Members Login
Username 
 
Password 
    Remember Me  
Post Info TOPIC: my shop is progressing.


BUCKHORN, ONT

Status: Offline
Posts: 687
Date:
my shop is progressing.
Permalink  
 


i suppose my new shop could be considered a project. it will certainly be a treat to work in. a large carport is being built on one side to store the car hauler and kubota bx25. the big foot tubes will soon be poured and the 4 post lift is arriving tomorrow, it is the higher 82" lift. plenty of clearance as the walls are 12' 6" and ceiling peak to floor is about 14 ft. the building itself is 32x36 with 2 - 10x10 overhead doors.  if there is any interest i can post pics as work progresses.



__________________

don't walk in like you own the place..........walk in like you hold the mortgage.



CALEDONIA, ONT

Status: Offline
Posts: 188
Date:
Permalink  
 

I always enjoy looking at other shops and getting ideas. Should hold 6 cars or what's your plan for it?

__________________

1940 Chev 1957 Chev 1965 Chev pickup 1965 Chevelle 1966 Chevelle Wagon 1970 MGB



BUCKHORN, ONT

Status: Offline
Posts: 687
Date:
Permalink  
 

plan is to work on, maintain, and store the chevelle, vette, and stude. there should be enough room as well to work on things away from the cars. welding, bench work etc. i'll install a big maxx propane heater also - the lines are there and accessible.



__________________

don't walk in like you own the place..........walk in like you hold the mortgage.



BRANTFORD, ONT

Status: Offline
Posts: 660
Date:
Permalink  
 

Lets see pictures.

__________________
Bob T


ETOBICOKE, ONT

Status: Offline
Posts: 882
Date:
Permalink  
 

Bob T wrote:

Lets see pictures.


 Because we all know...  No pictures, it didn't happen. wink



__________________

 



CALEDONIA, ONT

Status: Offline
Posts: 188
Date:
Permalink  
 

I picked up a gas Big Maxx 80,000 BTU when T.S.C. had them on sale. My shop is 24 x 40 and we hung it about 12" down from the ceiling half way across the shop and aimed it at the overhead doors and it works excellent. Pulled the radiant heater down and sold it. No cold spots in the shop last winter.

__________________

1940 Chev 1957 Chev 1965 Chev pickup 1965 Chevelle 1966 Chevelle Wagon 1970 MGB



BUCKHORN, ONT

Status: Offline
Posts: 687
Date:
Permalink  
 

pouring the footings for the carport today.

002.JPG

005.JPG

007.JPG

008.JPG

 

the 4 post lift is going in tomorrow morning where the stude is sitting.



Attachments
__________________

don't walk in like you own the place..........walk in like you hold the mortgage.



CALEDONIA, ONT

Status: Offline
Posts: 188
Date:
Permalink  
 

looking good..going to insulate it before next winter ?

__________________

1940 Chev 1957 Chev 1965 Chev pickup 1965 Chevelle 1966 Chevelle Wagon 1970 MGB



BUCKHORN, ONT

Status: Offline
Posts: 687
Date:
Permalink  
 

GMDad wrote:

looking good..going to insulate it before next winter ?


 thanks, yes i hope to get insulated by the early fall.



__________________

don't walk in like you own the place..........walk in like you hold the mortgage.



BLACKSTOCK, ONT

Status: Offline
Posts: 2047
Date:
Permalink  
 

Looks good Doug, I thought my shop was "huge" till I started putting in the benches, cabinets welder Etc. Mine is 24 x 36 make sure you seal up any electrical boxes & light fixtures when doing insulation & use thick "poly" for vapor barrier, mine is "tight' & easy to keep warm/cool I'm using a "Hot Dawg" unit heater on nat'l gas & works well!!! I did 8' x 9' doors & should have gone 9' wide as the car trailer will just squeak thru with a 1/4" fender to door edge clearance!!!! Pete

__________________

I can only please one person a day, Today is not your day!!Tomorrow doesn't look good either !!!!



BUCKHORN, ONT

Status: Offline
Posts: 687
Date:
Permalink  
 

amen to the itchylation pete, it will have the same r value as the house - 28 walls - 50 attic. the lift is in.010.JPG

007.JPG

015.JPG



Attachments
__________________

don't walk in like you own the place..........walk in like you hold the mortgage.



CALEDONIA, ONT

Status: Offline
Posts: 188
Date:
Permalink  
 

Aren't those lifts great. I broke down and bought one 5 years ago. Don't know how I got along without it for so many years. I mounted my to the floor, no intentions of rolling a car around on it but I wish I would have bought the rolling jack for the centre of it at the time. I have a couple of MG's as well and kinda hard to get a normal jack under them the way they sit on the ramps.

__________________

1940 Chev 1957 Chev 1965 Chev pickup 1965 Chevelle 1966 Chevelle Wagon 1970 MGB



S/W ONTARIO

Status: Offline
Posts: 636
Date:
Permalink  
 

can you tell us a little about your lift?    What brand and or where you got it? Does it require compressed air to operate? What kind of a job is it to put together?

Thanks

TMJ



__________________

"Good cowgirls keep their calves together"



BUCKHORN, ONT

Status: Offline
Posts: 687
Date:
Permalink  
 

i bought it in omemee from clarke's southern truck parts, they sell rotisseries as well. i bought from there on the recommendation of several friends that have them plus they are only 30 minutes away. a hydraulic pump operates the cable assembly to lift. i have the sliding jack which i feel is a must have, there is also a sliding tray to use a bottle jack too.  it's not bolted to the floor and i will install the wheel kit to use the lift as scaffold when the attic gets insulated and the ceiling goes on, the boys doing the install said a lot of folks do this. they were in, setup, and gone in about 2 1/2 hours - 650 bucks well spent.



__________________

don't walk in like you own the place..........walk in like you hold the mortgage.



BUCKHORN, ONT

Status: Offline
Posts: 687
Date:
Permalink  
 

the carport is nearly complete and when boxed in will be a good storage place for the trailer, kubota, etc.

008.JPG



Attachments
__________________

don't walk in like you own the place..........walk in like you hold the mortgage.



CLARINGTON, ONT

Status: Offline
Posts: 197
Date:
Permalink  
 

sweet set up Studes...extremely envious!

__________________

Whitey

1968 Beaumont Custom Hardtop

1969 Beaumont Custom Convertible

Ontario Motorsports Enthusiasts



BLACKSTOCK, ONT

Status: Offline
Posts: 2047
Date:
Permalink  
 

Doug, If I stay here [taxes going up AGAIN] I am going to do the 'car port' thing on the back of my shop, then close it in over time. Durham region is getting out of hand & too expensive to live here anymore. Now they are talking about amalgamating all the fire depts., no more volunteers, all full time, at $90 grand + a yr. & Scugog twp. has just said OK to a study on this costing [ us] $ 75 grand & they spent $25 G to have the old mill downtown "painted" for the Can-Am games torch run that lasted 10min. thru town Mill was bought for 1.6 MILLION by Twp. & now has been deemed structurally unfit & may cost millions to save it??? DUH!!!!!!! should have had "Mike Holmes' inspection before they bought the "F" in thing. OK rant over!!!!

__________________

I can only please one person a day, Today is not your day!!Tomorrow doesn't look good either !!!!



CLARINGTON, ONT

Status: Offline
Posts: 197
Date:
Permalink  
 

I hear you Pete, I am just south of you and I have a hate on for the municipal tax man! If I didn't have to commute into the city everyday I would be looking east...

__________________

Whitey

1968 Beaumont Custom Hardtop

1969 Beaumont Custom Convertible

Ontario Motorsports Enthusiasts

Page 1 of 1  sorted by
 
Quick Reply

Please log in to post quick replies.



Create your own FREE Forum
Report Abuse
Powered by ActiveBoard