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Getting a new shop

Posted: October 12th, 2008, 7:20 pm
by JBaze
Finally after 6 months I am building a new shop. My Dad is helping me, it has been pretty cool doing something like this with him again. I will miss not having the AF in the bedroom though!

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Posted: October 12th, 2008, 7:40 pm
by Joshwfl
Dude, you are a big mf'er. You look like you could be in the Guiness book. How tall are you?

Posted: October 12th, 2008, 9:17 pm
by JBaze
I am 6' 7" tall 340lbs. I think my Mom had a fling with the milk man! Ha Ha! People always tell me I make my bike look like an 80! Yeah, the fastest 80 they've ever seen! LOL

Posted: October 13th, 2008, 12:18 pm
by roost251
cool deal. What is the size of your concrete slab? How think is it 4"? Did you pour it or have a company do it? how pricey was it? I am looking at getting a larger shop built here soon, have found some decent buildings, need to figure out what the slab will cost though, thanks.

Posted: October 13th, 2008, 12:34 pm
by dannygraves
very cool dude :wink:

Posted: October 13th, 2008, 1:02 pm
by hoofarted
Looks good, man!

Posted: October 13th, 2008, 5:08 pm
by sabreguy
more details on the shop
PLEAZZE!!!

Posted: October 13th, 2008, 5:15 pm
by CRMOE500
Looks solid JBaze. Now is the time for installing the heavy wiring for a welder,lathe... :)

Posted: October 13th, 2008, 6:17 pm
by JBaze
Thanks guys! I'm stoked. The slab is 24' square. 6" thick with fiber mesh for strength. They hard troweled it, so it's a super smooth floor. I had a local outfit come in and do it. $2500. The shop itself is 24' square, with 10' walls, and 14' peak. It came in a kit for $5200, my Dad and I are doing all the construction, we just finished the roof today, and the electric service will be 200 amp with numerous 220 outlets for machinery and all the toys!

Posted: October 13th, 2008, 6:22 pm
by Joshwfl
Sounds nice, I need a shop, the garage isn't cutting it anymore.

Posted: October 13th, 2008, 7:07 pm
by teemtrubble
Nice!

Posted: October 13th, 2008, 7:22 pm
by roost251
Thanks jbaze for the info on the slab, i did not know that you could get a wood/stick shop in a kit. Sorry for all the questions mang, but do you have any contact info for them? The ones i have been looking at are steel prefab, and they put them up for you ( and have been priced cheaper than some I see that you do it yourself.) A client had one and it was good quality but i am thinking yours would be more comfortable in the winter (it gets down to the 20's here in the winter)

Thanks again for posting some pics.

Posted: October 13th, 2008, 7:36 pm
by JBaze
The web site for the company I got the building from is ziggys.com. $5250 out the door delivered to my house. They have any size you want, but I don't know where they deliver too. That price is everything minus concrete. I'll post more pictures as I go. We had the union on the job today though, my Dad and my neighbor are both in the Carpenters union, pretty cool getting to work with guys that have skills like that. Thanks for the props everyone!

Posted: October 13th, 2008, 7:39 pm
by JBaze
Also, all the posts are 6X6 treated so it will allow alot of insulation. And it comes with all the MBI insulation for the roof. And a 16X8 Wayne Dalton Garage door and a man door.

Posted: October 13th, 2008, 10:17 pm
by roost251
I like ur style man, those are sweet!! thanks again for the info, looks like the better deal because of the temps here, will costs less to heat and cool throught the year it seems. Thanks a million. :cool:

Roost251

Posted: October 14th, 2008, 7:13 am
by lewisclan
Nice

Posted: October 14th, 2008, 1:10 pm
by MICK
Yes very cool :cool:

My garage is a very sad place to conduct business, a shop like yours is my dream household space. The wife can have the entire house for all I care. Give me a 24' square shop!

Posted: October 14th, 2008, 5:14 pm
by JBaze
Thanks guys! This is the first real shop I have ever had. It has so much room I am going to have to buy some more bikes to use the space! I did find a tool box I might treat myself too. It was at Lowes, it has a built in AM/FM CD MP3 stereo, a fridge, and enough room to store the snap on catalog 2 times over for a mear $1700!

Posted: October 15th, 2008, 8:12 am
by dannygraves
DO IT! I think I was drooling over the same one a few weeks ago :wink:

Posted: October 15th, 2008, 8:26 am
by Mad Dog
Looks nice JBaze.
Just curious, how are the posts attached to the concrete?
What's the skin going to be?
Enquiring mind ya know?

Posted: October 15th, 2008, 5:22 pm
by JBaze
Here are some more pictures. Getting closer, my Dad went fishing for the week so I'm on my own, but my wife has been helping me out alot too. For the posts, I hand dug 9 holes 36" in diameter and 4 feet deep then we squared the posts and filled the holes with concrete. It took 4 1/2 yards of concrete just for the posts! The floor has nearly 8 yards. The skin is Just coragated metal siding. It all comes with the kit.

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Posted: October 15th, 2008, 6:25 pm
by Joshwfl
Lookin good!

Posted: October 15th, 2008, 10:20 pm
by roost251
that is sweet :cool:

Shop is Done!!

Posted: October 25th, 2008, 4:31 pm
by JBaze
Finally got the rest of the back ordered stuff and finished my shop. I had to excavate a couple of yards of dirt for the slab and just piled it in the front yard for now, so after I was done with the shop I decided not to let a good pile of dirt go to waste, plus it'll help sread it around for next year!
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Posted: October 25th, 2008, 5:48 pm
by lewisclan
what ya do with the 500 , looks like your riding your sons 80 :lol: