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« on: December 20, 2012, 02:07:08 PM »
I am in my 3rd garage now. I firmly agree that 24 ft. is not deep enough. My last one was 28 ft. and with the work bench and tool box it was workable but to pull and engine you had to back part of the car out the door. My present one is 31 ft. deep. I also recenting built a pole shed at my business with 12ft ceiling and had the truss builder raise a section in the middle of one bay about 18 inches for the lift clearance but going to all trusses kind of limits the upstairs storage. As far as doors I really like a 16 or 18 ft. door instead of 2 8 or 9 footers. My present house has 2 8 footers and I am waiting for my wife to take off her side mirror or worse. Plus have them insulated when installed. It is cheaper and easyier than doing it later. As far as lifts I have a 4 post drive on and a 2 post frame lift but I am considering buying a 4 post drive on that rolls around with the car not on it. I have friends that have them and they roll them out side on nice days to pressure wash or paint bottoms. If you condition it oversize the air handler and increase the duct outlets. I did and when not in use I set the temp to 55 or 60 in the winter and 80 to 85 in the summer. With over sized equipment I can change the temp about 10 degrees in 30 minuites whe in use. Lastly on my last garage I plumbed the air lines in. Northern Tool sells a PVC kit with stand 3 outlets, you can buy more. for less the $100 bucks. I put my compressor outside under a shed with a switch in the garage. This is one the best things I have done, it,s quiet and a 25 foot air hose is all I need. Here in NC a garage like this would cost $50 to $75 a square foot depending on the level you want it finished and the grading. Hope this gives yo some ideas to ponder.
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