Running electric to it would be awesome. You gave him some good ideas for his new work shop.
I see that the shop foreman likes it Lol.
Your biggest rot prone area will be in front of the door, so maybe put a piece a plastic or metal down in that area. Depending on the use of the building, and budget, I would consider tread plate, rubber mats, or maybe using 12 inch garden pavers to create a concrete floor.
I am going to run an extension cord for now but for long term im considering a solar power supply ive been researching it. It should be able to run everything i need and the bigger stuff like my welder I have a generator for that.
I got gravel under it. The ground is sloped enough it shouldn't hold water when it rains
Might I make a suggestion? Get metal pegboard. Yes, it costs more, but it won't soak up moisture and ruin. You'll thank me 25 years from now when it's still good.
Won't the solar system actually be more expensive than just running power as with solar you will need a source to store the energy. I'm not a big fan of solar power, it may be a good choice for a back up but I wouldn't want it as my main source of power
Check on the cost of running an underground line out there before you invest in Solar. Even if you can't do the electrical work yourself, you could dig the trench have an electrician finish for you.
Can you pull straight off the outside meter into a new breaker box? If so I could do that easily. My building is right beside meterKevin...if you just need 120 volts for a few overhead LED lights and a few plugs on each wall, it wouldn't be hard to run some #12 Romex out to it from your breaker box or power box outside. Dig a ditch about a foot deep and run some PVC pipe with the wire in it. Mount your boxes, run your wire and hook it all up. Then install a new 20 amp breaker made to fit your brand of breaker box and you're in business. It's hard to screw up standard plugs or switches. Black wire goes on the brass screw, white wire goes on the silver screw and nekkid ground wire goes on the green screw. Don't let the nekkid wire touch the brass screw when you push it all in the box after it's connected and there won't be any sparks when you go flip the breaker on...lol. come on man...Mr. White dog needs a little electric space heater in his new house this winter!
I added everything up including a 2000w inverter for 430. If I can pull from my current service it would be alot cheaper to run romex I thought I'd have to get a whole new service meter for the building
Look in the breaker box under your meter and see if there's an extra slot for an additional breaker. There should be only a 200-amp breaker in it to protect the wire going to the top of your inside breaker panel. If there is an extra slot, you can get a 20-amp breaker that fits that box and run it from right there.
I wouldn't rely on solar to much. Take today as a example were I live it's cloudy, you'd be a day with out power
I was looking at solar and found a 50 amp service for a motor home.I don't weld anymore and use a 36 amp generator to power the shop but when the suns not out id use the generator
