jumper5836

Actually my garage floor is controlled by an air temp thermostat. My indoor floors are by a thermostat in the floor so it's off the floors temperature. You can setup individual zones. Each zone's temperature can be set independently. I can set it to what ever temp I want, currently I've set it at 16 which is fine and about as high as I would like it to work in with a long sleeve shirt though 13 is about as low as I would want to go.

PPo

RK... If you are building a garage, can you make room for one of my cars? ;-)

justinsrx7

I would plumb the air lines outside the walls (if you plan to finish them) in case you want to add/move/repair lines.

Rally Guy

Good idea, JP.

Patrick, it will be full of my collection, day one, sorry!

I'll report back if this moves forward, thanks for the great ideas guys!

RK

crooster

Beer fridge!

petee_c

Garage journal dot Com has a ton of info, from small sheds to multi Bay setups. Check them out.

Peter

entdoc

I have a small garage (city house) but I wanted to be able to wash the car in winter. I have a heated, epoxy floor with a centre drain (also consider a trench drain at the door if there's any possibility of water flowing into the garage because of grading). They used the drywall that they put in showers (I can't remember what it's called) followed by a waterproof membrane and tiles - effectively making it into a large shower. The garage door should be insulated and the hardware needs to be powder coated to prevent rusting. T5 lights all around with shields. Hot and cold water.

BIG smoke

We need photo's. I love spending vicariously.
lots of outlet
Insulate the thing to the max
insulated door
I built my air compressor into the attic. way quieter.
cable/bell/cad 5/alarm/stereo/security to keep rennlister's out
bright surgical lighting- a work space can never be too bright. Look into LED's. some Florescent don't like to start in the cold.
If you are really going to work there in the winter. Heat
hot and cold water/floor drain
If you are bringing power from the house leave an extra conduit for something you've forgotten

DRPM

Too bad you have a max inside ht limit.
I built mine 10'-6" inside so I can easily use 4 post lift and work under cars, without crouching.

Porcelain 8"x 8" tiles on floor and 3' up the walls for easy cleaning.
Beer fridge is also mandatory.
Good luck

Rally Guy

Yeah, but higher would obscure west view from house. I don't really need a lift, my hardcore race/rally car building days are over. If I go racing again, I'll outsource any serious development work.

All great ideas above, thanks guys! I will post pics if we move forward.

RK

Mark Lue

Hey William, I think your setup is great, well thought out. I for one like to have the option to move things around so permanent build-in is not for me, electrical and air in the ceiling is my next project.

....oh ya love the Porsche flag on the ceiling... . What kind of hoist /system do you use for the canoe?

Benny771

Most useful thing I installed in my garage was a computer above the work station. There are you-tube videos for everything you may want to do on your cars. sink it in the wall before you build.

P0rsch3F113

I just use a laptop there. With Wi-Fi, nothing to install.

S98CS

with the garage doors install a jack drive lift it is mounted on the shaft of the spring bar nothing hanging down from the ceiling and use high lift tracks so the door tracks to the ceiling.
Have a 4.5" slope from high to low on a 24' floor make sure it is compacted so there is no settlement.
i would have a 4' foundation and have a shelf to hold the floor onto the foundation throw in the rebar and pour a min 6" floor. use bellagio fluorescent bar as they seem to work pretty good in cool temperature.

do not forget your building permit

S98CS

http://www.liftmaster.com/lmcv2/prod...e-door-opener/