So back in 2012 I built the first Droobarn -- a 12'x20' shed/shop/barn to make my hobby/passion for old British cars functional.
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=159051
At the time I built what I could afford and what I figured I needed. I was only going to have one car, and I was not going to do restoration work. Just maintain one car and one motorcycle. Simple enough.
Fast forward to 2016. I now have 2 cars ('59 Bugeye Sprite, '66 Morris Minor), one of which is a full 100% bare metal restoration project. Funny how things change. This means that I'm back to parking my Jeep outside, scraping the windows at 6 am when it's cold and miserable.
My wife and I have been recreationally looking for a new house on and off for the last few years, and last fall we got serious. Had a perfect place lined up (with a 1400sq' shop) that fell through. We've fought through the frustrations and are still on the hunt.
My needs are either an existing shop or plenty of room to build one. I talked to a local pole barn builder and have a good idea what my dream shop (36'x40') would cost. I'd be okay going smaller if other aspects were perfect. There should probably be a house as well, but I'm not all that fussed.
We're both not interested in that much compromise -- since we can stay where we are, though we'd have to do major renovations and I'd likely need to tear down the existing Droobarn and replace it, but could only do about 20'x24'. So we'll be spending the spring and summer hunting for our new spot.
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=159051
At the time I built what I could afford and what I figured I needed. I was only going to have one car, and I was not going to do restoration work. Just maintain one car and one motorcycle. Simple enough.
Fast forward to 2016. I now have 2 cars ('59 Bugeye Sprite, '66 Morris Minor), one of which is a full 100% bare metal restoration project. Funny how things change. This means that I'm back to parking my Jeep outside, scraping the windows at 6 am when it's cold and miserable.
My wife and I have been recreationally looking for a new house on and off for the last few years, and last fall we got serious. Had a perfect place lined up (with a 1400sq' shop) that fell through. We've fought through the frustrations and are still on the hunt.
My needs are either an existing shop or plenty of room to build one. I talked to a local pole barn builder and have a good idea what my dream shop (36'x40') would cost. I'd be okay going smaller if other aspects were perfect. There should probably be a house as well, but I'm not all that fussed.
We're both not interested in that much compromise -- since we can stay where we are, though we'd have to do major renovations and I'd likely need to tear down the existing Droobarn and replace it, but could only do about 20'x24'. So we'll be spending the spring and summer hunting for our new spot.