Status Report

Hi All,

Seems like I've been working since forever on these walls; but, I finally got 'em up.

Boss lady tells me that I should sand it all down before I put on the lacquer. Okay, that's on the list for tomorrow.

But anyway, it's coming along. 'Spose I gotta start thinking about that ceiling soon.

Allan

And the garage attaching to the house.

Some of the guys have been wanting some more pictures.

So, here is one of the North wall.

Thanks All

Nice looking shop! I really like that floor covering. What did you use? Will it hold up to petroleum products and repeated washings?

The T&G adds a very nice touch but for me slinging grease & oil would possibly ruin them :( On my walls I will just be hanging sheet rock as well as the ceiling. Again, nice looking shop and you should be very proud!

I started out just looking for some ordinary grey paint because I was tired of the cement bleeding dust all the time.

So, I went to Wal-Mart and the guy talks me into this "Floor Covering" stuff. It is formulated for floors, is resistant to hot tire peeling, oils, chemicals and the like. I've cleaned up spills with gasoline, diesel fuel and alcohol and so far I�ve not had a problem with it.

It was relatively cheap; $13 something a gallon. The down side was that it takes 2 full weeks to cure. After it has completely dried, it has a "rubbery" feel to it.

So far, so good; we�ll see how it handles the long haul.

Allan

I have 6 windows very similiar to yours and I put shutters outside and window grids on the inside, along with a 3 foot square coupla. I wish I would have built it 20 years ago. For some reason, no matter how big you b uild it, shortly it will be too small. Enjoy you nice looking setup.

I'm a bit ashamed of myself for spending this kind of money on this play-thing.

When I was a boy, I passed up an irrigated farm because the owner wanted $20K for the thing; I thought he was too high.

Now, for what I've got in this goofy garage, I could have owned that farm and paid all it's operating expenses for a year.

Don't get old; it makes you do really silly things.

Allan

first let me say... I hate you
secondly... nice shop.. I'm very envious of the size first and the appearance second.

I'm doing a frame off restoration in 1/2 of a 25x25 garage and it's getting a little crowded..

do you rent out space ? :-)

john

Hi Kurt,

I'm almost ashamed to tell you. All four walls ran in at the other side of $1200. Four gallons of varnish and 2 reams of sandpaper: another $82.

This project is just an old man's foolishness; pure and simple.

Allan

Can you get your walk in door open very far, with the tool boxes setting there?

Yeah, it has three walk thrus and that one goes out to the deck so won't be used as much.

It opens okay tho.

Have a good one,

Allan

How goes it down in your neck 'o the woods?

Thanks for the kind remarks; now maybe you can give me some pointers on that (problem) ceiling.

I don't know what to do with it; furthermore, my mind's eye tells me that a sheetrock cap isn't going to tie in with those wood walls very well.

The wife says I should hang an acoustical 2" drop ceiling in white, which will help with the lighting and also help deaden the sound (Our offices are just the other side of the wall).

Whadda think?

Allan

Extreamely nice looking shop. You know for the last shop one will ever have, that wasn't so spendy after all.

I mean look at this way. Some kind of wall covering was to be used, what? $300 on the cheap side, so thats $1000 more than you would normally spend.

The smile it will bring every time you open the shop door

Priceless!

T_Bone