A Shop of New Beginnings
When Rob Daniels relocated to Florida from Oregon, he was hoping the move would help him recover from stressful family and medical issues. He started over with a smaller house than the one in Oregon and took the opportunity to build his dream shop from scratch. He hoped that spending time in the shop would bring much-needed emotional healing and stress-relief.
The 24×36' steel building he erected for his shop features a raised 3⁄4" plywood floor. It’s comfortable to walk and stand on, Rob says, and provides a pathway for the 4" dust collection ductwork that runs beneath it.
Rob insulated the shop walls and lined them wih a 4'-tall wainscoting of 5⁄8" T1-11 siding panels, with oriented-strand board (OSB) above for wall-hung storage. To hide the seam where the two intersect, he installed a wide, decorative French cleat.