Recent content by Coltman151

I was tossing around the idea of building a pole barn to get my shop out of our attached garage, and this is 100% to a tee what I was picturing. Subbed.

Pardon the mess. It's been almost a year since I've posted in my own build thread, and quite frankly I haven't really done anything major. I got tired of having shadows over my workbench, so I added the last two t8 lights to hang over them. Used leftover wire from the original install, and...

Now that I can see, I need a place to work at. My grandfather worked in maintenance for a hospital before he retired, and I had him save me some cabinets from a remodel they did. I ended up with a lot more than I expected. Two 36 inch metal cabinets, a 36 inch center section to go between the...

I picked up 8 t8 fluorescent fixtures from a friend who got a metric ton of them from a demo he did. He was nice enough to include about 16 extra bulbs also. To my surprise, all 8 function flawlessly. I had to buy wire, wire nuts, and staples. All the connections have been put into boxes now...

I've surrounded myself with friends and family who know the value of what others are tossing out. They acquire a lot of useful junk. So I've decided to set up my workshop by spending as little money as possible. Since I'm just getting started in life, I've got a lot of stuff I need, and not a...

Alright I finally got a few mins to piddle with a few things. In the picture, the wife's car is as far back as it will comfortably fit (still walk behind it). I have roughly 5.5 foot from the wall to leave a walkway at the very nose of the car. I'm thinking the workbench should go in this corner...

Pics as promised. Sorry they're terrible pictures, I had to use a phone.

I'm obviously in good hands here haha. I'm going to try to answer everyone's questions, so this might get lengthy. I will have pictures of the interior tonight. The primary use for the floor space will be for working on cars, hopefully a boat soon (I'm 30 seconds from the lake), and maybe a few...

Hey everyone. I'm a 23 year old tinkerer who just bought his first house. I was raised in my dad's 40x25x12 garage, that him and I built to suit us over several years. He fell on hard times, and had to sell the place, and I had to go out on my own. Fast forward a few more years, and here I am...