New member...new garage

Mthomas1686 · Sep 28, 2020

New member...new 40x60x16 garage

Hi guys, I just had my garage built last month. Concrete was done on the 9th. I think the garage doors will be installed tomorrow. Hoping to have a nice spot in the next couple years! I finally decided I should sign up for the forum. I look forward to gaining a ton of info on here. Thanks!

Gr8jeepin · Sep 29, 2020

Re: New member...new 40x60x16 garage

Awesome looking building. What are the dimensions?

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Mthomas1686 · Sep 29, 2020

It's a 40x60x16. 4/12 roof pitch.

mr47930 · Sep 29, 2020

Curious on who you had do the work? I know there's a big shop out of PA that does a lot of these types of buildings. Looks awesome! Plans to finish the inside?

zmotorsports · Sep 29, 2020

Nice garage and welcome to the forum.

What will the purpose of the garage be? Storage or working on toys?

TurboMustang370 · Sep 29, 2020

Mthomas-
Very nice build! I also tried for 16' sidewalls but the board would not approve the height variance.
Looks like we also share the hobby of firewooding in addition to Foxbody Mustangs.

Mthomas1686 · Sep 29, 2020

mr47930 said:
Curious on who you had do the work? I know there's a big shop out of PA that does a lot of these types of buildings. Looks awesome! Plans to finish the inside?

It was done by extremepolebuildings.net. Small company and was referred by a good friend. They did a huge riding arena for him.
The inside will definitely get finished but it'll be a while. The 2 immediate things will be a floor coating (still researching) and electrical/lighting. I have a wood stove to start with for heat. Thinking about a big *** fan to circulate some air. That will be decided after next year.

Mthomas1686 · Sep 29, 2020

zmotorsports said:
Nice garage and welcome to the forum. THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!

What will the purpose of the garage be? Storage or working on toys?

This will definitely be a multi purpose garage/workshop. I'm an everything mechanic so I want to have a space capable to take on almost any job. On one end will be car/motorcycle storage, middle bay will have a 2 post lift, and the tall bay will remain as open as possible to accommodate anything oversize.

Mthomas1686 · Sep 29, 2020

TurboMustang370 said:
Mthomas-
Very nice build! I also tried for 16' sidewalls but the board would not approve the height variance.
Looks like we also share the hobby of firewooding in addition to Foxbody Mustangs.

Yeah I'm surprised they even allowed a post frame building in town! Luckily out in the "country" we don't have many restrictions. We definitely share the hobbies! Although the firewood was from all the trees where the garage now sits.
I believe I came to check out your car in the past when it was "for sale" lol.

zmotorsports · Sep 29, 2020

Mthomas1686 said:
This will definitely be a multi purpose garage/workshop. I'm an everything mechanic so I want to have a space capable to take on almost any job. On one end will be car/motorcycle storage, middle bay will have a 2 post lift, and the tall bay will remain as open as possible to accommodate anything oversize.

Sounds awesome. I can definitely relate to the everything mechanic part and having tools and equipment to work on most everything.

TurboMustang370 · Sep 29, 2020

Mthomas1686 said:
Yeah I'm surprised they even allowed a post frame building in town! Luckily out in the "country" we don't have many restrictions. We definitely share the hobbies! Although the firewood was from all the trees where the garage now sits.
I believe I came to check out your car in the past when it was "for sale" lol.

I understand your pain when it comes to clearing trees in order to build.
Yes, and the car is pretty much the same as when you saw it then lol
Your build looks great, always nice to have a little extra space, just in case.

Mthomas1686 · Sep 29, 2020

Well garage doors are up!

shade · Sep 30, 2020

Pictures of motorcycles or banned!

Mthomas1686 · Sep 30, 2020

shade said:
Pictures of motorcycles or banned!

Haha rough crowd!....here's a few. 2011 Harley Blackline. Put on the exhaust, air cleaner, tuner, bars, etc. The sissy bar I bought but the removable luggage rack I made.

Unruh · Sep 30, 2020

Great looking place! I’m jealous of all the space!

Mthomas1686 · Oct 1, 2020

Unruh said:
Great looking place! I’m jealous of all the space!

Thanks a lot Unruh! I am still in shock that this is built already! Its really a massive space but I think it will fill up quickly.

Mthomas1686 · Oct 5, 2020

So I lucked out and my work brought me the 20ton roller so I could roll my driveway/lot, and stone aprons.

Also heres one of a vertical mill i won at auction recently, and when I brought it back on the trailer.

softailgarage · Oct 5, 2020

Welcome to The Garage. Thats a good lookin scooter, thought the seat was crooked, then my eyes focused and looks like the sissy bar is off....or is it my eyes? :headscrat

Treasure · Oct 5, 2020

what garage doors and openers did you go with?

Mthomas1686 · Oct 5, 2020

softailgarage said:
Welcome to The Garage. Thats a good lookin scooter, thought the seat was crooked, then my eyes focused and looks like the sissy bar is off....or is it my eyes?

Thanks a lot! Idk I think it's the way I took the pic. I never noticed that it was off b4. Now I'll have to take a closer look haha!

Mthomas1686 · Oct 5, 2020

Treasure said:
what garage doors and openers did you go with?

They're clopay ....I forget the series but they're insulated and finished on the inside. Openers are just my muscle for now

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Treasure · Oct 6, 2020

What openers do you plan on going with eventually?

Mthomas1686 · Oct 8, 2020

Treasure said:
What openers do you plan on going with eventually?

So they're the model 4050 door. A little thinner then I like but they're still really nice.

As for openers I never really thought about them. I open shop doors at work manually so I think openers will wait a while.

Mthomas1686 · Nov 4, 2020

Not too much happening here yet, besides constantly hitting auctions! I got a full 18' lista workstation with electrical. Baldor 8" pedestal grinder with collector, I already had the red and black toolboxes.

I wanted to coat the floor but its getting too cold here now. Financing is going through next week so I'll be getting the electric/ lighting and insulation done over the winter. Hopefully will get a 2 and 4 post lift, add a mezzanine.
I have another haul from a recent auction still to pick up in the next week or so.

Mthomas1686 · Nov 29, 2020

Well it's been a little bit, finally scheduled an electrician so hopefully I'll have power before the end of the year.
I just finished this weekend coating 90% of my floor with ghostshield 8510. It was super easy and I used much less then expected. It looks no different then before I applied so I'm happy about that too, no mishaps with temperature or over applying or anything.
I started moving all my stuff back into position.
Lifts are coming tomorrow so over the next few weeks I'll start setting them up. I got an advantage 11k 4 post lift and challenger e12 2post lift.
4" polyiso for the rafters....still have to get stuff for the walls yet.

TurboMustang370 · Dec 11, 2020

Coming along very nicely! Any update on the lifts? Where did you get them from?

Mthomas1686 · Dec 26, 2020

So the lifts I got from advantage lifts out in pa. I just had them shipped, saved me time and I was able to get the floor sealed. The 4 post is up and operational under power of the generator for now haha.
Power was upgraded on the house so far, the shop should be done Monday - Tuesday.

Skinny_Blinky · Dec 26, 2020

Mthomas1686 said:
So the lifts I got from advantage lifts out in pa. I just had them shipped, saved me time and I was able to get the floor sealed. The 4 post is up and operational under power of the generator for now haha.
Power was upgraded on the house so far, the shop should be done Monday - Tuesday.

Looks great.

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TurboMustang370 · Dec 27, 2020

Very nice!

jctaylor · Dec 27, 2020

Very nice build!

Mthomas1686 · Jan 7, 2021

Thank you guys! I should hopefully have power by the weekend!

komalakustoms · Jan 7, 2021

Looking good - subscribed! Coming along nicely. In process of building my 40x60x14. Good to see more shops being built. Wrench on :3gears:

Mthomas1686 · Jan 23, 2021

Not too much going on I've been so busy. The power is on! I had them just come in under the building. I should've planned that ahead of time with some conduit already stubbed in.
I hung some temporary lights and have been stocking up on my electrical supplies.
I ended up getting 4ft 4400lumen lights. I kind of wish I just went with 8ft. I'm linking them to be 8ft and with hang 14 up. I didn't realize the way these mounted when I bought them so I have to make do.
All 20amp outlets, 20 and 30 maps for the lifts, some 50amp outlets, 5 barn style lights for outdoor.

Mthomas1686 · Feb 28, 2021

Been trucking along slowly on stuff. I stood up my 2 post and started putting up my mezzanine.

komalakustoms · Mar 1, 2021

Coming alone nicely! I like the mezzanine style. if I could go back again with mine, I would have went 16' tall instead of 14' tall just for the face that I could build a mezzanine/loft and be able to stand up on it without bumping my head.
Cant wait to see it all finished.

TurboMustang370 · Mar 3, 2021

Lifts look nice!

Mthomas1686 · Mar 28, 2021

I've been trucking along in the shop....got the mezzanine floor done and the insulation up on it. Moved my table and mill so I could get my buddies tractor in.

Craig Balzer · Mar 28, 2021

Really nice shop you have there.

I particularly like the Lista-supported work bench and the mezzanine.

Subscribed!

TurboMustang370 · Mar 29, 2021

Looking great!

Robey5 · Mar 29, 2021

Cool spot.

I went with a BYB lift —- earlier this year, the BYB company merged with Advantage (from what I can tell) and their product is quite nice. My lift looks very similar to yours, with the exception of the vehicle parked on it, and the color combo. One of the nicest things that I found in working with this lift set up is that it can be run on a 20a circuit. Though, I am sure that running it on a dedicated 2-phase would make it run more quickly. What are you running yours on?

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