Not ideal but what about building the mancave offsite? Go to an industrial area in town and build on flat ground? Seems like that setup has gotten popular of late with some impressive results.
Jeff-
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You remind me of the timing on a turbo engine...
I've had a year to think about all the "what if's" and like most everything - it all depends on the person and their particular situation.
I can buy a great building about 10 miles down the road for 1/3rd of what the excavation and cement bids were... but then I'm having to get in the car - go down somewhere and blah blah blah.
My trade off is to have the shop mere feet from my favorite chair... I'm old... and not getting any younger... I like the convenience of just being "home". I'd rather have a smaller shop at home than a bigger shop 10 miles down the road. The larger shop under the house was mostly taken up by truck and trailer storage. So the net shop space wasn't much larger than what I have now.
I'll just figure out where to store the rig... which isn't used very much - and if it was 10 miles down the road - no biggie.
I understand what Greg is saying completely. I have a full shop at my disposal here at work, two post and drive on lifts, bead blaster, all kinds of fun stuff, but it's 17 miles from home. When I did the first half of the restoration on my car I did it at work, mainly because of the lifts. It sucks when you want a particular tool, or just a sammich...and you are 17 miles from home. You end up not doing whatever it is until the next time.
Plus, you have to plan out the time for your projects...there is no run out to the shop for a quick measure of something or to snap a picture to post on lat-g, when the shop is 17 miles away.
Ever since I put my lift in at home, I took ALL of my tools back home and do all of my work there now. It is so much easier and better. I do store my trailers here at work though when I'm not using them regularly. And while that can be a hassle or hindrance every now and then, it's no where near as bad as storing my tools and cars away from home.
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Lance
1985 Monte Carlo SS Street Car
I understand what Greg is saying completely. I have a full shop at my disposal here at work, two post and drive on lifts, bead blaster, all kinds of fun stuff, but it's 17 miles from home. When I did the first half of the restoration on my car I did it at work, mainly because of the lifts. It sucks when you want a particular tool, or just a sammich...and you are 17 miles from home. You end up not doing whatever it is until the next time.
Plus, you have to plan out the time for your projects...there is no run out to the shop for a quick measure of something or to snap a picture to post on lat-g, when the shop is 17 miles away.
Ever since I put my lift in at home, I took ALL of my tools back home and do all of my work there now. It is so much easier and better. I do store my trailers here at work though when I'm not using them regularly. And while that can be a hassle or hindrance every now and then, it's no where near as bad as storing my tools and cars away from home.
PRECISELY!!! Well -- that --- and I'm a spoiled rotten little brat!
Brian Hobaugh SCCA National Tour June 2014
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