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Thanks everyone! We have space to go 32x44 but that starts to look more like a main house than a garage, which some people do not like...

Well, call me unwise. I bring my salty snowy nasty cars into the garage and they drip salt, dirt and filth on the floor. A bucket of...

You need to pay attention to snow/ice runoff. The way the front is will have issues with that right side door With stuff coming down...

"GENERAL • Build as big as you can afford/fit on your property (or you'll regret it)." In my opinion this is the most important thing...

Attempting to wash a car inside in an area not fully isolated for that purpose seems unwise. I don't see how you could do that - even...

I wash my cars in the garage all of the time. It’s a great way to do it. I use one of those brass shutoff valves to help control the...

You appear to be well down the path to finalizing your design. Allow me to offer up some notes I compiled after my...

I would keep your hose inside and give yourself a mixing option to get warm water. But roll the hose outdoors to wash. Downsides of...

Yes definitely a hot/cold mixer with everything inside. The and humidity is something I had not thought about. Thanks for the heads up

Yeah planning for a slopped floor and drains and doing it only on the opposite side of the garage as the tools. Looking into a large...

If you really want to be able to wash vehicles indoors, I strongly suggest adding a dedicated space just for that. Waterproof walls...

Will do. Thanks for the advice!

ok I see. I don’t have a truck, or plan to park one in this garage, the architect just put it in there. But even with a medium size SUV...

Are you limited in size by zoning regs? If you want to put 3 cars inside, consider adding another 8 feet on the right side so there’s...

Also think the 2nd floor is going to be hot and cold in corresponding seasons. With just enough headroom to walk around and just the...