First posting after two years of reading Sawmill Creek.
I am finally going to be building my dream shop, have been planning it in my head for many years but am now at the real planning stages.
Our home is north east of Toronto, Ontario so it will need to be a well insulated affair as we get the brutal cold in winter and killer humidity in summer. But hey, I'm Canadian, wouldn't have it any other way.
The shop is going to be part of a major addition we are doing in the spring which will involve tearing down the very old small building that currently holds my shop. The new shop will be 30' by 50' with 10' clear flat ceiling, 2x6 construction with sprayed insulation, a complete dust collection system running under the floor in the crawl space area, air filtration from the ceiling, double doors open to the driveway area totalling 8' wide by 8' high. A two piece bathroom will be just outside the door by the mechanics tool chest. Windows will be 36" by 48" high, double hung, positioned 52" off the workshop floor.
The radial arm work surface and the tool benches will all be filled with full extension, heavy capacity drawers for my hand tools, etc as I hate having to reach into cabinets to get things, especially down low. I plan on having some wall cabinets, etc placed between the windows.
All of the tools on the South wall will be on movable bases, most will be the same height as the table saw and work/ support tables. None of the other internal walls must be anywhere specifically, this is what I have come up with so far.
Couple of requests please. First, I would love to get comments / suggestions on my proposed equipment / tool bench placement as well as proposed general layout.
Second, I have seen a number of comments recommending in floor radiant heat. Why this vs forced air as I will be having central air put in for the summer heat.
Also the floor will be 3/4" plywood covered (I hope) with wood T&G plank flooring. Any comments on using pine that will be finished on site apart from it being soft?
Many thanks in advance,
Patrick