I’ve lastly decided on my workshop! And let me inform you, it has been a tricky choice, and I’ve gone full circle with this one. In the event you’ve been following alongside over the past two weeks, you understand that my largest precedence is to seek out one thing to make use of for storage in order that we are able to transfer in the direction of getting our kitchen addition began. As a way to begin on the kitchen, I must get the sunroom fully cleared out, and I want a spot to retailer the issues I need to preserve.
My preliminary thought was to go forward and construct my workshop, which has been within the plans for a number of years now. You’ll be able to see it on our panorama plan sitting simply behind the carport.
However after taking a look at these choices and getting costs, I believed possibly it will be higher to only substitute the outdated rusted storage shed that’s in our again yard proper now. This factor was right here once we purchased the home, and whereas there are some things in there, I don’t really use this storage constructing as a result of (1) it has leaks, and (2) there’s no gentle in there (no electrical energy and no pure gentle) so it’s simply darkish and creepy.
I believed it will be simpler and sooner to go that route as a result of that shed sits on a concrete slab. So if I simply rip that one down (which might’t be that arduous as outdated and rusty as it’s), I may simply have a brand new one constructed on that slab, proper? Fast and straightforward!
Nicely, not so quick. I went out and measured the slab (it’s 10′ x 14′), and I additionally took my framing sq. out to verify the slab is sq.. The native shed firm requested me to verify. It’s not sq.. It’s not even near sq.. So mainly, the person on the storage shed firm steered that they might put the shed on that slab, however they’d nonetheless use their wooden basis. That signifies that the completed shed can be about 12 inches above floor. The overall price of a brand new 10′ x 14′ storage shed was going to run about $5600.
I didn’t love that concept, so I saved looking for different concepts. After which I used to be scrolling Instagram and noticed that on one of many woodworking accounts I observe, they use a delivery container as a sprig sales space. I cherished that concept! Each time I’ve to spray one thing, I discover myself wishing I had a everlasting spray sales space arrange someplace to make it straightforward and to get out of the wind and climate. Slightly delivery container is a superb thought for that!
In order that despatched me down a rabbit gap on the lookout for a delivery container. The issue is that I wished a 10-foot delivery container, however these are fairly costly. Till two days in the past, I didn’t know that 10-foot delivery containers are typically costlier than the 20-foot containers as a result of they’re customized made. They take 20-foot containers, reduce them in half, after which seal the up. So that you’re paying further for the additional work that goes into them. However there’s no manner I need a 20-foot delivery container in our again yard.
In spite of everything of that, I went again to the thought of simply constructing the workshop. I discovered a neighborhood firm that I actually like, and spent a number of time on the cellphone with the person getting the entire particulars, asking all of my questions, and getting pricing on varied choices. I lastly determined to go together with the 18′ x 32′ storage. I’m nonetheless undecided if I need to go together with the steel roof or the shingle roof, however the constructing itself will appear like this on the entrance, minus the shutters…
After which that is the tip that might be seen from the carport. It is going to have a roll-up storage door on this finish the place I can herald sheets of plywood and MDF.
After which I’ll have two extra home windows on the again facet…
After which the tip reverse the storage door might be strong. I do know folks steered having two storage doorways, one on every finish, however I’m fairly decided to have one strong, uninterrupted wall in there.
I actually like this native firm. They’ve been so affected person to reply all of my questions and go over the entire choices with me. I additionally like that they’re keen to make use of my home windows. In the event you’ll bear in mind, manner again after I had that misguided notion to show our carport into my workshop after which construct a separate indifferent storage, I purchased 4 home windows that match the home windows in our home (identical model, identical type, identical every part) to make use of for that. I’ve had them out within the storage constructing for about two years now, so I’m glad they’re keen to make use of them.
I additionally determined to have it constructed on their basis reasonably than pouring a concrete basis for it. I do know I’ll get blended reactions about that, however I advised the person what I used to be going to be utilizing the constructing for, and requested him his sincere opinion. He advised me that he ran a cupboard making enterprise out of one among these buildings constructed on their basis, and he had each device I discussed plus a complete lot extra. His constructing that he used for his cupboard making enterprise was 18 x 50 as a result of he had walled off one finish to make use of as his spray sales space to color the cupboards. However he stated he by no means had a little bit of downside with all of his cupboard making instruments sitting on their basis. So I made a decision to go together with that since it is going to be a financial savings of a number of hundreds of {dollars} that I’d reasonably put in the direction of our kitchen.
So how did I virtually get scammed out of virtually $2000? Nicely, I sat down at my pc yesterday morning to put in writing this publish and inform y’all all about my workshop choice. And I wished to incorporate an image of a cute 10-foot delivery container. So I headed over to Fb Market to see if I may discover a image of what I used to be speaking about.
And lo and behold, the primary results of my search was a cute little grey 10-foot delivery container with a roll-up door that seemed to be in GREAT situation for under $1600!!
I couldn’t imagine it! Right here I used to be, settled on shifting ahead with the workshop, and the right little delivery container at an unbelievable worth landed proper in my lap. I used to be so excited!
So I didn’t need to come right here and inform y’all that I had selected the workshop if I used to be about to alter course. I contacted the vendor and requested what the delivery payment can be. The itemizing stated it was in Conroe, Texas, which is a few 2 hour 20 minute drive from Waco. He stated it was $225. So the full price got here to $1825. I requested about gross sales tax, however he stated there wasn’t any gross sales tax. That appeared unusual to me. This wasn’t a person promoting his personal delivery container. It was a enterprise promoting delivery containers. Each for-profit enterprise in Texas has to gather gross sales tax. It was just a little purple flag to me, however I believed possibly there was one thing about delivery containers (since most of them are used) that makes them exempt from gross sales tax.
Anyway, I stated I wished it, and he stated he’d ship my data to the billing division. However after I received the invoice, it was coming from Florida, not Texas. That in itself isn’t unusual, but it surely was simply one other little purple flag. So I appeared up the enterprise web site and it stated they have been the main supplier for delivery containers, blah, blah, blah. However after I appeared up the registrar data for the web site, it was just a few months outdated. The web site had been arrange in February of this yr. How will you be a number one something in just some months? And the person promoting this delivery container had solely joined Fb in 2024 and had no historical past and no profile image.
So I referred to as the quantity on the bill, and a person answered. He had a really thick Indian accent. Once more, that’s not a wierd factor in isolation, however with the entire different little purple flags piling up, it simply didn’t really feel proper. However what actually sealed it for me was that there was plenty of static on the road. Why would there be a lot static on a name from Florida? And curiously, it appeared to chop out (or he pretended to not hear me) each time I requested the place they have been situated. I lastly hung up, and he referred to as proper again. Similar factor. A lot of static, and conveniently chopping out (or he pretended so) each time I requested the place they have been situated. I requested that a number of occasions, and each time (on each calls) he pretended like he couldn’t hear me every time. He by no means did reply my query about the place they have been situated.
I hung up once more, and he referred to as again three extra occasions. I ignored these calls. After which I wrote the man again on Fb and stated, “By no means thoughts. I don’t need it. This looks as if a rip-off, and I’ll be damned if I’m going to get scammed out of practically $2000.” To which he responded with a thumbs up emoji. 😀
Apparently, this morning I checked out Market once more for 10-foot containers, and I noticed that precise image in three completely different listings from three completely different Texas cities — Conroe, Stephenville, and Dallas. So I’m fairly certain it’s a rip-off. Those that appear legit are those that ask you to pay a proportion down, after which the stability on supply. However I’ve but to discover a 10-foot container from a kind of locations.
*Sigh* My hopes for having a cute little grey delivery container with a roll up door have been dashed. 😀 However that’s okay. I wasn’t scammed out of $2000, and I can now put that cash in the direction of a pleasant workshop with an actual native firm with very useful staff who’re capable of reply all of my questions.
Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I transform and beautify the 1948 fixer higher that my husband, Matt, and I purchased in 2013. Matt has M.S. and is unable to do bodily work, so I do nearly all of the work on the home on my own. You can learn more about me here.
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