Since my wife and I have sent out last kid off to college last fall, we (ME) are tired of living in a larger house with 1.5 acres of grass to mow. That acreage is in addition to 3.5 acres that i have to maintain. So we (me mostly) have decided to move into my parents old house which is on the same property as my greenhouses and flower shop. My dad died in 8 years ago and the house has been empty since then. I keep the utilities running and overall the house is in pretty good shape.
The house is roughly 1800 sq ft mid century brick ranch house. three bedrooms, one bathroom, kitchen, den dining and living rooms and an attached one car garage.
We are going to update the house by adding a master suite, new master bath, remove a load bearing wall, open the living room to the kitchen and add a new two car garage. Also the basement is unfinished, Anna (aka Mrs) wants to have that fixed up to a game room, TV room, I want to have a space for my audio system and we will take the old kitchen and move it downstairs. My parents renovated the kitchen in 1995 and installed cherry cabinets. In the 20 plus years, the wood has become very handsome so I hate the idea of getting rid of them. Having a second kitchen isn't the a bad thing as it could serve as overflow cooking space for holiday gatherings and also work as a canning kitchen. The basement will also have a third bedroom and bathroom.
Anyway, and to the point, the old garage could then be used as a dedicated workshop. The problem I have is that the old garage measures 12x26. So I am looking for ideas and thoughts on that space.
Some of you may remember what I have as far as equipment goes but those of you who do not know here is a quick list.
Sawstop ics with long extension table
Mini-max fs30 jointer/planer
Mini-Max MM16
16/32 drum sander
Nova 1624 lathe,
Delta miter saw
Delta bench top delta drill press
Oneida 2hp dust gorilla
router table
workbench
Festool saw, sanders, domino, vacuum, etc
some hand tools
a couple sharpening grinders
a 50-60 clamps that are wall mounted
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