John's Toy Box----90x88 Build

[OldtruckDude]

Another new guy here. I have been lurking here for a few months getting ideas for my shop. This is one great forum!
I have been wanting a shop for years and I finally bit the bullet ( wish I would have done this 15 years ago).
I live in the boonies and it is hard to get anyone to come out here to do plumbing, electrical,construction, etc....
I finally decided on a company out of Kansas that does pole barns. I like the pole barns due to more options on finishing the inside walls, plus most of the barns on the ranch are pole or rock construction.

I originally started with a 60x56 with a 15 foot lean-to open to the inside. I soon realized that all my junk would fill that to capacity. I really need a place to have a couple of trucks torn apart and still be able to get other vehicles out.

My final decision was a 60x88x14 with two 15x88 lean-to's, both open to the inside. That makes a final 90' wide, 88' long, and 14' ceiling for the 60x88. The inside posts are 12' apart, which leaves plenty of room to back vehicles into the lean-to sides.

I also want an office that will measure 15x36. I really just needed a Man Cave. This will fill the bill, considering I only put 2 windows in!

The first picture is of the old shop. I have to do repairs to all the ranch equipment in this shop. That makes it hard to tear down my old trucks for long term projects. It has been hard to justify the cost of a new shop, but as my accountant put it "you're not getting any younger"!

Please feel free to give suggestions or .

Ok some pics, finally.

The only picture I have of the inside of the old shop. It was built by my grandfather back in the 40's out of cinder block. It's very messy in this picture do to working on the mog. It is aproximately 25x35. Only room for one project at a time!

edit---I need to figure out how to make the pictures come out big--I'm going to try photobucket..