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07-26-2017, 06:23 PM | #1 |
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seen your trucks Lets see your garage/shops
Me first, I am building 2 bays in my back warehouse to do nothing but give me the space I always wanted to build a hot rod. I picked up a Benpac 10,000 Lb lift and went crazy from there.
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07-26-2017, 06:25 PM | #2 |
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07-26-2017, 06:26 PM | #3 |
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07-27-2017, 09:10 PM | #4 |
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Re: seen your trucks Lets see your garage/shops
OK. I'll bite.
Shop after it was completed (latest remodel) about 18 months ago, 27'x22' The mop sink and bathroom. Lighting has been changed to LED cans and track lights for spot illumination. Note shelves for reading library above toilet. I can't have another garage door, so I have three french doors that are ganged together to open as wide as a single garage. The third door isn't open, but if bi-folds to let a car into the shop. What the neighbors sometimes see at night Or more recently, this Shop features- 100% solids epoxy floors with urethane top coat - solid off-white color to facilitate finding small dropped objects on floor. All expansion joints filled before epoxy coating - seamless floor Epoxy rolled-up on stem wall (with a fillet of epoxy to facilitate cleaning) Drywall starts 6" off slab - for wet projects 10' Ceilings (wish it was higher, but constrained by the roofline of the house) No windows. Access from garage or external french doors - both with double dead bolts. Warm white can LEDs and halogen spot/task lighting over work areas Ceiling painted flat white to help balance illumination Two 50A 220 circuits (for Lincoln TIG and 5HP compressor) Waist height 120V receptacles every three feet on two opposing walls Dedicated 3T heat pump - split unit on programmable thermostat Toilet (elongated and wife doesn't monitor misses on this one) Plumbed for refrigerator ice-maker (took fridge out a couple of remodels ago) 40" Stainless mop sink with hot and cold running water Restaurant grade sink fixture and metal waste trap Hose bib in mop sink - for filling mop bucket or washing/detailing cars Ceiling fan on wall switch Internet (little weak and need to upgrade for better signal strength) 55" LED TV with ChromeCast Sony/Harmon Kardon/Polk Audio (sub) with remote and GoogleAudio (for Spotify on phone) Workbench with motorized top - can be used standing or sitting 3T split heat pump with programmable thermostat Insulated - R20 walls and R40 ceiling (I think -upgraded ceiling with AC install) Opaque plastic panels on single light french doors - can't see in the shop and reduces risk of breaking door glass Alarmed and connected to the house security system. Attic access (with folding ladder) for longer term storage No intercom (believe me, this is a feature) No lift. I've gone so long without one, I'll probably wait till the next house for an opportunity. No Snapon banner (or tools, for that matter). I assume all the "OveRHassed" logos are some sort of branding strategy you've developed. I'd be interested in hearing what you intend on doing with it. Is there some sort of strategy to monetize this space and branding? I've worked for years to make my shop my 'inner sanctum' - did I get it all wrong? |
07-28-2017, 10:02 AM | #5 | |
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Your inner sanctum is the stuff dreams are made of. How do you protect that floor when welding and grinding? |
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07-28-2017, 11:11 AM | #6 |
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Re: seen your trucks Lets see your garage/shops
I TIG everything I can so there's not any splatter. I've had a MIG for ten years that sits in a corner.
Grinding isn't a problem if you sweep when you're done to keep from abrading the floor. For really heavy grinding I pull the air hose outside. The key is keeping it clean. I don't own any creepers and just slide under a car when I need to without getting dirty. It is easy to sit on the floor and work without getting too dirty too.( The epoxy floor is easily refreshed by sanding and putting another top coat of urethane every five or six years. The house and shop are 25 years old now and it has been epoxy since new. I had the floor ground back to concrete a couple of years ago and recoated after fighting the control joints with engine stands, tool boxes and cherry pickers for years. My shop morphs every few years to suit my latest projects. The ultimate plan is to raise the floor a few inches and bring it to level and replace the bifold French doors. I plan to turn it into a home theater to see if I can extract a little more value out of the space when I sell it in a few years. Best of luck on your multimedia project. Post links when appropriate. |
08-03-2017, 09:09 PM | #7 |
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08-04-2017, 03:39 PM | #8 |
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I would lay down fire matting. We use it in the power industry to keep weld splatter from dropping to the floors below on a boiler structure. It will definately do the trick. May be a bit pricey but it's cheaper than a floor.
If you aren't familiar with it, it looks a bit like fiberglass cloth but that's not what it is. |
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