My Shop Progressing. slowly

[Gary Lange]

I haven't been on in a while with other things going on and busy with that stuff. I have been busy working on the shop and have the floor done and the electrical work in except for the lighting. I need to do the ceiling and put the lighting in.

I covered the existing concrete floor with a raised platform of 2" X 4" with particleboard and then added Number 2 pine in 12' X 12" boards. It was a lot of work but I think it looks good and is nice and sturdy.
This shows the new floor.

This is the side area which is 8' X 8'3".

This is the main shop and is 18' X 11'3".

This is the hallway to the shop and is 11' X 4'.

[Jim O'Dell]

The flooring looks GREAT!! I wish I had the head room to lose a few inches for flooring. Keep at it. I've been working on my rehab for over 3 years now. Still have lots to do. Jim.

[Glenn Clabo]

Nice space. You'll be very happy with those floors. The old knees scream when I have to stand where the pads aren't.

[David Parker]

Hi Gary,

You have a great space there. I'm starting to put together my first basement woodworking shop (only 12 x 15) and have a couple of questions for you. How far apart are your electrical outlets and how high from the floor? Also, do you have multiple circuits feeding these outlets and if so, how do you have them arranged (e.g. first outlet = circuit A, next outlet = circuit B, next outlet = circuit A .....)?

Thanks.

Dave

[Gary Lange]

I didn't do the wiring on the plugs as I had that put in when the builder built the house. The plugs started out at about 44" from the floor but I added a 2" X 4" frame with 3/4" particleboard and then 1" X 12" pine on that so they are about 38" off the floor now. He did do them in several different circuits though and I added three 220v outlets on two circuits in the floor along with a 110v. One of the 220v circuits will be for the Table Saw and the Jointer/Planer when I get them. They won't be run at the same time so I felt they could share a circuit. The other 220v is for the Dust Collector because it would be running when the rest of the tools are. Most of the tools I get will come from Grizzly as they have a place here close to me in Springfield, Mo. I forgot to say that the outlets around the shop are set at every other stud.