After 'country living' almost our entire lives, we are moving to a house in a subdivision. We've chosen our retirement location, a thousand miles from where we currently live. The move is a slow process. We bought the house a year ago, and are spending time at each place.
We are tired of all the time, effort and expense it takes to keep an old house on acreage going. But we had a lot of outbuildings. This detached 1.5 car garage has been my woodshop. Advantages: Easy in and out via the overhead garage door. Could make noise anytime of the day or night (no close neighbors and far enough away from the house). Didn't worry about dust getting in the house (although I should have been more concerned about my lungs). Lots of natural light. Disadvantages: Huge Wisconsin temperature swings. Days in the summer too hot & humid. Days in the Winter too cold, even with the heater. Humidity hard on the tools. Sometimes I would lose precious space to the grill or thawing out the snowblower.
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The new shop will be a space in the basement that previously was a rec room. Coincidentally, the old and new shops are exactly the same size (18ft by 25ft). Advantages are fixed temp and low humidity. Better lighting and electrical. I'll put something over the concrete that is better for my feet. Disadvantages include harder access to the shop. I'll need to go through the house and down the stairs. I'll need to get more serious about dust collection (although that's also an advantage). Neighbors won't hear me, but I'll be below the living room in our house.
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I'll keep this thread updated with progress. First up: Remove carpet and schedule electrical. I'm also going to remove the baseboard.
Wish me luck!