Greg.......... you gonna have one of these in the new house?

[HEEP]

I'd be cool with that. we do need to see the new shed. I'm sure it will be awesome. I just love seeing the behind the scenes of builds, whether its cars or houses or garages.
Besides, we would never want you to be inappropriate.

Originally Posted by GregWeld

Thanks Bill --- But I'm really thinking it's inappropriate... Maybe the shop portion of the house -- 'cause that pertains and could be interesting to others... but I'm not sure I want to share the rest of it. That just doesn't feel right to me.

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by HEEP

I'd be cool with that. we do need to see the new shed. I'm sure it will be awesome. I just love seeing the behind the scenes of builds, whether its cars or houses or garages.
Besides, we would never want you to be inappropriate.

Bill.... I know people love stuff like this. Nothing wrong with that. And I'm pretty sure everyone on here knows I'm pretty good at sharing. The house will be pretty dang kool. I'm a blue jeans wearing - dirty t-shirt guy. I do my own work on my cars... That's me... not the house I live in. These forums are public. Many more people reading than are members here. I just don't see the need to have them in my house. :>)

[Ketzer]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

These forums are public. Many more people reading than are members here. I just don't see the need to have them in my house. :>)

Word. (i.e. agree)

Very easy to forget when sharing with internet "friends", we are putting all our business out there for the entire world to see... forever. What may seem innocent enough in a simple pic or description, could be used for bad.


Jeff-

[HEEP]

you know, since you put it that way, I understand entirely. I try to keep as much of the personal stuff off here myself. Just show us the shed.

Just wondering though, you going to have a lift for the rig? That will be impressive.

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by HEEP

you know, since you put it that way, I understand entirely. I try to keep as much of the personal stuff off here myself. Just show us the shed.

Just wondering though, you going to have a lift for the rig? That will be impressive.

No lift for the rig... dude -- you ever see these things -- no reason to lift it - I can walk under it. LOL

[Che70velle]

Greg, I can't believe that one of your so called friends didn't throw a short joke in here concerning your last post.

[Sieg]

Originally Posted by Che70velle

Greg, I can't believe that one of your so called friends didn't throw a short joke in here concerning your last post.

Why? I've watched him walk under it.

[GregWeld]

Just for "interest" in shop building and wild spaces and the kinds of things we like to do (all of us).... The plan for the new house here had about 4500 square feet of shop space UNDER the house... tall enough to take in the "rig" etc.

Well --- as it turns out -- to do that we'd have to haul off 20,000 cubic yards of dirt... that's 2,000 dump truck loads -- and where they'd have to haul it and then make that a round trip -- would equal 46,000 "truck miles". There's even more too it - but that gets complicated to explain. So that "shop" is O U T.....


We're now designing a more normal shop what will be a separate building on the property. A lot less dirt to be moved... and a lot less concrete... The other one just became an OMG...

[HEEP]

For some reason, I can just see you going Really.....???????

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by HEEP

For some reason, I can just see you going Really.....???????

I always knew there was going to be an X / Y axis of cost to build versus buying a commercial building -- or "whatever" other alternative. But in order to get a real bonafide bid for construction -- we had to have all the plans and engineering done --- so we forged ahead in order to get all that detail.

The problems with it became "many"... but we continued on.


The excavation bid --- and the concrete bid.... are just astronomical. I could buy FOUR complete tractor trailer rigs like mine and leave them in various locations -- and have them stocked with 2 cars each --- and I'd still be saving money.


I have them drawing up a 2000 square foot two story shop ( have to have a man cave area) where we don't need to move nearly as much heaven and earth ---- and it's not under the house -- so the walls etc don't have to carry that whole load.

We don't always get what we want.... :>)