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Here you go. Speed is a question of money, and I have none, so my vehicles reflect that. This is my daily driver. 1998 Honda Civic LX. 208,000 mi. I've swapped in a trans from a civic HX, which has something like a 3.88 final drive compared to the stock 4.10. I get 40 mpg:D My Old knock...

Can you not see my pictures? I had great difficulty to put them up, but with guidance from computer savvy members I was able to do the thumbnail cut and paste method. I cannot see them on my iPhone, and I believe that is something inherent in this forum. Am I right, or wrong?

I viewed you build also. We are similar in design. I like your color choice. Best of luck in the future.

Concrete started. These are the footers for the 2 post lift. I took a lot of pictures and measurements for the install later. The inside poured first. This is the first question I get when describing the building process. Yes the concrete goes last. Floating it out. They used a power...

Yes, it's in progress: It's not done yet. And yes the pictures so far are from 10 months ago. I haven't had the time to post here until now. Thanks for viewing. Sorry for the confusion.

Gutters up. My contractor said the gutters from Lester come in pieces, and are guaranteed to leak. So, he has a local guy come and do seamless gutters. And they are the same color! My outside spigot installed, frost proof so I don't need to worry. The garage doors going in. I got insulated with...

The porches framed. Now I wish I had done the carport on both sides, but oh, well. I'm very happy with only one. I put the other porch over the second man door to keep the weather off. Side metal going up, along with trim. You can now see the shape and the idea of the front. I chose to do the...

The roof is up. Knowing that I would not be able to put in ceiling and insulation for a while, along with the moisture from curing concrete, I optioned for the dryloc system. This is a felt kind of thing put on the back of the roof material that will soak up condensation during temperature...

South of Atlanta, Fayetteville.

It's a no cost option. And it seems to be a quick way to build. They set one corner post Plum and in place, the purlin dimention ( precut at the factory) puts the other posts right where they need to be.

I hope to be able to use one inch of spray insulation, and then batts. I haven't made a final decision on the wall covering yet.

Purlins going on the walls. I opted to install them this way. It is a preparation for insulation. I assume that most work spaces get them this way, and barns get them the traditional way. So far they have been handy for storage. Door Beams in. Getting ready for roof cross beams, using metal...

It was an even swap for these guys. They won't make but a couple of hundred off of the "scarred" logs. I'm sure the plywood logs fetched more. I was very happy that they were gone, and that someone could use them, not just burn or leave them to rot. Most of the pine had large scars from some...

I had no problem keeping my leftovers. I asked and he said he normally keeps them unless the owner asked. He just wanted a bag of the grey colored screws. He likes to keep them on hand in case he is shorted, so he won't get held up waiting. My color was a bit out of his ordinary orders. He...

I did not check out any of his other builds. But I checked out his ratings and others were very happy with the work. Also because he lives so close, he has a bit more skin in the game. I am very happy with the work. I did oversee the hole fill and they did compact multiple times as refilling...

Footings being dug, the bottoms tamped down. My helper supervising. A finished hole with the prefab "cookie" at the bottom. Posts in the hole. Truing up the corner posts.

It's here! And that's my builder, Eddie. He backed all the way down the almost 1000' driveway including this tight s curve. Bundles everywhere. He said that he wanted a 20' work area around the pad, now I see why. And that skid steer had a tough time with most of the load.

So, my thoughts on the placement of the shop. From the previous posts you can see my house and the pad in relation. Our lot is 6 acres and change and it is a flag lot (long driveway). The existing driveway offered a good starting point and the corner where the stump was ground is approximately...

Removing one stubborn stump that threatened the existing driveway. It was lifting the slab when pushed. Digging deep. Our rear property line is about 20 ft past the loader. I tried to take the photos mostly from the same spot in the middle of the house garage doors. Pad finished! Gravel...

Next up: Making the pad. It was a really wet fall. The track loader operator dug down and got some "dry dirt" to build with and then put the mud in the hole. From this pic. you can see the rear vantage point of the shop, the hole behind the shop and the side of my house. The shop is basically...