New Shop, Almost - Woodworking Talk

RLHERRON · 08-05-2008, 05:12 PM

I wanted to try to post a picture. It's been kicking my butt. I will send more pictures now that I know how to it. Shop is almost finished. Sits on a lake at my house. had to clear some land to get started. Will be moving from a 12x16 shed to the new one which is about 700 sq. ft. I got tired of moving everything into the driveway each and every time I wanted to do some work. This will be my first shop, haven't got the power tools I'll need yet.
Wife is a little upset, didn't understand why it will be almost 1/2 the size of our house. (they just don't understand).
Look forward to reading the new posts each day, sit in the office most of the day with nothing to do. (sales - and it's really slow).

There seems to be a great bunch of guys here and a few characters.

TS3660 · 08-05-2008, 05:35 PM

That's gonna be nice RL. My shop is the upstairs of this garage that I built. It's 30 x 40 but with the way the roof comes down, the useable space is only about 22 x 40. It works great but the stairs are it's disadvantage. Oh well. You just can't have everything.

**Daren** · 08-05-2008, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by RLHERRON

There seems to be a great bunch of guys here and a few characters.

You said it, welcome.

aclose · 08-05-2008, 08:45 PM

RL, nice shop to be and welcome!
TS, very nice! do you use the low roof area for wood storage?

RLHERRON · 08-06-2008, 09:32 AM

TS, very nice. What kind of siding is that on your shop? Looks Good. By the way neighbor, Florence SC here. Looks like a nice lot in the woods.

RL

TS3660 · 08-06-2008, 02:57 PM

RL, Florence huh? I've been there a few times. Last time I was there I flew my wife there and she got sick. She blamed the way I flew but I blame Cracker Barrel which is where we had breakfast. That siding is cedar. It's expensive, hard to put up, and high maintenance. The only reason I used it was because I wanted to match my house.

wormwood · 08-07-2008, 10:38 AM

Lovely shop. It reminds me of the shop I built in NC, 3 car slots below, work shop upstairs, similar size and topographical lay out to yours. Sadly, I had to move from that house and now have no shop.

Pic of my long lost garage/shop:

TS3660 · 08-07-2008, 02:08 PM

Yes, wormwood, that looks similar to mine. Did you find that the stairs were a pain? Also, were you concerned about the weight of the machines? I didn't put any upright supports below. I have a 40' steel beam instead. The beam is 18" tall, which is supposed to be good for 40 lbs. per sq. ft. But the floor does bounce a little when I bounce up & down. I'm not sure that is indicative of weakness though. Maybe it's just normal.

wormwood · 08-07-2008, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by TS3660

Yes, wormwood, that looks similar to mine. Did you find that the stairs were a pain? Also, were you concerned about the weight of the machines? I didn't put any upright supports below. I have a 40' steel beam instead. The beam is 18" tall, which is supposed to be good for 40 lbs. per sq. ft. But the floor does bounce a little when I bounce up & down. I'm not sure that is indicative of weakness though. Maybe it's just normal.

The stairs are not too important because you would get to the shop ovet the cat walk to the left, hidden a bit by the trees. The floor did not bounce as I used 18 inch trusses. this is about the best pic I have of the downstairs area.

BobbyfromHouston · 08-10-2008, 09:44 AM

How would I post pictures from my camera phone to this website?
Bobby

BobbyfromHouston · 08-10-2008, 09:46 AM

I like how you can walk out of your second story shop to the ground level. That is beautiful. How about some pictures of the inside.?

Otto Ray Sing · 08-14-2008, 03:50 PM

You people are so lucky to have areas like that for a shop. I've got a 12' X10' arctic entry on the side of my house. It's actually covering the entry to the basement, but I'll be able to rig it for use as a shop. I'm determined, and I will make it work.