the amount of floor space will depend mostly on what type of work you do and the tools you have, too store,
but theres a big difference between getting things done and getting them done comfortably.
in an ideal world we would all have a 6 car or larger shop with at least two lifts, ...dream on, its unlikely to happen as most of us work on tight budgets, or have limited area to build a shop.
if you intend to install a lift ID strongly suggest a 12 foot tall ceiling and a 8" THICK FLOOR, AND A MINIMUM OF A 2 CAR GARAGE AS A WORKABLE SHOP SIZE,
I can,t see most guys with a standard two car garage thats about 22 x20 feet (400-450 SQ FEET OF FLOOR SPACE) having no room to work if they keep the shop, semi organized and clean (as long as the wife is not storing all the family junk in your garage)
so you don,t necessarily need a huge shop to produce nice work,, AS SEVERAL FRIENDS HAVE, BUILT AMAZING CARS IN TWO STALL GARAGES, but don,t kid yourself, having more room to work or store stuff is wonderful
Ive got a 36ft x 75 ft shop, in theory I could get 14 cars in it if theres absolutely no room between them, but theres also tool boxes , engine stands, work benches,several welders, a lift, ramps, jack stands, shelving , floor jacks, compressors etc, Ive found that the max is about 6 cars before it feels congested, and confined and thats about 2600 sq ft /6=400-450 sq feet per car, but keep in mind Im not just changing oil or doing brake jobs , and jobs like replacing a rear differential , or swapping out engines, or welding roll cages, takes more room.
my old shop was 40 ft long and 12 feet wide, it fit two cars, with about 250 feet of floor space each and it always felt very congested and confined, once you added the, jack stands, floor jacks , welders, tool boxes etc.
the truth here is that you'll find a way to use all available floor space, and just as you'll expand to fit, you'll find a way to work within the space available, if that's required, on my old shop I frequently needed to roll cars out into the drive way to work on some projects.
one of my friends built a huge shop, thats about 40ft x 100 ft, he still tells me he built it too small and hes got a second floor office for his computer and office area
internally it looks vaugely like this but his is significantly taller and wider than this picture suggests
http://www.americansteelspan.com/workshops.html
lots of pictures of the build process as its completed would be great!!
related info
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...garage-plans-some-build-info-experiances.116/
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/planing-a-shop.8982/
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/shop-drainage.5035/
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/building-a-concrete-slab-to-work-on.5007/
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/a-car-lift-in-your-shop.98/
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/how-to-wire-a-shop.5/
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/shop-lighting.1408/
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...-thru-your-shop-and-car-security-issues.6403/
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/shop-ceiling-fans.4865/
MY SHOP
viewtopic.php?f=27&t=116
but theres a big difference between getting things done and getting them done comfortably.
in an ideal world we would all have a 6 car or larger shop with at least two lifts, ...dream on, its unlikely to happen as most of us work on tight budgets, or have limited area to build a shop.
if you intend to install a lift ID strongly suggest a 12 foot tall ceiling and a 8" THICK FLOOR, AND A MINIMUM OF A 2 CAR GARAGE AS A WORKABLE SHOP SIZE,
I can,t see most guys with a standard two car garage thats about 22 x20 feet (400-450 SQ FEET OF FLOOR SPACE) having no room to work if they keep the shop, semi organized and clean (as long as the wife is not storing all the family junk in your garage)
so you don,t necessarily need a huge shop to produce nice work,, AS SEVERAL FRIENDS HAVE, BUILT AMAZING CARS IN TWO STALL GARAGES, but don,t kid yourself, having more room to work or store stuff is wonderful
Ive got a 36ft x 75 ft shop, in theory I could get 14 cars in it if theres absolutely no room between them, but theres also tool boxes , engine stands, work benches,several welders, a lift, ramps, jack stands, shelving , floor jacks, compressors etc, Ive found that the max is about 6 cars before it feels congested, and confined and thats about 2600 sq ft /6=400-450 sq feet per car, but keep in mind Im not just changing oil or doing brake jobs , and jobs like replacing a rear differential , or swapping out engines, or welding roll cages, takes more room.
my old shop was 40 ft long and 12 feet wide, it fit two cars, with about 250 feet of floor space each and it always felt very congested and confined, once you added the, jack stands, floor jacks , welders, tool boxes etc.
the truth here is that you'll find a way to use all available floor space, and just as you'll expand to fit, you'll find a way to work within the space available, if that's required, on my old shop I frequently needed to roll cars out into the drive way to work on some projects.
one of my friends built a huge shop, thats about 40ft x 100 ft, he still tells me he built it too small and hes got a second floor office for his computer and office area
internally it looks vaugely like this but his is significantly taller and wider than this picture suggests
http://www.americansteelspan.com/workshops.html
lots of pictures of the build process as its completed would be great!!
related info
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...garage-plans-some-build-info-experiances.116/
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/planing-a-shop.8982/
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/shop-drainage.5035/
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/building-a-concrete-slab-to-work-on.5007/
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/a-car-lift-in-your-shop.98/
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/how-to-wire-a-shop.5/
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/shop-lighting.1408/
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...-thru-your-shop-and-car-security-issues.6403/
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/shop-ceiling-fans.4865/
MY SHOP
viewtopic.php?f=27&t=116
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