Hello all, Been lurking for a while now and done a ton of research and learned a lot. Its time for me to finish the inside of the shop for heat and organization. It sure does get cold out there in the winter and doesnt make working on anything very fun.
The back story is we purchased the house about a year ago with the shop shell already built and was one of the reasons we liked the house and property. When we started looking we wanted a shop large enough to park the 5th wheel in. Turns out when you have a 40 footer that is rather hard to find. We came close but have decide in a couple years we will add a lean to on the left side where the camper is parked now to put it under. I guess in the long run I didnt really want it taking up so much of the shop anyway so I think its going to work out just fine.
I do all the maintenance on all of out vehicles, bikes and camper myself as im sure most of us do (hence the garages we build) so need a place I can do that year round in comfort. I also build a lot of projects such as cars, trucks, bikes and whatever. I dont believe in paying someone to do something I can do myself so most things are done by me. The shop is 30x40 with a 16' ceiling and small loft running down the right side for storage. The original owners that built it really did a nice job and cared about how things where going together and how it was going to look and function which is nice. We have nice starting point.
The plan at the moment is to finish the electrical for everything I need, insulate, drywall, paint, radiant tube heat, overhead garage door (even though it has barn doors now) storage cabinets, work benches, sound system, 2 post lift and so on. Its probably going to take a while to get it all completed but would at least like to have drywall done and heat in it before to long.
Now for a few pictures. Ill be getting some more soon and updates with the progress. These pictures are from last summer when we bought the property. I have started framing in the walls and ceiling for insulation and drywall last week end so will take new pictures of the progress to date.
The back story is we purchased the house about a year ago with the shop shell already built and was one of the reasons we liked the house and property. When we started looking we wanted a shop large enough to park the 5th wheel in. Turns out when you have a 40 footer that is rather hard to find. We came close but have decide in a couple years we will add a lean to on the left side where the camper is parked now to put it under. I guess in the long run I didnt really want it taking up so much of the shop anyway so I think its going to work out just fine.
I do all the maintenance on all of out vehicles, bikes and camper myself as im sure most of us do (hence the garages we build) so need a place I can do that year round in comfort. I also build a lot of projects such as cars, trucks, bikes and whatever. I dont believe in paying someone to do something I can do myself so most things are done by me. The shop is 30x40 with a 16' ceiling and small loft running down the right side for storage. The original owners that built it really did a nice job and cared about how things where going together and how it was going to look and function which is nice. We have nice starting point.
The plan at the moment is to finish the electrical for everything I need, insulate, drywall, paint, radiant tube heat, overhead garage door (even though it has barn doors now) storage cabinets, work benches, sound system, 2 post lift and so on. Its probably going to take a while to get it all completed but would at least like to have drywall done and heat in it before to long.
Now for a few pictures. Ill be getting some more soon and updates with the progress. These pictures are from last summer when we bought the property. I have started framing in the walls and ceiling for insulation and drywall last week end so will take new pictures of the progress to date.
