My "Barn Shop"

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Last year I made a 2-for1 deal with my wife. Our property came with 2 small detached garages and a large barn. I had all of my projects and tools stuffed into those two building but that left me no room to actually work on them. The trade was that I could have the barn and convert it into a 1700 sf workshop and she gets the two small building for our farm stuff. Here are some pics of what I've been building.

This was the start of it.

 

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I needed to frame in the front and gain the 9' of lost space under the overhang as well as frame out the opening for a pair of 8 x 12 garage doors.

 

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This pic shows my progress after tearing down all of the interior walls, framing out the front, and prepping for concrete where the old stalls were.

 

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This is the start of my 9 x 21 dedicated wood shop.

 

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And of course this makes it official

 

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A little out of order but here's a few pics on the concrete pour filling where the stalls used to be.

 

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Next I tackled the lighting. I found these 2-bulb, 4 foot fixtures on Craigslist for $5 each. I bought 60 of them, enough to light up all three building plus the house garage.

 

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I also found this cool drinking fountain on Craigslist

 

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And this old Coke machine....

 

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And this old gas pump and oil cans. Got it all for $135!!!

 

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I'll be restoring the gas pump this winter and then mount it on a small slab out in front of the shop.

 

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I got the shop to the point where I can start bringing in some of my current projects. I love these old IH Scouts. I have four of them.

 

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I've started reassembling this '72 Scout II. I'm not happy with the way the paint turned out so I will be shooting it again in the next few weeks.

 

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It's current state

 

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I've been paying for everything as I go. The garage doors should be in and ready to install in a couple weeks. Including the garage doors I'm into this build for about $6500-7000.

 

[smschriefer]

Very nice space you have there and a very cooperative wife! I really like that you named the garage after me.

The gas pump is very cool. What brand is it?

 

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I know it is a Gasboy, but what model#? 390?

 

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Very nice space you have there and a very cooperative wife! I really like that you named the garage after me.

The gas pump is very cool. What brand is it?

I know it is a Gasboy, but what model#? 390?

Thanks! You know, I'm not really sure of the model number. It's most likely on the data plate. I'll check that out when I go back out to the shop later today.

 

[Bib Overalls]

I'm liking what I see. Do you have any pictures that show your barn/garage/shop before you started the transformation?

 

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Nice shed and nice Scout!

 

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Thanks for the comments. Lots of work but well worth it!

 

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Here's one from last year when it was still being used as a barn.