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A question for anyone here that has installed a CNC mill in their home shop/garage

I’m really sorry if this isn’t the place to ask this question,

I just moved, I have a nice size shop on my property that I want to purchase a Mill for, something small like a Haas VF1.

My shop is older, has exposed wood studded walls. Would it be advisable to cover the wall in, for example, a steel or aluminum corrugated panel, for added protection from bumps and scrapes but also to hopefully avoid moisture getting on the wood and mold growing?

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u/bone-luge — 19 hours ago
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Replace or refurb existing garage

Hi!

We have a garage on our property that we want to use as an office/storage space. Basically 40% office, 60% storage. However, the garage is in really poor condition and we're unsure whether its better to just tear it down and replace with a timber structure with insulation, or refurb it by replacing the roof, doors, window, and adding insulation.

What are the pros and cons?

  • The garage is 24.5ft in length and 9ft wide.
  • The roof is made up of corrugated asbestos cement sheets (some plastic sheets have been adde for some unknown reason).
  • The walls are solid, and its using a metal framework for the structure/roof.
  • The floor is a solid concrete base.

I need to make sure whatever we do is good for use all year-round.

Our budget is around £10k, if we refurb, I would hope this will cover the roof, doors, and windows professionally and I can finish the internal insulation myself.

Thanks in advance.

u/idle-by-design — 7 days ago