Kubota barn and tool room, a work in progress

[bearskinner]

I've been at this since late November, but its starting to come together. started with a 48'x24' shop/pole building. its raised up on 18" of compact 3/4" gravel. so far only the back half is concrete inside. Added a 24'x24' carport to the front. Now working on framing, insulating and sheeting a 24'x12' tool room across the back. 2x6 walls and 2x8 ceiling for second story access or storage. spray foam insulation. (well worth the extra money spent) This retirement stuff is killing me! 3 big projects going on at once. when the tools and cabinets are moved into the super insulated back room, ( heated and dehumidifier in place) I will have a permanent parking spot for the tractor and implements. Here's a few pics from start to now, but no where near







finished. with the carport its 72' deep, covered now.

 

[bearskinner]

now working on the inside...

 

[skeets]

Wait,,,, whats the sucking sound???
OHHHH I know what it is,, that's the sound of your super nice tool shed/garage/Bouta house being filled up with everybody elses stuff... I too have heard this sound, seems like once it starts it never stops,,, That is a super nice building there my friend!!

 

[SLIMSHADIE]

Bear thats pretty nice. I have a similar setup. Contemplating on tearing down the shop and rebuilding it, not quite to my liking after 2 1/2 years. The previous owner had built it. I probably wont have time till I retire with all the wifes projects.
Will you have stairs to go to the loft? For example mine are in the shop. What a waste of space and another air leak.
Any reason why you used wood instead of drywall?

 

[bearskinner]

I put wood on the walls and ran a 2x4 at the ground and at 42" all the way around. I have a bunch of 8' metal cabinets and a few roll away tool boxes. I can use the 2x4 as bumpers and attachment points to hold everything in place, and screw them into the 2x4's. I also have a bunch of smaller metal cabinets that I want to mount on top of the 2x4 height, and I can screw them directly into the walls, without worrying about stud placement. If there's room, I can build out a couple small heavy wooden benches under the rail to have a couple more mini work benches. granted I will try and solidly anchor to the studs where possible. lastly half the room has 12' ceiling height, so I can place a lot of mounts up out of harms way, and above any of the 8' cabinetry. I wont have a lot of "open" wall space, so the texture of OSB is no big deal. It was certainly a lot easier to deal with putting wood up high where drywall is a PITA by yourself, even with a lift.
spent a few hours painting and got some outdoor lighting up out front of the carport, LED's with light sensors. those darn little covers took way more time than I thought!

 

[Kubotafan]

Sweet setup! Can't wait to see how it looks when you have it all tricked out.

 

[bearskinner]

cant believe how long it takes to get everything done, but I finally started moving cabinets and tool boxes in, as the paint has finally dried. I figure about a week of moving boxes and sorting thru all the stuff I stacked up when we moved. Good thing the weather report calls for a few days of rain, I can stay in doors and get at this.

 

[bearskinner]

well with a couple rainy days, I was able to move about 300 boxes and 5 tons of tools and equipment. I have a ton of room to work now, although it will take months to find everything still.






but its starting to feel like a workable shop now

 

[skeets]

Hey can we come over to your place and play?? Nice set up to be sure,, is that a Dillon press I see????

 

[Corney]

cant believe how long it takes to get everything done, but I finally started moving cabinets and tool boxes in, as the paint has finally dried. I figure about a week of moving boxes and sorting thru all the stuff I stacked up when we moved. Good thing the weather report calls for a few days of rain, I can stay in doors and get at this.

I hear you on how long it takes! I have been trying to set up my shop since November 2014 and I haven't finished yet. I did take last summer of to develop my 2 acre yard. Building cabinets and benches takes me longer than I thought. It will be great when I finish though.

 

[ShaunBlake]

Hey can we come over to your place and play?? Nice set up to be sure,, is that a Dillon press I see????

Leave it to skeets! He found the Dillon press even though it was 'undercover'! Now, for the bonus round, what model is it?

 

[bearskinner]

Leave it to skeets! He found the Dillon press even though it was 'undercover'! Now, for the bonus round, what model is it?

That's the oldest Dillon known to exist, an original DL450B from the early 80's? I don't even remember its been so long. I did up grade the frame about 15 years ago to take the 550 Quick change tool heads. Like a Kubota tractor, a Dillon is another reason you will never regret buying Quality. Their customer service says for the life of the press, and I have been getting free disposables for over 30 years. its still flawless, and it get used a lot!

 

[bearskinner]

Hey can we come over to your place and play?? Nice set up to be sure,, is that a Dillon press I see????

come on out its only about 2K miles!
I can only dream of just playing at this time. Every time I get something accomplished, I check it off my list and add three more items to complete. I did take 15 minutes, stop for a cup of coffee, and tried a few loads at the 50 range for accuracy. Then back to moving, sweeping, stacking, sorting, etc. I come in sore and tired and my wife looks at me like I'm crazy. "your supposed to be retired, save some work for tomorrow" .......I think I need to go back to work so I can sit in a coffee shop like I used to, this retirement crap is hard work! ( and the pay sucks)

 

[skeets]

Yeppers your right, Im still using an old RCBS, 40 plus years with some small updates, but then I don't use it as much as I once did,, retirement and getting old sucks!!!!

 

[Tomcat]

I'm jealous! Waiting for Uncle Sugar to give me a pay raise so I can have a proper 'bota barn.

 

[bearskinner]

I've got to admit, it sure was nice to pull my early Bronco inside,to work on with plenty of room ( even with the Kubota and lawn tractor inside) when I was done and ready to quit for the evening, just shut the door and leave it for tomorrow.

 

[ShaunBlake]

... Like a Kubota tractor, a Dillon is another reason you will never regret buying Quality...

Yep, you nailed it! And like a Kubota, higher quality at a lower price than most of the competition.