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Visa...wanna see my remaining balance? :rolf:
credit cards and Christmas got me a basic shop.
than after that i started building pistol racks, they bought me a new table saw, bandsaw, miter saw. which replaced my older stuff. HVLP sprayer
wood pens so far have bought me a 8" bench grinder and a few other small things.
than after that i started building pistol racks, they bought me a new table saw, bandsaw, miter saw. which replaced my older stuff. HVLP sprayer
wood pens so far have bought me a 8" bench grinder and a few other small things.
Probably not! I have a few balances too. Unfortunately, my shop wasn't the benefactor of the debt. :drunken_s
I worked all the overtime I could get, did most of the work myself, worked on the shop on weekends that I did not work on my job. Took me about 2 years to get it dried in. Payed as I went. For the last 15 years the shop income has payed all expenses for doing craft shows, updating equipment, vehicles for doing shows AND a nice dinner out once in a while:icon_thum .
Jerry
Jerry
Mike, I negotiated with the contractor when I bought my house (it was newly constructed) to add a detached shop. The interest rate is favorable to Visa/MC! :lol: :lol:
You will likely never recoup full equity from a shop but in Eastern NC they are quite popular. Mine is built to match the style of the house. The other shops in my neighborhood have a fully equipped kitchen off the shop area and upstairs storage above. They are mainly used to entertain - cookouts and such. Mine is too small for a kitchen.
I have a few friends who live in rural areas where there are no restrictions on appearance. They have constructed 1500 sq ft shops at a price/sq ft that is much lower than it cost me. I have relocated many times in my career so I try to compromise between functionality and resale value.
Chuck
You will likely never recoup full equity from a shop but in Eastern NC they are quite popular. Mine is built to match the style of the house. The other shops in my neighborhood have a fully equipped kitchen off the shop area and upstairs storage above. They are mainly used to entertain - cookouts and such. Mine is too small for a kitchen.
I have a few friends who live in rural areas where there are no restrictions on appearance. They have constructed 1500 sq ft shops at a price/sq ft that is much lower than it cost me. I have relocated many times in my career so I try to compromise between functionality and resale value.
Chuck
Mike,
The workshop I have has taken me 29 years of work and savings, but made a promise to myself that I would not go in debt or charge anything. This shop has been my retirement dream and I have kept that promise not to go over board to enjoy my dream. My shop is paid for complete, and I have a 20' x 20' Handihouse, insulated and sheetrocked inside with a hardwood floor, Full lighting, Heat and A/C. All new big power tools and hope to get more as I go. Nothing will be put in my shop that I owe on. My shop is not all the way complete yet but very close. But everything I have I am very thankful for and blessed to have. This is not to take from anyone who is working on there dream as I wish all them there dream also. but this is how I did mine and respect those who have bigger shops and finer tools than mine. This site has some of the BEST woodworkers and friends anyone could ask for so I hope you can take a piece of each response and add it to your shop. Good Luck! Terry
The workshop I have has taken me 29 years of work and savings, but made a promise to myself that I would not go in debt or charge anything. This shop has been my retirement dream and I have kept that promise not to go over board to enjoy my dream. My shop is paid for complete, and I have a 20' x 20' Handihouse, insulated and sheetrocked inside with a hardwood floor, Full lighting, Heat and A/C. All new big power tools and hope to get more as I go. Nothing will be put in my shop that I owe on. My shop is not all the way complete yet but very close. But everything I have I am very thankful for and blessed to have. This is not to take from anyone who is working on there dream as I wish all them there dream also. but this is how I did mine and respect those who have bigger shops and finer tools than mine. This site has some of the BEST woodworkers and friends anyone could ask for so I hope you can take a piece of each response and add it to your shop. Good Luck! Terry
Well, the shop itself is just the 2 car garage that came with the house.
The tools were mostly paid for by my winnings over a 6 month period playing no-limit Hold'em on line. (I think this is first time, I ever admitted this to anyone. )
The tools were mostly paid for by my winnings over a 6 month period playing no-limit Hold'em on line. (I think this is first time, I ever admitted this to anyone.
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Paid for half with cash the other half with a home equity loan. LOML has yet to let me off the hook for any of the cost. She claims she paid for it with money she saved from her job. Somewhat true, unfortunately, I paid for all the other household expenses.
I don't know if you are referring to tools or the building itself.
I built a 1&1/2 story 12x16 "shed" to put the riding lawn mower and garden stuff in.Total cost was $1500.00 did everything myself along with help from my wife, paid cash as I went.
Once the table saw came out of the dining room and into the"Shed" the "Shed" became the shop.
I put an 8x 16 addition on the"shed" to house the lawn mower and garden stuff along with lumber.
I cant move from one end of the addition to the other, and the lawn mower sits outside along with the lumber that doesn't fit in either building.
Space and stuff.
I built a 1&1/2 story 12x16 "shed" to put the riding lawn mower and garden stuff in.Total cost was $1500.00 did everything myself along with help from my wife, paid cash as I went.
Once the table saw came out of the dining room and into the"Shed" the "Shed" became the shop.
I put an 8x 16 addition on the"shed" to house the lawn mower and garden stuff along with lumber.
I cant move from one end of the addition to the other, and the lawn mower sits outside along with the lumber that doesn't fit in either building.
Space and stuff.
T
toolferone
Home equity loan covered most of it. I have been nickel and dime the rest of time (still not finished).
Steve, that's pretty cool.
Steve, that's pretty cool.
I would not be alive if I tried to put the table saw in the dining room. I used to be able to get away with finishing once in a while in the house, but those days are long gone.
my wife wanted me to build a house in the back yard for her mother....not my fault it ended up having an 8' crawl space. :icon_thum
The tools were mostly paid for by my winnings over a 6 month period playing no-limit Hold'em on line. (I think this is first time, I ever admitted this to anyone.
Steve we need you to start picking lottery numbers for us. :eusa_clap
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First off, I am on of those people deprived of financial savy.
So one day I just bought some land and started clearing and then building a shop, once the shop was half finished, I started on the house...and still working on it.
I actually have no idea what I spent so far. Pbrobably better that way, since it would be a very depressing figure. I just keep going until I run out of money, then take it slowly for a while and then start over.
Not the wisest and not quickest way, but it was and still is fun!
Bernhard
So one day I just bought some land and started clearing and then building a shop, once the shop was half finished, I started on the house...and still working on it.
I actually have no idea what I spent so far. Pbrobably better that way, since it would be a very depressing figure. I just keep going until I run out of money, then take it slowly for a while and then start over.
Not the wisest and not quickest way, but it was and still is fun!
Bernhard
I Like your solution to a small problem! NICE!:rotflm: Terry
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