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What happened to your shop? Looks like the Mopar Pro Stock boys came over and had a nitrous explosion or something.

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LOL, naaa I demo'd this one the other day for my new
one

what did it look like before?


I'll see if I have any pics of the old piece of DO-Do.
I was never happy with the old one, the ceiling was
way to low, the concrete was cracked and heaved so
I had a hard time rolling engines and my welders
around plus it was just too small. Its still not as
big as I would have liked but city hall wouldnt let
me go as big as I REALLY wanted... but the new one
will be 1080 sq ft, heated floor, 12 ft walls all
insulated everywhere
Heres one pic and my tractor that I used to knock
it down with

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Mikey, Who are you using for your concrete? Just wondering if you are using Dan & Butch Kemp.....

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No, I got a local place for it... they were well under
all the other quotes I got. I'm going with a 5" slab
for the hot water heat

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This is all thats left of my shop, the concrete work
is scheduled for next week(break up), then the new
concrete should be done in a week or 2 from that. I
have the new building being delivered on 6/26... but
I might move that back till 7/11... depending on my
concrete guy

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hey p body its to bad i dont live closer to ya,i would hook you up on concrete.thats what i do,i own a concrete construction co.

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This is all thats left of my shop, the concrete work
is scheduled for next week(break up), then the new
concrete should be done in a week or 2 from that. I
have the new building being delivered on 6/26... but
I might move that back till 7/11... depending on my
concrete guy

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hey p body its to bad i dont live closer to ya,i would hook you up on concrete.thats what i do,i own a concrete construction co.

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I use to do concrete work years ago but I'm getting
to old (and lazy) to do it any more

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Hi Mike, good to see you moving right along on your new shop By the way, hows the work on my oil pan coming along JK buddy.

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All work(other than the shop) has come to a stand still

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You're gonna love the floor heat come winter. Are you using a gas fired or electric boiler for the heat?

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Gas fired plus I have a 100K forced air furnace that
will be in there also(hanging style)

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Did you have a tear in your eye when it all came tumbling down,,,,or were you laughing and smiling the whole time?

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I had a BIG smile when it came tumbling down... but
I sure dont like all the money that I'm having to put
out for a new shop... but I'll be happy in the end

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This is all thats left of my shop, the concrete work
is scheduled for next week(break up), then the new
concrete should be done in a week or 2 from that. I
have the new building being delivered on 6/26... but
I might move that back till 7/11... depending on my
concrete guy

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hey p body its to bad i dont live closer to ya,i would hook you up on concrete.thats what i do,i own a concrete construction co.

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What happened to your shop? Looks like the Mopar Pro Stock boys came over and had a nitrous explosion or something.

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LOL, naaa I demo'd this one the other day for my new
one

what did it look like before?


I'll see if I have any pics of the old piece of DO-Do.
I was never happy with the old one, the ceiling was
way to low, the concrete was cracked and heaved so
I had a hard time rolling engines and my welders
around plus it was just too small. Its still not as
big as I would have liked but city hall wouldnt let
me go as big as I REALLY wanted... but the new one
will be 1080 sq ft, heated floor, 12 ft walls all
insulated everywhere
Heres one pic and my tractor that I used to knock
it down with

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mike, is that a recent pic? from the sunny south, it looks like winter. no leaves on the trees, you with a coat on, and it just looks cold.

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MIke , good luck. I'm sure you are doing it right the first time, but remember, it'll still be two small in a month or soo.... Hope you are well..

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Rich, I know its too small already but I had to fight
for every square inch that I got..... rules suck
and playing with city hall is just as bad



I heard he was yelling through a megaphone like Ty Pennington when he was tearing it down



I must have been yelling at myself because I'm the
only person here doing it .... but I think
I did hear myself yelling (to myself) every once in
a while when it wasnt going right

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Mike if you are going to put a houst in the there I believe the pads require a 6 in. floor???? Just a thought. Jake

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Yeah I'm putting a hoist in and yes its going to be
6" in that zone....... thanks for checking guys

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Hey Mike , nice job on the wood frame but its busten up the old slab , thats where the fun starts We found our 6" slab was 10" in some spots and the crazy dude that built it threw tons of scrap steel in with the rebar That was the first week of my life I found out I wasent 25 anymore Good luck and plan on some extra sleep just in case

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I got a couple of quotes for busting up the old concrete
and by the time I rent a jack hammer and haul it off
it was $100 difference..... its not worth my time
for that price

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You're gonna love the floor heat come winter. Are you using a gas fired or electric boiler for the heat?

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You're gonna love the floor heat come winter. Are you using a gas fired or electric boiler for the heat?

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I'll say! I worked at a place that had floor heat laying under a scraper or dozer and feeling that warmth was great.
Wish I would've done it in the shop I built years ago. After my broken back vert. laying under a car to pull trans or whatever I get up and feel very stiff. Don

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I wont be laying on the slab anymore... I'm putting
in a hoist but I know what your talking about laying
on a cold slab

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Hey Mr P dya have any pics of the old shop?Bet its a bit sad to see it go but just think now you can build even bigger eh!I recently moved into a larger workshop (about three times the size of my old one) for extra space but ive now managed to find extra junk to fill up my bigger workspace doh!Hope your new workshop build comes out exactly to plan buddy!

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This is about the best pic I have of the old building
this was moving my mill. I finished loading it into
2 30yd dumpster today.... and a little burning to
finish off the pile of debris. For some reason I'm
not big on taking pics... if it wasnt for the wife
I wouldnt have any pics of the old shop