Build or Buy....???

[CM1995]

Yes, sales price is locked in.
Taxes are sellers responsibility during lease period

Nice work.

 

[John C.]

How long has that property been sitting vacant? Your offer is likely the only movement they have had.

 

[Hallback]

It has been vacant about 13-14 months but it was tied up in tax liens from the old tennant.

 

[JPV]

Anytime! I heard Brumfield took over the Hancock work?

Yes, they and a couple other small outfits. We are mostly working for Weyco now, has been going good.

 

[Hallback]

Nothing wrong with that.

 

[skyking1]

congrats @Hallback on getting the deal done.

 

[lantraxco]

Nice shop for your needs-------------but one thing that people do that ruins a shop, and that one has it but it can be removed. Building a room within a shop space-add that crap onto the outside of the building.
It's a total waste of shop floor space. But that's what happens when pinching pennies.

That's exactly right, never really thought about it, but given the available land, which this building has, definitely add onto the back end there for storage, office, lunchroom, whatever.

 

[lantraxco]

Yes, good job! 30 minutes away is just right in my view, close enough you *can* get there pretty quick if there's a good reason, but far enough you won't just idly run over there just to "See how things are going", it's a common affliction. I foresee an inexpensive alarm system with 24/7 monitoring and maybe a drive by security service as well. OR if you have enough shop work, run two or three man swing and grave shifts, does wonders for cutting down invasion by the tweakers and sneakers.

 

[Hallback]

Absolutely correct! I have a baaaaad habit of not leaving work alone.
X2 on the security system and I may put up a watchman also.

 

[Hallback]

Looks like it's getting filled up already.

 

[farmerlund]

New trucks and a new shop, you are making hard for Junkyard to to stay in the Midwest. LOL Congratulations on the new property, hope it works out for your needs.

 

[Hallback]

All the way up!!

 

[lantraxco]

You never really know how much "stuff" you have, until you try to fit it all into a new property.

Of course Lanway's "Law of expanding stuff" TM states that: "The amount of stuff you possess will automatically and nearly instantaneously expand to fill whatever amount of new storage space you add."

Lanway''s Law of flat surfaces: "Any object in a shop environment possessing a flat top will instantaneously be covered with stuff, even if there are no people in sight, nor any stuff presently available. Removing stuff from the flat surface will be observed to have had no effect upon returning to it."

Last one,
Lanway's Law of open containers: "Any object forming, by way of an upwards facing opening, an open container is assumed to be a garbage receptacle and will moments after being placed in a shop be found to have somehow received bits of waste and trash, examples are barrels, buckets, pickup beds, engine blocks, hoe buckets, etc."

 

[Don.S]

No wonder i paid 7$ for a 2x4x8 the other day.

 

[Hallback]

And it was probably hemlock at that!

 

[ianjoub]

I didn't read this whole thread...

I purchased a 36' x 84' 'pole barn' kit with 14' walls. It came with poles, trusses, metal roof, metal siding, screws, and trim. It was $21k delivered in pieces. I was quoted $5k to erect it, but chose to do it myself.

https://www.usabetterbarns.com/

 

[ianjoub]

 

[ianjoub]

With insulation and lighting... yes it has a/c and heat

 

[Welder Dave]

Surprised your pole shed is only 14' walls. Having a 5 ton overhead crane spanning the entire shop is the probably the greatest asset of the shop Hallback made the deal on. Multiple doors and heavy power is another asset.

 

[skyking1]

You never really know how much "stuff" you have, until you try to fit it all into a new property.

Of course Lanway's "Law of expanding stuff" TM states that: "The amount of stuff you possess will automatically and nearly instantaneously expand to fill whatever amount of new storage space you add."

Lanway''s Law of flat surfaces: "Any object in a shop environment possessing a flat top will instantaneously be covered with stuff, even if there are no people in sight, nor any stuff presently available. Removing stuff from the flat surface will be observed to have had no effect upon returning to it."

Last one,
Lanway's Law of open containers: "Any object forming, by way of an upwards facing opening, an open container is assumed to be a garbage receptacle and will moments after being placed in a shop be found to have somehow received bits of waste and trash, examples are barrels, buckets, pickup beds, engine blocks, hoe buckets, etc."

My family describes the middle one with having HSD. Horizontal Surface Disease.