<VV> New Garage - Heating

[Ken Campbell]

Consider also putting in at least the provisions for a bathroom ... or at
least a half-bath ... your wife will need to cast her vote on this (g) ..
but I know there will be a refrigerator showing up real soon , and this
leads to a necessaries room (g) ..... so at least put in the plumbing basics
before you pour the concrete.
Besides, the mini hot water heater in the bathroom keeps it a little warmer
in the winter, and later we added a shower stall and a large plastic 2 tub
sink ...   NOT tracking grease into the house is *good* also good is coming
in after 17 hours of putting cars together ... but in clean clothes and
smelling of Old Spice gains points with your housekeeper.
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Also, you will be needing an air compressor, they will drive you nuts with
the noise, so plan on a sound-proof room to stick that in ... we use 2 inch
stryofoam insulation both for wall lo-loss and sound insulation ...
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Also, in keeping with high ceilings for now ( bet you will lower them later
.... except over your hydraulic hoist, of course ...) ... consider making a
work space, say 45 x 30, with non-permanent partitions ... such as a light
frame with multiple plastic sheets for walls and ceiling, lag-screw-tacked
into the horizontal ceiling beam runners, so you can move the whole
partition in 15 minutes ... then you can heat or air condition this area
with a pretty small and portable unit, and yet open it for a new project.
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Also, put in a main breaker box ( service box ) about 6 times bigger than
you would ever think you need ... these are pretty expensive, for say a 24
breaker box new, but you can ( depending on your zoning .... er ...
recommendations .... ) get them used for under a hundred bucks ... oh, make
sure the box takes currently readily available breakers , check with your
electrical supply ... you don[t need to run the wiring all now, but once
your main service is hooked up, it[s a hassle to put in new or additional
breaker boxes.
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Also, if you have 3 phase available, now is the time to consider that ...
first ask what the rate is, some utility co charge a premium for "power
units" , figuring you have it, they want it $$$.   3 phase is mostly good
for starting large horsepower motors, such as your air compressor ( did I
mention your air compressor should be about 4 times bigger than what you
think you might need ... a 5 to 10 horse rig might be about right, even if
you have to buy a used one ...  ) or a nice metal lathe ( 3 or 5 horses ) ;
if 3 phase is not available or you don[t want to mess with it, or pay for it
... the little local converters work pretty well.
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Hope you don't mind all this advice, garages and workshops are a  guy thing,
I think ... almost like a toy, in some respects ... heh heh ....

reargards, ken campbell, in his work shop in Iowuh






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