Hi all - my shop is basically done, except for electrical and garage doors.
Doors on Friday, electrical is my department.
Shown is a simplified image of the new shop. Build thread is here.
12' ceilings except in the angled section, approx 10.5'. This will be workspace.
Three 2x4 skylights, shown with simple rectangles.
Two post lift (top feed 220) gets installed inline with the skylights (in between 10x9 front and 9x8 back garage doors)
The left section of the garage, with the 16x7 door and two windows, will be storage (mostly).
I have an electrical sub panel in the old garage as shown, along with 220V outlets. I may just leave my compressor there, run air through the wall. Then again, my wife has a 220V pottery kiln she's been anxious to use since we moved in. There may be space for both.
My welder is 120V, no issues, no plans to upgrade, but you know how that goes. No other 220V tools.
Planning on 2x4' T8's as needed. We get sun in the early day on the skylight side, then shade from midafternoon on.
I'm leaning toward OSB walls up to 4', then standard pegboard to 8', then more OSB to the ceiling. Shelves aplenty, possibly cabinets if I can find them. Pegboard may only be in the wall between the 9x8 back garage door and man door next to it. Planning for in-wall romex as much as possible, with the pegboard and or OSB cut/screwed in for a raceway.
Questions:
1) how many lights? Shop is general wrenching, probably some metalworking/fabrication, and (shudder) body work as well.
2) I'm tempted to put another 220V (or two) across the wall from the old garage, and the drop from the ceiling for the lift, and call it good. I figure I could always tap into the top feed and run across the rafters later if I need 220 by the 16x7 door. Sound reasonable?
3) Not planning on any outlets on the 22'6" wall next to the 16x7 door. Probably put one in between the two front doors, and a few along the wall with the windows. I'm figuring on floor-to-ceiling shelving there, don't see a need for an outlet. Think I'll regret it? Again, easy enough to run across the rafters later if I reconsider.
Many thanks for any guidance.
Oh yeah, what program do you nice people suggest for laying out the wiring? Sketchup doesn't seem to be quite right.
Doors on Friday, electrical is my department.
Shown is a simplified image of the new shop. Build thread is here.
12' ceilings except in the angled section, approx 10.5'. This will be workspace.
Three 2x4 skylights, shown with simple rectangles.
Two post lift (top feed 220) gets installed inline with the skylights (in between 10x9 front and 9x8 back garage doors)
The left section of the garage, with the 16x7 door and two windows, will be storage (mostly).
I have an electrical sub panel in the old garage as shown, along with 220V outlets. I may just leave my compressor there, run air through the wall. Then again, my wife has a 220V pottery kiln she's been anxious to use since we moved in. There may be space for both.
My welder is 120V, no issues, no plans to upgrade, but you know how that goes. No other 220V tools.
Planning on 2x4' T8's as needed. We get sun in the early day on the skylight side, then shade from midafternoon on.
I'm leaning toward OSB walls up to 4', then standard pegboard to 8', then more OSB to the ceiling. Shelves aplenty, possibly cabinets if I can find them. Pegboard may only be in the wall between the 9x8 back garage door and man door next to it. Planning for in-wall romex as much as possible, with the pegboard and or OSB cut/screwed in for a raceway.
Questions:
1) how many lights? Shop is general wrenching, probably some metalworking/fabrication, and (shudder) body work as well.
2) I'm tempted to put another 220V (or two) across the wall from the old garage, and the drop from the ceiling for the lift, and call it good. I figure I could always tap into the top feed and run across the rafters later if I need 220 by the 16x7 door. Sound reasonable?
3) Not planning on any outlets on the 22'6" wall next to the 16x7 door. Probably put one in between the two front doors, and a few along the wall with the windows. I'm figuring on floor-to-ceiling shelving there, don't see a need for an outlet. Think I'll regret it? Again, easy enough to run across the rafters later if I reconsider.
Many thanks for any guidance.
Oh yeah, what program do you nice people suggest for laying out the wiring? Sketchup doesn't seem to be quite right.
