I have a small setup as you can see here (roughly 19x20):
http://home.cfl.rr.com/bridgway/shop.jpg
My 16' overhead garage door is having some problems with paint flaking and looks like crud and i'm thinking maye now is the time i rethink some of this... I free up the ceiling for some limited storage and usable lighting if i get rid of the overhead entirely. However i like the access it provides given the limited shop space.
I've also been toying with a retractable awning to gain some additional working room when needed (but shelted someone from the Florida sun). About this time, opening that door in the afternoon puts a huge amount of sweat on the TS top when i'm using it
Any ideas? I have thrown around:
1) french doors: more wall space on the front wall, but less access for wise cross cuts on the TS.
2) sliding glass doors: not sure i like them for security / exposure with such a short overhang
3) some type of sliding barn door like what i see in Norm's shop when he starts the show. But with an HOA, i'm sure it will need to be symentrical and open left and right. As with french doors, i really would like to get as wide an opening as possible.
4) something similar in concept to the nana-wall, but not glass as i am not willing to aborbe that much expense...
btw, I had considered expading the whole building forward, but i think cost on this would rise rapidly when the concrete/roofing are factored in even if i do most of the rest myself...
thx for any idea/opinions/links you might have?
-brad