My little shop

[useless]

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Here's a few pics of my shop. From the start of construction to it's present state. The tall end serves double duty. It's lined with a plastic material to allow washing without getting the sheetrock wet. It also keeps my pickup warm in the winter and cool in the summer. The center section is where the bar is at. The bar has many Ford emblems embedded a 2 part expoxy for a bar top. Along with a work bench in there and a TV it's relatively sparse. I have walled off the mechnicals in there. The sink, water heater for the infloor heat and some woodworking tools reside in there. On the right side is where my pride and joy lives. A 1964.5 Mustang I've owned since 1971.

 

[Matt2point4]

LOVE IT! very nice indeed.

 

[Kevin54]

Very nice I love the looks of it and it is different from most that I have seen. You mention the walls are covered with a plastic that lets you hose the area down. Can you go into a little more detail? The reason I ask is that I am looking for something like that. Did you put it over top of the sheetrock? Where did you get it? How much $$$ / sheet? And if that is a pic of it, what are you using between the sheets as a divider strip? TIA.

Kevin

 

[Bib Overalls]

Nice digs! Tell us more about the plastic you used on the walls.

 

[DynoDave]

What a great place. That picture in the snow is beautiful.

 

[useless]

Thanks everyone, we enjoy very much. I'll try an answer your questions. The plastic sheet material was purchased at Menards, (local HD/Lowes). It is very thick, 3/32" I believe and it's a bear to work with because it's like a wet noodle. It's applied over the sheetrock with an adhesive that allows it to grow or shrink depending on the temp. There are other products (ie $$$$$) that can be used FRP makes a panel which is thicker and might be easier on the install. Thats available and most home centers or online. It's attached in the same way and sometimes rivets are used. We've all see it in restrooms! The strips between the sheets are aluminum diamond plate. I used this thru out the garage. Baseboards, the trim around the plastic sheets, the bottom of the bar, the door on the pull down stairs, and window ledges. I also have switchplate covers in this thru out also. It's kind of theme I went with. Hope this helps, it has been an ongoing project and at times very costly. Kind of pay as we go, but it's somewhat unique. Along with the diamond plate on the pull down stairs I have connecting rods (4) hook & eyed together to replace the girlie little string that is included with the steps.

 

[useless]

Here's a few items that have the aluminum diamond plate. The window is hard to see but the ledge is where the aluminum is attached.

 

[arbee]

Beautiful design. You do the design yourself? Got more pics of the interior of the center section?

 

[useless]

Here's 2 pictures showing most of the heating unit and the manifolds for the infloor hydronic heat. I've used aluminum diamond plate thru out as an added novelty, but it works well. On the pull down attic steps I used the diamond plate along with some connecting rods instead of that wimpy string! There's more to do like finish the side with the Mustang in and get cabinets installed.

 

[THX_138]

Nice Stang!

 

[relhm1976]

whats up with all the copper pipe????

 

[cdrewferd]

Great looking shop.

 

[B.C.]

Very Nice , I'm Impressed

 

[captainkeys]

Did you build it into the surrounding dirt for insulating reasons?
Got any under construction pictures, plans?

Very nice job!

 

[C_F]

I like that it's built into the hillside, it would make it easy to clean out your gutters & re-shingle whe the time comes.

Nice idea with all the emblems under the clear countertop too.

 

[TNToy]

whats up with all the copper pipe????

It circulates hot water through the slab to heat the building.

 

[useless]

I'll try an answer your questions the best I can. Where we live here in Wisconsin it is very hilly. We have a ridge that runs across the back of our 5 acres and the terrain rises from the front to the rear. When we built our home you could see the basement in full view from the front and in the rear we were level with the first floor. Building into the sidehill did help with keeping the shop either cool or warm, but the cost of the excavating, and block work, including the footings, was $12,000. That wasn't figured into the budget. The block wall was filled with portland and rebar to give it as much strenght as we could. The pressure from the hill against the wall from spring run off and the frost is the reason for the reinforcing. So far no problems. There is also some pictures of the interior where you can see the block wall.

 

[DynoDave]

Wow, cool project. Getting on the roof to do work will certainly be easy!