Hi folks,
Having enjoyed dabbling with woodworking as a hobby for the last year or so I have decided to take the next step and turn my shed in to a workshop. Rather than getting things wrong from the outset I'm hoping you can advise me on some basics.
Firstly a few details about the shed. It is 25' 6" by 11' 4", has a pitched slate roof, has stud walls sitting on a couple of courses of bricks and the whole lot sits on a 1' thick concrete slab. There is power running to the shed.
I have absolutely no machinery yet and have no real idea what sort of direction I will be taking in terms of the projects I want to undertake other than my first project will be a workbench!
My questions:
1. I am going to use rigid board insulation and am thinking of facing this on the inside with a hardwood plyboard. I don't have money to burn so what is the minimum thickness ply you would recommend? Also do I need some sort of damp proof/vapor barrier?
2. When the walls are finished is it important to paint them White?
3. Should I coat/cover the concrete floor in any way?
Any advice would be greatly appeciated.
Cheers,
Jim
Having enjoyed dabbling with woodworking as a hobby for the last year or so I have decided to take the next step and turn my shed in to a workshop. Rather than getting things wrong from the outset I'm hoping you can advise me on some basics.
Firstly a few details about the shed. It is 25' 6" by 11' 4", has a pitched slate roof, has stud walls sitting on a couple of courses of bricks and the whole lot sits on a 1' thick concrete slab. There is power running to the shed.
I have absolutely no machinery yet and have no real idea what sort of direction I will be taking in terms of the projects I want to undertake other than my first project will be a workbench!
My questions:
1. I am going to use rigid board insulation and am thinking of facing this on the inside with a hardwood plyboard. I don't have money to burn so what is the minimum thickness ply you would recommend? Also do I need some sort of damp proof/vapor barrier?
2. When the walls are finished is it important to paint them White?
3. Should I coat/cover the concrete floor in any way?
Any advice would be greatly appeciated.
Cheers,
Jim