My New 2 Car Woodshop that will never see a car

[Shawn Neal]

Hey Guys,

My wife and I bought a house in January and the main priority once we moved in was making sure the garage was a respectable shop. The pics below represent about 8 weekends of work, now I'm ready to get started on some projects in the new space. Thanks for looking.

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[Dale Murray]

Very nice. I too have a developing two car garage shop however mine will see cars; I have a hard time spending 20-30k on something then leaving it outside. In my case everything is/will be on wheels and easily tucked away. Big TV.

[Shawn Neal]

Thanks for the kind words. Yeah where we live it very rarely drops below 40 or above 90 so the cars can live outside without to many issues...The TV is actually the smallest in the house, but I own an Home Theater Company so that part comes easy to me.

[Albert Lee]

That's way too tidy look like a display stand at some woodworker show, gonna post my photo later, not going to tidy it up gonna show "as is" lol

[Todd Burch]

Nice and clean! Floor looks great. What did you lay down?

[Darrin Vanden Bosch]

It'll never see a car......until the wife tells you otherwise.

[Greg Woloshyn]

Nice place, my garage is around that size and I also have an open ceiling like yours. The joists running across make really convenient space for storage of things you rarely use but need a spot for them.

[Peter Kelly]

No dust collector?

[Bill Adamsen]

Man cave! Where's the fridge?

Just out of curiosity ... how well do televisions work in a dusty environment ... has anyone encountered a great solution for protecting one in a shop ... or have long term experience they could share?

[Shawn Neal]

That's way too tidy look like a display stand at some woodworker show, gonna post my photo later, not going to tidy it up gonna show "as is" lol

I just finished it and I did straighten up a bit but that's how it looks currently. Will be a bit messier when the cabinets start but so be it.

[Shawn Neal]

It's in the back corner, you can just see it in one of the photos.

[Shawn Neal]

Thanks. I used Ucoat it and have been very happy with it thus far.

[Shawn Neal]

Nope, she is great about these things. I got the theater and the garage, she has carte blanche on the rest of the house, we're both happy with the arrangement.

[Shawn Neal]

The TV is an Industrial Model and there is a ventilation fan installed behind it that ensures no dust gets in the vents, my biz is in Home theater so I planned this one properly. The garage is connected to the kitchen so I'm no really in need of a fridge, I can walk the 10 feet.

[Rick Potter]

A shop that clean is a sure sign of a sick mind. I am jealous.

The only thing missing is a recliner for that TV.

Rick Potter

[Bill McNiel]

Bill,
I've had a regular old Samsung, bought off Craigslist, in my shop for years and have had no issues. Built a simple swivel wall mount.

[Shawn Neal]

A recliner might be a bit much...but for now I'm happy, about ready to start building kitchen cabinets so I doubt things will stay so clean...the TV is really handy to have, usually just have Pandora on and playing through the in wall speakers, but it's great having access to youtube to bring up a video of something your trying to do.

[Gilbert Vega]

Awesome shop Shawn!


It'll never see a car......until the wife tells you otherwise.

I'm doing something similar. A detached extended 3 car garage (workshop, 30'x31') along with a attached 3 car garage for her.
The workshop will have a full bath, security, phone, cable and internet services. I've been following all these workshop threads to help plan my new space.

Gilbert

[Todd Burch]

What's the little concrete pad in the corner where the planer sits? Original home for a water heater?

Todd

[John Sanford]

Awesome shop Shawn!
I'm doing something similar. A detached extended 3 car garage (workshop, 30'x31') along with a attached 3 car garage for her.
The workshop will have a full bath, security, phone, cable and internet services. I've been following all these workshop threads to help plan my new space.

Gilbert
Gilbert, you may want to go over to GarageJournal.com, they live and breathe garages/shops over there. They're a great resource for ideas, although not all of 'em translate to a woodshop. Many do though.

[Greg Woloshyn]

Man cave! Where's the fridge?

Just out of curiosity ... how well do televisions work in a dusty environment ... has anyone encountered a great solution for protecting one in a shop ... or have long term experience they could share?

I've had an old 19" magnavox in my shop for over 5 years now, no dust collector. Still works fine.

[Shawn Neal]

Thanks Gilbert. I look forward to seeing how your garage turns out.

[Shawn Neal]

Not sure but I'm guessing original water heater location.

[Gilbert Vega]

Thanks John, I'll check that site out.

Shawn, I'll post pics when it's done but it will be a while. House won't be built till November then I still have to do all the inside work. HOV requirements necessitated money I had set aside for a new building towards the exterior masonry and landscaping. :mad:

[Victor Robinson]

Great looking shop, I'm jealous of how clean it is!

[Andy Pratt]

I hope that flat screen doesn't run into a chopsaw cutoff, seems like I get about 1 a month that flies in that exact direction at force. Everything looks nice and clean-cut though, cool shop.

[Shawn Pixley]

That's not a shop! That is an Operating Room - way too clean and organized.

Seriously, very nice. I'm jealous. I'm not sure about the TV however. I don't get into the whole man cave thing.

[Chris Padilla]

I don't think my "2-car" garage has had a vehicle in it in 10 years! Nice Garage-ma-hal!! :)

[Michael Koons]

Great shop and very timely for me as I'm thinking the same thing What's the footprint of the shop? How many square feet?

[Shawn Neal]

Great shop and very timely for me as I'm thinking the same thing What's the footprint of the shop? How many square feet?

The garage is 19 x 20 with a little alcove, total sq ft is around 400.

[Shawn Neal]

That's not a shop! That is an Operating Room - way too clean and organized.

Seriously, very nice. I'm jealous. I'm not sure about the TV however. I don't get into the whole man cave thing.

Yeah it's not quite so clean now that I'm actually building projects rather than the garage being my project, thanks for the kind words.

[Shawn Neal]

The TV is actually pretty handy to pull up a YouTube video or a skill that I'm not particularly skilled at....the in wall
speakers are usually just blaring classic rock while I work.