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Ron's Woodshop

comments (2) June 15th, 2010 in Shop Tours        
ealfreeman ealfreeman, member
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Drill press, bandsaw and plywood storage.
Radial saw and mitersaw
I didnt want any cords laying on the floor. So I ran electrical  conduits in the concrete floor to an island in the middle of the floor to feed my table saw jointer and planner.
Work bench area.
The only thing I didnt do when i built my shop is the concrete floor.I hire a contractor to pour an finish it. With the help of some friends it took 5 months to complete everything.
Drill press, bandsaw and plywood storage. - CLICK TO ENLARGE

Drill press, bandsaw and plywood storage.
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Shop Specs

  • Location: Martinsburg, West Virginia, U.S.A
  • Size: 700sq. ft.
  • Type: Detached
  • Focus: Furniture
  • Heating/Cooling: window ac unit

My favorite place.

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ealfreeman ealfreeman writes: I went with the concrete slab for a number of reasons.1-resale if I placed a wood floor( joist/plywood decking) it's future use could be limited. 2-Tax purpose. In my county an out building(not used for livestock) is taxed a good bit high than a detached garage.3-This shop is framed as a pole barn. We have a lot of rock here in Wv an if I used a standard foundation I could possibly run into rock an add to the cost of the foundatoin. I even thought about placing sleepers ontop of the slab with plywwod decking and foam board insulation. But at the time it was going to take a good chunk out of the budget I had set for this projet. I did track the cost at around $10,000. Hope this helps,good luck,I wouldnt change a thing on my shop,but I would probably not do it again.
Posted: 10:32 am on July 10th

KevinSChair KevinSChair writes: I'm also thinking of building a free standing shop. Did you keep track of all your costs? Why did you go with the concrete slab?
Posted: 8:00 pm on July 3rd

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