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Introducing MY man cave!!

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May 8, 2010
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Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada (Halifax)
Hi Everyone.

The year before last I started a discussion on what was the best size garage or shed to put up for my bike. It was on a Goldwing forum as I have a Goldwing. I knew it would be a few years before I could do it so I thought and planed out as much of it as I could. There were quite a bit comments and suggestions that came my way. I asked people here about some ideas here and basically laid low and read quite a bit. Here are my results...

Well, early last spring, with the great help from my best friend Chris we started to remove the trees where I was going to build this Hallow structure. Chris also laid the brick on the front as he is an excellent mason.

I am so proud of our second little home that I wanted to show you guys. I say "Our" because my wife and I spend time out there together. A great place to sit and chat with friends. It's a little gathering / party spot away from the kids when we want "Mon and Dad" time with friends and neighbors.

It's a 20x24 garage, heated, fully insulated top to bottom, Internet, Digital Cable, 60 Amp Panel, room for two bikes or more , tones of storage, and has a great 12 foot bench. There is a few other things I will be doing to it but for all intents and purposes... it's finished.

We broke it in with a huge New Years Eve party for the neighbors and friends.

This is what I started with. This is what I was storing my bike in for the last number of years. A concrete floor and a portable garage. It made it through a few winters but I had bigger and better plans....
 

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This is the outside before paving. The garage doors are not the swing type. It is a regular panel door that goes up. As a matter of fact, these doors don't even look like this. I just photo shopped the picture. I added hinges, handles, windows and a few shadow lines. This what my doors WILL look like by the end of this summer. I love the look of old swinging doors.
 

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HSpencer

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Very comfortable and nice looking space. Lots of potential to make about anything you like out of it. Den or cave now, full blown machine shop later. You seem to have it nailed down nicely.
 
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