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New shop is done!

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Finally got started on my new shop! Merry Christmas to me! It is a 42x40 metal building. 12' high walls in the center bay, so I can install a lift. Something like this, but with three garage doors in the front. It wil be so nice to finally have some room and to get organized.
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Wonderful! Best of luck with your construction. Don in Pa.
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Anyone want to bet when this becomes too small :D Great stuff Trey. Must be excited or like me as I've just bought a bigger yard and shop (with a car hoist :D ) with corresponding mortgage... excited trepidation I'm calling it

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Everybody said that it can never be big enough, so I am building it as large as the building department will allow. My last garage was a one car and he current one isn't much bigger. Can't wait.
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Man that is nice! I must admit that I am jealous!
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I'd say that's a WICKID PISSAH!
Man am I jealous!!!
NICE!! :D
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Congrats and good luck Trey :mrgreen:
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I'm jealous...congratulations on an awesome project!
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Fantastic! Good for you Trey, it sure won't be wasted space.
Are you doing any of the work yourself?
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I too am jealous .... on the farm besides the barn we had a 5 bay garage... sure do miss it .... hoping that now the thread is started it will be used as a platform for updates and pictures as things progress.... do you have a layout of the inside in mind? ..or just a huge space and then fill as needed ..... how will electrical spots be decided (guessing you gotta have 220 in a couple of places) ... any plumbing? ... big screen ... pizza oven ... sniper tower
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I assume this is a "pole barn". What's your pole spacing.
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Is there a bathroom ?
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I spent five minutes typing and when I went to Photobucket and came back it was gone! That's why the pics are in a separate post. Anyway, the shop is done! Four guys built it in four days, albeit long ones. I still have to get the driveway paved so that I can get the final inspection done. Up until a few years ago, you could build an AG building in my area without permits, so all of my neighbors have Barns that look like garages :wink: That old have saved me over five grand, but they took the exemption away.
The center bay is 18' wide and will be my work area and will eventually accommodate a lift. The sides will be primarily parking, although I may enclose one side for a paint booth. I spent tonight applying a gloss clear sealer to the floor and have been painting all of my shelves and cabinets. I can't bring myself to put a bunch of ugly stuff in my new shop. I will be spending lots of time getting organized.
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Very nice! Wish I had the same here to weather through our winters instead of storing it off site.
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