Blue Monarch
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Nice move. I'm jealous.....so tired of stuffing the extended van into my garage and worrying in sub zero temps.
The next step.
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bob vawter
Grassy Knoller
one word...infrared heater!
So have any members here built garages big enough to hold your truck/trucks? I'm talking about 10 ft doors. Starting to research restrictions etc for our hood. There are several work trucks parked in our neighbor hood and our HOA doesn't have restrictions. Not interested in doing any work at the property, just wanting a place to store the trucks out of the frigid cold in the winter
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Mark Saiger
Mr Happy!
Started out in the little 16 x 22 single stall garage. Insulated and put in electric base board heaters.
Added the larger shop 28 x 32 onto the little garage. Went up 2 rows of cement blocks....got 12 foot ceilings.
Added a fuel oil furnace that was in house and only 5 years old. House now has propane.
Shop also has back up electic base board heat just in case and generators can run everything if needed.
Full bathroom in shop as well as washer and dryer. Thing have changed up with different layouts of the shelving, but just making a large open space is a great way to start and be ready to modify as needed each year.
Added the larger shop 28 x 32 onto the little garage. Went up 2 rows of cement blocks....got 12 foot ceilings.
Added a fuel oil furnace that was in house and only 5 years old. House now has propane.
Shop also has back up electic base board heat just in case and generators can run everything if needed.
Full bathroom in shop as well as washer and dryer. Thing have changed up with different layouts of the shelving, but just making a large open space is a great way to start and be ready to modify as needed each year.
Mark Saiger
Mr Happy!
Yes to all.
The storage is just a drop down hiding attic ladder that I had to build a step to act as a support on the floor when dropping down because they typically only make a ladder for up to 10 foot ceilings. These are 12 foot ceilings and 10 foot doors.
We started out with a Menards Garage kit (they even delivered it free on site) and then when up 2 cement blocks high.
Those are professionally done good epoxy floors. They are awesome and worth every dollar (about $5800 for the entire floor I think)
Storage up above is only about 4 foot tall, but good for boxes and other small items.
If did it again, would almost put a small loft for office or such up there, but just happy at the time with the money to get this.
Was trying to find some current pics as I also have 4 x 4 drop down ceiling storage units also installed that I raise and lower with a drill.
Also have better rug drying racks that drop down between the garage door rails and other areas of the shop.
Will keep looking through pics and try to post.
The storage is just a drop down hiding attic ladder that I had to build a step to act as a support on the floor when dropping down because they typically only make a ladder for up to 10 foot ceilings. These are 12 foot ceilings and 10 foot doors.
We started out with a Menards Garage kit (they even delivered it free on site) and then when up 2 cement blocks high.
Those are professionally done good epoxy floors. They are awesome and worth every dollar (about $5800 for the entire floor I think)
Storage up above is only about 4 foot tall, but good for boxes and other small items.
If did it again, would almost put a small loft for office or such up there, but just happy at the time with the money to get this.
Was trying to find some current pics as I also have 4 x 4 drop down ceiling storage units also installed that I raise and lower with a drill.
Also have better rug drying racks that drop down between the garage door rails and other areas of the shop.
Will keep looking through pics and try to post.
Holy crap...
Mark likes to shop!!! Very cool set up.
Mark likes to shop!!! Very cool set up.
Russ T.
Supportive Member
Looks great Mark!
I'd love a room to myself upstairs, if I can get a garage built. It's hard to get anything done in our house. Max (4) is a tiger.
I'm still not sure if I'd prefer a garage/shop off site or right at the house. It would have to be an acreage outside of town. We are right in town now, with a pretty standard residential lot.
I'd love a room to myself upstairs, if I can get a garage built. It's hard to get anything done in our house. Max (4) is a tiger.
I'm still not sure if I'd prefer a garage/shop off site or right at the house. It would have to be an acreage outside of town. We are right in town now, with a pretty standard residential lot.
BradFenstermaker
Member
Russ if that Shop faces road then put up the sign.
Congrats
Congrats
Shane Deubell
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Great shop mark!
But i wouldnt want these guys coming to my house everyday
No offense...
But i wouldnt want these guys coming to my house everyday
No offense...
TomKing
Supportive Member
I remember signing our first lease $1000 per month. I thought what have I done.
You have done the right thing!!!!!!!!!
You will be out of space in 6 months.
Don't bring it back in your house. Rent is part of doing business just like a truck payment, chemicals and gas.
your wife is right having it your house is not balance and even 1 employee is a violation daily of your home. Keep it separate.
Build your budget and sell more work to cover your base expenses.
Next up a office, 2 techs and someone to answer phones.
Congrats! Never look back press forward!
You have done the right thing!!!!!!!!!
You will be out of space in 6 months.
Don't bring it back in your house. Rent is part of doing business just like a truck payment, chemicals and gas.
your wife is right having it your house is not balance and even 1 employee is a violation daily of your home. Keep it separate.
Build your budget and sell more work to cover your base expenses.
Next up a office, 2 techs and someone to answer phones.
Congrats! Never look back press forward!
Clean Response
Member
I would do a sign... if you are tight on money do a banner sign.
Post some pics of the side.
Post some pics of the side.
Mark Saiger
Mr Happy!
We are always looking so when we are in semi retirement in the next few years and our kids our running the business, we will have a different set up.
I have almost bought five different buildings and almost rented one.
Our local taxes are so crazy high in the community, on any building comparable to what I have the taxes would be about $1000 to$2000 per month (which is looking at some less expensive places)
So, finding anything in our local community is out. As well as any remodel or change up is crazy as well. Start on one thing in the building and everything has to be fully remodeled and brought up to new codes....even if leasing the place.
A couple of smaller outlying communities are better for being able to perform business from, but finding something is key. Almost bought a place just 2 miles away from me that they put a sign up couple weeks ago, started looking and boom....sold!
Was just on Zillow again today and always looking for good deals or repo's.
What we have works especially since it is just family basically doing the work, but we are preparing for the future and to make something more for our business.
It's also nice not to have an additional payment hanging over our heads in January, February and part of March if having another bad MN winter
So, we never quit looking, but we also didn't wait around for the perfect for us now building....I build my ultimate man cave!
(and let the business pay for it )
I have almost bought five different buildings and almost rented one.
Our local taxes are so crazy high in the community, on any building comparable to what I have the taxes would be about $1000 to$2000 per month (which is looking at some less expensive places)
So, finding anything in our local community is out. As well as any remodel or change up is crazy as well. Start on one thing in the building and everything has to be fully remodeled and brought up to new codes....even if leasing the place.
A couple of smaller outlying communities are better for being able to perform business from, but finding something is key. Almost bought a place just 2 miles away from me that they put a sign up couple weeks ago, started looking and boom....sold!
Was just on Zillow again today and always looking for good deals or repo's.
What we have works especially since it is just family basically doing the work, but we are preparing for the future and to make something more for our business.
It's also nice not to have an additional payment hanging over our heads in January, February and part of March if having another bad MN winter
So, we never quit looking, but we also didn't wait around for the perfect for us now building....I build my ultimate man cave!
(and let the business pay for it
)
Jerry
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Nice space Russ and Mark! My shop is underway, cement pored and drains in, water and sewer as well. I could only afford a 30 x 40 x16. 12 x 14 overhead doors, radiant tube heat, small bathroom only. I am going to build some shelves suspended from the ceiling to get everything off the floor as much as possible. I would like to install a 2 post 12,000lb lift this winter on the one side to mess around with some cars while the snow is flying. I have a 125' x 500' lot so I can add on down the road if needed. I bought the lot about 4 years ago with the intention of building, its adjacent to our homes backyard. Buildings are not cheap! should have built right away. I think my wife is more excited than I am, she wants her garage back!
