My garage expansion project has gotten a green light. There is money in the
budget, we have a building permit and an OK from the county environmental dept
(an extra step needed because we have small pond on our property).
The current garage/work shop is ~ 22' w X 22' d X 11' h. We'll double that to
be ~ 44' w X 22' d X 11' h plus a "bonus room" above (my other hobby is model
railroading). I can't go wider or deeper due to the aforementioned pond & rear
property line set back requirements.
I plan to have three ~10' wide doors (currently one 16' wide door). The first
thought was to simply add another 16' door but I decided it both looked better
with 3 doors plus my plan is one bay for the daily driver, second bay for
working on cars (with a lift likely) and third bay for workshop area. The
addition will also have a 4'-5' X 20' mechanical room off the back so I can
put the air compressor, etc there. I'll lose a little bit of space in the
'daily driver' area for a staircase to the second floor room.
To the right in the sketch below is a screened breezeway to the house.
Any ideas for things I should plan for during the build? Things that'd be hard
to add later. There'll be plenty of 20 amp 120V outlets plus 220V circuits for
table saw, arc welder, air compressor & HVAC.
Any ideas for garage doors that don't rob the headroom? (standard tracks will
be in the way if/when I install a lift) Commercial 'coiling doors' look too,
umm, industrial. Can I have the tracks for a standard sectional door continue
vertically until near the 11' ceiling?
Eric Russell
Mebane, NC
http://home.mebtel.net/~ejrussell
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