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07-11-2012, 07:56 AM | #11 |
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Wow! nice garage Keith, a lot of hard work was dedicated to your enterprise. Ken that was a smart move to go metal on the walls, my garage will have plastic sheating on the wall and ceilings for ease of cleaning. For your floor your can have your choice of epoxy coats now which weren't available to me at the time(mine was buffed and polish since I had a friend in the ciment business) a great place for cabinets are the medical field companies that renovate Doctors and medical clinics, they always have a good selection of new and old(the quality are usually top notch and made of plywood). One of the best idea I've come across is to install all compressors and vacuum outside in a separate room, to bring the noise down(we all need to protect our hearing).lol Great thread Ken p.s. how is the motor coming did you find out what caused it or was it just normal wear and tear?
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07-11-2012, 08:40 AM | #12 |
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Good Morning all
Good thoughts. I built a shop that I thought would be too big 35' wide and 45' long, 10' ceilings 2 12' X 10' overhead door and small guest quarters as I was getting back into racing after a long retirement. I have a PDF plans as well as some photo's e-mail if you would like some copies. Almost 2 years ago I had the heat/ac installed, insulated, OSB, and metal covering. Also put in a used house Natural Gas furnace and AC. It now houses race work area as well as 37' Gold Rush 5th wheel. Some thoughts. -Never Big enough -Installing Metal is a real pain if not done during initial construction Cutting around electrical fixtures. -Spray in insulation really worked exceeding well in walls. Paul |
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This is agreat thread! Having a place to dump the living quarters or RV is a great idea. We are going to be building a shop next year and all the ideas for planning is very helpful. What are the shops constructed from? Wood or all steel? What are everyone's preferences and why?
Thanks Sean
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Some construction photos.
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07-11-2012, 04:49 PM | #15 |
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Claude,
It was just wear and tear I guess. The crank had over 600 runs, even though it was checked every year, I guess it was worn out. Hopefully we can use aftermarket cranks next year. The metal walls also hold up a little better if a jack or tool hits them. I did not find it to much trouble putting the walls up, it was the ceiling that beat me up. I should have rented a scaffold. Here is a picture of what I made to do the ceiling. Paul, I have to agree, you can never go big enough when building a garage. |
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Ken, that ceiling hanging design is brilliant! I built a 28x36 in 2010 with a 10x10 office, compressor room and bathroom that has storage overtop. Here are some pics. I bought the lift from Eagle manufacturing here in NC, you should check them out online.
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man, i love the pinball machine!
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Thanks! It was not working and pretty rough when I got it. I had to have it though! Works good now but my girls may wear it out!
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Bert, it was really because I was to cheap to rent a scaffold, but brilliant sounds good too. I also like the pinball machine. I will definitely check out Eagle.
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07-12-2012, 08:11 PM | #20 |
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Not sure where to start ( me without words ? ) - built my shop 20 years ago and things have changed a bunch and so it'll be time for a facelift soon not to mention getting rid of many , many years of clutter - some stuff has been here the entire time ( note the Winston signs ) .I've been slowly selling off things on E-Bay and Craigslist but just ask my wife - she'll tell you i've got a long way to go .
Maybe I need Sanford & Son to drop by and take a truckload or two ............This garage/workshop is a lesson in how to stuff 10lbs of stuff in a 5lb bag .Way too much ! ! ! There you go Ken - now everyone knows how unorganized I really am .Hope you're happy ..........I'll revisit after soon renovations are done - or at least started .
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