Recent content by ryantowry_81

yeah I am leaning towards doing a closed loop system down the road with a HX for the irrigation water and a heater with a recirc pump and then I can heat or cool on the same loop of in concrete pipe and a radiator with catch basin for condensate.

Man, living in Alaska in the 50's, I bet you have some fun stories. I lived there in the 2000's and it was an adventure.

ended up getting both doors 10W x 14H for $3300 and going with the 3" insulation for 2800 from great western. signed the final approval drawings so we can get to final engineering and move toward permitting. stay tuned.

this is good info. I was also thinking that the radiator option could be actually cheaper than in slab for cooling tubing. I would really love to put the tubing in the foundation for heating as well but i am on the fence if this is a want or need.

thanks. the wife did most of the color and appearance picks but we both really wanted the traditional farmhouse look with the big patio and porch. I think the shop will end up being a red color to look somewhat like a typical barn color.

yeah I had a nice garage before moving and have for the last two years have had dirt and gravel to work on projects and am very excited to have a space to work again. working on finalizing door locations with the builder now. the wife talked me into splurging and just going with 2 14' tall...

most of the time the dodge wont be stored in the shop, just wanted to plan for the lift to be in the right spot to lift it as it is the biggest vehicle I would ever plan to lift.

https://imgur.com/a/XnBbVhl here is my first idea for the layout. the area around the Camaro will be an enclosed room to store the car away from the fabrication working area and double as a paint booth. above that I want to build a deck for a mezzanine for storage/bathroom/hangout area. I want...

yeah a coarse prefilter before entering the slab to keep larger particles out s a good idea. I will add that to the list. I don't think returning it to the canal is feasible as we are a ways away but seeing as I pay a flat yearly fee for 9 inches to irrigate 10 acres and currently use almost...

looking good. I had a TC40DA and loved that tractor. we did lots of brush clearing together for our home site. Wish I didn't sell it but the wife said build a shop or keep the tractor and I wanted the shop more...….

So I am still in the planning phase of my shop and don't have the budget right now for a true A/C system but wanted to put in tubing for in floor radiant at some point. then I got to thinking, I have irrigation water off a irrigation canal to my property that is usually in the 45-50ºF range or...

Thanks for the insight Lou. Do you have a thread or pictures of your layout? Besides getting concrete quotes layout inside is my next think to figure out. Sounds like I have a similar vehicle base to you with a camaro, fj40, fj80, minitruck, boat, camper, car trailer and truck. Current phase...

I personally find my self using my dewalt portaband and SWAG offroad stand more than anything for brackets etc.One of my all time favorite tools.

are you talking about 50 amps total or just for lights? If you ever plan on using a plasma cutter I would shoot for 100amp or more. I found in my lst house having the 220v compressor and the plasma running sucked enough juice to dim the rest of the house with a 150 amp panel. my wife hated it...

I am finally getting to embark down one of my life long dreams of having my own shop. our first house I lost the battle with the wife and she got the new house with the small garage vs the old fixer upper with the big shop. ever since I have wanted a good sized work shop for all my car projects...