Need suggestions! Been thinking of building a work/piddle shop for a few years.
I think I'm going to bite the bullet and build it over the summer. Wanting to do a insulated 40x40 on concrete slab. Trying to figure out what are some things I want in it before hand. Drain for skinning deer, washing floor. Wood burning heater. Bathroom. What else?

refrigerator. Got to keep the beer(or cokes) cold.

If you think you can use the space down the road I'd recommend doing the 20' height. I had a 40x40 built at work about 10 years ago and it wasn't much more cost since they were building it anywaus. I built a second floor in it over 2/3rds of the floor space with a staircase and it added a ton of usable space.


also the height would be awesome for a car lift.

14' walls and 5/12 roof is what I have planned for my 50x80 but half of it will be my house.

Want some ideas? Here ya go.

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/

What you estimating the cost of a 40x40 on a slab with pull through roll up doors? I'm thinking of building one too. Tractor/boat/get away place.

Don't skimp on lighting. You can never have enough lighting in a shop.

A plug every 4 ft.

x a million

We're building a 40x50 red iron building right now. We are having to do additional dirt work due to flood zone regulations. Without the additional dirt work we would have around 33,000 erected in it. Extra dirt work will be around 4000 for us. This is for 14' eave height with 4 roll up doors and 4" insulation plus 2 walk doors. You can add extra height pretty cheap. An 18' eave height building was only 2700 more. We went shorter because it will be somewhat close to the house and we didn't want it overpowering the house.

Put in a good air compressor.

First aid kit with extra band-aids.

Airconditioning and a larger electrical panel than you think you will need.

Go back and look at velvet tines building pics on here. Shes got the ultimate build with everything covered.

Can't argue that. Would be hard to improve on it, IMO.

http://www.aldeer.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1012533&page=1

Put good security doors on it. We get them here at the concrete plant.

Also, put a good dead bolt lock on each door, and don't give your wife a key. My shop is now a storage building.

Thanks for all the input!

Also, I'd recommend each plug to be 4 to 4 1/2 ft high. The convenience is great.

Thats nicer than my house. WOW

I have a 24x32 I just finished. I have 4 sets of 8' h.o. tube lights. They are bright . I also put another one of those lights right over my workbench area. I have 4 outlets in the 8' section where my workbench is. I did spray foam insulation bc my building is for my spray truck and chemicals which obviously cant freeze. With only an electric oil heater it hasnt gotten below 45 inside. If you cut the lights on it will jump to 55-60 in 15-20 minutes. Get OUTSWING doors. Alot harder to kick in/ break in. Get a good insulated garage door otherwise all of that insulation is wasted if it blows thru the garage door. Theyare a money pit bc u will always need/want another something to go in it or to do to it.