Brian Tax
06-26-2013, 1:09 PM
It has been a long time coming, but I am finally moving into to my rebuild shop. When we moved in 4 years ago it was just a rodent infested shell that a long time prior owner used as a mechanic shop. It had some good points once you got through the dirt, grime, and rodent residue. Here is what I started with, it was 25' by 20' with almost 11' ceiling, concrete floor, a fully separate 200 amp electrical meter, an I-beam in the ceiling (for pulling engines I guess), a bunch of 3/4" copper air lines.
Here is what I did. Lucky the rodents had moved out by the time we moved in, but removing insulation and clean up was a chore, let it air out for a couple of years (two small kids takes a lot at time).
New 10' by 9' 3'' roll up door, new 36" entry door, bigger window, house wrap and new siding & trim, new electrical with a bunch of 120V and 240V outlets (did not ever want to open the walls again), 2 2400W heaters, R-15 in the walls, R-30 in the ceiling, OSB walls & paint, a bunch of lighting (30 4' T8 bulbs) based on the info found here, and finally epoxy floor paint (unfortunately the grays did not match between the 3 cans).
Now the real fun begins, finish trim, storage, and moving stuff around an infinite number of times.
Here are some pics of the move in.265145265146265147265148265149265150
Here is what I did. Lucky the rodents had moved out by the time we moved in, but removing insulation and clean up was a chore, let it air out for a couple of years (two small kids takes a lot at time).
New 10' by 9' 3'' roll up door, new 36" entry door, bigger window, house wrap and new siding & trim, new electrical with a bunch of 120V and 240V outlets (did not ever want to open the walls again), 2 2400W heaters, R-15 in the walls, R-30 in the ceiling, OSB walls & paint, a bunch of lighting (30 4' T8 bulbs) based on the info found here, and finally epoxy floor paint (unfortunately the grays did not match between the 3 cans).
Now the real fun begins, finish trim, storage, and moving stuff around an infinite number of times.
Here are some pics of the move in.265145265146265147265148265149265150