For a man, a garage is not only a place to park a car, but also a repository of various household tools. Since many men tend to do some chores around the house on their own, they cannot do without a workshop. The garage is a good place to equip your home workshop. How to do it?
Choosing a seat
The workshop in the garage does not take up much space, but it should be located so as not to interfere with the entry of the car. This is especially true if, in addition to standard tools, there is a need to place woodworking machines that take up some space.
A carpentry workshop in a garage takes up about 2-5 square meters. m. of free space, depending on the equipment available. Since most electrical tools make a lot of noise, the garage is the perfect place to work. In addition, you should take care of good lighting, as the garage does not have natural light sources.
Correctuse of space
Since most often, in addition to the workshop, there is also a car in the garage, it is very important to properly organize the space for the convenience of working with tools. The area allocated for the workshop must be divided into several important parts:
- a place equipped with sockets for stationary machines powered by electricity;
- shelves with small tools;
- garbage container;
- coat hanger;
- desk with drawers;
- a place to store raw materials for work.
It is also important to make sure that there is room for free movement in the workshop.
Space heating
If in a garage, which is used exclusively as a parking lot, you can do without heaters, then in the workshop it is impossible, because with the onset of cold weather, work does not end. In addition, a room without heating and ventilation runs the risk of becoming covered with fungi and mold due to the accumulation of condensate. In a dry and warm room, the power tool remains intact much longer, as a humid environment contributes to its deterioration.
When creating a garage project with a workshop, it is important to pay sufficient attention to its heating. Often, oil heaters or convectors are used for this purpose. However, if there is free space, a wood-burning firebox can be equipped. In addition, if possible, care should be taken to insulate the room withrelevant materials. In a warm room, hot air will be retained, in addition, good thermal insulation contributes to the absence of drafts.
Workplace lighting
For comfortable work, you should take care of good lighting in the workshop in the garage. In addition to standard ceiling lighting, it is recommended to equip additional lamps above the working area. Most often, additional light is required above the work table, as well as to illuminate the location of stationary machines, if any.
Lighting can be either traditional lamp or LED. The latter allows you to save on electricity consumption without sacrificing quality.
Rules for setting up a workshop
A garage for a workshop, like any other technical room adapted for the manufacture or repair of products, must comply with the following rules:
- Space for movement should be twice as much as the workplace.
- With a large number of electrical equipment, do not forget about safety. For these purposes, it is necessary to have a powder fire extinguisher, to make grounding of stationary machines.
- For the stability of tools and furniture, garage floors should be level.
- The garage must be well ventilated, especially if materials with a pungent odor are used in the process.
- At the end of the work, it is necessary to put the workshop in order. For this purpose, a technical bucket and rags should be at hand.
- Flammable liquids such as gasoline, paints, solvents should be kept away from tools that can spark when used.
- A workshop should have a first aid kit with the necessary set of medicines to stop bleeding or reduce pain.
In addition, it is important to remember about your own safety, so all work must be carried out in a protective mask, if necessary, use a respirator and protective gloves.
Essential tools for a carpentry shop
To create a workshop in a garage in Cheboksary or any other city, it is not enough to have a room and desire, you also need tools:
- locksmith or carpentry workbench;
- a woodworking machine has a place to be if it is needed for frequent use, in episodic cases it makes sense to contact a woodworking shop, since a quality tool costs a lot of money;
- medium vise;
- stands;
- planer;
- hand drill;
- drills of different diameters;
- roulette;
- hammer;
- pincers;
- pliers;
- screwdriver;
- grinder with grinding attachment;
- jigsaw;
- circular electric saw;
- hacksaw;
- files of different hardness;
- sandpaper;
- metal scissors;
- consumables - nails, screws, nuts, self-tapping screws.
This range of toolsmust be compactly laid out in boxes and shelves for ease of use.
Automobile workshop
A workshop in a garage can be not only carpentry, but also automotive. This is especially true if the owner of the car prefers to repair it himself. Such a garage also has its own characteristics:
- The height of the room should be about 2.5 m.
- The floor must be at least 20 cm above ground level. This is necessary to prevent flooding in case of heavy precipitation.
- The roof should have a slight slope to allow water to run off during rainfall. For these purposes, a drain is formed along the edge of the roof.
- Roof and walls must be waterproofed so that excess moisture does not accumulate in the room. For this, ventilation is formed.
Because the garage is also a workshop, it must have some features.
Observation Pit
The presence of such an additional structure provides access to the lower part of the car. It must have the following parameters:
- The depth of the pit is approximately 1.8-2 m. It should be remembered that if the groundwater level is 2 m or higher, then there is a risk of water accumulating in the pit.
- Width is determined according to the width between the vehicle's wheels. The average is 80 cm.
- The length of the structure must be at least 1 m longer than the length of the car.
- For convenience, can be equipped in a pitadditional niches for storing tools.
- There should be enough light in the inspection hole for a quality inspection of the machine and comfortable repair work.
- In the free time from repair, the pit should be tightly covered. For these purposes, strong wooden boards are used.
A well-made inspection hole greatly facilitates diagnostic and repair work.
Automotive workshop equipment
A workshop in a garage, equipped with your own hands, must have all the necessary materials and tools for inspecting and repairing a car. In addition to the standard set of wrenches, automotive lubricants, and a jack, the garage should have the following specific items:
- Lantern. Even if a good light is equipped in the viewing hole, the lantern will be able to illuminate hard-to-reach places. The best option is a light fixture in the form of a police baton with magnetic mounts.
- Pneumatic tool for stripping metal. Often it is necessary to clean any part of the car from rust. For this, a tool is used that has about 20 needles, which knock down plaque at a speed of 4000 beats per minute.
- Device for breaking nuts. It often happens that the nut has "been stuck" so much that it cannot be unscrewed with a simple wrench. Here, a hardened metal wrench is used, which is thrown over the nut, and with the help of an adjustable wrench, removes it.
- Spark plug pliers are used in case ofneed to remove the spark plug. They have rubber pads that allow you to do this as accurately as possible.
- Hook for removing hoses allows you to do it quickly and without risk of damaging the rubber.
With the help of these tools, some jobs become much easier and faster. The photo of the garage-workshop above clearly shows how to compactly place all the necessary tools in the room.
