I have lots of finishing to do in it. I only got the insulation and inside walls and wood stove installed out of neccesity (I had to be able to get it warm enough for the epoxy to cure). I still need to paint all the walls white and build cabinets.
With 14' eves, it is nice to be able to stand 18' boards on end. Also, I can do end pours inside (although I haven't done any yet). I think the peak is over 20'.
Hey Don, if you would like to try out my shop, you could sand down my Spring Run and varnish it for me. The Chesepeake could use a couple more coats of varnish and paint as well.(How do you insert those little smileys)?

Jim Horlacher

: Oh, no, that's not so at all. You see, with lots of room to put things, it's
: always a game of "where is it?" and I spend time walking around,
: climbing up and down, looking for that thing I happen to need at the
: moment. Heck, I must put in a half-mile just walking around the boats!

: Seriously, I love my shop. I built it on the equity out of my house in town,
: when we moved out here. At 35 x 40, it's got plenty of room for storing
: lots of stuff. Thats the storage end in the pic; the working end isnt
: visible. There's another 8' behind those shelves. And I've invested a
: significant part of my disposable income over the last four years
: outfitting it. I'll put up a pic tomorrow of the other end of it if you
: want. I know I'm lucky to have it. When it first went up, I spent the
: better part of a day just sitting there looking at it. It was like a cave
: inside, with no wiring or windows. It's bigger than the house, which IMHO
: is as it should be In retrospect, I couldve gotten by with one half
: that size, but I'm glad I did it the way I did. Built the biggest shell I
: could afford, and outfitted it slowly. As you can see, boats are more
: important to me that sheetrock tape and paint.

: BTW, Jim Horlacher's is at least as nice. It's smaller, but better finished
: out.