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Check ebay, local auctions and CL. You can get a decent lift for a grand but if you up the budget you'll find something in better condition.

Time for a quick update. This is the shop as of today. Finally got the Honda over to its new home. In case anyone is wondering, the car is a Honda S2000 with a Ls1/6spd swap.

Awesome!

Thanks!

Moved some tools into the shop and plumbed the air line under the electrical conduit. The compressor is going on the other side of the wall but I still need to hook it in.

Well I have power! electrician is done with the 100 amp sub panel. He installed 3 20amp circuits for outlets along the wall, wired in the 220 heater and installed a disconnect box on the other side of the wall for my air compressor. Paint is on the walls and I built a pretty darn sturdy work...

Worst part was getting the 5 gallon bucket of tar up.

This is my 2 cents. Been married for seven years, together for 9, known her for 15. We have a 4yr old, a 1.5yr old and one on the way. Marriage couldn't be better now, but it almost ended right after the first kid. I had the same mindset you have, ditched it. I ask her for her needs...meet them...

Electrician ran into a schedule problem, he should be done in the morning. I took a detour from the shop to make some repairs on the roof. Eventually I'll need to tear off and re roof the tall section of the building (about 1k sqft) but for the time being I'm going to limp it along. There was...

Nice garage! whats that brick "bump out" for in the middle of the wall?

Just a thought, we sell salvaged lubber to to people who rebuild wood sashes and they like it because old growth resist rotting.

Grabbed that picture of the upstairs today.

Peoria is an older city, in fact its older than Chicago. So, yes that also means we have a lot of low income homes which equates to run down properties. The landlords are ultimately responsible for things getting as bad as they are. I do have some clout with the city, I volunteer as a...

Anytime!

Barn wall is done! sliding door and all.