A buggy's home

Ty. · Jul 15, 2011

Sometime around February I decided I would finally start clearing, and making room for the garage I always hoped to build. The plan was to build another garage, next to my existing garage, so I would have a nice area to start a buggy project. I figured I would build one from the start, bending my own tube, and fabin' my own chassis. ----well that changed a little in mid March, when I found a friend of some friends buggy project on craigslist.
Now the urgency to get the new garage built is greater than ever. The buggy project is in my existing garage, and the Willy's has been under a tarp in the yard. - - - - and so it begins...
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Here is a pic of the lean-to/mudhole that the previous owner built. Its gotta go.

Buggy project in the existing garage.

Ty. · Jul 16, 2011

Another one.

Ty. · Jul 16, 2011

After multiple dump loads, seven loads of mud hauled out, and about 7 loads of good fill, I laid out the footprint, and dug the footings, and ran some drainaige. Then I rented some forms, and poured the stem walls.
Now I am starting to frame it up. 24'x40' on 4 foot stem walls 3.5' above grade, and 10 foot 2x4 walls with attic trusses to come.

Ty. · Jul 16, 2011

More....

PhantomEB · Jul 16, 2011

why not just rip down the old one and do over ?

Spanaway Mudder · Jul 16, 2011

PhantomEB said:
why not just rip down the old one and do over ?

Now he has a shed for all the junk he will forget about..:redneck::awesomework:

Ty. · Jul 16, 2011

PhantomEB said:
why not just rip down the old one and do over ?

I thought about it, but for my budget, and plans for the future I am happy with this decision. Plus there where permit issues.
It will work out for the best. In the long run the existing garage will be cleaned up nice, and be insulated to hold the wifes rat rod, and the Willy's.

k2blazen · Jul 16, 2011

hell ya getrdone:awesomework:

luggs · Jul 17, 2011

ty whats up with the little fort or dog house ..do a write up on it...the old saloon..its neat .

Ty. · Jul 17, 2011

luggs said:
ty whats up with the little fort or dog house ..do a write up on it...the old saloon..its neat .

Yea, that was the dog house I built. Complete with swinging doors, and a heated dog bed.. I ended up demoing it. Not sure what the next one will be.

Ty. · Jul 24, 2011

So this last week, I got some more framing done.

---Also getting some staging up to help with setting the trusses.

dirtygoat · Jul 24, 2011

Did you order a truss package???

Ty. · Jul 24, 2011

dirtygoat said:
Did you order a truss package???

Yes, from the Truss Company. 9-12 pitch attic trusses.

dirtygoat · Jul 24, 2011

That's gonna be a tall ass shop...

Ty. · Jul 25, 2011

Just got back from picking three of these up for the shop.... I love craigslist.

Ty. · Jul 25, 2011

dirtygoat said:
That's gonna be a tall ass shop...

Thanks. The neighbor lady behind me said I will have to paint something nice on the back of it, becouse that is all she is gonna see.:redneck:

maxx · Jul 25, 2011

Ty. said:
Thanks. The neighbor lady behind me said I will have to paint something nice on the back of it, becouse that is all she is gonna see.:redneck:

Did you ask her to finish painting hers?

Ty. · Jul 25, 2011

maxx said:
Did you ask her to finish painting hers?

Nah, I don't have to look at her place anymore.

Maverick26 · Jul 26, 2011

God 9/12 pitch... F that. The roofer is going to love you... and your wallet.

One good thing about a steep roof is you dont need gutters... the rain comes down so fast it misses them anyway.

Shop looks good man... I just dont like steep roofs cause im a big baby.