Posted by WA-Hal on January 04, 2011 at 12:51:23 from (208.81.157.90):
In Reply to: Designing a work shop posted by redFarmallboy on January 04, 2011 at 11:40:04:
It depends a lot on where you are, what all you plan to do in there, and how much money you plan to spend.
To respond to the floor drain comment, I love having a floor drain that is centrally located, with the floor slightly sloped toward the drain. Where I live, it gets really cold sometimes, and if you plan for the water to drain out under the door, you will end up with an overhead door that is frozen down at times, or which has a ripped off lower seal. My drain has a sump that has a grate over it, making it possible to clean out the mud and gravel that settles out and collects in the sump rather than plugging the drain pipe.
The larger the building, the better, for storage of all sorts of things. However, it is expensive to heat a huge area and many things don't really need to be heated all the time. So ideally it would be great to have a portion of the building that is enclosed and insulated to heat what you are actually working on. That area also could be air conditioned in the hot part of the year.
If you build a pole building, absolutely do not miss the opportunity to insulate and vapor barrier the underside of the metal roof. It is easiest and cheapest to do it as you are building it. If you do not put in this very important feature, you will get condensation on the inside of the metal, at least sometimes, and it will "rain" inside. It is also nice to have things set up for ventilation. I like some openable windows, also for natural light and emergency exits.
It is much easier to put in a concrete floor before you fill the building with stuff!! Having a concrete floor everywhere in the building is nice, but expensive. Well drained gravel works OK in areas that are just used for machinery storage (at least in my area).
I have no experience with having in-the-floor radiant heating, but lots of people have written how much they like it. I would think that in my area, a couple of inches of insulation would be needed under the concrete for it to be halfway efficient. Warm feet do feel nice, though!
There are lots of other ways to heat all or part of a building. Many local shops around here are heated with wood stoves. Chimney location is something to consider if you plan a wood stove. I have seen chimneys located on the outsides of buildings, but I bet they have lots more trouble with creasote buildup than if they were located inside. If you have snow that might slide off the metal roof, you sure don't want your chimney in the path of sliding snow.
I would suggest putting in a large electrical panel to begin with. Even if you only start with using a few circuits, you will probably end up using more. A large panel doesn't cost that much more than much smaller panels.
I have found that it is much better to have a separate room for wood working. Mechanics and wood working make different messes that are not as compatible as they might be.
Whatever you do will end up costing more than you planned, and later you will decide you wish you had done things different, at least in places. In my experience, no building project is ever truly totally done--always something else to do or try.
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