TimTricker
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| posted on 12/10/06 at 01:30 PM |
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Shed Size
Ahoyhoy! Long time no speak, been away working stupid hours, but now im back to a normal-ish work pattern.
Sooo, now we got that out the way i can get back to the question at hand.
What is the perfect sized shed to work in to build a car in? Ive considerd having a garage in the back garden to build a car in. The main factor in
bumping that off is the actual cost of it! So i thought what the hell, i will go and buy a shed. We live in a safe area so it wont be broken into.
SO what size then? Or any over means of coverd holding to build a car in?
Tim
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ch1ll1
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| posted on 12/10/06 at 01:38 PM |
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size wise
i would go twice as big as you think !
i built my first one in a single garage,
most have, but later in the build when you havent cleaned up and all the tools are building up
you will wish you had !
if size isnt a problem or money go as big as you can !
well thats only my view
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nick205
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| posted on 12/10/06 at 01:48 PM |
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see this thread...
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=52551
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StevieB
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| posted on 12/10/06 at 01:50 PM |
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I'd say as a very minnimum, you'd be looking at a single garage with a shed or workshop extention to do your machine work in
comfortably.
I'm building in a single garage that's built into a modern house - I spent the first couple of months camping out in the drive under the
garage door as it's the only place I could stand. I now have to programme in some time at the end of each garage session to tidy all my tools
up and clean the place and spend a good hour or two after each 'phase' of the build squaring everything away. It's a pian int he
arse, but the only way I can get some decent working space.
The biggest problem is the safety risk of trying to use power tools in a confined environment where there's too many things to trip over -
I've had one or two close calls whilst using a wire brush drill attachment.
Next time, I'll build a shed in the garden as a parts store so I don't keep tripping over the bloody things!
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TimTricker
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| posted on 12/10/06 at 01:54 PM |
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We have a garage out back, but thats got the old mans motorbikes in there. But we got plenty of room down the bottom for a garage. I was thinking
along the lines on 10ft by 8ft? Would that be big enough? I say that because ive been offerd a shed that size for free from a bloke i work with.
Oh, and all my tools live in old mans garage.
I would like that massive shed, but we wouldnt have the room for it!
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jacko
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| posted on 12/10/06 at 02:53 PM |
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The chassis are about 10foot long so i dont think 10 x 8 will be big enough ?
Jacko
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ch1ll1
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| posted on 12/10/06 at 04:08 PM |
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my garage was 8ft wide x 20ft long
and it was tight (needed it wider )
no i have built another garage 16ft wide x 28ft long so got loads of room in both
but im forever filling them up so
go as big as you poss can !
[Edited on 12/10/06 by ch1ll1]
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RazMan
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| posted on 12/10/06 at 10:36 PM |
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I built my beasty in a standard single garage - but never, never again! I know that my car is a bit bigger but it was getting ridiculous in the bad
weather - I had to work on it outside as there wasn't enough room for both me AND the car inside.
I'm moving house soon and the first thing on my 'must have' list was a double garage!
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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JackNco
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| posted on 13/10/06 at 12:57 AM |
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depends how good u are with ur hands.... big sheds are espensive.... but if u decided to buy 2X 7*5 Sheds you could remove to walls and join them
together. instant 14*5 or 10*7 shed!
Make sure you order one with a pent roof though.
N problay for about 240. or if ur from around the coventry area i still know some guys that work in BnQ i can get them to look ut for one with a
damaged wall and get one nice n cheap !
John
Some people are worried about the difference between right and wrong. I'm worried about the difference between wrong and fun.
O'Rourke, P.J. (1989), Holidays in hell. London (Picador)
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locoboy
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| posted on 13/10/06 at 08:13 AM |
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mine went for 500 in the end, bloody good deal tho be honest,
18 x 10 was ample, not over spacious but big enough so long as once a month you had a tidy up 
ATB
Locoboy
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