We definitely have it easier here in America with regards to available space and the price of used equipment, though I'd note that this kid's situation isn't ty

We definitely have it easier here in America with regards to available space and the price of used equipment, though I'd note that this kid's situation isn't typical. I grew up middle-class (my dad made, statistically, pretty much the median household income) and out of the scores of kids I knew, perhaps one of them might've had the parental and financial resources to do something like this, had he had the skill/intelligence/inclination. We had a tiny garage, barely enough to fit a small car. Of course, there was no room for a car, because we needed to keep the yard tools and such in there. I'm laughing -- trying to imagine my dad's reaction, had I asked him if I could build a science lab in there instead. "Sorry dad, the lawn mower's got to go somewhere else now" lol. He would have told me to go fuck myself.