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My workshop build...

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Now, this is a bit of a saga and stems from marital chicanery in which I lost out...again. We have just moved. Downsizing now that we are sort of retired and moving closer to my roots (Plymouth) and my daughter and 3 grandchildren in Weston-S-Mare. OK, the deal was supposed to be that Meryl (my lovely wife) could choose the house but I had to have a large garage/outhouse capable of supporting my workshop and a 2 post car lift. I went off to work in W Africa to help fund all of this and, to cut to the chase we ended up with an, admittedly lovely, terraced double cottage with no semblance of what i wanted, just a wretched shed which is falling down. FORTUNATELY there was enough garden to happily accommodate a workshop and i had been thinking for a long time about ceasing my lifelong hobby of playing with cars and metalwork. Too old now for lying on the floor and kneeling etc. So, in a way it was propitious but don't tell Meryl that.
In terms of what I wanted I found someone to work with me who can draw and we came up with this:



Now, It was designed to be 7m x 3m and 2.5m high at the eaves. About a 10 degree pitch and a red tiled roof to fit in with the houses around. Because its only a meter from the fence it would need planning, or not and just build it. I considered the latter and it would probably have been fine, we have great neighbours etc. I wanted to build it immediately so no delays needed. In the end I decided to keep to the permitted development rules, 2.5m max height. This forced a roof rethink, only about 3 degree slope. I ended up using EPDM. Excellent stuff but a nightmare when you have bought the wrong rooflights...

ok enough typing! I have loads of pics. I learned a huge amount. Its the first time I have attempted anything like this.

I will post a few wip pics and several finished ones. In the unlikely even that anyone is interested ask away and i will post more pics as necessary or requested.

oh yes, its clad in cedar - no treatment required!























Phew! I think that will do for now!

John
 
Can I see the studs inside, or is it just my eyes? If I can, does that mean it isn't insulated?
 
Hi Mike,

No its fully insulated - with rockwool stuff (in big rolls) in the roof and walls and with 25mm of Celotex under 22mm chipboard. I would like to have put thicker floor insulation in but was limited bu the roof height.

I think what you can see if the trunking for the wiring, I will take better photos of the inside tomorrow. I wired it to a very high standard (my mining roots again...) and have a total of 27 double plugs...everyone takes the p**s out of me but I know you v=can never have enough!

John
 
John, those windows are huge. I am curious to see how you made the join between the roof and the box that holds the door gear. It just looks plonked on but there must be to it than that.
 
Now I think about it, the framing was all 3 x 2 on a 4 x 2 base screwed into the concrete. The inner lining is 12mm OSB on the inner roof, 18mm on the outer roof and all interior walls. It turned out I could buy 18mm OSB for only a few pounds a sheet more than 12mm.

The windows were a one time good buy on Preloved! I got 12 for £50. They were built in to frames which were no suitable so I had to just use the window bit. I built simple 3 x 2 frames and used pukka hinges from Screwfix. The eagle eyed will see that they are all different sizes! the frames were all the same size but the glazing in them were not which was a bit of a surprise but hey! it adds character.

The door was a victim of the design change to reduce the overall height. It was originall designed to be on the inside under the eaves but after i decided to reduce the height to fit within permitted development rules it gad to go outside. It is just bolted on to the front, sealed behind and it runs in tracks on the side which are also well sealed. It works splendidly.

John
 
Stevie,

Re the door, no, the opposite actually. Pretty well draft free and fully insulated. It's an Ali sandwich filled with foam

John
 
oaktree11":18nsrlgy said:
.... It's an Ali sandwich filled with foam

John
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That's interesting. Do you have a manufacturer's name ? Like Steve, I kind of thought that roller doors were single skinned metal.

oaktree11":18nsrlgy said:
...... and have a total of 27 double plugs...everyone takes the p**s out of me but I know you v=can never have enough!

John
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LOL...reminds me of mine. I put in a huge amount of sockets as well planning to block up two ports of the three-bay garage to become my workshop. When the planning bloke came round on a visit he commented about the number of sockets but my builder told him I was keen on renovating old cars !
 
Hi again,

The supplier of my door was Easyfitgaragedoors. They were very good, not cheap (none of them are) but competitive. Mine was made more expensive because I had to change the order to mount it outside so it had to be fully enclosed.
Most domestic style garage doors are insulated now it seems.
Here are some pics of the slats, the dints are all my own work...




Here are some general interior shots. I KNOW its a mess, I am in the middle of trying to organise it. We have a 20' ISO container full of stuff in storage that I am desperate to vacate so a lot of stuff is getting shoved here!
Also, you will note that there is a huge amount of finishing work to be done (eg window surrounds etc) I will get to it in time but my emphasis was on getting it workable.
Electrics are still being developed so some of the main trunking still open.









And here are the fist two things I have ever really made in wood! go easy on me, just learning!





Overall, since starting the build, I have learnt a huge amount and would certinly not do everything the same were I to do it again but overall, i dont think there are any major snafoo's.

One other thing I meant to mention, the anglepoise type lamps were an Ikea bargain, £8 each!!

John
 
Oh, I like the portable drill storage. :eusa-clap:
 
I shamelessly cribbed the idea for the drill station from various photos on Pinterest, so many ideas there!

Again, if i were to make it again I would make it more elegant - rounded corners and an inclined shelf for the chargers. I was keen to play with the router table so I made slots for the shelves to slide into (i am sure there is a technical name for that)

It is hung on the wall using french cleats, another idea from Pinterest

John
 
Nice bench, too. Every good bench should be large enough to plonk stuff on!
 
Might be hard to do now but a lick of white paint on the walls makes a helluva difference to the light.

Nice mobile work table.
 
Looks great that John

Agree with Roger, the Drill storage looks good and I intend to do something similar myself. Also a good idea for something similar to hold rolls of abrasives.

White paint on that walls makes a massive difference as Andy says, so if you can splash a load of whitewash on there not before it gets too full it will definitely help.

Cheers
Mark
 
Looks really good and especially so to a casual tea leaf who can see right through those lovely big windows into the 'shop. I would have that glass changed to an obscured pattern fairly smartly - Rob
 
Woodbloke, the windows will be reflective coated when I can get round to it, not so much use at night but I also have two ip cameras, one inside, one outside. There is a pir sensor inside too which switches on the lights and sounds an internal alarm. There is one more secret surprise for an intruder (nothing lethal unfortunately) too. We are at the rear of a row of cottages not at all remote.
Not perfect but i feel pretty secure. Rereading that it sounds a bit smug...not at all i assure you, its a good point which i take seriously but i have done a lot and if someoneis really serious thats what insurance is for.

White it is, thats a good idea. There is not much obscuring the walls that isnt on french cleats so easily removed. Another thing to add to the jobs.

John
 
Yep, for me, the light coming in is spectacular and i have a view over the hills plus its part of the garden so windows were a must. If some brave person wants to chance it so be it. My general experience has been that if someone really wants in they will do it but i will make it as tough as possible and maximise my opportunity of catching them.

John
 
I have one of those roller doors on my garage, the garage has just been halved in order to create a stairwell and before the new internal garage door was put in we only had that between the living accommodation and the outside. Was pretty good at keeping the cold at bay and no draughts coming in which was great.

Like the workshop looks good :D
 
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