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    NEW build 36 x 50 garage (hot rod shop)

    R19 insolation on all the walls and R36 in the ceiling upstairs along with drywall downstairs coming in february!!!!!!!! Recently moved my Bridgeport mill in the garage from my parents house in NJ, luckily the funeral home in town has a small crane truck for setting tomb stones (makes moving...
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    hot rod garage in the works. 38x56

    Re: hot rod garage in the works.38x56 Any new updates your build always inspires me to keep moving on mine
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    NEW build 36 x 50 garage (hot rod shop)

    UPDATE Pad is poured around the barn stairs have a railing the doors have the trim finally and added braces on all the lean too posts for looks next should be insulation and dry wall stay tuned
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    NEW build 36 x 50 garage (hot rod shop)

    UPDATE Few things done Barn is all wired too manny outlets to count. Lights are in 6 bulb 4' fixtures for high output T5 bulbs the little guys wow are they bright the doors got the rest of there hardware and a black pin stripe down the center so they look like they open outward the front posts...
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    NEW build 36 x 50 garage (hot rod shop)

    amish are about 2/3 the price since they do not have to carry insurance. and more pictures of my hot rods are on the hamb my screen name is the same on there
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    NEW build 36 x 50 garage (hot rod shop)

    I plan on linking the switches on the breakers together. so you have to shut off both legs to shut off the circuit.
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    NEW build 36 x 50 garage (hot rod shop)

    Well finally got some more work done on the garage. I put in 23 duplex 20 amp outlets around the down stairs. Put in a 46 breaker box. Still need to add all the 60amp 220 outlets. Ran 4/0 service wire for a 200 amp service. It was ran 36" underground in 3" conduit. and mounted the meter pan...
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    NEW build 36 x 50 garage (hot rod shop)

    For a back feed to the house to work you have to trip the main breaker coming in from the service pole then turn the generator on after you do this. I dont know if this is legal to back feed a generator this way but I have seen it done and it works with only running one wire. I will not be...
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    How many BTU for a 20x20 bedroom?

    Depends on insulation in the room number of windows. also the inside temp you want to maintain and the area you live in. this is for an exact answer of corse
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    NEW build 36 x 50 garage (hot rod shop)

    I did all the plans for the building using auto CAD.
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    NEW build 36 x 50 garage (hot rod shop)

    Thanks for the nice words everyone. I need to get back to work on it since its not wired yet there is no heat and its been to cold to wire for me. So first i'm going to wire it. then insulate and drywall the entire place and then run NG out there and still need to buy a condensing boiler...
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    What would be the best way to cut a forged aluminum wheel?

    my friend widens and narrows magnesium rims in his spare time he has a brake lethe set up with a chop saw mounted to it to slit the rims. Its a sweet set up because he has an auxiliary gear motor to spin the brake lethe super slow so he can tig the new halves back togetter wile its spinning in...
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    hot rod garage in the works. 38x56

    Re: hot rod garage in the works.38x56 Looking good I can see you have good taste you went with the exact same garage doors as I did in my build just in the other color. Keep it up I need to keep making money so I can finnish my shop.
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    NEW build 36 x 50 garage (hot rod shop)

    Some pictures from the inside as well more to come: wiring, insolation, dry wall, more trim, more concrete outside
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    NEW build 36 x 50 garage (hot rod shop)

    Finally an update I got my garage doors today High lift tracks so the doors are 11' up when open they are 9' tall by 10' wide doors.
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    NEW build 36 x 50 garage (hot rod shop)

    the wall studs are 2x6's with 2x4's for the backers that hold the steel that way the wall once finished is the same width as the block used for the foundation
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    NEW build 36 x 50 garage (hot rod shop)

    Doors still not in but, did get some ground work done and brought in some more gravel. leveled out the ground in front of the doors and added a nice layer of gravel A 10' wide apron will be pored in front of the doors next spring leveled off and added gravel under the lean-to Concrete...
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    NEW build 36 x 50 garage (hot rod shop)

    Well thank you the doors still haven't come yet forgot my camera.... alot of site work took place this week to make a driveway and work on where the water run off will go I got these same doors only in white on the way
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    NEW build 36 x 50 garage (hot rod shop)

    Have my two garage doors ordered Clopay gallery collection arched window short panel high lift track (lifts 2 feet straight up then turns) R17 2" thick door metal both sides be in in the next few weeks pictures then here is a picture http://www.clopaydoor.com/ImageGallery/777/CottageAfter.jpg
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    Hardinge Grind All No. 1

    BTTT $450 shipped they really do cost about $2200 new
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