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Alpina
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Any updates yet?
The Alchemist
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Nice project!
How many rotties do you have and are they related? I love the breed and would like to own more of them, but one is definitely enough living on 2/3 acre with a 1 year old baby and another on the way. I've forstered a couple abandoned rotties for Northeast Rotty Rescue before, and having multiple rotties can be a handful.
Good luck with your project and look forward to more pictures and details.
How many rotties do you have and are they related? I love the breed and would like to own more of them, but one is definitely enough living on 2/3 acre with a 1 year old baby and another on the way. I've forstered a couple abandoned rotties for Northeast Rotty Rescue before, and having multiple rotties can be a handful.
Good luck with your project and look forward to more pictures and details.
hotrod66paul
Banned
The people that know me will never believe me when I say that this build and posting of it's progress have left my big mouth speechless.
Mia Culpa, mia culpa...
No updates because there has been no further progress other than reported. We have had a hiccup in our financing, so I have shut down right now on the building until I resolve it. Fear not, progress will continue but for now, I have been busy rectifying our issues while pushing other projects on our property forward. Stay tuned, more to come - hopefully, sooner rather than later
Rotties - we now have two males. One ours originally and one recently 'acquired' from friends with a new born who felt overwhelmed. Ours is a bit over 1.5 years old and our newest is a tad under 2 years old (different bloodlines). They both grew up with one another and are fast buddies. I feel a bit like Higgins w/his two Dobies on Magnum PI! We also have 2 other dogs (pound pups - one my wife's and another 'acquisiton' from her brother, yes we are suckers.). Exercise is not an issue here as we have plenty of ground to roam and a normal day has them out walking/running upwards of 3+ miles. All in all, good dogs but yes, a handful!
No updates because there has been no further progress other than reported. We have had a hiccup in our financing, so I have shut down right now on the building until I resolve it. Fear not, progress will continue but for now, I have been busy rectifying our issues while pushing other projects on our property forward. Stay tuned, more to come - hopefully, sooner rather than later
Rotties - we now have two males. One ours originally and one recently 'acquired' from friends with a new born who felt overwhelmed. Ours is a bit over 1.5 years old and our newest is a tad under 2 years old (different bloodlines). They both grew up with one another and are fast buddies. I feel a bit like Higgins w/his two Dobies on Magnum PI! We also have 2 other dogs (pound pups - one my wife's and another 'acquisiton' from her brother, yes we are suckers.). Exercise is not an issue here as we have plenty of ground to roam and a normal day has them out walking/running upwards of 3+ miles. All in all, good dogs but yes, a handful!
For the 'update aholics'
I was getting tired of trying to wrench on the bikes/machines/etc out of a 20' storage unit so seeing as we were dry'd in for the most part, I moved my 'shop' into its perspective area.
In hindsight, glad I did so for a few reasons... It is allowing me to see how I am working in it which will help me when I go to truly setting up boxws/cabinets/etc. It has also made access to my tools far easier as well. Amazing how settling time in the 'shop' is regardless of its level of finish
I was getting tired of trying to wrench on the bikes/machines/etc out of a 20' storage unit so seeing as we were dry'd in for the most part, I moved my 'shop' into its perspective area.
In hindsight, glad I did so for a few reasons... It is allowing me to see how I am working in it which will help me when I go to truly setting up boxws/cabinets/etc. It has also made access to my tools far easier as well. Amazing how settling time in the 'shop' is regardless of its level of finish
PhantomEB
Well-known member
Why do you think my girl INSISTS I have a 'shop' of my own we we move up??? She knows it be better for me stresswise to have my toybox right out back.
The Alchemist
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I find just organizing and straightening up in the garage is a stress releif. I put on the tv, pour a beer and just wander around aimlessly passing time.
Hang on a minute... I just have to go get the missus so she can see this build
Fantastic stuff. Well thought out and very practical.
We have just bought 33 acres and are planning (and dreaming!) at the moment.
Luckily the missus seems to be accepting of the idea of a huge shed, and then living in a caravan for a few years until we can afford the house
Regards Scoots
Fantastic stuff. Well thought out and very practical.
We have just bought 33 acres and are planning (and dreaming!) at the moment.
Luckily the missus seems to be accepting of the idea of a huge shed, and then living in a caravan for a few years until we can afford the house
Regards Scoots
jonny01blaze
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wow wow killer build with great future plans... any new updates. Your inner shop is almost the size of like half my garage lol! Great work.
Yup, progress abounds again... Funny how fast things get done when you have money:deal :rofl
At any rate, stairs are done now and the detail framing stuff is getting done (fp's, soffits, tray ceiling, arches, etc). all the exterior doors and windows are ordered and should be installed w/in the next three weeks (excepting the exterior man doors, lead time is a bit longer). Roofing is flying right along as well.
Some random pics...
More next week...
Oh yeah, chimney issue solved... We are going to construct a 'doghouse' from sheetmetal over the stacks. It will be located at the 'x' over the residence portion and we will roof it/rock it. Thanks for all the suggestions as they spurred the imagination.
Speaking of solutions... We figured out the accress to the storage above the shop too. Plumber had an elegant and simple idea. We will frame in a door on the utilities side of the place and run some stairs up there. may make for a great bunkhouse too :thumb
At any rate, stairs are done now and the detail framing stuff is getting done (fp's, soffits, tray ceiling, arches, etc). all the exterior doors and windows are ordered and should be installed w/in the next three weeks (excepting the exterior man doors, lead time is a bit longer). Roofing is flying right along as well.
Some random pics...
More next week...
Oh yeah, chimney issue solved... We are going to construct a 'doghouse' from sheetmetal over the stacks. It will be located at the 'x' over the residence portion and we will roof it/rock it. Thanks for all the suggestions as they spurred the imagination.
Speaking of solutions... We figured out the accress to the storage above the shop too. Plumber had an elegant and simple idea. We will frame in a door on the utilities side of the place and run some stairs up there. may make for a great bunkhouse too :thumb
more progress....
'Owdy...
Some this and that got accomplished this week. A few shots of the highlights...
Flashing began (and is almost done). The deck is a ****** and we are going to flash the hell out of it and then do some super duper fiberglass, stamped overlay dealio...
One of the hounds has already found his favorite perch
Great room FP in. Can you spot the 'taco bell'?
Master BR FP also in...
Lemmeseehere....
What else we get done 'round here :scratch
Oh yeah, got some black stuff layed down around the front gate. Get th county off my hind side about my encroachment permit and a non-dust surface...
Kinda cool how they do it all. I am an asphalt neophyte and love to watch pros do something I am not knowledgeable about.
Really good crew and the foreman in the orange was outstanding! So nice to work with a competent pro and guys who respect him and work hard for him. Pizza for everyone today! Seriously, great crew.
This is Vern. He was always smiling
Black gold. Kinda... Just about as expensive:lol3
Roofing is getting close to being as done as it can be till stucco...
This hombre wanted to 'raise the roof'. 'Told him he was already on top of it...
An elevated view...
I think that is about it for now.
'Owdy...
Some this and that got accomplished this week. A few shots of the highlights...
Flashing began (and is almost done). The deck is a ****** and we are going to flash the hell out of it and then do some super duper fiberglass, stamped overlay dealio...
One of the hounds has already found his favorite perch
Great room FP in. Can you spot the 'taco bell'?
Master BR FP also in...
Lemmeseehere....
What else we get done 'round here :scratch
Oh yeah, got some black stuff layed down around the front gate. Get th county off my hind side about my encroachment permit and a non-dust surface...
Kinda cool how they do it all. I am an asphalt neophyte and love to watch pros do something I am not knowledgeable about.
Really good crew and the foreman in the orange was outstanding! So nice to work with a competent pro and guys who respect him and work hard for him. Pizza for everyone today! Seriously, great crew.
This is Vern. He was always smiling
Black gold. Kinda... Just about as expensive:lol3
Roofing is getting close to being as done as it can be till stucco...
This hombre wanted to 'raise the roof'. 'Told him he was already on top of it...
An elevated view...
I think that is about it for now.
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wmonroe
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That view is beautiful. Everything looks like it is coming along great.
Will
Will
wow passmore,this is a awesome build. i cant wait to start my own in a year or so when i purchase my own home/land out in the iowa country. are all those dogs yours? must be well trained to stick around, i bet there loving all the scrap wood and tools to steal and hide.
Bib Overalls
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As always, impressive!
SnyperBob
Active member
Just stopping by to say nice work! Looks great! Do you have any updates?
MyDomain
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Thanks for keepin me up well past bedtime reading the 181 posts! Worth it though to see how things progressed so far. Very nice property and building ya got going there. Very well thought out obviously.
I am also impressed with your mind for small business...having the land support itself.
G'nite now ;-)
Tim
I am also impressed with your mind for small business...having the land support itself.
G'nite now ;-)
Tim
Just stopped by to say “Nice”. I happened by your place the other day while checking some property out. Miess road (the old bridge) or some say Mice road used to be the old hang out on hot summer nights for us locals until the masses found out about it. What kind of fish you stocking the ponds with?
Good luck with the completion of your project.
Good luck with the completion of your project.
Woffski
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Wow, this is absolutely awesome!!!! What kind of fish are you going to grow?
MGDMike
Member
Wow! Very, very impressive build! I stopped by this site to get some ideas for small garage storage ideas and I have just been reading all of these stories with admiration!
Thank you for allowing me the time to "pass the time" by reading these posts as well because I'm deployed to Iraq.
Thank you for allowing me the time to "pass the time" by reading these posts as well because I'm deployed to Iraq.
slghmmr88
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Welcome MGDMike and I wish to add "Thank You" for all you are doing.
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e-tek
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What a dump - I wish mine was half as dumpy!!!
Thanks for taking and posting the good pics.
- I wish mine was half as dumpy!!!Thanks for taking and posting the good pics.
Passmore,
We were looking at Simpson’s 20-acre lots next to your road. My folks have lived out there for years. I was just curious on what happened to the old bridge structure at the end of you street?
So what kind of fish you raise?
Dan-
Hiya Dan,
Bridge has been out for years now... Too many folks shooting, jumping, and generally being a pain in the *** I suppose.
Not too bad a lots over there at Simpson's. I heard he was selling again and some friend's of ours are selling the lot next to theirs as well.
Bridge has been out for years now... Too many folks shooting, jumping, and generally being a pain in the *** I suppose.
Not too bad a lots over there at Simpson's. I heard he was selling again and some friend's of ours are selling the lot next to theirs as well.
Little more progress...
From where we left off...
Beams are in downstairs, they were fun to put up :evil
Garage doors going in - yes I know I am doing it bass=ackwards, but since we are a, uhhhh - aheem, "extended schedule", well - I wanted them in:deal
HVAC is in.
There will be an access door and stairs outside at the end in this photo - to the right, this is replicated. We are thinking storage and a bunkhouse of sorts up here...
The view from the scissor lift
More as I download and find them...
Windows are almost in as well....
From where we left off...
Beams are in downstairs, they were fun to put up :evil
Garage doors going in - yes I know I am doing it bass=ackwards, but since we are a, uhhhh - aheem, "extended schedule", well - I wanted them in:deal
HVAC is in.
There will be an access door and stairs outside at the end in this photo - to the right, this is replicated. We are thinking storage and a bunkhouse of sorts up here...
The view from the scissor lift
More as I download and find them...
Windows are almost in as well....
Wow really nice build. I've been following this thread for a while now and it just keeps getting better.
Just a couple questions. How big is the door in the pics? Who's garage door did you go with? Did they give you a problem about the size or did they have to do something special to accomodate for the size? What kind of garage door opener are you planning on using?
Thanks,
Royce M
Just a couple questions. How big is the door in the pics? Who's garage door did you go with? Did they give you a problem about the size or did they have to do something special to accomodate for the size? What kind of garage door opener are you planning on using?
Thanks,
Royce M
Hi Royce
I will have to go back and look at what mfg made the doors. Yes, there was some issue with size (19' wide x 13' high) and we also wanted to be sure they would withstand the wind we get as well. Add to that my requirement of insulated panels and double paned glass for the windows and the choices narrowed. Each door weighs just under 700 pounds and we ended up adding an additional brace to the window panels as they were bowing a bit. Opener wise we went with the Liftmasters that lift via the spring shaft - super clean mounting, smmoth, quiet - wow!
I will have to go back and look at what mfg made the doors. Yes, there was some issue with size (19' wide x 13' high) and we also wanted to be sure they would withstand the wind we get as well. Add to that my requirement of insulated panels and double paned glass for the windows and the choices narrowed. Each door weighs just under 700 pounds and we ended up adding an additional brace to the window panels as they were bowing a bit. Opener wise we went with the Liftmasters that lift via the spring shaft - super clean mounting, smmoth, quiet - wow!
Finally some more updates! Why is the roof still not done? Or are these old photos? Going back through the thread the roof tiles have been up there since October. I'll wait for the rest of the pictures before I ask more questions.
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Roof is all but done and all that remains are the detailed ares primarily. Areas that are awaiting copper saddles (now in) and finalizing the chimney design. We decided there was no sense in finishing what little there was till we could do it all- no worries
Finally some more updates! Why is the roof still not done? Or are these old photos? Going back through the thread the roof tiles have been up there since October. I'll wait for the rest of the pictures before I ask more questions.
Hardware
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Pass,
Must say, even though you have had numerous pats on the back, and are probably tired of hearing this....Your doing an Awesome job. I dont even know you but I am proud. (sounds weird) but I am. LOL
Its nice to see a person who takes time and thinks things out.
I am also in the middle of a build up on a smaller scale. Its taking me 2 years to get the majority of plans done. Unfortunatley with this economy the $ is harder to come by.. So baby steps for me...When I get my pics organized im going to post a build up also...
Must say, even though you have had numerous pats on the back, and are probably tired of hearing this....Your doing an Awesome job. I dont even know you but I am proud. (sounds weird) but I am. LOL
Its nice to see a person who takes time and thinks things out.
I am also in the middle of a build up on a smaller scale. Its taking me 2 years to get the majority of plans done. Unfortunatley with this economy the $ is harder to come by.. So baby steps for me...When I get my pics organized im going to post a build up also...
Hardware,
Nah, the pats on the back just seem silly sometimes when I see all the things I could have done differently
I understand the extended timeline deal, I resemble that remark! Resources are definitely an issue here as well, but we get it done as we can, right? Definitely post up the pics, I learn from every build I look at!
Take care.
Nah, the pats on the back just seem silly sometimes when I see all the things I could have done differently
I understand the extended timeline deal, I resemble that remark! Resources are definitely an issue here as well, but we get it done as we can, right? Definitely post up the pics, I learn from every build I look at!
Take care.
ZRX61
Well-known member
aww ****, started readfing this thread & was hoping it would be done by the time I got to the end. LOL!
Screwdriver
Well-known member
PASSMORE your garage is so big I can see it from London. Fantastic build, many thanks for the pictures. Can't wait to see it fitted out.
Though I may die from jealosy first...
Screwdriver.
Though I may die from jealosy first...
Screwdriver.
Just a couple more garage door questions if you don't mind. Funny thing is, my door is almost exactly the same size. Well just slightly smaller at 18'7' x 13'. I finally found a mfg that would accomodate that size. Should be here in a couple weeks. I ended up with Mid America Garage Doors. When you have a chance I'm still curious who you found for your door, it looks great in the pics.
Which Liftmaster opener did you use. I'm really interested in using the Liftmaster 3800 but I read the specs and they list for use on 650lbs or less. Is this the same one you used?
Thanks,
Royce M
Which Liftmaster opener did you use. I'm really interested in using the Liftmaster 3800 but I read the specs and they list for use on 650lbs or less. Is this the same one you used?
Thanks,
Royce M