buildings? I am in the OP's opposite condition. I want a metal building but my community won't allow them. Hence, I will have to go with stick. If a 2400 SQFT building can be erected for 50K in metal, how much should I expect to...

Dude, you have no idea! FIVE ******** YEARS I battled and there was no way of winning. I am still looking at the slowly moving clouds as I lay flat on that blood ridden battle field, with about half a dozen arrows pummeling my chest, and a broad sword up my... I think you get the meaning ;-)...

HAH! Man, how on Earth did I not think of that??? Genius!

A question on the veneer technique. Does it raise the cost considerably or is it kind of peanuts? Something I would like to understand is whether continuing with the metal building project still make sense economically. For example, if the metal building is 50K and the brick building is 200K to...