Project goal:
Build a dedicated shop in my back yard this spring and summer. I've been using the attached 2-stall garage as a shop for too long and LOML would be happy to see less dust in the house. My city limits this to 200 square feet in residential-zoned areas, so it will only be 10 x 20. This effectively cuts my shop size in half, but it will be for WW only, and I won't have to share with 2 cars! I was inspired by one of the featured designs in a WW shop design book, where the writer had built a decent shop in a 9 x 18 "Model T" garage.
I will have to first remove/demolish the existing 8 x 12 yard shed (city zoning allows only one outbuilding), so this will be like Extreme Makeover: Shed Edition. I'm planning to have electricity, heat, and maybe even a window A.C. unit. Poured concrete slab with insulated plywood floor (better for the feet & back).
Naturally, I will be taking keen interest in the other shop-construction threads here, and hope to learn some things and pick up a few ideas.
Skills Goals:
Brush up on the framing, concrete, electrical, etc., needed for the above project. I've built sheds before, but nothing of this scale.
Cheers,
Kevin