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Garage workshop conversion almost done
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Where does the car go?
Who said he owns a car? ;) I have a double garage, but the times we had a car in it can be counted on one hand. Even after a sawmill accident.
Nice job. Why did you not ran electricity through the walls?
Any kind of ventillation or airflow?
Not really. I mean it's a drafty garage first and foremost, and the inner walls aren't exactly airtight. But the more pressing need in that space is insulation here in the north where it gets frigging cold in the winter, and it's not a space I'll be spending a majority of my time in.
If it turns out to be inadequate, I can always add an extractor later.
Never underestimate ventilation. When I bought this house it had as good as no ventilation. After adding ventilation the climate quality and feel for temperature went up a lot.
Nice work! Have you done it yourself?
Nope. I have a good builder who works fast and cheap, and has the tools to do construction like this, because that's what he does. If I had done this myself, not only would I have taken a lot more time to do it because I'm disabled and slower than him, but it would have cost me a lot more simply to acquire woodworking tools I would have zero need for after I'm done. I work metal, not wood.
Nice! How big is it? We're trying to fit one into a fairly narrow space and struggling with layout.
About 250 sq.ft. It's half of a large garage split lengthwise. I chose to have a long and narrow workshop over a more square space so I can have a long bench and spare space for a mill / lathe / column drill and whatnot at the end of the bench, and have the space to work on really long items, or aim stuff from one wall to the other. Experience taught me years ago that a long workspace is greatly undervalued.
Thanks. We're planning for a 10x20 add-on beside the garage.
this post was submitted on 27 Apr 2026
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