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| I'm building a new workshop/garage! Help me design it... | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jan 12 2012, 11:11 PM (2,674 Views) | |
| rmcelwee | Jan 15 2012, 10:14 PM Post #31 |
 
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My current garage has 48 square feet of pegboard. I'll probably have twice that much in the new place... |
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| bogs | Jan 16 2012, 12:42 PM Post #32 |
Duct tape heals all wounds
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The other nice thing about it is, of course, it makes it easier for you to take pictures of what you've got designed so your friends here can critique it !  |
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| rmcelwee | Mar 8 2012, 08:09 PM Post #33 |
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Two months later and plans have changed a bit. I think tomorrow is the day we will contact the builder and say "go for it". Current plans: 24'x36' stick built shed. Will look like our house (tan hardy plank with dark shingles and the same pitch roof) 16'x7' garage door with walk-in door beside it two windows on the side (just one side for security) no sink/urinal - will work on this later The build is going to cost around $19,500. This will not include insulation, drywall, electrical, etc. It is amazing that we went from $6,500 to $25,000 so quickly! |
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| Memphis metro | Mar 8 2012, 08:13 PM Post #34 |
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Building materials are outrageous these days. You cannot even build a doghouse without breaking the bank. |
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| dayle1960 | Mar 9 2012, 09:37 PM Post #35 |
Fastest Hampster EVER
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19 grand for a shop? Heck I built an addition onto my house for 11K. It's 20x24 with 2x6 studs, a 4" concrete basement floor, six foot high cinder block walls on the foundation, four double paned windows, 3/4 inch of polystyrene insulation, with siding and a double door which opens out onto a new covered deck. I did all of the work myself. I also did the roofing, electrical, interior sheetrock, mud work, insulation, painting and it turned out rather nice. Maybe I should go into the shop building business. |
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| rmcelwee | Mar 9 2012, 09:54 PM Post #36 |
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Come to SC and build it for me. I'll give you $15K right now! My back is too bad to build it myself... |
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| Tim Keith | Mar 11 2012, 11:17 PM Post #37 |
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I would make a shop taller in height so that overheat rack storage can be above the floor, right where you can look up and see it. A small floor space is difficult to work around but overhead storage for tools and materials can help ease clutter. You can never have too many tools but you can be short of storage space. Depending upon local climate you might economize on the amount of enclosed space by including a car port, some covered space without full walls, unheated space etc. A sink with water is a good idea but in small shop a toilet might use too much space. |
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| rmcelwee | Mar 12 2012, 04:13 AM Post #38 |
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The budget on this thing has already grown from the original $6,500 to over $25,000 so everything else I want (12' tall walls vs 9' tall, large skylights, etc) has been cut out. We decided that at some point we had to say "no more". I found a really nice two post lift that the guy only wants $800 for but I realize that it will cost me $2,000 in the end for workshop upgrades and I just can't do it. This thing is already as big as my first house was <G>. |
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