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Building a workshop in my basement?
I have a newer home that has garages *barely* deep enough for the cars
themselves. I also have neighborhood covenants forbidding any kind of outside shed, shop, etc. So basically, if I want a place to play it looks like it's going to have to be in the basement. My question is, am I crazy to think about building an enclosed room in my (currently unfinished) basement? The space I have that I could allocate to this is about 12' x 15'. I was thinking that I'd leave the floor concrete and put up drywall all the way around... sound isolation would be a major concern. It would almost be pointless to have this workshop if I could use it late at night while the family is sleep (2 floor up). I guess before I go on too much more I should mention what I actually want to do in it! It will mainly be for Tig welding, which I'm not concerned about excessive noise or dirt/debris levels, but I will also be prepping/making the pieces that will be welded in this room as well. This means grinding, drilling, cutting, etc. I won't have any air ducts going to this room, so hopefully the mess would stay enclosed in there, but basically I'm looking for a real world sanity from anybody else that has done this. If I'm shop-vaccing the room twice a week, can I actually pull this off without ruining my house? If anyone else has built something like this, I'd love to see some pictures. I am just trying to prepare my "case" for when I tell the wife "oh yeah, I'm going to start welding in the basement, but don't worry, the whole house won't be covered in aluminum shavings" :-) Thanks Jeff |
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