Husband and I downsized into a new house about 3 months ago with very limited storage. Interest by my 29yo son to do a woodworking course earlier in the year has led to son and me completing a short 6 wk course at the technology institute and now half way through a fine woodworking 12 wk course at the uni. And we have caught the bug!
We have acquired second hand lathe, band saw, router, table saw and triton workbench and are now in the process of organising a workshop build in the backyard. The plan is for a 7m x 3.7m construction with 2 rooms: one for bikes and ski gear and the other for workshop. The workshop side is currently drawn up to be 3.5m x 4.67m (2.7m ceiling) internal measurements with a 1m wide 'porch' outside. One long side is to be against the fence (just got the tick this week from electricity dudes to build on easement :-) and one short side the internal wall to the bike room. The other short side (east) is to have a 1.8m high window - so possibly work bench underneath. The other long side is planned to have a 3.6m sliding glass door to make use of northerly aspect in the cold winter months here. This also has the advantage of having a 1.8m opening for extra space needed for processing larger pieces. Walls and ceiling will be lined with plywood, floor concrete, external colorbond, walls insulated.
Although we do not have much gear atm we would like to pick up a planer/thicknesser combo, drill press and other pieces. I am concerned about the size although do realise I will need to be smart with the internal layout and being able to move machinery around - either on their own bases or cabinets with wheels.
Our plans need to be finalised and submitted this week for DA. I am just starting to get twitchy hoping that the size will work for us (despite husband saying it is 'huge' already!). As to what work will we do? - I imagine small stuff but son keen to do some furniture
Concerns are:
1. Should sliding door be smaller to allow for better use of front corners? - although this would restrict the usable opening space considerably as it would need to go to 3 panels with only 1 opening
2. Should I be accommodating a facility to have DC outside (started reading up on this topic last week and it totally did my head in)
3. Am I going to regret not going bigger in 12 months time!
Jane
We have acquired second hand lathe, band saw, router, table saw and triton workbench and are now in the process of organising a workshop build in the backyard. The plan is for a 7m x 3.7m construction with 2 rooms: one for bikes and ski gear and the other for workshop. The workshop side is currently drawn up to be 3.5m x 4.67m (2.7m ceiling) internal measurements with a 1m wide 'porch' outside. One long side is to be against the fence (just got the tick this week from electricity dudes to build on easement :-) and one short side the internal wall to the bike room. The other short side (east) is to have a 1.8m high window - so possibly work bench underneath. The other long side is planned to have a 3.6m sliding glass door to make use of northerly aspect in the cold winter months here. This also has the advantage of having a 1.8m opening for extra space needed for processing larger pieces. Walls and ceiling will be lined with plywood, floor concrete, external colorbond, walls insulated.
Although we do not have much gear atm we would like to pick up a planer/thicknesser combo, drill press and other pieces. I am concerned about the size although do realise I will need to be smart with the internal layout and being able to move machinery around - either on their own bases or cabinets with wheels.
Our plans need to be finalised and submitted this week for DA. I am just starting to get twitchy hoping that the size will work for us (despite husband saying it is 'huge' already!). As to what work will we do? - I imagine small stuff but son keen to do some furniture
Concerns are:
1. Should sliding door be smaller to allow for better use of front corners? - although this would restrict the usable opening space considerably as it would need to go to 3 panels with only 1 opening
2. Should I be accommodating a facility to have DC outside (started reading up on this topic last week and it totally did my head in)
3. Am I going to regret not going bigger in 12 months time!
Jane
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