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10-14-2017, 01:16 PM
Used 12" bridging spikes to mark the corners of my new shop.
I want 30' x 50' but the management thinks 40' is plenty. Gonna paint some lines on the ground and park the pickup inside and see how it looks then.
Maybe get some concrete poured next week!
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Don't cave to management, she'll get over it! (Easy for me to say.......)
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(10-14-2017, 01:16 PM)Wild Turkey Wrote: Used 12" bridging spikes to mark the corners of my new shop.
I want 30' x 50' but the management thinks 40' is plenty. Gonna paint some lines on the ground and park the pickup inside and see how it looks then.
Maybe get some concrete poured next week!
mine is 33'x42'. I would advise 30'x60'
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well, bigger is always better...but 30' by 40' is a nice space. Best to follow management guidelines and have a happy house along with a nice shop. Congrats....how tall for the ceilings?
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If it was me, I would go 30x60'. Then put in a bullet trap and shoot .22 indoor at the 50' targets.
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Well you just need to re-frame the options:
"We can do 40' instead of 30x50"
Oh, I thought you meant 40x50, but that seamed too much so I just went with 40x40?
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I like the idea of parking the pick up in the void between the spikes.
Congratulations....are you going to post pictures of the shop as it's built? I would love to see the build. I'm getting ready to build my shop/detached garage in the spring but it won't be that big.
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10-15-2017, 07:55 AM
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(10-14-2017, 01:16 PM)Wild Turkey Wrote: Used 12" bridging spikes to mark the corners of my new shop.
I want 30' x 50' but the management thinks 40' is plenty. Gonna paint some lines on the ground and park the pickup inside and see how it looks then.
Maybe get some concrete poured next week!
30X40 is a good size for a wood shop. However, it sounds like you are putting up a muli-purpose building. Will it store lawn equipment, or do you have a shed for that? How big is your wood collection? You can grab a can of marking paint
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and lay out the shop tool, autos, and storage areas. I have found that an open air space always looks larger than the same space with walls up.
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Unless the DDA (Department of Domestic Affairs) is going to get out there and measure you could probably mark the pour for 30x50 and it may go unnoticed.
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I have 32 x 48 but actually the front is storage, and parking, so I'm in 24 x 32, which is the same as the last 2 shops before it. It is a nice working area, you just need to allow for plenty of storage on the perimeter. A friend couldn't decide on size, so we pulled the vehicles in that would be there, and made plywood cutouts of all of his big tools, made a second line 24" in from the outside to allow for counters/storage all around. He ended up going a lot less than he originally thought he needed.
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