By the time you have your areas lined up for various activities like chassis building, sheetmetal fabrication, wood working area for plugs for the casting area, 2 different areas , the machine shop, the upholstery area and the mechanical bay it takes up a lot of space!
Not to mention the other storage shop for the projects, the parts accumulation and the finished projects area! Don't for get about the bike shed either! No, I don't have that yet, and it may never happen but one can have a goal to work toward! Dan Stevens dba, Steelsmith. Steelsmith , May 2, Joined: Aug 3, Posts: 1, Profile Page. I have a 26' x 26' shop and it is to small to work on one car at a time. But at the cost of heating it it is plenty big.
Jalopy Jim , May 2, Joined: Dec 28, Posts: 29, Profile Page. Mr48chev , May 2, Joined: Apr 28, Posts: Profile Page. If I had my wish, I'd level the house and build a 10,,sqft shop area below and living quarters up stairs.
Of course there would be no money left for all the rides of my dreams My opinion, for what it's worth, is a hot rod needs to be pre-smog at least. However I can understand that the hot rod is in the eye of the beholder.
Mrjack55 , May 2, Joined: Aug 11, Posts: Profile Page. It doesn't matter how big you make it cause when its done, you will wish you went 5 ft more. Joined: Feb 24, Posts: 5, Profile Page. The shop has to be large enough that you cant see from one end to the other because of the curvature of the earth. Chaz , May 2, Joined: Feb 1, Posts: 5 Profile Page. WhatThaFrig , May 2, Joined: Nov 11, Posts: Profile Page. Joined: May 16, Posts: 5, Profile Page.
I bought a 30 X 40 storage unit at a local complex about 4 years ago before real estate went to hell. I bought it outright because I had the money then. It had 14' ceilings, which meant a lot of wasted space; I had a local carpenter put in a 30 X 8 mezzanine over the back part, with an 8 X 8 "office" area off of that with a flight of stairs down. If I were to do it over again, I would have made the mezzanine 16 X It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. Post your best pic and size of shop. Thread starter eightlitermopar Start date Jan 20, Hey guys! I love cruising around this site looking at others shops. A lot of great stuff on here. I am in the "drawing board" phase trying to decide what kind of shop to build.
I would love a large shop with lifts etc, but I don't want to cool a large place in the summer planning for a florida garage Lets see your best pic of your shop and list what size it is so I can get some ideas! Jack Olsen Super Moderator Staff member. Some questions: How many cars do you plan on keeping in it? Is it just for automotive work, or is it also going to be for other kinds of projects?
Is it going to be the only garage space on the property? Will you be storing bicycles, lawn equipment, camping gear, etc. Teach Well-known member. Joined Oct 19, Messages Jack Olsen said:. Click to expand Sounds exciting Ron.
I think when planning a workshop, big is best. I would go large, then you are covered for storage, plus any new tool hankerings the future will almost certainly bring.
When we changed workshops last time, there were two on offer. They were both empty, and although one was nearly twice the size of the other, they both looked more than adequate. I opted for the smaller, as it was in a more convenient location. Mario Turcot Posts: If you have or will get a dust collector and air compressor, think of making a dedicated insulated room. Lot's of discussions on shops on garagejournal. Suggest you check in there as there are plenty of threads on all facets of building a shop.
Good luck and look forward to following your progress. JBag09 Posts: I just put up at 30x40 pole building a few years ago. I have all my stationary tools on one side of the shop. A spray room and my mft benches and a 4x8 workbench on the other side. I was actually just out there earlier today working on some cabinets I have going right now and never had to walk to the other side of the shop. It just needs to be set up efficiently no matter what size you choose.
Also I can spin my fS guide rail around with no issue. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk. Ok I checked out a shed manufacturer looked at what they call this size a garage. There is a dramatic price difference between a 20X20 my current shop size and a 24X36 their largest size. My thoughts are, I can lay out the shop more efficiently then my current one giving me more actual working space.
Perhaps add a slab infront of the shop in the future , Then put a cover over the slab where I can when its cooler out build a cutting table for breaking down sheet goods. The cover will give me shade from the direct sunlight and protect from the occasional rain. I can always add another shed for more storage.
I got the go ahead from the the Boss Mrs Jobby to get any size I want. I dont forsee myself getting any major stationary tools in the future. I can do pretty much everything I want to do with what I got.
What ya'll think about that decision? Michael Kellough Posts: How much is the 20x20? Check another builder? This look like really well built sheds. Lemme check out tough shed and Ill check their prices again. You said you can do all you want with what you currently have. Yes to me an outside slab is a must. Do you limit yourself with what you have? Do you think you could do other interesting projects insert a lot of if here you had xxx tool?
If you think one day you will go on production mode, you will need a few stationary power tools. I don't have a good thickness planer and no jointer, I am limited to buy prepared wood most of the time. In a production environment this is far from being profitable. Cheese Posts: I'd consider a taller ceiling and doing some type of lumber storage in the rafters.
The air compressor will also be in another building not attached to the garage. There is also 1 other building that is 22' x 22' that will become my finishing room. It does seem a little strange doing all this after Dad passed but it is all things that we talked about doing some day. I know he is looking down with a big smile and glad that the place is staying in the family. Did not mean to hijack the thread Order is the dream of man. I had square feet when I was first got into the woodworking business from to In bought a square foot shop.
Both were big enough for a 1 man shop. I retired and thought I was done with woodworking. I got hooked again and built a little 10'x 12' shop just for fun. I wanted to keep it real simple and cheap. I had a contractor saw in the center and opened the doors for long rips. It worked fine for the few things I made. One huge plus for that 10'x12' size, everything was at arms length reach!
I'd often think wow in my old shop I'd have to walk 50' and back just grab this tool! Then I did a couple jobs for friends and needed a bigger shop, mostly for assembly and lumber storage. So I built our dream house and a shop. This time I got to design and build an "ideal size" shop from scratch. Notice how I put "ideal" in quotes? It turns out ideal was still a compromise. Not as much a compromise as fitting my shop into a fixed size space, but I was limited by lot size.
So I went UP to get space. My new shop is 20'x30' with a 28' ceiling. My plan was to use the shop to build the furniture and built-ins for my house and add a second floor if I needed the space.
The 20'x30' space is enough for the work I do now, but I want a lower ceiling. It's hard to heat and light a shop with 28' ceilings! I also miss being able to use " go-bars" for clamps. Go-bars are thin springy wood strips propped against the ceiling. Take your time and do a scale layout. Move scale size machines around and think about clearance.
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