Recent content by Fordrat31

Just a fast update. I decided I wanted to fill the front of the building in eliminating the three loading docks. I thought it would be a good idea if I filled the area in and let it settle over the winter before I but concrete down. This should minimize any cracking. Here are some before and...

This is the compressor that I got for the shop. Its and oldie but I am hoping it will have very good preformance. It is made by Worthington and has a 7hp, 3 phase, 208V motor. I am not sure how to calculate the CFM but It should be a fair amount. The plan is to put it between the shop and the...

Here is another small project that I have completed. We I first bought the building there were large concrete pads that the refridgeration compressors sat on. There were right in the middle of one bay and were just in the way. So I decided to rent a jack hammer and chip them up. Wow is that...

Thats kinda what I was thinking. I do have special sound celing tiles, they are made of a similiar material that the sound plates you see in indoor swimming pools are.

Well right now its fairly cheap becasue I don't currently live there, and won't until the appartment is complete. Right now I pay anywhere between $22-$60 a month. I expect that to go up to $150-$180 once I am moved in and using equiptment. I really dont want to have a demand charge show up so...

Hmm I guess I recieved some bad info then! It sure seems like it would be better than just drywall though. What do you think?

One more update for tonight, this time the shop. A few months ago I picked up a used two post lift off craigslist. I have just now finally got around to installing it. Alot of thought went into the placement of the lift so that we wouldnt run into problems down the road with not having room to...

Well it has officaly been way too long since I have updated this. The building is coming along well, just slow and steady. One of the first projects I decided to take on was to convert, what use to be a flash freezer into a full blown media room. I have always dreamed of having a room...

I use Bend tech EZ. But here is a cool program for notching tubes. You just plug your numbers in and print out "wrappers" then trace the shape onto your tube. http://www.ozhpv.org.au/shed/tubemiter.htm

The building was absolutly the "right price"! Starting from scratch is always great becasue you end up with excatly what you are looking for, but that comes at a price! This property met me needs by about 80%. That was close enough for me! This was also the first piece of property I have ever...

Here is where it gets tricky. I am NOT changing the zoning from commercial to residential. If I were to do that it would dramaticaly reduce the resale value of the building. Right now the building is zoned for commercial neighborhood business. There are residential homes on either side of the...

Looks great!

I hope to start construction on the living space with in the next month. A new bathroom will be the first project on the list. Since the building was not preciously equipped with a shower a few cuts in the floor will be needed to accomodate the piping.

I havent heard any more talk of the track. Big talk now is a casino coming to town....

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