wobblycogs
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We've are just embarking on the road of having an extension built which will include a garage that I'll be using as a workshop and I was wondering if anyone would be interested in a WIP thread. I'm also going to be covering the build in detail on my site http://www.wobblycogs.co.uk/index.php/home-renovation/extension but if people would like I'll post the most interesting bits here too.
So far I've sat down with SketchUp for many a long hour and come up with a design that my wife and I liked. We ran that design past the listed building officers and they were fairly positive about it which was good. We then gave the design to an architect to turn into real plans which have turned out pretty much as we expected. This post on my site http://www.wobblycogs.co.uk/index.p...nsion/47-meeting-the-listed-building-officers shows the over all design if anyone is interested. There were a few fairly minor changes like the removal of the door on the left and the addition of a roof terrace (which we probably won't be allowed) but the basic design is the same.
Anyway, the space I have to work with for a workshop is shown in the two attachments. In total it's around 24 sq m (250sq feet) so not the worlds largest workshop but better than the bedroom I'm currently working in. In my original plan the space was quite a bit larger as I had misjudged the angle of the of the right hand wall - I suppose that's why you hire an architect. I also hadn't planned on having to have a door at the back (the one opening into the shop) but it is necessary to separate the garage from the new cellar entrance we're fitting.
Although we haven't got planning permission yet I don't think we'll hit any major problems other than the roof terrace which won't affect the shape and size of the workshop. As such I'm going to start designing the shop now, since it's not exactly enormous I want to make the best use of space I can. My current plan is to put a stud wall across the garage door opening and to run a single long bench along the left hand wall (the wall with the door opening out). I've got rough sketches of this plan which I'll try and get into SU in the next day or two.
I'd best say now, this isn't going to be a quick process. I'd be surprised if I have the workshop fully fitted out by this time next year as I have the rest of the house to fix up as well. Should be fun though and I love getting feed back.
So far I've sat down with SketchUp for many a long hour and come up with a design that my wife and I liked. We ran that design past the listed building officers and they were fairly positive about it which was good. We then gave the design to an architect to turn into real plans which have turned out pretty much as we expected. This post on my site http://www.wobblycogs.co.uk/index.p...nsion/47-meeting-the-listed-building-officers shows the over all design if anyone is interested. There were a few fairly minor changes like the removal of the door on the left and the addition of a roof terrace (which we probably won't be allowed) but the basic design is the same.
Anyway, the space I have to work with for a workshop is shown in the two attachments. In total it's around 24 sq m (250sq feet) so not the worlds largest workshop but better than the bedroom I'm currently working in. In my original plan the space was quite a bit larger as I had misjudged the angle of the of the right hand wall - I suppose that's why you hire an architect. I also hadn't planned on having to have a door at the back (the one opening into the shop) but it is necessary to separate the garage from the new cellar entrance we're fitting.
Although we haven't got planning permission yet I don't think we'll hit any major problems other than the roof terrace which won't affect the shape and size of the workshop. As such I'm going to start designing the shop now, since it's not exactly enormous I want to make the best use of space I can. My current plan is to put a stud wall across the garage door opening and to run a single long bench along the left hand wall (the wall with the door opening out). I've got rough sketches of this plan which I'll try and get into SU in the next day or two.
I'd best say now, this isn't going to be a quick process. I'd be surprised if I have the workshop fully fitted out by this time next year as I have the rest of the house to fix up as well. Should be fun though and I love getting feed back.