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All the ideas are great!! The hangout lounge is a good idea but not sure about climbing down a ladder after a few cold ones....the 'short term' parts holding area sounds good too, keeping the garage floor clear while working...the compressor is going in the closet down next to the bathroom...

My overall ceiling height is 13'4"....a little odd I know. When I built the bathroom I only wanted the ceiling 8'. It only seemed right to continue the bathroom ceiling across to the front wall (I would never need the 13' height in that little space by the door). I know I could obviously use...

Materials cost almost twice the price of shingles, but installation was the same. I think it was $4600 for materials and $3000 labor. This is a 32x40 with a 10-12 pitch, and the only annoyance I have is in the winter the snow all slides off and piles up in front of the door. I had 4' snowbanks...

Great info!! Appreciate everyone's input. Lots to think about.

Good question...haven't thought much about it...probably something cool white and for cold start

Nice...mine being a 32x40 I'm thinking I will start with 6 fixtures (4 tube T5) and maybe make provisions for a couple more if needed. Running extra wires is cheap in the grand scheme of things. Thanks all for the input.

Ya, the garage will be heated. Probably keep it 45-50 when not in use and then bump it up to 60 when I will be in there for a period of time..so not sure if cold start is so much of an issue. I will be doing general mechanic work with a 2 post lift towards the center of garage

Had a few mins to kill this A.M. so I wandered into Home Depot to check out some lighting options for my 32x40x14 garage. Lots of options, like how many in a row, how many rows, lumens, etc. The Home Depot display really shows the difference in brightness between the T5's and T8's and T12's...

Nice....simple, yet lots of style!!

Fluorescent Tubing Bender....haven't gotten the damn thing to work once, glass everywhere!!

I did that only for the first section to accommodate the stairway...First two trusses together, stretch 4 feet with 2x6 bridging, next two together...placed it up as one unit. All the rest one at a time...went pretty quick. The lull would grab 3 or 4 trusses at a time, hoist them up and the...

Went in, turned on lights, too cold, went back in house

Not an electrician, but I've seen it lots of times in buildings with EMT conduit and THHN...I asked about it myself and they referred to it as 'networking'

Great build! Very similar to the layout I have, in relation to the house, yard, 32x40 etc...I have my exterior buttoned up but have a lot to do on the inside...Thanks for the motivation-inspiration!!

Did a metal roof on a 10-12 pitch. All the snow slides off, but luckily my main overhead door is on the gable end. I sometimes have to shovel out the personnel door to get in.