garage features to consider for new shop build?
I'm starting to draw up some plans for a shop at the house. The 2 car garage isn't cutting it and I have enough room next to the house for a 28 ft wide and prolly 30-40 ft deep building. What features or things would you plan for if you were starting from scratch? Just looking for some ideas. As of now I have plans for a 2 post lift in the first bay and the 2nd bay will have a garage door front and back so I can back the trailer all the way though and drop it in the back yard or if I need to drive through it to get to a building in the back yard later on. I'm thinking about maybe doing 10ft tall doors on the far bay incase I ever want to put an enclosed trailer inside the building. Ceilings will be 12ft so the lift wont be an issue. What kind of trick stuff you guys got in your shops and garages?
your sure to find these links and contained sub-links helpful,
youll generally find the cost of adding extra floor space drops
PER SQUARE FOOT OF AREA, as you get larger in size,
obviously the total cost tends to increase , be aware that youll want to build the shop or garage on a raised pad to help drainage,
obviously youll want to get the plans approved to match local zoning and construction requirements and you'll need a land survey ,
Id strongly suggest a 6"-8" thick floor with the required rebar and a minimum of 3500 psi rated concrete.
Id also suggest you think about use of 10 ga minimum wiring, and how youll wire the shop,
for over head lights,fans, electrical outlets, how youll set up security, alarms outside lighting
,maybe phone and internet outlets? and surveillance cameras
and how youll feed the shop with electric and water.
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