[vanwyk4257]

Well, I received the blessing from my wife last weekend to go ahead and build a garage out back (it might have helped that I have two F-bodies in the garage at the moment and she's parking outside (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif) ) so I am trying to work out the details on design, size, layout et al.

I am thinking of doing a 24x30 with 12'foot walls to allow me enough height to install a 2 or 4-post lift down the road.

My thought is to put a 16x8 overhead door off to one side of the 30ft. wall which will face the house and then have a 3ft. steel service/entry door as well.

I want to have room to park two cars inside and still have a decent workshop space for working on engines, etc.

I do plan to insulate the entire building and will be running natural gas and electricity (110V only most likely) to it. Heat will be from a 90%+ efficiency furnace, i.e., forced air (my dad's in the business so I can get one cheap).
I also plan to finish the interior walls and ceiling with OSB as opposed to drywall just because it will be easier to live with, i.e., I can bang into it with tools, parts etc. without doing any real damage, and if I do manage to punch a hole in a sheet it will be easier to replace. Finally, I am anticipating putting a loft area in the trusses for storage with a pull-down ladder.

I am looking or any input with regard to the size (I know you can never build too large) based on the aforementioned parameters, will it be large enough?

Also, I would welcome any advice or input with regard to layout etc.

Thanks in advance for the input guys!

[T.O.Dillinder]

24 x 30 is the size of my garage. It is also 2 stories.
Consider a loft to accomodate extra storage and work space for the smaller stuff.
I have a 9 foot ceiling and have been looking at taking out some of the second floor floor to make room for a hoist.
I have 2 huge work/fab benches with another 4 foot long workbench.
Run a gas line to the garage for heating. Or consider a woodburning stove.
There are now corn cob burners in our neck of the woods for a more eco-friendly heating source.
I am able to fit, and work on three vehicles comfortably.

[vanwyk4257]

24 x 30 is the size of my garage. It is also 2 stories.
Consider a loft to accomodate extra storage and work space for the smaller stuff.
I have a 9 foot ceiling and have been looking at taking out some of the second floor floor to make room for a hoist.
I have 2 huge work/fab benches with another 4 foot long workbench.
Run a gas line to the garage for heating. Or consider a woodburning stove.
There are now corn cob burners in our neck of the woods for a more eco-friendly heating source.
I am able to fit, and work on three vehicles comfortably.

Thanks Todd. I'm thinking I will go 24x32 right now. I have my wife's cousin who is a builder working on getting me a quote right now less concrete/flatwork to see what I will be looking at in terms of materials cost. I will probably have someone set the posts and from there I will just build the garage myself with my father. I will definitely run gas to the garage, I plan on sticking a regular 90+ percent efficiency furnace in the corner with an exterior fresh air intake for the burner so I don't have to worry about fumes or using solvents inside. I figure once the entire building is insulated a furnace like that should heat the place up nice and toasty pretty quick during the winter. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/cool2.gif)

[mitchntx]

I will definitely run gas to the garage, I plan on sticking a regular 90+ percent efficiency furnace in the corner

This is all I use and it works great for those long, cold Texas winter days ...


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[vanwyk4257]

I will definitely run gas to the garage, I plan on sticking a regular 90+ percent efficiency furnace in the corner

This is all I use and it works great for those long, cold Texas winter days ...


(IMG:http://www.northerntool.com/images/product/images/1727_lg.gif)

(IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/cool2.gif)

Yeah, I'll bet it gets down to a brisk 40-50 degrees down there! (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/nutkick.gif) (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

[rmackintosh]

I will definitely run gas to the garage, I plan on sticking a regular 90+ percent efficiency furnace in the corner

This is all I use and it works great for those long, cold Texas winter days ...


(IMG:http://www.northerntool.com/images/product/images/1727_lg.gif)

(IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/cool2.gif)

Yeah, I'll bet it gets down to a brisk 40-50 degrees down there! (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/nutkick.gif) (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

That's FREEZING! Glad I don't live in Texas! (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/rotf.gif)