During heavy rainstorms, water can flow like a stream next to the fence. I wanted to make sure my workshop was high enough off the ground to avoid any flooding issues. I framed and sheathed each wall individually and then stood them up with the help of long 2x4 braces. My neighbor let me borrow his framing nailer, which made things go much faster. I added a second cap of 2x4 on the top to make the walls a little more rigid. I then laminated 4 2x4's to construct a ridgeboard.
I nailed in some temporary 2x4 supports and had a friend help lift it into final position. Once all of the rafters are cut and nailed into place, the supports were removed. You can see in this step how I notched each rafter to fit more securely to the walls.
I also used a metal hurricane strap to secure each rafter to the wall. Even though this was not required by code, I felt my tools were far to valuable to be left to chance over such an inexpensive solution. The walls are a simple board and batten system. The 1x3 trim covers the joints of the 4x8 OSB. They make much more high quality sheets goods to use as siding. I sealed the OSB and painted it with exterior paint.
If I run into problems in the future, I can just add a second layer of more durable material or simply have siding installed. It has held up very well over the past couple years and I see no need to spend more money on it now. Once I had the walls completely filled in and trimmed out, I built my doors.
I clamped them in place each day until after I painted. Then I installed the hinges and hardware. I decided to change my original plan of building a hinged 4 foot door. I was worried that the weight of it would cause it to sag over time.
I had also decided at this point to install a small unused AC in the back wall. I thought that by keeping one of the doors closed, I could keep more cold air in during the hot summers. This is where I started thinking about how I was going to store all of my lumber.
I had planned on building a wall rack, similar to what I had used in my single car garage. But I hated using up an entire wall for lumber storage. I also knew from experience that I would easily lay stuff against it and soon be digging lumber and junk out of my way. I decided to use the space under my workbench to store the long boards and I realized that by pulling my bench out from the wall I could slide sheet goods behind it. This created a problem: How do I get it out. The Shop isn't long enough to pull out 8 foot boards from inside and I would probably have to move things around to get to it anyway.
So my plan for this came at kind of a sudden epiphany moment, when I decided to cut access doors in the front and build my storage into my workbench area. This has been the single best idea that has come out of my shop. I can't express enough how easy it is for me to get straight to a board i need with no hassles. I just remove the doors and pull out what I need.
I can store a surprising amount of lumber in this area. I do have a secondary area for some cutoff sheet goods and a scrap bin next to my table saw in the garage. But this area stores most of my lumber. These pictures show the final look with everything primed and painted. After I finished this step I moved on to building the attached structures on the back. I framed in a 4x8 Garden Shed on the back. I didn't want it so deep that stuff would get buried in it. I need to take an updated picture of the back.
These pics were from early on and I have changed some things in the organization. I used similar framing techniques and built a lean to roof attached with metal hangers. I chose to use clear corrugated roofing to allow natural light into this shed. You can see the 2 shopvacs that were originally part of my simple vacuum system. I have removed them and found that I get better airflow using an electric leaf blower with the vacuum attachment hooked up to my system. There is a large metal trashcan with a dust collection separator to collect the larger pieces of saw dust and chips.
My air compressor is on a shelf on the right now and I ran a hose through the wall and to a 25 foot reel attached to the ceiling. I wired separate switched for both on the inside of my shop.
These systems work extremely well for a small shop. The wall provides some insulation from the overwhelming noise they would otherwise create inside the shop. Gareth Branwyn. Related Stories from Make:. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Special Pinterest-only offer! We use cookies to continuously improve our websites for you and optimize its design and customization. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish.
Allow Non-Necessary Cookies. Send this to a friend. Send Cancel. Flooring: On bare concrete, use clear sealer or two-part epoxy floor coating to improve traction and light reflection, and to make spills easier to clean. Rubber mat by workbench improves traction, reduces fatigue, prevents damage to dropped tools. Snap-together modular flooring such as TechFloor improves traction, dampens noise, prevents damage to dropped items. Hang bench brush near bench to sweep off directly into trash can.
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