My New Shop

[Gene $immons]

Well, It only took me 10 years to reach this point. They are finishing up the electrical work now, the asphalt and approach are scheduled for next week. The building is 3250 sq. ft. and has an office and bathroom.

The project started with buying the piece of land, and several months of seeking approval from the city for permits etc. I eventually had to hire a company which specializes in obtaining building permits. The lot is zoned industrial, and is located a few blocks away from my dump site.

We had to do a septic tank and drill a water well.

How much? Lots.

[Gene $immons]

Continued.............................

[newz7151]

MAN THAT IS A BIG ASSED BUILDING.

What are you going to have in there?

[John Gamba]

MAN THAT IS A BIG ASSED BUILDING.

What are you going to have in there?



i think hot dog carts:laugh:

[paponte]

NIIIIIIIICE!! Guess hard work pays off. Good luck with it, keep the progress pics coming! :clapping:

[brinlee lawn]

nice place, next time we come to the city for a show we will have to come and check it out.

[DBL]

very nice i want a larger shop like that...sounds like its in a good location for you with the dump site and all

[corey4671]

Gosh, I could put my house AND my shop in that thing. Way to go!

[AintNoFun]

are you going to sub out the landscaping, lol... that is a sweet building, what was the total cost after all said and done?

[mike lane lawn care]

WOW! i am jelous, i would love to have something even half that size. i really like the doors on both ends. what are the dimensions?

LOOKS GREAT!!!

[ED'S LAWNCARE]

Wow that is huge. Congrats

[newz7151]

WOW! i am jelous, i would love to have something even half that size. i really like the doors on both ends. what are the dimensions?

LOOKS GREAT!!!


The building looks to be a 65'x50', with four 16' wide doors. 12' side wall and about a 18' peak in the center?

[Trinity Lawn Care, LLC]

Very nice shop.:) :) :)

[dcondon]

Same as above. Very nice looking shop.:waving:

[J&R Landscaping]

Awsome looking. Hopefully I will have something like that someday!!

[FearThisDeere]

Wanna trade?:dancing:

[sunray]

Very, very nice.

[TMlawncare]

How much? If I were to build that same building in my area it would break down close to this. Land (zoned comm.) $60k
Concrete slab $ 8k
Blding w/ steel struct. $40k


Probably $110-120k completly finished parking and all.

[fiveoboy01]

Nice shop!

Makes my(er, my dad's) 40x48 look tiny.

[Brian B]

thats a nice place!!!!

[POPO4995]

Very nice shop....ah, someday!:rolleyes:

[KS_Grasscutter]

Dang, that is about the size of our farm shop... where we keep almost our entire line of farm machinery, lol. That will be real nice with the doors on both ends. That is how our farm shop is.

[Gene $immons]

Thanks for all the complements.

News hit it exactly, the building is 65' X 50'. I should be able to park 4 large trucks and trailers in the place.

I modeled the building off of another lawn care companys' that I worked at 10 years ago. I absolutely had to have double doors on both ends. Drive in one way, and pull out the other end the next morning. I hate backing trailers into anywhere.

There is a creek which clips the southern edge of the property, this got the corps of engineers involved in the construction. They required that we bring in a megaload of dirt to set the finished floor elevation to such and such level. It added a ton to the cost in fill dirt alone.

Although I am thrilled, It has been very interesting to deal with contractors, who will simply lie to your face about costs and time frames for finishing the project. Quite a learning experience. And actually, this is a simple project compared to what most construction projects involve.

The building will allow me to grow the business in a way that I have been unable to do from my garage. No more trucks and trailers filling up my garage and driveway, no more employee's cars parked around my house all day.

All in all, I'm thrilled. But at the same time, this creates a new level of overhead which, on paper, I can manage.

[newz7151]

Thanks for all the complements.

News hit it exactly, the building is 65' X 50'.



what about the rest of my measurements.. the doors, the side wall and the peak?.. Just curious, doesn't really matter.

[coolbreeze]

that building looks awesome. congratulations on your success. good luck in the future.

[Idealtim]

Looks like that lot is overkill for that building. Don't get me wrong it is a very nice place, but you have a lot of room around the whole thing, sorta like a yard a house would have. Do you have enough stuff to fill all that?

[huh]

Looks like that lot is overkill for that building. Don't get me wrong it is a very nice place, but you have a lot of room around the whole thing, sorta like a yard a house would have. Do you have enough stuff to fill all that?

never build for where you are at.....build for where you are going to be!:usflag:

[huh]

if i ever needed that much space i would be making minimum 1/4 million dollars a year profit.... i hope you are making well into the 6 figures with a place like that

I am sure he spent a good deal of money on his land and building and I could probably guess close (but I won't)....having said that there is a HUGE difference in what land and construction cost in OK than in NY.....from what he said being under "codes" he must be in the city limits......but if he was out in the sticks a bit it would be even less expensive....but of course more drive time and fuel

[Gene $immons]

It wont take long to fill the place up. Not having the building has been holding me back I believe. Now I can really advertise the way I want, and have the storage for more trucks, trailers, spray truck, etc.

The back lot has enough room for a couple of greenhouses, or maybe a commercial supply yard, if I decide to expand that way. Maybe a farmers market?

I think I'll outgrow the place in 5 to 8 years.

But it will be a nice long term investment.

[RICHIE K]

Looks great good luck with it

Richie K

www.kulakandcompany.com :dancing:

[MowerMoney]

That is totally awesome. I am envious. My shop is my enclosed trailer and a very cluttered single car garage.
You must have quite a business going. Congrats!

[Surf'n'Turf]

Looks great! Will Peter, Paul, Ace and yourself be doing rehearsals in there? :drinkup: :drinkup:

[Digdug]

nice shop bud!

[1MajorTom]

Gene,
Shop looks great, it's good to see a nice guy getting ahead.

As for some of the other comments I removed, this is a nice thread, save the bickering for somewhere else. It's not appreciated.

[Fordsuvparts]

very nice, I hope you out grow it in a year and give me the old one.:) :) :)

[oaktree59]

I live in Edmond. Where in the city do you have this sweet building

[DaughtryLC]

Oh Yea, Tha Bigger Tha Better!!!!!!!!!!!!

[WJW Lawn]

That's a great looking shop!! My dad owns a company that puts up steel buildings and his showroom/shop is a little bigger than that, and looks sharp!! Good for you bro!

[Branchland]

That is a nice looking setup. Congradulations on being able to do it. I hope you are blessed to be able to out grow it soon.

[Jpocket]

SOMEDAY :) , i'll have one like that for my mowing company and Triaxle "bull-dogs"

[Sean Adams]

Very nice.... I'm sure your employees are excited too - as well as your neighbors!

[Uranus]

I want to put up at least a 30x50 building on my property. It's zoned for it but I just heard that the building inspector is trying to pass a by-law that restricts the size of out buildings to 25x25. You can go bigger with a special permit but you have to have a town meeting and all of you neighbors have to ok it, if not your screwed. He also want to allow you to have as many cars on you lot as you want but not allow anything over 20,000 pounds on properties. (residential) Building inspector is getting on alot of peoples nerves around here.

[Howard Roark]

Gene you're the man!!

Awesome shop. I hope you pay it off nice and quick and outgrow it even quicker.

[Gene $immons]

Here are some new pics on the asphalt work. The project should be finished by the first of December. Can't wait.

:drinkup:

[W.L.S.27]

How about a few pics of the inside w/ all the toys inside....

[jcb287]

Man that is nice! 10 years.......that means I only have 4 more til I can do the same:laugh: :laugh:

Just kidding...very nice.

[HazellLawnCare]

Gene do you have any new pictures of the building I would love to see it now.

[topsites]

Holy crap are you sure your architect didn't mistake the local shopping mall plans with your shop one?

That's really nice.

[Gene $immons]

Hello

By now the shop is totally full of stuff - plus a boat.

I'll take the camera this week and get some new pics up real soon.

[Grits]

yeah, i would like to see some current pics, too

[Supper Grassy]

Very nice

Pic's please

[Mr Priceless]

put a coffee shop in that monster....i need somewhere to go in my free time:walking:

[echeandia]

I want one.

[HazellLawnCare]

How about those pictures?

[Gene $immons]

Some new pics

[Gene $immons]

more pictures

[Guzman Properties]

Very nice set up, CONGRATS on the building!!!