How many sq ft are you in?

[Shanarchy]

How many square feet is your facility, and what is your major equipment you have in there, and do you feel like you have sufficient space?

For example, us:
2500 sq ft
1 manual press, 1 automatic, CTS, a 6 head embroidery machine, and wide format printer.

We are really out of space. I'm trying to do some rearranging to free up space, but I'm looking at different options now for long term.  Reason for asking is I know if we had 500-1000 sq ft right now we'd be good. But I don't want to move and have the same issue a year from now, but would also like to keep my rent to as reasonable of a number as possible (ie I don't want to move into a space double the size that I will ever need).

[Frog]

I have known more than one shop owner to expand vertically, and add loft space for storage and other appropriate parts of the operation.

[balloonguy]

I moved from 1285 to 2500 in august. I have 1 auto (6 color), a good compressor, 2 exposure units, washout, 2 automatic balloon printers, spare air compressor and 1 pad printer. I also have several shelves and tables...
I always feel like more space would be good. I am good in my new place but when an order for 2000 hoodies comes in I know I will be cramped until I get them out the door...

[CBCB]

We are in:

800 sq ft
1 manual press.
Small plotter setup. Dedicated darkroom.

We're pretty crammed but trying to make efficient use of the space. I'm hoping it'll be a good habit to have as we grow!




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[Gilligan]

1600 sqft, two businesses in it.  19x22 for production with 6 color saber, 10' Radicure, 48" washout booth, inks, screen rack, semi-auto coater, dip tank.

15x11 that has my computer work bench and soon to be pre-reg system on one wall and exposure unit, developing tank, double wide drying cab, another screen rack on the other.

Another small room with heat press, two heads of embroidery, 4880 film printer, 24" cutter, and my production manager and another artist production employee.

Another small room with "show room" and office manager.

Small room for meet and greet computer customers.

Small room for wife and I's office.

Two bathrooms, a storage closet, and kitchen counter cubby deal.

Needless to say, it's tight!

I'd be happy with 5k sqft if I could build it out my way.

[Prints Charming]

7000 sf. Showroom, offices, screenprinting production with 6/8 Sabre and 8/8 workhose manual. Dark room and reclaim area. Embroidery production with muti head taxi a 6 head 2 toyota single heads and a happy comercial single head. Cad cut ,DTG and rhinestone production with 2 plotters , 2- 18x24 auto lift heat presses,1cap press and a dual shuttle heat press for embossing. A brother 541 DTG and a dual Brother 782 DTG and a Lawson pretreat system.Ricoc sublimation printer.

Going to build a 20,000 sf facility just down the road soon

[GraphicDisorder]

8,000 sqft, but own the whole building which is 14,000 sqft. We rent 6,000 sqft to a coffee distributor and we have a divided space so we don't share anything. Different utilities and all. We will likely take that space back over in August or 1 year from August. Their lease is up then and we are basically nearing out of room. Hope to add a second auto next year. Currently we have 12/14 CH3D, Sprint 3000, Starlight, i-Image, Mlink with Pretreat machine/heat press, 5 different embroidery machines with total of 22 embroidery heads, 2 artists work area, Roland 64 Inch Pro 4 with Lamination, my office, Shelly's office, couple open offices soon to be moved into and other random supporting equipment. When we take a typical UPS delivery which is now about 20-50 boxes we are quickly out of room.

[Homer]

8k, two stories, all filled wall to wall.

[DonR]

Bursting at the seams at 3500sf. Moving 1st quarter of 2017 to 9,500sf. Will be adding additional auto and embroidery heads.

[mooseman]

just under 1000 one 6/6 manual 5 emb heads, vinyl cutter, and a bunch of other junk I can't get to.
mooseman

[blue moon]

5K and soon to be 3 autos (end of this month). It's pretty full, but we will still be able to take a truckload of shirts. . .

pierre

[Prosperi-Tees]

1800 and looking to downsize to 400 in a year or less.

[Squeegie]

2500 housing 2 offices, screen room, washout room, utility room with air comp, chiller and furnace, 6/8 sporty, mini print, 2 manuals, MSP 3140 exposure unit....and a metric crap ton of stuff I probably don't need.
Still room for deliveries of 80 to 100 cases when needed.

[aauusa]

4000   1 6/8 auto 1 6/6 manual,  4 embroidery machines 16 heads,  8 sewing stations (3 machines each station),    2 36" vinyl cutters  2 air fusions, 1 64" epson, 1 64 heat calander,  need more room,  plus 6 offices and storage areas

[mk162]

We are a little north of 3k and are stuffed to the gills.  I really need to get a storage container here.