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That size of compressor should do everything you need for sand basting small parts (even bigger ones), air tools, and painting. The price is nice given it's in good working condition. Those sell for $1700.oo at homedepot. I bought my OLD compressor many years ago and still love it. Sometimes...

Your local steel roofing/siding supplier would be my first visit. The big box stores will sell tin in typical lengths, but most tin suppliers will sell you the lengths that you need. This avoids end seems in the middle of the ceiling which are not a big deal, but the lack of seems does make...

Tin for me is an aesthetic thing. I just like the looks of it. I believe it to be less work too. No mudding and taping, no painting, BUT it will cost more and it will not have the troubles that a finished drywall job would have. Being in the garage, it might be subjected to temp changes...

Drywall is certainly an option, but price out light duty tin (sheet metal siding/roofing). Some stores will carry a lighter and cheaper grade for interior use. The super cheap way to get through the winter would be temporary plastic sheeting to keep the warm air from moving up to the rafters...

Should you choose to insulate this coupe...look into Foamglas insulation. It is cellulated glass. It's not cheap, but has similar R values to batt insulation and is rodent resistant, will not soak up water, and is very long lasting (forever if protected from anything rubbing against it). I'm...

If the heat exchanger is clogging up with linty fuzzy stuff...more heat will be lost through the exhaust and not put into the heated space. May be time for a cleaning.

So, the units with the outside intake air don't need a condensate drain?

Thanks for the reference Jeff...50K seems like the right size for the workspace. Showkey, I have to say that your charts agree with this conclusion. I tried several quick and easy online "calculators" and they ranged from 21 up past 100K BTU. Not so conclusive. Thanks for joining my quest...

I have no room for a floor model.

Great calculator C2F! It really takes alot into consideration. I have more faith in that than the ones that have 4 inputs and all come up way different. I think I entered all the required values correctly and came up with a BTU rating for the 30x30 workspace and the "L" shaped storage area...

I'm not a big fan of the blow-in insulation. Mainly because it settles after time and, more importantly, if you need to run some wiring (or whatever) after the fact...it's just a nasty, dusty mess to deal with. It's good stuff, I don't want to knock it down too much, but consider putting up...

The two I have set on a shelf as wall art. They were Grandpa's...he was a carpenter. I guess I'll have to remember to get one down and try'em out the next time I am laying something out on the bench. I get frustrated with my tape measure as it wants to retract at the worst possible moment...

I have been using wood heat for the last many years and it's time to out-grow cutting firewood! I think I want a propane heater as my house uses propane and that would be convenient. I hoping to learn enough that I can size the unit correctly and install it myself (with a little help from my...

Thanks Davo! The white car is actually the one shown in my avatar (during resto-modding). 67 Mustang. I'd like to have a Torino though. Actually, I'd like to have one of everything! lol

Right on TimT! The Cutlass looks great. My Pontiac is not showing it's bad side in the photos. Between me and my daughter, we've messed up the drivers side from front to back pretty good. She drove it through the garage many years ago and I have backed into it since with my truck. It's...

A further distance from the house has it's pro's... Mine's a bit close as the little lady visit's frequently with..."I have a question"...30 minutes later and I've forgotten what I was doing. LOL

Shop size is always dictated by budget...neither are ever big enough! I would consider putting all the garage doors on one side and making the two smaller ones about 12' wide and the larger one 16' (or there-abouts). Maybe even put the larger on in the middle. This will put our work area...

Thanks Jayman! It's nice to be on a favorites list...there are a lot of nice shops here. Jeff, I went to college in Rolla too (class of 95 - M.E.)...small world huh?. The Hoods was in Farmington Mo, but I live north of Sedalia, Mo now (about an hour from Jeff City -west and a bit north...

Thanks for the compliments Jeff! You have a lot of great space saver ideas in your DIY Shop thread. I love the projects that you share too...especially the wood boxes for bits! The cabinet doors used to be the fake panel vinyl (?) coated particle board doors. $2 each at the local railroad...

Well, It's been over 8 years since the workspace was completed and I have, what I call the "L" space done now. This space is "L" shaped due to the workspace being a square area built into the corner of my square building. I promised my wife that I would remodel a room of the house every year...