Building a stand alone shop in my backyard - help!

I’m pretty lost too, when it comes to sketchup. You might check out your local Staples store. I picked up one of those $9.95 computer programs that lets you do building layouts and such. I’m thinking that maybe Finewoodworking.com had a downloadable shop planner once upon a time. It even had tool templates that you could move around the shop.

-- Tim - http://www.tmuli.com

Unless you are dead set on sketchup, you could go to Menards (or whatever the Canadian version is) and use the touchscreen computers they have there to choose from a bunch of pre-build plans that are adjustable by size or “build” one from scratch using their program. They usually also have some packaged plans that are like $10 that have most of the drawings you’d need for your permits. You can probably draw it up like a garage with basic electrical service to get your permits and then later finish the interior up.

For sketchup you can get prebuilt components like doors and windows from http://sketchup.google.com/bonuspacks.html or sites like formfonts.com

this guy knows all about s up . im sure he can and will help you

http://lumberjocks.com/jocks/Treefarmer/blog/series/45

Zach, I am not unwilling to look at all options.
I just heard so much about sketch up that I figured several plans maybe available to get me started.
That doesn’t seem to be the case on further investigation.

Mrtrim, Bob Babcock has forgotten more about auto-cad and sketch up than most people .
I can’t ask him to shove me thru this hole.
At worst I will get out the check book and pay a pro.
I just wanted to be sure it was something I couldn’t do for myself.

Thanks for input guys
I am still figuring out what’s going to work here.

Bob

thats very considerate of you bob . ive had no luck with s up myself . im a pencil cad guy ! there was another post that i couldnt find that has all the wood working eqip. that you can download . i downloaded it but dont know how to get it to you . or im not sure if you need that . if you want it i think it was posted by shaun or brad nailor

Mrtrim, can you point me to the URL that the download came from?
If not I can PM you with and address if the files are not too large for you to e-mail.
I hate to put you to the trouble.
I will do a serach under both Shaun and Brad first to see what I can come up with.
Thanks very much for the input.

Cheers
Bob

here ya go bob .

http://lumberjocks.com/jocks/Brad_Nailor/blog/series/359

Thanks verymuch Mrtrim. That’s realy going to help me get things started. I spwnt a few minute last night with SKetchup and It is starting to sink in.

Upward and onward!

Bob

your quite welcome bob , you bring a lot to the forums and any thing i can give back im happy to do so .
have fun with it . verne

Hi Bob. I’m new here too. I’m just wondering how your shop is progressing. One thing to remember- my wife has called a stand alone shop a garage in the past. What’s up with that? bbqking

-- bbqKing, Lawrenceville

Hi bbqKing:
We are at the site prep stages now and the lumber is ordered. I got a framer to help with the frame next week.
I am still trying to locate the property line pins and have a guy comming in next week with a scope to find them and a buried abandoned gas line I hope to pressurize and resurrect.

I have been removing my square foot gardens (5 in total) and moving them and the soil.

I have be hauling pea gravel for the foundation from work all week in 5 gallon pails .
Did I mention I am also replacing a 10,000 sq ft roof on my building along with this little task.

bob

Sounds like you have a lot going on Bob. I am looking forward to seeing how this project develops.

-- Bill - Turlock, Ca. - http://www.brookswoodworks.com