finally get around to post--new shop

[vander55]

All of this took about a year , had a lot of problems with local bylaws but finally got permission and dug the hole july 09. It is 28 x 38 with modified scissor trusses to get height for the hoist . the doors are fantastic , I can lift the vehicle right to the top without having to close the doors. I will post an overview to date . the outside is now in greycoat for acrylic stucco to match the house scheduled for spring . Let me know what you think

Ken

Ready to pour the floor

See how the doors follow the truss line?

A liitle shine

Now my favorite place to hang out

Very rewarding did most everything myself except cement finishing


Ken

 

[TONE]

Wow.....................amazing. Could you give us a little more of a story though? LOL

 

[DIC]

Very nice looks great.........

 

[930dreamer]

Very nice garage, what are those big green things outside in the background.

 

[what have i done]

Very nice garage, what are those big green things outside in the background.

LOL I had to go back and look !

garage doors do look sweet! great idea

 

[what have i done]

need more pics of exterior etc. nice looking build

 

[Rockey]

I really like that garage, the vaulted ceiling makes it look huge inside. I also like the woodstove, does it keep the place warm enough? I don't know if that your house in the background, but the offset dormers gives it a unique character.

 

[3bay]

Nice build...but don't tease...need pics of your shoebox!!!

 

[JCQuick]

very cool love what you did with the ceiling and the doors

 

[Zengineer]

Great idea with the doors and ceiling. Amazing the effect that raising the ceiling height can have on the overall feel of the space. I have a 9'6" ceiling in my garage, and every time I walk into my friends 8' tall garage I feel like the roof is coming down on me.

 

[vander55]

I guess I didnt do this post so good . I should have posted week by week as I was building it but I didnt have any spare time then.Here is afew more pics

The outside just in greycoat

This is how it is situated on my property, the house is a 70 yearold farmhouse that we have gone completely through over the last 20 years

one workbench, I need more stuff..

my compressor and regulator setup

The hoist , in the next few pics you can see the castors and my retractable trouble light . I wired in an outlet to run off the power for the hoist itself. I can use this hoist outside on the concrete driveway and it now is self sufficient whereever I put it.

My mig welding cart

The car mostly stock small block T5 camaro 5 speed, stereo lowered real nice clean driver , Thats it for now gotta run to take kids trick or treating , I will try to answer any questions


Ken

 

[proorange]

Beautiful shop and location. Where do you live? The scenery is awesome.

 

[Rockey]

Looks like an Englander 30 NC in the corner.

 

[Motown 454]

Sweet shop. WE need to see more.

 

[vander55]

We live in the southeast corner of Beautiful British Columbia Canada, just 1/2 hour north of the u.s. border with Washington USA. I meant to post a pic of the car last time so I will here ,the wood stove is locally made and I dont know how it works because I havent tried it yet . It is fully insulated so it shouldnt be a problem.One other note is the floor coating is U coat it .


Here is another pic of the door hoist clearance

here is the stove

This is my old barn/shop which is now dedicated to woodworking,keeps the sawdust off the car

and here is the car

Ken

 

[Zengineer]

Castlegar perhaps?