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Solved my garage space issue |
mlindner |
Apr 30 2017, 05:03 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,496 Joined: 11-November 11 From: Merrimac, WI Member No.: 13,770 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
+1Euro911, same......medium gray on bottom, lighter gray or white on top and ceiling. You can always used the Porsche stripes in the middle. Or if you build some storage area, paint that brighter colors. And thanks for sharing the price....have fun. Best, Mark
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My 914 |
Apr 30 2017, 06:05 AM
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Casual Member Group: Members Posts: 560 Joined: 23-April 16 From: Massachusetts Member No.: 19,928 Region Association: North East States |
Is the floor concrete? If so, would you paint it? A fresh coat would clean it up nicely.
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AZBanks |
Apr 30 2017, 06:47 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,047 Joined: 7-December 05 From: New River, AZ Member No.: 5,245 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Is the floor concrete? If so, would you paint it? A fresh coat would clean it up nicely. It is concrete and I may paint it but first I need to get all the crap that is on it off. That red stuff is built up and several layers thick. I'm not even sure what it is. I plan to rent one of those industrial buffer/polishers with some abrasive wheels and sand that crap off and go from there. I may have it painted after that or just leave it Depending on how it looks after the abrasive wheel. Based on the other suggestions, I may do the grey and white but with Martini stripes to separate them and add some visual excitement. Plain grey with white is too boring for a proper Porsche Man cave/workshop. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif) |
AZBanks |
Jul 31 2017, 02:48 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,047 Joined: 7-December 05 From: New River, AZ Member No.: 5,245 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I just posted an ad on Craigslist offering up spaces for rent. I haven't really been looking for other people to rent space to so far but spending over $1000 a month for unused space is cutting into my parts budget.
Let me know if you think I should change up the wording of the ad. https://phoenix.craigslist.org/cph/prk/6243341155.html |
My 914 |
Jul 31 2017, 06:52 AM
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Casual Member Group: Members Posts: 560 Joined: 23-April 16 From: Massachusetts Member No.: 19,928 Region Association: North East States |
I would shorten it up a bit to make it easier to read. I would eliminate paragraphs 3,6 and 7. Your target audience doesn't need the extra information.
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Krieger |
Jul 31 2017, 07:16 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,686 Joined: 24-May 04 From: Santa Rosa CA Member No.: 2,104 Region Association: None |
What if someone has a cool boat or a trailer and willing to pay more? Maybe an option for the right situation. Was there a price?
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michael7810 |
Jul 31 2017, 08:09 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,078 Joined: 6-June 11 From: Scottsdale, AZ Member No.: 13,164 Region Association: Southwest Region |
For me I would want price and a picture. Also agree with My914's comments.
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KELTY360 |
Jul 31 2017, 08:28 AM
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914 Neferati Group: Members Posts: 5,024 Joined: 31-December 05 From: Pt. Townsend, WA Member No.: 5,344 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
What are your insurance responsibilities when offering spaces for rent? I would think that could be costly.
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euro911 |
Jul 31 2017, 01:41 PM
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Retired & living the dream. God help me if I wake up! Group: Members Posts: 8,845 Joined: 2-December 06 From: So.Cal. & No.AZ (USA) Member No.: 7,300 Region Association: Southern California |
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AZBanks |
Dec 26 2021, 04:21 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,047 Joined: 7-December 05 From: New River, AZ Member No.: 5,245 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Resurrecting this thread.
To follow up on the original shop space idea. It was a major bust. It was too far from my house to use effectively. With three boys in jr high and high school my time was very limited so I only made it to the shop once or twice a month. I never got enough interest from other people to make it cost effective. Consequently, I was spending all of my car parts/fix budget on rent and utilities. The final result was 2 years, $24K+ out of pocket and zero progress on the 914 project. "So why bring up a dead thread just to rehash a significant personal planning/finance failure", I hear you ask. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Because I have a bigger and better plan in the works. I hope to be able to post details later this week. If my plan works out, I'm having a party at my house and you are all invited. |
Root_Werks |
Dec 26 2021, 05:14 PM
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Village Idiot Group: Members Posts: 8,288 Joined: 25-May 04 From: About 5NM from Canada Member No.: 2,105 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Learned a similar lesson. Had a shop with 6 bays. Cluttered a few with my cars, rented a few. Had 2 RV spots outside, only ever rented one of those for a while.
Tried hard to make a shared tool, tinker on your car sort of thing. It was okay, but it was NOT a money maker. We sold the building last year and bought a duplex. The duplex makes money. Thought about investing in the Self Storage buildings. Problem is you have to have so many rented to turn a profit. Rent per sqft is low compared to living space. |
930cabman |
Dec 26 2021, 07:13 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,977 Joined: 12-November 20 From: Buffalo Member No.: 24,877 Region Association: North East States |
Learned a similar lesson. Had a shop with 6 bays. Cluttered a few with my cars, rented a few. Had 2 RV spots outside, only ever rented one of those for a while. Tried hard to make a shared tool, tinker on your car sort of thing. It was okay, but it was NOT a money maker. We sold the building last year and bought a duplex. The duplex makes money. Thought about investing in the Self Storage buildings. Problem is you have to have so many rented to turn a profit. Rent per sqft is low compared to living space. Agreed. We have a 6,000 sq/ft brick building in Buffalo, NY and have considered some sort of auto storage/ self repair shop but I cannot forecast a profit. Still up in the air, currently we are using the space as a wood shop, but under utilized. |
AZBanks |
Apr 9 2022, 02:04 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,047 Joined: 7-December 05 From: New River, AZ Member No.: 5,245 Region Association: Southwest Region |
It took me more than a week to post details because the housing market in Phoenix is crazy andthe first buyer for my house fell out 2 days before closing.
All that is behind me because I closed on my new house this afternoon. It is on a little over an acre and a 2400 sq/ft shop with all the toys/tools will be built on-site. |
Cairo94507 |
Apr 9 2022, 06:12 AM
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Michael Group: Members Posts: 9,650 Joined: 1-November 08 From: Auburn, CA Member No.: 9,712 Region Association: Northern California |
Wow! 2400 sq. ft. shop (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drooley.gif)
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FL000 |
Apr 9 2022, 08:44 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 386 Joined: 31-January 12 From: Lancaster, CA Member No.: 14,076 Region Association: Southern California |
Alright, now you have my attention. Let’s see some pics (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif)
Oh yeah, and congrats! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) I have a modest ~900 sq ft workshop that I love, and can only imagine what 2400 sq ft would be like. |
AZBanks |
Apr 9 2022, 12:10 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,047 Joined: 7-December 05 From: New River, AZ Member No.: 5,245 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Here is the listing.
https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-...87_M20596-51823 I have a crew at the house this minute tearing out the tile. We are putting in laminate flooring throughout the whole place. The red and blue walls are being replaced. Some will be the same light grey as the rest of the house and some will be dark grey. Here is the rough diagram I drew up for the shop. I am open to suggestions for design changes. The yellow lines are lights and what looks like a room in the lower right will have a loft/man cave area above it. |
AZBanks |
Apr 9 2022, 12:18 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,047 Joined: 7-December 05 From: New River, AZ Member No.: 5,245 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Here is my current idea for the location on the property. The red border is the required set-backs. The blue rectangle is the 45 shipping container. It will go in the corner of the lot until I get the shop built and then it will go along side the shop. I am thinking of moving it to the other side of the shop from where I have it on this diagram. The grey areas are rough ideas of where driveways will go. I have two gates. One on the south side of the fence where the long driveway is and another on the east side fence where the short rectangle drive is located.
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Van B |
Apr 9 2022, 12:24 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,581 Joined: 20-October 21 From: Maryland Member No.: 26,011 Region Association: None |
Epic! I tell my wife that when I’m done with the AF and we finally get to settle down, she can have whatever house she wants… as long as I get equal square footage in shop space lol!
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bkrantz |
Apr 9 2022, 07:16 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,667 Joined: 3-August 19 From: SW Colorado Member No.: 23,343 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Nice!
I started out with a 1600 sq ft house and 1000 sq ft garage. Over the years, the houses got bigger (and then a bit smaller) but the garage always stayed about the same. I should have insisted on a square foot ratio deal. |
racerbvd |
Apr 9 2022, 08:11 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,368 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Sunny FL. Member No.: 226 Region Association: None |
Ok, back in 2005, a buddy and I rented 5000sf in the instustrial park where my office and storage have been since the 80s, I got that space for 1,800 a month.
A few years earlier a couple of friends were going to buy a building in the park to do Club House car storage, ect, one being in the insurance business, other a banker. Sadly, one got offered a job that Payed much more in another state so that killed that plan. The shared space worked well for a while, but some of the people h e hir3d for his other business, well, things started disappearing. Next, I built a shop at home, the largest I could build was a 30x40. As others have pointed out, that really isn't a lot of space for multiple hobbies. So in 2018, I decided to look for a piece of property, out of the way, where I could store all my car trailers, since I pay to have my 3 enclosed trailers stored, then a few mini warehouses, that I have been in since the late 80s, early 90s. Well the beginning of 2019, I found a perfect property, about 30 minutes from me, 10 acres, secluded, well off the beaten path and had a steel building already. Price was $135k, but instead going straight to my bank, I figured I would sell one of the 911s so I could keep the cost to what I currently spend, bad move, the property sold a day lat e r (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) |
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