Starting new shop. Please see pictures

Ronyx said:
I think you need work benches and cabinets. The chemical area needs something builtin to bring all the chemicals together in an organized tidy manner. To me it looks uncoordinated and somewhat messy with everything in the open and on the floor. For me everything needs to have a place and be in its place. That is just my opinion. I also agree with others that having the floor coated would be great.



The shop space is excellent. You can do a lot with what you have.
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What do you mean by bring the chemicals together. Do you mean inserting them into cabinets?
 
A big sink, and also a washer and dryer, oh and a nice clean bathroom. A plastic chain across the door to keep people from just stepping inside (insurance). I also agree with the others on bring the strip inside at least maybe along the side where you may have an office.

HUMP
 
Wes Bremec said:
You really need to set up your shop to make your work as efficient as possible. I know I would be experimenting with what goes where while working on my first couple vehicles.
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Everything will come together. Shop looks great:)
 
HUMP DIESEL said:
A big sink, and also a washer and dryer, oh and a nice clean bathroom. A plastic chain across the door to keep people from just stepping inside (insurance). I also agree with the others on bring the strip inside at least maybe along the side where you may have an office.

HUMP
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A big sink? I'm not sure what I would use the sink for other than cleaning the pads. But we have two pads washers!
 
How do you guys handle paying labor costs? Hourly or commission or both?
 
They call the sinks "laundry tubs or utility sinks" you can get a smaller one with faucet for around $150.

Its to rinse out towels, fill buckets, clean parts etc....

I have never seen any type of shop that doesn't have one. How do you fill a bucket with hot water? Or rinse out a towel as it gets dirty? Or fill a carpet extractor with hot water? Or rinse out cup holder liners? Or wash your hands? Or about 50 other things. Its best to keep the restroom clean for customers, not for washing greasy dirty anything.
 
That makes since. Good call. How do you pay your employees?
 
By the hour. I dont pay commision because it speeds them up and makes me have to go back over and check their work even more than I already do. I pay quarterly bonus based all facets. Performance, punctuality, attitude, experience, flexibility, customer relations etc...

And I wont hire anybody for less than $10 an hour. Around here basic detailers are often started at 8 or 9, but you get what you pay for. I have guys making $12 -$14 an hour mostly. And they show up early, work hard, beg for overtime, and really appreciate the bonuses. Never, ever, have problems with them. I have people begging me to hire them. And its because I pay more than everybody else, by far. And it makes me feel really good to know my employees can afford a decent home, dependable car that won't leave them calling me at 7:30 telling me they are having trouble, and can support their families. $8 an hour makes people want to jump off a bridge, or steal. Thats not the recipe for success. Its the recipe for headaches.
 
I would suggest some carts to hold tools, products, pads and towels. This will allow you to have materials right next to you. The carts should soft foam attached so you don't damage vehicles.

Overhead extensions will make it easy to have power were you need it as well as air lines for compressed air. Make sure the line has a dryer so the water and oil don't get on everything you blow air with

Ed
 
Kingston, I'm not here to comment on your shop build. Instead, I am here to congratulate you on your success, your ability to secure/afford a physical location shop, your character, and how you treat your employees. Keep up the good hearted mindset and you will go far.
 
Thank you brother. Really appreciate that. I used to clean cars for $8 an hour, in high school and shortly after. I knew I was so much better than anybody else at the dealership and begged for a raise. They kept refusing. Then one day I didnt show up for work. Because I quit. 12 years later I've been working for myself ever since. A few years ago I actually went back into the same dealership and asked where that manager works now. They told me and I drove 60 miles to go and personally thank him for not giving me that raise. True story. I wouldn't be anywhere where I am now if he paid me even a dollar more.

Be good to your employees and they will be good to you.
Thanks again man. Wish you the best.
 
Cg6LeMoN said:
Kingston, I'm not here to comment on your shop build. Instead, I am here to congratulate you on your success, your ability to secure/afford a physical location shop, your character, and how you treat your employees. Keep up the good hearted mindset and you will go far.
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:iagree::iagree::dblthumb2::dblthumb2:

PS I would coat the floor, everything else looks great and you can always add stuff as your business grows. But coat the floor before you fill the shop up, a nicely maintained floor creates a great first impression to your customers.
 
1. Buy the same type of shelving and line them up

2. face you racks holding your five gallon containers towards the shop floor

3. cover up your unsightly barrels

4. use a lot of zipties to clean up your wiring/plumbing

5. build shelving around the equipment/products you have on the floor...the more space you can have to work the better!

To each their own ideas and solutions! Just a few that I have noticed building my own home work space
 
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