How to Design a Garage Workshop
Garages were primarily used as storage facility for storing vehicles spare parts and maintenance equipment. However with time, they have evolved into highly planned and focused part of homes with numerous tools and complex work surfaces.
Planning a garage workshop is not a simple task. There are so many ways to go about building a workshop. You can go for a simple garage with a few basic tools or a fully automatic workshop, running on hydraulic systems based on 3rd generation computers to analyse and gauge the performance of different parts of your vehicle.
Things Required:
– List of essential workshop equipment
– Card board mock ups of future equipment
– Contractor’s tape measure
Instructions
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Decide the purpose of your workshop. It depends on a number of factors such as the number of vehicles in your home, the type of auto mobiles, your budget, and obviously your passion for mechanical work. There is no need to install an expensive workshop unit in the workshop if you are going to use it once a year. There are many different groups of tool set that can be purchased to set up a decent workshop. Avoid the temptation of installing each and every piece of equipment out there.
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Keep the size of the workshop in mind when planning it out. There is no need to cram your workshop with numerous tools if you have limited space.
Identify all the necessary workshop equipment and purchase it. The important thing is to choose a theme for the workshop first, choosing a theme is equal to dong half the planning part. -
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Calculate the area of the workshop with the help of an extra long builder’s tape. Hire the services of a licensed electrician to measure your garage power requirements. You may require a backup power supply for important systems such as the hydraulic lift, so that it does not crash during an emergency power shut down.
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Due to the presence of so many mechanical machines in one room, the temperature in the workshop is bound to get high, so put a proper ventilation system in place. Design ample space for storage of all tool kits and common spare parts along with seating arrangement for a few people. If you wish to stay in your workshop for long hours, set up a computer system and a television there as well.
