Hey Everyone,
I don’t really participate on the forums much, but I do check them several times a day and I see many of the same people so basically hi to everyone.
I have read about many different places that people are planning to put their GF’s when they arrive and many cool ideas have been put forth. Well I am a teacher so this summer during my off time I have undertaken a big project with the blessing of my awesome wife.
We have a “garage” (I use that term loosely because it is too small to fit a car in) that was built in 1935. As it isn’t very usable I get to turn it into my Nerd Castle. So far this summer I have cleaned it out, added flooring, got the electricians in, insulated and as soon as I am done here I will be headed back out to start the drywall. After this it will be texture, paint, then add cabinets.
This last year we had the school I worked in the last 8 years torn down (it was built in 1935) so I bought my classroom door and cabinets, and then I am also using chunks of flooring from the gym. It will be like a tiny representation of the school I taught at. I’m pretty excited to get it done and then get my glowforge installed. I plan on making a name plate for Room 110 (My old room number and it also sounds faintly like a Sci Fy book name)
This is just wonderful! I love that you are reproducing aspects of your school–awesome idea. And, welcome to the forums @drewperman–we’d like to see more from you!
So fun! I love that you’re bringing memories of your old school into your workspace. (And hooray for summer break–one of the best parts of being a teacher! )
This Is SO great and cool! What a fantastic way to preserve some of your past and integrate it with the future. I get it about your small garage. We have one here from 1925. Welcome to our group!
Welcome! I love the idea of reusing parts of your old classroom. Great idea! I’m taking a few minutes to read a few posts while taking a break from re-arranging my office above the garage in hopes of confirming where my Glowforge will live. Keep running into issues with every layout I try.
Luckily my layout is pretty straight forward. My garage is a rectangle that is 9’ 1"x 19’ 1" after I took down all the shelves and stuff that the previous owners had put in. I’m pretty excited about all the different cabinets that I get to us though. They will probably have to be heavily modified to fit, but on the bright side I get to choose my favorites and leave out the rest.
Spectacular! Love that you’re keeping memories from your school.
We have yet to agree on where to put our Glowforge. He says the basement … As there is space. I want it on the main level. Need to get it nailed down, so that we can get the exhaust hole set up. ::sigh::
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definitly keep us updated on the redo… and welcome!!
