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11/11/2025 6:40:45 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By wakeboarder:


8/12 in-room attic trusses?
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Yep, upstairs should be 16.5' x 40'
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11/11/2025 6:42:46 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By Covertness:


Yep, upstairs should be 16.5' x 40'
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11/14/2025 4:09:23 PM EDT
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Getting ready to pour the slab

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slab (5") being poured

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Going vertical
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12/24/2025 5:19:42 PM EDT
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Nice.

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12/24/2025 5:25:54 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By Ocva:
Possibly some outlets or conduit and dust ports in the floor.
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If you know for certain, it’s gonna be a Wood shop you probably can’t have too much dust collection, in the walls in the floors in the ceiling planted all now.
1/2/2026 6:48:55 PM EDT
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Nice OP.

I'm guessing by the LVL going across the front double roll up doors?


I'd have lots of advice to give but it would be from a professional aspect which doesn't really carry over to consumer. A lot of good suggestions in this thread.


My daily office for work...



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1/6/2026 12:51:18 PM EDT
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Going up.....
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1/11/2026 10:09:07 AM EDT
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Roof is clad and partially shingled

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Small room will hold my Oneida 5HP dust collector.  Stairs to upper bonus room area.

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Upstairs is 16' 9" X 40'
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1/12/2026 2:01:07 AM EDT
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That's awesome! Coming along nicely!

What will the top level be used for? More shop space or a more of a lounge?
1/12/2026 6:12:46 AM EDT
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Originally Posted By Covertness:
Looking at building a woodshop in my back yard. Probably 30 x 40.

2 x 6 studs to allow for higher insulation  lots of 110 and 220 outlets. Attic joists. Built on a slab.

What am I not thinking about?
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1/12/2026 10:43:10 AM EDT
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Originally Posted By A_G:
That's awesome! Coming along nicely!

What will the top level be used for? More shop space or a more of a lounge?
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Top level will essentially be my man cave for all my non-woodworking stuff.
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1/12/2026 3:17:01 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By Covertness:



Top level will essentially be my man cave for all my non-woodworking stuff.
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Sweet.
1/20/2026 2:18:39 PM EDT
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Back porch is 10' x 15'

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New order of Nordfab quick connect ducting for dust collector.  

Will probably start running electrical here in the next day or two
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1/20/2026 3:13:45 PM EDT
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Awesome, thanks for the update!
2/5/2026 5:27:33 PM EDT
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Electrical rough in and insulation done.  Drywall being delivered next Thursday if the ground isn't too muddy from the snow melt.

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2/6/2026 12:00:12 AM EDT
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Well done OP, well done. Anxiously awaiting the next update.
3/3/2026 1:48:51 PM EDT
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Drywall's up.  Brick veneer on the outside should start this week.

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3/3/2026 3:59:23 PM EDT
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Once the drywall is up the real transformation occurs. Looking great OP.
3/11/2026 4:33:11 PM EDT
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exterior brick is being installed

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Drywall primed and ready for paint

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3/11/2026 6:17:56 PM EDT
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Oh man, that's looking good.
3/11/2026 8:01:37 PM EDT
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Are you someplace which might benefit from in-floor heat?
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3/11/2026 8:42:04 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By JellyBelly:
Are you someplace which might benefit from in-floor heat?
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Might be a little late for that right now.  I'll have wood plank LVP upstairs and 3/8" rubber flooring (like in a gym) downstairs in the shop.  Two mini-splits for the upstairs and the downstairs.  2/6 exterior walls for extra insulation.  Think it'll be ok.
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3/28/2026 6:19:52 PM EDT
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Siding installed. Still needs trim painted. Garage doors get installed Monday.
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3/28/2026 7:45:37 PM EDT
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Man that's nice. Beautiful piece of property too. Can't wait to see the machines and tools inside.
4/13/2026 12:51:08 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By Covertness:
Looking at building a woodshop in my back yard. Probably 30 x 40.

2 x 6 studs to allow for higher insulation  lots of 110 and 220 outlets. Attic joists. Built on a slab.

What am I not thinking about?
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Workflow.

Where to place machines for conserving motion.

Table saw near jointer and planer.

12" CSMS near by.

Router table close.

Drill press with a GOOD table.

Bandsaw, if doing resawing.
4/19/2026 4:28:11 PM EDT
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Real beauty of a shop! Looks great!
4/20/2026 4:25:50 PM EDT
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flooring done!  Can finally start to move stuff into it.

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LVP upstairs

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3/8" rubber flooring downstairs in the shop.
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4/20/2026 8:54:07 PM EDT
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Hot damn that looks GOOD!
4/24/2026 6:30:17 PM EDT
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This was a mother to put together.  But......

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Got the duct work through the wall.  

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Got a company coming to my house to pick up all my woodworking tools to get them to the shop tomorrow.  Place is a mess right now.  Been taking a load of small stuff that's in the way of my big tools every day this past week.
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4/24/2026 7:28:28 PM EDT
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If I were building my shop again, I would build it with a crawlspace where I could run power and dust collection.

I'd also have a finishing/spray booth and a partitioned room where I could put grinders, dust collectors, and compressors. Anything that is messy or loud.
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5/1/2026 6:46:21 PM EDT
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Just finished moving my machines in.  

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Bit of a mess right now.
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5/2/2026 1:02:57 AM EDT
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Must be feeling pretty good OP. Congratulations.
5/2/2026 7:30:19 AM EDT
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Very nice!

Am drooling over your jointer.  I'm currently rehabbing a very old 6" Enco 150.

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5/2/2026 8:03:05 AM EDT
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In floor heat.
5/2/2026 8:10:47 AM EDT
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I started typing, then continued scrolling to see this bad unit is done!  Looks great OP.  Hoping to get a space like that in the coming years and end the juggling of tools in my 2 car garage every time I have a project
6/14/2026 6:17:50 AM EDT
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I'm still getting stuff situated so I'll post some final pics in a few weeks.  Thought some might be interested in the cost of the building itself.  Total came to $167,830.07.  Budget was $180K so I think I did ok.  Saved a bit doing some of the work myself.
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6/14/2026 8:40:46 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By Covertness:
I'm still getting stuff situated so I'll post some final pics in a few weeks.  Thought some might be interested in the cost of the building itself.  Total came to $167,830.07.  Budget was $180K so I think I did ok.  Saved a bit doing some of the work myself.
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Damn. I figured it would cost me about 250K to build a shop, but the city would think it's an "ADU" to make permits a breeze. Sounds like I was/am right, as I'm in L.A. and everything is more expensive here.
Eager to see the final pictures.
6/27/2026 11:01:41 AM EDT
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Miter station is done
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6/28/2026 3:47:43 AM EDT
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Damn that's looking nice.

Do you find the dust extractor hose with integrated cord to be worth the ~$400 cost? It's insane how expensive it is, but almost every time I am using my CT and any of the various sanders especially, the damn power cord starts wrapping around the hose, gets caught on something, or otherwise annoys the hell out of me. I just have a hard time paying that much for a hose and cord in a neat little sleeve.

The other thing is, my shop is a garage with a concrete floor and it's usually filthy and more than once I've stepped on the CT's hose. Do you find the sleeve gets dirty and looking awful easily? This question may not apply to you as you seem to have a much cleaner shop, even before this new one.

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6/28/2026 6:42:23 AM EDT
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That is one beautiful shop OP. Is it strictly personal use, or your business?

Looking forward to more pics.
6/28/2026 11:31:47 AM EDT
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AG:  No, if I had to do it over again, I'd have taken my green Festool Hose and taped a Festool power cord to it.  They make some clips that clip a power cord to the hose but they suck.  Another thing is the covered hose I have just seems way too long and you can't shorten it.  I guess I could station my CT in the middle of the shop in which case, the hose would reach anything inside.  I've had the covered hose for a year but just got it out of the box once I moved into this shop.
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6/28/2026 11:36:21 AM EDT
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Originally Posted By Skinnywater:
That is one beautiful shop OP. Is it strictly personal use, or your business?

Looking forward to more pics.
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Here ya go (still tweeking things but it's pretty much together at this point.  Working on my new router table which is not in the picture.  

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Just a personal shop.  Got luck in life and as I'm now retired, this gives me something to do instead of sitting around waiting to die.
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6/28/2026 7:37:40 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By Covertness:
AG:  No, if I had to do it over again, I'd have taken my green Festool Hose and taped a Festool power cord to it.  They make some clips that clip a power cord to the hose but they suck.  Another thing is the covered hose I have just seems way too long and you can't shorten it.  I guess I could station my CT in the middle of the shop in which case, the hose would reach anything inside.  I've had the covered hose for a year but just got it out of the box once I moved into this shop.
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Originally Posted By Covertness:
AG:  No, if I had to do it over again, I'd have taken my green Festool Hose and taped a Festool power cord to it.  They make some clips that clip a power cord to the hose but they suck.  Another thing is the covered hose I have just seems way too long and you can't shorten it.  I guess I could station my CT in the middle of the shop in which case, the hose would reach anything inside.  I've had the covered hose for a year but just got it out of the box once I moved into this shop.


Appreciate the insight. The covered hose is about 5 feet longer than the stand hose, and that was another concern I had. Definitely wouldn't fit in my CT Midi. The clips do suck. I could probably zip tie a cord to the hose every 6-12 inches which would likely work better than the clips and save me $400.

Originally Posted By Covertness:

Just a personal shop.  Got luck in life and as I'm now retired, this gives me something to do instead of sitting around waiting to die.


Don't mean to speak for you but I reckon it had less to do with luck and more to do with good choices that paid off.
7/8/2026 3:29:25 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By A_G:


Appreciate the insight. The covered hose is about 5 feet longer than the stand hose, and that was another concern I had. Definitely wouldn't fit in my CT Midi. The clips do suck. I could probably zip tie a cord to the hose every 6-12 inches which would likely work better than the clips and save me $400.



Don't mean to speak for you but I reckon it had less to do with luck and more to do with good choices that paid off.
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I just use velcro like one wrap and secure the cord to the hose every foot. Seems to work ok. I’d image zip ties would work fine also, but they are always leaving sharp edges unless you sand them down.
7/8/2026 3:29:54 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By Covertness:



Here ya go (still tweeking things but it's pretty much together at this point.  Working on my new router table which is not in the picture.  

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Just a personal shop.  Got luck in life and as I'm now retired, this gives me something to do instead of sitting around waiting to die.
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Looks great!
7/8/2026 4:20:38 PM EDT
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I just finished that shop diy, 10’ walls, metal siding and roof, slab foundation, sprayfoam insulation.  $52000 and change…

Yers looks great…
7/8/2026 9:44:44 PM EDT
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