Thread: Setting up a workshop in an apartment garage

I have no expertise in this area but you might also want to dampen the reflected sound.

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Dust is another problem you will have to deal with and could be as big a problem as noise.

You most likely will need approval from the body corp if you have one. Not knowing how big the apartment block is, you may have issues with fire regulations as the area you are about to set up in is designated as a garage not a wood workshop. How about power points and lighting, what is available and what will you need, I'm sure you don't want to upgrade electrical circuits

What is your access like to get materials in and out? I dare say you will work during the day to minimise any issue with neighbours and if the door is open dust and noise maybe an issue and you don't upset the neighbours.

Join a man shed do the big stuff there and do the little stuff in you shed

Good luck

It may be a good first step to have a chat with the upstairs neighbour before spending any money. If they are not on side then things will be difficult.
The fall back position will then be the Men's Shed as mentioned above and hand tool work at home.
Nearly forgot to welcome you to the forum.

Regards
John

Good Morning Kevin

A very good friend tried what you are proposing.

When he downsized he found a unit in a building where one tennant had a triple garage space and was restoring classic cars. My friend bought his unit with a double car space. The basement garage has quite high ceilings - 3 metres ? so first he installed overhead storage racks.

Then he got a "please explain" from the body corporate. They said he could do whatever he liked provided:

• moderate noise only between 7 am and 7 pm.
• zero noise at other times.
• zero dust escape from his "workshop". The guy next door has a Porsche!
• no use or storage of solvents. = fire hazzard.
• only PowerPoint is limited to 10 amps.
• we may add other requirements.

When he mentioned the classic car buff the response was "That's why we now have the rules...."

Luckily, he was able to sell the extra car space at a nice profit and was able to rent a free-standing garage/workshop nearby.


Fair Winds

Graeme

Hi Guys,
Thank you all for your post. I wasn't aware that I would have so much obligations to meet. Sounds pretty daunting frankly. Yeah I would try to see if there is any man shed nearby.

Cheers!

Hi Kevin

That's the reason for the warnings. My mate had owned his own free standing houses for 50 years and then downsized into a fairly large unit and then found that he had to live by other peoples rules...........


Cheers

Graeme