Workshop build

[just joe]

So OCD once again has motivated me to do some good around the house with his garage post. So I decided to tackle a workshop.

We bought a house from a couple who were professional dog breeders, so they had a full kennel and grooming room, about 450 sqft.

Since we don’t have a dog, yet, and if we were to get one we wouldn’t need our own doggie day care facility, a workshop was the logical remodel target.

I started removing the kennels, cinderblock, fencing and the doors.

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[just joe]

...and the fiberglass walls needed to go. The drywall was in good shape so I just painted it.

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[just joe]

Removing the doggy doors, I had to cover the opening with concrete wall board then stucco over it.

First time for everything, so disclaimer on some quality issues experience could have prevented.

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[just joe]

After the stucco cured, some paint and it looks way better than I thought it would. Whew...

And dropped in some electrical outlets.

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[just joe]

Now I have lot of glue to remove from the drywall where the fiberglass panels were, and thinking it is not going to cooperate.

You can see the thermostat, this workshop is heated and has A/C , has a hose bib and a sink and a floor drain... the previous owners treated their dogs well.

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[Sanoman]

Off to a great start Just joe! Sub'd

 

[just joe]

Glue is permanent, so I’m going for galvanized panels. Tested cutting them various ways, circular saw, Chinese drill nibblers, router, but hand shears work the best.

I decided to epoxy the floor and bought a slew of chemicals from garage flooring Llc.

Went with high solids epoxy, primer, and an aliphatic urethane top coat (with anti slip) with a 75% broadcast of micro particles. Phosphoric acid wash and rinse, no pressure wash. It turned out awesome. First time doing epoxy, and can’t wait to do my whole garage, eventually.

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[just joe]

when I get into a project I dig in and don’t come up for air, food, or anything else except a yingling. If it wasn’t for my wife, I probably wouldn’t have any pictures.

The demo and stucco took 3 days and The floor took 3 days to complete, I can walk on it but will wait a couple days before putting workbench and racks back in.

I’m about to start the galvanized panels. The fiberglass panels around my hand wash sink are going to stay, I’ll gal-panel over them as with them and the galvanized panels the depth is perfect where it meets the sink.

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[newbee]

Looks good.

 

[OCD Solutions]

Awesome job so far and that floor looks great! I much prefer the look of that type of epoxy but I haven't tried it yet. I think all the extra steps intimidate me.

We are the same way with projects; to the point that I lost 12 lbs in the first 10 days we moved into our new house. I am good at stopping and taking pics though.

Can't wait to see how it looks in the end.

 

[feartheride]

What's involved in doing the epoxy floor, and what is the cost of that now, I imagine it has come down over the years, What does ocd mean by prefers that type of epoxy,
Does anyone know if you can do epoxy over terrazza.
The floor looks good !!

 

[just joe]

What's involved in doing the epoxy floor, and what is the cost of that now, I imagine it has come down over the years, What does ocd mean by prefers that type of epoxy,
Does anyone know if you can do epoxy over terrazza.
The floor looks good !!

The floor wasn’t that bad to do. basically:

-acid wash floor and rinse like 3-4 times. I used phosphoric acid
-tape off walls/drain with duct tape
- primer (2 part) but you only mix a gallon at a time due to pot life of 40 mins. Pour it on the floor and I used a roller to spread
- epoxy is the same as primer and I used a roller no problem. Back rolled the floor to even it out
- broadcast flakes (on spike shoes) throw them up in the air like glitter
- once dry vacuum up any loose flakes
-sweep once more
-roll on top coat

Total cost of chemicals and equipment (rollers, brushes, spike shoes) was $600 for 400 sqft

The coverage rate was spot on for the epoxy and top coat, but I used 1.5x primer they recommended. The floor really sucked up the primer.

Hint: take your time broadcasting flakes evenly. You can’t fix this if you don’t get it even.


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[just joe]

I forgot to mention I was going to try the one coat Polyurea coating but my concrete had too many imperfections from removing the fence anchors. I had to grind off and patch over them. The Polyurea coatings tend to be thinner than high solids epoxy and was afraid of the patch showing through. The epoxy completely covered the patches, you can’t tell.

I used 90% solids epoxy.


I was also able to custom mix my flakes. They have a ton of colors and you pick out what you want and the percentage. I went with 25% black, 25% grey, 35% Amber brown, 15% white. I chose the microflakes, which are smaller then the flakes you see in the rustoleum type kits. I plan to use some stained wood trim on top of the galvanized panels, so I matched the amber brown flake to the stain I was planning to use.

I bought 15lbs of flake for the ~400 sqft, but only used about 12 lbs


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[OCD Solutions]

Yeah, I did 2 acid washes, 2 rinses, waited 24hrs for it to dry and then mixed and rolled on a single application of 2-part epoxy. My wife sprinkled the flakes while I rolled out the next patch.

Mine seems simpler but I still think yours looks better. I also only spent $109 to do 610 sqft.

 

[just joe]

Walls in the “easy” part of the workshop went in fast and look awesome. Cut each 8’ panel in half and used the galvanized roofing screws to attach it to the wall. Shears world the best for me, and I put the cut edge up so any slight cut unevenness is hidden by the stained poplar trim.

Bench and racks in place, now onto the adjacent room with the sink.

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[just joe]

One more

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[Big Kahuna]

Where the skis?

 

[Big Kahuna]

Looks great!

 

[just joe]

Where the skis?

They are in the ghetto portion of the garage, will need to tackle the other side now for sure after seeing how nice this workshop is turning out.






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[just joe]

The panels for the backsplash went in, easy enough. But for the rest of the walls I’m going to use some overpriced ex-barn/shed wood.

After completing the first wall section my advise would be to paint the wall black before starting. The wood is uneven and warped as it should be, so I did a lot of spot painting, easier to just paint the wall.

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