Pics of your shops/garages/specs

zayne2427 · Dec 29, 2017

I have a 40x60 and built a 12x40 loft on one end. When it isn't full of everyone else **** I park under the loft section and use the upstairs for personal storage and still have plenty of floor space for whatever else.
My wife had both of her siblings sell their homes at the same time so our shop became the storage shop. only thing in the shop i own is 1 buggy, rzr 170 and tools, everything else belongs to family.

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lt99ls1 · Dec 29, 2017

zayne2427 said:
I have a 40x60 and built a 12x40 loft on one end. When it isn't full of everyone else **** I park under the loft section and use the upstairs for personal storage and still have plenty of floor space for whatever else.
My wife had both of her siblings sell their homes at the same time so our shop became the storage shop. only thing in the shop i own is 1 buggy, rzr 170 and tools, everything else belongs to family.

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Love your shop and thanks for the lesson, when I build my shop I will be the only one with keys to it.

I would have to tell the "siblings" to come get their **** out of my shop or the junk man is picking it up.

zayne2427 · Dec 30, 2017

They are both in the process of building new homes. It will be gone before too long. They all 6 lived with us for a few months. Still have 2 of them. No big deal though, glad to be where i am able to help out.

smbroady82 · Dec 30, 2017

marczuk said:
Check out the UFO lights. LED's, got mine off ebay. Work great bright too. Jason has some he got from his electrician.

I'll check them out

Thanks bud

smbroady82 · Dec 30, 2017

I like that loft Zayne.

Looks easy enough to do, I'd like to add another 40' or so to mine one day and do something like that.

Jduck · Dec 30, 2017

smbroady82 said:
I'll check them out

Thanks bud

They are bright for sure. This is 3 of the 6 I have hung. Should have power this week and will get a pic of all of them lit up

Bumpers · Jan 1, 2018

zayne2427 said:
I have a 40x60 and built a 12x40 loft on one end. When it isn't full of everyone else **** I park under the loft section and use the upstairs for personal storage and still have plenty of floor space for whatever else.
My wife had both of her siblings sell their homes at the same time so our shop became the storage shop. only thing in the shop i own is 1 buggy, rzr 170 and tools, everything else belongs to family.

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Whats the wall hieght on yours? Im looking at doing something similar

TacomaJD · Jan 1, 2018

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Bumpers said:
Whats the wall hieght on yours? Im looking at doing something similar

I believe Zane's shop is 14' walls.

Here is one I have been studying on Youtube. It's a 30x40x12 I believe, and the loft looks to be 7' high, you can see where he had to clearance a truss at the top of the stairs, but pretty cool build overall.

http://youtu.be/3l3LXZ7ObyU

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lt99ls1 · Jan 2, 2018

zayne2427 said:
They are both in the process of building new homes. It will be gone before too long. They all 6 lived with us for a few months. Still have 2 of them. No big deal though, glad to be where i am able to help out.

It's awesome that you can help them out and you know there is an exit date.

Dirt700 · Jan 2, 2018

Think I'm going to do something similar to Zayne's for my next shop.

zayne2427 · Jan 2, 2018

TacomaJD said:
I believe Zane's shop is 14' walls.

Here is one I have been studying on Youtube. It's a 30x40x12 I believe, and the loft looks to be 7' high, you can see where he had to clearance a truss at the top of the stairs, but pretty cool build overall.

http://youtu.be/3l3LXZ7ObyU

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Thats correct 14

LightBnDr · Jan 2, 2018

Yeah just no way I'd do a 8ft x 10ft door. Cute little place to play poker though. Lol

T16murray · Jan 17, 2018

36x40 with 10x10 doors and a stocked beer fridge. What more do you need.

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broncomike · Jan 17, 2018

zayne2427 said:
I have a 40x60 and built a 12x40 loft on one end. When it isn't full of everyone else **** I park under the loft section and use the upstairs for personal storage and still have plenty of floor space for whatever else.
My wife had both of her siblings sell their homes at the same time so our shop became the storage shop. only thing in the shop i own is 1 buggy, rzr 170 and tools, everything else belongs to family.

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I'll come get that Bronco out of your way

jtzuki · Jan 21, 2018

I'm in the planning stages of my own shop and looking at options. Does anyone have any experience with this company?

https://www.worldwidesteelbuildings.com/

zayne2427 · Jan 21, 2018

My father in law bought it brand new off the show room floor and has over 300k miles on it. Still going strong on the second engine

smbroady82 · Mar 30, 2018

T16murray said:
36x40 with 10x10 doors and a stocked beer fridge. What more do you need.

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Bumpers · May 2, 2018

I'm in the process of researching doing a shop building behind my new house. Im debating between a steel buiding and pole barn style. Im looking to do a 30x50 with 14' walls and a 6-8/12 roof with a overhang on the front of the building and lean to on the side. Anyone have any pros and cons to either ? I know the pole barn is more economical it seems

TacomaJD · May 2, 2018

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Metal construction = better in pretty much every way.

Pole barn = pretty good but cheaper.

Honestly, what some of these folks have mentioned having in a pole barn style shop, is not far from what I can get a steel building for from local guy. Some of it is regional price differences and other is how much you plan to finish it out on the inside. If you go pole barn style, contact summertown metals for a quote. They manufacture their own steel and such in house, and have erection crews that work for them. They can quote you down to the penny how much it will cost minus concrete, that's your responsibility.

I'm not 100% which way I am going yet, depends on budget when I go to getting final quotes. I really want a 40x40, but may settle for 30x40 steel building if I have to, to ensure I can build a steel building instead of pole barn.

There's a reason commercial buildings are steel construction and not pole barn style. All depends on what size you want and what you are willing to pay. I dont want to have to deal with rotting, warped, sagging lumber in 20-30 yrs. Metal building is one and done.

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