Design it, study it.........

[Kevin54]

Then go twice as big. I have had my addition a little over one year, and never in my life would I have thought that I could run out of room. I started life with a 1008 sq.ft. garage. I then added a 7x24 bumpout and another 1008 sq.ft. garage addition with a lift.

I AM OUT OF ROOM And to top it off, my POS Dodge Ram is sitting outside in the snow because of no room to get it in the garage.

So when you build that dream garage of yours, and you say "This is all I need" GO BIGGER and bigger than that.

 

[APEowner]

My grandfather used to say that over time your stuff will expand to take up all available space.

 

[theoldwizard1]

"Stuff expands to fill a void !"

 

[matt_i]

Time to build a thin skinned pole shed to store your rolling stock

 

[chruler]

You're not out of room. You just have too many projects going. Time to finish them up and you'll have more space!

 

[Kevin54]

I have a cnc mill and a wet surface grinder to get rid of. I'm going to lose my *** big time on them. But when they are gone, then I can move my other conventional mill and lathe over against one wall, then gain a complete car space. The '56 Ford should be out of here in another week, then I can get back on the '64 hardtop where the '56 is sitting. It's just that the garage went from zero to a total *********** in a years time. Plus I think I got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning which doesn't help matters either. I walked out into the garage a little while ago, and right off, ran into the handle of my mill, which btw was my fault for leaving it in.

 

[bczygan]

This thread made me laugh Kevin.

When you were building the addition I looked at all that property and said to myself, "Why isn't he building one of those 50x100 pole barns that are so popular here on GJ?"

And now the chickens are home to roost.

Storage barn idea sounds good. When does the build thread begin?

Bill

Wet grinder...tell me more.

 

[Kevin54]

its a Thompson wet grinder, magnetic chuck, 8" x 12" I believe. Fully automatic. Whoever gets it, it is up to them to load it. $600 with a brand new grinding wheel included.

 

[RVDan]

Dude, a garage is for parking in and maybe some vehicle maintenance, move all the other **** to the workshop where it belongs.

 

[Kevin54]

Dude, a garage is for parking in and maybe some vehicle maintenance, move all the other **** to the workshop where it belongs.

C'mon Dan........You're telling me that you have a showroom garage? I have a garage on the house for that. This is MY domain Just a little too small.

 

[pmiranda]

Time for a 4-post storage lift?

 

[bczygan]

its a Thompson wet grinder, magnetic chuck, 8" x 12" I believe. Fully automatic. Whoever gets it, it is up to them to load it. $600 with a brand new grinding wheel included.

Oh my!

I know where to rent a drop deck trailer, chain binder and get pipe rollers and a spud bar.

Don't tempt me...

Bill

 

[Kevin54]

Bill.....if you are interested....... I'll try to help you load it, but no promises.

 

[ratdoggy]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
I (and I'll bet many on here) wish for a shop space that nice and large....

 

[bczygan]

Bill.....if you are interested....... I'll try to help you load it, but no promises.

Kevin,
I appreciate the offer, but I suspect you need the space ASAP, I don't have free space in the garage (Although I could quickly clear some), we're paying off the last of the 2014 property taxes on the 15th, making money a little short (But not impossible).

I do so want a grinder, and a wet one would be wonderful. Things like this always come when it's on the edge of possible.

Trouble is, I'm trying to learn to be responsible and do first things first.

So you heard it here, I'm doing the common sense thing.......YIKES!

I know I'll kick myself later.

Bill

UPDATE: I'm kicking myself already. Give me a day to think hard about it.

 

[CN Spots]

"Stuff expands to fill a void !"

Indeed.

I moved from a 900 sq ft patio home with a 6x6 foot storage room to a house with a 30x30 red iron shop. It was packed solid within a week!

 

[Kevin54]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
I (and I'll bet many on here) wish for a shop space that nice and large....

Oh quitcher damn laughing.

 

[shoot summ]

Um, you control the space used, by the number of "good deals" you take advantage of...

 

[lakeroadster]

Focus and self control vs. more space....

I vote more space.... Kevin's right

 

[larry_g]

I'm to the point of buying stuff on the amount of cubic feet it will take in the shop vs the usefulness. Free isn't always a good price.

lg
no neat sig line

 

[ratdoggy]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
I (and I'll bet many on here) wish for a shop space that nice and large....

Oh quitcher damn laughing.

But it's so damn funny!

 

[bczygan]

This is a terrible day. A DoAll 16" Contour bandsaw just turned up on CL for $800.

 

[383]

I work for a company that specializes in garages and shops. I tell people that the only kind of building that I haven't built in my 27 years with the company is one that is too big.

I'm kind of in the same boat. I'm finishing my basement and have turned a third of my 32'x46' shop into a wood working area. All of the stuff that was stored there was moved to the other part of the shop, cluttering it up pretty bad.

Good luck with your projects.

 

[keelan]

You're not out of room! I see acres of floor space.

 

[machsnell]

I get it. I am still finishing my garage and I already wish it was bigger. Not just a little bit bigger.

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[sberry]

Kevin made a good point in the first post. POS sitting outside. Want another 5000$ of space to store another 500$ car?

 

[coljar]

A while back I was showing my wife some pictures of Don Long's garages in his build thread. I said jokingly, "Do you suppose that would be big enough if my garage was that size?" She said, "You'd have it filled up with all those "deals" you run across and **** you drag home from work that you get in the plant sale."

 

[bczygan]

My brother was just given a 6000SF shop.



Jealous? ...............You bet!



He works for a guy, building and maintaining, franchised fast food outlets. They need this as a base of operations. He gets full use of it. It has a lift and office space and plenty of room for working on vehicles, storage and even building an airplane, if he likes.

Bill

 

[NitroGarage]

Best advice ever, really. I mean I only need a two car garage but I know that I will want to get a lift, and I will want to have more room for projects, storage for flipping stuff. That's why I'm looking at going as high as possible for my garage ceiling height.

 

[Strouty]

It could be worse, you could fill it so much that you can't use it.

 

[justanengineer]

Meh, I grew up working in farm shops too large to be properly heated or insulated, with hoarders who coveted all manner of projects more than finishing them, then I worked as a tech in Alaska. I never want to work by salamander or be cold again, so future shops will always be finished with NG heat, of moderate size, and not used for parking. Parking can be done in a separate unheated garage. My perfect shop would be ~30'x30' with a small pattern shop up in an enclosed and separately heated/insulated loft, that gives plenty of room for two large project bays and a separate decent sized work/machine/fab area.

JMO Kevin, but you've got two critical problems - no real separation between storage and work areas and too much ****/duplicates.

 

[Kevin54]

Meh, I grew up working in farm shops too large to be properly heated or insulated, with hoarders who coveted all manner of projects more than finishing them, then I worked as a tech in Alaska. I never want to work by salamander or be cold again, so future shops will always be finished with NG heat, of moderate size, and not used for parking. Parking can be done in a separate unheated garage. My perfect shop would be ~30'x30' with a small pattern shop up in an enclosed and separately heated/insulated loft, that gives plenty of room for two large project bays and a separate decent sized work/machine/fab area.

JMO Kevin, but you've got two critical problems - no real separation between storage and work areas and too much ****/duplicates.

Bwahahahaha........I laugh at your 30x30 perfect shop, sir.

No I'm not, I'm just kidding. 30x30 is a good size shop especially if you have a loft. I have smaller than that and got by for years. I had basically a 22x28. Sadly though I couldn't alter it for a lift. Well, I can't say I couldn't....I could have seriously modified the existing garage, but I just decided to add on instead.

 

[zmotorsports]

When I built my 34' x 34' detached shop back in 1995 it was as large as the city would let me build on a quarter acre lot. I thought I was building it big enough to last a lifetime and to be my not only first but also my last race shop. Ha, ha, ha. Now I am looking at a 50' x 60' and already worried it won't be enough but again, this is as large as the city will allow me to build on my now .69 acre lot.

This one had better be big enough because I am NOT going to move again. This time about did me in moving all of my tools and equipment.

Mike.

 

[Strouty]

My Dad built a 40 by 80 that is 25 feet tall. I told him it would be too small, he won't admit it, but I know he knows it. He intended to be able to work on all his projects and pull a tractor trailer in and out without interfering with the projects. If he had gone 50' wide it may have been possible, but not at 40'.

 

[sberry]

Agree about 50 wide. It makes a big difference. My bud had 30x40 and it was crowded with 2 cars. I have 80x80 but it's for business. If it was hobby it would be 50x60 to make it more comfy, less walking, better light, easier to heat. Another shack to toss junk in, some parking. I got 80x100 for storage.

 

[Strouty]

My ideal size, based on what my current shop's limitations are, would be 50 by 100 with 25' ceilings.

 

[sberry]

Agree about 50 wide. It makes a big difference. My bud had 30x40 and it was crowded with 2 cars. I have 80x80 but it's for business. If it was hobby it would be 50x60 to make it more comfy, less walking, better light, easier to heat.

 

[JCQuick]

I must agree mine is just finished and I'm already wanting it bigger

 

[justanengineer]

Bwahahahaha........I laugh at your 30x30 perfect shop, sir.

No I'm not, I'm just kidding....

For me it'll be pretty perfect with two comfortable working vehicle bays and an area for machines and bench work. Extra space for me tends to get filled in storing things not worth my time or space, and I find smaller spaces help keep me focused on fewer projects at a time. My only real gripes with my 24'x24' was the low 10' ceiling and that it felt a bit "tight" to my fire-paranoid self when welding.

 

[NitroGarage]

My Dad built a 40 by 80 that is 25 feet tall. I told him it would be too small, he won't admit it, but I know he knows it. He intended to be able to work on all his projects and pull a tractor trailer in and out without interfering with the projects. If he had gone 50' wide it may have been possible, but not at 40'.

Pics of that place?