I'm moving my business out of the house after 21 years and into a commercial building complex.
The owner of the building builds 90 residential units (houses) per year, and told me he had way more work to send my way than he would ever get back in rent from me. So this guy is my favorite new customer, and my landloard.
He was getting his work from a franchise shop and is fed up with their service and workmanship.
Here is the shop. It's not real big, but more room than I have now and its in a nice area. The building is 24 foot deep which is somewhat shallow for pulling in a box truck...but it will do for now.
Letterhead meet here? hmmmm, well, its might be too small for a group more than 30. Well just have to wait and see how I use up the space!
Posted by Glenn Taylor (Member # 162) on :
Congrats!!
Best wishes to you and your new shop!
Posted by AdrienneMorgan (Member # 1046) on :
Can't wait to see your new signage Dave!!! Looks like it will be a great place to go to!!!
Have fun! A
Posted by Neil D. Butler (Member # 661) on :
Geeze Dave the building looks like it was made for a sign shop. Congrats! You won't regret the move.. GOOD LUCK! Neil
Posted by Linda Silver Eagle (Member # 274) on :
So Cindy will finally have the house to herself! Wow! (Yeah I know...she'll be manning the office for you! hehehe!) Let her put her desk in front of the window there so she can warn ya when the customer shows up to pick up the signs yer tryin to finish, hehehe!
Seriously Dave, Congratulations! That looks like a sweet starter shop! You're blessed to have enough business to warrant an outside shop and I'm happy for you! Good work dude! I hope you outgrow it soon!
Please tell Cindy I said hello!
Posted by PKing (Member # 337) on :
Couldn't happen to a better guy! As for a letterhead meet,call it an OPEN HOUSE. Only took me 1 year from when I first moved into my new shop.Also 24' wide With proper utilization of space,you can even get a nice little display area. Plan your opening when it is warm,and the influx of people will be able to "spill" outside. Congrats and can't wait for the meet.
Posted by John Deaton III (Member # 925) on :
Im happy for you Dave. The building looks great! Good luck on getting moved in and stuff.
Posted by Mark Fair Signs (Member # 289) on :
very nice front dave. the best of luck to ya buddy.
mark
Posted by Cam Bortz (Member # 55) on :
Nice shop Davey. Promise to post another pic when you have your own sign on it!
Posted by Deb Fowler (Member # 1039) on :
Hanging a shingle huh? Congratulations, I bet you are like a kid in a candy store now! Looks like I better send you a sign for your housewarming! maybe... you want to do your own though, Posted by Brad Farha (Member # 931) on :
Wow, I'd never guess that building is only 24' deep looking at the front. Nice looking shop, Dave!
Posted by Mikes Mischeif (Member # 1744) on :
Cooool!
Hey Dave, Can I paint the door? I'm thinking, Make it look like the garage door is already open...Yeah thats it!
I also have a cool cukoo bird that can pop out of that upper shutter every time a customer walks in...the possibilites are endless.
PS Make sure you put pads on those yellow posts - trust me on that one.
Good luck.
Posted by Bill Biggs (Member # 18) on :
Looks Big Enough to me Dave! Congratulations! Bill
Posted by Myra Grozinger (Member # 327) on :
Congratulations! Sounds like a great opportunity and looks just perfect. Its going to be exiting and nerveracking for a while. A great step forward. Don't forget to show us when your sign is up
Posted by Monte Jumper (Member # 1106) on :
Good deal Dave ...hopefully I can post pics of our new digs soon (soon as it's built).
Posted by Donna in BC (Member # 130) on :
Very clean and professional looking Dave! Best wishes!
Now the promises your new landlord/customer made... didja get it in writing? I had this type of agreement with a biz awhile back, promising loads of return biz. It didn't happen. I moved out after my lease was up. I hope things work out for you as promised.
You will learn so much with your storefront, all pros and cons. I have no regrets trying it out myself.
I had this type of agreement with a biz awhile back, promising loads of return biz. It didn't happen. I moved out after my lease was up. I hope things work out for you as promised.