I would like a new workshop

[Lons]

We've also got a double garage for the cars

And they should be the first bit of "junk" to be left out in the rain. modern cars are built to withstand all weathers and are not the rustbuckets they once were.
A garage should be put to much better use imo :lol:

I'm a car fanatic btw and our vehicles are kept meticulously pristine and have never suffered from being parked in the driveway

Bob

 

[misterfish]

We've also got a double garage for the cars

And they should be the first bit of "junk" to be left out in the rain. modern cars are built to withstand all weathers and are not the rustbuckets they once were.
A garage should be put to much better use imo :lol:

I'm a car fanatic btw and our vehicles are kept meticulously pristine and have never suffered from being parked in the driveway

Bob

One of the car insurance conditions is that the cars are 'usually garaged'. Also, in winter when others are deicing and scraping and then waiting to get the car with clear vision for driving, all we do is open the garage and drive out safely.

Misterfish

 

[woodbloke]

One of the car insurance conditions is that the cars are 'usually garaged'

...in which case nobody on our estate would be insured as there aren't any garages. Everybody parks their car either on a driveway or on the street - Rob

 

[monkeybiter]

Re. the sockets/ring circuit capacity, if you're the only one that uses the workshop and only switch on what you're using at the time, the number of outlets doesn't really matter. Max. I ever use is four; radio, spotlight, lathe and extractor. I never have two revolving machines running at the same time.
I think the second shed idea is probably the easiest fix. It doesn't involve the uphill struggle of getting rid of anything. Unfortunately it hasn't fixed my overcrowding problem and I'm currently extending my workshop because I'm so cluttered I can't bloody move and have to walk sideways to get from one end to the other. Good luck!

 

[samthedog]

This is my first post but I have recently had the same experience as the original poster. I have a 5.5 x 5.5 double garage that needs to function both as a woodshop and a metal shop. This is very limited space and so I have needed to make some choices in order to keep it clean.

- Don't keep things that have not seen use in 2 years (other than spare parts or screws etc... that take up little room)
- Have everything on wheels so you can move things when cleaning
- Use your walls effectively. Hang whatever you can on the walls in an organized way.
- Have shelving between the walls and the ceiling since this is usually a wasted space. Store seldom used tools there.
- Try use combi tools since individual tools (saws, thiknessers) take up more floor space)
- Have auto retracting cable reels if you don't have enough sockets

This is what I have done and for the time being it seems to work. I still have my milling machine to move in but with a lathe, table saw, thicknesser, work benches, dust extraction, bandsaw, rolling shelves and pallet trolley I have enough room to move.

Paul.

 

[Lons]

One of the car insurance conditions is that the cars are 'usually garaged'

...in which case nobody on our estate would be insured as there aren't any garages. Everybody parks their car either on a driveway or on the street - Rob

I find that a bit confusing though it obviously depends on your postcode and the company you insure with. A few
years ago when checking my quote, i asked if there would be a premium difference if my cars were garaged instead of parked in the drive and was told there was virtually no difference.
I have both double and single garages so it was a possibility at the time (not now 'cos full of "useful stuff").

The point about ice in the winter is valid but as were spoiled with our heated screens, washer jets etc, we don't find it too bad and with my van, I just make sure I allow an extra 10 minutes.
A garage btw isn't the best environment to keep a car in winter especially if it's put away whilst still hot as it produces condensation all over the vehicle as it cools, to say nothing for the damage it can do to anything else steel kept in the place.
Ideal protection is a carport which provides cover along with ventilation.

Bob

 

[Mister S]

Ideal protection is a carport which provides cover along with ventilation.

Bob

Yes it does, if your daughter doesn't get home first and put her car there.
And even if you do get home first, you're first out in the morning, so have to move the cars around.
So mine usually stays out in the cold/wet/ice.....

My insurers also say there is no significant difference in premium between keeping a car in a garage and keeping it on a drive. It's only if it's kept on the street do they put the price up.

cheers
Steve

 

[Lons]

Ideal protection is a carport which provides cover along with ventilation.Bob

Yes it does, if your daughter doesn't get home first and put her car there.
And even if you do get home first, you're first out in the morning, so have to move the cars around.
Steve

Easy peasy - persuade the daughter that she needs her independance and then you get your house / carport / drive back :wink:

Wifie might be upset at first when she goes but soon gets used to it.

Failing that, a can of marker paint to set out your parking space, yellow lines in front and she'll have to park on the road. :lol:

Bob

 

[JakeS]

a can of marker paint to set out your parking space

Does it go on the floor to mark out the area, or on the daughter's car if she transgresses? ;-)

 

[Lons]

a can of marker paint to set out your parking space

Does it go on the floor to mark out the area, or on the daughter's car if she transgresses? ;-)

Depends what kind of retribution she's capable of I suppose :wink: My daughter is a nurse and would find something nasty to put in my tea :roll:

Glad to say she's had her own pad for many years, downside of that of course is the list of jobs she regularly presents me with

Bob

 

[devonwoody]

I have moved forward on my workshop, I have given ( to a younger neighbour) a set of ladders that were stored on one wall of my workshop, (only used once in the last three years) I think I can then set up three long eight foot shelves, also using up some plywood which was the packing material used on that bandsaw that came last year.

 

[monkeybiter]

IMHO When you think you've done enough clearing/organising just do a little bit more. It still won't be enough, but better.

 

[Grahamshed]

I find that the more I tidy and declutter mine the more tother arf finds that needs to go in there.

 

[devonwoody]

I now realise I need the ladder to put some more felt on top of my cabin. :roll:

(I did put some up earlier this year but have some left over so I thought I would double up.)

 

[Tom K]

I now realise I need the ladder to put some more felt on top of my cabin. :roll:

(I did put some up earlier this year but have some left over so I thought I would double up.)

Get one of the deckhands to do it John :roll:

 

[Gerard Scanlan]

You might be able to get the lad next door to put the felt on, as he owes you a favour for the ladders you just gave him. My next door neighbour gave me a roof rack for my car, he loaned it to me once and said I should just keep it. I have not used it since but he has been around to borrow and return it a few times. Is this storage by proxy? Could this work for you?

Gerard

 

[devonwoody]

If we could only get some dry weather the nex couple of days I could get it done :wink:

 

[Grahamshed]

If we could only get some dry weather the nex couple of days I could get it done :wink:

Shhh, don't say it out loud. We may be able to sneak up on a bit of sun in the next few days if it doesn't see us coming.

 

[devonwoody]

My ladders went yesterday, (another neighbour asked to use them and he is passing them on) first time in 50 years without ladders, I must be getting older.

Anyway got 48ft. of shelving in mind, and I have got some oak 4x1 to make brackets, so other projects again on hold.

So watch this space.

 

[Bluekingfisher]

I think you may need to consider the "junk" you have lying about........do you actually need it, yes I know the addage, as soon as you throw it out you need it..........does this really ever happen?

If you go on the ideals of throwing nothing out your extension will soon fill with non essentials too.

One can never have enough space. I have a farmer friend with a 60' x 40' barn he uses as a workshop, guess what, it's not big enough. He started collecting old farm machinery to restore. The place is crammed to the rafters.

As my wife tells me, be clinical, if it hasn't been used for a year, get rid. I took the plunge, painful but it works.