Out With The Old In With The New!

rizzorace · Apr 12, 2006

Hello, awhile back I posted, looking for info on a pole building, I have made the plunge and am ready to tear down the old building on the 17th of this month and the new construction starts the following week! here are some pics of my old dungeon like shop, these were taken today. A tree fell on it in january and did extensive damage to it, good thing the insurance paid! More pics to come as I Plug away at this project, the hardest thing to do was fit everything I want to keep into a 35' storage box ( on left) that is staying andf the new shop will be built 5' away from it.

rizzorace · Apr 13, 2006

Here is the tentative floor plan, the loft will be enclosed and used as my office/ clean area. I am a sign maker and have computerized equipment to keep clean and warm.

cdrewferd · Apr 14, 2006

Looks good. Glad the insurance company gave some money for the damage to the old shop.

mazdaslam · Apr 16, 2006

Frank,I'll half to stop by and check it out.

Ryan · Apr 17, 2006

Awe.... this should be fun to watch for sure!

rizzorace · Apr 17, 2006

Yay! The Big Yellow Garage Eating Machine Stopped In For A Bite Today!

mazdaslam · Apr 17, 2006

What is the overall size going to be??........Looks like fun.

rizzorace · Apr 18, 2006

Hi Kevin, The new shop will be 36 deep by 40 wide, 1 12' x 12' door and a 12' x 32' loft for my sign shop computers and cutters
stop by or call me 570-595-2115. Also I still have the intermeccanica stuff for dave
Frank

rizzorace · Apr 21, 2006

Here are a few updated pics, the site was prepared and the new building is coming today, the crew is drilling holes today! :shocking:

rizzorace · Apr 21, 2006

These pics were taken 10 minutes ago, my office is right here on the property so I can give the fastest updates! you cant tell I am excited I guess :lol_hitti

time to celebrate! :beer:

rizzorace · Apr 26, 2006

Here are some updated pics of the build, more to come later today as well!
the stainless shelving ( plate rack ) in the pic came from a restaurant kitchen, I bought the 10' x 36" unit off ebay for $ 1.00 ! cant beat that, it weighs about 200 lbs! and looks great. :rocker:

rizzorace · Apr 26, 2006

Here are a few more for the day! :beer:

DynoDave · Apr 26, 2006

That's a ot of stainless for a buck. Great buy! The place sure is coming along nicely.

mazdaslam · Apr 26, 2006

Super neat-o-rama!

beezerbum · Apr 26, 2006

That stainless shelving is Awesome! That stuff costs three fortunes. Can't wait to see the shop up. It's obvious you're not excited. Ha- ha. :bounce:

rizzorace · Apr 27, 2006

Another days work is done, today the doors and most of the tin went on, they had to get some different trim for the overhead door so tomorrow that will be done. the ceiling, insulation and concrete come next! :bounce:

I cant wait, I have worked in a dungeon of a shop for so long, I wont know how to act!

JMURiz · Apr 28, 2006

Wow, what an improvement, can't wait to see the finished product!

cdrewferd · Apr 28, 2006

Looks really good.

rizzorace · May 2, 2006

Here are a few finished shots of the outside. The concrete comes next then the interior metal on the ceiling with blown in celulose insulation. Looks like I will need a few tri axles of fill for around the building..........grrrr.more money

Oh well, still much better than it was before. :shocking:

cdrewferd · May 4, 2006

Looks really good.

mazdaslam · May 15, 2006

Did they do the floor yet??

rizzorace · May 17, 2006

Finally...................after 2 weeks of yea I'll be there tomorrow they finally got here to pour it today. they just left alittle bit ago, it came out real nice, smooth as glass (just the way I want it) and they had just enough leftover to pour the little area between the garage and storage trailer ( I framed it up the other day in anticipation of them having the extra concrete :thumbup:

) So they are supposed to come back in a few days (not holding breath here) to put the inside ceiling in and blown in r-30 insulation. I am going to get my electric permit tomorrow so I can hook up my panel and get some light in there. More updates to follow!

rizzorace · May 26, 2006

Ryan said:
Awe.... this should be fun to watch for sure!

just wondering if it was fun yet??
:shocking:

lol

mazdaslam · May 26, 2006

rizzorace said:
just wondering if it was fun yet??

lol

NO!!

Check your pm's on the HAMB :thumbup:

rizzorace · Jun 14, 2006

Hi, havent been much else happening lately, got my electric panel in and inspected and just waiting for a certificate of occupancy now. floor is ready to coat but I havent decided what to use yet. I am thinking about sherwin williams Rexthane 1, it is a single component that they claim to work as good as the 1000hs. any comments on this stuff would be appreciated. the photos are of my last score. they came from a school that is re doing the kitchen, I got a call to come and get these tables outta here. they are heavy heavy heavy!!!. all stainless! pretty soon I will be putting these in the shop and getting some more progress pics.
cya

Vincent Vega · Jun 14, 2006

I'll take fries with that.. Nice score! I like the small bins.

DynoDave · Jun 15, 2006

Great benches!

rizzorace · Jul 21, 2006

Well, it has been awhile since I last posted, I did the epoxy floor coat between yesterday and today, had to rent a scarifier machine. took most of the day to grind the floor down from where I mistakenly had the concrete finished ultra smooth. Live and learn, if I had only known! dont power trowel your floor ultra smooth if you want to use epoxy, it wont bite into the surface!
anyhow I wound up using the Benjamin moore m40 and m41. worked great and what sold me was the sales rep coming to my garage and working with me to do the job! it was like having a professional instruction at the same time. He didnt charge for his time, just what he does for everyone he said! anyhow photos will follow tomorrow or so.

rizzorace · Jul 22, 2006

well, here are the photos as promised! the floor pics are actually dry! it looks wet. the other pic is the ceiling, I put up 15 2 bulb 8' T12 fixtures and spent alittle more dough on real good bulbs. I only have 3 hooked up now and it is bright enough to work like it is, I cant wait to see it with all the lights hooked up and the metal on the walls! now I am starting to wire the outlets, damn wire is expensive, 12/3 for the outlets is going to cost me around 400.00 :shocking:

Three Stooges Racing · Jul 22, 2006

Why 12/3 for the outlets?

Looks real nice,I'm very jealous of your benches

Der Bugmeister · Jul 22, 2006

Three Stooges Racing said:
Why 12/3 for the outlets?

Looks real nice,I'm very jealous of your benches

I'm guessing 20 amp duplex circuits...

rizzorace · Jul 22, 2006

Der Bugmeister said:
I'm guessing 20 amp duplex circuits...

Right On !

DynoDave · Jul 23, 2006

That's NICE!

bmwpower · Jul 23, 2006

rizzorace said:
Hi, havent been much else happening lately, got my electric panel in and inspected and just waiting for a certificate of occupancy now. floor is ready to coat but I havent decided what to use yet. I am thinking about sherwin williams Rexthane 1, it is a single component that they claim to work as good as the 1000hs. any comments on this stuff would be appreciated. the photos are of my last score. they came from a school that is re doing the kitchen, I got a call to come and get these tables outta here. they are heavy heavy heavy!!!. all stainless! pretty soon I will be putting these in the shop and getting some more progress pics.
cya

Nice score. If feel like it, you can always make some pizza!

bmwpower · Jul 23, 2006

rizzorace said:
Well, it has been awhile since I last posted, I did the epoxy floor coat between yesterday and today, had to rent a scarifier machine. took most of the day to grind the floor down from where I mistakenly had the concrete finished ultra smooth. Live and learn, if I had only known! dont power trowel your floor ultra smooth if you want to use epoxy, it wont bite into the surface!
anyhow I wound up using the Benjamin moore m40 and m41. worked great and what sold me was the sales rep coming to my garage and working with me to do the job! it was like having a professional instruction at the same time. He didnt charge for his time, just what he does for everyone he said! anyhow photos will follow tomorrow or so.

Floor looks great. Nice and shiny!

Be sure to put the cost info in the big "epoxy thread" by Luckydevil.

rizzorace · Jul 25, 2006

Just another update! I got to play with the big boy toy today! I rented a skid steer to back fill my shop and my wife came by to snap a few pics! Fun but tricky machine to run, after about 2 hours I got the hang of it pretty good. :thumbup:

rizzorace · Sep 24, 2006

Well, I havent updated in awhile. I have been busy getting the interior of the building together and cleaning and organizing tools and boxes. So yesterday I am cleaning out my dad's tool box. He passed away in 2002 and I inherited his tools. His ***** of a wife damn near cleaned all of his good tools out before I came to pick it up, but who am I to argue with her about it. there wasnt a will. so I picked it up in 2002 and I havent been up to using his tools, just kinda made me feel funny using them so I finally decided to clean the box out and combine his tools and mine and re organize everything. after I cleaned out the top draw on the box, I lifted the liner and couldnt believe my eyes, his mad money stash! $1500.00 bucks hidden from his wife....lol before he died he told me to make sure I got his toolbox and clean it out, but I guess he was trying to tell me something. lol...........thanks Pop!

C_F · Sep 26, 2006

rizzorace said:
Well, I havent updated in awhile. I have been busy getting the interior of the building together and cleaning and organizing tools and boxes. So yesterday I am cleaning out my dad's tool box. He passed away in 2002 and I inherited his tools. His ***** of a wife damn near cleaned all of his good tools out before I came to pick it up, but who am I to argue with her about it. there wasnt a will. so I picked it up in 2002 and I havent been up to using his tools, just kinda made me feel funny using them so I finally decided to clean the box out and combine his tools and mine and re organize everything. after I cleaned out the top draw on the box, I lifted the liner and couldnt believe my eyes, his mad money stash! $1500.00 bucks hidden from his wife....lol before he died he told me to make sure I got his toolbox and clean it out, but I guess he was trying to tell me something. lol...........thanks Pop!

Sorry to hear about your Dad passing, but THAT'S FUNNY!! :spit:

Pretty cool of your Dad. :beer:

supercharged · Sep 26, 2006

too cool... that is neat

Inetmonkey · Sep 26, 2006

The garage is looking fantastic, Rizz! Be sure to post some more pics of the interior. I'd love to see the loft too.

Sweet find in dad's box. And a Snap-On to boot! I have no doubt that your dad would be glad that you're using his tools now. :thumbup:

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