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Cool old garage I'm thinking of getting my hands on Posted By: 4Birdman On: 10-02-2009 @ 08:55:22 Reply | Edit Back in my wife's hometown (about 45 minutes from our house) where we met and I lived for a few years, there is a garage that I've always wanted. I first saw it about 14 years ago and it was vacant and needed work. Well, it hasn't been touched since. I bet it has been vacant for 20 years. Yesterday when we were in town for the funeral my brother-in-law and I went over and checked out the old garage. Some of the plastic had fallen off the windows, so we could see inside. It is a basic cinderblock wall building with a steel roof. The trusses are solid, but it looks like the steel roof might be leaking a bit around the seams. The roof itself looks pretty solid, but I'm betting it just has a worn out coating on it and I can get away with a reseal. It is a 5-bay shop with an attached office. The inside is FILLED with old boxes, like 3' deep in old deteriorating boxes. I could make out one or two lifts in the dark area, but I'm sure they no longer work. We got to talking and he mentioned that he heard that they are doing a big downtown revitalization push and maybe I can find out who the owner is. This morning I called the city development office and they told me who the owner was. He owns a furniture store in town and he might be interested in working with me on it. I know he doesn't use it, and the city told me they would love for me to get my hands on it and clean it up. This weekend I'm going to go over there and talk to him. Maybe we can work something out where I fix it up and pay the taxes and he lets me use it. Or maybe even sell it to me really cheap. The building next door is for sale right now for $200k and it is a 10,000 sqft building on a street corner that is usable and only needs minor renovation. This one is like 3000 sqft of run down shop space in an alley. We'll see. Would be cool, but I'm not getting my hopes up too much. Shawn's brothers work on trucks and live in town, so they would love to get in on it too. I'm hoping between the four of us, we might get this figured out. I'll get pictures tomorrow.  -- 
1998 Trans Am - A little bit stock 1974 AMC AMX - The Grape Ape - 401/4-spd PatriotDream.org - Help build a soldier's dream car Posted By: Rynb15 On: 10-02-2009 @ 08:58:01 Reply | Top | Edit that would be awesome if you get a sweet deal on it. Good luck  -- Sold 
95 Black Z28,M6,Hooker shorty headers, Hooker 3inch catback, flowtech cutout, Spec stage 3 clutch,K&N Cai,Granatelli Maf,1LE Inatke Elbow, airfoil, 160 degree thermostat,LT4 KM, MSD wires,NGK TR6 plugs,short throw shifter,NX wet kit 100 shot, MSD window switch, N.O.S. purge  Posted By: cmerc On: 10-02-2009 @ 09:09:17 Reply | Top | Edit cool, hope it goes well for ya  -- 
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and slipped away with her. Posted By: 00TATexas On: 10-02-2009 @ 10:11:09 Reply | Top | Edit Be sure to do some environmental investigation prior to buying it. If it has lifts it probably has hydraulic oil and if it leaked which it probably did it could codt a fortune to clean up. If you get a bank loan they will require a Phase I it should cost $2,000 to $3,000 for a proper ASTM standard Phase I. then see if there is a waste oil buried tank or any other buried tanks. The Phase I should find these or you can go to the Library and see if you can find sanborn fire insurance maps they will have the building and any other stuff. also check for asbestos if the building was built before 1975. Hope i not ruining your fun but I did Phase Is for a living and found some properties that were not worth anything after environmental problems were discovered. -- 2000 TA, Bright Red, Air box lid, Borla 3-inch catback SS adjustable, K&N filters. 98 Suburban 4X4 SLT Posted By: 4Birdman On: 10-02-2009 @ 10:34:31 Reply | Top | Edit Gotcha, thanks for the info! So it would be best to get it as a lease or rent then huh? 
I'll check for all that stuff. The building is probably over 50 years old, but there is no insulation/fire protection I could see so asbestos probably isn't an issue. The hydraulic fluid is probably an issue, I'm betting they are old-style lifts with the hydraulic cylinder that goes down into the ground. --
1998 Trans Am - A little bit stock 1974 AMC AMX - The Grape Ape - 401/4-spd PatriotDream.org - Help build a soldier's dream car Posted By: 00TATexas On: 10-02-2009 @ 12:24:05 Reply | Top | Edit Asbestos can be in floor tile dry wall dry wall paste acoustic celing tiles so be careful if you do find environmental problems you could use it negotiate a much lower price. Good luck. -- 2000 TA, Bright Red, Air box lid, Borla 3-inch catback SS adjustable, K&N filters. 98 Suburban 4X4 SLT Posted By: 4Birdman On: 10-02-2009 @ 12:27:31 Reply | Top | Edit True. From what we saw, it is just cinderblock walls and concrete floors. Not even any blown-in insulation or fire-stop. My main concern is the fluid in those lifts, now that you have mentioned it to me! I have all these ideas going through my head. I'd love to make it look like a cool old rod-shop or something. If we get it I'm going to talk to some old hot-rod guys I know in town and see if they have any ideas for something that would be nostalgic to the area. --
1998 Trans Am - A little bit stock 1974 AMC AMX - The Grape Ape - 401/4-spd PatriotDream.org - Help build a soldier's dream car
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