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#425500 Tue Jun 25 2013 08:38 PM
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I am getting ready to start building a new shop and I need some ideas on what I should build. I want to Bulld it to show my collection and look like a gas station I want to have some different ideas before I meet with my architect.

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Build it big with a ton of signs, pumps and nice cars!

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50x75 maybe more

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Go to garagejournal.com and there are hundreds of shops, quite a few based on gas stations that will set your creative and financial wheels in motion

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Chad, first determine how much of a budget you have . Then determine how much land you have . With those factors in hand then you can determine how extravagant of a shop you could realistically have . From there , determine if any Deed restrictions you may have on the property. Ask questions of you're self . Do you want to be having to worry about dirt , grease etc messing up you're collection ? If so, you certainly want a division wall to allow work from a relaxation area .

Not only do I build exhibits , but I also consult with builders myself . I once was in the interior building industry. Let me know how or if I can help . Ed Shaver

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see ya on the road folks !
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I have 60 acres and the area planned on putting the shop is about 300'x300' and can make it bigger. Restrictions? I have always found it easier to ask for forgivness then permission! I dont have any restrictions my place is in the city but zoned agri. I have looked around trying to find a photo or someone else's. The dirt and stuff wont be a big issue might have a car or truck in it but nothing major.
thanks chad

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Consider future maintenance. I have a 40 x 60 Metal building ,
it's 35 years old and the paint on the roof is peeling,
starting to rust. I'm 69 , and not looking forward to scrape and paint.
If I would build from scratch , I'd choose a wood building.
Mine was here when I bought the house.
Climate control is a factor when you have a collection to protect.

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It will be climate controlled and will have to match my house in some ways. The shop will be stick framed just like a house and have a shingle roof to match the house. I am looking for a example of one somebody has built just to get ideas of the front with a drive thru.
thanks chad

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Google (and Google Images) is your friend if you ask the question correctly (or even 20 different ways). It has rarely let me down-except trying to find a picture of that one pesky, elusive Standard Oil Dealer sign.


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Billups, Southland, Rose Oil,Crystal Oil, Barq's
cig31 #425575 Wed Jun 26 2013 07:31 AM
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Did you mean to type 30 x 30 or 300 x 300? Gas station would look more realistic on the smaller scale so if you're building to suite other needs, you may want to have the gas station look like a smaller attached section from the front...like you built the larger building onto an 'original' old station. Or have it as a separate unit if you had wanted it to look like an original country gas station store which some have done on this list.

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Architect sounds expensive scares the heck out of me.

Figure out what era gas front you are shooting for. Do you collect a certain time frame you front should reflect that.


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the area i have to build on is 300'x300' and the shops main area will be 50'x75' maybe longer.

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make it as big as you can, you won't regret it.. cool


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Originally Posted By: cig31
Restrictions? I have always found it easier to ask for forgivness then permission! I dont have any restrictions my place is in the city but zoned agri.


I have a friend that took that approach and he was about $15K into the project when the city/county shut him down and then he had to tear($$$) it down. He then did it right and spent a total of $50K for a $30K shop.......Just saying.


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Alex #425617 Wed Jun 26 2013 12:14 PM
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wow I was just joking around i own a construction company and deal with permits everyday the permit to build is $100.00 and that is all. I wouldn't get an architect involve if i was trying to cut corners and the permiting is the builders responsibility.
thanks chad

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