Oregon Shop-Mahal

[Oldbroncogarage]

Well it's been a while since I moved to Oregon, used to have a nice setup in TX (30X52 with metal Z purlin and I-beam loft I fab'd myself) and it took me a while to get going on my shop out here...posting a few pics of it in construction as well as post construction and starting to fill up.

It's a two section shop, 30X40 for the main and a 14x40 RV bay in back. Pole barn construction fundamentally but a few twists to the simply box types out there. First I designed it in a Gambrell style to match the Ag barns in the area - I did not want it to stick out oddly for the area. It's also wood sided, board and bat style vs. going the cheaper/easier route of metal. It's up close to my house and I wanted it to augment, not detract from the house's "curb appeal". Lastly I have a full upstairs floor, which one day I'll build out a man-room and/or apt into....whenever the heck I get the time!

I'm working on my wiring now, airline is in (Champion 7.5hp compressor sitting in the RV bay is nice and quiet!), and also working on finish out of my bathroom and slop sink....doing all the inside stuff myself, spending both free hours a weekend on it(!)

 

[tinbender 66]

Very nice! Love the gambrel roof and the dormers.

 

[Jbizzle]

Looks fantastic!!! Can't wait to see more!

 

[SiGmA_X]

Very nice, that will look great with the other barns in the WL area. Welcome to Oregon, BTW!

 

[Oldbroncogarage]

Thanks all, i'm pretty happy with it so far. Of course I should've made it BIGGER but that can be said of it regardless of the size. I did plan for a two post lift, have reinforced pads placed for a Bendpak 10K like what I had in Austin.

The dormers were not cheap add ons, but they really give a lot of room to the upstairs. I plan to have an exterior stair and deck added soon to give access to the upstairs - thought about interior stairs but a) did not want to detract from interior shop room and b) wanted to have a separate access to the upstairs in case I do turn it into an apt instead of just storage. I did build an access hatch in the floor though, so I can run a ladder up to gain access to the upstairs as well as potentially mount a hoist for heavier lifting.

A couple more shots included

 

[G-force]

Nice! I lived up off of Rosemont from 2003-2006. That area is going crazy!

 

[Oldbroncogarage]

It's a great area, I'm right off Stafford rd so nice easy shot into - anywhere...only downside is road noise on Stafford at Mt....but I'm getting used to it

 

[jesse72]

Awesome shop! What size are the doors? Also, great looking Early Bronco in your picture too, I have a '66.

 

[G McKay]

That is one awesome place!! I love it!!

 

[GRN96WS6]

How tall is the ceiling upstairs? I assume the RV portion you just enter from one of the sides towards the rear?

 

[ADSR]

Great looking shop!

 

[Oldbroncogarage]

Thanks all! The doors are 12'w x 10' high. I do have the RV bay setup as a side entrance and used the grade of the land to get 14' ceiling height in its bay. It has a 12'w x 13' tall door. Height to the upstairs floor in the main shop is 12' 6" (just enough for the future Bend Pak lift. Upstairs has full height ceilings, about 8' in center. The upstairs useable room is 15'w by 40' long but the dormers expand this as well.

 

[Bogey won]

Texas to Oregone, yepper, please elaborate how you can leave 107 heat index today for the cool rainy more suicides per year place, but i love dat shop.

 

[rubberrodder]

We got more starbucks!

 

[Bogey won]

Starbucks ? we don't need no stinking Starbucks !!! we got coke, ya know, drink coke, get cramps, get dehydrated, get pissed and drink no water and suffer, old guys, had pickle juice and apple cider vinegar for breakfast, that's nasty stuff. ugh. But mr cramp took a hike.

 

[Oldbroncogarage]

Texas to Oregone, yepper, please elaborate how you can leave 107 heat index today for the cool rainy more suicides per year place, but i love dat shop.

It was the job that initiated it. Offer I didn't want to refuse. Miss TX rock crawling and my buds there terribly but love it up here. Hated the job in TX but like the one in Or a lot. Cannot beat the nature and scenery here. Plus a good place to raise my daughter to boot....

 

[Oldbroncogarage]

Starbucks ? we don't need no stinking Starbucks !!! we got coke, ya know, drink coke, get cramps, get dehydrated, get pissed and drink no water and suffer, old guys, had pickle juice and apple cider vinegar for breakfast, that's nasty stuff. ugh. But mr cramp took a hike.

Yeah, but we have Oregon beer and as good as TX micros have gotten nobody and I mean nobody holds a candle to Oregon brews....

 

[rown4au]

Hey where did you get that sink? Do you have the name, model number, and/or measurements? I am looking for something similar to put in garage in the house we are building.