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Finally got the building permit...
Adding 80'x40x20' celling addition to our current 56'x36'x12' shop. We also have rented a 65'x25' bay next door for the last 13 years for larger vehicle installs, won't need to do that anymore.
Addition will have 2 install bays, a lobby/reception area, room for a packaging/shippng area, some room for expansion(printer/cnc?) and my own private office...
I'll probably chime in here on a few different subjects along the way. For starters I'm posting sketches of my current shop layout and what I'm thinking for the new shop layout. Here I'm very open to any suggestions or comments.
One topic on my mind right now is what does everyone think is the best floor is for an install bay? Current shop is and new shop will be concrete floors. I epoxied the existing floors 13 years ago with Sherwin Williams commercial grade 2 part epoxy, think it was rs-1000 or something like that. Has held up great. But is there anything that vinyl doesn't stick to? It's a pain to keep clean, I think maybe because we have a broom brushed finish to the concrete floor? And once some vinyl or tape is stuck, it collects dirt from tires.. I had been thinking about polishing and sealing the concrete instead like at lowes or home depot. Maybe that'd be easier to keep clean, less likely for vinyl and tape to stick to?
Have also considered those rubber garage floor tiles, would be nicer to walk stand on, but we also use ladders/ rolling scafolding.
Or maybe installing a tire bath in front of the overhead doors would help keep the dirt out?
I would also like to install some floor drains in the install area for those wintery vehicle meltdowns.
Adding 80'x40x20' celling addition to our current 56'x36'x12' shop. We also have rented a 65'x25' bay next door for the last 13 years for larger vehicle installs, won't need to do that anymore.
Addition will have 2 install bays, a lobby/reception area, room for a packaging/shippng area, some room for expansion(printer/cnc?) and my own private office...
I'll probably chime in here on a few different subjects along the way. For starters I'm posting sketches of my current shop layout and what I'm thinking for the new shop layout. Here I'm very open to any suggestions or comments.
One topic on my mind right now is what does everyone think is the best floor is for an install bay? Current shop is and new shop will be concrete floors. I epoxied the existing floors 13 years ago with Sherwin Williams commercial grade 2 part epoxy, think it was rs-1000 or something like that. Has held up great. But is there anything that vinyl doesn't stick to? It's a pain to keep clean, I think maybe because we have a broom brushed finish to the concrete floor? And once some vinyl or tape is stuck, it collects dirt from tires.. I had been thinking about polishing and sealing the concrete instead like at lowes or home depot. Maybe that'd be easier to keep clean, less likely for vinyl and tape to stick to?
Have also considered those rubber garage floor tiles, would be nicer to walk stand on, but we also use ladders/ rolling scafolding.
Or maybe installing a tire bath in front of the overhead doors would help keep the dirt out?
I would also like to install some floor drains in the install area for those wintery vehicle meltdowns.