WallyP

While a pit is really handy for many items, it does create some hazards...

In addition to the CO, remember that gasoline and solvent fumes are heavier than air, and will settle in the pit. This can create both explosion and asphyxiation hazards.

Perhaps a fan that blows into the pit anytime that the lights are on?

Tom. M

Not to rain on your parade....but...if you are buying the place..better make sure that that "underground tank" in the back is tight..and hasn't leaked in the past.. These kind of places (old shops, garages, and gas stations) have tons of environmental issues that only come to light when the neighbor complains of a funny taste in his well or a weird smell in his basement.
I saw you consulted an environmental engineer in your message..hopefully he did a Phase 1 ESA for you...

Otherwise..congrats....a shop is a nice thing to have when you own a 928

Later,
Tom
89GT
(can you tell my other job is environmental consulting )

Gretch

Very good point.....my farm was commercial at one point in time.....I had a complete NH EPA survey and certification done as a condition of sale. There was some money spent digging up fuel tanks, disposal of contaminated earth and extensive analysis of soil samples. The guy across the road who bought the other half of the farm didn't feel he had to worry about that stuff, because the operation and barns were on my acreage.....it turned out he was wrong.......as late as fifty years ago almost every farm had it's own dump site........rhut rho....Oh yeah, and this one was about 100 yards from a stream.

greg928GTS

We're going to do the phase 1 next spring. We decided that whatever we found wasn't going to be enough for me NOT to buy the building, so might as well wait until it's warmer out. We also decided that the risk was fairly low for these kinds of issues, since everyone around there is on city water, plus all tanks were removed over 20 years ago (except for the pit tank). My friend assures me that he didn't dump anything outside, all used fluids were picked up by a company that services garages.

Pics later tonight!

Tom M'Guinn

Sounds like a great space -- love to find a space like that so close to home. For build-out ideas, see the pics of my garage here http://members.rennlist.com/tom86951/

Fogey1

greg928s4wrote
"We're going to do the phase 1 next spring. We decided that whatever we found wasn't going to be enough for me NOT to buy the building, so might as well wait until it's warmer out. We also decided that the risk was fairly low for these kinds of issues, since everyone around there is on city water, plus all tanks were removed over 20 years ago (except for the pit tank). My friend assures me that he didn't dump anything outside, all used fluids were picked up by a company that services garages."


I once worked on a kiddie train in Zilker park in eco-conscious Austin,Texas. There was a ~200' dual track tunnel behind the staion where the trains were stored overnight for 40 plus years, think greasy drips. And the P.O.'s had done their maintenance in there as well - think fluid changes, solvent washing and so forth.

When the city tested in and around the park, the soil in the tunnel, 3' down, showed >900,000 ppm of hydrocarbons. Mmmmm ... Texas crude.

We were shut down for almost a year doing remediation.

6.0-928S

Good luck to you! I recently acquired my garage 5 doors up from my son's home (fellow gearhead, I don't know where he got it), & I remember the bliss when I found out I got it! It lasts for a while too!
Hammer

greg928GTS

Here's a few pictures of my new shop.


Brick construction recycled in 1933 from an old power station. Double wall brick with the bricks standing on edge. Odd.


This is a great "before" picture. What a mess, yes, but you wouldn't believe what has already come out of this place!


I will end up with 10' ceilings and about 2600 square ft. of space.

pvoth

whats all that white stuff on the ground...???

greg928GTS

Well I just had to bring this old thread back up so you all could see the progress that I've made. I am so happy with the way this is turning out.



Too see all the most recent photos, use this link www.dcchomes.com/MG.html

Bill Ball

Happy?! I'd move in and never leave!

edco

Greg,

What a great looking workspace, makes me want to come visit and drink a beer

Congrats on the super shop

Nicole

Bill: It's in Maine. 4 months of the year you COULD not leave because you'd be snowed in with the 928.... LOL!!!

Actually, I was kidding. That looks really nice! But here in CA, this would cost about 6 times as much, I would guess...

jheis

Greg:

Congrats on the new shop.

I know you made out like a bandit on those Heresys, but don't get carried away!

James

SharkSkin

Looks like a great place to get lost in shark wrenching! Lots of good progress. Where's the lift going?