Garage plans and such?

[FearTheH]

New guy here from Roanoke VA. Looking to build a 32x40x12 and was wondering where you guys typically like to get your plans from? I will be stick building and have been browsing a few sites but haven't found anything that tickles my fancy, as I'm looking to do a 3 bay garage/workshop outfitted for metal fab. Most the sites I have seen are for more aesthetically pleasingredients structures. I need plans to get lumber quotes. Any help is greatly appreciated!

 

[Kaizen]

I bought a set from menards on line. They have a three car on that has varying sizes. Basic garage engineer stamped prints for thirty bucks


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[FearTheH]

Awesome I'll check that out! Thanks for your help, sir!

 

[aircommuter]

Why not use a metal building and the plans come with it? Just a thought.

 

[FearTheH]

I have some good connections at a couple local lumber yards, I had looked at metal garages to begin with but with the increasing amount of uses I want it for(car guy that's been garageless 7 years) it's getting to be where it'll be more cost effective for me to stick build it myself. Plus the majority of the metal garage dealers that deliver and setup around here are usually fly by night gigs with horrible customer service and a sleuth of BBB complaints. Plus a stick built adds more value to the property.

 

[coljar]

I've been around enough garages through the years and knew what I did and didn't want, so my plans came from my head. I haven't been disappointed. Bigger would have been nice, but since I wanted it between my house and my old shop, I couldn't make it bigger.

 

[73RR]

Check HomeDepot stuff.....

 

[FearTheH]

I will be doing this from my head but just want something on paper to take to get quotes from my friends. Like for instance, I know that I will not be utilizing windows at all, just one 36" man door and 3 10x10 overheads. I guess I could grab some graph paper and draw it up myself, I was just looking for a good cost effective option that would be less time consuming.

 

[coljar]

I will be doing this from my head but just want something on paper to take to get quotes from my friends. Like for instance, I know that I will not be utilizing windows at all, just one 36" man door and 3 10x10 overheads. I guess I could grab some graph paper and draw it up myself, I was just looking for a good cost effective option that would be less time consuming.

I would seriously re-think one man door. Two ways of egress besides the garage doors is a lot safer. For instance: My 30 x 40 garage has a small room on the back side which functions as a bathroom, compressor room, furnace room, and storage. It also has a door to the outside which, thinking with my fireman's helmet, makes for a safer building instead of a tomb with one way out.

 

[Kaizen]

I would seriously re-think one man door. Two ways of egress besides the garage doors is a lot safer. For instance: My 30 x 40 garage has a small room on the back side which functions as a bathroom, compressor room, furnace room, and storage. It also has a door to the outside which, thinking with my fireman's helmet, makes for a safer building instead of a tomb with one way out.

My garage is being built primarily for security. I have one roll up and one man door. Less openings less to secure. I have thought about egress. Guess I will have to be careful


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[Stuart in MN]

I don't think I've ever seen a regular garage with more than one man door.

As for plans, the book and magazine rack of any home center should have a selection of garage plans for sale.

 

[Marctrees]

For what purpose do you need these "plans" ?

I mean it's just common stick construction w factory trusses, UNLESS you are going for much higher $ fancy stuff.

For a permit?

For lumber quotes, ANY old school lumberyard has an in house estimater to help you with that.

You just talk to them, dimensions, roof style and pitch, eave deatails and openings you want, done.

Very basic cause it's been done millions of time.

Carpenters do not need any plans for a garage, other than what I said above.

It's standard stud wall construction.

This is all assuming you are not looking for something much out of standard.

Just call your local old school lumberyard, NOT big box OMG. Marc

 

[FearTheH]

I would seriously re-think one man door. Two ways of egress besides the garage doors is a lot safer. For instance: My 30 x 40 garage has a small room on the back side which functions as a bathroom, compressor room, furnace room, and storage. It also has a door to the outside which, thinking with my fireman's helmet, makes for a safer building instead of a tomb with one way out.

I, too am a firefighter(volunteer). And also building this as a secure location so if emergency egress from the rear is needed then the pick axe will be put to work. But I've also considered placing the one man door either on the C side of the structure or in the B/C quadrant. Flam cabinets will also be in use and kept in their own location within the shop. Security is my main thing though which is why I will not be utilizing windows due to nosy eyeballs, but at the same time we all know what they say: "locks only keep good people honest."

For what purpose do you need these "plans" ?

I mean it's just common stick construction w factory trusses, UNLESS you are going for much higher $ fancy stuff.

For a permit?

For lumber quotes, ANY old school lumberyard has an in house estimater to help you with that.

You just talk to them, dimensions, roof style and pitch, eave deatails and openings you want, done.

Very basic cause it's been done millions of time.

Carpenters do not need any plans for a garage, other than what I said above.

It's standard stud wall construction.

This is all assuming you are not looking for something much out of standard.

Just call your local old school lumberyard, NOT big box OMG. Marc

Definitely not going with any high dollar fancy stuff for the construction, all the money is going inside because I need a new welder, well that's what I'm telling my wife anyways. One of my friends is the store manager at the local Lowe's but they don't have a program to estimate anything but decks. I guess I can try to hit up a more traditional yard just to get a ballpark idea and a materials list though. When we completely gutted our home, I drafted my own prints at work but no longer have access to the CAD software. I greatly appreciate your, and everyone else's input!

 

[henrysgarage]

My 24X50 has two man doors, one in the front(24X30) and the other in the 24X20 extension.