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Heat and cooling and plumbing for a wash sink and more importantly a lift so I can do my own work
Building a new garage, what do you wish you had...
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I've have a retractable extension cord reel close to the door that I use all the time. I've thought about an air hose reel plumbed to the air compressor. Someone already mentioned a hoist ... but I've been thinking of a system where I lift my 5th wheel hitch out of the bed and then it is stored against the ceiling. So far I've envisioned a winch with safety cables attached to each corner of the hitch and the ceiling so that the winch isn't holding the weight of the hitch after it has been raised.
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I am a builder so it’s not terribly difficult for us to build.
Something you may consider is a trolley system in your ceiling. I installed an I beam and a trolley and winch in a couple areas and I also built a raised platform at the end of it and would lift my four wheelers on it and was able to move heavy object by myself.
the other thing I did was install a side mounted opener for the overhead doors. Make sure your opening is tall enough to accommodate stuff in your bed that may extend above your cab too.
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Re: 10x space - I saw that repeatedly recommended when I asked the OP's question on the farming forum I'm on before I started designing my shop. The company I bought my materials from made the same suggestion on their web site as well. It's easier and usually cheaper to build bigger up front than to add on later.
I had an 80x50 machine shed at our old farm in IL with a heated 18x25 shop (plus a second 40x55 unheated machine shed, corn crib, 1914 wooden hay barn and 24x60 open shed). It was really hard to downsize into a two-car garage and 10x16 storage shed while building the shop at our new place! I kept most of my tools in the 25' enclosed trailer I bought for our move until the shop was lockable.
The wash rack is a good idea, to which I'd add a spray booth for painting (if I had the room). I had my floor poured to 5" thickness in case I ever decide to add a lift. My roll-up doors are 10' tall (one 10' wide and one 16' wide). I'll add a side opener to the large door once I have things tucked away and can park the truck inside.
Not a factor for the OP, but for those considering a post-frame (pole) structure, I was able to knock several thousand off my materials price by changing from a 30x50 to a 30x48. Keeping the dimensions to multiples of 3' allowed me to reduce the number of (doubled) trusses and posts as I went from five 10' bays to four 12' bays.
It was a last-minute decision, but I'm super-happy I decided to pour a 10' pad across the end of the building instead of just doing a small pad under the little porch roof. That gave me extra space for working on stuff in good weather or just hanging out with the neighbors.
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I just built a new one. It is just the way I wanted it . 40x60x14 . With a lift and a tire changer. The floor is 6 inches thick with rebar. I am installing LEDs as well as the natural light I will have thru the day.
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Wibob
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Being in So-Cal eliminates some of the considerations us Northerner have to consider. I would consider door options that don't require a track. The tracks cause placement issues for portable lifts that I consider essential. At the very least have one bay clear to the ceiling.
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If you're doing new concrete, floor anchor pots are cheap and could be useful someday.
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About 5-6 courses of brick and mortar around the inside perimeter. You won't have to worry about getting the drywall wet when you wash the floor.
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I built my garage back in '84 to work in as a contractor, cabinet maker, DIY mechanic working on 4X4's and motorcycles.
Even in SoCal it gets cold in the winter.
I wish I'd put hydro type heat in the floor.
Today it's done everywhere with the new products.
If AC is a stretch, consider those giant ceiling fans for air circulation.
A buddy of mine has a 6' one and it moves a lot of air.
Fans are cheaper than running AC units.
Anything to move air around the shop.
A concrete pad in front of doors so you can work outside when it's nice or doing welding and not smoke up the shop.
Covered is even better.
220 outlets next to door openings to run welders outside.
110 volt same place.
Loft type storage if you have height, even a 4' space is useful.
Shelving above your rolling tool chests.
Sink, toilet and a shower if you want.
Most importantly DON'T FORGET the TUNES STATION !!!
Also wireless and TV systems.
And of course the refrigerator!
If your starting from scratch go for the gusto!
Even in SoCal it gets cold in the winter.
I wish I'd put hydro type heat in the floor.
Today it's done everywhere with the new products.
If AC is a stretch, consider those giant ceiling fans for air circulation.
A buddy of mine has a 6' one and it moves a lot of air.
Fans are cheaper than running AC units.
Anything to move air around the shop.
A concrete pad in front of doors so you can work outside when it's nice or doing welding and not smoke up the shop.
Covered is even better.
220 outlets next to door openings to run welders outside.
110 volt same place.
Loft type storage if you have height, even a 4' space is useful.
Shelving above your rolling tool chests.
Sink, toilet and a shower if you want.
Most importantly DON'T FORGET the TUNES STATION !!!
Also wireless and TV systems.
And of course the refrigerator!
If your starting from scratch go for the gusto!
DRam2019
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Depending on lay out of garage, yard, house all of that type stuff I always wanted a garage with at least one door on each side so could drive through if I wanted. Also put the tracks for doors higher if possible so can put lights on doors so when they are up you can still have down facing light
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Well if it was me I would move the living quarters into the garage, open up the house for all my toys. And the swordfish I have mounted gathering dust would finally have a decent home.
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TriSum
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Not sure the wife would OK moving into the house, but the garage is going to be pretty big for being in a neighborhood and only having a 1/3rd of an acre to work with.
Elijah
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Like he said but LOTS of outlets.
My garage had 1 outlet.
I now have about 12. Only 20amp but I don't do much in the garage now days.
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I wish I'd have put in a floor drain when building a pole shop. In winter I have to sweep out melting ice/snow every time I return from a trip into town. A drain would have been a good investment.
Old Tractor Man
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I built a new garage with 2, 9x7 foot doors and 1, 12x12 foot door. If I had it to do over I would have added another 12 foot bay and made the 2 other bays 10x10 feet instead of 9x7.
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Looking good!
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definitely the fridge.
vdemarco
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I always wanted a bathroom with a shower, that is all tiled with everything water proof and a drain. That way i can just pressure wash the bathroom and its all clean.
So to clean you just remove the toilet paper roll and pressure wash away.
So to clean you just remove the toilet paper roll and pressure wash away.
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Toilet, cable (TV), at least a 10' wide door at least 10' high (12'x12' preferably) for boat. Lots of storage. Heat and fans.
Years ago I had a 50'x36' garage built but only put 2 8x8 doors and 1 8x16 door. At the time it was fine for me. We moved but ironically a friend of mine bought it and my son ended up marrying his daughter so I will be in that garage in a couple of weeks for the diaper party.
Years ago I had a 50'x36' garage built but only put 2 8x8 doors and 1 8x16 door. At the time it was fine for me. We moved but ironically a friend of mine bought it and my son ended up marrying his daughter so I will be in that garage in a couple of weeks for the diaper party.
