New shop

[Derek69SS]

It's not ours yet, but we will close on May 22... needless to say, I'm pretty stoked about it, and just have to brag a little.

Here's my new shop... don't mind the sellers' stuff inside it.

http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz347/Derek69SS/New%20Home/20120406172358758697000000-o.jpg

http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz347/Derek69SS/New%20Home/20120406172359046245000000-o.jpg

http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz347/Derek69SS/New%20Home/20120406172358872272000000-o.jpg

There's even a 2nd level with a party-room in it.

http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz347/Derek69SS/New%20Home/20120406172358591582000000-o.jpg

http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz347/Derek69SS/New%20Home/20120406172358214940000000-o.jpg

http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz347/Derek69SS/New%20Home/20120406172358445123000000-o.jpg

[Derek69SS]

It even comes with a house, or something. :D

http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz347/Derek69SS/New%20Home/20120406172353988672000000-o.jpg

[Bowtie-Bri]

That garage looks awesome Derek! The house is just a bonus. ;)

[Ms Grumpy]

Derek that is SWEET !!!!!

[flash]

Wow ,that is nice .Just have him leave everything in the shop including the Bronco and you will be set. It wont take you long to fill it up.

[BillsCamino]

Very cool Derek!!! Love that man cave.
Hopefully if I ever visit 'ya again I won't fall on my azz in the driveway. :butt1: :D

[shadowgray396]

Very nice, I would love to have a set up like that.

[grandsport]

Very nice! For some reason I don't think the lawn will ever look that good again.:D

[RBeckman]

Very nice, if there is a bathroom in the garage you are all set.

[Ms Grumpy]

Very nice, if there is a bathroom in the garage you are all set.

Or at least a tree just outside the door.

[shadowgray396]

Lots of lawn, but no shrubs? Thats low maintenance. Looks like you will need a riding lawn mower.

[Derek69SS]

4.5 acres and not one tree either... I'll be planting a lot of trees as soon as we take possession.

They offered us a pretty great deal on their lawnmower, 4 wheeler, snowblower, and some furniture & TVs too. Tomorrow is the home inspection, so afterward I'll be looking over all the swag they don't want to move to see if it's worth paying a little extra for a whole bunch of stuff we need to buy anyway.

[Gman]

Dude, that's an awesome mancave, wish I had that one. oh, and the bathroom would be a big plus, I have a couple of dead spots in the grass by my polebarn from me and the neighbor, I tell my wife it's from the dog.:D

Gary

[Derek69SS]

No bathroom in the big shop, but there's a smaller garage between the house and shop that has been converted into a mother-in-law apartment, which has a full bathroom inside it.

http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz347/Derek69SS/New%20Home/20120406172359674141000000-o.jpg

http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz347/Derek69SS/New%20Home/20120406172359195832000000-o.jpg

Inside the 2-car detached garage:
http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz347/Derek69SS/New%20Home/20120406172358047876000000-o.jpg

http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz347/Derek69SS/New%20Home/20120406172357241851000000-o.jpg




More pics here... http://s842.photobucket.com/albums/zz347/Derek69SS/New%20Home/

[Ms Grumpy]

Holy crap, I think that "smaller" garage is bigger than my whole house. lol

I am so jealous ! Lots of space to have your friends over and hold your own car show. :)

[Hank70SS]

Congratulations Derek. Very nice setup, shop, extra garage and house, all look great. Definitely needs some trees but that's an easy fix, good luck man.

[Derek69SS]

Appraisal is tomorrow... I'm a little nervous that the bank is going to balk at the roofing that needs to be replaced real soon. The shop roof is the worst one, which we plan to replace with steel (if we can afford it) this summer. The house can go another 2-3 years.

[69chevelless]

How much do they ask down there for a house in MN like this one?

[Derek69SS]

We're buying it for $310k...

[shadowgray396]

That would go for at least 450K to 600k here

[69chevelless]

Your lucky, that's very very cheap.

[shadowgray396]

So Derek did you get the loan on the house and shops?

[Derek69SS]

I haven't heard back yet... we're approved for the loan, just waiting on appraisal on the property.

[shadowgray396]

Wish you luck, looks like a great place to have

[SS Shaun]

wow guy thats impressive!! i want to build a garage just like that for my house!!

[Derek69SS]

Closing in an hour!!! Woooohoooooooooo!

[Garyb]

Congrats, man that is awesome

[shadowgray396]

Congrats, very nice place.

[Ms Grumpy]

Closing in an hour!!! Woooohoooooooooo!

CONGRATULATIONS !!!!!
:banana:Bowtie smiley:banana:Bowtie smiley:banana:

[Derek69SS]

Spent the first night there... sure was nice sleeping in an extra 35 minutes with the new short commute to work.

We got most of the necessary household stuff moved, and the Chevelle and most of my tools as well (priorities... ;) ) The nice thing is that we have the space to just unload and sort it later so we can make good use of volunteer help of family members.

[SS Shaun]

nice man!!! congrats and i hate you and jealous :)

[shadowgray396]

Sounds like a party is in order. Congrats

[Ms Grumpy]

Can't wait to see what you do to the place.

[Garyb]

I'm thinkin the original owner put the garage behind the garage so his wife wouldn't see the projects he brought home...Smart Feller

[flash]

I dont have to worry about issues like that as 1/2 the cars in my shop are my wifes and she will tell you so quickly.

[Ms Grumpy]

I dont have to worry about issues like that as 1/2 the cars in my shop are my wifes and she will tell you so quickly.

I love that woman !

[earthquake68]

I am JADE GREEN with envy. That's awesome! Congrats on the new digs. That would be what I need with all these toys.

[Derek69SS]

Thanks everyone!

Some great friends from the Chevelle club came over on Saturday and helped move some things. We have just about everything moved, except one car and some parts at my brother's. The shop gets smaller every time I look in it though...

[RBeckman]

:worthless:Thanks everyone!

Some great friends from the Chevelle club came over on Saturday and helped move some things. We have just about everything moved, except one car and some parts at my brother's. The shop gets smaller every time I look in it though...

[Ms Grumpy]

:worthless:

I second that !

[Derek69SS]

That will have to wait until I get internet at home... :o

[Derek69SS]

:worthless:
Took me a while, as it's been a very busy summer, but here's a few pics.

http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz347/Derek69SS/New%20Home/IMG_1650x.jpg

Closer pic of my cars...

http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz347/Derek69SS/New%20Home/IMG_1648x.jpg

and the party room without all the previous owner's stuff cluttering the walls...
http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz347/Derek69SS/New%20Home/IMG_1655x.jpg

I still need to build some display cases for my toy tractors and diecast cars, but working on the Chevelle is the priority when I get free time, which between the yard, work, and 2 young boys, "free time" is tough to find.

[shadowgray396]

Nice shop and party room. Love the tractors, looks like so do the boys if you let them ride them

[earthquake68]

I am SO jealous.

[Derek69SS]

The kids love the tractors, but despite having 5 pedal tractors and 2 pedal cars, and only 2 kids, they still seem to fight over the same one... doesn't matter which one, just the one the other kid has. :rolleyes:

It's nice having a place for the kids to play while I work on stuff though. Hopefully it will be a little easier when it gets cold, so they stay in there instead of trying to watch them while they roam around outside.

[Stormer]

Wonderfull home my friend!
Enjoy, be happy and the best for you and family!

[Garyb]

So you're the one percent we keep hearing about:D

[flash]

It looks like you got settled in pretty good ,congrats as it looks great . I too like the tractors ,the little guys have good taste .And welcome back to our little world ,Ive been busier this summer myself .

[Ms Grumpy]

I am so, so jealous !!!!! Not only of the space, but of the vehicles. Congrats !!! Looks great.

[Hank70SS]

I am SO jealous.

I was jealous before, these new pics just made it worse. Good for you man beautiful place.

[shadowgray396]

Time for some peg board or sheet rock on those walls. I agree I'm jealous, I wish I had that much room in my garage.

[Derek69SS]

Sheetrock will have to wait until the Chevelle is back together, but I do plan on finishing it all off eventually. I need more lighting and some additional wiring for 220V too, so that will all need to be done before sheeting it too.

I'm too cheap to hire it done, and too busy to do it myself, so it might never get finished... I also plan to finish off the smaller 2-car garage first, so who knows when I'll get around to it. :o

[shadowgray396]

Do what I did. I put all the wiring and electrical in myself. Had about six friends over for beer and pizza and sheet rocked the garage in about 2 hours. Found a guy that did taping on the side and for $200 tape and textured the ceiling in a weekend. Cost was less then $500 to finish the entire garage.

[flash]

In my younger years I did something similar on a roofing project for my house .I borrowed a dump truck from my boss ,stopped by the beer store on the way home and bought all the beer I could fit in the cab with me and called on a local pot dealer for some weed and we had a shingle party . I told the guys that as soon as the roof was done they could have at it and let me tell you I had friends show up I hadnt seen in years .