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meathead95 · 06-14-2005, 02:17 PM

should be done by july 1st

meathead95 · 06-14-2005, 02:21 PM

dumb a$$ me forgot the pic lol. it is a 36X48x12'6" with a 2 post car lift. I sure am getting excited now.

farside847 · 06-14-2005, 02:33 PM

Ah, man. I hate you. Ive been dreaming of a big 'ol garage with a lift forever... Good for you!

Tim240Z · 06-14-2005, 02:55 PM

Man it must be nice to have that much property!! I can pee from one end of mine to the other!
Gonna be sweet!

**Yukon Jack** · 06-14-2005, 03:01 PM

Congrats, I know you will put it to good use.

meathead95 · 06-14-2005, 03:15 PM

thanks for the kind words ive done 60-72 hrs a week for the last 9yrs trying to raise these kids and build this barn and its finally paying off.

nu2-72 · 06-14-2005, 04:34 PM

So where are they growing the steel posts? LOL
I thought you were going steel frame. Really doesn't matter. Any shop is a good thing. Congrates.

chevyboy55 · 06-14-2005, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tim240Z

Man it must be nice to have that much property!! I can pee from one end of mine to the other!
Gonna be sweet!

To make matters worse, he most likley bought 5 times as much land for 1/2 as much money.(i am so glad i left oc for the northwest)

67ChevyRedneck · 06-14-2005, 04:48 PM

Ummmm, hey bro, if you need to borrow a level, just ask! *sorry, couldn't resist* That's sweet. I wish I could buy a house, let alone have a shop.... a little out of reach for now..... You're gonna love it!

LUV2XCLR8 · 06-14-2005, 04:52 PM

Keith

meathead95 · 06-14-2005, 05:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nu2-72

So where are they growing the steel posts? LOL
I thought you were going steel frame. Really doesn't matter. Any shop is a good thing. Congrates.

I was going to build a steel shop because I wanted the cathedral ceiling the steel rafters offered. but I stumbled across this building that offered wood posts with steel rafters so I could still have the open ceiling for 8k cheaper.

I wish I got the land cheap

fastwillie 696969 · 06-14-2005, 07:39 PM

i got a shop outside of town big enuff to hold my 18ft camper and 22 ft boat and my 70 gmc truck cant wait to put in a car lift make it so much easier

**D.PASSMORE** · 06-14-2005, 07:55 PM

Hey Meat,
Is the shop a pre fab type building with plans? I'm going to be starting on a garage / barn in the near future. Could you pass on any information about the design. Thanks Dave

By the way, excited is just a word, MAN YOU GOTTA FEEL IT!!!

SweetandLong68 · 06-14-2005, 08:02 PM

Here is a pic from inside my shop....20x40 with a 20x20 pad out front as well.

BTW...My blower motor is on the engine stand under those blankets....Hibernating

Also....Good luck on your shop...You will love it when it is all finished...And you will also wonder how you ever made it without it! hahah

teeitup · 06-14-2005, 08:13 PM

Good deal Keith you'll enjoy it, I just got a bid today on a 30x40 16 foot tall, 2 story building to made a house, with a 40x80 14 foot tall shop on the back of it. Price scared the hell out of me though, may have to look another direction, close to 170K.

KEH · 06-14-2005, 08:37 PM

Cool, congratulations Keith.

**tnblazerk5** · 06-14-2005, 09:25 PM

thats a good start !!!!!!!!!!!! and i hope to have a 20x20 shed soon (in the next 2 weeks)and a 32x32 shop started by the end of the summer

**Palf70Step** · 06-14-2005, 09:41 PM

Good start there Keith. You'll have to keep us posted of the build progress. Thety are soooooo nice once they get done and you start filling them up, and that don't take long!!!

meathead95 · 06-14-2005, 10:03 PM

randy seems kinda high to me i had my origional estimate to get a 40x60x12'6" and it was 25k complete concrete and all but we havent had a contract at work for 2yrs now and we where getting ready to strike so i shrunk it to this 36x48 and wouldnt you know it we got an agreement yesterday if i had know i would have kept the 40x60 but oh well this will do

chickenwing · 06-14-2005, 10:08 PM

Conrats on the shop and on the new labor agreement. Negotiations are allways a scary time.

meathead95 · 06-14-2005, 10:13 PM

thanks chickenwing. negotiations and all the lazy a$$ people are the only bad things about a union job

chickenwing · 06-14-2005, 10:30 PM

I'll 2nd that. I need em to negotiate the wage and work rules. I can keep my own job.

teeitup · 06-14-2005, 10:36 PM

I hear ya Keith, the 30x40 part is a finished 2 story house, sheetrock, carpets, cabinets, bathrooms, etc. I had a bid for a 40x80 for $25K too, but the wife wants a house. She may be wanting one for awhile!!!

The 30x30 I built at my house now is so full of stuff I can't even park in it.

subtle71 · 06-14-2005, 10:37 PM

Looks like I may be starting a garage soon myself. We are selling the house we are in. I have to say the thing that I will miss the most is my 21'x24' shop that I built just over 2 years ago. I know the next one will be twice the size of this one and it will have water and a drain in the middle of the shop floor so I can wash the truck inside from the weather, when needed. I am looking at least at a 25'x40' this time. (I may need to hide a suburban or panel in there some day!! LOL ) I am going to hate packing up. My truck is scheduled to be ready from the bodyshop on July 21st and we close on our house on July 15th.

Dean

*dtlilly* · 06-14-2005, 11:57 PM

Congrats on the contract and the shop. I see it's going to be a floating slab, but they didn't level it out first?

06-14-2005, 02:17 PM	#1
meathead95 computer illiterate Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 6,446	my new shop is started should be done by july 1st __________________ 72 2wd blazer 72 swb 4x4

06-14-2005, 02:21 PM	#2
meathead95 computer illiterate Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 6,446	dumb a$$ me forgot the pic lol. it is a 36X48x12'6" with a 2 post car lift. I sure am getting excited now. Attached Images __________________ 72 2wd blazer 72 swb 4x4

06-14-2005, 02:33 PM	#3
farside847 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 995	Ah, man. I hate you. Ive been dreaming of a big 'ol garage with a lift forever... Good for you! __________________ 1971 Chevy C10 Shortbed Stepside, 307v8 3-on-the-tree

06-14-2005, 02:55 PM	#4
Tim240Z Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: LAX area, So Cal Posts: 499	Man it must be nice to have that much property!! I can pee from one end of mine to the other! Gonna be sweet! __________________ 1972 Suburban C20 454/TH700R4, eaton-corporate 4.10 (looking for 3.7) Sold: 71 Cheyenne 20 Installed a 99 5.7L L31/4L60E from Suburban 1500 (2005)

06-14-2005, 03:01 PM	#5
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,684	Congrats, I know you will put it to good use. __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

06-14-2005, 03:15 PM	#6
meathead95 computer illiterate Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 6,446	thanks for the kind words ive done 60-72 hrs a week for the last 9yrs trying to raise these kids and build this barn and its finally paying off. __________________ 72 2wd blazer 72 swb 4x4

06-14-2005, 04:34 PM	#7
nu2-72 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Amazonia, Mo. USA Posts: 2,821	So where are they growing the steel posts? LOL I thought you were going steel frame. Really doesn't matter. Any shop is a good thing. Congrates. __________________ 72 3/4 4x4 350 4spd 72 3/4 4x4 350 auto 2004 Duramax Silverado 4x4 2006 Duramax Crew cab 4x4 2010 Harley Ultra Limited 2011 Harley Street Glide

06-14-2005, 04:48 PM	#9
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	Ummmm, hey bro, if you need to borrow a level, just ask! sorry, couldn't resist That's sweet. I wish I could buy a house, let alone have a shop.... a little out of reach for now..... You're gonna love it! __________________ Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications!

06-14-2005, 04:52 PM	#10
LUV2XCLR8 The LuvShack Garage Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Maple Grove, TN (West Side) Posts: 30,484	Keith __________________ Owner/Op: "TN Classic Transport Carriers" The Toy: "Square Vette" 72 Hybrid Blazer Toy Barn: "LuvShack" 40 x 60 x 20 Shop Tow Piggy:"Maddy" 88 Silverado 3500 Hauler: "Feathers" 14 Aluma 8218T

06-14-2005, 07:39 PM	#12
fastwillie 696969 ~Rest In Peace~ Join Date: May 2005 Location: CALIFORNIA NOR CAL Posts: 9,707	i got a shop outside of town big enuff to hold my 18ft camper and 22 ft boat and my 70 gmc truck cant wait to put in a car lift make it so much easier __________________ is it fast ? it has a lighting bolt donut? B___H please, I can remove 90% of your so called "beauty" with a kleenex

06-14-2005, 07:55 PM	#13
D.PASSMORE One of the First Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: St. Augustine,FL. Posts: 4,054	Shop Hey Meat, Is the shop a pre fab type building with plans? I'm going to be starting on a garage / barn in the near future. Could you pass on any information about the design. Thanks Dave By the way, excited is just a word, MAN YOU GOTTA FEEL IT!!! __________________ DAVID PASSMORE ST AUGUSTINE ,FL ZIP 32084 '71 SWB K/10 CUSTOM DELUXE (Chili) '72 BLAZER K/5 Muscle Truck (Mule) '72 LWB K/20 CHEYENNE (Blackie)

06-14-2005, 08:02 PM	#14
SweetandLong68 Your UncleBen Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Indian Trail, NC Posts: 590	Here is a pic from inside my shop....20x40 with a 20x20 pad out front as well. BTW...My blower motor is on the engine stand under those blankets....Hibernating Also....Good luck on your shop...You will love it when it is all finished...And you will also wonder how you ever made it without it! hahah __________________ 68 C10 shortbed -- Street/Strip Last edited by SweetandLong68; 06-14-2005 at 09:05 PM.

06-14-2005, 08:13 PM	#15
teeitup Just like to part out trucks!! Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Meriden, Ks-North of Topeka 10 miles Posts: 27,396	Good deal Keith you'll enjoy it, I just got a bid today on a 30x40 16 foot tall, 2 story building to made a house, with a 40x80 14 foot tall shop on the back of it. Price scared the hell out of me though, may have to look another direction, close to 170K. __________________ 67 Chev swb stepside 4x4 283 4 speed SOLD 72 blazer 4x4 4 speed Cheyenne 72 GMC swb 4x4 fleet 4 speed, original paint 1958 Cameo (one of 1405 built, it was my dads) 2020 chevy Apex 4x4 crew cab 1969 Z28 with the 302 1980 chevy swb 4x4 1964 chevell Malibu SS 1976 K20, sold new originally out of my dads chevy dealership Members that I've met, over 200 probably closer to 300 in the 12 years I've been on this site, everyone I met "It was a pleasure"

06-14-2005, 08:37 PM	#16
KEH Better late than never Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Columbus, IN Posts: 324	Cool, congratulations Keith. __________________ 1970 C/10 SWB Stepside

06-14-2005, 09:25 PM	#17
tnblazerk5 User #12137 Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: kingsport,upper east tenn Posts: 11,598	thats a good start !!!!!!!!!!!! and i hope to have a 20x20 shed soon (in the next 2 weeks)and a 32x32 shop started by the end of the summer



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06-14-2005, 09:41 PM	#18
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 47,088	Good start there Keith. You'll have to keep us posted of the build progress. Thety are soooooo nice once they get done and you start filling them up, and that don't take long!!! __________________ Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God! Last edited by Palf70Step; 06-14-2005 at 09:43 PM.

06-14-2005, 10:03 PM	#19
meathead95 computer illiterate Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 6,446	randy seems kinda high to me i had my origional estimate to get a 40x60x12'6" and it was 25k complete concrete and all but we havent had a contract at work for 2yrs now and we where getting ready to strike so i shrunk it to this 36x48 and wouldnt you know it we got an agreement yesterday if i had know i would have kept the 40x60 but oh well this will do __________________ 72 2wd blazer 72 swb 4x4

06-14-2005, 10:08 PM	#20
chickenwing Lovin' Life in Miss.! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Puckett, Mississippi Posts: 1,937	Conrats on the shop and on the new labor agreement. Negotiations are allways a scary time. __________________ The truck... you hear that? No really, you did hear that?!!!

06-14-2005, 10:13 PM	#21
meathead95 computer illiterate Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 6,446	thanks chickenwing. negotiations and all the lazy a$$ people are the only bad things about a union job __________________ 72 2wd blazer 72 swb 4x4

06-14-2005, 10:30 PM	#22
chickenwing Lovin' Life in Miss.! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Puckett, Mississippi Posts: 1,937	I'll 2nd that. I need em to negotiate the wage and work rules. I can keep my own job. __________________ The truck... you hear that? No really, you did hear that?!!!

06-14-2005, 10:36 PM	#23
teeitup Just like to part out trucks!! Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Meriden, Ks-North of Topeka 10 miles Posts: 27,396	I hear ya Keith, the 30x40 part is a finished 2 story house, sheetrock, carpets, cabinets, bathrooms, etc. I had a bid for a 40x80 for $25K too, but the wife wants a house. She may be wanting one for awhile!!! The 30x30 I built at my house now is so full of stuff I can't even park in it. __________________ 67 Chev swb stepside 4x4 283 4 speed SOLD 72 blazer 4x4 4 speed Cheyenne 72 GMC swb 4x4 fleet 4 speed, original paint 1958 Cameo (one of 1405 built, it was my dads) 2020 chevy Apex 4x4 crew cab 1969 Z28 with the 302 1980 chevy swb 4x4 1964 chevell Malibu SS 1976 K20, sold new originally out of my dads chevy dealership Members that I've met, over 200 probably closer to 300 in the 12 years I've been on this site, everyone I met "It was a pleasure"

06-14-2005, 10:37 PM	#24
subtle71 Granddad's Ol' Truck Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: MS Posts: 588	Looks like I may be starting a garage soon myself. We are selling the house we are in. I have to say the thing that I will miss the most is my 21'x24' shop that I built just over 2 years ago. I know the next one will be twice the size of this one and it will have water and a drain in the middle of the shop floor so I can wash the truck inside from the weather, when needed. I am looking at least at a 25'x40' this time. (I may need to hide a suburban or panel in there some day!! LOL ) I am going to hate packing up. My truck is scheduled to be ready from the bodyshop on July 21st and we close on our house on July 15th. Dean Attached Images __________________ *1971 Chevrolet Custom 10 short step-side* *2005 GMC Sierra SLT 2500HD crew cab 2wd* [I]1971 Chevrolet Custom 10 Deluxe lwb fleet-side Last edited by subtle71; 06-14-2005 at 10:39 PM.

06-14-2005, 11:57 PM	#25
dtlilly Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Shadow of Lambeau Field Posts: 5,597	Congrats on the contract and the shop. I see it's going to be a floating slab, but they didn't level it out first?

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