bowhuntr311
Well-known member
Hey All,
I lurked around GJ forums for a short while but I had questions when I started and after reading a few threads I had even more ideas and questions. After a few weeks of posting I decided I'd like to share my build.
Location: North Central Minnesota
Oct '06: My wife and I purchased a 20acres of woods from a relative with plans of building a home there in the future. Driveway, power, lot clearing over the next 7years.
June '13 I had a 40x40 area prepped for concrete with intentions of starting ASAP in spring of '14 building my shop and a 3000sq ft home and attached 32x26 garage. As life happens in general it was fall of '14 before we got started.
Sept '14: Foam, Radiant heat tubing, Concrete
Oct '14: 40x40x10 2x6oc Walls with bonus room trusses and scissor trusses in the front so I could get a full 10x10 door in. Once they got it enclosed and the outside finished I had them cease construction and get started on the house. Funds for the shop of course ran over immediately and the ground freezing was a concern for getting the basement/sewer in.
WINTER/SPRING '14/'15: ALL House stuff and the shop got used for storage for things for the new house.
Summer '15: We moved into the new home.
Summer '15 - Summer 16 All small steps: electric, air lines, shelving
Aug '16 Enter Garage Journal Forums
Well thats all for now folk...I'll continue this thread as time allows and as Im able to continue making improvements to my shop.
I lurked around GJ forums for a short while but I had questions when I started and after reading a few threads I had even more ideas and questions. After a few weeks of posting I decided I'd like to share my build.
Location: North Central Minnesota
Oct '06: My wife and I purchased a 20acres of woods from a relative with plans of building a home there in the future. Driveway, power, lot clearing over the next 7years.
June '13 I had a 40x40 area prepped for concrete with intentions of starting ASAP in spring of '14 building my shop and a 3000sq ft home and attached 32x26 garage. As life happens in general it was fall of '14 before we got started.
Sept '14: Foam, Radiant heat tubing, Concrete
Oct '14: 40x40x10 2x6oc Walls with bonus room trusses and scissor trusses in the front so I could get a full 10x10 door in. Once they got it enclosed and the outside finished I had them cease construction and get started on the house. Funds for the shop of course ran over immediately and the ground freezing was a concern for getting the basement/sewer in.
WINTER/SPRING '14/'15: ALL House stuff and the shop got used for storage for things for the new house.
Summer '15: We moved into the new home.
Summer '15 - Summer 16 All small steps: electric, air lines, shelving
Aug '16 Enter Garage Journal Forums
Well thats all for now folk...I'll continue this thread as time allows and as Im able to continue making improvements to my shop.
good planning!