Recent content by Shawn F.

Thanks padroo! My plan is to look for commercial land first and then talk to a building inspector to make sure what I want to do on that property is okay. I want to get my ducks in a row and know which steps need to be taken and in what order so that way I can plan out how much it will cost to...

As time goes on, I find myself needing more and more space in my shop... I started out with 3000 sq ft. Recently went up to 6,000 sq ft and now finding that I need a little more... I have been looking at 7,000 and 8,000 sq ft shops for lease in my area but at the price of $3500-$6500 a month, I...

Thanks for the advice... Now do they call them reversible fans or something else? It looks like Northern Tool doesn't carry any of these locally and I will have to ship it in.

I am looking to put a new exhaust fan in my 3000 sq ft shop but have a few questions before going out and buying one this week. I do not want to spend much more than $300-$350 on one if at all possible. Right now I have the biggest fan that Lowes sells on wheels that is blowing towards the...

Bib, I will talk to my father about this. Sounds interesting. He owns a roofing company and knows a lot more about it than I do. As you stated, it would be thousands to insulate and drywall.

Thank you very much for this info. I am going to keep my eye on Craigslist for a used one if at all possible. If it lasted me 2-3 years I'd be very happy since I doubt I will be at this shop after 3 years. If things go as planned/well then I will be into a much bigger shop by then (fingers...

Ok, tomorrow I am picking up my 10,000 BCU portable A/C unit from Lowes for my office. The office measures out to about 12X12 (smaller than I thought) and the unit will cool up to 350 sq ft of space which works great for me. As for venting, I am going to vent it out into the shop. For now I will...

I have the same issue as you here but with 3000 sq ft of concrete in my shop!!! Do like mentioned above, it's the only way to do it correct. Drag a chain across on the floor, you will hear where it's hollow or not then chip the sections out with a hammer. As for what to skim it with, I am still...

Jorgen Moller, you have a PM!

Thanks robarosa! I plan to go with semi gloss white to brighten the place up. It really needs it because right now it seems very dark in there and cramped. It doesn't even look like 3000 sq ft because of that. I think once the walls are painted white it will make it look a little bigger and...

green.bubbly, What is a mini split and how much will it cool? Tomorrow I may run to Lowes and pick up a small portable A/C unit to cool the office for now. The shop has no insulation so putting A/C in the shop area right now will not help much until I can afford to reinsulate the ceiling again...

Update!!! Well I finally got a crew over this past weekend to rip out the insulation in my shop. I had 3 vehicles that I did full exterior paint restorations on that I ended up having to completely redo because of dust and dirt in the shop. Most of this was due to the insulation dropping stuff...

I will do a search for one now online. I appreciate the info! If anyone else has any other suggestions, please throw them my way. I'd love to cool the whole shop but someone ripped out the part that was inside which I believe was the blower unit. The outside unit is there with the copper line...

Yes I could possible make it go outside or even drill a 5-8 inch hole to the outside with a hard line running out to it. I seen one of these units at a bar one day and thought about that but do not have a clue what they are called or a good brand or anything on them...

Hmm... What to do, what to do... Can one of these be mounted on the ceiling of the office by any chance instead of the window and the vent channeled through the ceiling? Any other alternatives?