It's only a 16 foot door. (optical illusion) But I tell you what.. before you go to a huge door, think about this: My garage is heated and insulated. I don't like to be cold. I open up that 16 foot door for 30 seconds to pull a car in or out, and almost ALL my heat is gone. I kinda wish I had 2 smaller doors. (At least in the winter) :gt: But on the bright side... if I fire an engine up in there, it only takes about 30 seconds to get rid of all the fumes if I open up the door. :laugh:
Keith, Didn't you show us pix of that awhile back when the foundation was staked out. I think you told us then that it was gonna be a Buick storage/woodshop kinda deal, and as I recall the trailer was even sitting there,lol. If so your moving along nicely. If not sorry for the confusion............... later............................
damn you guys must have an assload of money for all these nice garages, aircraft hangers :bglasses: and basements:TU: maybe someday ill have such luxuries.
Wow, wish I had a garage right now. I have a 8' x 16' work shop with a car port attached to it. I could tear it down and build a garage but then I would have no money to finish my car.
The daughters two Turbo-T's are at the local fair grounds in the HUGE 4-H show building.No heat but well protected and dry with a cement floor and NO ACCESS for anyone till April 17th.Put them in last month and it cost me $150.00. Now i can work on TOPCAT II. Peace WildBill
buickdav,yup thats the same foundation as the earlier pic. Now I`m out of cash:ball: I`m hoping to get it sided within 2 months. Next is insulation,heat,drywall,etc. All I see is dollor signs. But the larger area is my cabinet shop,so I need it done to make the moneyo No: . I guess you have to spend money to make money At least the Mrs gets to park in the front garage this winter,and all of my junk is out of view:Brow:
A 32 by 50 ft pole barn....built for my 5 cars. Which gave me lots of extra room..... until.... I bought a few more cars....now it's packed full, with barely any room to work!! There's 8 stuffed in there now...I really don't want an addition, so I'm considering putting up a green house to use for storage.
I own 35 acres just north of Clarion, PA where most of my family is from (its about 85 miles from the house in Pittsburgh though). Of the 35 acres about 3 are not wooded. February 2002 I had a stone road built by a local guy from the hardtop township road back to the building site (about 1200'). I then started to put up a 24' X 40' pole barn. I decided it was too small so I added a 12' addition to the back. Now its 36' X 40'. In the original part, the ceiling is 10'. In the addition the lowest point is about 5 1/2' because I wanted to keep the pitch of the roof at least 4 12. I don't have concrete yet (or garage doors) so the ceiling is a bit higher now. I have a gas well so the floor will be heated (keep room temp at 50* or so). I intend to put in a woodburner to warm it up quick whenever I'm up there. I can fit 4 cars in the original 24 X 40 part. In addition to the cars in my sig I have a 67 sportwagon, a 76 electra (future derby car), a 72 GS 350 and a 71 skylark. There is also a parts truck for the woods hoopie and a 78 Merc wagon that will soon be giving up its 460 and 9" rear. My cousin has a 79 F-150 extended cab, and a 89 F-150 there.
I'm wasting money on two 10X20 and one 10X30 storage spaces now. The 10X20s are $170 a month, it's nuts. Am considering buying a bankrupt repair shop nearby if I can find one cheap enough to offset the storage cost. Plenty to choose from. Then put a mechanic in there to do work on his own, and any rent is upside. Slowly migrating towards my retirement owning a speed shop.
Lands expensive here Land is a little expensive in San Jose............. 2 in the garage and 3 in the driveway. Sun Coupe ans Trans Am covered in the driveway. Thx JA
:jd: $170 for a 10x20?? Mine's $75 & I was complaining... wow I'm guessing a 'slight' difference in land values between Bismarck & Beijing
Yeh, I'm paying $65 a month for a 5x10 to store parts in until I put the car back together. I hate writing that check every month but I have nowhere else to put the stuff.
$65/mo for a 5x10 for only parts? I'd stick them under my bed, on top of the fridge, under the kitchen table, behind the couch.. etc... Thats $65/mo that could be buying Buick parts! :gt: ya might be a redneck...... if your wife has ever had to say : "honey, can you move this transmission? I need to do the dishes!" :laugh:
$175 for a double garage... what a deal $175 for a double garage... what a deal..... I would rent for that for sure. $175 willl buy a small closet here. Thx JA
