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When I was a kid we would visit my Grandparents in Santa Monica, CA. Santa Monica is pretty much next to Beverly Hills. Not very rural. My Grandparents had a 5 car garage and two of the bays were my Grandpa's workshop. In the workshop my Grandpa had a toilet installed. Being a kid I didn't understand why he just didn't walk to the house.
When I got older my wife and I bought some land and the first thing that was built was my machine shop. The shop is about 300 feet from the shop. Nevertheless I took what I learned about my Grandpa's shop and put in a bathroom. I even put in a shower. I am so glad I put in that bathroom.
I have two doors into the bathroom, one from the shop and the other from the outside. So when working outside and I or my wife or anyone else gotta go sit on the pot it is very convenient. We have plenty of trees that I "water", and if there is nobody about I can pee anywhere I like. But when ya gotta sit down, and your boots are muddy, and things are urgent, why that outside access to the bathroom is great.
When my neighbor built his shop I encouraged him to put in a bathroom and tie into his septic. He coulda used my backhoe and there was enough elevation change from his shop to get the proper slope to his tank. He did not put in a bathroom and complained for years about not having one.
So if you are building a new shop or barn or whatever I strongly suggest you consider putting in at least a toilet and sink. Especially when you get older the outdoor accessible bathroom is great. If you have power in the shop you can buy small water heaters that hold a couple gallons which will give you practically instant hot water. And if you put in a utility sink the little water heaters can supply enough hot water to mix with the cold so that the sink can be filled with water that's still hot enough to be almost too hot and is great for cleaning stuff you don't want to take into the house.
I know, a long winded post. But I have found my shop bathroom so useful I thought I would pass along my experience.
Eric
When I got older my wife and I bought some land and the first thing that was built was my machine shop. The shop is about 300 feet from the shop. Nevertheless I took what I learned about my Grandpa's shop and put in a bathroom. I even put in a shower. I am so glad I put in that bathroom.
I have two doors into the bathroom, one from the shop and the other from the outside. So when working outside and I or my wife or anyone else gotta go sit on the pot it is very convenient. We have plenty of trees that I "water", and if there is nobody about I can pee anywhere I like. But when ya gotta sit down, and your boots are muddy, and things are urgent, why that outside access to the bathroom is great.
When my neighbor built his shop I encouraged him to put in a bathroom and tie into his septic. He coulda used my backhoe and there was enough elevation change from his shop to get the proper slope to his tank. He did not put in a bathroom and complained for years about not having one.
So if you are building a new shop or barn or whatever I strongly suggest you consider putting in at least a toilet and sink. Especially when you get older the outdoor accessible bathroom is great. If you have power in the shop you can buy small water heaters that hold a couple gallons which will give you practically instant hot water. And if you put in a utility sink the little water heaters can supply enough hot water to mix with the cold so that the sink can be filled with water that's still hot enough to be almost too hot and is great for cleaning stuff you don't want to take into the house.
I know, a long winded post. But I have found my shop bathroom so useful I thought I would pass along my experience.
Eric
