Building a new shop
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If you ever thought about building a new shop, this article will help guide you through some of the thought process that goes into planning and building a new shop. | If you ever thought about building a new shop, this article will help guide you through some of the thought process that goes into planning and building a new shop. | ||
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==Insulation== | ==Insulation== | ||
| − | It really doesn't matter if you live in the colder or hotter part of the country, insulation will benefit either way. Keeping out the heat from a Texas sun or keeping in the heat during a Canadian winter, insulation will do its part in your construction of your building. Insulation will also deaden the noise that you produce in your shop. Remember the last time you used an air chisel to remove that rusted body panel at 11:30 pm? Or the sound of the last thunderstorm that | + | It really doesn't matter if you live in the colder or hotter part of the country, insulation will benefit either way. Keeping out the heat from a Texas sun or keeping in the heat during a Canadian winter, insulation will do its part in your construction of your building. Insulation will also deaden the noise that you produce in your shop. Remember the last time you used an air chisel to remove that rusted body panel at 11:30 pm? Or the sound of the last thunderstorm that passed over your steel roofed shed! Try using as much insulation as you can afford. It will pay you back double or triple over the original cost you invested. Don't forget the vapor barrier, at least 6 mil plastic. Seal the electrical outlet boxes on the outside wall to prevent moisture infiltration into the insulation and wall section. |
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If you are working with old iron, try building a separate area for racking your steel, or, a separate sanding blasting room with proper ventilation and good lighting. If you work on auto fabrication, why not have a frame jig table or a rolling overhead crane to move frames and engines into place. If auto body work is your game, how can you design it to keep the dust from overtaking all of the building? Maybe a simple divider and an exhaust fan will keep the dust and dirt under control. There are many considerations, plan them out and be open to new valid suggestions. | If you are working with old iron, try building a separate area for racking your steel, or, a separate sanding blasting room with proper ventilation and good lighting. If you work on auto fabrication, why not have a frame jig table or a rolling overhead crane to move frames and engines into place. If auto body work is your game, how can you design it to keep the dust from overtaking all of the building? Maybe a simple divider and an exhaust fan will keep the dust and dirt under control. There are many considerations, plan them out and be open to new valid suggestions. | ||
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