Hey,
We put an offer in on a house yesterday that lacks shop space. It is not it's only problem but it has positive points too. There is a small 2 car garage - about 20 x24 with stairs coming in on one side - so you loose 3 feet on the 20 foot size. Barely room for a couple cars with maybe some storage space at the front - not really usable as a shop. It also has a 12x12 shed in the front yard (spectic in back and pretty tight lot). We don't know if the offer will be accepted but if we buy this thing, I am thinking I need to expand the shed to 20 x 20 feet. That is about as much as I think I can get by with from a visual standpoint -don't want to detract from the house.
So with that background, is 20x20 going to be OK - can I make it work? I'm hoping to keep the gardening stuff out of the shop and only locate woodworking tools in it. I have a BT3100 on a mobile base with extension rails, a floor type drill press, a hollow chisel mortiser (portable on a base), CMS, radial arm, jointer and planner plus lots of hand tools. I would also need to store wood in the shop and have 100 bd feet or so of mixed hardwood to move. My guess is I will be crowded but can make it work.
Jim
We put an offer in on a house yesterday that lacks shop space. It is not it's only problem but it has positive points too. There is a small 2 car garage - about 20 x24 with stairs coming in on one side - so you loose 3 feet on the 20 foot size. Barely room for a couple cars with maybe some storage space at the front - not really usable as a shop. It also has a 12x12 shed in the front yard (spectic in back and pretty tight lot). We don't know if the offer will be accepted but if we buy this thing, I am thinking I need to expand the shed to 20 x 20 feet. That is about as much as I think I can get by with from a visual standpoint -don't want to detract from the house.
So with that background, is 20x20 going to be OK - can I make it work? I'm hoping to keep the gardening stuff out of the shop and only locate woodworking tools in it. I have a BT3100 on a mobile base with extension rails, a floor type drill press, a hollow chisel mortiser (portable on a base), CMS, radial arm, jointer and planner plus lots of hand tools. I would also need to store wood in the shop and have 100 bd feet or so of mixed hardwood to move. My guess is I will be crowded but can make it work.
Jim
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