Pics of your shops/garages/specs

LandSpeeder · Dec 6, 2014

As most of you know, I live in my motor-house. Just me and the dog. I'm close to settling on a piece of property I think. So now, I gotta find a "shop builder". Jefferson/Shelby County. Anyone know someone?
Below is an idea of what I want the outside to look like. But the inside will be empty, the balcony would just have a wood staircase up to the door with a landing that would also allow a cat-walk to access the motor-house roof easily. But the outside balcony is for morning coffee/late night BS'ing type sitting.
The back will have a RV door as well, pull through. The idea is to have a small sitting area in the back corner of the shop with a TV and couch chair, but I'll still sleep/shower/eat in the motor-house.

This pic is just an idea, and this structure can be metal building, doesn't have to be wood outside. but I envision pure awesomeness. inside parking with one bay having a two-post lift.

Need a builder in this area... anyone recommended?

grcthird · Dec 7, 2014

Our buddy Patrick! :****:

whiskeymakin · Dec 7, 2014

zayne2427 said:
anyone know the best source for 12x12 roll up shop doors?

I've used bill smith overhead door. Hard to beat them and I'm in tn. They are out of North al. Somewhere

LandSpeeder · Dec 7, 2014

grcthird said:
Our buddy Patrick! :****:

well shunt.
I'll holler at him. See if he'll ride over to the property and get his thoughts.

Bumpers · Feb 9, 2015

Re: Re: Re: Pics of your shops/garages/specs

Randys Rock Rods said:
1,300sq ft living room and kitchen

Wheres the updates.. :fish:

Bigrocks4x4 · Feb 10, 2015

Re: Re: Re: Pics of your shops/garages/specs

Bumpers said:
Wheres the updates..

Not much has changed since those pics. It's a slow go right now, but i did get the sidewalks finished last year, The floors stained and grooved, and just got the living room ceiling decked. Gonna leave all the wood exposed and put a light stain on it

Bigrocks4x4 · Feb 10, 2015

SHELBS44 · Feb 10, 2015

dammit man I like that floor!! im busting a slab out on the house I just bought and going to redo it due to the slab dropping. iv been looking at a lot of stains and yours is the flashemifyougotem

hokie_yj · Feb 10, 2015

I so need to do that to the floors in my shop house. Looks awesome!

Bigrocks4x4 · Feb 10, 2015

The stained concrete is also alot cheaper than putting down tile, or going with hardwood. And if i ever get tired of it, i can always do that later on.

grcthird · Feb 10, 2015

And you can always get a walk behind floor zamboni to make cleaning it stupid easy.

Bumpers · Feb 11, 2015

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I may have missed it .. randys rock rods what size is your building ? Its very simular to what im planning in size it looks.

Def doing stained concrete. Ive also seen some custom finishes for concrete that can make it look like marble and all kinds of finishes in any color you can imagine. I havent got to the point of looking into that yet.

Bigrocks4x4 · Feb 11, 2015

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Bumpers said:
I may have missed it .. randys rock rods what size is your building ?

Mine is 60x90x14. 60x50 is the house area and 60x40 is what i use for shop right now. But i've been thinking more towards putting up another building for my work, and using the area behind the house for just a garage.

1TONZR2 · Feb 11, 2015

we finally moved into a new place a couple of weeks ago... :drinkers:

old place..

new place

old place was around 1700sqft, new place is 2400sqft and is setup a lot better!

Brian

bbone · Feb 11, 2015

This is not my shop...for now..its just my attached carport :drinkers:

26 wide
25 deep
10' ceiling
20' door in the front, 10' door centered in the back
Had to remove a old driveway 1st:
Jimmy's contribution:

bbone · Feb 11, 2015

And the framing:

bbone · Feb 11, 2015

Started on the inside, My dad helped with the walls:

pushrod-racing · Feb 12, 2015

Any of you guys have experience with scissor style trusses? Im in proccess of getting the grounds ready to build a 30x40 and I have intentions of putting a 2 post lift in. Most guys on garage journal say a 12' ceiling is fine and even better if you have scissor trusses but when i called the company im wanting to build it he is saying I need 14' walls. If I need them thats fine, but if its going to be a waste of space to heat/cool id rather stick with 12'

Lil ugly · Feb 12, 2015

1TONZR2 said:
we finally moved into a new place a couple of weeks ago...
old place..

new place

old place was around 1700sqft, new place is 2400sqft and is setup a lot better!

I need to get by there and check it out.

Brian