ODave's Saginaw Valley & Western

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Another separate building! Nice... is it heated?

I have an electric heater that does a pretty good job of keeping it comfortable in the winter. Not the most economical solution but it's OK for now. The environment was one driving factor behind my using extruded foam for the base. My benchwork wood has been out there through a summer and winter, and none of it has turned into hockey sticks, so I think I'll be OK. I would rather have the layout inside, but there's just not enough space that I have rights to

I've often looked at the outbuildings in the parking lot of Home Depot...

That's where it came from, 9 years ago. IIRC it comes with all the necessary lumber and a set of plans, so you could put it up yourself. You can also have one of the 'Depot's local crews build it for you, which is what I did. They had it up in a day, which is much quicker than I could manage, so the extra $$$ for labor was worth it to me. After they put it up, I added a loft & a bank of shelves on the interior, added electrical, lights, insulation, and put masonite on the walls.

A couple of regrets are that the studs are on 24" centers, which makes the masonite a little bendy when you lean on it (solution:don't lean on it), and the floor is OSB. I should have went with plywood. I should have also went 12x20 (or larger), but that was before I'd gotten back in the hobby.