My workshop build in the Netherlands

[Gertjan]

Hello there, finally making a topic about the build of my workshop.
Been reading here from time to time, and thought i would share with you the biggest project so far

I mainly work on VW's, own a '83 Jetta myself who is waiting for a 16v transplant for over a year now. Also have an '86 Audi 100 with a broken 5 cilinder engine who needs a new one.
Drive a Bora (Jetta in the US) wagon with a chipped 1.8t as a daily.
And tinker around with old motorcycles and mopeds.





The workshop is built on my fathers farm in the Netherlands. I live a 15 minute drive away from it.
The new workshop replaces a very old shed built in the 70's by my father and grandfather, from scrap wood leftovers from another old shed they had torn down.





It didn't take much effort to take it down



In the original plan we were only going to rebuild this old shed, and put a new 7 by 9 meters new building up. But after a lot of hassling to get the permits, we decided to also tear down the chicken shed beside it and just make a new shed for the chickens inside the new shop.
And just make the new shop 7 by 13 meters (about 22 by 42 feet)







Did some digging and the floor was there



Next up was the framing. Just two steel ones, the rest would be made out of wood.





Then the woodwork began. I was doing this with a (very skilled) carpenter, helped whenever I could but eventually he did most of the work.






And then it became time to put in the roof. We used insulated plates, and put them in with just the two of us and a scaffold. And a lot wind





And then the outer walls could be filled up.






Time for the rooftiles. Man, I'm glad I don't have to do that every day. We did the whole roof in one day. At least the weather was nice.




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Beginning to look finished From the outside



Inside there will be two attics to store my junk.






Will be continued in a new post.

 

[Gertjan]

An insulated roof means insulated walls. These are polyurethane plates, wich can very easily be cut to the right size.



Meanwhile, the outside was almost finished.




The chicken shed, viewed from inside the shop. There's a window in the wall between the shop and the chickens



(also picked up a nice air compressor for a nice price )



Sanding the doors. These were also leftovers, but in very good condition




Already getting the hang of it in summer. Most friday nights my friends came over to put two plates up and then drink beer



Makeshift tablesaw, still no electricity in the shop.




Finishing up the chicken shed inside the shop.
Man, I know students who don't have such a nice room as these chickens





Outside painted and finished Man that looks good.



Then continued inside. We're putting up 122x244cm underlayment plates, 18mm thick.
As you can see all the windows are also in, and they all have insulated glass (I can practically live in it. But my girlfriend doesn't want to )




Flooring of the attics also done.



The left side attic will have stairs. Still don't really know what to do with the right side.



Putting in the electricity. Pfew, still glad I don't have to do that every day.
Of course I included an UTP cable for internet




And then....in with the floor coating. Primered:




And finished. My little girl approves



Decided to paint some of the walls. Didn't really work out the way i wanted, but it's okay for now.






In the meanwhile i made a start with the electricity.
(and bought another toy )



Almost finished with the walls, just some small things i can invite my friends over for

 

[Gertjan]

Reserved 2

 

[Hostyle]

Leuke schuur Gertjan! Doe je goed.

 

[BuickFarmer]

Love it ALL, but especially the old doors, wood lap siding and roofing tiles! Will really look good in amongst all the other beautiful old buildings! Look forward to following, subscribing now.

 

[1/2 Cup]

A very nice job indeed, looks fantastic.

Regards

 

[jwhcars]

Great job of blending the new with the old. Adding your sky lights I think was a good idea, keep up the good work.

 

[Modern Jess]

Wow, really nice space! Love all the attic storage space, too. I'm especially jealous of that.

 

[Ajustable]

Great looking shop, more pics please.

 

[roger440]

Now that is very nice.

And pretty big too

Some nice old buldings elsewhere on the site too.

 

[theoldwizard1]

Very nice ! I really like the loft.

In the US, steel is almost never used except on larger buildings.

Also, tile roofs are not common anywhere that there may be snow. Too much weight.

 

[Martin XJ]

Great build, I like the chicken shed maybe if you make too much noise they will move out and you've got yourself a nice office, compressor room, bathroom or storeroom

My thread http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=271477

 

[roscoe2000]

Nice shop, glad to see the chickens have a window so they can watch you work.

 

[Gertjan]

Thanks everyone, Im pretty happy with the build so far myself. Except that it takes too long, but i guess everyone here has that same problem

The old buildings on the farm (the ones you can see on the pictures) date from around 1800.
The house itself is probably built around 1650.
Of course later on new buildings were built, like the stable for the cows and in front of my shop is also a big building for machines etc.
We wanted it to blend in. The last two buildings my dad built were not like that, and my mom didnt like it.
So she made sure it became a good looking shop
The rooftiles and colours on the doors we used are same as the house.

Anyway, got my two-post lift in last saturday






With the help of my neighbour and his lifting truck and my uncle with his drill, we put it up.
Had it laying around for a year or 3, and I was always screwing around with jacks whenever i had to do work on my cars. Really glad Im able to use it soon



Put my air compressor up on the attic, as there was a lifting truck available





Today i bolted it down, and did the wiring. Still need to connect the power to the shop itself, then I can test it.

 

[keduner]

Great looking project, congratulations. Subscribed to watch your progress. I made frequent trips to Sleidrecht and Dordrecht in my past work life, are you anywhere close?

 

[hh76]

With a little help, that lift might make for a nice "elevator" to the lofts?

 

[Bib Overalls]

Every real man has his own tire (tyre?) mounting machine.

For access to the loft without stairs you could weld up a simple wall mounted ladder. The ones I have made used 1" (26 mm) square steel tubing. The side rails started at the first step which leaves room for sweeping and ran above the attic/loft about 3' (1 mtr) for hand holds. The ladder was spaced away from the wall about 6". Simple and easy to use although you might want to use a bloc and tackle for raising heavy or bulky items.

 

[James-W]

Looking really good!!!

 

[Gertjan]

Long time since an update, been busy in my workshop not only building, but also finally using my lift
I have to me careful, or I might not finish all the work that still needs te be done




I still dont have permanent power in the shop, so still doing everything with an extension cord, but hopefully this week it will all be connected properly.

Took my good camera to the shop today to make some better pictures.





Starting to come together



Im really happy with my tire machine, it works great
Also got my compressor hooked up, still have to run hard lines but it works.



I also picked up a used stairway for the left attic

 

[Gertjan]

Finally got my stairs in

I'm really happy the way it turned out, it fits really well for a used stairs

Now that the most of the construction work is done, I can finally do some of the projects that have been waiting for a long time