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Thanks! I know another Rob Martinson from Minnesota too!

Love this setup Mike! I am going to be fabbing about 50-60 ft of similar bench for multiple parts of my shop as well. We built 18 or so desks for our office using a similar structure in 2" square tube with black onyx tops. Super easy to work with and bulletproof. I was originally thinking...

Spring of 2017. I'm back! It's time to get busy again and finish this thing off. The next biggest single expense (aside from the building itself) is the floor. One thing I don't want to mess up. I spent a lot of time getting estimates from various vendors trying to find the right fit. I wanted...

Mid-September into October 2015. Windows are in and we start on the siding. I've got a 550 ft run for power so I rent a mini-ex and spend a weekend trenching. I also take the opportunity to put in some drains for eventual gutters on the shop. Time to spread a little gravel...

I just spent $14k even on a finished 2400 sq ft, 6" floor with rebar and two 4x4 man door pads in Eastern WA 60 days ago. I did 90% of the prep, but did have them compact it.

Thanks!

Early September 2015. The week after they completed all of the sheeting I took a trip to Austria and Germany. By the time I got back the roof was done. Now that most of the heavy construction is done. I take some time to start clearing out the inside so that I can eventually prep for the...

Late August 2015. Lots of progress these few weeks as the crew starts putting sheeting on the roof and building out the structure for the dormers. We had a crazy fire season this year so there is a ton of smokey haze lingering around. Dormers up. It's a real building!

Absolutely, I've seen one or two from here and the CDA area but not many.

Thanks! I wanted some separation from the house for a few reasons. The shop is pretty big and placing it near the house would be a little overbearing for the main structure. I've done a lot of work on the yard and have a kids play structure in the back and eventually want to put in a pool. There...

August 12, 2015. By the time I get home from work, all of the trusses have been delivered and the framers have them up and are working on tying them in. Building engineered attic trusses was one of the more expensive options I added to the shop. I wanted to get the roof slope right and similar...

August 11, 2015. All four walls are stood up today and it starts to resemble an actual building. It appears I may have an actual shop before the snow flies this year!

August 2015. The first loads of lumber have been delivered and the framing crew starts building walls before they stand them up.

Funny, I went to high school with someone that was a Martinsen and have met a few other unrelated Martinsons via Facebook over the years.

July 2015. After tons of water and beating on what feels like a giant bed of sawdust, it's time to get some footings and a stem wall in!