35x24 garage/workshop door locations and spacing

[bagged89s10]

Concrete footings are being poured Thursday and the forms for the walls should be in by Monday. I’m still undecided on the garage door and walk in door layout. I originally wanted a large garage door (16’-18’) and a small garage door (9’-10’) on the eave side which will face my driveway. My wife doesn’t walk 3 doors because she thinks the garage is going to look too big. So I’m going to have 2 small garage doors (9’-10’ wide) and a 36” walk in door on the eave side.

I’m trying to figure out spacing so I can tell the concrete contractor.

One bay will have my s10 parked in it, and eventually it will go up on a 4 post lift so i can park another car under it. The second bay I would like to park my wife’s car. The other area will be the workshop area.

How should I space the doors out?

I was thinking something like one of these garages.

 

[bagged89s10]

I think a window next to the walk in door would look nice too and give me more workshop area before the garage door.

 

[boyleged]

If it was me I would want as much space as possible between the garage door and wall and at about that much space between garage doors but I haven't built my pole building yet to know if that's a good idea

 

[ace10]

Is the workshop area walled off and have you done a layout for that space?

 

[ezzzzzzz]

4'-10'-4'-10'-2'-3'-2'. I think the entry door could go on the side to space out the car doors too. I want to tell you that space will fill up so fast. Can you not add a few feet to the back for a real work area?

 

[CraigStu]

One 18 ft door + a man door would be my plan. We don't know how yours is laid out on your lot but I have a small window over my work bench that let's me look out toward the driveway. I really like that when I hear a car or ups truck coming up the drive.

 

[bagged89s10]

4'-10'-4'-10'-2'-3'-2'. I think the entry door could go on the side to space out the car doors too. I want to tell you that space will fill up so fast. Can you not add a few feet to the back for a real work area?

I’m thinking that spacing is close to what I want.

Man door on the left side though.

Starting from left to right.this was the other configurations I’m thinking about
3’-3’-3’-10’-3’-10’-3’

 

[bagged89s10]

Is the workshop area walled off and have you done a layout for that space?

I’m wasn’t planning on walling it off. That way I can back out the car and use the middle bay when working on larger projects.

 

[dcg9381]

Having done this, if you're putting in shelves, you need to consider how wide the are, how deep they are and where you want them - this may impact door placement.

 

[bagged89s10]

One 18 ft door + a man door would be my plan. We don't know how yours is laid out on your lot but I have a small window over my work bench that let's me look out toward the driveway. I really like that when I hear a car or ups truck coming up the drive.

The 35ft side will be facing my house and driveway. So if I do a layout similar to my this garage, it will allow me to see the everything with windows in the garage doors and walk in door.

 

[bagged89s10]

Having done this, if you're putting in shelves, you need to consider how wide the are, how deep they are and where you want them - this may impact door placement.

Good point. Right now all my shelving and cabinets are 30” or less deep. I don’t like deeper shelving as things get lost. I like the idea of keeping the garage door 48” away from the wall. That gives me 40” once I factor in the foundation wall thickness. I could go 42”. That give me enough room to work on my truck and still have room for a bench, etc.