I Sold My R35 GTR to Build a Pole Barn (It Wasn't Enough $$) 

......oof..Your shop is fkn HUGE my dude!!! I lucked out big time building my tiny ass 28x36x10! My slab is 10" thick out to 18" thick to get it above the heavily sloped drainage grade, one 10x10 door, one 8x8 door, 1 man door. 2.5" closed cell spray foam on the walls and ceiling. Amazon daisy-chained 12 LED lights set. Completely wired, Ten 110v, two 240v outlets. All in, $13,500 ish.

Congrats Joe! Finish that floor ASAP!

Just finished building. Rockwool insulation between the posts. Rented a man lift, had it done in a weekend. Put breathable membrane over the top. Got a deal on FRP fire rated material and used it as inside paneling. 40 by 80 with a 16 foot cathedral roof.

Good stuff, looks great! It boggles my mind how big of a PITA it is to deal with the authorities in trying to get things done.

Stoked for you man. Never big enough. Having heat and a/c just removes one more excuse to not work on something. I did traditional heat and a/c cause gas line was already ran to my shop but a lot of people are doing mini-splits and could make sense with solar. I am in the final steps of converting a word burning stove to waste oil burner for free heat. Nice to not deal with oil and burn it...maybe wanna have all inspections out of the way before you go that route though :)

im here

Had a bit smaller 30×40 same roof height. Used foam board insulation for the walls with blown in for the ceiling and it kept it comfortable. 0 outside 25ish inside without the heater running for a week and with the heater on no bare spots with snow on the roof so no heat loss. Moved so new building going up and only changes is going waste oil heater

I have a 50x100. I did the spray foam in the roof and rockwool the sides. It was -9 the other day and the inside of the warehouse was nice and warm. Been using a waste oil system for heating. Good luck sir.

Doing a 40 by 80 barndominium with a 1460sq.ft. condo in one end in Southern Ohio. Only permit needed is for the septic system. That's done with site prep in process. No wood below grade and pex in the concrete for heat. Hope to have it as far along as yours by October. Condo next year.

Wow joe. Garage looks massive. Love it. Wish mine was that big. Ya can never have enough room..😂😂

Green with envy for sure, that's an awesome shop. Congrats.

I love your place. Crazy how different the permit process is depending on your area. When I built my place the permit process was literally like "here are the rules," we came back with blueprints and they glanced over and said "approved." Inspector was out three times. Another county near here and the process is closer to your situation but still not as bad.

All the best joe

That’s a awesome garage to have, good to see you are still tuning.

Wow! Awesome!! Very happy for you! And big Thanks for all the great tuning videos too!

Looks nice...congrats

In time i will have something like this. hard work pays off!

Tons of space for activities. Look great. 😁👍

Shop looks awesome! Hit up Adam Schindler at O&E for flooring! He’s in Baltimore & does great work! Also a car guy with a fast trackhawk. So I’m sure he’d take care of you.

those lights are awsome.

Turned out real nice.

You could have a killer street hockey game in there

The cool thing about having all those doors is you have options on where to piss. I gotta walk all the way around my shop it’s stupid.

Looks awesome Joe. I can't believe the red tape nightmare you had. Glad that is over 👍

Just my 2 cents, have them do metal conduit on the walls for electrical. I had my electrician do that in my shop and it is awesome to be able to add things down the road.

YOU CAN NEVER HAVE ENOUGH LIGHTING. I got ten 12k lumen overheads in my 24x36 shop. Still not enough. When you need your shades in your shop you’re all set.

Nothing is more frustrating than to have to ask the local overlords for permission to spend money on improvements to YOUR OWN property. We spent $101k a year ago building a 30x40 2-story garage and had to get two variances @ $500 and several months delay before breaking ground. SUPER frustrating. As far as add-ons... The electrical and lighting came first in my shop The very next thing I did was added an HVAC system. It's now cozy warm in winter and a cozy 68 degrees in mid-Summer.

Looks great! Can't really have too much space to work. Go big, or go home, right!?!

I love that building brother!!! I'd be happy with a 2 car garage right now lol. I'm working on fixing my credit so I can build a home. That is a big building lol. It still won't be big enough as soon as you fill it lol.

Dont get discouraged and you got this

Nice job!….im super envious of it!….lol…

Looks good, can I store my Mustang in there?

Oh you sure did something when you say we, you opened your check book.

Hey joe did you have studs put in for a lift or is that done after it dries, or are you going for a movable 4 post lift, looks outstanding bud

Micro-ramp. 3.5 feet high, 10 wide.

It's like Casey N learned how to tune cars, lol

No stripper pole? /Sadpanda

Oh my! Here fishy fishy!!! 😍

Where are you going to put the dyno cell in the new shop?

Great shop. But if you had been in Arkansas and built it, you would have been done a LOT faster!! I had a shop built and there was ZERO permit required!! Did the electrical myself, even put in the garage door opener myself.

"idk anything about construction" you have the taj mahal of dyno rooms what do you mean.

Meth Lab 😂😜🤣! You're going to have to get insulation in that building for sure! Because heating that sucker up is going to be a Big Electricity bills and gas too! Looks really nice 👍🏻 though! Most definitely haggling with the City and County for permits and codes and all that blah is a Big Pain in the Rear end especially when you get a SmartAss inspector they'll set you back a grip or just tell you no permits for you! 🤬🤬🤬

ITS CHEAPER TO BUILD UP THAN IT IS OUT!

I dunno how you will make it wothout hearing bikes cruise by your door

Concrete bro don’t fall victim to the asphalt Gypsy’s man trust me.

Not a spray foam guy. There a lot of info that says it's a rip off and really ugly too. Your building is beautiful and then walk inside and see spray foam vomit@!

we gotta get you some better shoes so you can run faster

I built mine in 2021, my but hole is still tender...

Plenty of room for a mini ramp.. half skatepark half race car shit