Recent content by cstreit

It's been a long haul getting the new garage/shop done... We started in April getting estimates, ran into some hurdles with septic, moving a 10x20 garden shed, and location, etc.. but things got rolling. It's 24x38 and will have a seperate storage room and small office to be added later...

Well I talked to the builder and decided to go 24' wide. I've got a complete scale mockup of my cars, equipment, rooms, etc.. While I know 22' was workable, it wasn't optimal. The extra 2 feet will give me the breating room I need. I've got a 12x20 storage shed for lawn equipment, etc.. so...

Should have explained a little bit further. Only the left half of the garage is planned for car use.... So in the right rear, I;ll have a 10' wide section with an office and storage area, leaving me 11 feet for a car In the front half, again, only 1 car most of the time.... If there is a...

I'm getting ready to start my detached garage. After mapping and planning I've actually pulled the trigger with the builder for a 22 wide x 38 deep garage. I wanted it deep enough for two cars with walking room, especially because I'm putting a lift in. However I've got this nagging dount in...

I'm going with 10' walls and a pitched celing basically. i've been working over some of the sales guys a bit now that I've narrowed it down to 2 builders.. Getting there but the racecar project has taken over my free time... Garage is on hold for a few weeks...

Thanks guys, Unfortunately I only have 100AMP service at the house. In order fro me to run the line it would have to be from the house. If I have to upgrade the house it's a 100 foot run that the power company has to do. It'll actually be shorter to do a seperate drop to the garage from...

I've been reading this forum for ideas on garage design for a few months now and need some help. I am looking to build a detached garage on my property for my shop and to house my toys/racecar. I'm thinking of a 24 wide x 36 deep garage giving me room for 3 cars a small office, and a small...

Thanks Danski... I am in unincorporated Naperville... Part of the reason we moved here... Bigger property (ie room) less hassle (ie more lax code).

Hello all... I'm planning a detached garage for springtime and have been considering possibly going wtih one of the steel pre-fab units to save $$$. I'm hoping for a 24x30 garage and at $40/sq ft. average cost (I don't have bids yet) the $28k cost is well outside my budget. I've seen some...