Why I hate having a shared space workshop.

[dbhost]

You guys that have a detached shop, dedicated ONLY as a shop, and no keys in the wife's possession probably don't ever see stuff like this in your shop...




Somehow she managed to put a bag of potting soil on top of my jointer while it was on the tool stacker...

I wonder if the city and HOA would notice if I built a 16x20 shed in the yard and ran power to it?

[charliex]

Ya gotta love em though.

[dbhost]

Oh I'm not fussing about her. It was a space in the "garage" to her... I am fussing about the shared space nature of the shop...

[pelligrini]

At least it wasn't manure.

I do understand, keeping all my tools locked up was by plan. I think I would have had to use them on someone if they weren't.

[natausch]

Still easier/cheaper to build an unpowered 8x10 and agree that all outside items stay in it. My wife's car is the only non-woodworking thing allowed in the garage.

[dbhost]

Still easier/cheaper to build an unpowered 8x10 and agree that all outside items stay in it. My wife's car is the only non-woodworking thing allowed in the garage.

For design simplicity / most efficient utilization of materials I have available I was actually thinking 8x12. A friend donated a dozen 4x4x12' PT timbers from an abandoned fencing job, 2x4x16 PT rails are easy to get, and I have a stack of PT 2x4x8 left over from my fence project. The only big expense part would be the siding, I want it to match the house, so it will most likely be Hardie Panel, and I think that stuff is still going for around $30.00 / sheet. I would need sheathing and vapor barrier as well. I figure with the material I have on hand, I should be able to get it done for less than $1,000.00 as long as the City doesn't permit fee me to death...

[JoeyGee]

I have a shed for all "other outside stuff" but most still manages to migrate to the garage--to land near or ON my tools. I keep reminding myself it's my kids making the mess, and there will be a time in the not distant enough future that I will miss their messes .

Now, that doesn't help much when I am mopping bubble solution off my miter saw and stand...

[nickg]

It seems that any horizontal surface is 'fair game' when it comes to setting something down on top of it. I've even been guilty of this one or twice myself

[Richard in Smithville]

Fortunately, LOML respects the garage/shop as my shop space and she never intrudes. LOML won't even search out screwdriver unless I am at home. Guess I'm just lucky that way. On the other side of the coin, I can only blame myself for the mess I find in there when I go to do some work.

[All Thumbs]

I would retaliate. Maybe leave cutoffs or sawdust on the kitchen counters.