98_Martin
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A couple of months ago, I took on the project to revamp my workshop once and for all. I've made several attempts to reorganise the space in the past five years since I got into working on cars, aiming to create a more practical setup - I'm sure many can relate to that ongoing quest. But this year, the idea of shifting things around again without reaching that perfect arrangement just left me feeling a bit worn out.
I cleared everything out, gave the walls a coat of white paint to brighten things up, and sealed the upper part of the back wall by the window with ply boarding. That wall faces west and takes the full force of the winter winds, which have a tendency to get under the corrugated sheet roof and carry dust and dirt right onto my cars. I also spruced up the wood rafters with some dark oak stain to enhance their appearance and prolong their lifespan.
Initially, I considered the idea of putting up some boarding on the roof to seal the building, but I had concerns that it might strip away the unique charm of the building, making it look overly commercial. It's also worth noting that the space isn't heated, so insulating it wasn't a priority. Once I wrapped up those changes, I decided to take things a step further. I added another layer of concrete on top of the existing floor. This not only created a more even and level surface throughout the entire room, but it also gave the foundation required for a piece of equipment I've wanted since beginning: a two-post lift.
Here are some before pictures from 2017 and 2018 showing the workshop's initial transformation from an old wood working space used by the previous homeowner.
And now some during and after with how the room currently sits.
It just leaves a few more jobs to be done before I can finally say that the room is done, specifically the rewiring of the building with a new dedicated feed from the house and a consumer unit fitted into the workshop to run fresh wiring to new LED baton lights on every second rafter and additional outlets throughout. With these outlets there will be two dedicated 16A feeds to power both the welder at maximum which will be beside the window and the two post lift which will be on a rafter above the primary post with the controls and hydraulics.
The decision to make now is if, and if so how paint the floor as many paint suppliers and manufactures recommend a floor which has been power floated (mine has) should be correctly prepared to key the highly compacted layer that floating leaves. If someone could give me advice on the process and which would be best I'd greatly appreciate it, also a preferred type of paint as I'm aware epoxy and polyurethane have their pros and cons.
I cleared everything out, gave the walls a coat of white paint to brighten things up, and sealed the upper part of the back wall by the window with ply boarding. That wall faces west and takes the full force of the winter winds, which have a tendency to get under the corrugated sheet roof and carry dust and dirt right onto my cars. I also spruced up the wood rafters with some dark oak stain to enhance their appearance and prolong their lifespan.
Initially, I considered the idea of putting up some boarding on the roof to seal the building, but I had concerns that it might strip away the unique charm of the building, making it look overly commercial. It's also worth noting that the space isn't heated, so insulating it wasn't a priority. Once I wrapped up those changes, I decided to take things a step further. I added another layer of concrete on top of the existing floor. This not only created a more even and level surface throughout the entire room, but it also gave the foundation required for a piece of equipment I've wanted since beginning: a two-post lift.
Here are some before pictures from 2017 and 2018 showing the workshop's initial transformation from an old wood working space used by the previous homeowner.
And now some during and after with how the room currently sits.
It just leaves a few more jobs to be done before I can finally say that the room is done, specifically the rewiring of the building with a new dedicated feed from the house and a consumer unit fitted into the workshop to run fresh wiring to new LED baton lights on every second rafter and additional outlets throughout. With these outlets there will be two dedicated 16A feeds to power both the welder at maximum which will be beside the window and the two post lift which will be on a rafter above the primary post with the controls and hydraulics.
The decision to make now is if, and if so how paint the floor as many paint suppliers and manufactures recommend a floor which has been power floated (mine has) should be correctly prepared to key the highly compacted layer that floating leaves. If someone could give me advice on the process and which would be best I'd greatly appreciate it, also a preferred type of paint as I'm aware epoxy and polyurethane have their pros and cons.