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Building/equipping a workshop/garage.

Just realized that I have not updated here for a bit. :oops:

About a week and a half ago, the paint stopped flying, so I moved "Junior" out there to get him ready.
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He looked a bit lonely.
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Better, now that there is at least a "bench" filled with "stuff".
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Brought in his big brother.
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And his sister.
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Don't look Ethel, it's turning into a GS garage. :dancing:
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If I remember correctly, you're garage is 24x30? Now that you're moving in, do you think it'll be big enough? I ask because I'm in the planning stages of mine, and while I was planning on 30'x40', to keep the budget down, I may go smaller. Mine will be more of a workspace than a garage. I won't be parking cars in it. Just bikes, tools, etc.
 
Ray, I don't know if it's the "right size" yet or not. Still have some construction left-overs and don't have the shelves, cabinets, workbences and lift in there yet.

The "garage" is the space attached to the house. Eventually, it will be used for the active bikes, and Mrs. Steve wants to put a car in there.
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(Hers, of course.) The "shop" (the new building) will be the work space and storage during the off-season, when it makes more sense to actually put a car in the garage.

When considering the size, remember that I have a bathroom and a stairway at one end, basically leaving me with a 24 x 24 space to work in.

I was limited by city code as to the size I could build (750 sq. ft.), but I was free to choose the proportions. Depending on how you lay out your work space, shorter front-to-back, but wider might work. Say, 24 x 40? Or maybe 30 x 30? A lot will depend on what storage you plan and how many bikes you plan on putting in there at one time. I chose to go 24 deep (which gives 23' on the inside) on the off chance that we might need to put my son's truck in there to work on it.

I could have sworn I posted a picture of it, but can not find it, so here goes:
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It's "cozy", but it fits. :encouragement:

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I think you just convinced me to stick with 30x40. There is a full-size 4 dr truck in my future. I'd like to be able to work on it comfortably in there. They say the cheapest thing to put in a space is square footage. I'm hopefully breaking ground in about 8 weeks. Thanks! Your garage looks good.
 
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No, it's not "done" yet, but then, is any project ever completely done? :-k

Had a minor setback waiting for the contractor to get here to give an estimate for completing the plumbing and installing the driveway. I had asked for him to price it two ways: one with concrete driveway, the other with asphalt. Of course, he only priced it one way, the more-expensive way. :oops: He also did not talk to me before giving me the quote, as I had some stuff I needed to talk to him about, to see whether he could/would do it. Since I had no idea whether the bid included that stuff, I have asked him to come back, re-measure the project and make sure the 'extra' stuff is detailed in the bid. He has come back, we have talked about all the details, now I need to re-lay the string that will define the driveway and sidewalks. It has been a bit wet here, today is the first day I have been able to get out there to lay some string.

INSIDE, though, is a different matter. :dancing:

This is what it looks like this afternoon:
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The Wing is in there to make sure it's up for a ride with the Wing Group next weekend. Yes, it finally made its way out of the garage for the first time this year on July 1.
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The bike in the middle is a '79 850 that is a recent acquisition by a newer GSR member. He is coming up occasionally to help work on it and do some learning in the process. The bike on the right is an Intruder that belongs to a friend of mine. Doing a tire change and valve adjustment on it.

It will take the automatic payroll deductions on another check or two before I can get the workbench and drawers that will go on the left side of the picture (between the camera location and the entry door). To the right of the door is the half bath, still in framing state, waiting for the plumber. The shelves that can be seen past the Wing are where the Snap-On tool box will live, once it makes its way out here. Need to get all the plumbing (and vents) installed to finish off that wall before the tool box comes out. The "bench" across the back is just some OSB paneling spread across some saw horses, but I had to have some place to get some work done. All of the steel shelving along the right wall was free, from one of the hospitals where I work. The wood shelving came out of the shed that used to occupy the space where the shop is now.

There are still some holes in the ceiling, waiting for more lights from another of the hospitals. They are upgrading all their fluorescent lights to LEDs, I am getting some of the ones they are pitching in the process.

Hoping to get the driveway laid out this week, work might re-commence an a couple more weeks. :encouragement:

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You've got to watch out for those contractors. Perhaps one of the benefits of living in a dense area is that there is always more than one place to go.

My regular contractor said my rear deck could not be saved, not a single plank. $22,000 for a new one.

A family friend looked and asked, "What do you want? A pressure wash and re-finish?"

He re-used a few beams and estimated $5,900 for a new deck. It came out to a little over 6k.

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And yes, I asked him to build it upside down.
 

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Steve, How is the garage project coming along.......everything up and running?
Still missing the plumbing and the driveway, but stuff is happening inside. :encouragement:

If you refer to the picture a couple of posts before this, this bench is under the window in front of the Wing,
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and these benches are at the far left, where the wood is leaning against the wall.
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Now I need to start deciding what I am going to stash in the drawers and what to keep on the shelves.
The rest will be heading upstairs until I need it.
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It's actually two six-foot benches end to end.

I was doing some work at our church today. Picked a stainless shelf out of the trash. They are doing some remodeling in the washrooms and removed this shelf in the process. I am in the park across the street from the house, listening to an oldies concert. When I get home, I'll get a picture of it.

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OK, concert is over, got the pictures.

From a front angle:
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from the side:
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It's not quite as long as the back panel (5 ft. vs 6 ft.) and it's 6 inches deep, I think it will work quite well. :encouragement:

(The concert was Phil Dirt and the Dozers.)

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Looks good, how does it affect the built in light? Kind of looks like it may hinder the way it hits the work surface. Depending how much it is needed would be my only concern.

My current garage has a small shelf over the work bench and it.is very handy. One thing to consider would be a small lip of some sort to keep things from rolling off.

Did those drawers come with or are they just a tool cart?
 
Steve, I'm waiting for the official open house shop party. Surely something I would be interested in riding to. Perhaps later this fall or next spring? :)
 
Steve, I'm waiting for the official open house shop party. Surely something I would be interested in riding to. Perhaps later this fall or next spring? :)


I hope it fits into my schedule too..
We can have a live demonstration on tinkering advanced level 3 - Valve Shims & gaskets
 
Looks good, how does it affect the built in light? Kind of looks like it may hinder the way it hits the work surface. Depending how much it is needed would be my only concern.
The shelf does cast a bit of a shadow at the very back of the bench, but I think it will be rather tolerable. I may have some small stuff stashed at the back, there will certainly be enough light to see it.

One thing to consider would be a small lip of some sort to keep things from rolling off.
That is something I would have to fabricate, but it's not out of the question. Right now, I am thinking that the 'stuff' on the shelf will be more along the lines of spray cans and small boxes of parts that are being used in the current project. Stuff that might roll will probably remain on the main surface (which doesn't have a lip, either :oops:).

Did those drawers come with or are they just a tool cart?
The drawers are an option that is available with the frame and bench top assembly. The options were: a 3-drawer module (larger drawers), the 5-drawer module that I got, or a 3-shelf module. With the shelf module, you could get an optional locking door. On the 6' bench (what I have), you can put a drawer module at either end. If I had gotten the 8' bench, I could have put drawers at both ends, but two 6' benches fit my space better. They are firmly attached to the assembly, but the space on the right end (behind the entry door) is reserved for a cart that can carry parts and/or tools to the project.


Awesome work bench set up!
Thanks. It has taken a LONG time to get this dream to reality, I am doing my best to make it worth the wait.


Steve, I'm waiting for the official open house shop party. Surely something I would be interested in riding to. Perhaps later this fall or next spring? :)


I hope it fits into my schedule too..
We can have a live demonstration on tinkering advanced level 3 - Valve Shims & gaskets
Yeah, I hope that I can make it to the open house, too. :-\\\

We are currently at a financial stand-still. When that is resolved, we will proceed with the plumbing and driveway, THEN we will work on scheduling the open house.


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Just took some time to read through this. That is a sweet workshop. It will all come together eventually. Nice job!
 
Thanks. You will have to come on down with Wingsconsin for the open house.

The more 850s around here, the merrier. :encouragement:

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Just took some time to read through this. That is a sweet workshop. It will all come together eventually. Nice job!

Thanks. You will have to come on down with Wingsconsin for the open house.

The more 850s around here, the merrier. :encouragement:

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Next spring (spring in Wisconsin - not oHIo) we could make this ride together ...

I gotta buy some shims soon ...
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