6camaro9
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Hello to all. First, I would like to say that I have really enjoyed reading tons of your post about your shops. People are so creative with what can gets accomplished in their shops. Thanks for all the great stories and most of all the great ideas!!!!
I purchased my house 16 years ago with the full intentions of building my dream shop. I had just completed a restoration on a '69 camaro (well never completed) but, street worthy, ready to hit the car show circuit and was ready to build the new shop. Life decided that I needed to go a different course and after raising two girls into thier teenage years, my wife discovered that we would be blessed with our third child. A son. So, the shop got put on the back burner and life went on. Now, as I'm nearly the big 5-0, the wife and I have decided that if I'm going to get a shop and have time to enjoy it that now is the time. YES!!!!!!!! It's Finally My Turn.
A little info on my property. I live in the country, no permits/city inspections will be required. I have one acre of land, relative square plot of land. I have a circular driveway in front and a long drive down one side that enters into a two car garage. The new shop will be located at the end of the driveway. The shop will be a metal 30 X 40 X 12 insulated with a 20 X 40 covered car port on the front. Two 10 X 10 doors , 7 windows and 2 man doors. Plan to install a lift. Build a small bathroom. Plenty of cabinets, work benches and storage. A new fence with a 10 foot gate will be installed at the end of the driveway seperating the front and back yard.
Today was the first day of the build, the first step to getting the shop built.
At the end of the drive in front of the garage, a major water problem has existed for years. The driveway holds water really bad. So, the first step was to have the cement cut up and hauled off. Accomplished! Also, removed the chain link fence that separated the front/back yard. Installed a temporary fence to keep the dogs in the back yard.
I will be renting a ditch witch this weekend and will be installing the electical feed from the shop pad to the house and will be doing a little sprinkler system work on the opposite side of the property to complete the the partial sprinkler system that I installed several years back. I will also run the new water line to feed the shop. Along with cable to have DirecTV in the shop.
I'll post pictures tomorrow. Time to go to bed, early day awaits tomorrow and it's really hot here right now.
I purchased my house 16 years ago with the full intentions of building my dream shop. I had just completed a restoration on a '69 camaro (well never completed) but, street worthy, ready to hit the car show circuit and was ready to build the new shop. Life decided that I needed to go a different course and after raising two girls into thier teenage years, my wife discovered that we would be blessed with our third child. A son. So, the shop got put on the back burner and life went on. Now, as I'm nearly the big 5-0, the wife and I have decided that if I'm going to get a shop and have time to enjoy it that now is the time. YES!!!!!!!! It's Finally My Turn.
A little info on my property. I live in the country, no permits/city inspections will be required. I have one acre of land, relative square plot of land. I have a circular driveway in front and a long drive down one side that enters into a two car garage. The new shop will be located at the end of the driveway. The shop will be a metal 30 X 40 X 12 insulated with a 20 X 40 covered car port on the front. Two 10 X 10 doors , 7 windows and 2 man doors. Plan to install a lift. Build a small bathroom. Plenty of cabinets, work benches and storage. A new fence with a 10 foot gate will be installed at the end of the driveway seperating the front and back yard.
Today was the first day of the build, the first step to getting the shop built.
At the end of the drive in front of the garage, a major water problem has existed for years. The driveway holds water really bad. So, the first step was to have the cement cut up and hauled off. Accomplished! Also, removed the chain link fence that separated the front/back yard. Installed a temporary fence to keep the dogs in the back yard.
I will be renting a ditch witch this weekend and will be installing the electical feed from the shop pad to the house and will be doing a little sprinkler system work on the opposite side of the property to complete the the partial sprinkler system that I installed several years back. I will also run the new water line to feed the shop. Along with cable to have DirecTV in the shop.
I'll post pictures tomorrow. Time to go to bed, early day awaits tomorrow and it's really hot here right now.
