After talking myself out of it for a few years now, I've finally decided I'm gonna build a new shop. Yay!
Without going into excruciating detail, it'll be 24 x 52, and I'll hang a 12x28 carport off the side, with the rear 6' or so of that closed in for 'outdoor stuff' storage. I haven't decided yet on whether to have one of the pole barn people do it, or stick build it myself. I'll put a 12' garage door on the side of the shop at the end, and use that for 'emergency' parking of a second vehicle (storms or what not), since that will be my clearance area for the tablesaw/jointer/planer and should stay relatively free of clutter. At the rear 12-14' of the shop I'll frame up two rooms...one for a 'clean' room to spray in, and one for an office/storage (showroom) area. I'll finish off the interior of the office/storage area as I would a living room. Also thinking I'll rough-in plumbing for a simple bathroom and a kitchen sink in the two 'rooms', so in case the house ever burns down we could stay in the shop during rebuilding.
Now after all that, here's my 'windows' question.
I don't really need windows, as such. If it's hot enough here to open windows, they don't make any difference. It's still hot. I do think some natural light might be nice... so I'm wondering why a fella wouldn't use maybe 2' of the 'skylight' material they use for metal roofing at the top of the long walls... all the way down the building. Is there a good reason NOT to do that?
KC