My workshop is a....

[affyx]

My workshop is a....

MESS!

(and a 10x18' portion of garage)

[smorris]

Mine is a mess right now as I have 2 projects going on and a stack of Ash for another sitting in the wings. That said, here is my one car garage shop. Most of the stuff piled against the garage door is destined for a trip to the dump, probably tomorrow.

[natausch]

Standard shared 2 car garage.

Right now I'm taping and mudding. Not the easiest to do since it takes about half an hour to heat up after the door opens.

[Iansaws]

I built a 16 x 24 ft 2 story barn with a 8 x 24 ft porcha couple of years ago and I am still in the process of turning it into my ideal shop. So far I have thoughorly wired the inside with lights, over head and outside recepticles and 3-way switches, completly insulated, put up OSB for walls, ran 100 amp service underground from the house, along with cable TV service and CAT-5 cable for the internet, and piped underground water. Recently the LOML gave me a 1.5 hp Delta DC for Christmas ( or was it Santa). I think I am at last through buying tools now. Once I pipe the DC and finish the upper cabinets, my shop should be all but finished.

I say this is a shared space because the upstairs is used for storage and will someday have a work/craft area for the LOML as well.

[GregL]

My shop is a dedicated outbuilding barn workshop 24 x 40 and two stories tall. I built it 2 years ago and figured I would build my dream shop. You only live once ...so go for it.

[pelligrini]

Originally Posted by GregL

My shop is a dedicated outbuilding barn workshop 24 x 40 and two stories tall. I built it 2 years ago and figured I would build my dream shop. You only live once ...so go for it.

Wow! a palace! You really ought to post a thread on your layout. I work out of a 10x12 shed with a 5x12 storage add-on on the side. I could hardly imagine having something like that.

[JLaw246]

B.) Shared garage ( two car)

[Kavoom]

One of the reasons I got my house was the 10 X 21 (and 3 X 4 space)unfinished separate space at the bottom of my stairs. It has a 36 in wide door and is less than 10 feet from my walkout. And did I mention the wide doors... It is on a back wall that is framed for a window and would easily accept cut outs for dust vac exhaust etc. or even another door. No, I'm not fixated on doors...

My saws (miter and jobsite type) are both on portable stands so when folded up they have a small footprint. I"m still putting it together but got a nice workbench from Sams Club at Xmas. This space is separated from the finished part of the basement and the other unfinished part ready for a bath and bed addition...

I asked about the space and the builder said he put up the wider doors, cause it looked like a good work room down there...

[Jack Bench]

I am very lucky. We built our house about 10 years ago and I designated just under 400 sq ft for a shop.

I put a sink in there, two 220v circuits, two 120v circuits, piped the air compressor into the garage, and the whole basement has in floor radiant heat.

The stairs are wide enough, but I do wish the basement was a walk out. Other than that I wish it was bigger, of course, and that I had more time to work in there!

Charlie

[Steve Callis]

Originally Posted by tropicaffair

I selected other because even though it is separate from the house and dedicated as a shop it is not a building. I converted an old 28 foot long construction office trailer into a shop. The interior width is 7'-6" no matter how you cut it so I have learned to think in a linear way when dealing with work flow.

Russell: I have taken an old 60 ft mobile home and cut it down to 48 feet, it is 13 1/2 feet wide, stripped down to the main frame and rebuilding it. I'm still working on it. hope to post pics when it is farther along.
Steve