Help Me Plan Out the New & Improved Shop

What comes to mind for me is make a list of the things you didn't like about your old shop. Also try to design your work area so the things you use often are in the height 'zone' where you don't have to bend down, twist, or reach way above you. Sounds like a fun project and a great opportunity to improve your shop!

Awesome ideas David!

Just make sure there's a stripper pole.

With a web cam near by.......

LMAO @ BOTH of you! You know I love that **** Star Dancing song ...

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Might be workable. LOL


Why did I think some one would say that SS :laughing::laughing::laughing:
If you use a concrete sealer/puddy the frizzing moister will be a slower problem to arrive :thumbup:
goldfish65 has a good thought on relocating your work area to fit you best :thumbup:
Heck you could go 2 story if Billy did not have to use it :poke:
I enjoyed a good sealed painted floor to keep clean when I had one :-)

Mike, I've had my eye on Tony Fields' garage floor ever since he got it done. One can dream ..... :-D


I dont know what the rest of the shop looks like but if I where to start thinking of a lay out I'd begin with locations of ALOT of air drops and STORAGE out of the way. Then it would be placement of nice heavy duty workbenches. Then Id make sure I had way too many electrical outlets (you can never have to many of them)

When we moved in the shop was just a slab and a building. We hired an electrician to do the wiring with 110 and 220 with plenty of outlets, even two dedicated along the back wall lateral beam for the 2 window a/c units that survived Katrina (not yet installed but they will be during the renovation :-D). You can probably see one of the outlets on your left in the shop photo above; the other is on Billy's side not shown in the photo.

Just for visualization, here's a couple more pictures of the shop from December before all hell broke loose.

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The a/c units were on that pallet back there (all clean and ready to install now) ...

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We ran the air lines ourselves with 12 valved drops so we're good to go there too. Great suggestions!!!


Fairly good sized peg board to hold ALL your specialty "hangers " & "jigs" "lift posts" and "racks" for "mounting" spraying and moving to the ovens? Rack "handles" for removing racks & jigs from the oven while still too hot to handle so you can put the next batch in?
Internal home made air conditioned "clean room" /spray booth with filtered air AND filtered exhaust to vent out "overspray" A couple of very well lighted benches for "detail" taping & such. A couple of multi shelved racks for cooling & staging & storage....bench for shipping with tape & bubble wrap dispensers, labels and sharpie pens......a really powerful shop vac....
off the top of my head.....I will prolly think of more later

ALSO check out those steel buildings the advertise on TV....I have heard you can get some pretty good deals on some fairly large buildings

Hmmmmmmmmmmm, all good stuff there too Paul. Thanks!