"Tim H" wrote in message
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I have a second story shop above the two car garage. It has a 4 ft x 5 ft
door on the gable end. Loading long stock into the shop is best done from
the back of the pickup. I have a set of very strong shop stairs in the
garage. It is possible to carry a sheet of plywood up the stairs, just
barely. The major drawback is the lack of wall space. I never realized how
useful walls are in a shop. I have a 18 inch knee wall on two sides so I
have placed benches and storage units on these walls. There is a huge
difference between floor area and useful area! In an ideal world, I would
have a separate building for a shop. I have just ordered an 8 inch jointer
and will have to have it hoisted in through the gable end door. I live in
a fishing community and there are lots of hoist trucks here.
Dave