70 Camaro - Boise, Idaho

[camcojb]

Originally Posted by Goosesdad

Hi Jody - Thanks! Live in an area called Hidden Springs, about 15 min from downtown Boise, you in town? coming over to help sand? Beer frig is stocked.
I built a shop next to my house back in 2013, has worked out pretty well except it could be bigger!
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That looks awesome! Wife and I will be there tomorrow. Have a list of houses to look at and make sure we still like the area. We're putting our house up for sale, cannot afford California any more.

I currently have 4.33 acres and two small shops. The smaller one is 1200 s.f. and mainly used for equipment storage (tractor, sweeper truck, mowers, etc.) The one next to it is 1400 s.f. which works fine for me and a buddy, but could always use more space. I'm trying to determine if I can make an RV garage work. Gives me the height for a lift (which is a requirement), but square footage is a lot smaller than what I currently have. Ideally I'd have enough property to have a separate shop, but we're also trying to stay on a budget. I found a perfect place for me, but the wife doesn't like the interior of the house lol.

This is my current setup.

[waynieZ]

Good luck on your house hunting.

[camcojb]

Originally Posted by waynieZ

Good luck on your house hunting.

Thanks Wayne.

[WSSix]

Jody, you do know it gets cold in Idaho, right? They also have this white stuff called snow that falls from the sky during the winter. It's a form of what we call rain which is water falling from the sky.

Only kidding. I've been to Idaho one time on my way to Yellowstone and found it gorgeous. Would love to visit again. Not sure I could tolerate the snow enough to live there though. The mountains and evergreens though, wow! Good luck house hunting.

John, glad to see you back on the car. I love seeing the process you go through to make all these parts. Keep up the great work and thanks for sharing.

[SuperBuickGuy]

Originally Posted by camcojb

That looks awesome! Wife and I will be there tomorrow. Have a list of houses to look at and make sure we still like the area. We're putting our house up for sale, cannot afford California any more.

I currently have 4.33 acres and two small shops. The smaller one is 1200 s.f. and mainly used for equipment storage (tractor, sweeper truck, mowers, etc.) The one next to it is 1400 s.f. which works fine for me and a buddy, but could always use more space. I'm trying to determine if I can make an RV garage work. Gives me the height for a lift (which is a requirement), but square footage is a lot smaller than what I currently have. Ideally I'd have enough property to have a separate shop, but we're also trying to stay on a budget. I found a perfect place for me, but the wife doesn't like the interior of the house lol.

This is my current setup.

we upgraded when we moved from the Puget Sound

the shop (60x64) and house


and had money left over for upgrades.... best of all, I see the sun on a regular basis (which wasn't true in Seattle).
we were aiming for Idaho - near Spokane, but the deal and my wife's employer came along and this was simply too good to pass up....

[Goosesdad]

I promise there is a plan here! I know it looks rough right now, ok really rough!, but it's just the process. Lot's of goal posts to kick between here most notably, trying to keep getting in and out (not to be confused with in-n-out) as easy as possible with the door bars. Blending those speakers to the kick panel sounded like a cool idea but they are right in line with with your feet as they swing out so they will likely get kicked a bit, sorta knew it was a problem but no choice so it's inked. And positioning the door pull and door lever so they clear the bars and don't pinch your fingers but still work for closing and opening the door. And keeping some level of cool design. And these doors are double concaved so keeping the panel tight to the door is important. Hot glue and scrap wood are your friend - Ha!.