So what would you have done different with your new shop?

[woodlandfarms]

Being in the business, yeah, she made the money for the shop from Youtube. There is money in them thair hills.... As you noticed, she does a lot of pitching of product "I use my Hitachie saw and nailer" I use bobs foam company for foam. Not faulting her, it is how it is done and she is doing it better than me....

 

[Peter 315]

I meet with the Morton sales man yesterday ,He said the don't do much on the west coast because it cost to much for shipping .Waiting for my new quote .

 

[EddieWalker]

Here is her bio;


Being a pretty girl in a typically male hobby or profession has made her YouTube famous. She actually produces these videos for a living, I'm guessing.

She has 602,000 subscribers, not sure what her monthly take from YouTube is but... I know she gets free tools, perhaps she gets paid as well by manufacturers?

Thanks. I googled her and found a ton of projects that she's done. I have my doubts that she makes any money from Youtube, but she is very productive and seems to be highly motivated at marketing what she does. Her skill level is only average, so I don't think she is selling anything that she makes. I wonder what her husband does, and if he is funding her? There is a lot of money being spent so she can make mediocre projects.

Did she ever say how big that shop was or what she paid for it? I'm guessing it's in the $100 a square foot range the way they spent money like it didn't matter building it.

 

[Wakey]

Thanks. I googled her and found a ton of projects that she's done. I have my doubts that she makes any money from Youtube, but she is very productive and seems to be highly motivated at marketing what she does. Her skill level is only average, so I don't think she is selling anything that she makes. I wonder what her husband does, and if he is funding her? There is a lot of money being spent so she can make mediocre projects.

Did she ever say how big that shop was or what she paid for it? I'm guessing it's in the $100 a square foot range the way they spent money like it didn't matter building it.

I'm not sure what he does but their last house was very modest and she worked out of their tiny garage.

She hasn't mentioned yet how all this came together.

 

[countrybumpkin]

May or may not have been said but, FINISH IT COMPLETELY ! Before you move anything in or start working on stuff in it. I’ve seen to many friends start trying to use there shop before completing it and years later still saying “one of these days I’ll finish doing that”.

 

[dragoneggs]

May or may not have been said but, FINISH IT COMPLETELY ! Before you move anything in or start working on stuff in it. I’ve seen to many friends start trying to use there shop before completing it and years later still saying “one of these days I’ll finish doing that”.

Amen, it is a pain to anything once a bunch of stuff is on or next to walls! My biggest complaint other than size.

 

[woodlandfarms]

We are negotiating the costs right now. but I have gone beyond what I can afford so the interior kit, meaning the bathroom, and enclosed up and down stairs are a year away. Unless of course I get another movie right after and that will then pay the bills.

 

[cmyoung2]

Have you considered putting a duckboard floor in the bottom of the pit to bring it up to a better height for working under a vehicle? Wouldn't need much, depending on your height and the duck board sections could be pulled up to let a taller person work if necessary - or to find the tool/part that inevitably drops in the wrong spot. The duckboards could also be covered with those stall mats they sell at the farm stores so small items won't drop through.
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What is duckboard?
I'm planning to add a layer of gravel then more concrete over the old concrete, just haven't got around to it yet. Stall mats are a good idea.

 

[TMGT]

I'm still working on building mine, 40x50x16.5, single 18x14 door with 2 man doors and 2 windows.

I wish I had put in more windows (still might), I roughed on for adding a bathroom later.
Doing it again I would have looked into a red metal building more seriously.

I needed the building to match the house and vinyl siding can be a pain to do on the metal buildings.
I did

I am a big fan of putting in the largest electric service you can, never know what the future holds, mine is 400a 3phase.

I wish I could have done more myself instead of hiring out the framing and concrete but my schedule just didn't allow it.

Still have a long way to go on it.

 

[woodlandfarms]

Boy a 3phase would be very nice. I don't think we can get it in our rural area. But there is so much heavy duty shop equipment for dirt cheap because of 3phase..