911dude41

I've got a 520 sq/ft right now and just got a city permit to add an extension to double it. New plans will be a 24ft wide x 40ft long internally. I've got so many ideas flowing and don't know where to start. For sure going to have some windows/skylights for natural light and a 4 post lift in one corner. What's a good placement for a drain? Center, or towards entrance? My house has a 400amp panel, will a 100amp sub panel suffice for all the lighting/compressors? I've read that having outlets every 4 feet is good, overkill?

Open to any suggestions. I can get away with raising the ceiling slightly to approx 14 feet. Excessive?

gbakerge

There are some good garage threads on many of the 911 forums that may give you some good ideas. Here is my old smaller garage (I need to replicate it on a grand scale). I coordinated the garage color scheme with the 997.

CodyzWorld

there you go.

MovingChicane

19' x 17' of usable space (a couple feet wider than 17' but that part is a raised step area for washer/dryer/furnace/etc.). Mid-80's SoCal cheap, pop-up tract home on no property.

Supposed to hold two cars, and once it did (E46 M3 and an Acura TL-S), but I cannot see any way to get a second car in there anymore...... even after a recent "big" clean-up. ugh!

ottodawg

When I bought my 991 TTS, I actually felt bad for it because it went from a garage like this, to my sorry 2 car garage.. Oh well, I guarantee I give it more attention and love than it's previous owner..

911dude41

That's amazing.. You can't just drop that picture without elaborating.. 488, Huracan, Speedster?

TurboPR

CodyzWorld

"That's amazing.. You can't just drop that picture without elaborating.. 488, Huracan, Speedster?"

That's a clients house that recently sold. I was in awe with the attention to detail that was done. You're correct, 488, Huracan and I believe GT3, he's very much a car enthusiast and
his new garage in Malibu looks like a commercial parking lot under the house. Oil money here.

worf928

36 x 54 x 16

And no longer big enough. Even with 3 4-posts.

pfbz

Answers depend on your specifics... Do you do much of your own work on cars or just for storage? Other heavy-duty workshop tools (Welders, metal/wood working machines, etc?) Separate HVAC? Ever plan on washing cars inside? (and about a hundred other questions...)

But from MY perspective:

100amp sub panel suffice for all the lighting/compressors? Lighting these days is not a big consumer, I assume you'll do LED's. Compressors can be huge 240V high amperage beasts or tiny 110V units. What are you planning on? And often they are pretty noisy, so it's nice to isolate them in a separate room/closet if at all possible.

outlets every 4 feet? The more the merrier... also keep them higher, like 4' off the ground. Better if you put in workbenches or shelving, really just better all around! Plan a few 240V outlets as well for compressors, lifts, possible electric heaters, and (gasp) future EV charging? For 120V outlets, I personally prefer fewer 2-gang outlets spaced farther apart (four outlets total per location) then more single-gang outlets.

4 post lift in one corner. IMHO, four-posts are better for storage, two posts are better for service. Which do you want?

good placement for a drain? garage floors are typically sloped towards the bay door anyway.... Does your driveway slope towards or away from the bay door? do you plan on ever washing a car inside? Do you live in an area that gets snow?

For sure going to have some windows/skylights: Natural light is great, but add LOTS of LED lighting as well, especially if it's a working garage.

I can get away with raising the ceiling slightly to approx 14 feet: High ceilings are nice... but again, if you live somewhere with cold winters it can be more expensive to heat. Storage is always in short supply in my garages, 14' is just about high enough to put in a mezzanine/loft storage area in part of the garage if you need more parts/misc. storage. And it's plenty for a two or four post lift.

Other: consider high tracks and jackshaft openers for garage doors. Think about what kind of flooring you want. Personally, I *hate* any kind of removable tile floor system that can allow fluids to seep in or small parts to disappear. An Epoxy (or similar) coating works best for me. Or Porcelain tile, but that is quite pricey...
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