May 4, 2007: We stumbled across this property outside of Troy Ohio with a new 7200 sq ft pole barn on 5.69 acres, and it was for sale at a reasonable price!  I started picturing my cars and tools in the building immediately.

July 29, 2007: The first Triumph visit to the future Macy's Garage location.  No, those aren't rare TR pedal cars in front of a normal sized garage!

Aug. 7, 2007: Gravel truck with the first of 290 tons of crushed limestone arrives.  That's 16 truck loads for anyone who might be doing the math.

14' tall doors and 16' eave height did not allow for dumping the gravel inside the building, so it had to be 'shot' in with a special 'slinger' truck.

Aug. 20, 2007: 6:45 AM, and the 10 man crew who will be pouring the concrete floor have arrived for a long day's work.

The first of 11 trucks arrives at 7:30 AM with a load containing 9 yards of 4000 strength concrete and fiberglass mesh.

Truck #1 drives to the rear of the building and starts pouring the fresh concrete on a 4 mil plastic vapor barrier.

Concrete trucks arrived every 20 minutes or so, just as the one before had finished dumping it's contents in the building.

The last truck containing 7 yards was empty by 11:30 AM.  The total for the 4" thick slab was 97 yards of concrete.   Finishing the floor to a slick "steel trowel" surface required the remainder of the day, and well into the night.

Sept. 22, 2007: After curing for a month, the concrete was ready to start receiving Triumph parts, parts cars, and future projects.  L/R is a TR4 tub on a TR3 rolling chassis, 1958 TR3A TS23337L, and 1962 TR4 CT611L.  More to follow!

December 12, 2007:  After a lengthy delay due to electricians, electric companies, weather, and a heavy workload of TR projects in the existing shop, we have electricity!  Dual disconnects are for 200 amp services to both the garage and the future house.

January 6, 2008: Previous owner failed to add a vapor barrier under the metal roof, which will allow condensation to form which then "rains" down inside the building.  An unseasonably warm spell allowed us to begin retrofitting a foil-foam-foil material to correct this issue.

One of the biggest obstacles to installing the insulation/vapor barrier is the height.  The eaves in this building are 16' above the ground, and the roof peak is just over 26' tall.  Rental of a scissors lift was the only way this was going to get done! 

After 4 long days, we completed installation of the vapor barrier in 1/2 of the building.  Next warm spell, we'll rent the lift again and finish this huge job.

While Chuck White and I were having fun riding the scissors lift up and down, Pete Stroble, President of the British Museum of Transportation (see my links page) was busy installing a bird and insect screen along the eaves.  Oh the things a car habit can get you into!

April 3, 2008: Finally some warmer temps, so we rented the scissors lift for a second week and finished the vapor barrier installation in the roof.  It took another 4 full days (8 total) to complete the installation of nearly 8000 square feet of vapor barrier, and required nearly 30,000 staples to hold it in place!

April 4, 2008: Now that we've gotten the 'roof monkey' off our backs, we can get started building out the walls to hold the insulation, wiring, and drywall.  Even with working around the piles of TR parts which are starting to accumulate, it seems like we made much better progress in one day then we ever did working in the ceiling.