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confirmed, doors are along the 46' wall

Will have 35ft in front of the doors, so access is very open and easy for turning - perhaps not for a truck and trailer but for a standalone vehicle

along the 46' side, 10x10ft south side of garage, man door on the west wall near the south west corner, and man door on the north wall but near the north east wall/corner.

Hi Garage Journal team, Curious what perspectives I will get on this one. I have a 30' x 46' garage being built and am on the fence as to where to place the 2 post lift and where in the future up to 2x 4 posts lifts should go. The 4 post lifts are planned for storage, and the 2 post is for...

I will definitely ask my architect and builder, I could use all the head room upstairs as possible. every inch make for more usability.

Cannot go over 24 foot at the ridge due to local municipal code which forces many decisions to be made that I would not like to satisfy but have to.

The building will have its own service as there is electrical service along the north side of the property, already costed this option out to be the most direct, and therefore aligned on cost. Running form the house would require an upgrade on the home (not is scope for historical reasons)...

With you but working to match the existing house within reason which was the driver for the (2) dormers originally. given the feedback here we are going to go back to three and widen them to 5' outside dimension. the upstairs is to be finished out later as a multi-use area - but in the future...

Guys, this is all super helpful! Thank you for your time spent to help here. Again, this is not my trade and any experience you have to share is very much appreciated.

Rather have more than enough, than not enough. Running up to two mini splits (HVAC) in the future (60A) and a large compressor (30A), welder (30A) etc. 200A ensures i have a safe power budget.

Yes, thickened pad for this purpose. its a couple hundred dollars of insurance in total from my perspective.

Thanks for this, I agree on being prescriptive. I'll plan to collaborate with my builder and develop the contract language with them on what is to be used. Thankfully the builder I have chosen is coming back with a decent quote number that I am comfortable with even with some additional cost...

Not having experience with the stair design, I appreciate the feedback and will talk with the architect on that. Can you be more specific on the "2x12 rafters?" comment? Please explain it like I'm 5yrs old. Construction is not my trade.

2 was originally planned to match the house and changing this as of last night back to three, and making wider. Trailer is not intended to go in the garage but now after sharing these plans here I am considering going to 10ft wide garage doors which would support what you shared IF a trailer...