Hephaestus29, Interesting post to me as my dilemma is the exact opposite of yours. Today I have a wall completely dividing the car stall and the workshop. Probably THE main decision I've got to make before really getting stuck into my project is should I, or should I not open it up (check out my buildthread for an as-built floor plan)?
I'm guessing the garage was originally a double carport with two separate stalls and then at some point the east section was closed in, and extended slightly - to become a wood-working shop for the guy who owned (and had built) the house before us.
The workshop area is a basic, nice space and those four walls provide a lot of storage possibilities. I can also see the benefits to having a separate space to take away parts to work on - but I need a way to move said parts as well as tools from/to vehicle. Today I have to go outside and then back inside using one of the four doors (floor jacks don't travel well on gravel). A big PITA.
Conclusion can only be that I have to create some kind of passageway, but do I remove the entire wall - or do I open up a door in the wall large enough to say, wheel an engine or carry a body-panel through it?
Apart from the access issue, there is not a lot of space in the car stall - it is just about wide enough to hold a good-size car, but I can't exactly fling the doors open. Another argument in favour of removing the wall.
The wall is a load bearing wall however, so to open it up I will have to come up with a support solution such as a steel beam. To boot, the wall is anchored to a shallow concrete foundation wall on top of the slab which will have to be removed.
I think on balance I'm now leaning towards keeping the wall and opening up a door wide enough to be allow me to move stuff through. Am thinking about 40-45" wide and a sliding door to save space.
