[CMC#5]

Now that things are starting to settle down here in our new home, we broke ground on the GarageMahal.

Any suggestions/tips from those that know much more than I ever will about electricity and other shop essentials? Keep it simple, essential and wonderland arent the same (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/cool.gif)

Specifically I'm looking for advice on # of circuits and size, as well as floor and wall paint/coating/covering options.

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[Crazy Canuck]

as mentionned, make sure you have lots of lighting... some even put fluorescent lights on the walls.
Best thing i did to my garage was to ePoxy the floor once it was built.
The ideal is once the cement is well cured, clean it well and then epoxy it.
I used the light color so garage stays bright... and much easier to clean, maintain.

Also, look into lift requirements, I think they require 4,000 psi or something like that type of cement.
Make sure the contractor uses appropriate type of cement.

a sink is a must... not sure it was mentioned.

[CrashTestDummy]

as mentionned, make sure you have lots of lighting... some even put fluorescent lights on the walls.
Best thing i did to my garage was to ePoxy the floor once it was built.
The ideal is once the cement is well cured, clean it well and then epoxy it.
I used the light color so garage stays bright... and much easier to clean, maintain.

Also, look into lift requirements, I think they require 4,000 psi or something like that type of cement.
Make sure the contractor uses appropriate type of cement.

a sink is a must... not sure it was mentioned.

The high-strength cement is required for the 2-post units, but not for the 4-posters, IIRC.

Epoxy flooring is a must! Even if it is the cheap stuff, but you won't want to use the cheap stuff. It not only makes it easier to clean and maintain, it makes it _possible_ to clean and maintain. I used the cheap do-it-yourself water-based stuff on our garage floor. If it was all I had, I'd still do it again. I'll opt for the more expen$ive 2-part (or have it done professionally) in our new shop.

As the others have said, that shop's too small. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Congrats on getting started, though.