[DeTomaso] Shop Design

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

After having actually built an outbuilding shop from the dirt up, i suggest 
running several extra pairs of wires from house to shop. Invevitably, you will 
want to control something later that you now don't own. A phone line is nice 
too, as well as a bathroom so you need not run into the house when nature 
calls. I also ran a natural gas line out there rather than putting up with propane. 
You don't need an insulated   hot water line- a small, tank-less instant-on 
water heater meant for trailers or RVs will supply far more hot water than a 
shop can use, and it simply taps the cold water line. Also, run the same amount 
of electrical power to the shop as your house has; sometimes, the main box of 
your house has unused extra capacity that can be commandeered. If not, Mom can 
always wait to run the clothes dryer while you have the big welder 
running.... Lined inside the three walls and over the ceiling, I have 220V and 115 vAC 
outlets along with shop air from the compressor in sweat-soldered copper pipe, 
with quick-disconnects every 10 ft so I don't break my neck tripping over air 
hoses and extension cords.   Being in a cool climate, the walls have R-16 and 
the ceiling R-24 insulation, along with an insulated overhead door big enough 
to take an RV (which I've never owned). A single gas-fired heater economically 
keeps the place at 60F while its 10-20F outside. The thick insulation also 
keeps the inside temp below 80 when its 100F outside, without needing an A/C. 
FWIW- J DeRyke


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