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mvfd70 · 10-06-2007, 08:21 PM

My wife and I just bought a new house. All we're waiting on is the paperwork. We'll close on it at the end of the month. Along with the house came a new shop for me

It's 30' x 50' and has a full concrete floor. Can't wait to get the trucks moved over there. I'll have 3 times the room or more than I have now. I've also got 6 acres of land so I MIGHT be talked into hosting a mini meet or some small get together if you talk nice to me.

Well here's a couple pics of the new place.

1969k10stepside · 10-06-2007, 08:25 PM

It looks like it has more than enough room! Nice house and yard too!Seeing you're not that far away be a friend and loan me some garage space for my trucks!

Just kidding..

mvfd70 · 10-06-2007, 09:07 PM

Hopefully I'll need all that garage space for my toys. That is if my wife lets me get more toys.

You are more than welcome to come by and visit any time though. I might even be nice enough and let you work on my truck some

Seriously though, I'll have a spare bedroom so anyone that is traveling through the area let me know. I may be able to hook you up.

IvelDesigns · 10-06-2007, 09:14 PM

i like the fact that you show two picks of the shop, one of the yard, yet only one shot of half of the house.

my next house will be much like what you have there. congrats!

mvfd70 · 10-06-2007, 11:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IvelDesigns

i like the fact that you show two picks of the shop, one of the yard, yet only one shot of half of the house.

my next house will be much like what you have there. congrats!

Yeah I realized that after I posted. Guess you all know why I wanted to buy that place

corn · 10-06-2007, 11:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IvelDesigns

i like the fact that you show two picks of the shop, one of the yard, yet only one shot of half of the house.

my next house will be much like what you have there. congrats!

There's a house?

68GMCCustom · 10-07-2007, 12:25 AM

sweet!

Gray Ghost · 10-06-2007, 11:14 PM

SWEET! Wish my shop was that big....ya did good!

**Palf70Step** · 10-06-2007, 11:16 PM

Congratulations! It's always nice to have a playhouse for our toys.

Bishops Trucks · 10-07-2007, 12:36 AM

Congrats on the great purchase. I hope I find me something like that when I move back to the states in 1 year 9 months.

72armyswbtruck · 10-07-2007, 01:13 AM

Man you make me jealous

Spoof · 10-07-2007, 01:56 AM

I just want to say...you're one fortunate guy...enjoy

earl87gta · 10-07-2007, 02:59 AM

on the new place.

Sequoyah · 10-07-2007, 11:28 AM

Congratulations on the new shop, beautiful property & that other building on the property too!

EAST SIDE LOW LIFE · 10-07-2007, 03:10 PM

Nice lay out. No doubt you worked hard for it and all hard work pay's off as they say.

esll.

mvfd70 · 10-07-2007, 03:25 PM

Thanks everyone for the kind words. Now...if anyone is free next month, there are new floors to be laid, painting to be done, and some cleaning. Then comes moving everything from the old house to the new. Just moving the 68 is gonna be pain enough but It'll be worth it in the end.

IAFF2407 · 10-07-2007, 03:29 PM

just what I wanted, now if I could only win the lotto

**68 Stepside** · 10-07-2007, 03:43 PM

I wish you were a little closer. I only get down that way once or twice a year, I go through Mt. Vernon on my way to my Grandparents place in Tennessee.

Sinister · 10-07-2007, 03:55 PM

congrats...

ChevLoRay · 10-07-2007, 03:58 PM

Shops are never big enough. House can be too big, but never a shop. Of course, it won't hold all of your stuff (I predict) within 2 years.

But, congrats are in order.

My problem is that my garage is tied onto my wife's house. If there's anyone who doesn't consider that to be a problem.....one of you is deaf and the other one is blind.

I have a buddy who bought a house (new to him) in '78. He had a 30x60 shop built that had a paint booth, hot/cold running water, heat and A/C and the most important thing.....a toilet. It isn't closed off, or anything.....but when you gotta go, you gotta go. Anyway, he had all of the walls except for the paint booth, finished off with pegboard. Sheetrock ceilings...taped, floated and finished. Insulated. Nice. FULL! Did I say it was FULL??? I mean it is crammed full. To help aleviate the bloated shop....he added on a 20x30 lean-to type of structure. It isn't insulated, but it is nice, too. And, it's FULL!!. He's gonna die, and I'm the executor of their estate. It's gonna be fun when it all comes to pass. Having just finished with my Dad's probate, I know this is going to be like a 10-ton hocker wad in a 1-pint throat.

But, hopefully you won't fill up the shop and you'll always be able to find whatever you're looking for.....whenever you want to use it.

Nice perks, dude.

retodd7711 · 10-07-2007, 05:40 PM

Home sweet home. Now to start filling that shop.....

mvfd70 · 10-07-2007, 09:37 PM

Yeah I hope I dont fill it up too quick. I've already got the two project trucks (1968 and 1978) and in bad weather the two drivers will be in there. Plus lawn mower, tools, and whatever crap my honey decides she just HAS to put in there.

1969k10stepside · 10-07-2007, 09:44 PM

I think you'll need a tractor to mow the yard!

mvfd70 · 10-07-2007, 09:49 PM

I'm already trying to get her to let me buy a new mower

It's just that I havn't found the money tree growing on the property yet.

68C15 · 10-07-2007, 10:37 PM

between mowing the yard and tooling in the shop your wife will forget you exist.

I can see it now, you will have a yard full of tents and truck fans next summer. I have already picked out my spot. its by that fourth tree from the left, near the driveway.

10-06-2007, 08:21 PM	#1
mvfd70 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Opdyke, IL Posts: 775	New shop. OH YEAH!!!! My wife and I just bought a new house. All we're waiting on is the paperwork. We'll close on it at the end of the month. Along with the house came a new shop for me It's 30' x 50' and has a full concrete floor. Can't wait to get the trucks moved over there. I'll have 3 times the room or more than I have now. I've also got 6 acres of land so I MIGHT be talked into hosting a mini meet or some small get together if you talk nice to me. Well here's a couple pics of the new place. Attached Images __________________ 1978 Chevrolet Silverado 3/4 ton 400 small block. 2000 F-250 Powerstroke 2002 GMC Yukon Denali XL

10-06-2007, 08:25 PM	#2
1969k10stepside Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: USA Posts: 21,019	Re: New shop. OH YEAH!!!! It looks like it has more than enough room! Nice house and yard too!Seeing you're not that far away be a friend and loan me some garage space for my trucks! Just kidding.. Last edited by 1969k10stepside; 10-06-2007 at 08:26 PM.

10-06-2007, 09:07 PM	#3
mvfd70 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Opdyke, IL Posts: 775	Re: New shop. OH YEAH!!!! Hopefully I'll need all that garage space for my toys. That is if my wife lets me get more toys. You are more than welcome to come by and visit any time though. I might even be nice enough and let you work on my truck some Seriously though, I'll have a spare bedroom so anyone that is traveling through the area let me know. I may be able to hook you up. __________________ 1978 Chevrolet Silverado 3/4 ton 400 small block. 2000 F-250 Powerstroke 2002 GMC Yukon Denali XL

10-06-2007, 09:14 PM	#4
IvelDesigns Commander Taco Bello Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Des Moines, Iowa Posts: 2,232	Re: New shop. OH YEAH!!!! i like the fact that you show two picks of the shop, one of the yard, yet only one shot of half of the house. my next house will be much like what you have there. congrats! __________________ Bagged '50 3600 - Bumper punchin' road kill since 2009... Bagged '69 C10 Longbed - Bumper punchin' road kill since 2007...

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10-06-2007, 11:14 PM	#8
Gray Ghost Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Terrell, TX Posts: 1,967	Re: New shop. OH YEAH!!!! SWEET! Wish my shop was that big....ya did good! __________________ Kelly '05 GMC Sierra SLE Z71 Bone stock except for new bed rail caps.

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10-07-2007, 12:36 AM	#10
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10-07-2007, 01:56 AM	#12
Spoof Registered User Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Victoria,BC, Canada Posts: 1,300	Re: New shop. OH YEAH!!!! I just want to say...you're one fortunate guy...enjoy __________________ 71 GMC 1500 LWB

10-07-2007, 02:59 AM	#13
earl87gta Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Kingsport TN Posts: 4,641	Re: New shop. OH YEAH!!!! on the new place. __________________ Earl 68 2500 4x4 GMC Burb

10-07-2007, 11:28 AM	#14
Sequoyah so easy a caveman can do it... Join Date: May 2006 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 419	Re: New shop. OH YEAH!!!! Congratulations on the new shop, beautiful property & that other building on the property too!

10-07-2007, 03:10 PM	#15
EAST SIDE LOW LIFE Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: VANCOUVER ISLAND, B.C., Canada Posts: 1,602	Re: New shop. OH YEAH!!!! Nice lay out. No doubt you worked hard for it and all hard work pay's off as they say. esll. Attached Images __________________ Tomorrow is for doing today's stuff. ************************************* This truck has just the right amount of energy for me! Author: Warren Lake .... (member)

10-07-2007, 03:25 PM	#16
mvfd70 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Opdyke, IL Posts: 775	Re: New shop. OH YEAH!!!! Thanks everyone for the kind words. Now...if anyone is free next month, there are new floors to be laid, painting to be done, and some cleaning. Then comes moving everything from the old house to the new. Just moving the 68 is gonna be pain enough but It'll be worth it in the end. __________________ 1978 Chevrolet Silverado 3/4 ton 400 small block. 2000 F-250 Powerstroke 2002 GMC Yukon Denali XL

10-07-2007, 03:29 PM	#17
IAFF2407 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: White Rock Canada Posts: 865	Re: New shop. OH YEAH!!!! just what I wanted, now if I could only win the lotto __________________ 1972 GMC Sierra 1972 GMC Super Custom Suburban



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10-07-2007, 03:43 PM	#18
68 Stepside huh? Join Date: May 2000 Location: Washington, Illinois Posts: 5,690	Re: New shop. OH YEAH!!!! I wish you were a little closer. I only get down that way once or twice a year, I go through Mt. Vernon on my way to my Grandparents place in Tennessee. __________________ Someday when I'm lonely, Wishing you weren't so far away, Then I will remember Things we said today. RIP El Jay

10-07-2007, 03:55 PM	#19
Sinister Between Trucks... Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA. Posts: 3,830	Re: New shop. OH YEAH!!!! congrats... __________________ Beat it to fit, Paint it to match...

10-07-2007, 03:58 PM	#20
ChevLoRay Old Skool Club Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Benton, AR "The Heart of Arkansas" Posts: 10,880	Re: New shop. OH YEAH!!!! Shops are never big enough. House can be too big, but never a shop. Of course, it won't hold all of your stuff (I predict) within 2 years. But, congrats are in order. My problem is that my garage is tied onto my wife's house. If there's anyone who doesn't consider that to be a problem.....one of you is deaf and the other one is blind. I have a buddy who bought a house (new to him) in '78. He had a 30x60 shop built that had a paint booth, hot/cold running water, heat and A/C and the most important thing.....a toilet. It isn't closed off, or anything.....but when you gotta go, you gotta go. Anyway, he had all of the walls except for the paint booth, finished off with pegboard. Sheetrock ceilings...taped, floated and finished. Insulated. Nice. FULL! Did I say it was FULL??? I mean it is crammed full. To help aleviate the bloated shop....he added on a 20x30 lean-to type of structure. It isn't insulated, but it is nice, too. And, it's FULL!!. He's gonna die, and I'm the executor of their estate. It's gonna be fun when it all comes to pass. Having just finished with my Dad's probate, I know this is going to be like a 10-ton hocker wad in a 1-pint throat. But, hopefully you won't fill up the shop and you'll always be able to find whatever you're looking for.....whenever you want to use it. Nice perks, dude. __________________ Member Nr. 2770 '96 GMC Sportside; 4.3/SLT - Daily driven....constantly needs washed. '69 C-10 SWB; 350/TH400 - in limbo The older I get, the better I was.

10-07-2007, 05:40 PM	#21
retodd7711 chrome makes it go FASTER! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cleveland Tennessee Posts: 2,884	Re: New shop. OH YEAH!!!! Home sweet home. Now to start filling that shop..... __________________ She can't cook and she won't clean. But she looks good in a skirt and she brings me beer. She can stay for now. EDIT:: But she left me anyway, So forget her. 1962 GMC Stepside V6 4 speed My rolling resto thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=324226 My old farm truck http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post3465005

10-07-2007, 09:37 PM	#22
mvfd70 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Opdyke, IL Posts: 775	Re: New shop. OH YEAH!!!! Yeah I hope I dont fill it up too quick. I've already got the two project trucks (1968 and 1978) and in bad weather the two drivers will be in there. Plus lawn mower, tools, and whatever crap my honey decides she just HAS to put in there. __________________ 1978 Chevrolet Silverado 3/4 ton 400 small block. 2000 F-250 Powerstroke 2002 GMC Yukon Denali XL

10-07-2007, 09:44 PM	#23
1969k10stepside Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: USA Posts: 21,019	Re: New shop. OH YEAH!!!! I think you'll need a tractor to mow the yard!

10-07-2007, 09:49 PM	#24
mvfd70 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Opdyke, IL Posts: 775	Re: New shop. OH YEAH!!!! I'm already trying to get her to let me buy a new mower It's just that I havn't found the money tree growing on the property yet. __________________ 1978 Chevrolet Silverado 3/4 ton 400 small block. 2000 F-250 Powerstroke 2002 GMC Yukon Denali XL

10-07-2007, 10:37 PM	#25
68C15 blood type; Retumbo Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: next to my reloading bench Posts: 10,269	Re: New shop. OH YEAH!!!! between mowing the yard and tooling in the shop your wife will forget you exist. I can see it now, you will have a yard full of tents and truck fans next summer. I have already picked out my spot. its by that fourth tree from the left, near the driveway.

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