Above 1200 Sq/FT Brownlee's Shop / Apartment

[mustangsean]

Pic from the entry door looking at the kitchen area

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[mustangsean]

Glued down some carpet this weekend in the apartment bedroom and hallway, started some decorating with a reclaimed wood wall in the lounge area where the TV will be mounted.

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[katotter]

I love the wood cladding, what wood is it (what species)?

 

[mustangsean]

Its oak from an oil shed built in 1920, 1x12. Just brushed off the dirt and cut away the rotten ends. Hopefully I have just enough to do the whole wall.

 

[madoc1]

looking good. are the bedrooms upstairs. just trying to figure out the layout. and you sure are getting a lot done by yourself. also love the 9n.. sold mine a number of years when the farm was sold. that one is cleaner tho! does it have the two speed option?

 

[Sunbimmer]

I love the wood cladding.....

It's a great idea for a bedroom wall here in our house, thanks for the inspiration !

 

[mustangsean]

looking good. are the bedrooms upstairs. just trying to figure out the layout. and you sure are getting a lot done by yourself. also love the 9n.. sold mine a number of years when the farm was sold. that one is cleaner tho! does it have the two speed option?

Yes, there are 2 bedrooms upstairs with a playroom between, and a porch/balcony area open to the shop area for storage. Ill get a drawing done in sketchup to show the layout. The 9n has a 3 spd, but rarely gets used, just too fast to do anything useful with 3rd gear really.

 

[mustangsean]

It's a great idea for a bedroom wall here in our house, thanks for the inspiration !

Thanks! I should have it finished this weekend and will get some pictures of the completed wall.

 

[goodgollyjosh]

Very slick! I like the reclaimed wood look.

 

[mustangsean]

Ive gotten a few msgs asking for the floorplan, it was really done on the fly, but here is a drawing of the layout of the building 40 x 60

 

[mustangsean]

Here is a close up of the 1st floor -

 

[mustangsean]

Here is a close up of the upper level -

 

[mustangsean]

The downstairs is trimmed and 95% completed. Just the sink and cabinet doors remain, hopefully move in this weekend and get the upstairs rooms complete. Almost time to get the shop Work started!

 

[BrownEnterprises]

What a great design. Looks great. What color concrete stain is that? It comes out abit black in the pictures. Is it really that dark? Not complaining but it looks good against the wood.

 

[janbuick]

I love the old wood
great built
keep up the good work

jan

 

[mustangsean]

What a great design. Looks great. What color concrete stain is that? It comes out abit black in the pictures. Is it really that dark? Not complaining but it looks good against the wood.

Thanks, Its pretty close to black, its rustoleum concrete "stain" kit. Really more of a paint than stain, a coat of very dark gray, then spotted in with a color called patina, which was a little lighter. When its clean in looks darker. It was $108 at amazon, but I wouldnt recomend it for high traffic. I followed the instructions to the letter and cleaned/etched the hell out of the floor and its already come up in a few small spots where the folding chairs were sitting.

 

[BrownEnterprises]

***** about it coming up. Thanks for the advice. It looks really good anyways. You would think that it would hold up to heavy traffic.

 

[BrownEnterprises]

Oh..and sorry to keep bugging and I may have missed it..but how tall is it inside. I really love the idea of an upstairs.

 

[mustangsean]

No problem, the downstairs finished ceiling height is 88", the upstairs has a sloped ceiling. The finished ceiling height at the outside wall is 72" and inside walls are 88"

 

[mustangsean]

Well been busy with a wedding and getting moved in, but here is the outside of the apartment finished, and the inside furnished. Its still a mess from the reception but will get it cleaned up soon and build a few work benches so the new projects can begin.

 

[Sunbimmer]

Again, the wood is fantastic, great pics thanks for sharing.

 

[Wood87]

Any updates? Finished product pictures? Very interested as this is exactly what I would like to do

 

[sean Buick 76]

I love it!!

 

[mustangsean]

Yes, we live in the apartment now. Working on getting the shop area set up how I like it. Ill get some oics of the finished upper bedrooms and playroom also.

 

[mustangsean]

I did decide to remove most of the fence paneling after the wedding reception. But the lights stayed up until I can get permanent lighting figured out. Also got the projects moved in. Its a mess right now

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[Southernbuild]

Looking good, I love the idea of a multi-use building. Keep the pictures coming as you have time.

 

[mustangsean]

Got cleaned up a little and some shelving.

From the front looking in


Left side


Workbench area


From the bench looking out front

 

[Wood87]

Looking good!

 

[flyin99]

Awesome!

 

[C. Smith]

Looks great so far! Stumbled across this thread searching and it got me to sign up over here. Wondering how much you had in it so far?

 

[Balor]

Is that a V-Rod on the tires? RNGR1

 

[mustangsean]

Looks great so far! Stumbled across this thread searching and it got me to sign up over here. Wondering how much you had in it so far?

Thanks! Welcome to GJ! Im on here daily now, but more of a lurker. Its addictive. So far im in it total including land, a well and septic for about $75-80000 but I stopped counting last year.

 

[mustangsean]

Is that a V-Rod on the tires? RNGR1

Yes it is, good eye!

 

[Crazy Backyard Builder]

I really did the idea of the apartment in the building, and you cant beat the price for what you ended up with. Good job.

 

[AirJunky]

Lovie it. Mind me asking if you did it with cash or have a construction loan & then a mortgage?
Looks like I may need to move in the next few months & would love to get into something like this. But their scarce. Every once in a while I find something similar, but usually have 5 or 6 or more bedrooms. This is a great size to start with. I'd love to do something like this.

 

[C. Smith]

Thanks! Welcome to GJ! Im on here daily now, but more of a lurker. Its addictive. So far im in it total including land, a well and septic for about $75-80000 but I stopped counting last year.

Appreciate the welcome and the information! I'm active on some truck forums and disappointed I'm just now coming across GJ! Have heavily considered going this route as I'm done with college and single and would rather invest in the future than pay rent for years.

 

[Smithtech]

Very nice build .. I was curious to know what are the deminsions of your overall shop ... and what is outside deminsions of total apartment. Thanks and really enjoyed post

 

[mustangsean]

Lovie it. Mind me asking if you did it with cash or have a construction loan & then a mortgage?
Looks like I may need to move in the next few months & would love to get into something like this. But their scarce. Every once in a while I find something similar, but usually have 5 or 6 or more bedrooms. This is a great size to start with. I'd love to do something like this.

Cash for land, used it as collateral for construction loan, then rolling into conv mortgage after the house is built in a few years.

 

[mustangsean]

Very nice build .. I was curious to know what are the deminsions of your overall shop ... and what is outside deminsions of total apartment. Thanks and really enjoyed post

Overall shop is 40 x 60 x 14

The footprint of apt area is 14 x 44

Leaves me with about 22x60 usable shop area and 15 x 13 entry area

 

[im_lower]

Awesome work man!