My new workshop

[slateraptor]

Awesome...all you need now is a pair tin cans, long piece of string, and this sign.

[ivan747]

I like the open look.

I love big, clear glass windows.

[Kevin.D]

I love the huge shed wish I had the room for such size.
qoute :- "DO, run two heaters if it's a permanent workspace to be used all year round. Use one heater that'll tickover all the time day or night just to keep the frost/damp out, and another one to blast the shed up to temperature before you go out there. It's a wooden shed, so be careful with the type of heaters you choose".

Ian I see your heating with an electric heater.?  )It'l cost 3 times more to heat electric v.s gas. GAS approx 5 pence per KWh- Electric approx 15 pence per KWh .

I would plumb a radiater  in to my  house gas central heating I think if i had a shed that size .Expensive in the short term to fit but in the long term would save you a fortune I bet.

[EEVblog]

I love big, clear glass windows.

They also double as excellent whiteboards!

Dave.

[FreeThinker]

I love big, clear glass windows.

They also double as excellent whiteboards!

Dave.

Don't try this at home children 

[bubucis]

I have had failures (magic smoke) in two (out of five total) electric oil filled heaters that look similar to yours.  Here in the US retial return policy is generous, so I just returned them back to the Home Depot and got the new ones.  Nevertheless they did spark and went up in smoke, so I do not leave them unattended anymore.
Heat pump might be a better option.

[IanJ]

Ian I see your heating with an electric heater.?  )It'l cost 3 times more to heat electric v.s gas. GAS approx 5 pence per KWh- Electric approx 15 pence per KWh .
I would plumb a radiater  in to my  house gas central heating I think if i had a shed that size .Expensive in the short term to fit but in the long term would save you a fortune I bet.

Hi,

Not shown in the video is my wee oil filled heater which I use for tickover. The wee electric heater I use for heat on demand. The key however is the KingSpan/Celotex insulation which makes a huge difference to retaining heat.
Net result is that my heating bill hasn't lifted that much really.....although yes plumbing in a radiator from the house would be better.

I'm not planning on heating the extension and have still to fit a door.

Ian.

[Monkeh]

Running hot water out from your house to an outbuilding is.. mildly insane. It adds a huge amount of potential for leaks, not to mention massive loss of heat on the run.

[dfnr2]

Ian,

Awesome workshop.  I have a question for you, about those large plastic drawer-bins on the left side of the photo looking along the length of the workshop.  I have very similar bins (made by Iris), and find that when stacked high enough (6 high), they want to tilt forward.  Are you stabilizing these in any way?  Are yours stable on their own?

Thanks,

Dave

[ivan747]

I love big, clear glass windows.

They also double as excellent whiteboards!

Dave.

Until you discover you were using permanent markers on your dorm's window 

[IanJ]

Ian,
Awesome workshop.  I have a question for you, about those large plastic drawer-bins on the left side of the photo looking along the length of the workshop.  I have very similar bins (made by Iris), and find that when stacked high enough (6 high), they want to tilt forward.  Are you stabilizing these in any way?  Are yours stable on their own?
Thanks,
Dave

Not sure where you are located but I got mine from Homebase in the UK. They don't want to tilt forward at all and I haven't stabalized them at all.

I think these are similar if not the same manufacturer at least:-
http://www.homebase.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=110&storeId=10151&partNumber=1673670

Ian.

[Monkeh]

I've got some of those (acquired for a sensible £8 or so, not 25 quid..) and find them fairly unstable. They're pretty easy to secure to a wall, though, you only need a screw.

[rbola35618]

I am so jealuse of your workshop

Wish my wife would clean up her junk out of the garage so I can turn it into my dream workshop

Robert

[FreeThinker]

I am so jealuse of your workshop

Wish my wife would clean up her junk out of the garage so I can turn it into my dream workshop

Robert

Dream on my friend 

[G7PSK]

Here is one built by my brother in law.