I acknowledge that many simply won't care about this but, after a year of effort, I'm finally almost to the point I can call the shop ready for action. The shop will undergo more "adjustments" as I continue my efforts to make it user friendly. Still trying to determine exactly where I want different things to be. This is just my initial placement of "stuff". Not sure the bike/trike lift is going to stay where it's sitting but (as usual) I wish I had built it bigger. The two-post lift takes up a lot of room in the center leaving just enough room for that bike/trike lift where it's currently located. That might change, anything or everything might get moved except the two-post lift. Anyway, here's my shop.

Feel free to comment or make suggestions.







Oh BTW, I didn't take a pic but on the rear of the shop is a 12X30 lean to where I park my Kubota Tractor and a few implements. I looked at getting a mini-split HVAC unit but, the cost of doing that would have been about 7 times higher than those two window units.

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Rams
Learning most of life's lessons the hard way. .
You are only young once but, you can be immature indefinitely.

quote Originally posted by G-Man: Looks awesome. I've been wanting a dedicated workshop for a long time. Looks like it's about 30x40x12? Did you put it up yourself? I'm also guessing from the lack of spray foam, that you're going to do some kind of rigid wall on the bottom 7ft? Gary

Correct on the size of the shop, 30X40, 12 foot walls, the peak is about 2.5 feet on up. No, I did not put it up myself. I would have and could have but, I haven't developed enough local friends to ask helping me. This is not a one-man construction project by any means but, three men had it up in a day and a half. From about the top of the windows all the way around the inside wall, I had the foam crew tape the uprights off and then remove that tape and foam spray when done. I do plan on hanging some plywood or peg board on the walls eventually. One thing I did learn is, that closed cell foam once applied strengthens the entire structure. This according to both the building manufacturer and the foam crew. I'm still trying to figure out how and where I'm going to hang my TV and then get an "over the air" signal through that metal skin. No, I'm not running cable or Wi-Fi out there. We'll have to see how that works out. I'm also considering a mezzanine up above the garage door across the entire or partial width of the building but, haven't decided yet. The building was sold with a rollup garage door that I didn't want. Was told (by the manufacturer that it was not available in an insulated version and could not get one with windows. Turns out, that's not true. They just don't sell them. I'm doubtful I should hang that much weight from the cross beams on a mezzanine and really don't want any poles coming up from the floor to support such a structure/storage area.

quote Originally posted by Jake_Dragon: That's a lot of yellow. Is it sealed? Looks like a place I would love to spend a lot of time in.

Yep, it sure is. Told the foam crew the wife wanted pink (joking). They told me a lot of folks paint the foam. I haven't considered painting it, figure I'll get used to it. No, the foam is not sealed, the need wasn't mentioned and I haven't heard of anyone doing that. Enlighten me if you will. Oh yeah, if you happen to ever come to South West Tennessee, stop by. We'll do something even if it ain't right.

Rams

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quote Originally posted by Jake_Dragon: I like the shop, for a hobbiest it should be more than enough. Fire cabinet for flammables, this is something I would not want to do without. Air compressor? Do you have it plumbed to each side of the garage or will you just pull hoses? This was our biggest dirt generator, keeping the lines dry was the hardest part. Would suggest some oil resistant panels so clean up is not an issue. The water collectors were messy and draining them was a pain in the ass. Ventilation, I would suggest a vent in the front and back to keep the top of the garage clear of fumes and hot air. May save you some money when its not that hot out. Put it on a thermostat with a range and a way to turn it off when you want to run the AC. Then just storage to keep things off the work bench and floor. ** I did not own the garage that I worked in so I could only ***** about it but those were the things that I would have changed if I could have. The owner was like you, a hobbyist that let me work on things that were too much for my car port. Just had to clean up after and buy the beer. I assume that you could put a small car on the lift and leave it when you are not using it, lock it out at the top and have room for a second car/bike under it.

Some good suggestions there, Will consider and act on some. My next project is to put my air compressor out under the lean to and then plumb air lines into the shop but, that's going to have to wait a while, my "Honey Do" list is long and I'm behind according to her schedule...................... Apparently, we need four new ceiling fans installed where there's already four ceiling fans in the house. Mine is not to question why but to do or.................................

Edited: Visited a couple of retail outlets and found a air hose reel with a fifty foot air hose that I believe will do the job. Was intending to plumb in air supply plastic pipe but, this seems like a very useful idea to me. Yeah, I'm cheap and lazy but with a fifty foot air hose, I can reach every corner of the shop. Seems reasonable to me. Credit goes to CoolBlue87GT for that one.

Rams

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