Design and building a reloading room

Jim, I'd go with the engineered flooring and ad some of the rubber matting directly in front of the bench. Do NOT use any carpet! It may be nice to walk on but it will also be a great hiding place for dropped screws and other small parts. Good Luck. Mike

 

Well, I’m the odd guy out, I’m carpeted. If I were to do it again, I’d go plain concrete with commercial grade rubber mats... Now having said that...

Vacuuming spilled powder can be trickey and a bit dangerous. Vacuuming dropped shot is just plain noisey and annoying... Dropped primers are picked up by hand... Unless of course they’re spent primers and then they’re treated same as shot, just vacuumed up...

 

You also need to purchase a Magnetic Broom and a high quality, but small, Shop Vac. Plan on having lots of shelves that aren't too deep. A Metal, lockable, Cabinet for powder is also a plus.

 

1. I have very tight loop knap carpet on my floor. My chair rolls over it easily, it quiets the room and makes it more comfortable when I'm barefooted (a lot).
   
2. Stuff dropped that I care about is easily picked up by my magnetic separator that I use for my tumbling pins.
3. For the spent primers that fall out (out of hundreds decapped, there will be a dozen at least that hit the floor), I use broom to sweep them up.
4. Both my dog and cat like laying near me on the floor when I'm reloading, don't think that would be the case if it were concrete.

The best reloading setup has great feng shui. Looking at how you block your entry, I think you could rearrange more with your paper dolls.
Also think, the safe is too crowded.

Happy to come up and lend a hand, would be available late October.
On vacuums, I have a great small shop vac, a hand held dust buster, a Sears cannister type, and a Dyson Cyclone Ball that I picked up at Goodwill.
I use the Dyson almost exclusively.

 

You have a fun situation. Envy and stuff. Lots of times the planning is as fun as the doing. Can you make your man cave multi use? I have a spare bedroom that is being turned into the guy room. Only there may be room in my case for the necessary Bo Flex Extreme exercise machine and the electronical exercise bicycle.

Yep ... on cold hard concrete try to consider soft industrial mats. Consider positive ventilation for bullet casting fun. Consider lots of power outlets to run the necessary big fans if exercising. Lots of ceiling and directed soft lighting. A good sound system. Most of all just have fun designing all of this good stuff. Much fun indeed!

 

You might want to have some kind of heating system for those long winter days.

 

Go Caveman Jim!


Looking forward to referencing this thread one day.

 

I put mirrors on mine so along with the disco ball it makes a dandy rumpus (viewing) room.

















not really

 

I went with the engineered wood in my shop. It is much nicer than just cement. I think it looks good also.