Design and build the workshop of your dreams! Convert your existing garage into a comfortable workspace that meets all your needs and expectations. This book offers ideas for building your ideal shop as well as describing basic construction techniques and concerns. Jacobs supplies hands-on advice accompanied by more than 200 photos and plans all designed to help you construct the ultimate workshop. From the publisher... Too many auto enthusiasts labor in ill-equipped, dark, drafty garages, freezing in winter and broiling in summer. Although they dream of clean, comfortable, well-organized shops where tools and materials fall quickly to hand, they assume such workspaces are beyond their means. Not so. The skills needed to convert your existing garage into a comfortable workspace differ little from the mechanical skills you already posses. How to Design & Build Your Auto Workshop provides ideas for building your ideal workshop from the ground up or for converting an existing work area into a more user-friendly environment. Author David Jacobs supplies hands-on advice accompanied by more than 200 photos, illustrations, and plans, all designed to help you construct your dream workshop. This complete guide includes: - Construction tips: footings, foundations, walls. - Flooring choices. - Heating and cooling options. - Wiring considerations. - Lighting setups: overhead, workbench, under-vehicle. - Air pressure sources. - Storage: cabinets, lockers, tool boxes. - Special booths: spray paint, sandblasting, welding. - Pits and lifts. - Workbench designs. - Resources. Published by Motorbooks International. Softcover. 144 pages.

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