Press_Corpse
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Love this thread! Keep us updated, everything is worth a read!
110' x 26' Forclosure
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CreteCoater
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Giving it the first real test run. The 2 ton of coal the previous owner left in the basement is burning nicely.
Now if the roof were finished.....
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Mr. 360
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2 tons of free coal.. probably worth a good chunk of what you paid for the place 
. looks great, nothin beats a heated shop when it's cold out
. looks great, nothin beats a heated shop when it's cold outMcDowell
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Nice build, not sure how I haven't run across it until today. I live about 25 min from Osceola in Lanse. I think I remember seeing the ads in the newspaper when the bank was advertising for bids on this. Looking great so far.
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CreteCoater
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Thanks McDowell. I'm surprised nobody bought it before me as long as it sat.
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smokem2020
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I like this thread, We also have a former Ford dealership. Its located in Mulberry Indiana. we have pictures of it with some Model Ts and some Model As out front. Since then it has been a cheese factory and a warehouse for fire hydrants. We use it as a hobby garage and storage. Our building needs lots of work too. We have 3phase power that is nice. But no water or sewer right now. I would post a picture but not real sure how. I might be able to send it via my phone buts that about it.
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CreteCoater
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I would love to see pics of your place!
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Take a pic with your cell phone, but change the "Send To" address from being a phone number, to instead be your own E-Mail address. Then save the pic to your computer's harddrive while reading the email with computer.
On GJ, use Manage Attachments and you can browse your computer harddrive for the pic and click Upload, then Save.
Go for it . . . learning to use your cell phone to get pics on your computer is CRITICAL if you ever have car wreck that is other guy's fault and you've got to document what happened. Need to get pics off of cell phone anyway as it could be lost or destroyed at any time. Having pics on your home computer is much safer and permanent.
bry@n
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Really sweet. Love seeing old bldgs come back to life.
Chatter boss
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Excellent deal ! Good luck with your new project !
theoldwizard1
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Giving it the first real test run. The 2 ton of coal the previous owner left in the basement is burning nicely.
Coal is dirty, but boy does it pump out the heat ! Any place local to buy it ?
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CreteCoater
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There are about a half dozen places within a 10 mile radius. Priced it today anywhere from $90 - $150 a ton.
There are probably 10 active strip mines within the same radius.
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There are probably 10 active strip mines within the same radius.
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CreteCoater
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Speaking of coal.......we just wrapped up building a coal bin upstairs to keep from running to the basement as much.
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Grizz1963
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100% jealous here.
You have a great space there.
You have a great space there.
Honest Bob
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This is awesome! 
alwaysFlOoReD
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I just read all 15 pages.
Yep....YOU ****!!!
Good luck on the build,
Richard
Yep....YOU ****!!!
Good luck on the build,
Richard
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CreteCoater
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A beautiful day to set some trusses!
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CreteCoater
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Found this old metal sign when we were busting up some old workbenches. It was being used as a drawer bottom. Now at home on the coal bin.
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Mr. 360
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Found this old metal sign when we were busting up some old workbenches. It was being used as a drawer bottom. Now at home on the coal bin.
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Just when I thought that coal bin couldnt look any cooler
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CreteCoater
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Thanks 360. I build it out of the old ceiling joists I salvaged. I wanted it to look like its been here a while. I'm looking for some old coal advertising to hang on it. I did pick up a reading coal thermometer on eBay.
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Bib Overalls
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I think that they call what you are doing "urban pioneering." I like what I am seeing. A lot!
Speaking of coal.......we just wrapped up building a coal bin upstairs to keep from running to the basement as much.
Maybe it looks bigger than it really is but are you going to have trouble reaching into the back corners of that bin ?
thomascreation
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Inspiration for us all! great work.
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CreteCoater
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Its an optical illusion. The bin is about 3' high, 3' deep and 7' wide. With the notch in the front you can easily reach both back corners with a coal shovel. I think it will hold just shy of a ton and a half.
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Metal-Marc
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Giving it the first real test run. The 2 ton of coal the previous owner left in the basement is burning nicely.
I can feel the heat already.
captain14
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Is the new coal bin on the center(front) level or the upper floor? If it is on the top floor who gets to move the coal upstairs? I suppose it can be delivered to the main floor via truck .
GAwheelin
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This "shop" is awesome. Nicely done sir.
ajbancroft
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Just finished reading all the pages. My family is the McCullys that run/ran the Buick Garage/Dealer in town (Ramey).
Great build!
jopickens
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What am I missing in your latest truss pictures? (11-15-2013, 03:45 PM) I don't have the eyesight I used to, but I can't see how they are braced/standing there so well?
Josh
Josh
atfulldraw
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incredible restoration!
155'Ringman
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This is great. Good to see a nice old building get saved and jealous as hell at the price you got it for..
Good luck in getting it closed up before the worst of the weather arrives.
Good luck in getting it closed up before the worst of the weather arrives.
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CreteCoater
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The building is basically 3 levels. The full length basement with a garage door out back, the full length main floor with a garage door in front, and an upstairs office area that is only about 30` deep accessed by the stairwell on the main floor. The new bin is on the main floor and a pickup truck can back right up to it. There is a stairwell down to the old coal in the basement that we have been bringing up in buckets.
Thanks. I have always loved that Buick garage since I was a kid riding passed it on the way to Bungos with my dad. I have a 71 Skylark that I had since 15. Once the roof is on I would love to get it on the road again!
What am I missing in your latest truss pictures? (11-15-2013, 03:45 PM) I don't have the eyesight I used to, but I can't see how they are braced/standing there so well?
Josh
There was no wind that day so we actually just screwed them in place and they stood by themselves. We then went back and plumbed them as we ran purlins and bracing to secure them followed by the hurricane straps. The trusses are only 44" tall so not very top heavy.
Thanks for the kind words everybody, glad your enjoying the thread!
jopickens
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Right on... Looking great! I'd love to take on a similar project...
captain14
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I previously have read the entire thread and stop by to check on the progress. Keep on posting.
That doesn't sound bad size wise till you start carrying those buckets up to fill it out of the basement.
The neighbor burns coal and he showed me one of his tricks for pitching a quick load into the fire. He uses the plastic grocery bags, put a scoop in it and tie it shut. Open the door and pitch it right where you want it.
motofool33
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nice thread love the old building save, i tried to buy one when i was a teenager but it was too expensive at the time.
Any new updates?
Any new updates?
Kevin54
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If you burn coal, you had better have the right stove to burn it. One Christmas it was -24f. My truck was the only thing around that was running, so I headed around the block to my parents to see how they were fairing. Dad had just gotten some coal earlier in the week and gave me a few huge chunks to take home. Yep, I got coal for Christmas
I wasn't thinking and I tossed one into the woodburner. IIRC, it was a Black Bart airtight. Big mistake!!!! The house got really warm, the clinkers that were left were still burning through the night up into the next morning. And later inspection showed I cracked the back out of the stove from the heat. I was young and dumb and that was my first airtight stove.