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Re: Shop improvements and upgrades. Better Space!
Good deal!! You could always drill a hole and attach a dust buster or other cordless vacuum to it. Then it would collect all the dust to.
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In 1997, I had a small section concreted along the wall for shelving and my daughters put their handprints in the wet material. Then 21 years later, my Granddaughters did the same in the new cement. Frankly, that gives me a good feeling. |
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Great for memories.
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It sure is. I can’t believe 21 years has gone by.
The guys were back today to fill in around the door frames that were built in for the new roll up doors. Since I wanted the metal to match the rest of the building, the corrugated metal from the door was removed. |
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The old door frame was removed. This is the back door.
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They cut the metal to size and used it on the door frame. They also said corrugated metal that is this heavy and zinc coated isn’t available today, so it had to be reused.
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They bent up metal for the end caps.
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This side is finished out except for the door seals. They will finish up the back door tomorrow. Next up will be bringing the shelving, car trailer and vehicles back in. Selectively so it doesn’t get jammed....at least that is the plan.
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wow...that turned out real nice!!!!
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Thanks Greg! It does give the shop a better look...and so much more convenient than rolling and latching the old door closed.
I thought this was kind of a cool pic...transition from old to new. That door had hung there for 50 years. |
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They did a great job, looks like it has always been like that.
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I actually left my old slider mounted after I got the roll up installed. I have even used it on a few occasions when they call for high winds or hurricanes. I figure it will take a little more abuse and is less costly to repair if something flew into it.
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![]() The metal pulled from the doors had an overlap that was never painted nor exposed to the elements. The zinc looks nearly new even though it is 50 years old. So the overlap is by the back door and I decided to not paint it, showing what the building looked like when new. Kind of like the strip of bricks on the start finish line at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. |
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The guys finished up today.
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So I was able to do some test fitting.
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hmmmmm......looks like you need some more projects to fill up that empty space....
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Wish we had a like button on here!
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This is working out....
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Very handy.
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im getting jealous what with all that floor space you got.....
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With the South and the East doors open, there is usually a nice breeze that gets funneled through making a nice place to take a break. That I did yesterday, hoping those storms to the South would track a bit more North and bring some rain. They didn’t....getting so dry. |
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Looks great and well worth the wait!!
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Thanks Rob!
Next on the list is to place white gravel (we call it Chet rock) around the base of the building and in the drive to the back door. Holding off until it dries up. Geesh, we went from almost drought conditions to river flooding around here. |
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So I had the bucket truck out for repairs on the house and took this pic of the shop. It is coming together, though I need to move the old fuel oil tanks somewhere else. And put the white gravel around the base.
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And we have bats, leaving droppings over everything in the back of the shop. This was an hour after I cleaned this area up. Frustrating....
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