sbelles

The other complicating factor is that I want a room for toy storage underneath the slab on the lake side (jet ski, tubes, water skis etc.) That may be one of the things that affects cost the most but if I don't do it all the toys will end up in my shop.

Gary R.

And don't forget lighting.... as much natural light as possible and then my direction to my builder was "I want to need sunglasses when the lights go on at night". And are you going to paint in there? Compressor piping, 220 for a MIG or TIG? Outlets for air and power, 25' Welding power extension for flexibility..

sbelles

Yep. They put 3 phases into the house and already ran a conduit out to feed the garage. Water and septic have also been pre-planned. There's even some room left on the generator for lights and the lift. Probably not enough for the welder though. You can't have everything.

pmason

I would recommend you also go and play with Google SketchUp, to mock up your space, they have lifts, shelving, trailers, cars, etc you can insert into your place to just see how you might fit things in. You can also see what it might look like if you swap the sides the doors are on.

Matt Romanowski

Plan on/ budget for lots of storage. The biggest difference between nice looking garages and a total mess is storage. It stinks to spend money on it, but it's worth it in the long run.

Also plan on your floor coating so it can be done when the concrete is fresh.

sbelles

Cool! I have some design software but it's pretty antiquated. Installing now. There goes my productivity for today.

por944s2

Think "Bada Bing", Brass Pole.

Many offer some nice looking releasable priced barns.

http://www.costco.com/Barn-Pros-post...100041299.html

http://www.menards.com/main/building...als/c-5712.htm
http://www.polebarn.com/storage-structures/

f1rocks

3 Phase or 220?

Hard to get 3 Phase here......

Veloce Raptor

Two words: STRIPPER POLE

Yellow996

220...221...whatever it takes.

f1rocks

Then a comfy bed and good insulation cause you'll be living in the garage when she sees that.......

mglobe

I just built this. It's 26X40 with 12X20 garage doors. I went with a single large door at both ends rather than two doors each end to make pulling the trailer in and out easier. I have a 24ft trailer. The trailer itself with tongue is about 30'. When you plan, keep in mind how wide the side door of the trailer is likely to swing.

sbelles

It's a fire pole!

hf1

I think I got the idea. My next barn shall be a pole barn. Every barn should be.

sbelles

It's been over a year but I finally got some preliminary drawings for my shop. Lots of work still to do but I can see already that it needs to be deeper then the 41' he drew and wider then 40'. I think he gets the purpose though. Feel free to suggest modifications or additions, but it will be easier once we get to the next level of detail.