Here's what we have in the planning stages, or more correctly, in the idea stage. I'm looking at buying some property which has a barn and is zoned commercial. We thought of setting this up as a do-it-yourself garage, geared toward those that don't have the tools or location to work on their rig. Lot's of us don't have garages, or like me, don't fit in the garage anymore :o)
We looking at trying to provide a well stocked shop with a lift, jacks, tools, shop supplies, etc. We'd charge an hourly rate plus a separate charge for supplies - i.e. metal, welding rod, grinding wheels, etc. I'm not sure how big the shop could be, but somewhere between 3 and 5 bays seems right. I'll know more when I look at it later this week.
We are currently after input from people like you to get a feel for the level of interest and what we could charge. There is absolutely noone around to compare with. I used these kinds of shops when I was living back in London, ON. They were a huge hit, especially after hours!
Please feel free to respond with comments, suggestions and ideas as well as voting in the poll. We want to gear this towards the off-road community if we can, rather than the general public -after all, that's our interest too.
We also are considering starting smaller and opening it up just to clubs. i.e the NPORA would rent a bay for $XX/month and it's members could use it for projects, but they'd be required to provide their own tools, and it'd be available 24/7/365. We have lots of ways we could go, if we go.
We need your thoughts and comments.
Thanks
Gibby
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I don't know how to change the poll. It should say between $20-30/HOUR
