Building a new shop

[Lynn Eades]

Nice big shed Jordan. Tell me about your floor please? It looks expensive? I assume you can't have concrete because of the winter freeze? In the northern warmer part of New Zealand's climate, everyone uses concrete. My house floor is concrete (all one pour with the shed) (no insulation and no heat) The concrete in the house is polished. It is now 13 years old. Currently a house concrete floor is generally built on styrene. That style of build is referred to as a Rib raft floor. Here we might get ice on our puddles once or twice a year (or not at all)

[David Dunlop]

Nicely done, Jordan.

David

[Jordan Baker]

Lynn

The concrete floor will get poured in the spring. I will be putting in floor heating as well. I’ve got all the tubes and styrofoam panels and rebar....lots and lots of rebar. Speaking of rebar I added “L” pieces that go from
The foundation wall I to the floor every two feet. When the floor rebar goes in there will be a grid pattern spaced every two feet both lengthwise and widthwise. This should greatly help keep the floor together for a long time and also keep foundation wall from leaning or the floor heaving. However with the infloor heating frost should not be a concern.

[Paul Singleton]

Your building is coming along nicely. I know that you will be much happier in a well insulated draft free shop.

[Eric R.]

Wow that is a nice looking shop. I have to fight with my dad between his woodworking stuff and my vehicle stuff on who gets priority in the shop but it only allows me to pull a CMP in for work in a drive through aisleway. Looks like you can get several CMPs in there at the same time.

[chris vickery]

Looks great Jordan
Do yourself a favour- let the concrete cure and then seal it. You will thank me later lol.
I applied an epoxy coating to mine including anti slip additive. It looks great and cleans up nicely. No oil stains and very durable. Mines been done for over 8 years and going strong.
As tempting as it is, hold out from filling your shop with junk, thinking you will work around it to finish the interior.
My shop is fully insulated with R24 wall, and covered with steel liner siding. Once again, easy to clean, bright and now worries about smashing holes in drywall, upkeep or fire.
Lights, put plenty in. Same goes for power receptacles.
Include service for 220v items like your welder and air compressor.
Run service air throughout the shop, restractable hose reel and extension cords off the ceilings. Anyway to keep stuff off the floor.
Mine is a 30 x 40 and while I thought it was large enough, it isn’t. You’ll find out.
Keep it up, you’ll get there, good luck.