Backyard Mechanic Shop Tour - Quonset hut

I clicked because of the OBS truck in the thumbnail but also because of the Quonset Hut and it's old military connection. Always thought one of those would be a cool garage! An OBS inside one is even cooler!!

My oldest son and I took a vacation in BC about 30 years ago. Loved the people and scenery. We stayed over a month camping out, fishing, eating berries, and touring around seeing the awesome sites. Even wound up on a nude beach where they had a volley ball tournament going. I couldn't stay there long with my young son.

Nice shop. And you have it set up well also. I have started 7 or 8 shops over the years and always moved on before I got them finished. I have a 2 car car port that I work in now. I plan on closing it in soon. Thanks for the tour!!!

Nice shop!! I have my fabrication and mechanic shop crammed into a 35'x20' (~11.5x6.5m I think) quonset hut behind our rental. 5ft (1.5m) cripple walls that the hoops sit on top of give me a good ceiling height. I hung a trolley and chainfall from an I beam that runs the length of the ridge. No lift... yet! I also have the same big snap on box that I picked up used from a windowed neighbor. Also separated my fabrication stuff into a separate box a few months ago. I laid out the drawers a bit differently when it was also my fab box and haven't reconfigured it much since. Seeing yours has me thinking about swapping it around a bit.

Very nice! Clean and task-focused with efficiency in mind. I’ve missed out on a couple of those pallet racking deals (like your Sears deal) by just minutes. One of these days, I will successfully drag some home lol. Be Well! -Lance in Oklahoma

Nice shop who painted that truck looks awesome

Fantástico, meu sonho é ter uma coleção dessas

Looks good, paint the SPF white and it will brighten it up inside even more. Cheers

Cool Shop

nice shop, I'd love to have mine insulated.

Very neat set up ! I have your same bottom roller , is there any vehicle that you can’t fully lift because of height restrictions such as a 114” high top sprinter van or full size van ?

Love seeing a fellow BC mechanic. Always heard of guys setting up shop in the quonset huts but never actually seen it in action. This is really giving me ideas. Where in BC are you located? if you dont mind sharing that info

How are your lights hung from the ceiling? Wiring up mine but not sure how to properly hang my lights.

What tips do you have for getting customers as a backyard mechanic

did you treat the spray foam or use fire retardant kind?

What size hut is it?