61scout80
Anchored. Finally.
After 14 addresses in 4 states we finally found a place to stay for a while. We bought a log home on 5 acres with an oversized attached two car and a unique but small workshop. I'm working on getting the workshop together so I can actually start building junk again.
The garage area of the shop is about 23' x 23' with an 8'-0" ceiling. Up the small ladder in the back is a storage loft that's about 15'-0" x 23'-0". Under that loft is am open storage area and a single horse stall that'll never have a horse in it. When I bought the place it had 2 light fixtures, 3 20 amp outlets, one 240v 50 amp circuit and that's about it.
I'm adding insulation and more recepts. I've added 6 120v 20a recepts on the walls and two more on the ceiling. The bay is getting kraft backed R13 on the three walls that don't get direct sun. The overhead door wall faces due west and bakes in the afternoon sun, on that wall I'm putting a layer of radiant barrier under kraft backed R15. The overhead door is getting a layer of radiant barrier under a layer of R-8 fiberglass "condensation blanket". The blanket appears to be the exact same insulation that they sell in the garage door kits for a lot more money. Once I get the insulation wrapped up I'll be putting up some 4x12 sheets of drywall, then R30 cellulose in the ceiling and eventually a mini split system.
I'm hung up on a couple of things I'd like some opinions on.
Lighting. I don't know WTF I want to do here, but I need to get the electrical sorted out in short order. I'm thinking I want to do standard flourescent 48" fixtures with good LED tubes. I'm concerned with using LED fixtures that do not have replaceable bulbs. While the LEDs can last forever the electronics that drive them do not. I'd really like to hear opinions on lighting, especially how many fixtures and opinions on different types.
I'm also looking to hear what else you wished you did while you had open walls. Air lines? more power outlets? something else I'm not thinking of??
The garage area of the shop is about 23' x 23' with an 8'-0" ceiling. Up the small ladder in the back is a storage loft that's about 15'-0" x 23'-0". Under that loft is am open storage area and a single horse stall that'll never have a horse in it. When I bought the place it had 2 light fixtures, 3 20 amp outlets, one 240v 50 amp circuit and that's about it.
I'm adding insulation and more recepts. I've added 6 120v 20a recepts on the walls and two more on the ceiling. The bay is getting kraft backed R13 on the three walls that don't get direct sun. The overhead door wall faces due west and bakes in the afternoon sun, on that wall I'm putting a layer of radiant barrier under kraft backed R15. The overhead door is getting a layer of radiant barrier under a layer of R-8 fiberglass "condensation blanket". The blanket appears to be the exact same insulation that they sell in the garage door kits for a lot more money. Once I get the insulation wrapped up I'll be putting up some 4x12 sheets of drywall, then R30 cellulose in the ceiling and eventually a mini split system.
I'm hung up on a couple of things I'd like some opinions on.
Lighting. I don't know WTF I want to do here, but I need to get the electrical sorted out in short order. I'm thinking I want to do standard flourescent 48" fixtures with good LED tubes. I'm concerned with using LED fixtures that do not have replaceable bulbs. While the LEDs can last forever the electronics that drive them do not. I'd really like to hear opinions on lighting, especially how many fixtures and opinions on different types.
I'm also looking to hear what else you wished you did while you had open walls. Air lines? more power outlets? something else I'm not thinking of??