Small addition for a small shop

[Batmanacw]

Every once in a while I get a bug up my butt and I decide to do a shop project.

The original shop is a 12' x 20' chunk of my 30' x 40' garage. I just walled off the section and framed the outside wall then drywall to protect the insulation. I keep it around 40⁰ in the winter and warm it up when I need it.

This weekend I claimed the rest of the end section of my garage along with a 10 ft garage door. The new section had to be 15' wide to accommodate the garage door.

I used an interior grade primed door. I would have used an exterior door but they are near $400 and up. I hope it holds up okay.

This area will end up with benches for my bench grinders, arbor and hydraulic presses, welders, oxy acetylene torches. It will only be heated when I need to use the area. The garage door will be too hard to insulate well for maintaining temperature. No more freezing my fingers every time I need to clean up something on the wire wheel. Should heat up pretty quickly when needed.

I am horrible at drywall......just look at the outlets. Lol!











Ceiling drywall is going up next weekend.

The original shop door I built that is staying in place to keep the shop nice and toasty.

 

[motormech1]

Looks good, nice job! Are you going to use the little tank top heater or something bigger? Just curious.

 

[Batmanacw]

Looks good, nice job! Are you going to use the little tank top heater or something bigger? Just curious.

Most likely I will use a double tank top heater.

I might put a radiant electric heater above the bench when it goes in.

 

[markba633csi]

Looks good to me- you should see the dungeon I'm working in. On second thought, maybe better you don't see it LOL

 

[Jason812]

Might try the foil bubble wrap insulation. I know a guy that used it on his shop doors when he added ac and he claimed it made a difference. I think he used spray adhesive.

 

[wayback machine]

Keep in mind, that an unvented propane heater puts out a lot of water vapor as a combustion product - Beware condensation .....

 

[Batmanacw]

Keep in mind, that an unvented propane heater puts out a lot of water vapor as a combustion product - Beware condensation .....

That's why my machine shop is mostly electric heat. The new extension will be bench grinders, welders, torches, and presses.

 

[motormech1]

I used a foil faced styrofoam board kit on my two nine foot doors after doing a deep dive on the subject when I was adding a mini split system to the shop. Can't remember the brand but similar to the one I linked below. You can also buy the big sheet and cut it yourself. You get the best of both worlds with the foam and foil combo.

https://www.menards.com/main/building-materials/insulation/insulation-accessories/9-x-7-garage-door-insulation-kit/foilfacedscored/p-1469416664798-c-5776.htm

 

[Batmanacw]

I just ordered a semi flexible foam kit for the garage door. It has 1 1/4" thick panels. My 10 ft door requires ordering more than one kit because of the longer than normal panels. Should add just over 10 lbs to the door.

I moved the current outside weather stripping closer to the door so it seals better. I insulated above the garage door. Today was the first time I got it warm in there. Sealing the weather stripping helped a ton.

Then I wired up the new outlets that will feed all the bench grinders on the bench.

I also bought the lumber for the benches. I'm only going 12" deep on the grinder bench. I may do a fairly shallow bench for the arbor presses since they don't need much room behind them and I don't need the extra space to catch clutter. Just wide enough for the heavy 3 ton arbor press.

The door has molding and a very soft weather stripping. It closes super easy and quietly.

 

[motormech1]

Nice! Look forward to seeing it