My shop. Stable rastoration.

G_Yog · Aug 25, 2009

Hello!

I am from Norway and I have been lurking around this forum for a while now. And I must say there is a lot of impressive shops and garages. The garage culture is quite a bit different form yours over here. Btw. My english may not be the best.

Here is some pictures of my little restoration project. It used to be a old stable in a barn.

First some before pictures it was in pretty bad shape:

And here is some pictures from during the project:

My girlfriend in action :thumbup:

And here is some picture of the shop finished:

And a picture of mye recently bougt welder, on my first project(the cart)

RBX · Aug 25, 2009

very nice!

dezigninmotion · Aug 25, 2009

Nicely done! I like the simple yet matching garage door.

TONE · Aug 25, 2009

looks awesome!

I gotta admit it would of been sweet to keep maybe one wall with the old brick just to show some character.

still, it looks fantastic

Denominator · Aug 25, 2009

Utgangspunktet var typisk norsk ja, men resultatet var en fantastisk forandring!

The starting point was typically norwegian, but the the finished product was amazing!

I'm planing on building, as we call it, an "american garage" at my next home! Standard norwegian garages are dreadful and very limiting.

Denominator · Aug 25, 2009

Where did you get your tool box? And the sandplasting cabinet? Torshov?

G_Yog · Aug 25, 2009

Thank you for the comments

I didnt know there were other norwegians in here. heh. Nice.

I bought the toolbox at www.elfa.se Seems to pretty good quality too. The sandblasting cabinet was bought on jula (jula.se) but the quality isn't to good. It needs a little work before it is usable. It has poor lighting, and is not sealed propertly.

rieferman · Aug 25, 2009

Did you have to make any structural changes to make the building safe inside, or was it pretty much cosmetic changes only? Also, how is the outside of the building and the roof?

I really love old buildings, looks like you restored a gem and did a really nice job of it!!!!

Denominator · Aug 25, 2009

I see that the cabinet is the same as i bought at Torshov Bilrekvisita. It's OK for what I payed for it, 2700kr, but as you say the quality could be better. Needs some more light and maybe a vacuum system. Sand dust was coming from the bolt holes, my fix was rubber washers and that did the trick!

To nordmen som sitter her å skriver engelsk til hverandre føles litt dumt, men vi får holde de andre "in the loop".

walrus · Aug 25, 2009

Very nice, never seen a heater like that with an exhaust? In the US they're called salamanders, lots of heat but they stink when fired with oil

G_Yog · Aug 25, 2009

rieferman said:
Did you have to make any structural changes to make the building safe inside, or was it pretty much cosmetic changes only? Also, how is the outside of the building and the roof?

I really love old buildings, looks like you restored a gem and did a really nice job of it!!!!

Tank you!

I had to remove two of the pillar's, and the wall next to it seemed a little weak. So I reinforced it with a square pillar close to the wall(as seen on picture) I was a little skeptical when I was making place for the garage door. I reinforced the top of the door with an I-beam. And it seems to work out fine. I can take a picture of the barn tomorrow :thumbup:

G_Yog · Aug 25, 2009

walrus said:
Very nice, never seen a heater like that with an exhaust? In the US they're called salamanders, lots of heat but they stink when fired with oil

I have used heaters like that without exhaust and yes they tend to stink. The exhaust works excellent. It's a little bit more expensive than the ones without the pipe, but it's worth the money.

Zyrox · Aug 25, 2009

Congrats. Very nice job, looks like it will be a good shop for working. Where did you get that folding door? I have been thinking of something like that to replace an old wood garage door that I have.

35mastr · Aug 25, 2009

You did one hell of a job on that old stable. Now you have a nice work area.

A_Pmech · Aug 25, 2009

Very nice work! You've done well!

What are your plans for the loft above?

chrislehr · Aug 25, 2009

outstanding! more info on that funky door?

Bull · Aug 25, 2009

Your English is quite good.

Your girlfriend is very cute.

Your barn is awesome.

How old is the building? It looks like you have a big yard...I always think of Europeans having small properties.

ghnl · Aug 25, 2009

Very nice! And your assistant looks like she enjoys power tools!

Kevin54 · Aug 26, 2009

Fantastic job :thumbup:

One would never have thought it could turn out looking that great.

What is the wheel in the corner for. Has it been turned into a clock?

brockstar · Aug 26, 2009

Great place!

Could you tell us some more about the VW?

G_Yog · Aug 26, 2009

Thank you for the comments.

The folding door is produced in sweden. You can find more info at http://www.recoport.se/.

There are no plans for the loft. The rest of the barn is mostly used for storage.

I am not sure how old the building is. But it's in good shape. There are lots of big properties around here.

The wheel in the corner is a wheel I found in the forest. I made it a little bit wider and polished it, and it's now working as a clock.

About the VW. It's a vw polo gti. It was not sold in usa i believe. It's a funny car. It's out for sale.

eborcim · Aug 26, 2009

Nice shop, nice gf, nice Polo. I like the red and black trims and the custom clock (extra-lite flexplates make cool clocks too). A similar US version of your car is a Golf.

SunDvl · Aug 26, 2009

The Golf and the Polo are distinct cars, not the same.

brockstar · Aug 27, 2009

I wish that the Polo would be imported into the states. It would be closer to what a VW "should" be more so than the current crop. Although, I'm looking forward to the Mk 6 GTI - sounds like they are returning to the original idea of the GTI with the modern necessities..

Good luck with the sale! It's easy to see the amount of work required to make it so smooth looking - well done!

Again, great shop and can't wait to see more projects

sammerdog · Aug 27, 2009

Cool set up, Sir! Is the area above your shop still used as a barn, or has it been converted to another use? It appears that the structure is pretty good sized overall..... complete with a loading bridge. You have a wonderful shop and have our curiosities fired up!

....more pictures, please!

Curt_pnw · Aug 28, 2009

Love what you've done with the barn.

Your Polo is nicely done too. I have to say, I am quite jealous we don't get the Polo or Lupo here in the states.
I really wish we got the mk2 polo squarebacks here. Like this.

Anyway, good luck in selling your car, hope you get another Vw and have some fun with it in your new space.

G_Yog · Aug 28, 2009

Thank you for the comments.

Yup. We have both the polo and the golf in norway. Nice polo mk2 Curt_pnw!

The rest of the barn is mostly used for storage. Here is a picture of the barn:

wrigh003 · Aug 28, 2009

Cool barn- you shouldn't run out of room to stash stuff there. Is this on a farm, part of an old farm, your currently functional farm, etc? What are you going to be working on in there?

:thumbup:

G_Yog · Aug 28, 2009

wrigh003 said:
Cool barn- you shouldn't run out of room to stash stuff there. Is this on a farm, part of an old farm, your currently functional farm, etc? What are you going to be working on in there?

It's a farm. We dont run it no more. The fields are out for rent. In my shop I am going to work on cars and other projects. I am also going to do some welding. I am a big fan of tools and metalshaping.

jkeyser14 · Aug 28, 2009

Awesome job. How long did it take you to go from start to finish on the stable?

G_Yog · Aug 29, 2009

jkeyser14 said:
Awesome job. How long did it take you to go from start to finish on the stable?

It took about a year from start to finish.. Well it's not quiet finished.. Some electrical work left.. and always some small tings to fix.

HAMAR · Aug 29, 2009

Very nice garage/barn you have there G_Yog, great job :beer:

G-force · Sep 3, 2009

Man that was a lot of work. Props to you, it looks great!

back2class · Sep 3, 2009

Love it. That is a classy barn and shop. Cheers :beer:

Industrial Concepts · Sep 3, 2009

Great looking place!! What type of air manifold for your compressed air do you have, It cool.

steve in nj · Sep 4, 2009

Nice work G Yog. Can you please tell about the new sliding barn door? Where did you get it?

Mr Mushman · Sep 6, 2009

Very impressive work you did in your garage G_Yog you gotta love these old European barns. What is the square footage of the whole barn it looks huge and is the rest of the barn in good shape ? Would love to see more photos if you have them.

G_Yog · Sep 8, 2009

Thank you everybody.. :thumbup:

The air manifold I made myself.

I am not sure about the square footage.

The sliding door is a swedish recoport found at recoport.se

Here is some picture of my welding cart finished. I am pretty satisfied about the way it came out.

G_Yog · Sep 28, 2010

Some more pictures from around the shop: :thumbup:

intimadatorsquizz · Sep 28, 2010

wow that's pretty cool very nicely done.

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