Kit-built Structure Rehab - IHC Machine Shop

[friscomike]

Howdy Vagel,

Bricking the interior walls is brilliant and adds a lot of character to the build.

Have fun,
mike

[deemery]

I remember building that IHC 'car repair shop' with the tall windows as a kid.  I didn't get the Machine Shop kit, but the two significantly different architectural styles should look good together.  And with those tall windows, doing the interior walls is definitely worth seeing. (pun intended)

dave

[Michael Hohn]

Off to a good start< Vagel.

[ACL1504]

Vagel,

Great job on rehabing the old structure. Nice job on the new wall.

Tom

[VagelK]

Thanks for the encouraging words!  I've got all four interior walls cemented in place, and spent some therapeutic time cutting out the window openings, trimming flash from the salvaged window frames, doing the sand-test fit-sand-test fit, etc. routine and the results so far are pretty good.  Following up on the bricked-up window opening suggestion, I tried it out with a couple of blanks, and.  It worked OK, but it got a thumb-down from Wifey, who thought it looked too much like urban decay "and, besides, they need all the natural light they can get in a machine shop, don't they?"



It does add some variety, but in the interest of household harmony I don't think we'll be bricking up any window openings in the repair shop.

[labdad]

Great idea!
Call Brett if you're interested.
Best to hear it from the horses mouth.
MJinTN