Big Barn
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Thank you. The entire garage. About 1200 square feet.
Todays shop time.
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Thank you. The entire garage. About 1200 square feet.
kevinwak
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Nice. I will post pics of ours in a month or two when it is finished. Just cleaned it out this weekend so they are ready to frame. I just have to take the squat rack apart and haul to the garage. The treadmill wouldn’t fit out the door, but it is on Wheels so I will leave it down there and roll it out of the way as needed. Our gym room will be a very odd shaped. I think it is a 12 by 12 triangle and the. The hypotenuse side of the triangle stretches out 8 feet.
I think it works out to 200 sq feet. In the main part.
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kevinwak
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You'll be really happy. Much easier to stay focused when you have a dedicated area.
Now I am wondering if it is enough area. I am going to drag the squat rack and treadmill in tomorrow and feel it out There is still time to change locations of a few walls,
My shop time was actually spent working on my shop. I replaced my old light fixtures with new 100 watt (actual not equivalent) high bay leds. I had no idea what I was missing. I installed 24 of them in my 50x50 shop. It was overcast today and it was actually brighter inside the shop than out.
Redneck in training
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That what I should do too. I have 14 2X8ft fluorescent. When the tubes die I will replace the fixture with two 4ft LED or do you think that one 4ft woud be enough. I have few 4ft in the garage and it seems to me they put more light out than 8ft fluorescent.
The specs and offering on the LED’s are all over the map. Mine are only 2’ but they put out 13,000 lumens. You really can’t judge these leds by size. My 2’ lights put out more lumens than five 4’ leds I looked at at Lowe’s.
It depends on what you do in your shop, it’s height, and what your walls, ceiling and floor are like but if you want it super bright in there I would aim for at least 100 lumens per square foot. I don’t know the specifics but they make led retrofit kits that I think replace the ballasts and tubes in fluorescent fixtures.
kevinwak
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made some quick wooden swords with my boys. It was a fun Sunday afternoon project.
daugen
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I know this may be a stupid question but why the mirrors in a workout room? I can understand having them for free weights if you want to check your balance or technique, but if you are running on a treadmill, what does it do? I'd rather watch a big screen.
I know I'm missing something, mirrors are everywhere in gyms. Is it inspirational, as in gosh I'm a fat slob and I'd better work harder?
That would fit me.
I know I'm missing something, mirrors are everywhere in gyms. Is it inspirational, as in gosh I'm a fat slob and I'd better work harder?
That would fit me.
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Ha! But on the other hand, I supposed some folks might see the images and say "Heck, there's no hope, so no point in even starting!".
But here are a few reasons I appreciate mirrors (we have them in our home gym): Creates a sense of more spaciousness, equipment and activity. Also, when I look in the mirror I say to myself, hey, "that guy is working just as hard as I am!" :laughing: Also, depending on how the mirrors are oriented, it can allow a view of what's on the TV screen regardless of the equipment you're on and the direction you're facing.