Machspeed Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Thanks Jim and Gary. 2020 has been one of the craziest years. Im very thankful I have prospered through 2020 when so many people have had it rough. 2 things that got me through it, hard work and positioning myself into an industry a couple years ago that has insulated us from the craziness of 2020. Im sub-contracting design work for Amazon....ive been busier in 2020 than in my whole adult life. The pandemic placed a huge demand on my industry and we have all done very well. 2021 is setup to be another year for progress. So, one on the pole barns I am going to setup as a Mill house for my sawmill. With 24 acres of trees, I should be able to mill enough lumber to finish the walls of the big barn in a board and batten style. Will be awesome!!!! SO EXCITED!!!!! Ray, on this cold and dreary day in Oklahoma, thought I spend some time on the forum where I found your shop build. I love reading things like that. One can tell a lot about a man by his shop. Anyway, spent some time reading up on the shop and then boom.....moving! What!?! Looks like the move has some benefits though. Curious, you lived in Collinsville? Why the move to the east? Good luck in your move and sell of the old place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Cecil Posted November 30, 2020 Author Share Posted November 30, 2020 Ray, on this cold and dreary day in Oklahoma, thought I spend some time on the forum where I found your shop build. I love reading things like that. One can tell a lot about a man by his shop. Anyway, spent some time reading up on the shop and then boom.....moving! What!?! Looks like the move has some benefits though. Curious, you lived in Collinsville? Why the move to the east? Good luck in your move and sell of the old place. John, I am originally from Louisville Kentucky. My wife I met out in Sand Springs. She is from Broken Arrow. So we lived in Collinsville a few years. Then moved back to KY to be around my family. Yeah, the garage build was going to be epic. Didnt get to finish it. But, im upgrading the house, and this new garage will be as nice when I am done with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Cecil Posted December 5, 2022 Author Share Posted December 5, 2022 Congrats on the new home, sounds great! Good that you checked in. Thanks. Just did the inspection myself. Found a few small things. Nothing that'll effect the deal. Its starting to get real now....already have 6 showings booked for my current home. Figured I might drag this thread out of the dead. Not much going on inside the garage forum. Since my hiatus, I sold the old place and moved to a new one. Got some acreage now. 40x50 shop with concrete. I haven't don't much to it yet. It needs to be finished out. I did replace the roof and fixed some water damage to the frame. Here is a quick look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 Figured I might drag this thread out of the dead. Not much going on inside the garage forum. Since my hiatus, I sold the old place and moved to a new one. Got some acreage now. 40x50 shop with concrete. I haven't don't much to it yet. It needs to be finished out. I did replace the roof and fixed some water damage to the frame. Here is a quick look. I like it! Lots of room to move around. One thing I did wrong on my shop was to make the vehicle side narrow. I can get two vehicles in, but one behind the other. And with the lift in the front spot you have to think about how to stage them. Side-by-side would be much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Cecil Posted December 5, 2022 Author Share Posted December 5, 2022 I like it! Lots of room to move around. One thing I did wrong on my shop was to make the vehicle side narrow. I can get two vehicles in, but one behind the other. And with the lift in the front spot you have to think about how to stage them. Side-by-side would be much better. Yeah. I have actually referenced your layout in my mind as I have been pondering what to do. I have two 12' doors. So I think I'll keep it drive through, and go with a hot work area there at the man door and a smaller office inside that, to keep the dust from grinding and everything to a minimum on the vehicles stored in the larger area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 I like it! Lots of room to move around. One thing I did wrong on my shop was to make the vehicle side narrow. I can get two vehicles in, but one behind the other. And with the lift in the front spot you have to think about how to stage them. Side-by-side would be much better. Yeah. I have actually referenced your layout in my mind as I have been pondering what to do. I have two 12' doors. So I think I'll keep it drive through, and go with a hot work area there at the man door and a smaller office inside that, to keep the dust from grinding and everything to a minimum on the vehicles stored in the larger area. My hope is that I can get Big Blue under Dad’s truck when I am working on the latter on the lift. But my expectation is that with the current setup on the lift I can’t. However, if I cut into the ceiling I can raise the legs of the lift 11”, meaning I can then get whatever is on the lift higher. However at some point the vehicle itself will hit the ceiling and that may not be the full 11”. So I may not be able to drive through. I say all of that to say that it is good that you have multiple doors. That makes it much more flexible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Cecil Posted December 5, 2022 Author Share Posted December 5, 2022 ......I say all of that to say that it is good that you have multiple doors. That makes it much more flexible. ....and my lift can roll around.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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