Garage Ideas

MikeH686 · Jun 19, 2016

I'm trying to go down there in the next month or so but I gotta get with nick to tune my car

MikeH686 · Jun 19, 2016

I was thinking of doing 36x24 but my doors will on the 36' side so I guess I could make the two garage doors favor one side vs being equally apart that way I can take a car like your saying and push it to the area where there's no door and still fit 2 cars

JD1964 · Jun 19, 2016

MikeH686 said:
I was thinking of doing 36x24 but my doors will on the 36' side so I guess I could make the two garage doors favor one side vs being equally apart that way I can take a car like your saying and push it to the area where there's no door and still fit 2 cars

If you're pulling in on the wide side (36'), why not put three 9' wide doors? That is 27' .. 2' 3" on each end and between doors = 36'

MikeH686 · Jun 19, 2016

I could do either or I like your point though where you could put a car up the side and still fit two cars if I put two 9' doors in that middle pillar gets in the way of fitting the two vehicles

JD1964 · Jun 19, 2016

But, 24 wide by 36 deep can fit 4 cars. 36 wide by 24 deep can only fit 3.

JD1964 · Jun 19, 2016

in a pending storm, you might wanna cram 4 cars in

JD1964 · Jun 19, 2016

Actually, you can still fit 4 in either way but you would have to rotate them all 90 degrees instead of just driving them in.

MikeH686 · Jun 19, 2016

The good thing is I only have 3 cars

MikeH686 · Jun 19, 2016

It's just the way my property it would be better oriented with the 36' going left to right across my back yard and the doors being on the 36' side either way that should be a decent sized building for my vehicles

JD1964 · Jun 19, 2016

Cool. Now, what would I change other than size? Hmmm....

Well, the metal roof is loud when it rains. Crazy loud!! When an acorn hits the roof it's LOUD!!! BANG!!! I'd have paid a bit more for wood roof sheathing and asphalt shingles to deaden that. I think the wood roof also would deflect summer heat a bit better than metal. But in spring and fall it's good as the sun radiates a bit of heat through the metal and warms the building.

JD1964 · Jun 19, 2016

RacEoHolic330 said:
48" lift. I'm limited because of that support beam at 9' high. Even though I can't stand under it, I still love it and it has already paid for itself in saved time and aggravation.

I just looked at your sig. Insane power!!! I can't even imagine what it would be like to drive that...

RacEoHolic330 · Jun 19, 2016

John Dirks Jr said:
I just looked at your sig. Insane power!!! I can't even imagine what it would be like to drive that...

It's a good time. That's for sure!

MikeH686 · Jun 19, 2016

Power? Tap in from the houses panel or ask power company to add a meter?

JD1964 · Jun 19, 2016

MikeH686 said:
Power? Tap in from the houses panel or ask power company to add a meter?

Dont need another meter. What year is your house built? If your elec service is currently adequate, you can run a feed from your house panel to the garage and put a sub panel in the garage. Look at your existing panel. The main breaker is probably 200amp (most common). If it is you're good to go. If not, what size is it?

MikeH686 · Jun 20, 2016

I'll look this afternoon when I get home house was built in 2014

JD1964 · Jun 20, 2016

MikeH686 said:
I'll look this afternoon when I get home house was built in 2014

If the house is 2014 you will have 200amp service to the house I'm sure. I'm also pretty sure there will be an available double pole breaker position in your existing house panel so you can run a feeder to the garage for a sub panel. Standard stuff for any competent electrician.

HotFox · Jun 20, 2016

A few thoughts besides largest possible size. Outlets on ever wall less the 10' apart. Great lighting I have those HO florescent x6 8 footers (x24 4' bulbs) in a 24x30 attached and have them on 2 switchs so have 3 on at a time or all 6. A cheap ceiling fan that I leave on low all the time to circulate air, I blow it down in the summer, then reverse in the winter ( can't stand cold air blowing on me). I heat the garage for 50 degree in winter. So I spent money for wall insulation and blown in in the ceiling, also consider this when you pick out your doors. A tight grange can save hundreds in heating costs alone. Which is important in Michigan.

MikeH686 · Jun 20, 2016

Ok cool so what size breaker should be used for a feeder to the garage? 60? 75?

dr hook · Jun 20, 2016

Heres my shop. Its a 30x40, with 13' interior ceiling. The doors are on the 40' side, with the layout like this: 9' door / 10' door / 9' door. The center door is wider so that I can back a trailer into the shop very easily. My lift will pick my car up high enough to hit the lights, and theres enough room for me (at 6' tall) to stand under the car and work. The lift is in the far left bay looking at the pic. IIRC, it was around $2600ish installed. Worth every penny lol. The panoramic picture is the inside of my shop before I installed the lift. I had to lose the catwalk section on the left wall to make room for the lift. The shop also has its own power pole, transformer, and panel... I get 2 power bills, but I never have to worry about what I plug in. And X100 on lots of outlets!!!

Yeah, ive got a lot of crap.

2000xp8 · Jun 20, 2016

I'd consider 11ft the minimum for a lift, 12 to be good and 13+ to be optimal.
I have about 11.5 and a 4 post it takes about 11ft of that to get the car high enough to walk under (6'1).
But that's only half the issue, most likely you own other cars that won't be a mustang which is relatively low compared to an suv.

Just keep in mind, mine is in an attached garage that I go in every day, walking around a lift with a car on it gets old real quick.
It's also a 4 post, so you lose 5 inches for the ramps.
The good part about a 4 is you can safely park under it or on it anytime quickly and easily (which I do, but I don't let my wife).
The down side is to get the wheels off you need a $1000 slide jack, per end.

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