Steve Stube
Hot Rolled
- Joined
- Sep 19, 2001
- Location
- Midland, Michigan
Want to try posting a photo of my shop.
It's 28' X 48' two story. A few changes have been made since the photo. Lights above the doors, corner trim, 3' door in the left end (West) on the second level. I especially like it's cozy warm feel in our Michigan winters. R-24 above grade throughout (6" of glass and 1" Dow foam), lots of Dow foam around the perimeter and under the floor, tripple pane glass and insulated doors. About a $100.00 for natural gas for a heating season at 62 degrees inside. The ground floor is for metal working plus a small 1/2 bath and the upstairs is woodshop and an electrical repair room. It has been a work in progress (still) since 1982 when I initially built. Between 1983 and 1999 it became a storage building for the most part and occasionally I heated it with wood in the winter when I had time to do some wiring, plum the air, insulate, hang a door or put up a wall. In 99' I sheeted and painted the interior plus installed the heating system . It could only be done about 1/4 at a time because of all the machinery and storage stuff. As I make more room in the shop to arrange machines, etc., the garage and basement are getting the overflow. My 24' X 36' garage had been my working shop area until recently. All in all I have done 99.9% of the total project to date.
[This message has been edited by Steve Stube (edited 08-14-2003).]
It's 28' X 48' two story. A few changes have been made since the photo. Lights above the doors, corner trim, 3' door in the left end (West) on the second level. I especially like it's cozy warm feel in our Michigan winters. R-24 above grade throughout (6" of glass and 1" Dow foam), lots of Dow foam around the perimeter and under the floor, tripple pane glass and insulated doors. About a $100.00 for natural gas for a heating season at 62 degrees inside. The ground floor is for metal working plus a small 1/2 bath and the upstairs is woodshop and an electrical repair room. It has been a work in progress (still) since 1982 when I initially built. Between 1983 and 1999 it became a storage building for the most part and occasionally I heated it with wood in the winter when I had time to do some wiring, plum the air, insulate, hang a door or put up a wall. In 99' I sheeted and painted the interior plus installed the heating system . It could only be done about 1/4 at a time because of all the machinery and storage stuff. As I make more room in the shop to arrange machines, etc., the garage and basement are getting the overflow. My 24' X 36' garage had been my working shop area until recently. All in all I have done 99.9% of the total project to date.
[This message has been edited by Steve Stube (edited 08-14-2003).]