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Popeye_01 t1_ja699cm wrote

  1. Screw the permits.2. There are many outdoor gyms on compacted ground. Just keep brick, level and add rubber mats. 3. Add 2x4 to make it 16 oc.4. Get insulation and drywall in Home Depot and put it in yourself. If electrical is good, no need to mess with it. 5. Add small spar heater and cheap fans. 6. Keep door and open for fresh air when working out.
    In conclusion, it’s a workout space to bust some reps and make some gains, so make it useable. Invest some dough once you decide to live in it or rent it out.
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plaidtuxedo t1_ja6nd6r wrote

Normally I don’t agree with “screw the permits” but yeah as a “trade professional” who has done plenty of work in Westchester (Tarrytown, Larchmont, Irvington, elsewhere)… don’t get a permit. It’s a bigger headache by far than anywhere else I’ve ever worked.

Throw some PT 2x4 flat 16” on center in the floor, fill the space between with 1.5” thick foam insulation sheets, cover with 5 mil plastic sheeting to keep moisture down, and cover with 2 layers of subfloor, seams offset. It’s a classic garage workshop method and it’s worked well for me. I don’t deadlift in the shop, but it’s good on my knees and it doesn’t bow under my 3,000 pound table saw. It’ll handle deadlifting fine, especially if you had a horse stall mat in an area.

Put Rock wool insulation in the walls so you don’t have to worry about moisture issues, and sheetrock. Add an electric heater and some fans, you don’t need to spend on a heat pump or PTAC unit, as others have said - it’s a gym. Keep it warm enough and use fans, breeze, and the big open garage door to cool off in summer

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jtmarshiii t1_ja6ppzg wrote

sheetrock will get wet and mold? Marine plywood maybe. You can mount stuff anywhere on the wall.

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jtmarshiii t1_ja6pkb8 wrote

I wouldn't do drywall... to open and leaky. It will stay wet and mold. Rock wool insulation and a marine grade plywood walls so mounting things anywhere is easy.

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