Shed pictures - Page 6

dgrapes59 · #51 12-23-2015, 05:59 PM

My "Cub House" is a similar story to Sam Mac's, it was a horse barn on the property we recently purchased and are building a house on. Plan is to put up a 40' X 60' building once the house gets farther along. The barn hadn't been used in years and in rough shape, but thought it could be saved. It is located near the entrance to the property and the drive goes right by it so I decided to put some work into it and make it usable for storage at least. Bottom level was cement block and 2nd story (hay loft) was wood and pretty solid (had 4" X 6" OAK studs!). So, I stripped all bad siding off put strips on the block and wrapped it in metal and replaced the roofs. The stalls were dirt floors so I had cement poured in them. They had no access between the stalls or from the stalls to the "lean to" part so I cut out walkways with a cement saw and widened one rear door so a Farmall Cub would fit in it. So far it has served my needs pretty good, but can't wait for the bigger shop to outfit properly.

jaynjeep · #52 12-23-2015, 07:27 PM

Wow David,

You did an awesome job repurposing a old building!!

jeremytally · #53 01-03-2016, 09:58 PM

This is my shed that the antique tractor club and myself fixed up to use to restore this Allis Chalmers WD. We started with a building with a hole in the roof and stuffed so full of junk that you could barely walk in it. Now, we have a new roof, insulated walls and a wood stove to keep us warm. Once the WD is done, we will probably move my 100 in for a paint job.

Sam Mac · #54 01-04-2016, 11:39 AM

Shops / Sheds are looking good guys.

zippy1 · #55 01-08-2016, 01:18 AM

[QUOTE=dgrapes59;356058]My "Cub House" is a similar story to Sam Mac's, it was a horse barn on the property we recently purchased and are building a house on. Plan is to put up a 40' X 60' building once the house gets farther along. The barn hadn't been used in years and in rough shape, but thought it could be saved. It is located near the entrance to the property and the drive goes right by it so I decided to put some work into it and make it usable for storage at least. Bottom level was cement block and 2nd story (hay loft) was wood and pretty solid (had 4" X 6" OAK studs!). So, I stripped all bad siding off put strips on the block and wrapped it in metal and replaced the roofs. The stalls were dirt floors so I had cement poured in them. They had no access between the stalls or from the stalls to the "lean to" part so I cut out walkways with a cement saw and widened one rear door so a Farmall Cub would fit in it. So far it has served my needs pretty good, but can't wait for the bigger shop to outfit properly.[/QUOTE

Hats off to you.
I think it's great when someone as yourself cares enough to put some sweat equity into these old buildings and repossesses them. To myself, every tractor has a story, and could you imagine what a old barn could tell?
Anyway, great to see life brought back into the old barn

dgrapes59 · #56 01-08-2016, 11:49 AM

Thanks guys, it had kind of turned into a hide-a-way this summer... "Honey, I HAVE to go cut the grass at the barn." I found it quite relaxing and therapeutic to ride around on a Cub or Cub Cadet for a couple hours at a time. Guess she figured it out since she did the same a few times!

Funny thing recently happened; we found a business card from the County Building Code Enforcement attached to the lock on the barn door. Gave it to our builder and he called, they wanted to know if someone was living in the barn, someone supposedly reported we were!

1811woody · #57 01-08-2016, 12:36 PM

Nice shops guys! I try to get the little woman to park outside then I could have a nice work shop but nothing doing. I do however give her just enough room to park and get into the drivers side of her car

john hall · #58 01-08-2016, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by dgrapes59

Funny thing recently happened; we found a business card from the County Building Code Enforcement attached to the lock on the barn door. Gave it to our builder and he called, they wanted to know if someone was living in the barn, someone supposedly reported we were!

Sometimes if you asked my wife she would swear I was living in my shop!

homebuilt · #59 01-09-2016, 11:51 PM

here's a few pics of my new one, it sure beats the 12x12 with the dirt floor that I was working with.

and it is a multi-purpose shack

chief · #60 03-24-2016, 11:57 AM

here is some pictures of my shops,
the out side pictures are from my back porch,

this is my in side the big 26 X 50 weld & repair shop

this is the small 12 X 16 machine shop,