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I have been welding for a total of about 4 years now. I am looking at finally building a shop of my own because I have actually turned away a decent amount of work since everyone knows that I am a welder. The shop will be completely separate from where I live. I believe it is zoned as residential farm land or something, although I'm not completely sure. Do any of you have your welding business out of your house, behind your house or somewhere else not in a commercial building? I know of a family friend who has had a welding business behind his house for at least 15 years. I want to make sure I am completely legal and that I don't run into any problems when I try to start a side business in the building I am looking to put up because of the zoning, insurance, whatever else I may not be accounting for. I tried to buy a commercial property a few months ago, but a church supposedly beat me out of the sale and I also tried to rent a garage from a friend, but there was too much expense involved to update it to where I needed it to be and to make it legal in the eyes of the city.
Reply:Im out of my house, been there for 34 years, in different cities.We are allowed a home biz as long as long as it doesn't have the traffic of a crack house through the neighborhood. Noise can be an issue but Im respectful of my neighbors and I make sure if they need help they get it in spades so they feel indebted to me.I've never had a problem.Regards,RobGreat Basin WeldingInstagramBlue weldersRed weldersMy luscious Table DIY TIG Torch cooler
Reply:What's a zone ? I live in a free country. I own it.I do what I want-when I want-where I want.The only laws that apply are environmental and taxation.Bubble gumTooth pixDuct tapeBlack glueGBMF hammerScrew gun --bad battery (see above)
Reply:I live in NJ, so I hope it's the same. The shop will be on a dead end street. It will be on 7.25 acres (mostly woods) and the shop will sit back about 75 to 100 ft from the road with a minimum of 200-300ft or so on the one side from the neighbors. I really want it to work because I'm tired of trying to do work out of the garage and I'm frustrated with trying to rent or buy a place. Do you think I will have any problems in terms of zoning, insurance, etc? I don't want to build it if I'm going to have any problems whatsoever.
Reply:Go talk to the City,  go talk to the neighbors.Regards,RobGreat Basin WeldingInstagramBlue weldersRed weldersMy luscious Table DIY TIG Torch cooler
Reply:A lot of this will depend greatly on your municipality, neighbors and so on. If it's zoned as a "farm" that can give you a fair amount of leaway though.  A shop used to repair farm equipment falls under the farm use zoning. If you do other things out of that same shop as a side business to your farm...A friend of mine ran into similar issues a few years back on his property in Bucks Co Pa. His property is zoned as a "farm", but the residents in the new sub developments that got put up objected to a lot of the preexisting businesses. His was one of them. He drove a dump truck as an independent driver and had a few small pieces of equipment for small excavation jobs. When hassled by the municipality, he used his "farm" to cover things. He chose to grow trees. ( plant a few trees and wait for them to grow...) He needed the truck to haul dirt and soil, the equipment to plant and harvest trees and the trailer to move the trees. All legitimate "farm" equipment. He even managed to get his shop built even though he'd been fighting with the municipality over that for a while. He managed to convince them that if he could store his "farm" equipment inside the shop as he'd been trying to do, the municipality would get less complaints, and they finally agreed and gave him his variance he'd been asking for.I have another friend who was doing about the same thing with his excavation business. The equipment was for the removal of horse manure from the 3 horses they had on the farm... In this case he had gone to school with most of the people in the township works department and subbed out his equipment to them on a regular basis, so he didn't really have many issues with them.However I've also seen plenty of guys get hassled by new neighbors after they moved in. What was fine and acceptable previously, wasn't as soon as someone started to complain. I got wrapped up in that when a pest down the street decided to complain about my stuff. In the end I won the complaint, but for awhile I'd have to fend off complaints from the past on a semi regular basis. He'd complain, the township would issue a letter demanding I change or alter something, and then I'd have to fight it out with the township to prove I was in the right.He did stop after I threatened to complain and force him to make over $60K worth of changes to his home business to bring it up to ADA standards the last time the zoning official came out..No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth! Ronald Reagan
Reply:Make sure and fly a bigazz flag and work out a deal with a doughnut shop to continuously take care of the unemployable retards in blue....or black/with machine guns ?....protecting and serving the community.Bubble gumTooth pixDuct tapeBlack glueGBMF hammerScrew gun --bad battery (see above)
Reply:Originally Posted by BurpeeMake sure and fly a bigazz flag and work out a deal with a doughnut shop to continuously take care of the unemployable retards in blue....or black/with machine guns ?....protecting and serving the community.
Reply:I'ma run it out of the State of Nevada, either Reno or Wendover. No state corporate or personal income taxes, baby!MillerMatic 252Miller Xtreme 625Miller Digital Elite
Reply:Originally Posted by BurpeeMake sure and fly a bigazz flag and work out a deal with a doughnut shop to continuously take care of the unemployable retards in blue....or black/with machine guns ?....protecting and serving the community.
Reply:Originally Posted by DanRTI have been welding for a total of about 4 years now. I am looking at finally building a shop of my own because I have actually turned away a decent amount of work since everyone knows that I am a welder. The shop will be completely separate from where I live. I believe it is zoned as residential farm land or something, although I'm not completely sure. Do any of you have your welding business out of your house, behind your house or somewhere else not in a commercial building? I know of a family friend who has had a welding business behind his house for at least 15 years. I want to make sure I am completely legal and that I don't run into any problems when I try to start a side business in the building I am looking to put up because of the zoning, insurance, whatever else I may not be accounting for. I tried to buy a commercial property a few months ago, but a church supposedly beat me out of the sale and I also tried to rent a garage from a friend, but there was too much expense involved to update it to where I needed it to be and to make it legal in the eyes of the city.
Reply:I'm working from home right now, with plans to buy property in a year with a big shop.....or big enough space to build.  I "think" I'm pretty quiet.  When I need to grind, I shut all of the garage doors.  When I'm cutting, I use the bandsaw.  I keep it clean, and only have my garage door open if I have to, for  the most part.  If I'm welding, I'll open up the man door, and lift the garage door a foot or so for ventilation.  Looks like a garage that belongs to a guy that likes tools.  Doesn't look like a business.  Not much traffic either..just an occasional customer.  Look up your state's department of revenue website, and you'll find out what you need to know.-AaronJet 17.5" Drill Press1942 South Bend 16x84 Lathe1980s Miller 320A / BP --- 2013 Power Mig 2562012 Jet 7x12 Horizontal BandsawVictor O/A Setup
Reply:I do sidework out of my garage. But I live in a HOA community. My days off work are in between the week. Luckily most of my neighbors work during the day but I am surprised nobody has complained about me. I usually stop work around 5 when everybody starts getting home though. Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkLincoln Pro Mig 180HF Stick/Tig Inverter WelderLincoln AC225s
Reply:In the garage next to the house and I can be very loud. Good thing the neighbors like me
Reply:Originally Posted by DanRTI live in NJ, so I hope it's the same. The shop will be on a dead end street. It will be on 7.25 acres (mostly woods) and the shop will sit back about 75 to 100 ft from the road with a minimum of 200-300ft or so on the one side from the neighbors. I really want it to work because I'm tired of trying to do work out of the garage and I'm frustrated with trying to rent or buy a place. Do you think I will have any problems in terms of zoning, insurance, etc? I don't want to build it if I'm going to have any problems whatsoever.
Reply:Where in South Jersey -Atlantic county?Syncrowave 250 CK aircooled tig
Reply:Originally Posted by shovelonYou have a good set of equipment to go semi-portable. I think you could work from home out of your portable rig. Just don't look to obvious.
Reply:Hold on I'm putting the dog away before I carry on ! LOL -JUST KIDDING!If the land is zoned commercial you shouldn't have any problems .They will most likely want to know about any hazardous material and the like for the fire company. The zoning officer and the building inspector will have most of the answers you'll need.Best of luck!GizzmoOK honey ,you can let Rosco back out, its safe now...Syncrowave 250 CK aircooled tig
Reply:What are you doing for insurance, or are you carrying business insurance?  For you folks working out of your home garage,  will your home owners cover any issues?Sent from my SPH-L710 using TapatalkLincoln 175Monkey Wards 230v.  Stick
Reply:My General liability covers the building im working out of or where I may go onsite.
Reply:I have a friend who owns a business. He does all his work on site, but the equipment stays at the house. His shop was filed under his homeowners insurance. When it burnt down and the insurance company found out that one piece of his equipment used for work was parked inside, they refused the claim. If it is a legit business and you are working from home, I would talk to your insurance company to make sure you are covered. If you are buying property and building a shop then you should have no worry. If there are any questions ask the city/county if your plans are acceptable.- Christian M.C3 Welding & Fabrication - CNC Plasma Cutting-Mobile Welding-Custom welding and fabwww.c3welding.com