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planning my new 914 garage |
siverson |
Mar 28 2015, 09:41 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,448 Joined: 5-May 03 From: San Diego, CA Member No.: 654 Region Association: Southern California |
We bought a new house many months ago, and the house needed a ton of work. The "house" part of our remodel is almost over, and now I'm making plans for the garage. I actually can't believe I haven't but more thought into this yet as one of the primary reasons we (or I (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) ) liked the house is it has a big 2-car garage AND a big 3-car garage. And a big yard. Yay me.
Without benches or storage, I think 10 914s would actually fit in the 2 garages (tandem). So... What do you think of my layout plan? Any other ideas below. The most space I've had to work with before this was a 22x20 2-car garage. 1. LIFT - We have to do some concrete work in the garage now anyways, so I think I may put some type of scissor lift in the floor. The ceiling is flat and only about 8.5' or 9.0'. - Any lift recommendations? - What needs to be plumbed into the lift? Just power or ? (I'm just starting my research now) - Do you think the center position is the best for the lift? 2. BENCHES. What do you think? Benches as I drew along the top, or benches in the bottom stall? That closet has to stay there. Any ideas or inspiration? Thanks! -Steve Attached thumbnail(s) |
SixerJ |
May 19 2015, 05:25 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 448 Joined: 24-June 13 From: UK Member No.: 16,042 Region Association: England |
After doing my garage I would consider the following
Lighting, loads of it / split on two switched ccts. One for popping in / picking stuff up and the second to beef up lighting levels for serious work Ceiling mounted power sockets to avoid trailing power leads for things like trickle chargers / tripping over leads Wall mounted surface trunking around the work bench, plus extra sockets around the place for general stuff Really good insulated and draft excluded sectional garage door Decent two pack epoxy floor paint / paint walls / ceiling before electrical 1st fix Consider looking for ex office metal lateral filing units. I picked up some three draw units FOC and they work great for shallow / tall storage for things like paint, power tools, larger spare parts. Pull the drawer out and it's right there Plumbed in air lines? L6-20 or 30 socket for say a big welder? Not really sure if this is applicable or even allowable by the AHJ in a domestic environment Couple of RJ45 sockets for a phone & Ethernet for computer / SONOS etc..... My garage is a bit of an awkward shape but lighting wise I have 8x 5ft and 6x 6ft battens which are salt and peppered on the two switched ccts. No more scrabbling in the dark for a dropped nut |
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