carmantx
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We moved to the Texas hill country from western Texas. Found a house with 3 acres in the country, and low restrictions in the neighborhood. Since I had 10 cars, I was ready to build a 40x60 like I had before. But, isn't it amazing how quickly a budget can go away, vanishing in to thin air? So, this land had a 20x20 storage building, and a 16x16 concrete slab. I decided to build a garden shed on the 16x16 and convert the 20x20, and that lead me here. Reading, looking, and learning, I have started on my conversion.
I am doing this with a really tight budget, about $1000. The structure was there with half of the attic built and with 3 windows. I want to put down some race deck flooring, and will as soon as I can gather the funds. I finished out the ceiling/attic floor, and insulated all the walls. I added an A/C to help cool it down a bit.
I build/restore Buick muscle cars, and build quadrajet carburetors for people, so I am adding one 9' garage door for a car, and the rest will be workbench, equipment, tools etc.
The outside will stay mostly the same, but I will have to take out the two swinging doors and add the garage door. Also, will have to add some concrete or a ramp up to drive a car in.
Inside was a huge mess, and I have always had a messy work area and always hated it, so I am throwing stuff away, giving stuff away, and I am going to clean this thing up!!!
More of the inside before I started.
I hauled outside everything I could, and put everything else in the middle for now. I insulated the walls after adding an A/C to cool it down some.
I got a quote for drywall, that is something I can't do myself, and quotes were between $2000 and $3500. So, no thank you. I bought some 1/4" sublayer wood panel sanded, and put it up on the walls. I also put sheets of pegboard up on the back wall to hold some things.
I am working on the cabinets over the workbench now, and retopping the work area. Will also add the garage door. I am hoping to finish most of this over the weekend. I work during the day, so building this, my cars, and the quadrajet business are nights and weekends only sort of thing.
I am doing this with a really tight budget, about $1000. The structure was there with half of the attic built and with 3 windows. I want to put down some race deck flooring, and will as soon as I can gather the funds. I finished out the ceiling/attic floor, and insulated all the walls. I added an A/C to help cool it down a bit.
I build/restore Buick muscle cars, and build quadrajet carburetors for people, so I am adding one 9' garage door for a car, and the rest will be workbench, equipment, tools etc.
The outside will stay mostly the same, but I will have to take out the two swinging doors and add the garage door. Also, will have to add some concrete or a ramp up to drive a car in.
Inside was a huge mess, and I have always had a messy work area and always hated it, so I am throwing stuff away, giving stuff away, and I am going to clean this thing up!!!
More of the inside before I started.
I hauled outside everything I could, and put everything else in the middle for now. I insulated the walls after adding an A/C to cool it down some.
I got a quote for drywall, that is something I can't do myself, and quotes were between $2000 and $3500. So, no thank you. I bought some 1/4" sublayer wood panel sanded, and put it up on the walls. I also put sheets of pegboard up on the back wall to hold some things.
I am working on the cabinets over the workbench now, and retopping the work area. Will also add the garage door. I am hoping to finish most of this over the weekend. I work during the day, so building this, my cars, and the quadrajet business are nights and weekends only sort of thing.
