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make that retractable... not retardable.. ooops

Looking good!!! depending on how you plan to finish the inside.... your progress will slow down. I got my shop framed, sided, an dhalf the roofing on in a little over a week. That was 2 years ago. I hope to finish the last details in the next month. pictures at www.hawkeyeindustries.us

For 110 just insall a regular outlet in the ceiling. then add some retractable drop cords. I got mine from cummins truck load sale (you can find them on the web also) real cheap. you can also get them from HD or Lowes. I'm not sure if you can do the same with 220 or not might be able to...

My shop so far has worked out to about $25.00 per SQ ft. $30,000/1200sq you can see it at www.hawkeyeindustries.us I did all the work my self, except the concrete, and dywall. As far as cost, the big items are easy. make a phone call for trusses, siding, electric and concrete. They can give...

Check out my shop... pretty close to what your describe. it is 30x40 with two 10'x 12 rooms in the back corners (one for lawn equip with a garage door, and the other for machine tools I don't want covered with sawdust. the space in between these rooms will have a rollout lumber/steel rack. I...

As far as the trusses go... when you buy them, they will tell you the spacing, required in your area, and will provide a drawing of required bracing between the rafters, you will need this as part of your building permit.

Actually in the corner the two studs need to bespaced farter apart. you can just nail this stud in far enough spaced to provide a nailer for drywall, or use three studs in the corners, or two studs, with a few scrapes of 2x4 placed at the top bottom and middle

The top row of doors were a free bonus because of the sloped ceiling. the doors that wiil go over these are about 6" tall and 8' long. Not sure what may end up in there. but I suspect levels saw guides, extension cords....

All, Thanks for the kind words! This has been a dream for me since I was 12 or so. A few more days worth of work and I can finnaly move the rest of my tools in.

mickeypat, I cut the lanes to size using a circular saw with a carbide tip blade. Yes it makes some sparks, and throws some metal chips.. but its not really a big deal. Wear SAFTEY GLASSES!!! and gloves! The shingles are 40 year archeteturals (owen Corning) from lowes tera cota color.

Paradise Ridge, Those recesed areas are for mounting floodlights.

my upper cabinets are 20" deep, I think they will work fine. My lower cabinets are exra depth 42" . I haven't loaded them up yet, maybe this weekend??? pictures at www.hawkeyeindustries.us

Bowling alleys came from a building material salvage yard in El Paso Tx 1-800-322-7235 . I bought mine about 6 years ago. before I even owned property to build my shop on. They had stacks of them each section is cut to about 15' long. Heavy as hell. They were very cheap... I think I got...

it's almost done. 30'X40' check out the 42" deep cabinets with bowling alley tops. www.hawkeyeindustries.us