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Workshop Rehab

GreenG20t

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Nov 6, 2014
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Whidbey Island, WA
So it's been a year since we bought the house and the workshop became the catch all for the junk as we had to get out of the old place in a hurry. I live in the Pacific Northwest and this time of year it gets dark at 4pm. I can't stand not having a project and it's driving me and my wife crazy doing projects in the house. I NEED to reclaim my workshop and whip it into the project dream shop it can be. It's got electrical gremlins, leaks water, and has lots of pests, so yall better be ready for some dumb questions but with time It will be a master piece. Sadly it is no longer empty as in the photos so any work will require moving and getting rid of all the accumulated junk.
As you may notice from the photos the workshop predates the house by about 10 years. The previous owner lived in a mobile home on the property and accidentally burned it down with a propane torch while burning weeds around the perimeter.
Some parts of the shop are expertly crafted, while others look like Mickey Mouse himself did the work. You can see in one of the photos it looks like a machine gun was used instead of a nail gun, and in another the power is fed to the shop by a 20amp "Double Male Extension cord", and the power is run on the exterior of the 2x4"s instead of through them. After writting that sentence I just realized it's framed with 2x4"s instead of 2x6"s so you see what I'm working with.





 
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zkling

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Looks like lots of potential. That is alot of outlets. Depending on the neighborhood, you might want to get rid of those sliding glass doors pronto.

Safe to assume that little shed got torched in the privous owner blaze?
 

Jay Sco

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Well, the floor appears to be somewhat even, kinda. That's a plus! Welcome to the forum!

What's with the outhouse? Some kind of well or something?
 

daveroy

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Omaha NE
My electrical wasn't that bad, but when I found various electrical issues in the new to us shop... I decided then and there to replace the sub panel and re-wire the entire shop.

My first advice, do whatever you have to, but get back to an empty (or almost empty) shop to start.. .it will make EVERYTHING easier!
 
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sean Buick 76

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Welcome!

I agree, my first step would be to empty it out... Rent a trailer or borrow a van or something to stash all of the stuff while you are doing the re-do...
 

G20-Budo

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Looks like GREAT potential!! Great to see you joined the forum. Looking forward to see progress as you go.
 
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