Dividing a garage

[xraymtb]

New house has a single garage and no space for a shed. The wife and kids have claimed space for bikes and storage in the garage so the suggestion was a stud wall about a third of the way in to leave a dust free section in front and workshop behind.

I will have a benchroom indoors for hand tools only so the workshop is really for the lathe and bandsaw.

Questions are around the wall. Do I need to consider ventilation? Is it as easy as putting up studs in line with a joist and boarding it out? Am I missing an obvious solution?

 

[woodfarmer]

If you put an extraction fan so it is sucking dust to outside and have an inlet from the other end of the garage you will ventilate both sections and lose some dust.

It is the very fine stuff that floats in the air which you breathe and causes damage, the chips and shavings are no problem.

 

[Lons]

Hi Mike

What woodfarmer said re ventilation. It's important to allow air access in whilst the fan is pushing it out.

Stud wall: You can put it where you like. Doesnt have to run along a roof timber. Just put in a few noggins between the existing timbers and fix to those.
Absolute doddle I put up studs regularly and it's very quick (I use a nail gun though :wink: )

Bob

PS

Work out your cladding sheet sizes first / doorway etc? e.g. say you're using 2400 x 1200 plasterboard. set your first upright against the wall then your next at 1200 centre then space the others between it. If you don't work to sheet sizes you'll find yourself adding extra timber or cutting the sheets.

 

[xraymtb]

Would a microclene type filter recycling the air work or does it need external airflow? Until I'm in the house I won't really know what is possible in terms of ducting and vents. I do know that I would likely have to route air back out the front as the garage has gardens on two sides (not mine) and another garage attached. So air in from the front section and a fan ducting back out beyond the front door might be the best I can do.

The studwork doesn't really worry me - more the effect of enclosing the area.

 

[OLD]

Space is what you require hang bikes on wall and provide storage say shelves then the rest is yours.

 

[xraymtb]

Unfortunately we need more storage than that - we have 5 bikes of our own before we add the kids in!

 

[OLD]

Best of luck with your proposal with that amount of kit I would end up with Max half the garage and a dividing wall with a door in it to remove spoil and maintain access.