Not too difficult to think this one through, but let’s talk about it anyway. A garage is one of the foremost options for setting up a wood shop at home. Event though it’s not a first choice for a location, there is a lot that can be managed. There are many benefits of starting a woodworking business from home.
1) A Great Place To Work
Your garage is really quiet the ideal place to setup a wood shop. It is in your home but can easily be isolated from the rest of your house. That means you can work in your home based wood-shop without disturbing or causing potential health issues to the family.
2) You Can Feel At Home!
You really are working at home with all the conveniences it brings. When you setup a wood shop in a garage, you can have all the privacy you need to for your work, in your own home. That’s the best of both worlds, isn’t it?
3) Save Money
It’s really important to cut down startup costs with a woodworking business. You know you will have enough expenses to deal with. By starting in your own space, you avoid cost of space. You do not have to pay rent and that is a lot of pressure off. If you are starting off you can really manage things at your own space.
4) Ideal Layout
A garage has become a pretty common place for wood workers to practice their craft. It is a favorable location. The result is that several effective layout designs and ideas are now available to make the conversion of space flawless.
Within the confines of a garage you can create an efficient system of work and tool management. You can pretty much fit in all you need and do all the jobs you require.
5) Comfortable and Secure
A garage is a good place to store your tools and wood securely. It is also a place you can work comfortably in all weather conditions. And of course, the comforts of the home are not that far away either.
A garage can be fitted with adequate lighting, dust collection and ventilations systems, that all but makes it the ideal place to work.
The only other ‘better’ option we can think of to set up a wood-shop in is a garden shed. And that’s because of our love of the outdoors. There is something very wholesome and natural about having a wood-shop in a garden shed surrounded by nature’s beauty.
6) Points To Note
A garage will be an ideal place for a wood-shop if you remember to find the important systems in place. Read more about putting essential infrastructure in our post: How To Convert A Garage Into A Wood-shop
