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Cowboy Fan for Life!!!!!!
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Amelia, Virginia
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Here's what I've been doing for the past year.... :)
This is what has been keeping me offline for so long..... 28 x 40 w/ a 13 x 40 w 8' ceilings upstairs. I haven't finished the upstairs yet, that will be a little down the road. As you can see, I didn't waste any time getting a parts truck that I had in there and torn down........
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1967 ShortBed Fleetside 3/4 Drop 350/700R4 Tilt wheel 18 x 8 Torque Thrust II's Future mods: All new gauges & wood bed My Zip is 23002 I ship UPS, USPS |
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KEEP ON TRUCKIN'
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Re: Here's what I've been doing for the past year.... :)
NICE SHOP! I moved in July of 2006 to Vienna, Austria from Manassas, Va. How far is Amelia from Manassas? Now we expect to see project pics.
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Re: Here's what I've been doing for the past year.... :)
Awesome garage!!!!. I thought you would have been required to run an I-beam with a span that far.
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Cowboy Fan for Life!!!!!!
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Re: Here's what I've been doing for the past year.... :)
No I-beam required Jim, at least that's what the engineers determined. They said I could use the top floor as a "normal" living space, but no slate top pool tables up there or anything really heavy like that.
Bishop, I'm not sure exactly how far I am from Manassas but I would bet it's between 1 1/2 - 2 hours from here. Thanks for the props guys, a lot of hard work and time went into this shop..........Jerry
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Re: Here's what I've been doing for the past year.... :)
Here's a pic of my first "paint job" in my new shop. I also painted the front end on a friends '98 Suburban in there. I am really happy with it........Jerry
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Re: Here's what I've been doing for the past year.... :)
Hmmm....Cowboy fan in Va?
![]() Very nice shop!!
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Re: Here's what I've been doing for the past year.... :)
nice shop. whats the first thing to be built in there?
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Re: Here's what I've been doing for the past year.... :)
man that place is bomb proof!!! nice!
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Cowboy Fan for Life!!!!!!
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Re: Here's what I've been doing for the past year.... :)
Hey Kelly, I've been a Cowboy fan since Danny White and Gary Hogeboom were fighting over who could be worse.
![]() Oopstruck- Right now I'm doing little side jobs (painting) in there to help PAY for it, but my '67 will be the first project in there. I've been collecting parts on here and ebay for 5 years now and I hope to start the build really soon. I'm planning on doing a "build" thread on this in the near future, but here's a sneak peek......... Thanks again guys for the good reviews, and my advice on anyone else thinking about building a garage, build it as big as you can financially, because you will regret settling on a small shop, at least my brother in law does every time he steps in mine.........Jerry
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Re: Here's what I've been doing for the past year.... :)
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Well, Whoop-dee-do!
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Re: Here's what I've been doing for the past year.... :)
Very nice. I've thought about building a shop with block walls also for the strength against storms & such. Did you do material only & labor hours cost estimating compared to stick frame/ pole building etc? I'm Especially curious on the materials only, as I don't pay myself very well anyway
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Re: Here's what I've been doing for the past year.... :)
Nice.
1st floor has plenty of room overhead for a chain hoist of some kind plus there's stand-up storage upstairs. Excellent! Very functional. Congratulations.
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Re: Here's what I've been doing for the past year.... :)
Yeah, 13' ceilings downstairs to accommodate a twin post lift somewhere down the line.
![]() As far as block vs stick built, I have an Uncle who is a brick mason by trade and he agreed that as long as I was handing him block, he would put them in the wall at no charge. It really is a blessing to have a big family. My brothers-in-laws also agreed to set the trusses and put the roof on. The only thing I had to outsource was the concrete floor, the garage doors and the vinyl siding, and the doors and siding were done by some great friends that I go to church with so they cut me some pretty good deals. As it sits now I have $12k in it, that is with an unfinished upstairs. I have plans very soon of adding on a paint booth to the rear of the building and installing some sort of a/c heat pump for the main section.................Jerry
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Re: Here's what I've been doing for the past year.... :)
Wow! I cannot even imagine paying that kind of money for that. That is a smokin' deal. I have been playing with the idea of a steel building.
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Re: Here's what I've been doing for the past year.... :)
![]() ![]() ![]() Wow you are 1 lucky guy. I want a block garage, but always figured that the cost would be too high. Only bad feature is that you don't have any windows (any reason you didn't put them in?) How long did it take you guys to put up the block? Did you ask you uncle what he would have normally charged to do that job?
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Re: Here's what I've been doing for the past year.... :)
yup very nice shop ya got there. plenty of room. do you have plans on putting a wall up after you finish your truck as to keep it clean and not get over spray on it? seems you would have the room.
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Re: Here's what I've been doing for the past year.... :)
nice..... good job
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Re: Here's what I've been doing for the past year.... :)
Nice shop, you dont see many block buildings being built around here.
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Re: Here's what I've been doing for the past year.... :)
Hey tlc, I'm actually planning on adding on a spray booth that will be right outside the door that you see in the middle of the picture. It will lead out into a 18' x 20' booth. Thanks for the compliments............Jerry
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Re: Here's what I've been doing for the past year.... :)
Breeh- I looked long and hard at a steel building before I talked with my family about getting together and helping with this one. They aren't bad at all, just sometimes hard to heat and cool. I am sure I would have been happy with one of them also.
![]() My uncle says the average price around here to lay block is $1.25 ea. All in all I saved around $3,000.00 by him not charging me any labor. I can only imagine what the labor charges would have been on setting all the trusses, nailing on all the purlings and screwing all the metal on the roof. Needless to say since I did go the "buddy" route, it took a lot longer (almost 2 years total), but it was the only way I could have done it. As far as windows go, I don't need them, and they're just one more way someone with ill intentions can get in my shop. I've got a good light setup and I am very happy with no windows that will cast a glare over a paint job or such while I'm trying to paint................Jerry
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Re: Here's what I've been doing for the past year.... :)
Thats one nice garage. Im thinking of doing the same thing. How did you fasten the cabinets to the wall?
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Re: Here's what I've been doing for the past year.... :)
I used tapcons to screw the cabinets to the walls. You can pick them up at Lowes or home depot. Just make sure you use a hammer drill with them or you'll burn the bits up. Get a box, you'll see what I mean..........Jerry
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1967 ShortBed Fleetside 3/4 Drop 350/700R4 Tilt wheel 18 x 8 Torque Thrust II's Future mods: All new gauges & wood bed My Zip is 23002 I ship UPS, USPS |
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Re: Here's what I've been doing for the past year.... :)
Looks good Jerry, I might have to stop in some day and test it out...
Chuck
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Re: Here's what I've been doing for the past year.... :)
nice garage..always wanted one...nice to ahev family and friends to help out...now look out for all the work they need done on theier cars..lol
the upstairs will be a great place to kick back and watch football games..i would put in abathroom with a shower to keep the wife happy..but my stuff id covered up in grease and dirt,,so they are a mess to work on,..
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