New Shop Ground Breaking

[Pickering Snow]

Well after a long winter of waiting several hold ups the ground breaking took place tuesday for the new shop i am excited to get this baby up and running but probley not has much has my wife she wants all of her yard back and shop converted back to a garage to park our cars . The general contractor is one i have worked for on there fleet vechs for years they do really nice work and carry a very good rep for quailty work and on time projects are hopes are to be moved in by late july will see lol but just the same by end of summer the whole Pickering operation will be run under one roof i will gets some pics has things take shape yesterday when i drove by it was just alot of equipment being moved in and alot of sand being dumped not much to look at has of right know steel will be delivered next week so they say ill keep everyone posted

[Pelican]

This sounds exciting, Fred!:nodd

Be sure to keep us posted of the progress with pics!

[Jerre Heyer]

I'm Jealous:grinz


Congrats Fred. You deserve the change almost as much as your wife.....


Jerre

[76chevyman]

Good to hear about the good things that are happing. I hope my buss can grow to that extent. Maybe one day. Enjoy and hope all goes well

Rich:burnout

[Big Nate's Plowing]

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[76chevyman]

I guess Nate doesnt talk anymore. o well

Rich:burnout

[Tileman]

Well Fred with everything you are going to be doing this spring and summer I wish you well and hope the weather will let the contractor get you in your new shop as soon as posible.

Good luck and congraulations on all of the new ventures.



:) :) :)


Tileman, Daryl and Himmy

[snowplowjay]

Good Luck Fred!!!

What are the specs going to be as far as size and layout???


Keep us posted.............Can't wait to see pics too as things take shape :D


Jay

[Pickering Snow]

Jay

Well over the winter the plans changed a bunch of times alot do to zoning about 10 yrs ago i bought 10 arces of land in a area that was not really devolped over the past 10years it has became a industral park of sorts and it is near buss 10 highway so overall not to bad of a location.

The size of the building has changed and this is how it will be built 10500 sq ft there will be two bays on one side that will have 16ft doors and be 3cars deep with two 16ft doors exiting the rear drive thrus if you will. The office area will be in the center of the buliding the other side will have six service bays with drive thru in rear. Iam fencing in the rear of the complex for storage and security , has of right know the north side will be used for our snowplow trucks and equipment the other side will be used for auto repair and a new devolpment i have a guy that has agreeed to lease two stalls on the other side to open a detail shop and truck acces store . The center of the buliding is all block and then to savwe some money the shop areas are steel truss and beam and will have steel siding its hard to decribe on here and the blueprint is to big to transfer to here i know your a enginer and would beable to unstand the print i myself am not and just know what i want so it looks good on paper hope it looks good erected.

[snowplowjay]

WOW thanks for the info Fred. Sounds like a pretty killer setup. You'll have to have a grand opening party for us to see it when its done this summer ;).


Jay

[cat320]

Fred sounds like a great shop just one thing and with you saying alot of these bays will be drive tru where will your storage room be for parts ,deicing materieals,lawn equipment Etc. and you did say before you where gonna have a paint booth too. With 10 arces I'm sure there will be room to add as you go LOL Good luck and I can't wait to see the in work progress pics.

[windmill]

Nate's just speachless I think. :)
hope it looks good erected.
Uhh, Fred, I think I would just like to see it finished.:eek: :D
Sounds like it will be a great project.