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My man cave. Plenty of room and a good submarine testing facility out the back.....
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My man cave. Plenty of room and a good submarine testing facility out the back.....
David H
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Enjoy this short vid, still in progress, but the future looks bright.
Manfred.I went undergroundComment
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Manfred, that is some amazing renovation.
If you can cut, drill, saw, hit things and swear a lot, you're well on the way to building a working model sub.Comment
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Thanks Tom, within a couple of months i can start decorating the cave, for now a pit in the ground.
David, why?, because it can be done, flattering me with Nut makes my day
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Rob,
Nice looking cave, plastering the walls with subs is for me a standard procedure, when all done it will be of simulair size, just some more height
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My new basement ( I get about 550 SQ FT of 1600) and 9 FT to the joists- The walls are represented by blue tape for now but the placement is where it's going to be. The radial arm and table saws are both 4x8 friendly and the task LED lighting are internet connected. Full hands, no problem ...just ask! Forgot to turn them off and you're at the airport, just use WiFi..
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Man cave skunk works facility. Short commute from kitchen porch door.
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And the testing facility 90 degrees to the left from the shop off the back porch. I’ll crawl back under my rock now before the incoming rounds land...
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You're a lucky man Mr. Monahan-very nice!Comment
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It's been my findings that 'luck' follows a long period of planning, study, observation, doing without the things that get in the way. And better-than-average performance.
I've been told I'm lucky to be so talented and productive.
Bull-****!
DavidWho is John Galt?Comment
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LoL true that, but luck plays an important part in the "Best-laid plans..." a 747 could make an unscheduled diversion to the top of my house at any time!Comment
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Thanks BG!
We were lucky enough to have the foresight to build the shop 24 years ago while the county was still approving out buildings like this to be built. Also the cost of the building was much cheaper back then compared to what it would cost today. A few years later after we built the building the county stopped allowing shops of this size being built on private property and the cost of the steel buildings today have increased more then 5 times.
The pond was here when we bought the property all those years ago but it was very poorly constructed and lost water faster then the rain could fill it up. This was mainly due to the previous owner using 1” worth of shotcrete and zero rebar to line the pond. Years of the clay soil expanding and contracting cracked all the concrete. About 5 years ago I completely rebuilt it myself. I removed all the concrete and used a heavy duty rubber liner. Then brought in 390 tons of stone to rock the whole thing in. Was a huge job that took 8 months to complete. Each 2000+ pound boulder had to be carefully placed on layers of padding on top of the liner one at a time using a large excavator and heavy duty straps. I never want to have to go through that again!
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The only 'luck' I acknowledge is 'accident of birth'. To who; where; what time; and what race (yes, it matters, Karen). Having secured the best possible combination, I had no excuse not to succeed in this world.
My luck proceeded my birth. The rest was on me. Same applies to you guys.Who is John Galt?Comment
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Amen to that.
Only thing I would add to the above is the unwillingness to waiver to defeat and thick headed stubbornness to continue on until successful.
BG,
Awesome new shop. My dream has always been to have a shop like yours connected to the house. To this day most of the work I do happens in the house. Only the stuff I must do in the shop happens out there.
Manfred,
Your new shop renovation is epic and I’m with you on putting in a basement after the fact. A nut indeed, but a wingnut of the same flock. My wife and I were looking at doing the same thing to our first house. Look forward to seeing more of your skilled builds once the new cave is finished.
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