Shop improvements and upgrades. Better Space!

[wahl4m]

there nothing that makes happier than good repair people !ive got a auto window guy that is like that ! he does whats needed almost before its needed ! door & building look great! it nicer in there than most shops -the way it is!

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Originally Posted by mongocanfly

"due to building owner neglect"...haha...love it...
mine started acting up a couple years ago so I did actually lube them...you got me thinking I may need to do it again soon....

that's a really nice looking door.....the only thing better than good customer service is great customer service....

That’s for sure Greg. My door is overdue for the lube job...don’t want to be the neglectful owner again.

Originally Posted by wahl4m

there nothing that makes happier than good repair people !ive got a auto window guy that is like that ! he does whats needed almost before its needed ! door & building look great! it nicer in there than most shops -the way it is!

Me too Mike! There are so many bad ones out there... thanks Mike. We like how it is coming together. Need to get my shelves and metal rack back in there so I can get organized.

Builder won’t make it back until next week. He called and asked me if that would be OK. Of course I said that would be fine.

I do find I spend a lot of time sweeping that space....takes a long time.

[mongocanfly]

with all that new clean concrete and space i see another purchase in the near future...oh yeah I can see it now ...LS,,, air bags,,, etc etc...

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Originally Posted by mongocanfly

with all that new clean concrete and space i see another purchase in the near future...oh yeah I can see it now ...LS,,, air bags,,, etc etc...

Ha...you know it!

Actually, I did order this last night. Fits my budget better!

[mongocanfly]

that looks nice Doug. ...is it battery powered?....you'll have to let us know how it works....

[mongocanfly]

wow...that turned out real nice!!!!

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Originally Posted by mongocanfly

wow...that turned out real nice!!!!

Thanks Greg! It does give the shop a better look...and so much more convenient than rolling and latching the old door closed.

I thought this was kind of a cool pic...transition from old to new. That door had hung there for 50 years.

[lower50's]

They did a great job, looks like it has always been like that.

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Originally Posted by lower50's

They did a great job, looks like it has always been like that.

They did make it look really consistent with the rest of the building. Good guys that know what they are doing.

Originally Posted by richard2717

I actually left my old slider mounted after I got the roll up installed. I have even used it on a few occasions when they call for high winds or hurricanes. I figure it will take a little more abuse and is less costly to repair if something flew into it.

That would give more protection. I was going for lazy and convenient.

The metal pulled from the doors had an overlap that was never painted nor exposed to the elements. The zinc looks nearly new even though it is 50 years old.

So the overlap is by the back door and I decided to not paint it, showing what the building looked like when new. Kind of like the strip of bricks on the start finish line at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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The guys finished up today.

[richard2717]

I actually left my old slider mounted after I got the roll up installed. I have even used it on a few occasions when they call for high winds or hurricanes. I figure it will take a little more abuse and is less costly to repair if something flew into it.

[mongocanfly]

im getting jealous what with all that floor space you got.....

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Originally Posted by mongocanfly

im getting jealous what with all that floor space you got.....

Yeah, it is filling up already and I still have the metal rack and a 48 truck cab to stuff in there.

With the South and the East doors open, there is usually a nice breeze that gets funneled through making a nice place to take a break. That I did yesterday, hoping those storms to the South would track a bit more North and bring some rain. They didn’t....getting so dry.

[Hart_Rod]

Looks great and well worth the wait!!

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Originally Posted by Hart_Rod

Looks great and well worth the wait!!

Thanks Rob!

Next on the list is to place white gravel (we call it Chet rock) around the base of the building and in the drive to the back door. Holding off until it dries up. Geesh, we went from almost drought conditions to river flooding around here.

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So I had the bucket truck out for repairs on the house and took this pic of the shop. It is coming together, though I need to move the old fuel oil tanks somewhere else. And put the white gravel around the base.

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And we have bats, leaving droppings over everything in the back of the shop. This was an hour after I cleaned this area up. Frustrating....

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So I got the bucket truck out.

[mongocanfly]

Those are some cool aerial views you've got from the truck....theres a local exterminator guy who uses a ultrasonic bat chaser .....maybe thatll work....

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Thanks Mike. I’ve had a few of the carpenter bees drilling on the front posts though fortunately they haven’t been too bad.

Thanks Greg, I might give the ultra sonic noise makers a try. I have my doubts it will work due to the size of the building. I will probably need to seal around all the rafters and roof to wall intersection. Thinking bats can get through those tight spaces.

The views are really flat around here and it is very quiet. We usually stop what we are doing to wave at the occasional car that drives by.

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And I still have bats....

[lower50's]

Darn!! At least you have less bugs.

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Originally Posted by lower50's

Darn!! At least you have less bugs.

Yeah, with the pond close and a river a little ways behind us the bats usually have pretty good feasting around here.

Figured I am going to fix this the right way.

So I was Googling bats and came across http://www.thebatguy.com

He is a little too far away, so he hooked me up with an expert about an hour from me. He will come by next week to evaluate.

[richard2717]

Bats can be a blessing outside but man are they a mess inside. They along with a super huge nest of cattle hornets have all but taken over my neighbors garage. He can't even go in anymore and is talking about burning it down lol

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Originally Posted by richard2717

Bats can be a blessing outside but man are they a mess inside. They along with a super huge nest of cattle hornets have all but taken over my neighbors garage. He can't even go in anymore and is talking about burning it down lol

Yeah it is frustrating. We spent years saving the cash for this upgrade and the new concrete is guano stained.

Hmm...what are cattle hornets? Based on the name they sound wicked.