When we tell people we moved into our shop we usually get a strange look so we thought we'd show you what we've done to make it less primitive. First of all as you can see from the above picture it comes with it's own chandelier. When it was built we insulated it, put up sheet rock and painted it. Since then we added a sink and bathroom with a shower. The basics were there we just needed to move in and get things arranged.
We brought in appliances from the house and set up our kitchen. I realize you wouldn't normally find a dryer in the kitchen but the outlet for the welder is in this corner so things that need 220 have to be there, so it sits next to the range. If you are observant you have already noticed the door is up a few inches so the dryer will vent outdoors. Also, since everything was set up for a shop, that also means the washer, which needs to be close to the water source, is in the opposite corner of the room from the dryer and drains into our one and only sink. Yes.......... the sink is on the opposite side of the room from the kitchen.
Our living room area has the necessary big screen HDTV, a must for feeling at home. My workbench has been converted to a stand for the printer and microwave. It even now holds a plant, living proof that my shop has been converted to an apartment. The shop is heated but the hanging ceiling heater was very loud when the fan came on, to the point of not being able to hear the TV, so we added a different heater, furnace actually, that is above in the storage area and now our heating system is much quieter. All in all not too bad to live in for the better part of the next year. There is one additional story to be told but it will be in the next post. Thanks for checking in.
When we tell people we moved into our shop we usually get a strange look so we thought we'd show you what we've done to make it less primitive. First of all as you can see from the above picture it comes with it's own chandelier. When it was built we insulated it, put up sheet rock and painted it. Since then we added a sink and bathroom with a shower. The basics were there we just needed to move in and get things arranged.
We brought in appliances from the house and set up our kitchen. I realize you wouldn't normally find a dryer in the kitchen but the outlet for the welder is in this corner so things that need 220 have to be there, so it sits next to the range. If you are observant you have already noticed the door is up a few inches so the dryer will vent outdoors. Also, since everything was set up for a shop, that also means the washer, which needs to be close to the water source, is in the opposite corner of the room from the dryer and drains into our one and only sink. Yes.......... the sink is on the opposite side of the room from the kitchen.
Our living room area has the necessary big screen HDTV, a must for feeling at home. My workbench has been converted to a stand for the printer and microwave. It even now holds a plant, living proof that my shop has been converted to an apartment. The shop is heated but the hanging ceiling heater was very loud when the fan came on, to the point of not being able to hear the TV, so we added a different heater, furnace actually, that is above in the storage area and now our heating system is much quieter. All in all not too bad to live in for the better part of the next year. There is one additional story to be told but it will be in the next post. Thanks for checking in.
1 comment:
Looks like all the comforts of home & you'll get your workout in going from washer to dryer, sink to stove. Looks like a pretty comfortable temporary set up.
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