old shop restoration.

[Jon Jacobs]

I was looking for a small shop of my own and spied this piece of property with a derelict building in the back. I struck up a deal with the owner and made a purchase.

The roof was falling in and many bricks were missing. The insulation was moldy and a great deal of water damage.

We have been slowly restoring this shop with new doors, paint and upgrading the services.

 

[coby65]

Looks good!

 

[xtremek]

Details, we crave more details. And pictures, lots of pictures.

 

[jwhcars]

Looking really nice !

 

[Jon Jacobs]

ummm ok, heres a few more pics of what we refer to as the " whacky shack". There is a duplex on the property which essentially pays the mortgage which gives me my shop for free. ( lots of headaches being a land lord ) long story.I plan on running a small machine shop from here and teach my son the trade. wish me luck.

 

[RivennHewn]

Starting to look pretty dang good!

How big?

 

[Jon Jacobs]

its about 1000 sq ft. This fall I will start to insulate and put in a gas heater and replace the old furnace. Not sure where you live but its really hard to find a property like this. I was looking for a long time. Its always been a goal to have my own machine shop.

 

[A_Pmech]

Welcome Jon!

I'm looking forward to seeing more of your shop.

 

[xtremek]

Very cool. London's a great town. Please keep us updated as you go along.

 

[kbs2244]

Looking good.

Flat roofs can be problematic.
And all the problems you listed are water related.

You seem to have a good slope but you will need and well sealed surface and very large gutters and downspouts for a roof that size.
It is amazing how much water a small rain or snow will produce.

It looks like you may have close neighbors.
Aim the downspouts well.

 

[jeepinjz]

I like it keep up the good work

 

[Alan Douglas]

It might be worth adding a pitched roof over the existing one?

 

[Jon Jacobs]

thanks guys all good advice. Hung my Miller sign today with pride.

 

[coolguy]

very nice job fellow !!!!

 

[Nightshift]

its about 1000 sq ft. This fall I will start to insulate and put in a gas heater and replace the old furnace. Not sure where you live but its really hard to find a property like this. I was looking for a long time. Its always been a goal to have my own machine shop.

I hear ya Jon ... I've been looking for also for years since I retired. Still working out of my basement shop Which is fine for small projects but not easy to get heavy things in and out. Bill

 

[Ajustable]

Looks good Jon, And you live in a beautiful City. I lived there for three years back in the 70's always kinda wished I never moved. Keep us posted on the progress. Chris

 

[sunsation288]

Thats my kind of stuff John , please more picture , and welcome aboard !!! , i like to dig this kind of thread (machine shop)

 

[Jon Jacobs]

Thank you all, my little shop is called Comet Precision Products, we just applied the lettering.

 

[Outlander]

Wow, the shop cleaned up real nice! Keep us updated, especially on how your son is enjoying this.

 

[0150carmac]

looks like you making good progress with this keep it up look forward to reading the updates

I rent a unit in a industral estate about the same size as this to run my car repair buisness from just the rite size for a one man show

 

[softailgarage]

Awesome job! You guys really turned it around and I agree, perfect size shop. I would love to be able to do something like that, but in SoCal you just dont see small, abandoned shops anymore.

What was the time frame it took?

 

[Jon Jacobs]

My wife gutted the inside and removed all the old office walls and old insulation. Took about 2 weeks. I worked tirelessly on the exterior every spare minute I had and spent my 3 week holiday. Took about 6 mos. I did all the work I could myself. Im very pleased with the results but Im out of money. This fall I will tackle the inside. New heater and lights. Insulate the roof. Honestly its like a meat locker in there most days.