<VV> Re:MY DREAM GARAGE SO FAR (for corvairs!)windy

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i have a 100 amp service to my new shop with outlets all over , including  
220 for welder , ham radio amplifier,and the oven that heats my heads for work  
etc.all circuits are gfi protected. i also put 3/4 inch and 1 inch copper  
pipe all over inside the walls for air distribution.  i have the compressor  in 
the house garage so the noise does not get to the house or my shop. the floor  
is an industrial product by rustoleum applied by a firm that does factories  
etc.  it has carbide in it for a non slip surface (because my wife got  injured 
badly falling on a smooth garage surface a while back).it is a tough  surface 
resistant to all chemicals i can put to it , including lacquer thinner ,  mek 
, carb cleaner ..etc.  i just used an iron wheel jack to move a non  running 
lakewood in place on it , with no marks left. the guy who put it in for  me 
said i would have to work hard to hurt it. oil spills from the car with no  pans 
on the engine or tranny wipe right up..then i put cardboard under it. so  far 
i love it.  just now moving in , building benches , painting  etc.  i put 
lights in rated for quick start at 20below.,  lots of insulation ,  sheetrock , 
doorseals , thermal windows ... and a 70k propane furnace. our codes  wont 
allow "solid fuel aka pellet stoves" in buildings with vehicles in  them.  i know 
a lot of people do , but with the fines that could happen and  my "high 
profile" here i elected to do it right.
i now have my 4 corvairs in there and cant wait to get it finished off. it  
also has an upstairs for ham radio and model airplane work.
that's about it so far. it costs to do it , but better to do it right the  
first time around...(of course i have pictures!)
regards, tim colson



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