newbie from connecticut

[irishtom]

Hello all,
I found this site yesterday afternoon while my SO was black friday shopping.
I've been itching to get my garage/barn cleaned up, fixed up, electrified and heated for a couple of years. Now that the house is renovated, maybe I can get it back on track.
The barn's originally part of an old one lane bowling alley that the PO had acquired from down the street. Cut it into parts and moved to the property and put back together at right angles, with a lean-to on one end. First thing I did was etch and epoxy the concrete floors and put my 61 Austin Healey in, on jack stands, with the intent of starting it's renovation. Fat chance. Six years later, two house renovations, one college tuition and another coming up, all I've been able to do is fill it with salvage house parts.
Photos to follow as I figure out this site.
Tom

 

[posaune]

Welcome! I look forward to pics and some progress. This place will definitely get you motivated and give you great ideas too.

 

[Jay H 237]

Welcome, from another CT'er.

 

[irishtom]

Thanks for the warm welcome, posaune and jay. I know I have a long way to go, but I'm looking forward to getting a little inspiration and motivation from this forum. The camera was dead when I went out to take pics. I'll upload some tomorrow.
Tom

 

[irishtom]

Here's a photo of my barn.
The embarassing piles of stone and scrap wood are left over from two house renovations. The black walnut tree at the far end is pulling up the corner of the lean-to. It's coming down first thing next spring. Then I'll rebuild the lean-to in order to get more headroom height. Right now the wall is only about 5 feet.
Power was originally overhead from the house, no longer allowed by code. I've got open conduit in the ground, ready to be connected. Along with another conduit with cat5 and RG6 lines. All it takes is time and money.

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[aqr81]

Welcome to the GJ, Tom. I look forward to your pics and posts.

 

[posaune]

That looks like a very cool place with some good potential. Keep the pics comin'! Actually, I guess you should probably start a thread in the gallery for that when you're ready.

In any case, you are already way ahead of me if you can afford to live in Guilford. I rented a house (with a tiny 1-car garage and no storage) on Old Whitfield St for a few years. When it came time to buy though, Guilford left the realm of possibility...

 

[PaulR]

Welcome neighbor! I'll give you a hundred bucks for the YJ.

 

[irishtom]

Posaune,
I plan on starting my build thread when I have more to show. I've lived in Guilford 30 yrs, renting, then buying in the late 80's when the market was down. I bought the house next door in an estate sale, and that's where the barn is located. I'm an architect with construction experience, so I GC'd both houses over the last 6 years. Now that my SO is nearly satisfied I plan on working on my own projects. The town's become expensive to buy or rent. Not sure if I could afford it either if I hadn't moved here so long ago.
PaulR,
Thanks for the offer on the YJ, but the hardtop alone is worth than that. Plus you'd have to fight off both of my kids.