So the new house that I moved into has some additional basement space under the back porch. i have attached a picture for fun. My useable space is about 24' x12.5 feet. The current studded wall seen will get move back some, but I plan to wall off my electrical panel and sub pump.
There is no ducting in there so it seems a great place to keep some of my dustier tools. The ceiling are 103" tall and after much deliberation I have decided to convert my grizzly G441 and convert it to a G440 and only use a 30 gallon drum instead of the 55 gallon drum and put it in this area. Other wise I would have the stick the motor in between the floor joists in a different area of the basement to get the 109" height and I feel like that will be a headache... I plan to build a little room for it to help reduce the noise.
What is immediately noticeable is the lack of lighting and the echo of foot steps as you walk through. I have some t8 florescent fixture to install in there for the light. But what about the echo? Should I stud, insulate and drywall all the walls? I'm sure that will help, but is there a better thing to do since I'm not going for the "finished basement look"? I don't plan to recess boxes or anything like that. I just want it to be a functional shop.
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