Building a garage/workshop. What would YOU do?

Now that I see the shop size you can think about doing what I have planned. Cover oneof the corners floor to ceiling in metal siding and make the inside wall a heavy curtain. When not in use pull the curtain back and you have your space but you can use this area for wet work and grinder and then just pressure wash it away.
 
Something to think about when placing a compressor: if not on solid surface/ground, it might buzz the structure to the point of distraction. Sets up a bunch of potential harmonics in the building that might be annoying..... I know this because a friend just did that in his engine machine shop. Seems to magnify the sound when the compressor is running. Granted, it is out of the way and not taking up floor space but he's now talking about placing his compressor outside the shop on a concrete pad in an enclosure then plumb from there. With a basement available, it might be a viable location to consider......................Wesley

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Yes, I guess you´´re right. Did not think of that. The big ole compressor might fit better in the basement area. But there the sounfd might bounch against the concrete walls.........why do the compressor need to be soooo noisy:banghead:

/BigBoreSwede
 
Here comes some more pics.

Remember, this is going to take a while since I´m alone at this one. Planning to have heat on and most of it up running by next winter (1 year +).

Many figures that the overhead storage would be a good place for parts department....but I don´t agree. It´ll be too moisty there and chrome, electric component etc will be damage over some time. Frames and stuff will survive doe:thumbsup:

Some dark pictures of the basement....sorry. It´s in this area I´ll throw a bunch of blond, swedish girls. I´ll just pick one of them up when I get bored fiddilg with the ride. And yeees, I´ll take a picture when they are all collected:bike:

As you can see there is alot of planks and as we say in sweden "the wood heats more then once". True, because I´ll throw it in the fireplace this winter.
Besides all the planks and shingle I´ve found alot of old newpapers.....date 1927-1929. A few years after the house was built. Exciting reading!

For now/BigBoreSwede
 

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The rafters would be a good place to store the tracks you put on your bike come winter.

Who needs a cycle lift? MANY years ago I had a party in my 3rd story apartment and woke up the next morning to find 2 nine foot long 750 Honda choppers in the bedroom. Don't know who put them there. One was mine, never knew who the other belonged to. Only way up was a spiral staircase. Must have went up a whole lot easier than they went back down. Had to carry them above the hand rails to get them down.

Guess I should be glad I wasn't riding a bagger.
 
recessing the lift is an awesome thing to do! I also have a portable generator for my workshop. Just in case the power goes out I will still have something to do while having a homebrew. I also have a small lounge area for taking breaks while a friend or someone drops by.
 
all great ideas....and I would ABSOLUTELY put my compressor in the basement/cellar! You could also wall it off to help with the noise.
 
all great ideas....and I would ABSOLUTELY put my compressor in the basement/cellar! You could also wall it off to help with the noise.


Yeah.....I think it will turn out that way. It´s the best place so far. I´m also planning to store all the gas, spraycans, thinner and all that stuff down there.

You really don´t want all that stuff around if a fire breaks out.

/BigBoreSwede
 
Yeah.....I think it will turn out that way. It´s the best place so far. I´m also planning to store all the gas, spraycans, thinner and all that stuff down there.

You really don´t want all that stuff around if a fire breaks out.

/BigBoreSwede

I wouldn't reconsider that choice, any leakages and fumes will make a first class bomb. build a cabinate against a wall and have a vent to outside.

The compresser would in my view, (being a chippie and using them all the time inside and out), is better undercover out side.
 
Two words: Parts Department!

If it's absolutely bone dry in the basement, this would be ideal.

If it's not 100% dry, then this is a very bad idea.

If your putting a pillar drill in there and you use it for polishing, have nothing to its immediate left, or it'll get cover in shit.
 
If it's absolutely bone dry in the basement, this would be ideal.


No ventalation = disaster. Fumes and gas will build up and a spark could cause serious damage. There will be welding and grinding and all sorts of spark causing situations. It is up to your common sense.

BigBoreSwede, I gave the pic for the basment a touch up to see what it looks like. It has been well made

Another thing with a compresser it needs ventalation and if it was used down there it wouldn't get enough and if you did then it is another reason not to store gas and thinners down there
 

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If you have the funds , then by all means install a shop sink with hot and cold water. I have one in my shop and it's used almost daily.
 
No ventalation = disaster. Fumes and gas will build up and a spark could cause serious damage. There will be welding and grinding and all sorts of spark causing situations. It is up to your common sense.

BigBoreSwede, I gave the pic for the basment a touch up to see what it looks like. It has been well made

Another thing with a compresser it needs ventalation and if it was used down there it wouldn't get enough and if you did then it is another reason not to store gas and thinners down there

Sorry, for storage of parts it would be ideal if it were bone dry.

I totally agree on NOT storing gases or the compressor down in the basement.

Homemade wine could be stored down there, if it's not totally dry :D
 
Any open flame, (pilot light, etc) could be a disaster. I would try to position the heat source where it has access to fresh air (for the flame) isolated from any fumes (gas, dust or paint) and vented to the outside. This might mean a small room just for the heater. I would located the air compressor where it can be serviced easily. I don't know the humidity levels where you live but here they are quite high in the summer months. This means the air storage tanks have to be drained often. Easy access is a must.
 
Wow that cellar would be awesome for storing wine and curing some hams. No way I could dedicate an entire building like that just to motorcycles! It has a lot of potential for so many other uses. I'd just make a good portion of it a shop and another chunk a party house.
 
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Ok....ventilation for the fumes and dry location for the compressor. Thanks for the ideas.

You see, this is the very reson why I posted this thread in the first place. I´m a carpenter, not God. It´s impossible to think of all the stuff and plan everything perfect. Of course all the fumes should be ventilated but it never really crossed my mind until now. I guess I´m getting "home blind", as we say in Sweden. (make sense??)

I try to make a floor plan once a day, all in different setups. Very exciting, actually! I also try to put a few hours into the shop each day to make some progress but as you all know......money is not the big issue, time is:banghead:

Besides that I´m fiddeling with my TX 750 swingarm and mounting brand new VM34´s. Cowabunga, dude!!

/BigBoreSwede
 
MORE MORE MORE A/c, it is so hot in Texas that i don't want to work on my tracker, that is a sin. 104 here again today. Refrigerator, Flat screen, stereo, Handy lift table, good compressor, A/c, A/c, A/c Good luck from the hot hot long Star State!
 
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