Drawing Garages

[NES]

Even though I can't afford to build a custom garage I enjoy drawing garages on a sheet of graph paper. Drawing out the dimensions of the garage's length, width, and height. Drawing out garage doors. Placing where the bathroom and office would be. Placing where to put the two post lift. As well as where to store a boat in the garage and as well as the cars.

Does anyone else let there mind wander and draw up and visulaize what there garage would be like?

 

[ray h]

Like you a new bigger shop is not in the cards for me. But I do small drawing and make a LOT of notes in spiral note books. There's such a wealth of knowledge and ideas on this site.

 

[firebirdparts]

Not just garages but lots of things.

 

[Stuart in MN]

I've recently been fiddling around with plans for a house I'll never build. I've always liked drafting by hand, so it's a relaxing thing to do.

 

[LX-Markham]

Well… I drew up engineering plans for my garage mods…

 

[Bessy]

I can't draw by hand to save my life, but I do have probably 100 or more designs that I've done on Sketchup of houses I'll never afford, garages I'll never have space for, you get the picture. Very few of them ever get finished because squirrel, but I'm sure that's a popular issue on here.

One of my personal favourites is actually a rendering I did of a home that I was looking at on MLS (dreaming of course) a few years back. It was a small 3BR 1BT, but I drew up plans for an addition off the back to add a second bathroom and a larger master suite. Not knowing the complete specs inside or really pulling a tape (I did use Google Earth to approximate the size). The beauty of that place was it was on a lot that was just under a half acre with a beauty 26x36 shop and a pair of smaller garden shed for all the overflow..

The files are unfortunately on another computer or else I'd share, because I'm pretty proud of what I came up with, even if it's unrealistic for a remodel.

 

[dcg9381]

Does anyone else let there mind wander and draw up and visulaize what there garage would be like?

Mueller and other building manufactures have some pretty cool 3d tools.
I've done just enough 2d CAD to be dangerous. I help buddies get plans past the local city all the time... Sometimes do drawings if I'm goint to fabricate something that needs precision. Hand drawing? I have massive respect for it, but I'm faster in CAD and dimension lines don't lie.

 

[Mikeske]

I don't draw worth a hill of beans and to use computer drawings I quickly lose interest but to think about it in my head no problem. It is just there is something going on that prevents me from getting it from my head to my hands. Of course I can conceptualize it and then I turn the concept over my brother who can do it.

 

[NUTTSGT]

I've never used Sketch-Up or any other CAD program. I still have the drawing tools that I got back in HS in Mech Drawing class. I break them out occasionally while I'm working in the garage.

I've done several versions based on this Menard's pre-fab package.


In my plans, I have adjusted wall height, added interior walls to divide it up into shop space and the larger section as parking/storage on truck and enclosed trailer. Funny thing is, once I started actually sizing it and laying *** out on paper, I needed to make it bigger.

This is my plan if we were to get my parents house and property in the future. Colors will be matched to their current house colors, light/dark gray with maybe some black trim.

 

[NES]

Mueller and other building manufactures have some pretty cool 3d tools.
I've done just enough 2d CAD to be dangerous. I help buddies get plans past the local city all the time... Sometimes do drawings if I'm goint to fabricate something that needs precision. Hand drawing? I have massive respect for it, but I'm faster in CAD and dimension lines don't lie.

I'll have to check out their site. I know with having a big garage I would want to have a Bathroom and office with a loft above it. The loft above would have a kitchen and living room. The ceiling for the garage would be 16'. The garage doors would be 14' tall.

 

[matt_i]

I've done a few of "my next shop" which is a luxurious pipe dream but a good one to walk thru from time to time.

Its got a couple of 3t bridge cranes running on a common set of runway rails thru a center bay to help me fill it up with stuff

And a woodworking side, And a paint booth. You get the idea.

 

[Copymutt]

putting ideas to paper is where it all starts. No downside to blowing out a wall or adding another 600 sq. ft. Change ups, site orientation, exterior or roof material all good and doesn't cost a dime.

 

[NES]

putting ideas to paper is where it all starts. No downside to blowing out a wall or adding another 600 sq. ft. Change ups, site orientation, exterior or roof material all good and doesn't cost a dime.

I've heard it from boaters that they have 40' deep garages. Wishing that they would've made there garage at least 50' deep. Always cheaper to build the garage as big as you can. Rather than blowing out a wall. Having to add more roof, walls, concrete, lighting and outlets. The main reason I wanted to to put 14' tall garage doors is for the next owner that would buy my place. Could be for there Semi Truck, RV, Excavation Equipment, or a really tall boat.

 

[MushCreek]

I've been drawing stuff since I was a kid- boats, buildings, various smaller projects. I even used to have a big commercial drafting table. When I started designing our house, I switched over to Sketch-Up. I still do pencil doodles to work out ideas, then render them in Sketch-Up to work out the fine details. My latest project is a scratch-built stepside bed for my '72 F-250.

 

[NUTTSGT]

I'll have to check out their site. I know with having a big garage I would want to have a Bathroom and office with a loft above it. The loft above would have a kitchen and living room. The ceiling for the garage would be 16'. The garage doors would be 14' tall.

You have a good plan. While some may not want a bathroom (3/4 bath, plenty in my book) it helps prevent heartache in the future. No griping from the wife about tracking mud, grime or whatever else in the house. No taking shoes/boots off & on for a quick trip. It also provides an extra bathroom when you have a full house.

Going 16' side walls is a minimal cost compared to increased foot print. A extra few feet in metal siding, pole height and interior finish will hardly, or shouldn't, see much increase in the labor cost.

 

[ManOnTheCouch]

Have thought about putting a shop on some land with a small apartatone end and came up with this.

 

[MushCreek]

I like it- you have your priorities right. Big shop with a small house out back!

 

[BearsFan315]

i hear ya on the sketching and drawing... since i am a Design Engineer by trade 25 years now, i sketch and draw everything out. randomly sketch things out on paper, napkins, etc. then lay them out in AutoCAD or 3d them in Inventor one of the first things i did when i bought my house years ago. got it all in CAD, layered it up so i can see electrical what circuit each outlet is on, wall, doors, existing, remodels, etc. Keep the Rev history. we did an addition about 10 years ago and the contractor said he needed to sit down with me and work up a sketch, i handed him my drawing and he was floored. after we worked out details, his drawing lady called me and i sent her the cad file, all they had to do was validate it and away we went.
as for my garage, i have several files and iterations of what i have thought about doing. nice thing is i can rearrange it and move things around where i think i want them before i physically move anything.
but drawing and CAD is just my nature