Show us your shop building

duanekeys · May 9, 2011

I'm always curious to see other people's shop buildings. I'm a fan of a nicely laid out, well let, clean, and functional shop building, machine shed, etc.

My newly acquired tractor is sharing room with hay storage at the moment, until we can afford to build a proper home for it.

I'd like to see other people's shop buildings, post some pics. Tell me what you'd do different and what you like in particular about how your building was constructed or laid out... Thanks in advance!

nickel plate · May 23, 2011

32'x40' only complaint-IT ISN'T BIG ENOUGH!
My design, my build.

bp fick · May 23, 2011

duanekeys said:
I'm always curious to see other people's shop buildings. I'm a fan of a nicely laid out, well let, clean, and functional shop building, machine shed, etc.

You had me right up to "clean".

PossumHound · May 23, 2011

bp fick said:
You had me right up to "clean".

Mine surely isn't "clean" and no there will not be photos

grsthegreat · May 23, 2011

heres both of my shops..... i agree with the clean restrictions......not on my watch :laughing: :laughing:

Im a born again pig.

duanekeys · May 23, 2011

grsthegreat, those buildings look immaculate!

Don't mistake clean for no evidence of work. I fully expect a shop building to be used, but I like it cleaned up and organized when a project is complete.

Bird · May 23, 2011

Since I had to move back to town, I do miss the 40' x 60' shop building I had. It was there when I bought the place, and I liked it, although I would have preferred insulation and if I'd been doing it, the lights would have been different.

Heavy Metal Doctor · May 24, 2011

the little workshop out back (40' container)

Then there's the shop that my Dad built. Now owned by my brother since Dad passed on, which makes it the family shop since I'm the one with the majority of the wrenching ability and more of my projects inside!:laughing: 40 by 64 --front 1/3 walled off with concrete floor and ceiling closed in for a workshop / garage. The rest is gravel floor storage.
Taken during one of my projects:

joeyd · Jun 14, 2011

Duane -
Here's my shop 24x30, I built it BT (before tractor). If I had to do it all over I would have put two smaller roll up doors on the front so I could put the tractor inside, not outside under a tarp. I am thinking about adding a lean to or overhang on the right side to put the tractor under. I am going to wait another year or so as the outside 4 feet where the posts would go is back fill and deeper than the frost line up here. I think I want to let it firm up a little longer.

Live and learn someone once said

duanekeys · Jun 14, 2011

Great looking workspace! Looks like enough room for a tractor, just get that truck out of the way!

Bison · Jun 15, 2011

I'm building this one,just started a week ago
72 x 46 x 15. one 20' door and one 14' door.

Building on the foundation of a burned down hog barn

JD6430 · Jun 15, 2011

Started this last summer 46X40 inside is all done but a few odds and ends siding will start in a few weeks.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/projects/193203-new-shop-garage.html

Link to the pictures from start to finish.

Bison · Jul 21, 2011

getting there:thumbsup:

duanekeys · Jul 21, 2011

Bison said:
getting there:thumbsup:

Looking good!

duanekeys · Jul 21, 2011

JD6430 said:
Started this last summer 46X40 inside is all done but a few odds and ends siding will start in a few weeks.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/projects/193203-new-shop-garage.html

Link to the pictures from start to finish.

Is there any specific use you had in mind for that upper area? Or is it aesthetics? Looks great!

Taylortractornut · Jul 22, 2011

I got the 40 by 50 shop dad built when we were in the rolloff business. Its full of projects now lol. Gotta clear some of it out for the new mill though. Looks like Sanford and sons.

JB4310 · Jul 24, 2011

I have seen some beautiful shops here on TBN over the years.

This was mine from 1998 to 2002, I really had no need for such a big shop, and I only bought it cause I was mad at how much tax I had to pay that year on my small contracting company's income.

It was a total dump when I bought in distress, I fixed it up and sold it for a profit when I realised with 3 young kids I needed a 4 bedroom house more than a 4 bay shop.

I do miss it it, 50x60 Solid masonry building from the 50's 18 foot high ceiling, 2 storey office suite inside. Those steel I-beams were 36" high.
Almost an acre of yard.

All I can do is show off the pics now!

JB

ad8 Prodigy · Oct 21, 2011

Not really a shop, but it does get the job done, i have my box, and my fathers. Along with all his rigging stuff. In the next few years we want to add on two more bays from where im standing. Its only my half of the garage but whatever. Its also dirty but like i said, it gets the job done.