NickH
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Hey All! I’ve been lurking around here for a long time, and recently have been building the dream garage. I figured it was time to kickoff a build thread. I am in Southern Maine and live with my wife and two sons who are almost 4 and 7.
We have been putting up this 30x50 Worldwide Steel Buildings hybrid wood/steel building over the last few months, though the site prep has been going on for over a year. Here’s what they say it’s supposed to look like when it’s done:
We’ll see how we make out! First, I’ll start at the very beginning….
The story starts in 2016, in my bachelor pad house. The small two-bedroom bungalow was getting a little cramped for my wife, 2 year old son and I. Even though it was small we made it work:
That summer, we found out son number two was on the way… We loved that house, but, being on a very small, non-conforming lot, adding on wasn’t really an option.
Why do I talk about the old house? Well, as I mentioned the “bachelor pad” had two great features:
A small detached garage out back that I would use as a workshop
A kickass bar in the basement, dubbed the “South End Saloon”
We went on the market on Black Friday 2016, and were under contract by Tuesday, with no place to go. After spending the winter with family, we found a killer deal on a larger house, with a couple of acres of land. The market was red-hot and the deal was too good to pass up, so we bought it. Son #2 came four days before closing, and we moved in a couple of weeks later:
We love our new house, but the bachelor in me died a little since the basement would be used as a playroom and my office. I am in sales and work from home (even before it was the “cool” thing to do, haha) so a dedicated office was a must…
The 2 car attached garage left little room for activities with the cars parked inside, so I knew we would need to build something else on the property some day.
To Be Continued…
We have been putting up this 30x50 Worldwide Steel Buildings hybrid wood/steel building over the last few months, though the site prep has been going on for over a year. Here’s what they say it’s supposed to look like when it’s done:
We’ll see how we make out! First, I’ll start at the very beginning….
The story starts in 2016, in my bachelor pad house. The small two-bedroom bungalow was getting a little cramped for my wife, 2 year old son and I. Even though it was small we made it work:
That summer, we found out son number two was on the way… We loved that house, but, being on a very small, non-conforming lot, adding on wasn’t really an option.
Why do I talk about the old house? Well, as I mentioned the “bachelor pad” had two great features:
A small detached garage out back that I would use as a workshop
A kickass bar in the basement, dubbed the “South End Saloon”
We went on the market on Black Friday 2016, and were under contract by Tuesday, with no place to go. After spending the winter with family, we found a killer deal on a larger house, with a couple of acres of land. The market was red-hot and the deal was too good to pass up, so we bought it. Son #2 came four days before closing, and we moved in a couple of weeks later:
We love our new house, but the bachelor in me died a little since the basement would be used as a playroom and my office. I am in sales and work from home (even before it was the “cool” thing to do, haha) so a dedicated office was a must…
The 2 car attached garage left little room for activities with the cars parked inside, so I knew we would need to build something else on the property some day.
To Be Continued…
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