bay size

[Bradbilt]

Hey guys, I am in the planning stages of my building/shop

It will be a 40x90x16.
I am trying to lay out a floor plan.

The plan I have in my head is......
On the far left bay to be the spray booth/wash bay having a partition wall sectioning it from the rest of the shop.
I was planning on it being 15' wide and 40 deep. With a 12x14' overhead door.
6"x12' floor drain.

Then the right of it would be a 45' section "sectioned" into bays.6"x12' floor drain in the middle.
The far left would have a 16.5' bay and a lift, with a 12x14' overhead door.
Next over would be a 16.5' dead bay, with a 12x14' overhead door
Next over would be 12' of work bench, storage cabinets, drill press, bolt bins, etc with a loft above it for storage.

Then another partition wall
and a unfinished 40x30 storage area with (2) 12x14' overhead doors.
Compressor would be in the unfinished part


Any ideas to make use of the space more efficiently? The biggest thing is I dont want the bays too narrow

 

[sz0k30]

Every time I see one of these questions my advice is always the same. Get some 1/4" graph paper, tape some sheets together to allow for larger layout, layout the barn to scale (1/4"/ft or maybe1/2"/ft), start making scale cutouts of your equipment and move them around to get the most comfortable design.

 

[sberry]

Is this for cars?

 

[Hilltopmasonry]

Every time I see one of these questions my advice is always the same. Get some 1/4" graph paper, tape some sheets together to allow for larger layout, layout the barn to scale (1/4"/ft or maybe1/2"/ft), start making scale cutouts of your equipment and move them around to get the most comfortable design.

I agree with this

And if you really want to do it right find an open area and stake it out and line it up with twine and marking paint to simulate the walls and put your cars in there


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[Bradbilt]

Every time I see one of these questions my advice is always the same. Get some 1/4" graph paper, tape some sheets together to allow for larger layout, layout the barn to scale (1/4"/ft or maybe1/2"/ft), start making scale cutouts of your equipment and move them around to get the most comfortable design.

Is this for cars?

That is to scale. 3/32 to be exact

(10)Pickups , (1) semi tractor and (1) 60hp industrial tractor

 

[Nor'Easter]

15' isn't wide enough if you're pulling in 8.5' wide trucks. That gives you 3.5' per side to work, less than a sheet of plywood.

 

[Bradbilt]

15' isn't wide enough if you're pulling in 8.5' wide trucks. That gives you 3.5' per side to work, less than a sheet of plywood.

I dont own any 8.5' wide trucks.
the semi is 8 and pickup are 7.
The spray booth/wash bay is the narrowest bay at 15' A standard spray booth is 10

 

[Need more space]

Every time I see one of these questions my advice is always the same. Get some 1/4" graph paper, tape some sheets together to allow for larger layout, layout the barn to scale (1/4"/ft or maybe1/2"/ft), start making scale cutouts of your equipment and move them around to get the most comfortable design.

Lol every time I see a question like this of this size I get jealous . Would love to have that much space!

 

[Bradbilt]

Lol every time I see a question like this of this size I get jealous . Would love to have that much space!

Its been a life long dream