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I admit that a concrete floor isn’t **** like a perfect paint job, ported cylinder heads, or a new turbocharger. Unless it’s your concrete floor and then that IS ****. The concrete crew started by pouring 30 yards.

My wife is also a car enthusiast so we have several cars. A couple 60's Novas, 70 Camaro, 60's Chevelles, 80's Mustangs, a 65 Belair and the oldest currently is a 1941 Packard 4 door sedan that I will resto-mod in the future. We built and sold a 32 Ford and a 41 Willys in the past. After...

The shop is ready for concrete. Should be about 130 yards.

new shop video showing completion of the roof. Eric

Thanks! Although I don't have a huge restroom, I will have two, one with a 5' shower.

Good day today on multiple fronts! The concrete was cut where the water supply and drains need to locate. This concrete was in the existing part of the shop. After the concrete was pulled up and moved out of the way, the plumbing contractor roughed in the pipes. Then the concrete contractor...

LOL! Yeah, plan B. It's unsettling when you think you have a stable job (after all the order backlog was significant) and by 8:30 in the morning, you're talking about a severance package instead of attending the morning production meeting. So now my fate is up to me and God, not the corporate...

After three straight days of rain, the guys worked hard today. The steel roof is removed and shingles down on that part completely. Plus, more sheeting and shingles on the southwest corner.

ok, I will continue to post here. My first post in January received no comments so I thought either no one was interested or everyone was following on the website or FB page. :)

May 2020 update. Roof is going on.

In 2010 I built a 74x80 storage "barn" for my car collection and documented the build here. In 2013, I lost my job as a result of the of the manufacturing plant where I worked closing. It took a year to find a job with significantly less salary and I decided that I would never be without a...

no change, still bare walls. The finished interior has moved up on the priority list though. For a period of about two weeks this spring, everything in the barn was dripping with water. Not good if you are trying to maintain southwest rust free cars. I didn't expect this much condensation...

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Thanks guys. I had to gather up my advice the hard way >> wasting lots of money over the years. I'm happy to share if it helps someone not make a mistake with their money. My addiction is the worst case I have ever seen :) I just added some words to go along with the photos in post 146. CZ

No concern of termites or the posts rotting out. Sure, termite damage can occur on any wood but termites like it damp. The ground where the barn is built is sandy with the exception of the top soil so it drains really well. This soil drainage will prevent the posts from rotting out too, I...

Thanks! It nice having everything under one roof and not stored away from home. No power yet. My house was built in the late 60's and my circuit breaker box has no room for another circuit. I'm waiting for an electrician friend to put in a new breaker box that will have room for more...

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Holy smokes! What do you do in there? You can't put that out there without some details! Any photos of the construction or interior? Looks awesome! CZ

74' x 80', 16' sidewall, 20' x 80' x 8' upstairs. Already too small. CZ